“Moving beyond
a preoccupation with our own personal desires and grasping
the reality of our interconnection holds the key to our
survival as a species,” Dr. Riddle writes
in Principles
of Abundance
for the Cosmic Citizen. She
adds, “If we assume…that our reality is intertwined, the
good news is that we live in a sea of cosmic energy vast in
its potential to support and uphold us…as long as we learn
to give back.”
This
impressively researched book examines the meaning of
abundance within the context of our human experience and
prods us to question the assumptions that seem to hold us
captive. What is enough? Do we really control our reality
and restrict what we assume is possible? So how do we remove
limiting beliefs and move into a more affirmative place in
our life? Dr. Riddle guides us on this journey by sharing
awe-inspiring scientific findings, and providing practical
exercises to help us reframe our world view in a more
positive and constructive manner.
Riddle declares
that the concept of scarcity is a myth based in fear and fed
by the belief that “more is better.” She also brings readers
the timely message that continuous growth is not sustainable
and points out the benefits, to individuals and to humankind
as a whole, of learning to value the quality of one’s life
over the quantity of one’s possessions. The creation of a
life that is outwardly simpler, yet inwardly richer may well
be the key to a greater and more widespread experience of
the original definition of “wealth,” which described the
state of prosperity as a sense of happiness, well being, and
joy.
The author
presents accessible explanations of the principles of
quantum physics that, in her capable hands, turn into tools
for transformation. Together with exercises designed to help
readers expand their awareness of the meaning, rights, and
responsibilities of cosmic citizenship, she offers
comforting evidence that we are part of a world in which all
life forms are equal partners.
Riddle is a
psychologist and economic development specialist. She has
worked and taught in more than seventy-five developing
countries and is engaged in building bridges of
understanding between diverse groups of people so that all
may experience justice and equity. In this book she brings a
deep understanding of fields as diverse as biology,
cosmology, psychology, economics, physics, and metaphysics
to the discussion of a planetary and cosmic citizenship
marked by equity, respect, and abundance.
Principles
of Abundance
is for those readers who believe they can make a difference
in their lives and can improve the world in which they live.
With simple exercises that help reframe our understanding of
our place in the universe it becomes evident that individual
and community efforts can move governments and large
organizations toward their function of caring for and
servicing humanity and the earth as a whole.
Principles
of Abundance gives the reader strategies and tactics
for reshaping our relationships with all life forms and
gives us the tools to say “Yes” to becoming our best selves.