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MZD - Ep 70 Energy & Abundance

Mountain Zen Den Podcast

Release Date: 04/12/2018

Ep 137 30-Day Nature Reset Introduction show art Ep 137 30-Day Nature Reset Introduction

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“Abundance is not something we acquire.  It is something we tune into." ~ Wayne Dyer

“Today’s show is brought to you by Nature - kid-tested, mother approved!”

Welcome to Day 20!

How would you like to have a limitless supply of energy and abundance?

Guess what?  Nature is its own natural resource with a limitless supply of energy and abundance!  Who knew?!

Think about it.  Solar power, wind and water, coal, wood, petroleum, all provide incredible sustainable, and renewable sources of energy.  Shoot, you can make a battery out of a potato!

And when you look at the planet, in spite of the way we treat it, yields an abundance of fruits and vegetables, grains and nuts and dairy and meat sources.  Natural resources abound on this planet!

The way the Universe, and our world in particular, has been designed, it has everything it needs to stay in perpetual motion, providing all food and water, fresh flowing air with oxygen regeneration…if we would just learn to work with it and not against it.

It’s been said that if we covered 9% of the world’s ocean surface with macro-algae (seaweed forests), we could produce huge amounts of biomethane (also known as “green gas”) that would be enough to replace all of today’s needs in fossil fuel energy, while removing 53 billion tons of CO2 per year from the atmosphere, restoring it to its pre-industrial levels, while increasing sustainable fish production.

Also, if we could capture just 0.1% of the ocean’s kinetic energy caused by tides, we could satisfy the current global energy demands 5 times over!

 

By working with, and tapping into Nature we can solve all the problems we created and then some.

 

On a more personal level, Tony Robbins has said, “Where focus goes energy flows.”  And to that I say, “Amen!”, especially when our focus is on Nature.

You have to admit, when you sit around all day on the couch just watching TV or reading Marvel comics magazines, you begin to feel drained, listless and exhausted; especially if you’re dealing with stress, extraordinary difficulties in life, and feelings of depression - Your boyfriend dumped you, your dog has the measles, and you had to turn away the pizza delivery guy because you didn’t have enough of a balance on your 4th credit card…

It’s hard to motivate yourself to get up and do something, anything to change your situation and your dismal outlook under these circumstances.

But in those times when you do find it hard to pump yourself up and stop lazing around, that’s exactly what you need to do!  Get your butt up off of the couch and get outdoors!  The fresh air, exercise and reminders of beauty and abundance will give you the Vitamin N you need to recover from your self-imposed nature deficiency.

I could say more but I think you get the idea.  Instead of sitting here wasting your time by making you listen to me talk about getting outside, go get outside!

I’m right here behind you…someone’s gotta shut the door! :)

Checklist for Day 20

MEDITATION: Day 20 – “Energy & Abundance"

NATURE WALK: Lift your head, put your shoulders back and get outside for at least 20 minutes, raising your levels of awareness of all the energy and abundance available to you on the planet!

JOURNAL: What energizes you?  What reminders of Nature's abundance did you witness today?  What are you most grateful for?