Welcome to the Bless the Mess series,
Mindfulness for a New Normal.
We're living in challenging times.
Many people are struggling financially.
Some things may never get back to normal,
Including the way we make a living.
If you want to create a life of abundance and prosperity,
You need to move out of a surviving mode into a thriving mode.
You have to shift paradigms and start thinking differently.
You have to view prosperity and abundance as a mindset and something you can easily control.
Prosperity can mean many different things.
Wealth,
Happiness,
Good health,
Or even good fortune.
A tree is prosperous when it is full of leaves,
Bearing fruit,
Or providing shelter.
The tree of prosperity reminds us that monetary gain and wealth are not the only paths to prosperity.
We can use the analogy of the tree to prosper and grow.
We can receive strength and abundance from the roots of the tree and draw up that abundance from deep within the earth.
As you learn to go from merely surviving to thriving,
The branches and the leaves prosper and grow as well.
While money may not actually grow on trees,
You can attract all that you desire by focusing on that energy within.
Let's do that now.
Take a nice deep breath in.
And slowly exhale.
Take a moment to clear and focus your energy.
Let the breath be your safe,
Calm anchor.
And close your eyes.
If there are any areas within your body that feel tense or tight,
See if you can loosen those areas with your next deep breath.
You're breathing in that sense of peace and exhaling any negative feelings.
Breathing in and out.
Calmly and peacefully.
And now imagine yourself walking in a beautiful garden.
In this garden are dozens of ancient trees.
Begin walking around your garden and notice everything that is around you.
Breathe in the peaceful positive energy.
Now the aromas of the plants and flowers.
Reach out and touch a flower and drink in its essence.
Notice how the air feels on your skin.
Enjoy the sunshine.
Notice the sounds as you walk on the gravel or dirt pathway.
Begin to let go of any preconceived ideas you have about attracting wealth and abundance and living prosperously.
Open up your mind and let the light in.
Begin to release some of the obstacles and emotional blocks that are standing in the way of your true state of abundance.
And now walk back to the corner of your garden where you might imagine your tree of prosperity standing.
And as you stand in front of the tree,
Take a moment to breathe in deeply.
Notice what kind of tree it is,
Maybe a flowering tree or even a fruit tree.
Feel the strong energy of the tree.
Feel its strength and stability.
Notice how tall it stands.
Begin to become one with the energy of the tree.
You might even imagine yourself hugging the tree and merging with the energy.
The tree represents the importance of standing strong and firm and being grounded and rooted to the earth.
Standing strong and stable also helps you feel more financially secure and abundant.
Now feel yourself becoming a part of the tree.
Your body is the trunk.
Your feet are the roots and your arms are the branches.
Spread your arms out wide and drink in the sunshine.
The tree of prosperity gives you a new sense of your own personal power and your ability to be flexible with the winds of change.
The truth is you can be prosperous in any financial climate.
Your prosperity comes from within.
Now ask yourself what you need to accept as you stand here or what you need to acknowledge.
What are some old ways of thinking you may need to let go of?
Allow your energy to merge a little more with this tree.
You are strong,
Proud and formidable.
Feel the energy from the sunlight pouring in from above,
Pulsing down through your body.
Notice the strength of the root structure you have set up over the years.
Snuggle into the earth and feel the warmth.
Breathe in all the goodness of the world.
Exhale any negativity you still feel.
And ask yourself if there is anything you need to release or let go of to live abundantly.
This might be a person or even a situation.
Feel the energy of this emotion leaving your body,
Moving out into the air.
Bask in the sunlight and breathe in all of the goodness that surrounds you.
And send out your roots in whatever direction will bring you the most stability and prosperity.
Take a moment to see yourself living in a prosperous way.
Let the sun shine in.
Feel the branches growing and blooming.
When you focus on prosperity,
You live in the overflow.
You live in a world where there is always,
Always enough.
Always enough love,
Health,
Prosperity,
Abundance,
Whatever you seek.
And prosperity is much more than just monetary resources.
It is an all-encompassing consciousness that flows from within.
All you need to do to receive abundance and prosperity is to open up wide and spread your arms.
Feel the joy.
Open up your heart.
And slowly repeat these affirmations.
I am already prosperous and abundant.
I have more than enough.
When I focus on prosperity,
I draw it to me.
I have everything I need.
I am a prosperous,
Abundant person.
I attract prosperity naturally.
Abundance and prosperity are my birthright.
I let go of all resistance to abundance and prosperity.
I exist in a limitless,
Prosperous world.
Stay here for a little while longer and drink in the energy of prosperity and abundance.
And when you are ready,
Bring yourself back into the present moment and open your eyes.
