What abundance means to you

Love

“Once I turned disabled, I out of the blue misplaced loads of my capacity and freedom, however I additionally gained an enormous quantity of affection and care. Abundance to me is all of the love my household and buddies present in supporting me and protecting me laughing.” – Emily, Midlands, UK

“Abundance means loving my associate with my entire coronary heart. Abundance means loving myself and figuring out that I’m sufficient.” – Camilla, Georgia, US

Time

“I took a large pay minimize to earn a living from home, however it seems like I’m richer. I sleep higher, I’ve time to handle myself, I can go for a stroll within the park, and I’m residence when my baby returns from college. No exhausting commute, dusty workplace air, irritating LED mild or smelly workplace bathrooms. No sense of lacking out on life. Simply doing my work after which attending to my life. Peace. That is abundance for me.” – Lola, UK

Nature

“Once I take into consideration abundance, I simply have a look at nature. Oak timber by no means make only one acorn, they make so many you wade via them. Similar with so many different timber, like fruit timber – a lot abundance you possibly can’t choose rapidly sufficient. Lots for all.” – Sam, Winchester, UK

Inexperienced vitality

“We just lately had a warmth pump fitted and when the sky is shiny it’s powered by our photo voltaic panels. Our vitality payments are decrease than they have been with fuel central heating, and we are going to put aside a few of the financial savings in direction of a battery vitality storage system.” – Terry, Cornwall, UK

Artwork

“Residing in a house full of lovely handmade issues that I’ve made through the years, and paintings my buddies have made and gifted me.” – Wendy, Shropshire, UK

Music

“Once I retired aged 60, I remembered my daughter’s cello, which had by no means been bought and began to be taught. Now 10 years on I play in a band, an orchestra, attend music summer season college and be a part of good friend to play cello trios, quartets and quintets. It’s the most fulfilling and joyful factor to play with different individuals. I used to be an entire newbie, however the work concerned in studying is as nothing in comparison with the pleasure, enjoyable and buddies it has introduced.” – Wendy, Devon, UK

Having sufficient

“I reside a easy, economical life however I nonetheless really feel like I reside with nice abundance.” – Sharon, Nanaimo, Canada

Connection

“Abundance means connection to me. I get excessive from connecting with people, animals and nature. A quick pleasant encounter or a deep and significant with a liked good friend. The looks of a robin crimson breast in a second of solitude that reconnects me with family members which have handed. Duck-diving beneath the floor of the ocean, salty brine on my pores and skin, a symbiotic relationship with the waves. I acquire connections and on this space of my life I really feel abundance.” – Cathy, Dublin, Eire

Knitting

“I like knitting. It helps to maintain me calm. So, I knit and provides it away, whether or not it’s hats, blankets, jumpers or toys. I’ve used up a number of lifetimes’ price of wool, however the pile doesn’t appear any much less, in some way.” – Susan, Shetland, Scotland

Altruism

“I’m a retired, 76-year-old feminine. To me, abundance is being able to be useful to others, as I’ve an abundance of time and a willingness to share this with others … by driving people to varied appointments, grocery buying, visiting individuals of their properties. It’s an actual win for me in addition to for them.”  – Christy, New York, US

“Each time I do one thing sort for another person, I realise so rapidly that kindness is limitless, and every sort act generates others, and will increase the capability of my coronary heart to maintain giving.” – Ciara, Perth, Scotland, UK

Abundance is a mindset that there’s extra of every thing. There are extra connections to be made, extra adventures available, extra like to be felt

Chance

“Abundance is a mindset that there’s extra of every thing. There are extra connections to be made, extra adventures available, extra like to be felt. If you faucet into this mindset, you obtain extra of no matter it was that you just thought you have been missing.” – Tori, Perth, Australia

Gardening

“Avid gardener right here – having additional veggies to share with household, buddies and neighbours makes me really feel like I’m residing in abundance.” – Linda, Alberta, Canada

Books

“I see abundance within the library and my need to be taught concerning the world.  To have the psychological house and time to have interaction with the library is abundance to me. My library card beats my bank card any day.” – Isabella, Vancouver, Canada

Easy pleasures

“Residing a full, contented, comfortable life. Embracing the easy pleasures, like listening to the laughter of youngsters and birds singing, or taking a look at clouds within the sky.” – Carla, Devon, UK

Predominant picture: Antonino Visalli