Abundance: Benevolence, a great amount, a copious supply, affluence, wealth, a great or plentiful amount.

Now most people are already keying into the affluence and wealth part of the definition.  So let’s supply some visual imagery to go with it.

Abundant as salt in the sea;
Abundant as air;

There is more salt and air than you could ever use in your entire lifetime.  Imagine having the same situation with money.

How about a few quotes?

Ample as the wants of man – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,
Or
Thick as summer stars – William Blake
Or the most famous one…
My cup runneth over – Twenty-third Psalm

Are you there yet? Try a few more good words.

Copiousness , Teemingness
Bountifulness, Plentitude, Profusion
Or one of my favorites….
Plethora

Maybe a little Wayne Dyer for the PBS fans:
- Doing what you love is the cornerstone of having abundance in your life.
- Abundance is not something we acquire. It is something we tune into.

Now we are moving into new territory.  Abundance can have a quality, a consciousness to go along with the magnitude.

There is a state of being that emerges when you realize that your thoughts can influence how much you receive.  There is plenty of whatever you desire out there but it needs to pass through your mental and emotional gateways without get trapped in the corners of your mind.

If you can only imagine a small amount of abundance than that is what you will receive.  So start stretching your thinking about how much of the abundance is available to you. Dare to dream about what you really want!

These are some of the basic dictionary phrases used to define prosperity:
1) Financial well-being
2) Affluence
3) The condition of being successful
4) Good fortune
5) Prosperous circumstances
6) Having wealth
7) The condition of being prosperous

I really love the definition; the state of being prosperous.  The quest for a deeper understanding requires us to examine the definition of prosperous.

The dictionary phrases for prosperous are:
1) Having financial success
2) Flourishing
3) To be fortunate
4) Thriving
5) Advancing in the pursuit of anything desirable
6) Conducive to success

Starting with this richness of words we will create a more vivid definition of prosperity.  The more vivid a definition of prosperity you can hold in your head, the easier it will be to build the prosperity that you seek.

The first thing most people think of when considering the concept of prosperity is money. A lot of money with which to fulfill their dreams and passions.

Prosperity is considered to be having enough money to live a good life without scarcity.  The word prosperity is often used by economists to describe a period of time of a rapidly growing economy with low unemployment.  That doesn’t sound too much like today but you can still learn to create personal prosperity.

Many people believe that prosperity also has a health component.  In fact it is very difficult to separate the concept of good health from personal prosperity.

A third prosperity gauge is having peace of mind.  Low stress and a happy life is usually the goal that people have in mind when they are thinking about having wealth.
I personally believe that the true definition of prosperity includes money, health and state of mind.

All around well-being.

If you possess good health and peace of mind, you don’t usually worry so much about money.

Having money can help with peace of mind.  When all the bills are paid and you have extra funds for fun and savings, there is less stress.

Less stress helps lead to a long and happy life.

I will be doing my best to make wholistic prosperity real for you in future posts.  The more people who experience personal prosperity, the sooner we can get the economy back on track to have prosperity for all.  Meanwhile, continue to define prosperity for yourself.

More on this subject as we move forward.

Here is to your evolving prosperousness!