1. Perhaps because of the vagaries of the monsoons which are beyond our control, and which have made the difference between scarcity and plenty since ancient times, we have an unconscious tendency to hold back, to monopolise resources and even ideas.
2. Or it may be that because of our vast numbers we fear that there isn't enough to go around, and find it difficult to feel good about the progress made by others, and even more difficult to help others to develop.
3. People who have been helped generously or mentored by others, do not feel the need to extend the same support to others, as there is a widespread feeling of entitlement and expectation of reward without commensurate effort, hard work or merit.
4. Whether we work for it or not, whether we deserve it or not, we expect more and more for ourselves, we compare and feel the pinch of scarcity even more, and this scarcity paradigm generates feelings of envy on the one hand and pride on the other, leading us to waste our time in worrying about how much others have, or how much they spend or how much money they make and enjoy.
5. In all of this, we lose touch with our inner selves, lose touch with our relatedness, and fail to see the abindance which lies within us in terms of our creativity, our capacity for goodness and compassion, our abilities, our potential for performance and the happiness that lies in sharing and contributing to the well-being of others.
6. In contrast to the scarcity paradigm, the abundance paradigm goes by the belief that there's always enough and more to go around in terms of ideas, options, and opportunities.
7. An interesting facet of the scarcity mentality is the belief that happiness itself is an occasional event which needs to be chased on holidays, birthdays and other occasions of celebration, because it is difficult for people to believe that any positive gesture of happiness and sharing need not wait only for a happy ocassion or event.
2. Or it may be that because of our vast numbers we fear that there isn't enough to go around, and find it difficult to feel good about the progress made by others, and even more difficult to help others to develop.
3. People who have been helped generously or mentored by others, do not feel the need to extend the same support to others, as there is a widespread feeling of entitlement and expectation of reward without commensurate effort, hard work or merit.
4. Whether we work for it or not, whether we deserve it or not, we expect more and more for ourselves, we compare and feel the pinch of scarcity even more, and this scarcity paradigm generates feelings of envy on the one hand and pride on the other, leading us to waste our time in worrying about how much others have, or how much they spend or how much money they make and enjoy.
5. In all of this, we lose touch with our inner selves, lose touch with our relatedness, and fail to see the abindance which lies within us in terms of our creativity, our capacity for goodness and compassion, our abilities, our potential for performance and the happiness that lies in sharing and contributing to the well-being of others.
6. In contrast to the scarcity paradigm, the abundance paradigm goes by the belief that there's always enough and more to go around in terms of ideas, options, and opportunities.
7. An interesting facet of the scarcity mentality is the belief that happiness itself is an occasional event which needs to be chased on holidays, birthdays and other occasions of celebration, because it is difficult for people to believe that any positive gesture of happiness and sharing need not wait only for a happy ocassion or event.