Prosperity

pros·per·i·ty

  [pro-sper-i-tee]  noun, plural pros·per·i·ties.

1.a successful, flourishing, or thriving condition; good fortune.

2. prosperities, prosperous circumstances.

Prosperity is a challenge in my life. Well at least the roof over my head, food on the table, not struggling to pay the bills kind of prosperity. But I have never seen prosperity as a purely monetary endeavor. Prosperity to me has always been about quality of life. A prosperous life is a life well lived.  Where you are engaged with the people around you and are enriched by your life experience.

I like the “flourishing or thriving condition” aspect of prosperity. Because it implies growth and growth is what prosperity has always been about for me. To be prosperous, to flourish, you need to be growing, to be pushing your boundaries and expanding your heart and mind.

Growth requires a certain amount of work.  I have always seen prosperity magic as a form of asking the universe for more options, for a few extra tools to tend your garden.  You still have to get out there, pull the weeds, water the plants, and harvest the fruit. But it becomes much easier when you have the correct tool for the job.  Prosperity magic is also about opening your eyes to opportunity.  When you are receptive to all the gifts the universe has to share, you are more inclined to strive for the things in life that help you grow.

A brief money talk, let’s get this in here since it is what most people first think of when they think of prosperity. Rains of golden coins, fat stacks of cash, however you want to envision it. But money is only a means to an end, not the end in and of itself.  That is the trap of money.  You think “If I only had ‘X’ amount more I would be happy, I could do what I want. “ Don’t fall into that trap, as I like to say often (probably too often) flip the script.

Why not, rather than think of what you could do if you had more, really appreciate the abundance you have. If you’re reading this you have internet access. This means there is a certain level of prosperity you already partake in.  It is also the simple law of attraction, like attracts like. When you believe that life is good, that life is a growing, thriving thing, you reflect that to the world. The world in turn reflects it back to you. Providing you the chances to not only grow yourself, but to share your growth and gifts with those around you. Furthering your growth, and continuing the process.

 "Prosperity depends more on wanting what you have than having what you want.”

“Replace wish with will, desire with intent.”  Kerr Cuhulain