Dear Ones,

I've been thinking about scarcity mentality a lot lately. Scarcity mentality is the belief that there isn’t enough—enough time, enough love, enough success, enough space at the table. It is not about the very real resource scarcity that many in our world are facing at the moment. Scarcity mentality is when we actually have more than enough of what we need but instead we feel like if someone else has something, there’s less left for you.

But scarcity mentality is just one way of seeing the world. It isn't the truth of how things are. We can choose to see differently.

The deeper truth is that there is enough. Enough love. Enough possibility. Enough brilliance in each of us.

Again, this doesn’t mean we ignore injustice or real imbalance of power and resources. It means we stay awake to what’s possible beyond it and work to make a world of abundance for everyone actually possible.
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It means we don’t fall prey to the idea that only a few people are worthy, or that the good things in life are reserved for someone else and not us.

Because when we start from worthiness, we remember:
Everyone is part of the circle.
Everyone belongs.
There is enough.

On another exciting note...

The Listening Lab Facilitation Training last Friday was a huge success!

What an amazing day—and an even more amazing group of people.

Participants joined us from New York, Seattle, Philly, Georgia, New Jersey, Cincinnati, and Boston—representing a wide range of sectors, from corporate to non-profit to higher ed. Different perspectives, different contexts, and one shared purpose: to help people listen, feel heard, and deeply connect to one another.

We laughed. We shared. There were even a few tears. The space we created together was honest, generous, and deeply human.

We’re excited to keep working with this group of Listening Lab Leaders as we collectively build a movement dedicated to deep listening and the power of presence.

Interested in learning more about Listening Labs and how they might benefit your community? Send me an email and let’s talk.

Free Opportunity for Practice

I'm leading a FREE meditation for the Institute for Jewish Spirituality Friday, June 20, from 12:30-1:15pm ET on the theme of knowing your inner worth: Join here!​

With Love,

Yael