I really want to share a personal meditation with all of you because it is something that I have struggled with yet it's my great spiritual lesson. The concept of abundance. Most of you know I have my own business and I am also a teacher but I have always needed more. More money, more time, more ideas, more love, etc,etc.
I have never been materialistic, But somehow for most of my life I have been in the "never have,always needing" situation. My parents were/are working class immigrants from Haiti.We lived in a decent neighborhood and always had the basics, it wasn't easy but we made the best and sometimes did without. Since I have been on my own I have struggled and gotten by but I have never been financially secure. Starting my own business is the best thing I ever did but it has been a huge investment. I really have reached a point in my life where I must get out of debt and into financial freedom!
I have decided to end that phase of my life this year by doing things differently. Whether you call it prosperity or abundance I have submerged myself in this concept this year. I am making building wealth my top priority! It's time for the next level, The Big Leap Forward!
This is about the Source of All things. This is about God. The Creator, The Most High. All of these years I have prayed for many things yet somehow I missed The Big Picture. For me The Big Picture is the Overstanding that God, not people, not jobs, is the sole provider! I have worked very hard over the years but it hasn't been enough, because I wasn't tapping into favor. God gives favor. He/She is the one who provides the idea, the work, the energy to do the work and the success that results. God is why I have everything I have now so if, I need more than it's God who will give it to me! For whatever reason that has not been happening so I feel that I have to look deep into myself and study what and how I am doing things. Maybe it was me, I wasn't ready and I held myself back. Maybe God needed to get somethings in place for the divine timing.
Whatever it is, I know now that Giving Thanks everyday, helping people, working hard and praying are the key but only God makes it so that I open the right doors.
God inspires me to create art and God makes people like and buy my work. All I need is The Most High's Blessing to seek the right things, do the right things and materialize his wealth on this plane. I now meditate on the awesome abundance of God, not my own lack and longing.
I seek to be that vessel for abundance for him/her to manifest through. I no longer pray with my hands closed, I pray with my arms open to recieve and I actually feel grace and gratitude right now. I no longer doubt or wonder when it will happen. It's already happening and I live in that dimension today.
I hope whoever reads and needs this takes that step too. I'm in cloudy and cold Chicago but It's warm and sunny here in this consciousness.
See Light, Be Light,
Marjorie
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I have come to understand no overstand that I am capable of making my writing work for me and with that made the decesion to write write write and allow the fruits to fall in my palms not slap the backs of my hands.
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Blessings Goddess!
I give thanks for your blog post it has reminded me of things I already know but haven't been putting in to practice as of late. This is a blessing to me, God's way of reminding me to refocus my energy toward right thinking, living and loving.
peace
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YESLIONESS,
Sista I love what you wrote. It is the truth. God has used you as a tunnel to me. I need this. Thank you so much.
Love your sista,
Nesha :)
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Although I'm done reading your book, you are still speaking and teaching me. Thank you for being the first, thank you for being you.. and sharing you! ATTITUDE GYAL
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yeslioness,
Happy, that you allowed your soul and spirit to receive and understand this revelation.
May The Most High always lead your steps.
Deuteronomy 28
Itiel
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A few years ago I first heard about "the secret aka the law of attraction". At first I thought it was a load of cr*p and was quite angry because I felt that "the secret" was telling me that I was to blame for my own disease! All of a sudden there was a big hype about the secret and everyone around me was talking about the movie and a friend begged me to watched it with her. She doesn't understand enough english to comprehend it all and there were no subtitles. I decided to watch for the sole purpose of being her translator. I watched and realized that I was not to blame for my disease but I was to blame (or just responsible) for the way I dealt with it. My whole life was hinged on the one fact I am sick. I never made appointments with girlfriends anymore because there were so much appointments that I had to cancel due to illness that I didn't see the point in making them. I didn't want to study anymore caus what was the point, I applied that rule to everything!! I did not allow myself anything or any joy because I was sick so what was the point.
Up till then I never thought that I had so much power over my own faith. I always thought that things happened at random and that we just had to deal with it. I realized that I was in power and that I was pulling the strings. I allowed myself to have fun again and the few friends I have left all know that I am sick so if I get ill on the day of the appointment they simply rescedule or visit me at home to entertain me. I gave myself permission to follow passions and I love numbers and always wanted to know how the dutch tax system worked I was able to get a internship with free education with the dutch tax office and I felt so blessed! I wasn't able to take the job they offered me after 'graduating" because I had fallen ill once again but the experience and the knowledge I gained nothing compared to that sense of achievement.
I then decided to apply the LOA to all aspects of my life everything changed for the better! My relationship with my dh and kids, my weight went down drasticly and I am 12 months away from being completely debt free no cc no overdraw and enough savings to never have to go into debt again!
God (or the universe as the LOA says) always provides and we need to trust him that he will always provide! The quotes and bible verses that our elders spoke of are true. "Trust God and he will help you; make straight your ways and hope in him" and "Fear of the devil is one way of doubting God."
Beautiful sister, you said: "God is why I have everything I have now so if, I need more than it's God who will give it to me! For whatever reason that has not been happening so I feel that I have to look deep into myself and study what and how I am doing things. Maybe it was me, I wasn't ready and I held myself back. Maybe God needed to get somethings in place for the divine timing."
All I can say is that from across the ocean I can see that God has never stopped giving to you, he is not waiting to give he is constantly providing for you! Your words are always comforting and filled with wisdom, your art is so beautiful and it touches me that someone makes art that looks like me and all my beautiful sisters. Rejoice in that fact that you live in abundance and it might not show on your bankaccount yet but it will soon, meanwhile hold the attitude of gratitude for the abundance you have so far recieved.
Great blog!
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Realization!
This post is so beautiful and so well needed. I have been dealing with the same issue of abundance, always missing the bigger picture. Thank you, thank you , thank you! A few days ago I had placed a Citine crystal (which is the stone of abundance and happiness) in the abundance corner of my home (according to Feng Shui practice) hoping for a financial opning. Since then I had been feeling an overwhelming warmth and appreciation for the things and people around me. God was showing me my abundance and because of that I know all things happen in due time. Well, it wasn't until reading this beautiful blog at this particular moment that this realization came. Thank you for the blessing. It confrims the peace I had been feeling.
Much Love,
Aremisa
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