Scarcity

The ideology of scarcity is real. From endless hours scrolling social trying to feel good about ourselves, to the endless supply of stuff and projects that create success. Fueled by ego and fear and an endless supply of stuff to buy and ingest. We have come to believe we simply won’t have enough or be enough. Spiritual Director J.R. Mahon leads you through a guided meditation to help you feel enough.

Transcript

I'm spiritual director JR Mann.

Welcome to your life's work.

The ideology of scarcity is real,

And it's kicking our ass.

From endless hours scrolling social trying to feel good about ourselves,

To the endless supply of stuff and projects that create success.

Fueled by ego and fear and an endless supply of shit to buy and ingest.

We have come to believe we simply won't have enough or be enough.

This energy breeds one thing,

Faithful paranoia.

The idea that God may never deliver on our needs.

Scarcity sucks the loving air out of a room and asks us to go it alone.

Forget community,

Forget faith,

Forget help,

Forget love,

And stockpile everything from cash to affection in those times of stretching just in case the divine doesn't understand our needs.

Think about your day to day.

What are your absolute needs in that 24 hour period?

Your physical needs,

Emotional needs,

Spiritual needs,

And how many prayers have been prayed for those needs?

And at this point can you see any of those prayers as divine job done?

We tend to forget about answered prayer.

Scarcity is a subtle foe vying for our spiritual attention.

And killing scarcity will mean challenging your enoughness.

Does stuff make you enough?

Does another's love make you you?

Can you allow divine love to fill the scarcity holes that keep you wanting and scrolling for days on end?

How does God love you?

Reviews

J.R. Is my spiritual director and a dear spiritual companion. I recommend his work highly.