Mindful Monday - Living Between Scarcity and Abundance

About This Talk

Abundance is the natural feeling that there is always enough, and scarcity is the sense that there isn’t enough to go around. Chris explains that we come by scarcity honestly, since people are wired for survival and scan for threats first. He asks listeners to flip that habit and look for abundance first, because that mindset gives them the best chance to enjoy happiness and gratitude.

Key Ideas

• Living in abundance means looking for opportunities, while living in scarcity means always scanning for threats.
• We come by scarcity naturally, since humans are hardwired for survival from a time when the world was far more dangerous.
• Our world is different now, so we can choose to scan for abundance first and threats second.

“We actually have the opportunity to scan for abundance first and threats second.”