What do I do with *too much* Abundance in my life?

in #ecotrain5 years ago

Thank you @eco-alex for posting the ecoTrain question of the week! I did have to ponder on this one for a few days.


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Abundance Woes: What have you had too much abundance of, and how did you deal with it?

I realized today how I would answer this question when I had an epiphany about a gardening problem. Recently I had noticed that several of the garden patches that I had seeded with spring veggies did not sprout. Other types of veggies sprouted great! So I started troubleshooting and figured I needed to give those patches more water since the soil was drying. But they still didn't sprout. Of course a myriad of weeds were growing just fine thank you!

There is this little voice in the back of my mind. Actually it is more of a feeling than a voice. It often offers emotional responses to challenges in my life. If I really really step back and listen to what it had said I hear things like "You're not good enough of a gardener yet" or "You don't even know why its not working"

I have limiting beliefs about myself that play out time and time again and hold me back from experiencing more of the abundance that is inevitably all around me - always! What I realized about the garden is that I could embrace what grows really well and stop fighting so much to succeed at the things that don't want to grow as easily in my garden. A simple and succinct solution, if I am willing to let go of some control.

I knew this already... it was a lesson that has come up in my life before, but I haven't fully learned it yet. The other lesson that comes out of this moment is that there are an abundance of lessons for me in my life, at every moment. I can't always see those lessons, but they are there woven throughout my interaction with this world. The abundance of answers to my problems are literally in the air I breath, the pictures that I see and the sounds that I hear.

It is interesting to see my limiting beliefs. Literally - see them. Those limiting beliefs can be a tiny part of every visual stimulation I take in. They are a tiny part of every sound I hear. They are a tiny part of every experience that I absorb. My perception is laced with both scarcity and abundance at the same time - neither are simply an idea. They are an ongoing, ubiquitous invisible experience... invisible until I can see, feel and hear them.

In this moment I choose to thank the scarcity for helping to shape my limiting beliefs. In this moment I choose to embrace the abundance in my life.




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I have limiting beliefs about myself that play out time and time again and hold me back

Could this also be an abundance of humility? Humility is good, but too much and you end up beating yourself up. Something I know all too well.

A very thought provoking answer to the QOTW

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I hadn't thought about that. Yes I try not to beat myself up but inevitably I do and it is always disguising itself so I am working on turning that into love whenever I can recognize it. Thanks for the insight about humility, I am going to ponder on that :)

I always thing if it doesn't grow, it doesn't belong there. It'll grow when time is right or often, when your back is turned (think about zucchini!).

Lessons all around us... in the subtle and not so subtle. Xx

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Yeah! Good point! I would love to evolve as a gardener growing more of what thrives and less of what I have to coddle, except those that I can't live without :P

Which ones can't you live without, for interests sake?

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Tomatoes, basil & peppers for example! My relationship with bok choy is on the fence.

Gardening IS the ultimate teacher, is she not?? Haha... I need help SOWING seeds better - always have things in clumps and excess, and then big patches of nothing. An interesting reflection on life, no? Sweet contribution.


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Yes I learn so much! Not only about nature about about me too! I love gardening :)

very nice, n simple! Yes and WEEDS are really a word for something we didn't think we wanted,, but many weeds are quite edible.. in fact i had a WHOLE pot of weeds after attempting to geminate some nice seeds.. i didnt know what they were but when my Indian neighbour came and saw them she asked if she could have them and cut them all off and took them home! ;-)

Lol! Love it! Did you find out from her what they were?

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they call everything spinach here if its green and leafy...

Keep things simple. Good enough for me. There are so many different leafy greens and when you look them up it says they can be used like spinach. I think the Indians are onto something! :D

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Oh that is an awesome story :) What a fun way to learn about food!

Wonderful that you are aware of your limiting beliefs so they no longer have much power over you!
Do enjoy the wonderful abundance you are creating!
Thanks for sharing!

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