Jillian’s May Post: Uncovering "Life More Abundant"

“The Dalai Lama says the global economic crisis will teach people that peace of mind, family and friends can bring happiness when money is lacking,” the Associated Press reports.

This reminded me of paths to abundance that have nothing to do with money offered by contemporary and historic voices in Change Your Life Through Travel. Here is an excerpt I hope you will enjoy during our challenging times:

“Wouldn’t you love to feel a spirit of abundance daily? We often think that abundance means financial wealth. Certainly that is an aspect of abundance, but our riches are more bountiful than that. At the end of his travel book about Greece, The Colossus of Maroussi, Henry Miller said, “I refuse categorically to become anything less than the citizen of the world which I silently declared myself to be when I stood in Agamemnon’s tomb. From that day forth my life was dedicated to the recovery of the divinity of man. Peace to all men, I say, and life more abundant!”

I believe that Miller tapped some of his spirit of abundance through paying attention; seeking “the divinity of man,” always expecting “everything of the world,” and being ready to “give everything.” And from following his own advice to “Develop interest in life as you see it,” Miller said, “in people, things, literature, music –– the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls, and interesting people. Forget yourself.”

How can you find abundance in everyday life, beginning today?