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| Visit Paths To Power's blog at: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A Word of Caution About What the Law of Attraction is & How to Use It! A short word about practicing the laws of attraction; don't waste your time dreaming of becoming filthy rich, highly successful and powerful, as though the instructions were contained in some get rich quick manual that you only had to follow to the letter to get what you want, without rhyme or reason of why you should be getting these things. Getting filthy rich is highly unlikely anyway and it is not the purpose of the laws of attraction. If you study the concept in earnest, begin to practice it with true conviction, you will come to realize that material wealth is less important when the universe begins to endow you with the real riches it possesses. That isn't to say money cannot be manifested, it can but only in order to achieve a purpose! USING THE LAW OF ATTRACTION FOR OUR PURPOSE: You know, we are each given a purpose to carry out before we land here on earth and moving away from that purpose will only result in difficulties and disillusionment because we are not creating that which was decided for us (by us). It's like swimming against the tide! Did you ever feel there was something you should be doing, that you were missing out on something in your life? Do you sometimes ponder your existence and wonder what the meaning of YOUR life is? The laws of attraction are set in place to help us on our journey of discovery, it's important to be aware of and in tune with the opportunities around us, to have a clear idea of what it is we want to do and what we want to achieve. After all, you can't buy a train ticket without knowing where you are heading! OUR PASSION: The laws of attraction will not work the way we want them to until we have figured out what our real passion is. We each need to discover what it is that makes our heart warm, doing something that makes us feel alive, something which feels natural and as though we were made to do this thing. This is our passion! When we find our passion and incorporate it into our life, suddenly the cogs of our universe will begin to turn and advance us because we are truly on the right path. Life will become easier, doors will open and synchronicity will provide the way forward for us. For me, just whilst writing this short article I have received three emails about the Laws of Attraction, the TV is on (I work at home and the kids are home) and have just heard a commercial that voiced the word passion really loudly about seven times!! You see I am doing what I love ' writing, communicating. I'm exploring my passion and the universe - or God - is nudging and winking at me telling me I am on the right path. Try it out for yourself ' it really does work ;-) THE WHOLE: Our passion is there to work for the good of the whole and not only for ourselves, that is how the universe manifests and this is our place in it. It may not seem obvious that doing something we are passionate about will benefit the world - but in the long view it does, it isn't a selfish act! That's why we are given our individuality; we are here to work separately as pieces of a jigsaw in order to create the whole picture and our blessings for doing this is real happiness. APPLYING THE LAW OF ATTRACTION: Doing what truly makes us happy people is how we will attract more happiness into our lives and less trouble, strife and illness. Scientists are already proving that our DNA reacts according to our emotions and thus when feelings of gratitude, love and appreciation are felt our DNA becomes fully switched on including our ability to resist disease. However, When the researchers FELT anger, fear, frustration, or stress, the DNA responded by TIGHTENING UP. It became shorter and SWITCHED OFF many of our DNA codes! The most extraordinary fact about these tests is that the DNA responded in samples taken out of the the body at exactly the same moment and with the exact same reaction as the DNA within the donors body - and the scientists stopped testing after the Donors and the DNA samples were 50 Miles apart!! Now that's got to be food for thought for those scientists, suggesting there has to be an unseen web of energy that connects the physical to the non physical elements of not only our make up, but our world, where distance as we know becomes redundant regarding these connections! The idea that we are intrinsically connected both to our earth and the universe around us has always been the major point of the Laws of Attraction, and it seems even science is at last catching up with this knowledge. The Laws of Attraction may sound simple but actually practicing them is not so easy. The art of focusing ones mind and emotions on positive things, on what we want rather than what we don't want has to be well rehearsed before it can be done without effort. We can all too easily fall back into complaining mode, focusing on the negative around us and therefore attracting more of it into our lives! TAKING STOCK: So this said; the first thing we need to do is to take stock of our life. This is vital if we are to continue to move forward, even if we think we have it all figured out. Sometimes things change; we start to lose hold of the reigns and slip off course because of the many distractions and events that can preoccupy us. Regular contact with our inner mind is essential to keep in check our aims and ambitions, to tap into our purer thoughts and the unconditional love we should be feeling and giving out. Discarding bad