Although we may be beginning to understand that our Story is just a Story and not the Truth, it still can feel a little risky to be tampering with it. Adaptive beings that we are, we’ve figured out how to tolerate the limiting story. We know our way around that territory, and we know what to expect from it. When we open ourselves up to a new possibility, a new Story, we often fear we’re opening ourselves up to false hope. What if nothing changes? Then we will have to face disappointment which we could have avoided by sticking with the old Story. I agree that it’s risky. It takes courage to move toward what you want, to come out of the cultural trance and wholeheartedly go after what matters to you. . . .
When we orient our lives around what we most care about, we see new ways of being that we were blind to when we were focused on eradicating the problem. I invite you to refrain from attending to something that needs to be fixed. Instead, try looking at what you care about and what you really want.
The bottom line: It’s All Story. Abundance is a Story. Scarcity is a Story. Yes, there are facts supporting both of them, but remember that it isn’t the facts that shape our lives — it’s our Stories.
— Victoria Castle, The Trance of Scarcity, p. 44-46