“Abundance is not something we acquire. It is something we tune into.” Dr Wayne Dyer

I once read a book that stated a very obvious fact of life: abundance is built into nature. If you look at a mango tree for instance, abundance is built in there. You do not think of that entire tree producing just one mango but lots. A single maize seed will multiply itself into three of four cobs. In the animal kingdom, the trend is similar.

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The other day I was very exhausted ant the end of the day’s work. I put up my feet on what we have come to call a “puff”. Really soft stool for resting tired feet. There I was watching TV to ease my mind a bit and it was getting dark fast. I asked my son, then 5, to go and switch on the lights. Being the energetic type that he is, he shot of in a sprint (as usual) and got to the switch. Next he looked at the switch and realised that he was too short for the task. Upon which he declared, “Dad, I can’t do it”. Without thinking twice about it, I told him that he could and we had this tug of war about it.

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Some two years ago Malawi’s president, Dr Bingu Wa Mutharika,  made a very interesting disclosure which went something like this: we have managed to contain hunger to a large extent. I am pleased with the progress  we have made so far. We have managed to have some mile stones in combating disease. But, the only place I haven’t figured out yet is combating envy (paraphrased). That statement made me thing of whoever it was that wrote our national anthem, that person had it nailed on the head. We do sing (or used to) that Malawi has three enemies; hunger, disease and envy. That was very accurate. Mr President even went as far as saying that if anyone has found a way, he should come forward.

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It never ceases to amaze me how people will give up without investigating options. Robert Kiyosaki, author of “Rich Dad Poor Dad”, says that if you say “I cannot afford it”, you have basically blocked access to any alternatives. You will not think about it, you will not brainstorm, you really just can’t afford it. He advocates that if you are to tackle any challenges successfully, after admitting that you cannot afford it, you have to ask “How can I afford it”….and torture yourself with that question until the alternatives are arrived at.

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