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What does abundance mean to you? According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the definition of abundance is having an ample quantity of something.

Let’s open our thinking to all areas of our life in regard to what we have an “ample quantity of.” Are our food and shelter needs being met and maybe, then, some? Do loving people in our life surround us? Are we experiencing joy and contentment? Do we desire to understand better what inspires and fulfills us or do we already know?

What do you have an abundance of?

Steven Vannoy, the author of “The 10 Greatest Gifts I Gave My Children,” begins this chapter on the Gift of Abundance with three quotes from children about what abundance means to them. Here’s how these three children defined abundance in their life.  

 

According to Steven Vannoy, The 10 Greatest Gifts I Gave My Children, “The Gift of communication is not only a set of reading and writing skills, but also an attitude of listening and understanding, of honoring the communicator for his or her thoughts, attitudes, and ideas.”

 

I believe Steven hits the mark in his articulation regarding why effective communication is so critical when talking with others, especially children. Steven says, “Without the gift of communication, our children cannot express their natural creativity and imagination. Worse yet, they can never hear what others are saying to them. They resort to whining, complaining, or fighting because no one seems to hear them.”

The gift of humor (and laughter) in, The 10 Greatest Gifts I Give My Children, by Steven Vannoy is one of my favorite chapters in his book. Vannoy unpacks nicely why humor and laughter are beautiful gifts to pass down to our children. For me, humor and laughter have saved me more times than I can count in stressful situations. Situations I had no control over and in some instances, ones I did, but I chose humor to deal with the situation because the other options 

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