After having concluded my last blog with a quote on abundance, I came across something quite the opposite. Bart and me had had lunch somewhere in Fort Lauderdale and when we left, we saw this building next to us where it said in big, tall, green letters: POVERELLO.
I was shocked. Although I had heard this name years before and new what it stood for, standing where I now stand in life, I could not believe that an organisation with such a positive goal, had chosen such a negative name. They chose a word that is the opposite of what 'poor' people want to be in life. It affirms the very think that you would want to escape from in life.
To me it was again a sign of how much work we have to do in showing people that they can be, do or have anything they want, but that they have to stop beating the drum of where they are now and start looking where they want to be.
Bart had a great thought: wouldn't it be wonderfull if they changed the name from 'poverello' to 'jump up!'!?
Well, probably they will not do that, but I thought it was a beautifull image change of how we could look at the 'poverello's'. I will train myself in seeing the great abundance that lies in front of them if they would only look there.
Here's to abundance ... again ... For everybody!
Have a great day wonderfull people!
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