habits and excess baggage that we have collected on the way is good housekeeping and helps us to work WITH the laws of attraction smoothly and without hitches. To Find Out More And Learn about a Powerful Meditation Technique visit relaxmp3 here ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Law of Attraction: Taking Control of LifeThe first step in utilizing the law of attraction in your own life, I have learned, is first by taking ownership of prior mistakes. Next is identifying what exactly it is that you really want while keeping out all thoughts about what you do not want. Identifying what a person wants as opposed to what they do not want is a major difference when taking the imperative steps towards happiness and well-being. Years ago I remember focusing simply on the negative. I would only focus on what I did not want to happen. The result that I experienced was in most cases the negative. The one thing I did not want at all. Why me? I would ask emphatically. This is unfortunately something that most people have experienced in their lives many times. How can we alleviate such negative outcomes in our lives? There’s only one answer to that. You guessed it. We must always force ourselves to focus on the positive outcome in order to achieve the outcome we all desire. I am still appalled at my mindset in my early days just out of college and trying to make those first million dollars I thought I would make within a few years just to pay off those credit card bills. But, that unfortunately did not happen. It took a lot of negative experiences and not-so-good outcomes to realize that something had to change in my life. I honestly believe every single person who has every lived in this world would be able to relate to exactly what I am saying. Some may not admit to it, but most I believe will. Admitting my faults was the first thing I realized I needed to do. Admit that I was not right all the time even if it was my own life. After that first painful step of admittance is overcome, the world is your oyster. Not only do we have to admit our faults and believe in ourselves endlessly, but we all must continue to educate ourselves and allow our minds to grow. It seems our minds are endless and as we proceed further and further down the path of happiness, so does our mentality. It all evolves into a much more forgiving, compassionate and powerful state of being. I am truly amazed at what a person can achieve once they realize the untapped power they actually do have inside themselves. Admittance is the key which unlocks all the doors to happiness. The longer we hold in the negativity and do not take ownership of the negative things that occur in our lives as our own manifestations, the longer it will take to achieve true happiness. This I strongly believe and witness daily in those who share this state of being and belief in themselves and the law of attraction that helps guide their very souls to truth and abundance. Source: http://www.articlecircle.com/ - Free Articles Directory About the Authorhttp://www.TheWindsorExpress.com S. Michael Windsor is currently publisher and a writer for The Windsor Express Post. Taken directly from the most popular search results on the Web, The Windsor Express - Daily Top Search Result & Advice Commentary features a daily dose of articles, tips and community based on the hottest topics of the day. Visit us today! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Law of Attraction Demystified In accordance with the Law of Attraction, you attract into your life those things, circumstances and conditions that correspond with the nature of your dominant, habitual thoughts and beliefs - both conscious and subconscious. Every area of your life, including your health, your finances and all of your relationships, are influenced by this great Universal Law that "like attracts like". What Frequency Are You On: Everything, including yourself, your thoughts and anything else you may or may not desire, is pure energy vibrating at different frequencies. The basic premise of the Law of Attraction is that like energy attracts like energy. You attract to yourself that which you are in vibrational harmony with, not that which you long for or even deserve. Your dominant frequency is determined by your dominant mental attitude, which itself is determined by your habitual thoughts and beliefs. Simply put, a positive mental attitude attracts positive experiences and circumstances while a negative mental attitude attracts those conditions that we deem negative or unwanted. You Can Attract Anything You Desire: You are able attract anything you desire to yourself because you are already connected to everything, seen and unseen. Nothing and no one is separate from you. The sense of separation we experience in the physical world is created by the way our five senses interpret this infinite sea of vibrating energy. You are one with the One Universal Mind from which all things become manifest. The creative power of your thoughts is limitless. Changing Your Frequency: To consciously attract that which you desire into your life you must learn to bring the energy of your thoughts and hence your actions into vibrational harmony with the essence of your desire, be it perfect health, success, abundance, true love or anything else. Creative visualization is the basic technique by which you can positively and effectively reprogramme your subconscious mind and so begin to attract to yourself those things and circumstances that you truly desire. Don't Play the Blame Game: Understanding the Law of Attraction is not about