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$\"\"$ <\/a>\u201cWe are the people of abundance, people who have known suffering and will know suffering. We are the people of abundance, people who have known love and offer our love as a blessing to our world.\u201d ~ Naomi King<\/p>\n

We are a people of abundance. We know struggle in abundance and strength in abundance. For every story we know about \u201cnot enough,\u201d we know an answering story of \u201clots.\u201d Not enough time? Lots of meaningful work to do. Not enough money? Lots of sustaining relationships.<\/p>\n

Since the Flood of 2005 in New Orleans, I have an abundance of friendships that grew out of people coming here to stand in solidarity with and bear witness to our struggle. Now these beloveds are woven into the fabric of my life and I walk with them through the joys and struggles of their lives \u2013 adoptions, divorces, cancer, new vocations, the death of parents, the building of treehouses \u2013 they are now a part of my life and my life is more abundant.<\/p>\n

Abundance is not inherently good or bad \u2013 it simply is. We celebrate when joy is abundant, we mourn when grief is abundant. When it is time to sit down and write, I sometimes have an abundance of reasons to keep getting up and doing something else. When it is time to sit down and write, I sometimes have an abundance of words pouring from my fingertips.<\/p>\n

To our dominant culture framed by a scarcity narrative, I offer this truth of abundance. When we see that our days are replete with abundance, we are less afraid. When we are less afraid, we connect more. The more connections we see in our lives, the more abundance we notice. Sometime the abundance will wear us out. Sometimes it will fill us up.<\/p>\n

Live lived from the narrative of abundance is not easy. It is, however, a more loving way to move through the world than a life lived from scarcity. Come \u2013 choose to err on the side of love and generosity. We are a people of abundance.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"