My parents grew up during the great depression in this country, then had to contend with WWII right on it’s heels. What an amazing generation they were. They learned so many lessons about survival, persistance, adaptability, and creativity. We would be wise to learn from them the power of those traits. However, they also grew up with an attitude of lack and fear and for a lot of us we were taught those attitudes as well. My Mom, for instance, never threw anything away that might come in handy in the future. She had bags full of rubberbands and twisties from bread wrappers. In fact, she even kept the bread wrappers neatly rolled up in the kitchen drawer to use instead of ziplocks. She could repair anything with those rubberbands and twisties. She refinished and reupholstered furniture and made a lot of our clothes. But she did believe that somehow everything she needed would be provided. The problem of course, is that for many of us, we learned that we couldn’t have it all. We learned to be thrifty and prepared just in case. There is nothing wrong with this, but somehow we missed the part about the universe providing us with everything we need. We grew up to belive that we have to work hard for everything we have and we have to always be prepared for a rainy day. As a result, we’ve forgotten that we have everything we need already and we’re always afraid of losing what we have. This attitude of fear and lack serves no useful purpose that I can see. The laws of the universe dictate that we draw to us what we focus on the most. Therefore, if we focus on fear and lack, guess what? Instead, doesn’t it make more sense to persistently focus on adaptability, creativity, abundance and the things we do want in our lives and to show gratitude for everything we already have?