Ingrid--great posts, both of them!
As for the negativity comments--was the honest little boy being negative when he truthfully pointed out that the emperor had no clothes? 
The thing about abundance--or at least for me--is that the kind of abundance that is fulfilling is best attracted through the heartfelt (meaning it comes from deep, deep within) spirit of giving, or even of sharing. It's been my experience, in hindsight, that the more I give (again, from the heart), the more the Universe opens up for me. Not just money, which is nice of course, but abundance of many categories.
