Many people believe that there are too many people in this world. They believe that the population is is expanding and because of this there is less and less opportunity for most of us. Many people also believe that rich people become successful by using others, by using dishonest means, cheating and pushing decent people around.

However, this is not necessarily so. The truth depends on what story we believe. In fact, the Universe is vast and filled with abundance. If we care to look up at the night sky, we can see that there are billions and billions of stars out there. It doesn’t matter if you are religious person or an atheist, it really doesn’t matter what you believe. There is a truth in this vastness. The truth is, the Universe is so immeasurable that there are more stars in this Universe than we can count, more stars then there are seconds in our lifetimes. There are thousands of times more stars, than the 7 or 8 billion people that inhabit this Earth.

If you believe in a God or a Creator, than this being created all of this. If you are an athest can you disagree that the Universe is unbelievably abundant?

Can you not see, that with all this abundance there is enough for everyone. We all are part of this creation, part of this abundance. I believe the Creator of the Universe is love. And, my belief has served me well. I have connected with this being in some way by letting go of my fear. When we banish fear from our lives we connect to love. Once we start to push away fear, love will take over. I have proved this to myself over and over.

When you change the way that you are thinking, you will realize that when you think small, the world will look small. When you think in a positive way about life, the world agrees with your thoughts. In fact, The world always agrees with your thoughts.

We each create our own abundance within us, and whatever we create with our thoughts we imprint on our outer world

When you change your limited thoughts to encompass the vastness of the Universe. Then you will begin to see the world as a different place.

When you have created your abundance within and without, please start to help others find the truth. Tell your friends that you love them, show them that they can have abundance without being doing wrong to others. Love is the opposite of fear and with love we can begin to eradicate fear. Without fear we can create a beautiful life for ourselves and others.

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our Light, not our Darkness, that most frightens us.

The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world.

Love is what we were born with. Fear is what we learned here.

Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are.

We can always choose to perceive things differently. You can focus on what’s wrong in your life, or you can focus on what’s right.

We are not held back by the love we didn’t receive in the past, but by the love we’re not extending in the present.

In every community, there is work to be done. In every nation, there are wounds to heal. In every heart, there is the power to do it.

Maturity includes the recognition that no one is going to see anything in us that we don’t see in ourselves. Stop waiting for a producer. Produce yourself.

If I choose to bless another person, I will always end up feeling more blessed.

The goal of spiritual practice is full recovery, and the only thing you need to recover from is a fractured sense of self.

Marianne Williamson