As a follower and supporter of eastern philosophies, I receive a daily thought from thedailybuddha.com. Today’s message really made me think. We all have a choice in our mindset. Do we have the scarcity mindset or the abundance mindset?

In our lives we can focus on what we have, count your blessings so to speak, or we can focus on scarcity — what we don’t have. You have to pick one. You can’t think of both at the same time. Try it. Doesn’t work.

Focusing on what we have is a quality abundance mindset. If we focus on what used to be, what we lost, or how hard and unfair live is then we have chosen the scarcity mindset. And here’s the rub. If you focus on the negatives then you will only get more negative. Why not choose abundance instead?

The scarcity mindset is scary to me. It just leads to more bad things — trying to control other people, severe competitiveness and other negative behaviors — which only ends in more unhappiness. If you are here, you need to shift your focus to positiveness and your life will switch to a more positive story.

The abundant mindset means seeing all your possibilities in the world. You can create, connect to people, and in the process grow and enjoy your life just as it is. Now admittedly, having it all would get boring and you wouldn’t appreciate anything you have at all. Abundance is not about having it all but instead just being happy with what you do have.

We are all presented with opportunities throughout our life and have the choice to go forward in a positive direction or sink back into a black hole. Choose light and abundance. The world is full of it. Just open your eyes and take a look.

I, for one, am thrilled to choose abundance. I am so happy for what I have. I don’t even need to go shopping. I have everything I need.

Sometimes when you think you need something, if you’d just look around, you probably already have it.

Abundance for all!

DeeDee