Abundance – 3 steps to being in the flow

In difficult times, it’s easy to believe the stories you hear on the news and from the people around you. Believing in sadness and doom can make you cringe in fear. You feel like you are losing control. Control is just an illusion, the ego’s attempt to cling to the past instead of living in the moment. When you stop trying to be in control, you allow yourself to discover the flow. The world is always changing. You can fight or surrender and change with the times. Giving up does not mean giving up. It means relaxing in each moment, trusting the journey, and allowing the universe to support you. Here are 3 keys to help you stay in the flow and find peace no matter what challenges come your way.

The first step is to stop trying to control what is happening and learn to ride the waves. Take time each day to divert your attention from what’s going on in the world around you and focus within. Within you is a place of being that is calm and spacious. Rest in this place as often as you can. To find it close your eyes, exhale with a deep breath, let go of everything and relax into nothingness. Notice the spaces between thoughts and allow the spaciousness to expand.

Second, feel inside the body and see if you can become aware of the vibration of your body. It is a subtle energy that flows through you. Once you are aware of it, notice how far it extends beyond your body. See if you can spread your energy a little further away from your body. This energy has consciousness. Your body-mind is a magnet that has the ability to attract whatever it focuses its attention on. If you generate negative thoughts you will attract negative energy. If you generate positive thoughts you will attract positive energy.

Third, abundance is about allowing. Relax, open up and stay in the flow, release negative beliefs that block abundance. State clearly, in words, thoughts and deeds what you want to attract into your life. Offer gratitude for all you receive and give generously to others. Become aware of when your thoughts, words, or actions are not aligned with your desires and quickly get back in the flow. When obstacles arise, see them as a gift. They are there to change your course or to wake you up. Welcome change as an ally. As you learn to relax into the abundance that surrounds you, life will become less about doing and more about being. Enjoy the trip.

Abundance is a state of mind. You could be the richest person in the world and live in fear. Allowing your inner peace to be independent of the outside world makes it possible to be in the flow of abundance no matter what is happening in the world around you. Master these 3 keys and you will live a peaceful and abundant life.