A Hypnotherapist on...Feeling Abundant

I love this topic because shifting my mindset towards more abundance and satisfaction has been a game changer for me. Now, if you already think and feel through a prism of abundance, that's fantastic. And I, like I think a lot of us, grew up with the idea that life was sort of a zero sum game, that things were limited, that I had to struggle for my piece of the pie and then protect it. And maybe even feel guilty about it, that if I had a lot of something that automatically meant that someone else didn't have enough. Now, this way of thinking causes tension and a feeling of lack and sometimes guilt, which tends to make the squeezing and that sense of longing or self-pity or self-flatulation even worse. But in my 20s, I began to study a way of looking at food that taught me many, many things about life. And one of the sayings that would get battered around in this philosophy was, one grain, 10,000 grains. Meaning from one grain, nature produces thousands and thousands more. Effortlessly, that nature's economy was not only more abundant than the one I had in my head, but it was sort of magical and exponential. Life itself in the natural world is abundant. From the billions of bacteria in your gut to the hundred billion stars in the Milky Way alone. The sun is the size of more than a million earths. But I don't even have to think in those extremes in order to perceive abundantly. And when I simply consider what I have enough of, ways in which I feel satisfied, my brain switches to the abundance channel. And by thinking abundantly, I attract more good things and thoughts. Yes, we have issues. Yes, we need to continually learn and adapt. But the thing about switching my brain to one of satisfaction is that it helps me to feel engaged and creative and hopeful, as opposed to afraid and tense and in lack. And we, I believe, need to actively generate feelings of hopefulness to pass on to future humans. It's the fuel of life. And you may feel like, I'm not allowed to do that. That's taking up too much space. I'll get greedy. Well, I officially challenge you to challenge that thinking. I think that when we tune into satisfaction, we become more aligned with ourselves, our deepest power, and the creative solutions we need in order to move into the future. And it gives me ground to stand on emotionally and psychologically. And if nothing else, it feels good. Just a short reminder before you drift off, sleep awareness week is coming to a close, and there are only a few days left to begin your 30-day free trial of team magic. If you've been wanting to approve your sleep and experience the very best of this show, this is your final chance to enjoy 30 nights of team magic completely free. A team magic subscription gives you ad-free listening, plus hundreds of exclusive sleep hypnosis sessions designed to help you fall asleep faster and sleep more deeply through the night, along with a new premium only release every other week. And with 30 days, you'll have time to feel the shift. Once this extended trial ends on March 16, it won't be available again for some time. So if this feels like the right moment, tap, try free in Apple podcasts, or use the link in the show notes before this week ends. There's no better week to choose rest. I'll be right here when you're ready.