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🌿 A Gentle Beginning
Scarcity isn’t always about not having enough.
Sometimes, it’s about never feeling safe to rest—even when you do.
You check the bank account again.
You hoard or overspend or overwork.
You feel anxious when money comes in, and even more anxious when it goes out.
This isn’t irresponsibility.
It’s hypervigilance.
Your body doing its best to protect you.
And love—there’s nothing broken about that.
But there is another way.
💫 What Scarcity Really Is
Scarcity isn’t just a number on a spreadsheet.
It’s a feeling in your chest.
A tightening in your stomach.
A voice that says, “There won’t be enough.”
And it often started long before your first job or your first bank account.
It started with instability.
With needing to grow up too fast.
With watching someone you love panic over bills.
With feeling like money could vanish at any moment.
That kind of fear doesn’t get solved by a budget.
It needs safety.
It needs regulation.
It needs tending.
🕯 Try This
Place your hand on your body—heart, belly, or wherever the fear lives.
Close your eyes. Breathe.
Then ask gently:
When did I first learn that money could disappear?
How did I cope? What did I learn to fear?
Now ask:
What would it feel like to feel safe today—even if nothing changed externally?
What would it feel like to trust the flow of money, just for a breath, just for a moment?
You don’t have to leap to abundance.
Just start with safety.
With stillness.
With one soft breath.
🌙 Parting Thought
Scarcity is not a personal failure.
It’s an ancient wound—and you are allowed to stop bleeding.
You are not behind.
You are healing.
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The Soft Wealth
