The Other Side Of Abundance (let's talk about collective wealth)
Our abundance conversation should forever consider what's necessary for the collective.
By which I mean, the global breakdown of wealth is, at the very least UNFAIR - but also deeply + intentionally OPPRESSIVE.
We've created this "value" system that says the more money you have, the more valuable you are to society - but also you have zero rights to a basic standard of living, whether or not you work (and I haven't even touched the conversation of whether or not people *can* work, or what's considered "work" worth pay to our current world).
ABUNDANCE is a hot topic in the world of online business (for better, and worse).
If you consider SEO keywords for even a second: anything to do with money gets all kinds of clicks. Because people want more of it!
And many of us need more.
BUT/AND.
It cannot only be about financial abundance for individuals.
Our abundance conversation should forever consider what's necessary for the collective.
By which I mean, the global breakdown of wealth is, at the very least UNFAIR - but also deeply + intentionally OPPRESSIVE.
We've created this "value" system that says the more money you have, the more valuable you are to society - but also you have zero rights to a basic standard of living, whether or not you work (and I haven't even touched the conversation of whether or not people *can* work, or what's considered "work" worth pay to our current world).
AND, to say one person is "worth" more than another? That my work is "worth" a different amount than yours?
Or to say that each person's ABUNDANCE is simply a matter of working harder, manifesting more intentionally, etc.
That's the unfair and oppressive system at work - one we've also imposed on ourselves + each other.
Changing this system starts, I think, with envisioning abundance on a micro-level: What amount of money do you need, and WHY? What does that money provide for you and your family?
(This is the difference between, “I want to make X amount” + “I want to afford ballet lessons for my daughter, date night dinners, and worry-free trips to the grocery-store.” The more specific the better!)
If you can envision your abundance first (which, for many oppressed groups is the opposite of familiar), you can also envision abundance for the collective; and that's the real work.