For those of us who can afford life’s basic necessities, we have this tendency with money to say we don't have enough or we need more. It's pervasive, even for those who have millions or billions of dollars…there's this sense of not having enough.

When somebody asked the world's first billionaire, John Rockefeller, in 1916, “How much is enough?” he said, “Just a little bit more.” I think in some way he was warning us that we’re oriented towards wanting more of almost everything. That might explain our sense of scarcity with money and time.



So how can we reverse this sense of scarcity?

What I have found helpful is to start telling my friends that I'm feeling spacious. Sometimes it's true, sometimes it's not totally true, but I want to counter this cultural tendency to say, “I'm swamped” or “I’m too busy.” Saying I'm swamped used to be my M.O., almost like a badge of honor. In contrast, when I say, “I’m spacious,” it compels me to create a less cluttered calendar, and it trains my brain towards ease and sufficiency.

My friend Abri had similar challenges with time and money – she exhausted herself in the corporate world pursuing money. Then she saw money as the root of all evil and forswore it. Now, she is in a place of integration, where she can earn money while feeling a sense of spaciousness in her life.



The more she opened up to that sense of having ease and enough, the more opportunities flowed into her life.

One of the keys to “enough” is to shift our mindset from “How do I get money?” to “How do I bring my gifts to the world?” For a moment, close your eyes and feel how these two questions resonate differently in your mind and body. Which of these questions will bring you abundance and freedom?