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Denise’s Daring Daydreams for 08/20/2015
We are right in the middle of a dynamic series of Lessons on Sunday mornings in our discussions around Abundance. We have spoken several definitions of Abundance. One definition of Abundance is “overflowing fullness.” The definition of Abundance and Prosperity are not exactly the same thing in theory; even though many of us think about them in the same way. Edwene Gains will be assisting us the last Sunday in September to fully understand Prosperity; and – Abundance is a here and now reality that is inexhaustible. Abundance is always flowing; it is our personal choices that make us feel that the flow has stopped. What that statement means to me is that we all grasp the Abundance ring, but maybe not in the way we were expecting. I will share an example.
Now back to the overflowing fullness. . . Have you ever had a meal where everything was so luscious, you ate more than you really needed to? At that time the overflowing fullness begins to set in and you realize that you are very uncomfortable. All that wonderful food was so awesome going down, but at some point, you stopped listening to your body and just keep poking food in your mouth. We do exactly the same thing with the “stuff” we create in our lives. Most of us never intend to have too much stuff, but in the process of living our lives, we wake up one day, look around and say – where did all this stuff come from?
Several weeks ago, Judy and I were cleaning out some of her mother’s “stuff” in Savannah, TN. And it was interesting the things we found. One such abundance was 47 sweater vests. Now I don’t tell you that to judge, because heaven knows, I have had similar situations, not in the sweater vest department but in the shoe department. I remember a time when I had high heeled shoes and purses to match most of my outfits. Again, not to judge but to say; did I set out to accumulate all that stuff? Have I worn some of this in the last year or more? Is there someone else on the planet who could possibly get some good out of some of these clothes, this Tupperware, these dishes, those towels,….the list goes on and on.
This Sunday we will be jumping in with both feel into a discussion of “Making Room for the New.” These dreams that many of us are creating and working on will bring with them new situations and possibly new beliefs and new people to spend time with and, and, and – do you have room in your life for the new. Do you need to let go of one thing so that the next can “fit into your life?” As I let go of clutter; clutter in my surroundings, clutter in my mind, clutter in my emotions, and clutter in my heart…..I then make room for the new. Breathe a sigh of relief . . . . . Ahhhhhh.
Denise’s Daring Daydreams for 08/13/15
You may be asking, what if the blueprint is not followed? Well that depends on what exactly happens in the possible misreading or refusal to follow the blueprint. Someone could decide not to follow the blueprint and “do what they want to do.” Something similar to that happened when my parents had a new home built in 1969. They worked with an architect and got the blueprints exactly like they wanted; even down to the type of materials that would be used in each area of their new home. One day my dad came home very upset. When my mother asked him what was wrong, he stated that the construction workers were not following the specific instructions.
I was only in the 7th grade, so I don’t really remember the entire conversation, but I do remember my dad saying they were “cutting corners.” To him that meant they were using materials that “didn’t cost as much” and they were attempting to get things done in a very quick way; sort of throwing things together. The bottom line was that he was not happy with the way the blueprint was showing up in the material world. So he immediately called the Contractor, who was a friend of our family. I remember my dad and Mr. Cooper sat for quite some time discussing what the final outcome would be. In the end, my dad got the house of his dreams, AND – he had to stand firm and be extremely willful because some of the materials that were already in place had to be taken out and new ones had to be put in their place. It meant literally “tearing down what had been created in the material” and going back to the blueprint.
I know what you are thinking. Those people just got fired! And the contractor lost business and money and time. And his stress made him sick, and, and….. Have you ever known someone who may have created a life like that? I believe I have even created one of those before, that literally had to be torn down and recreated because it was such a mess. At the time, I blamed others for that world that I seemed to “find myself in.” Now I am able to step back and see how old beliefs about myself and what I believed about others and the world drew me right into the middle of that chaotic lifestyle.
We each create many blueprints in our minds of the lives we desire to live. Most of us create in our minds lives of love, joy, peace and abundance and then when we actually begin building in the real world, we cut corners, and we fall back on old beliefs that cause us to “throw things together.” Ultimately we do not create the desires of our hearts. Join us on Sunday when we share conversations about Awareness. How do we become aware? Look at our lives and we can begin to see where we might want to work on our beliefs or possibly create a new blueprint or even tear down a few things and rebuilt.