The Abundant Life: Redefining What It Means to Be Wealthy

The Abundant Life — Redefining What It Means to Be “Wealthy”

What does it really mean to be wealthy?

In today’s episode of Unstoppable with Dr. Paulette Scott, we go beyond money and material success to explore a deeper truth—the kind of wealth that sustains you through grief, loss, and rebuilding your life.

After experiencing the loss of her husband, Dr. Paulette Scott shares how her definition of abundance completely changed. This episode is for anyone navigating grief—not just the loss of a loved one, but the loss of identity, purpose, stability, health, or direction.

If you’ve ever felt like life took something from you… this conversation will remind you of what still remains—and how to rebuild from there.

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Hello. Like will try to break you. I know this because it tried to break me. When I lost my husband, my whole world changed. It changed in ways I never imagined. And in that space, I had to learn how to do something I had never thought about.

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I had to learn to breathe again. Welcome to week 21. This episode, everyone, is called The Abundant Life, redefining what it means to be wealthy and yet helping you rise, rebuild, and plant your legacy. The podcast reminds you that no matter what lights take from you, there is still something very powerful waiting to bloom inside of you. I am your host, Paulette, Dr. Paulette Scott, a wife, a mother, a grandmother, an author, entrepreneur, respiratory therapist, and I have my doctorate in public policy and administration. I am a woman who has walked through a deep thought and learned how to keep going. This space was created for everyone who has ever had to start over. Regardless if you lost yourself, your income, Dr. Paul Scott, a wife, a mother, a grandmother, an author, entrepreneur, respiratory therapist, and I have my doctorate in public policy and administration. I am a woman who has walked through a deep loss and learned how to keep going. This space was created for everyone who has ever had to start over. Regardless if you lost yourself, your income, your health, your job, you lost a child, your identity, or somewhere along the way, you just simply lost you. This is a place of healing. So each week we're going to talk about faith, grief, healing, growth, rebuilding, and the resilience it takes to rise from the soil of pain and to turn it into your purpose. Together we will breathe again, we'll grow again. And we'll become unstoppable. Not because life didn't try to break us, but because it didn't end us. So take a deep breath, grab your notebook, and let's grow through this journey one episode at a time. Let's become unstoppable together. Today I want to talk about something that grief forced me to understand. What does it really mean to be wealthy? Because before loss, before heartbreak, before life shifts in ways you didn't plan, we think we know the answer. We think wealth means money, success, stability, comfort, things. And listen, let's be honest, those things matter. We do have bills, you have responsibilities, we have family, we have goals, right? So this is not about pretending money doesn't matter. But what grief teaches you something a lot deeper? Grief asks you a question the world doesn't prepare you for. What matters when money can't fix it? What matters when success can't comfort you? What matters when the house feels quiet? What matters when the person you love is no longer there? What matters when your identity has been shaken? What matters when you're starting out from a place you never expected? And that's where your definition of wealth begins to change. After I lost my husband, there were days I didn't care about anything. Materialistic things. None of it mattered. What mattered was, can I get through today? Can I stand up? Can I breathe? Can I make it through this moment? And if you ever experience grief, I mean you're real grief, you understand exactly what I'm saying. Because grief strips life down to truth. It removes the noise, it removes distractions, it removes the illusions that we control everything. And what's left is what's real. And slowly I begin to understand something. Wealth is not what you have when life is easy. Wealth is what you carry when life is hard. Let that land there for a minute. Sink that one in. Look at the difference. Wealth isn't what you can't what you have when life is easy, but wealth is what carries you when life is hard. I'm gonna say that again. Wealth is not what you have when life is easy. Wealth is what carries you when life is hard. Because when life gets hard, money may help, but it doesn't heal everything. Success may look good, but it doesn't comfort everything. Possessions may fill space, but they don't fill your heart. But you know what does? Peace. Faith. Love, support, strength, purpose. That is wealth. So today I want you to walk through what I call healing wealth. Because after loss, we don't just need money. We need something that helps us live again. Let's start with spiritual wealth. Spiritual wealth is what holds you when you don't understand what's happening. It's that part of you that says, I don't have the answers, but I'm still going to trust. I'm gonna trust God. It's the prayer you whisper when you don't have words. It's the strength you feel when you thought you had none left. There were days I didn't have answers. There were days I didn't feel strong. There were days I didn't even know what to pray. And all I could say was, Lord, help me get through today. Not next year, not next month, not the next hour, not the just today. And somehow that was enough. That is spiritual