Sufficency is Heavenly
Money & You
Sufficiency is Heavenly
by DC Cordova
Recently, I read Lynne Twist's book, The Soul of Money. She had kindly
sent me the book about a year ago – and I put it in my stack of books to
read, thinking that I would read it along with so many other wonderful
publications that are sent to me as the head of the Excellerated Business
Schools/Money & You Program.
I had an opportunity recently to see and hear her speak at our
Transformational Leaders' Council meeting. And while listening to her I
had an epiphany – a realization that was so exciting for me because of
the way it touched me, opened my heart, validated my life-time work, and
took me immediately to another level of “beingness.”
I knew that my Life Purpose and the programs we teach are right on
track. And at the same time, I was touched to the core and
transformed… one more time.
I came home, got right into the book, and was transported one more time
to being with Lynne. She is truly an inspiration – someone who
communicates with so much essence this “idea whose time has come.” I
love the way she is able to not only distinguish, but to remind us all how
to actualize a feeling of “Sufficiency” in a world that is so often based in
Scarcity.
While I do not intend this article to be only on Lynne and her fantastic
book, my purpose is to share this same type of experience with you.
Choosing to come from sufficiency instead of scarcity has been close to my
heart ever since I was very young. It was taught to me first by my loving
mother who naturally understands sharing and the power of feeling that
perpetuates the notion that we live in a “YOU or ME” world rather than
a”“YOU and ME” world.
It has been a supreme privilege to share these principles since 1979 with
so many amazing business people and entrepreneurs throughout the
world. It's interesting that this information is so eagerly received in the
Asia Pacific Region because it is so fresh and new to them. And, happily,
it is now being re-energized and received wholeheartedly in North America
too.
I loved Lynn 's book and one of the reasons is because she too was
inspired by Bucky. In her work with The Hunger Project and other
organizations, she was able to experience first hand the impact that
coming from Sufficiency as opposed to Scarcity can have on a village, on
society, on the world… It felt like she wrote a book that completely
explained what has been my experience, and what Bucky taught us about
abundance –that there truly is enough for EVERYONE in this world and
that all can have a life with their basic needs (and more) met when we
collaborate together.
She reminds us that it is our responsibility for those of us who have more
than enough to not only share our knowledge, experience, skills
and–“secrets” but also our hearts with those who are “resource poor” and
with those that are”“knowledge poor” as many of the rich in this world
are.
As some of you may have read some of the other articles that I have
written inviting many of you to share your wonderful work world-wide –
for you to become a Global Entrepreneur–– now I am inviting you to look a
little deeper and take yourself through a self-test of where you stand in
relationship to having enough in your life – to being that mega-wealthy
though their “basic personal needs” are met. It's not about the money –
it's about the experience of abundance, sufficiency and enoughness in
their world that really matters.
I remember meeting a friend of mine who had long dreamed of becoming
a millionaire. He always had had the habit of spending more than he made
– and thus, now that he was making millions, he would still spend more
than he had, so he actually had the experience of still being in debt - not
having enough! As the money got bigger, so did his worries. He was living
completely from scarcity.
What is enough for you? What will make you feel that you have reached
success? Do you have a goal, a milestone that will give you the signal
that you now have enough? Our society is immersed in the thought of
Scarcity – it's everywhere. Once you begin to see it, it's like taking a
blindfold off and you begin to see clearly.
I have created “firewalls” within my consciousness to remind me of what
enough is…
I notice that when I go to that conditioning of scarcity, I feel competitive,
I feel that I have to have a better car than others, have a bigger and
better home, business, and status… it's almost a competition with self…
it encompasses every area of my life. I seem to want more food, be more
beautiful, be more powerful, be more successful – and that I am not
enough.–It's like a bad dream – I almost start “dream walking.” Then out
of the grace of the Great Spirit something always brings me back and I am
back into my heart again. I start feeling and knowing that I do have more
than enough”– and my sharing my wealth, knowledge, resources, tools
and wisdom then opens a whole new world of possibilities. I totally
resonate with the stories that Lynn shares in her precious book.
I hope that I inspire you to not only read The Soul of Money , but also read
the works of our dear Bucky. His book, Critical Path , is worth the read. It
will speak to parts of you that are ready to hear his beautiful information
that is just now coming into “vogue.” Bucky would have loved Al Gore
with his environmental work – and he would have loved YOU for living a
life that includes his greatest message: There is enough for you and me…
May 2007 be your greatest year ever – and that your sharing heart will
show up in every area of your life!
DC Cordova is the CEO of the Excellerated Business Schools / Money & YouProgram. For more information: www.excellerated.com or 619-224-8880.