Let me state right up front that this article is not about getting rich or making money.  It is also not about the latest in security technology or the suggestion that you should be happy just the way you are.  Instead, I want to explore the biggest obstacle to why most of us don’t really feel rich, safe or content regardless of how much money we have in the bank, the circumstances surrounding us, or how great things might be at any point.  That big “elephant in the room” is an underlying, all-pervasive and largely unconscious belief in scarcity and lack.  In fact, whether you are on the path to a simple or minimalist lifestyle—or just trying to get by as you are—I’m convinced that discovering what I mean by that, growing ever more aware of it, and taking steps to counteract it are some of the most important steps we can ever take to increase our individual well being.  Interested? [Read more…]