The apple tree in my backyard inspired me to shoot this video. Its branches are sagging under the weight of all the ripe apples, and it is a prime example of the abundance all around us in nature. I snacked on one the apples earlier today—no idea what variety they are, but they’re tart and quite flavorful. Enjoy the two-minute video, and I’ll continue afterwards.
What are you feeling more often in your life, abundance or scarcity? I’ll confess I succumb to anxious thoughts more often than I’d like. It is precisely for this reason that I am writing my book, Demystifying Prosperity™: Why You Should Take a Serious Look at Network Marketing. Network marketing isn’t the only option we have, but it’s the best option for the majority of men and women looking for financial security. More and more companies are realizing that it’s a great way to bring their products to market, so it is only going to become more prevalent.
But this post isn’t primarily about network marketing, it’s about abundance and prosperity. Let’s back up a step and define prosperity.
What Is Prosperity?
For some, prosperity is a steady job, a comfortable home, nutritious food on the table, a fulfilling family life, time for leisure activities, and enough left over for savings, investments, and charitable donations. For others, prosperity is measured in mansions and yachts and shopping sprees and other forms of excess … which is not a value judgment. If we truly believe in an abundant universe, then there is more than enough to go around.
For me, a large part of prosperity is time freedom—having the time to do what I want to do when I want to do it—for example, working because I want to work, not because I have to work. I’ll admit to wanting some of the finer things in life, and I’m sure I’ll have them all in good time. But a large part of me yearns to be of service to others, and prosperity would afford me both the freedom and the means to serve.
The most important question is …
What Is Prosperity to You?
I invite you to spend some time in quiet meditation imagining what your most prosperous life would look like. Does it involve fancy homes? fast cars? fine dining? furs and jewelry? If so, great! Just be honest with yourself.
Now, how are you going to get there? If you’d like some guidance, then I invite you to go to DemystifyingProsperity.com and sign up for my e-mail notifications. I’ll let you know when the book is finished, and I’ll also share bits and pieces of it as I write them.
The key in all of this is maintaining an awareness of the abundance all around us. Aligning ourselves with an abundant universe is truly the first step towards achieving true prosperity, however we define it.
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Carl,
Thank you for your intriguing and enthusiastic invitation to explore network marketing. To me, financial prosperity would mean: no debt, no mortgage, good health insurance, discretionary income beyond what we need for the usual monthly expenses (power, water, household, etc.), enough money to establish and maintain a substantial savings account that we could constantly add to for car repairs, home improvement, unexpected major purchases (ex. hot water heater quits) , replace a lost cell phone, provide well for our animals, and have plane fare ready to travel quickly to family.in other states when required on short notice. In addititon, I would like to have enough money to buy a new car and pay it off immediately in the event that one of our cars bites the dust. I would like to have a retirement fund that would generate at least our current income in perpetuity. I would like never to have to use a credit card again, or to use it and pay it off immediately. I would like to have 4 years’ worth of college tuition laid aside in bombproof intrewt frr
Beyond these basic securities, I would like to have extra money for church and charities. Financial abundance for me would include being able to buy and keep a seriously good horse, pay for family trips, able to pay for as well as material items and education for our son. for our son, and for my husband to be able to take time off to travel and do his genealogy without having a subsequent deficit critical enough to require borrowing loans. These things taken taken together would afford me a life free of concerns about money.
Abundance of the universe would involve tapping into a greater universal and divine power. That would in turn allow me to spend time listening to and supporting people, to experience the privilege of being Christ’s eyes and hands in a deeply troubled world. I would also like to have the freedom to explore art and to develop a trained and discriminating eye for beauty in the world around me. Finally, I would like unlimited time to practice the oboe, rturn to my former ablity, and play in excellent orchestras and chamber music groups. As usual, you have opened my eyes to greater ability to care for aging possibiliies
You have told me that I can reach some if not all fo these goals through USANA network marketing. I only wish that I had the courage to “just do it”, and see the immediate possibbilities both for increasing income in order to fulfill my dreams of financial and spiritual abundance,
Blog, blog — my first blog ever, and the privilege of being your first blogger response. Enjoy!i
Nancy