I have just returned from a 4 day trip, and I have a full list of to-dos – both things I need to catch up on as well as the things I usually do during the course of a regular week or month. Honestly, those lists can get intimidating and overwhelming, but I am trying to take it all in stride. One thing that has been helpful to me recently is slowing down to tell myself that there is enough time to get it all done. I have found that when I do slow down for even just a little bit, it seems that time expands and slowing down does seem to help me get things done. This is just one example of using an abundance mindset.
Although different people might define it in different ways, to me an abundance mindset is thinking that there is enough of everything. There is enough time. There is enough money. There is enough food, clothing, and shelter. There is enough of any positive resource that you need. I understand this might sound overly optimistic, but it can be helpful sometimes to think there is enough for everyone, including you. How do you feel when you think there is enough of something as opposed to thinking that there is not enough?
For someone affected by depression, an abundance mindset may be tough to channel. But, again, if you are able it can be helpful to think that there is enough healing and treatment for everyone, including the one affected by the depression. What other resources could you think of as being abundant in the depression journey? Abundant support? Abundant compassion? Abundant strength from a higher power? I challenge everyone to think about how an abundance mindset might be a helpful way to look at situations and the world.