RE: Overcoming The Poverty Mindset (with a little help from Bukowski)
Loved your post Eric!
Would you please expand on how you intellectually moved past "A life of constant sacrifice is admirable?"
I'm stuck there; not sure that I'd wish to discard that from my character. After all, the antithesis of that statement might be "A life of constant selfishness is reprehensible."
I'll take the former 😐
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This post struck a chord with me after growing up with a similar set of circumstances "We're poor", and "suffer", being examples of quotes from my father to me during my childhood.
Great stuff, thanks for writing 👍
PS: I'm fucking awesome now despite (or because?) of my childhood. Adversity offers the richest soil for growth; try dropping a walnut in a pool full of diamonds and see how far that gets you.
I appreciate that, thank you! I moved beyond the "constant sacrifice" by realizing we can accomplish much more good in this world by living a life of abundance, sharing it with those around us, and teaching others to do the same by example (teaching a person to fish instead of giving them a fish).
You're totally right about adversity, it teaches you so much and strengthens you more than you know if you're awake enough to realize the lessons.
First off, I second that @natureofbeing -- this is one of my favorite all-time posts.
Well said @ericvancewalton in your reply; living a life of abundance doesn't mean living a life of sacrifice except on a very superficial, material level.
Great stuff brother, keep going 🤝
I'm really humbled, @scan0017. Thanks! Putting the finishing touches on my meditation these past few weeks have really got me thinking about how our attitudes and mindsets can affect our lives. You'll see many more like this! I appreciate your comment!