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THERE IS AN INFINITE SUPPLY OF ABUNDANCE
Between the moment you're born and the moment you die, you'll take about 400 million breaths. Are you counting them? How many have you taken so far?
Naturally, we don't pay attention to the number of breaths we take because we simply assume that each time we inhale, there will be air available for us. When it comes to abundance, however, many of us develop a lack mentality because we assume that there's a limited supply of resources in the Universe. Like air, though, abundance is continually flowing in and out, in and out. And just as when we're anxious, we begin breathing shallowly, restricting our airflow, we obstruct our stream of wealth when we start to think, There might not be enough for me!
Often when I lecture, I bring an old-fashioned oil lamp with me, and I tell my audience to imagine it's Aladdin's lamp. I ask them what they would wish for, and inevitably they make three wishes. They assume that, like Aladdin, they're only allowed three. My question is: Why not make the third one be a wish for an unlimited number of wishes? That way, they'd never run out of them. Why should we limit our desires if the Universe has boundless abundance?
Maybe you were taught not to be greedy and ask for too much, but did it ever occur to you that the desire to have more doesn't always come from greed? You might want more so that you can share even greater wealth with others. Many people say that if they were to win the lottery, the first thing they'd do is buy something for their aging parents and their best friends-the people who have given them unconditional love. It's not that they feel an obligation to pay back all