I refuse to subscribe to the belief that one must suffer in order for others to succeed.  It amazes me that business and people in general still operate like this.  Not that I’m perfect at letting things go, but we still try to foster some level of competition for no reason, behaving like there’s a finite amount of dreams or a finite amount of energy to fulfill those dreams.  When we realize how abundant this world is, the idea of competing for anything and the idea of power become ridiculous.  I will completely admit there is an equity disparity and not everyone has the access to resources required to foster this abundance now, but that doesn’t mean the abundance doesn’t exist.  We just need the means to distribute it.  Our way of being is pretty archaic for how advanced we are in some arenas.  That honestly pisses me off.  WE are still operating on an agenda that is nearly a millennia old, the idea that only the rich and powerful can succeed.  Look, I admit that having resources is an extremely comfortable thing, but we can do a lot more than we think we can with what we have.

I look at the created scarcity in this world, the created problems, the created competition, all of it sleight of hand to take attention away from what’s really happening and it infuriates me.  We learn to fight each other and ignore the common problem.  We foster the idea that when other people succeed, there is less for us.  We have been taught that we are dangerous.  The reality is we are dangerous both in number and in thought.  We outnumber the powers that exist by 100 to one and all it takes is one thought shared to the right people in the right way at the right time to awaken that realization in everyone.  There is no shortage of anything we require to exist.  There is only a manufactured shortage of what they tell us we need—and it’s all a distraction.  When we fight each other and not the problem, the problem still stirs the pot and causes issues.

I say let’s turn the tables.  Let’s create abundance instead of scarcity.  Let’s remember what we really need in this world: purpose, love, time well spent, joy, laughter.  All of those things create a network that will sustain itself because we come together to meet our basic needs.  It’s ridiculous to create an environment where we feel we have to fight over these resources when we waste them 90% of the time anyway.  Let’s refocus, reallocate, and come together to do this differently.  Let’s remember that my success is your success and your success is the next person’s success.  It’s like candles: one candle may not light up a room but one candle can light every other candle in the room.  Remember that success is a good thing and it’s a good thing for the collective.  One doesn’t have to sacrifice in order for another to gain.  We all gain.  Continue to fill our cups and let it flow to others.  That’s how it works.