wealth. Emotional wealth. Emotional wealth is peace. It is not the absence of pain. It's not the ability to feel your pain and still keep going. It's being able to cry and still show up. It's being able to say, I'm not okay, but I'm healing. I'm hurting, but I'm growing. I'm grieving, but I'm still here. Emotional wealth is when your feelings don't destroy you. They teach you, they stretch you, they grow you. Let's talk about relational wealth. Relational wealth is people, but not just any people. You know, you gotta be careful of people in your circle, people in your life. You gotta, you know, there's certain spirits you don't want in you. So that there's that right people, the people who check on you, the people who sit with you in silence, the people who don't rush your healing, and the people who don't tell you to get over it. Those are out there. The people who love you even when you're not your best, the people who say and I love you, and it's okay for you to grieve. And the people who stay because everybody around you is not part of your wealth. Some people drain you, some people disappear when life gets hard. But the people who show up, the people who support you, the people who speak life into you, that is relational wealth. That's the people you want your circle. That's the ones that love you and care for you. And if you don't have those type of people in your life, readjust yourself. Get those kind of people in your life. Because anything else is just not worth it. You want to make sure you have the right people in your life. First and foremost, more than anything, you want the right people. Let's talk about another well. I like to call this one physical and mental wealth. But let me say this clearly that your health is your wealth. That your mind is your wealth. Your ability to think clearly is your wealth. Or ability to function, it matters. Your ability to rest. Because grief affects your body, it affects your sleep, it affects your appetite, it affects your energy, and it absolutely will affect your focus. So taking care of you, you, the individual that is going through the grief, it is not selfish. It is mandatory, it is necessary, it is non-negotiable. Purpose, wealth is my final one. This one is powerful. Purpose is the reason you keep going even after a loss, after a heartbreak, even after everything else has changed. Purpose says there is still something left for me to do. There is still someone I'm here to help, and there is still a reason I'm here. And I need you to hear this and hear this loudly. If you are still here, your purpose is not finished. Now, let me ask you something. Slow down a little bit with me. Let's slow down. Where are you in your life? Are you ready for wealth? Not where you want to be. Not what you're working towards, but right now. Where are you? Where are you already rich? Is it your faith? Is it your strength? Is it your growth? How about is it your family? Is it your ability to keep going? Because sometimes we are so focused on what we lost that we miss what we still have. And I understand that, I truly do. Because when you lose something important to you, your heart naturally goes to what's missing. But healing begins when you gently start to notice what remains, what's still here? What do you still have? Who's still in your life? Who's here with you? Not to replace what we lost, nothing replaces that. But to recognize that life didn't take everything from you. You're still here. You're still breathing. You're still growing. And you are still becoming. And that, my friend, that matters. Now here's something else I want to talk about comparison. Because comparison will make you feel poor. Even when you are rich in ways that matter, you look at someone else's life, their success, their money, their platform, and you think you're behind. But you don't know their full story. What you see on the outside don't mean what's happening really on us inside. Remember, they used to say you may see on the outside, but you don't know what's really going on inside that person's house. And when I say house, I mean inside their body, inside their mind, inside that physical being. You we don't know another human being's story. We don't know what they went through. We don't know what their struggles were. You don't even know what they've lost, or you don't even know what they're dealing with. So don't compare your healing to someone else's highlight. Your journey is your journey, your timing is your timing, your growth is your growth. And if you keep nurturing your life, something beautiful will grow. Now let's make this practical because I want you to walk away with something you can actually do this week. I got this, you know. I'd love to give you guys all a weekly assignment because I think a part of listening to the podcast and hearing my inspiration. And as we all go through our journey, no matter what we grieve, people again grieve many things. People grieve a loss of a pet, a loss of self, a loss of parent, a loss of child, a loss of spouse, a loss of friend, a loss of human being, period, a loss of um their financials, their job, they lose a uh their um home. People can lose many things. So when I say grief, grief is something you had, you loved, it mattered to you, and it's gone. And you physically, your body physically goes through changes with this. And so when we're looking at grief, please understand no one person's grief is stronger or worse than the others. We all grieve many things. And when I say the real grief when people lose or grieve themselves because they lost who they are, that's a serious grief. And it's trying to come back to who you are meant to be. So this week, what I want you to do is really simple, but it's going to be powerful. Every