Abundance Spins the Block

When “sell it” is the new self-care

Awhile back I wrote about how I felt abandoned by abundance - like it slammed the door and walked out on me.

This story is about what happens when abundance spins the block.

If you’re new here, Let It Smoke is where I light a match to the things that feel aggy, unspoken, unseen, and let the billow of smoke tell the truth.

Here’s mine: I used to cling to my things like it was proof I was still here. Bags, chains, rituals, layers. And in the middle of loss, I clung harder.

But lately? The dopamine hit I used to get from clicking “checkout” now comes from releasing.

At first, it started out of necessity. Selling a Chanel here, a Row bag there, just to build a bridge while I figured out income again. It stung…like pawning pieces of myself. But then something shifted.

I realized this wasn’t just loss. This was circulation. This was abundance, moving.

My bags were always investments, and selling them is no different than selling stock when you need liquidity. Only this time, it feels less like scarcity and more like release.

And once I started, I couldn’t stop. Dior. Gucci. Another Chanel. The Row.

Out 👏🏽 The 👏🏽 Door 👏🏽

Even the extras: nails pared down, jewelry scaled back from five chains to one. Skincare? Simplified. Makeup? Skipped.

At first I asked: Who even is this girl?

But lately, I’m liking her. A lot.

Less has been the best balm for loss.

Not emptiness, but space.

Not scarcity, but flow.

Not abandonment, but Abundance spinning back around.