I dreamt I was at a business conference in Utah and during a break I decided to buy a dog – a very large white furry dog, like a Great Pyrenees.  It was the greatest thing – until I realized I had no idea how to get it home.  I panicked, focusing on how I didn’t have enough money to bring it back and berating myself for not thinking this through.    All I can say is I am glad it was a dream!

The interesting thing about dreams is how they play out unconscious thoughts and beliefs.  To me a dog is something I love.  If I follow through on the dream’s action, I was in a position where I was fearful of losing what I loved because I didn’t have what it took to keep it.  And because I was totally focused on the lack, I could not come up with other creative solutions.  It was a dream, for goodness sake:  I could have had a kind stranger come and give me the money I needed – or buy me an airplane – or move my home to Utah – or have the dog and I sprout wings and fly home ourselves!  But obviously my issue du jour is to look at my focus on the lack.

It is so important to realize the attitude in which you operate.  Is it from a position of lack or poverty consciousness or one of abundance?  Do you worry that someone else will take your slice of the pie, or do you believe the pie will just be made larger as needed?  Life has a way of accommodating your mindset.

In looking further at my dream, I was forced to look at other parts of my life.  Where else was I approaching from a feeling of lack?  Well, take eating.  I am eating like there is no tomorrow these days!  I believe there is no cookie safe from my grasp within a 2 mile radius.  The holidays and the associated gift buying certainly start playing a number on my mind and wallet, causing me to think the well is running dry.  And I can even draw the analogy to relationships, where I can find myself fearing the worst for no apparent reason.  The fear associated with lack can be very persistent and very pervasive.

This holiday season is a wonderful time to remind myself of the gift of abundance.  To shift to this wonderous attitude truly opens up possibilities.  Regardless of the faith, holiday stories are resplendent in their message of hope and optimism and abundance from what was previously inconceivable.  This attitude is mine to embrace, if I choose to do so.

Tonight maybe I’ll dream about snuggling up with my gorgeous husband and that furry love bundle in my new home overlooking the ocean – the one I bought after I wrote that motivational best seller that Oprah just LOVED.  Hey, if you’re going to embrace abundance, you might as well think big!