001: The Remembering
Issue 001 | April 30th, 2025 | Reclaiming Our Innate Abundance
In a world that profits from our sense of lack, choosing to embody abundance becomes a radical act.
This inaugural issue of the Sacred Business Flow Writer's Collective brings together diverse voices all pointing to a single truth:
Abundance isn't something we achieve—it's something we remember.
The essays collected here don't just talk about abundance—they invite us to experience it differently. They challenge the idea that more is better, that external validation equals success, and that scarcity is our natural state. Instead, they offer a profound shift in how we think about what abundance truly means when we break free from the conditioning of a consumption-based culture.
's featured essay reminds us that abundance is our birthright, as natural as the sunrise. She shows us nature's inherent generosity—how forest mycelium networks share nutrients and apple trees produce far more fruit than one creature could consume. This invitation to learn from the earth's rhythms reflects the Sacred Business principle that everything is connected. When we remember this interconnection, we shift from grasping to giving, from urgency to trust.This trust is further shown in
's exploration of creative abundance as service. Through her water metaphor, we see how our gifts flow naturally when we remove constraints of fear.Just as water doesn't calculate where it should go but nourishes everything in its path, our creativity serves most powerfully when we let go of attachment to outcomes and focus on contribution.
Why this conversation matters now
We're living through a global recalibration of values. The old models of success driven by extraction, competition, and endless growth are showing their limitations—both personally and for our planet. The entrepreneurs who will thrive in this emerging era are those who can root themselves in a different understanding of abundance—one that honors natural rhythms, prioritizes well-being over wealth, and recognizes that true fulfillment comes from alignment with purpose rather than accumulation.
This issue invites you to question: What if the abundance you seek is already present? What if the empty space in your glass, the board beneath the chess pieces, the flow of water seeking its path—all point to a truth you've known all along but perhaps forgotten?
The Sacred Business path begins not with adding more, but with remembering who you truly are. In that remembering lies a wellspring of creativity, service, and joy that no external circumstance can diminish.
With Love,
Phil Powis
Editor-In-Chief
Featured Essay
Rediscovering Abundance As Our Natural State
by Maria Gehrke
If we lead from the truth of abundance, what changes in how we invite people in, how we share resources, and how we trust timing?
We are born into a world that knows no scarcity. The river does not measure each drop it gives; the oak tree does not calculate how many acorns it can spare. In the beginning, before the stories of "not enough" took hold in our minds, abundance was simply the air we breathed, the earth we touched, the pulse of life itself.
And yet, somewhere along the way, a different story was told — a tale of fences and ownership, keeping and hoarding, winners and losers. Scarcity was stitched into the fabric of our societies, whispering that there isn’t enough to go around. It is a myth that is so persistent that it can seem like reality itself.
But what if it is not?
What if abundance is still our truest nature, quietly waiting for us to remember?
Abundance as Our Birthright
When we remember that abundance is not earned but inherent — as natural as the sunrise — we begin to move differently. We become less concerned with grasping, competing, and proving. Instead, we turn to offering, inviting, and trusting.
Leading from abundance reshapes the way we build community. It asks: How would you welcome others if you trusted there was more than enough room, enough time, enough love, enough resources?
It softens the sharpness of urgency and replaces it with a steady faith in timing — not the rigid schedules of efficiency, but the organic unfolding that living things know like wildflowers opening to the sun, not one minute too soon or too late.
Abundance invites a deeper breath.
The Myth of Scarcity in Society
The systems we live under thrive on scarcity. They teach us that our worth is tethered to production, that success means outpacing others, and that safety lies in accumulation. In this view, generosity is risky, trust is naive, and stillness is wasteful.
But when we embody abundance, we can see through this illusion.
We choose to trust each other more than the systems would like.
We choose to share knowledge, resources, and opportunities without keeping score.
We choose slower, wiser rhythms over relentless urgency.
And in doing so, we carve out spaces of freedom — where innovation flourishes not from competition but collaboration, where well-being is measured not by consumption but by connection.
To lead from abundance is to live in a way society is currently not designed to handle — and therein lies the seed of change.
Each act of generosity, each shared resource, and each moment of trust becomes a seed of another way of being.
It is to say, There is enough, and to live as though we already have what we need to create a world rooted in care and justice.
When we choose to trust in abundance, we step out of the mechanisms of control and into the spaciousness of possibility.
Nature's Lessons in Abundance
Look to the forest after rain, the summer garden in bloom, and the generosity of a single apple tree offering fruit beyond what one creature could ever need.
Nature models abundance without fanfare, without fear. There is a quiet assurance in how the earth gives and regrows, a steady trust in the cycles of death and renewal.
We need only look to the earth to remember how abundance lives.
The forests do not hoard the rain. The mycelium beneath our feet stretches out in unseen networks, passing nutrients between trees and sustaining life in quiet collaboration.
Even in the starkness of winter, the promise of spring hums in every root and seed.
Robin Wall Kimmerer writes in Braiding Sweetgrass:
"Knowing that you love the earth changes you, activates you to defend and protect and celebrate. But when you feel that the earth loves you in return, that feeling transforms the relationship from a one-way street into a sacred bond."
Abundance is not a human invention. It is a dance we have been invited into, a sacred bond of mutual care. When we fall back into nature’s rhythms and listen more than we strive, we come home to a different kind of leadership: one rooted in reverence, reciprocity, and grace.
Nature teaches us that abundance is a relationship — reciprocal, dynamic, and alive.
