Why holding on tight stops the flow

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Hello friend,

Let’s talk about money. And flow. And why some people seem to be magnetic to abundance while others repel it like a bad cologne.

There is a body of water in the Middle East called the Dead Sea. It is dead because water flows into it, but nothing flows out. It hoards every drop. The result? It is so salty and stagnant that nothing can live in it. A few miles north is the Sea of Galilee. Water flows in, and water flows out. It is teeming with life and fish.

Freedom in the economic area of your life is defined by flow.

We live in a generous, abundant universe. There is no shortage of air, no shortage of ideas, and truly, no shortage of money. Lack is not a supply problem; it is a distribution problem. It is an awareness problem.

The law of abundance works on circulation. You cannot inhale if you refuse to exhale. If you hold your breath, trying to keep the air you have, you pass out. The same applies to your good.

Stinginess leads to constriction. It sends a signal to the universe that you believe in scarcity. When you clench your fist to hold onto what you have, your hand is closed to receiving anything new.

To activate the flow, you must give. Generosity—whether it is tithing money, giving time, or sharing talent—creates a vacuum. Nature abhors a vacuum. When you create space by giving, the universe rushes in to fill it. It pulls good into your life.

This is not about buying favors from God. It is about aligning yourself with the nature of reality, which is expansion and giving.

You cannot force yourself to be more deserving, but you can feel more deserving. Gratitude is the feeling tone that matches abundance. When you practice gratitude, even when your bank account looks sad, you are tuning your radio to the station where the music is playing.

I promise you, the more you read my emails, the more success you will see as you apply this law of circulation. You will start to see checks in the mail, opportunities appearing, and serendipity increasing. You will be grateful for having clicked the links in my email when you see the flow turn on.

Now, you have the flow. You are ready. But to really manifest the big dreams—the ones that seem impossible—you need a license.

Not a driver’s license. A license from a higher order of being.

I will tell you how to get VIP access to the universe’s intelligence tomorrow.

What is one way you can circulate good (time, money, or kindness) today to create a vacuum for abundance?

Best,

Bradley Woods

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