Hi,
I'm Bassem.
Thank you for joining me.
If you're joining me for the first time,
You're most welcome.
Settle back,
Relax,
Ground into the here and now.
We have what I hope will prove to be a very helpful conversation on abundance,
A topic that is at the forefront of our minds.
For the vast majority of people,
Abundance is a talking point for all of the things that they hope for.
It encompasses ideas of empowerment,
Ideas relating to the ability to do our lives in a way that enhances our experience,
In a way that allows us to feel joyful.
What does abundance mean to you?
Tap into the content of the word,
If you will.
As you reflect,
Become aware of your breathing.
Feel the reality of your being.
Ground into the now.
What is abundance?
Not merely what you have already heard about abundance,
What you already know,
But rather something practical,
Something applicable,
Something that can cause a shift in our understanding.
Abundance is associated with wealth,
With money,
With good fortune,
With the ability to access a particular quality of experience that we all long for.
But is abundance just a matter of wealth,
Having,
Possessing,
Or is it something more internal?
I think that the best way of looking into this more deeply is if I share with you a story,
Perhaps.
Helen Keller,
A remarkable woman in the late 1880s,
Born in Alabama in the States.
She was about 19 months when she fell ill,
An illness that left her both deaf and blind.
Suddenly trapped in a world of darkness and silence,
For anyone this would be a state of extreme deficit,
Misfortune.
But not Helen.
She must have had a profound drive to learn,
To overcome.
And then with the help of a devoted teacher,
She learned to communicate through touch,
Using a system of finger spelling,
By touch,
By sense.
She became the first deaf and blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree,
And went on to write I don't know how many books.
She learned to speak multiple languages,
And she even became a political activist advocating for people with disabilities.
In many ways,
Helen's life exemplifies that abundance is not about external circumstances.
It's not about ideal conditions.
It's not about what you have.
It's about the internal mindset to create a meaningful life.
Despite Helen's physical detriment,
She manifested a life of abundance.
Abundance of knowledge,
Abundance of wisdom and inspiration,
Abundance of resilience and ability to persist.
All of us are faced with our own adversities that we must overcome.
When I first read Helen's story some years back,
What it taught me was that no matter my starting point,
With the right mindset,
Even against all odds,
I can live an abundant life if I choose.
Abundance,
We start to see,
Is a state of mind.
I was in Cambodia some years back,
Traveling.
I didn't have a lot of money,
But still what I had was plenty.
You buy a meal for about $1.
50 or $2,
But even though it was so cheap,
I was still counting cents,
And I started to get angry with myself.
When did I give money the power over my experience?
And something switched,
Something opened.
Money is simply a medium of exchange.
The number in no way had the ability to gauge my own possibility.
It was just a number.
I was the enabling agent over my experience,
Not money.
We are the enabling agents of our lives.
So for me,
Abundance is always associated with the recognition that I am the resource.
But money is not the only thing.
There are those who give their power to others.
To their partner.
I'm unhappy because of my husband.
He stole my dream.
She stole my dream.
No one can steal your dream.
Certainly the circumstances are not ideal,
But was Helen Keller's circumstances ideal?
Now we can cultivate that kind of mindset.
Positive affirmation have captured people's imagination.
And whilst I don't mind positive affirmations,
You've got to be able to feel what you think.
Affirm your divinity.
But also take an inspired action.
The reason we fail to realize our possibility is not because of lack.
It's not because of circumstances.
We live in the most industrial time ever.
You can access resources at the touch of a button.
You have more available to you today than emperors and kings of the past.
So taking inspired action is important.
But even more important is joining a community and working together.
Whenever a person decides they want to do something in life,
Two forces are naturally provided by the universe.
One force that is going to support your endeavor,
And one that is naturally designed to obstruct your possibility.
And it's these two forces that push and shove against each other that cause reality to manifest.
And your job is to hold the tension between the positive and the negative.
I think you need to be deserving,
And you need to be worthy,
And you need forgiveness,
And you need all of this.
And yes,
Whilst all these elements are great,
True abundance is measured by the richness of one's mind,
One's spirit,
Recognizing oneself as a source.
Your current situation is absolutely ideal for you to explore your possibility as a resource.
Fiction always says power is outside myself.
I encourage you to embrace your abundance.
So that's it from me.
I wish you well.
Thank you,
My friends.