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Reciprocity: The Heartbeat of Abundance
At the core of abundance is reciprocity — not transactional, not tit-for-tat, but the deep knowing that giving and receiving are not separate acts. They are one continuous breath.
To lead with abundance is to trust that what we offer will return to us, not always in the same form, not always on our timeline, but always in the right season.
It is to plant seeds without needing to see the harvest.
It is to give without gripping.
It is to trust that the more we love, the more love grows.
For those of you tending communities, what might become possible if you trusted the soil we are planting in? If you remember that life itself leans toward flourishing, toward enough?
May we lead from this deeper place.
May we trust in abundance as surely as the earth trusts the sun.
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The Dynamic Flow of Giving and Receiving
True abundance is not static. It is movement — a dynamic current of giving and receiving.
When we hold too tightly, we dam the river. When we give or receive without presence, the exchange dries up.
To live in abundance is to trust that what we give will be met, perhaps not always directly, but within the vast, interwoven web of life. It is to give with open hands and to receive with an open heart, without shame or entitlement.
Communities rooted in this flow are resilient. They nourish themselves and each other through cycles of generosity that extend beyond simple transactions into sacred relationships.
Empowerment Through Shared Responsibility
Abundance is not about removing responsibility — it is about sharing it.
When we lead from abundance, we invite others not just to receive but to participate in the tending and stewarding of resources, spaces, and dreams. We cultivate leadership in one another, recognizing that each person’s gift strengthens the whole.
Empowerment through abundance is not top-down. It is a spiral, ever-expanding, in which each voice matters, each hand is needed, and each heart is called forward.
In this way, abundance weaves a fabric strong enough to hold us all.
Abundance in Action
What does it look like to embody abundance in practice?
It looks like opening our circles wider, trusting that there is space for all who are called.
It looks like sharing resources without fear, knowing that giving birth to another’s dream does not diminish our own.
It looks like creating policies and structures that honor collective well-being over individual gain.
It is slow, patient work. It asks us to move at the speed of trust, to choose relationships over results, and to tend the soil even when the harvest feels distant.
But it is also joyful work—rich with the knowledge that we are planting not just for ourselves but also for generations to come.
Ways to Practice Abundance
Honor organic timing. Resist the pressure to rush. Trust in the natural pace of your community.
Celebrate collective wins. Treat each success — no matter whose — as a win for the whole.
Model generous receiving. Let others support you too.
Name the abundance already present. Regularly reflect with your team or community on the gifts, talents, and opportunities you already have, even as you dream bigger.
Abundance as Divine Connection
At its deepest root, abundance is a spiritual truth.
It is the remembrance that we are not separate from the source of life but expressions of it — like waves from the ocean, like leaves from the tree.
To live in abundance is to live in union with the divine, to trust that we are endlessly held, endlessly renewed.
In this remembering, leadership becomes an act of devotion.
Resource-sharing becomes a prayer.
Community-building becomes a celebration of life’s endless creativity.
And we, together, become the living proof that another world is not only possible — it is already here, waiting for us to say yes.
May we lead from abundance. May we live as though the world we dream of is already at our feet, blooming, ripening, reaching toward the sun.
The invitation is simple:
Return to what you already are.
With Love,
Maria
Maria Gehrke is a contributing writer for The Sacred Business Writer’s Collective focused on helping visionaries and transformative groups stay connected to the energy of their essence, purpose, and expansion. You can follow her on Substack here.
Community Insights
The Physics of Creative Abundance
by Rachel Connor
What if your creative potential follows the same laws as water? When you shift from rigid self-protection to fluid service, something magical happens. Rachel shows us those transformational "phase transitions" that occur when we finally let our gifts flow freely toward the people they're meant to serve.
The Quiet Revolution of Rooted Presence
by Ed Zaydelman
The most magnetic leaders aren't the busiest—they're the most present. Here's a truth that might surprise you: abundance isn't waiting at the end of your next launch or milestone. It arrives the moment you slow down enough to feel what's already here. A simple invitation to reclaim the wealth that's always been inside you.
[Experience the full perspective →]
The Art of Becoming the Board
by Marc Engel
When challenges show up, do you see yourself as a player—or the entire game? One simple shift in how you see things can transform frustration into possibility. Marc shares the ancient wisdom hidden in a chess metaphor that changes everything about how you handle difficult situations.
[Explore the full framework →]
The Mirror of Desire
by Filip Sardi
That success you admire in others? Look closer—you don't want the whole painting, just the feeling it creates. A beautiful reminder that comparison is just "a momentary lapse in trust that what's meant for you already knows the way." Return to your own work with fresh eyes.
The Circle Continues: An Invitation to Divine Connection
As our exploration of abundance comes to a close, I'm struck by the richness we've created together. Each contributor brought their unique perspective, yet collectively, you've shown us something bigger - that abundance isn't something we chase after but rather recognize as our natural state.
Now, we're turning toward something new that I'm truly excited about.
Our next theme, "Divine Connection," asks us to look at the sacred thread running through our businesses and lives. I'm curious:
How does your work serve as a channel for something greater?
Where do you experience those moments where time seems to stop in your everyday business?
What shifts when you lead from this deeper place of knowing?
Your voice matters in this conversation. Whether you've been writing for years or this would be your first time sharing publicly, your perspective on divine connection could be exactly what another entrepreneur needs to hear right now.
As this issue has shown, our greatest insights often emerge when we bring our wisdom together.
I'd love to include your voice in our next issue. After all, true abundance shows up not just in what we receive, but in how freely we share our gifts.
[Submit Your Voice for the Divine Connection Issue →]
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