Abundance is learning to trust life. It is reality lived fully — being conscious, present, and whole. Therefore, the quality of your attention is the genuine measure of abundance, and it is your greatest capital asset in any situation.
What we come to understand and affirm is that even through the most difficult circumstances of life, abundant beauty and richness may be found. It is our faith in the goodness and wisdom of things that allows us to work our way through life's darkest moments. In this way, abundance is also faith in the basic goodness of life. It is saying "yes" to all that we can know of life — including the suffering that surrounds us. It is also saying "yes" to that which we do not know, to open and accept the unknown with grace. A sense of abundance gives us the freedom to participate fully in our lives by doing what we can to assist others. If we do not ourselves feel rich, how can we give to others what has been given to us? In this way, abundance becomes the rainbow shining through the storm, the promise of our divine destiny.
— Rick Jarow, Alchemy of Abundance