single day this week, I want you to write down three things. Three things that prove you are still blessed. Three things that prove you are still growing, and three things that show you are still here. Okay? I want you to write down three things every single day that you're things that prove you are still here, you're blessed, and you are growing. It could be I got out of bed today, or I got I went to a movie today, I spoke with a friend, or I went to work today, or I prayed. I had a moment of peace for myself. I got my toes done, got my nails done. Um, gentlemen, it could be you worked on a car, you went and played some ball, or you went to the gym. It could be anything. It could even be I talked to someone who cares about me. I made it through a hard moment. That's another one. Or how about I rested? I didn't give up. And I know I mentioned prayed, but I'm gonna say it again. I prayed and I prayed again and I prayed again and I prayed again, and I took that moment of focus and peace and spirituality, and I became stronger today because I did that. I want you to do that every day. Because what you focus on grows, and a lot of people miss that. If you focus on depression, sadness, hurt alone, that's gonna continue to grow in you. But if you focus on building, rebuilding, reclaiming, moving forward, looking forward to the next moment, day, sunlight, prayer, God's guidance, that will grow. And when you start noticing abundance and you start feeling it, man, that's a powerful move for you. That is that point in your life where you like, nah, I'm not just here, but I actually feel it. It's actually a good movement in my life. I'm actually somebody. I matter, I'm here, I'm not gone. I'm rich because I'm happy, I'm rich because I can smile, I'm rich because I'm finding my way through this new journey that God has me on. And I'm even more rich and blessed because He's using me. I am being used still. I'm here because there's a purpose for my life. And identifying what that purpose is is powerful. Instead of feeling like there's nothing left for you, or why am I still here? Why did I trust me? I have all the same questions. Why, why my mom? Why my husband? Why am I still here? What is it that um why did they have to leave so soon? Why was it that everybody that I love has been taken away? Not everybody, because I'm blessed with an amazing abundance of grandchildren and children in my life. So I know my purpose is to serve and to continue to be a pillar for them and their lives. And that is an honor and a responsibility that I feel God gave me, that I worship more than anything. And He gave me this amazing man to have these amazing children with that has left me here to build such an amazing legacy. And so for me, my job is well, craft it. And there's so much more to do. And I am so thrilled every day that there's something new for me to discover about who is this lady? Who is Paulette? What is your purpose? Why did God have you here? What are you meant to do? And once I start looking at, there's so much more He has for me, and yet I still have to discover it. It excites me. And sometimes, let me say this. Sometimes we want what we want, but it ain't what God has for us. And he knows what's best. We think we know what's best, but we don't. God knows what's best because He created us. He knew who we were before our higher existence. He knew exactly what He wanted us to do, who He wanted us to be, what He wanted us to accomplish. What an honor. What an honor it is to live that journey for Him. When I think about my journey as a teenage mom till today, I think, wow, what a life, right? And I'm surviving. I didn't expect my life to be a widow. Never in a million years. I always thought my husband would be, not myself. But I am here. It's my journey. I am healing. I am strong. I'm not weak. I tell myself that on a daily because I know those words speak volumes to me in my existence. And I want you to hear that, hear that loudly. Your job is not done. You have a mission, you have a purpose. There is still things for you to do and focus on that. Take that focus of your pain and make that a powerful purpose, baby. Because when you start looking at servant, wow. That's abundant. That's rich. That's meaningful. That's life. Leave your legacy. Make a powerful one. Help a stranger that you don't know. Smile at somebody that you don't know what they're going through. Understand that everybody's anger ain't got nothing to do with you. So I'm saying if you walk across somebody and they look at you funny or they have a they disrespectful communicating with you, it ain't you, it's them. It's their unhappiness, it's their disturbed peace. But inside you, you are full of peace. Let that be the reason why God still uses us. Now let's go ahead and let's do the prayer. Because as you know, every episode, I love to leave in lead in prayer so that everyone has something to continue their strength, strength, and move you forward with. Lord, we thank you. We thank you first and foremost for keeping us. Even when we felt like we were falling apart, you kept us. Thank you for the breath in our bodies, for the strength that we didn't even know we had. For the love that still surrounds us in this lore in this world, Father God. Help us to see what we still have instead of focusing only on what we lost. Father, heal our hearts, restore our minds, and guide us into a place of peace. That peace that surpasses all understanding, only you can deliver to us. Remind us that we are not empty, we are not behind, and we are not forgotten. In Jesus Christ, we pray. Amen. Amen. Thank you, Father God. And thank you all for joining me on Unstoppable with uh Dr. Paula Scott. 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