Abundance is expanded when we recognize, utilize, and participate in the opportunities that are available to us.
Most every successful person has a whole list of people to thank for helping them. If you have ever watched a Hollywood awards ceremony, you know that each award winner has a long list of people to thank, usually starting with family.
In the same way, we need to have our list of people to thank. Abundance does not work in isolation. We can expand our "thank-you" list by practicing the principles of ASK.
It is said:
Ask and it will be given to you.
Seek and you will find.
Knock and the door will be opened.
The key is action. Abundance does not chase us down and force itself on us. Abundance is a rewarder of those who ask, seek, and knock.
Ask
There are some things we can't accomplish on our own. Abundance comes through people. The best place to start is our immediate family and friends.
Seek
To seek is to go beyond our current resources. There are some things we will never discover unless we explore. Knowledge, wisdom, and understanding are always worthy things to seek.
Knock
Sometimes we know there are opportunities, but we don't have access to them (we can't open the door). We will have to knock if we want the door to open. There are some doors that will not open unless we knock.
Finally
It's difficult to see abundance at work. Abundance is like the growth of a tree, first with the roots, then the trunk and the limbs, and then the fruit. This is expansion.
The key principle is that abundance expands if we are humble and willing to ask, seek, and knock. Resources are available. Answers are out there if we seek them.
Abundance is never experienced on our own. It is a flow of giving and receiving. It is a life giving connection between people.
And let us not forget, or take for granted, the people who have helped us.
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