Change your Mind for a Great 2009: Create the Abundance Mindset

re: Change your Mind for a Great 2009: Create the Abundance Mindset

somethingbignet — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 17:26:20 GMT

Hi,

Don't do to others what you do not want done unto you. Do to others and it will be dome unto you!

re: Change your Mind for a Great 2009: Create the Abundance Mindset

StarShine_203 — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 04:31:18 GMT

Bob~

Ya just sound a little cookoo here. I didn't bother reading the rest of the comments, and rarely take the time to comment on such things myself, but after enjoying this article and then reading what you had to say about it, felt compelled.

Why would you compare something as wise as being generous and giving to others (in many different forms) to televangelists? Having abundance in one's life doesn't come from the ignorance of hording, it comes from the wisdom of giving away that which you most want/need. What we serve is what we will eventually eat, so if you want sweet things in your life, give them away. It has nothing to do with televangelists or even christianity. Many spiritual traditions have been teaching the same lessons for thousands of years.

Turn off your TV and go do something nice for someone else! You will feel better afterward.

re: Change your Mind for a Great 2009: Create the Abundance Mindset

DrNoCola — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:13:40 GMT

Where I reside, winters are long, so there’s lots of time for what I call mindful thinking. There are still a couple of months to go, but so far, I have this to add to the discussion: The stench from Washington and Wall Street is like a fuming time bomb. After it explodes, life will never be the same. Fearing this will not save you. Knowing about it, can, because you can be prepared. I have “felt” the collapse coming for many years. This is some of what I’ve been doing:

1. Take control of my life and my health.

2. Live within my means. Shun greed and materialism.

3. Learn to want what I already have. (I found I already had too much.)

4. Embrace “The Four Agreements.” (Google “Miguel Ruiz.”)

5. Understand that as a nation, we can never spend ourselves rich.

6. Only respect the government and other institutions if they earn my respect. That can only go up, because it’s now down around zero.

re: Change your Mind for a Great 2009: Create the Abundance Mindset

Duparc — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 11:44:38 GMT

Let us consider #1'Giving cash away' you are not likely to have any increase in cash nor any other benefit by giving except the selfish satisfaction of feeling good about what you have done; a kind of 'dogooders' feeling. #2 'Are you short of time' personally I never feel this way although there are always things to be done but they are part of the 5 year plan which always starts tomorrow! Better 20 years late in this world than 20 years early in the next. #3 'Lacking love' boy, if you give someone a hug who is not an intimate friend you're sure going to be in trouble, if not criminally then matrimonially! I do not seek love nor to be loved but I do sure need someone (of the opposite sex) whom I can love, admire, and adore. If I can play the love game right then all my needs are met like throwing my dirty linen into a magical basket the shortly afterwords finding it in my wardrobe, washed and pressed. What a wonderful world in which we live! #4 'Stuck with a problem' if you are likely to help others with their problems you are liable to make them dependent upon you which will exacerbate your own situation. Give others the freedom to live their lives the way they so desire or deserve; we can learn from observation but the best teacher is actual experience. This does not apply to the incapacitated. #5 'Lacking confidence' like "Don't panic, don't panic!" Then create a stampede like transferring the alarm to others who start running around like a dog chasing its tail and you know what happens when the dog suddenly stops? When my wife is feeling like Cinderella I praise her for what she has done and what she is doing and tell her how beautiful she looks and in return I get a nice cup of coffee! It has all to do with thinking of the other person and complimenting them when they need it and subordinating one's own feelings which are totally irrelevant to a social situation. #6 "Short on creative ideas" be more like the pharmaceutical companies and eliminate competitors.

re: Change your Mind for a Great 2009: Create the Abundance Mindset

ProteusOne — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 19:47:50 GMT

This is a great article. Thank you Dr. Mercola. I believe it is reflective of things you cannot measure than those that are material, and I hope others will read it this way.

re: Change your Mind for a Great 2009: Create the Abundance Mindset

narjis — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 19:31:32 GMT

Motive, motive, motive! The underlying motive to all this "giving" is extremely important. The article did not seem to focus on this at all. Everything suggested seemed to be done for the return. Forget about yourself and gaining anything. Focus on the well being of others. Put others first. I know this maybe a foreign idea to many in this day and age, but treating others like you would like to be treated is the right thing to do whether or not you receive anything tangible in return. GIVE from your resources - mental, emotional, monetary, tangilble and intangible - give willingly, wholeheartedly, and unconditionally, because it is the right thing to do.

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Lotusflower — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 18:59:41 GMT

I call it building up a karmic bank account. Whenever you can help out another person - when they are short of money at the checkout stand, need a door held open, change lanes while driving in traffic, whether it costs you time or money - there will always be someone there to help you when you are in the same situation. This economic disaster will define who our true friends really are. My solution to the economic problem would have been to divide the stimulus money among those taxpaying head of households - requiring them to use the money only for settling their mortgage problems, or buying a new car or paying off their student loans or medical bills. Then bring all our troops home from Iraq and send all the employees of the greedy and reckless financial institutions there instead. They could then spend their million dollar bonuses in Iraq and help that country rebuild.

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Elphaba — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 18:26:45 GMT

I wish it would explain some of these... but some of them do make sense.

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Note Taking Nerd — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 00:44:59 GMT

In a course I've been studying by a man named Larry Crane, he cites that "wanting" subconsciously sends the message of lack. He asks people to consider the difference between the feelings of "having" and "wanting." Then, in what Lester Levenson, the mentor who passed the Sedona Method mindset on to Larry Crane teaches, you release all the feelings of resistance that come from wanting. This by far has been the easiest and most effective way I stumbled across to change the way I feel on a day to day basis. Getting a hold of either Larry Crane's stuff or Hale Dwoskin's of the Sedona Method company will walk you through this step by step process of letting go of the baggage you've been holding onto for all your life. Google these guys. I'm sure you'll be glad you did.

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TrainerBob — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:41:29 GMT

This article sounds dangerously close to the prosperity gospel taught by some well known preachers and book writers. I don't think it's wise for a person to expect to gain more (especially material things) simply by being generous, although these televangelists might try and convince you otherwise. Give to get, they usually say, and who do you think they want you to give to? Their ministries, of course. Being generous, giving your money, time, and love should come out of your heart and for the reason of caring about others. Not because one has a selfish motive to somehow further one's own interests. With that said, there ARE certainly personal benefits to giving and being generous, but they tend to be more internal and eternal in nature.

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Sheila C — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:06:42 GMT

Here's a little secret not made known by the Canada Revenue Agency which may be able to benefit some of your readers. The CRA will tell you that you cannot remit alternative natural health receipts as medical expenses. If you include the following letter and can prove it (by your lack of seeking regular medical treatment), your natural health receipts cannot be denied.

"To Whom It May Concern,

Because I practise preventative health care for myself and my family, I am remitting the enclosed receipts as medical expenses. I am of the opinion that this choice to be responsible for my own health saves health care costs and reduces the burden on the health care system.

Sign and date" and include in your tax return.

re: Change your Mind for a Great 2009: Create the Abundance Mindset

triciamc — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:11:14 GMT

If you follow the lacking love idea make sure you know who the person are hugging otherwise you will be able to give your cash to the lawyers and have plenty of time on your hands. Where you'll be going there will be plenty of others looking for solutions to their problems (which will probobly be similar to yours anyway). Confidence could go either way but I'd bet you'll get to hear some really creative ideas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!