7 Everyday Actions That Reflect Your Lack-laden Thoughts
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In metaphysical terms, if you focus on thoughts of lack and worry, then outcomes that vibrate with scarcity will be what you are likely to attract. Want to lead an abundant life? Then, you need to move away from such thoughts and towards cultivating wealth consciousness. Again, you may find that this easier said than done. After all, many of your thoughts have been pretty much inculcated since young; they lie inside your subconscious mind and you have no real awareness of what these are.
However, since thoughts translate to actions, you can look to your actions as a guide to what you are really thinking. I’ve identified 7 examples of everyday actions that you need to put a stop to:
1. Taking For “Free”.
I know! I know! It sure is tempting: the tiny soaps and bottles of shampoo, bubble bath and moisturizer that lined up neatly in the bathroom of your hotel room. You call housekeeping services, asking for more supplies, each day of your hotel stay. When you check out of the room, half of your luggage is stuffed with free soaps and bottles.
Another scenerio. Do you sneak home from your office, stationary items like paper clips, stacks of blank paper or pens? Your thoughts run like this: “Who is going to notice the small amounts that I take anyway? This is a big organization I am working for; they can more than afford to pay for office supplies.”
Stop! Abundance experts like Louis Hay, author of You can Heal Your Life, and wealth mentors say that little acts like these count towards a feeling of lack. If you take things for what you have not paid for, you are basically implying that you do not have the means to afford them.
Money is a form of energy exchange. If you stop free flow at its track, you are creating an obstruction for more abundance coming into your life. In short, use and pay only for what you need.
2. Hoarding Supplies.
Overstocking is a form of behavior which is pretty common. Check to determine why you are stocking your pantry with a six months advanced supply of food. Is it because you are fearful of going hungry? Do you feel comfort when you have got more possessions than you ever need? At what point do your survival instincts kick in?
Hoarding is a sign of unease. You do not trust that you will have enough and that is why you hoard. It may be really that you have not had enough food to eat during your lean years. However, if being poor is no longer the case for you now, then there is no need to continue having a habit that is born out of a struggle for survival. It is time to let go of these thoughts of insecurity. Holding on to them reflects poverty thinking!
3. Refusal to Help the Less Fortunate.
Do you avoid every donation request that is made to you? See a disabled person needing help on the streets and you run away? An insecure person is one who feels that he or she has not enough; that is why it is impossible to share or do more for others. Insecurity is seeped in lack and scarcity.
Hoarding money in your bank account and not circulating it is also not a good idea. As mentioned in point #1 above, money is a form of energy exchange. If you use money as an act to serve and help others, it carries with it a vibration of love and abundance. More prosperity comes back to you eventually.
Try doing a random act of kindness for a stranger, to expand wealth consciousness. However, also note that you should not be expecting anything back in return. A random act of kindness should come from the goodness of an overflowing heart.
4. Not Taking Good Care of Yourself .
Those who suffer from low self esteem are often guilty of not taking good care of themselves. They choose to stay in battered relationships, jobs that rob their lives or are contented with poor health. They do not take much needed vacations, spend time alone or nurture themselves in any way.
Having low self esteem is about the lack of self love. Loving yourself is not about boosting your ego. It is about valuing your inner Self. If you do not have enough love for yourself, you will tend to attract situations of scarcity. You will find yourself often in situations where you do not receive love.
Forgiveness is an act of love that comes from the generosity of your heart. So make sure that you also forgive yourself. Hence, spend time creating inner spaces. Learn to love yourself unconditionally.
5. Not Saying “Thank You”.
When someone gives you a compliment, are you gracious or are you too embarrassed to accept it? If someone wants to give you a gift, are you afraid of accepting it because you think you do not have the means to give anything in return?
Be sure not to reject abundance when it is given to you. It is always a good idea to concentrate on receiving increases like more compliments, gifts and prosperity; rather than on thoughts of lack or undeserving. Keep the energy flowing freely through you. Simply smile and say “thank you”. Even if you do not like to gift, accept it and pass it on to someone else who does. In this way, you are saying that you are grateful for all that you have and are ready to receive more.
6. Complaints Of Bad Luck, Success and Fortune.
Often whine about your lack of good luck, fortune or success? Or sigh over and over again about your lack of prosperity? Do you look at your successful friend or colleague and ask yourself “Oh..why don’t I ever get that?”
“No complaint … is more common than that of a scarcity of money.”
— Adam Smith (Scottish philosopher and economist, 1723-1790)
If you find yourself always lamenting about the gaps in your life, then it is easy to determine that your mind has pretty much been focusing on not having enough. When you are beset with envy and jealousy, you are thinking that you are not entitled to the same abundance that your friend or colleague is enjoying.
Perhaps if you choose to believe that there is enough abundance in the world for all to share, then it becomes possible to overcome your constant complaints. Here is what Stephen Covey has to say
“People with a scarcity mentality tend to see everything in terms of win-lose. There is only so much; and if someone else has it, that means there will be less for me. The more principle-centered we become, the more we develop an abundance mentality, the more we are genuinely happy for the successes, well-being, achievements, recognition, and good fortune of other people. We believe their success adds to…rather than detracts from…our lives.”
7. Addicted to Your Stats.
In the office, you may find yourself monitoring your sales records like a hawk. At home, you are always on the line. You call other parents to compare your child’s school results against theirs. You get all nervous and jittery when some other child does better than yours.
Most Buddhists know this: Attachment to results brings about suffering. Your emotions practically follow the numbers game. You have no control over how you feel; it is dictated by the figures that you clock.
Such signs of anxiety are based on no trust or the lack of it. You worry that the seeds you planted and the effort that you put in for the planting of a tree, will not grow tall. This is no way to live! Anxiety breeds stress and stress can manifest in several ways such as deterioration in physical health. Instead, much like gardening, just focus on the process of what is needed to be done and let the Universe make it happen for you!
Actions As Indicators
There is probably a ton of everyday actions that reflect lack-laden thoughts. However, the above 7 points is a good list to start off with. If you have not been consciously aware about your thoughts, then it is time to look towards your actions.
Your actions tell a lot about what you think and feel. Awareness is key to making a change in thoughts. It is very possible to change thought patterns through a belief change. Always choose to align your thoughts to the vibrational frequency of abundance. You may just be pleasantly surprised!
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