The Architecture of All Abundance: Creating a Successful Life in the Material World (Seven Foundations to Prosperity

310 Pages·2016·1.88 MB·English

by  Lenedra J. Carroll

The
Architecture
of All
Abundance
The
Architecture
of All
Abundance
Creating a Successful Life in the Material
World
Lenedra J. Carroll
New World Library
14 Pamaron Way
Novato, California 94949
The Architecture of All Abundance:
Creating a Successful Life in the Material World
Copyright © 2001 by Lenedra J. Carroll
Cover photograph by West Kennerly
Cover design by Mary Ann Casler
in collaboration with Chad Farmer of Lambesis Agency
and Berne Smith of Mani Management Group
Text design and typography by Mary Ann Casler
Interior photographs by David Owen Kniffen
Photograph on page 301 courtesy of Photonica
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Carroll, Lenedra J.
Architecture of all abundance : creating a successful life in the
material world / Lenedra J. Carroll.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN 1-57731-189-2 (alk. paper)
1. Spiritual life. I. Title.
BL624 .C348 2001 2001002480
291.4’4—dc21 CIP
First Printing, September 2001
ISBN 1-57731-189-2
Printed in Canada on acid-free paper
Distributed to the trade by Publishers Group West
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his book — like my life — is dedicated to the
understanding of the Divine excellence within each of us that, when lived, uplifts
our humanity and moves us beyond our current limitations and difficulties and
into the revolution of the Soul and its certain transformation of our individual
lives, our planet, and our species.
Preface
THE Architecture OF A Life
1 The Last Frontier
THE Architecture OF Stillness
2 Into the Silence
3 Empty Space
4 Centered in Being
5 Be Peace
6 Natural Systems
THE Architecture OF Prosperity
7 Lilies of the Field
8 Money, Money, Money
9 The Incoming Wave
10 Understanding the Dream
11 Creative and Courageous Action
12 The Soul’s Intent
13 A Higher Ground for Humanity
14 The Clearwater Project
15 The World We Have Imagined
THE Architecture OF THE Workplace
16 Old Business, New Business
17 Journey through Fear
18 Facilitating Transformation
19 The Question of Time
20 A Reason to Be
21 Values in the Workplace
THE Architecture OF Health
22 The Physician Within
23 Journey into Health
24 A Legacy of Health
THE Architecture OF Love
25 Esteeming Self
26 Loving Others
27 Divine Love
THE Architecture OF THE Soul
28 The Psychology of the Soul
29 The Transformation of the Soul
Acknowledgments
Permissions Acknowledgments
Index
Preface
I
have lived elements of a “rags to riches” life. I have
experienced times of severe lack but I now live a gracious and abundant life
filled with the financial resources and possessions that most people long for.
However, I did not achieve them by yearning after those things. This book
contains the understandings, values, and principles that have allowed me to
develop a generative prosperity in my life and by which I have developed
businesses that reflect those values.
Key to my accomplishment is a learned ability to source the depth of my
being and to follow a passion that drives my life. This passion underlies my
experience — the lessons, defeats, victories, and struggles — my humanity. This
passion is the essence of my purpose and my joy. It is in all the moments that led
me to new methods, profound knowledge, and a vastly providential life.
This passion has been central in the development and management of the
career of my daughter, Jewel, as a singer-songwriter, actress, author, and
humanitarian. It is the principal impetus behind the development of the
international companies for which I am responsible.
In The Architecture of All Abundance, I share the nature of this passion, the
factors that have shaped it, and its integration into my life. In the process, I speak
of Spirit, the Source, faith, the Soul. And I speak of God, having finally given up
any argument about words and my frustrations with language as a means for
discussing a power beyond the individual and collective human life. I have
thrown up my hands at the attempt to pinpoint this and have chosen language I
am personally familiar and comfortable with. I invite you to do the same.
All of the stories are from my experience and are in fact true — some have
been altered in consideration of the privacy of those involved; a few are
composite stories. They reflect different ages and stages of growth, including the
voice of my childhood and youth, the confusion and pain of lessons of the young
adult, and the wisdom of experience and Spirit. The observations, ideas, and
conclusions are mine. They are presented to provide a landscape on which you,
the reader, may construct your own understanding.
At its basis, this book derives from my realization that I have lived a life in
which I have remembered to a greater and greater degree that there is a force
within us that has the potential to move mountains. This is what I have been
dedicated to: remembering. Remembering who we are in our essence and
discovering that essence to be profoundly powerful and grace-filled.