blaming yourself or anyone else for the negative or unwanted conditions in your life. Getting caught up in this blame game would only serve to attract more of those things that you do not want. Instead, this knowledge is intended to empower you to take full responsibility for your current conditions by understanding the attractive power of your thoughts. Know that by taking responsibility for your life, you also grant yourself the power to change it. Match Maker, Match Maker Bring Me My Match: The bottom line is that you attract to yourself that which you think about (a lot). There is no judgement call involved about whether a particular thought is "good" or "bad" or whether its corresponding circumstance is "deserved" or "undeserved". The Law of Attraction is neutral. It does not judge, punish or reward. It simply serves to bring like energy together. Think of it as the great match maker. You submit your criteria via your thoughts and beliefs and it brings you your perfect match - every time. You Do Not Have to Figure it All Out: You do not have to learn to work with or apply the Law of Attraction. Being a Universal Law, it is already working perfectly in your life, whether or not you understand or accept it, and it never ceases to operate. Your primary goal is to adjust your mental attitude by changing your predominant thoughts and beliefs. To become the master of your life, you must master your mind not the Law of Attraction. It is already a master unto itself. In a nutshell, to experience profound transformation in any area of your life, you must first become conscious of the Truth that the circumstances of your outside world correspond precisely with the thoughts of your inner world and are attracted to you by the Law of Attraction. According to this Universal Law, like energy attracts like energy. You do not need to learn to apply it or work with it because it always does whether you understand it or not. To attract anything you desire into your life you must learn to bring your thoughts and your actions into vibrational harmony with the essence of your desire and leave the rest up to the Law of Attraction. Essentially, all you need to do is work on yourself. Tania Kotsos is the founder and author of Mind Your Reality - Your Ultimate Guide to Using Mind Power to Create Your Reality. She has been studying mind power and the nature of reality for the last 15 years.
Go to www.mind-your-reality.com to visit Mind Your Reality and learn all about mind power, reality creation, the universal laws, success secrets, relationship advice and much, much more for FREE. This article is the Copyright of Tania Kotsos. Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/self-help-articles/the-law-of-attraction-demystified-516483.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Self Enrichment, Self Improvement Products -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Law Of Attraction - Ancient And Timeless The Law of Attraction has been introduced by various people in the media, such as Larry King, Oprah and MSNBC. Actually, the law of attraction is a very ancient system of belief and existence. It dates back to the earliest humans, including the Egyptians, Babylonians, and even the precursors to ancient religions. Simply put, the law of attraction states that like attracts like. This is a very simplified explanation and in reality, the law of attraction goes much deeper than that. Your very being, including your thoughts, feelings, emotions, actions and everything about you combined acts as a magnet to attract certain things into your experience. Not just physical things, but also events, people and circumstances. There are many self-help kits, coaches and gurus claiming to be experts on the law of attraction, but in reality, the law of attraction is something that can never be fully learned by anyone. Just when you think you've mastered it at some level, you'll discover a much deeper level beyond it. Also, the law of attraction doesn't just have one rigid way to harness it. It seems that for every individual, there is an individual way to harness the law of attraction, within given parameters. So that means that what works for one person may not work for you. Alternatively, what has worked well for you may not necessarily work for others. That's why there is so much confusion about the law of attraction. Lots of people have found something that works for them, and think that it is the magic answer for everyone else. So when someone doesn't meet that same measure of success, they start feeling guilty about it or feel that they've done something wrong. Sometimes, things just don't work for every single person on the face of this earth. Sometimes, you have to find your own law of attraction. One of the best known books that talks about the law of attraction is called The Seth Material, by Jane Roberts. The Seth Material was talked about by Esther Hicks as she channels the Abraham consciousness. It was also spoken about on Oprah's XM Satellite Radio
show. Jane Roberts channeled an energy consciousness, which she named "Seth" in the 60's. Although, "Seth" does not call it the law of attraction, but he surely does explain how your thoughts and emotions create your reality. He explains how your emotions, visions, and thoughts all combine to create your reality, and how most of us create by default. We react to what is in front of us, thereby creating more of what's in front of us, never realizing that we're actually the key to changing that. It is a very fascinating book. It also touched on subjects that we've only recently discovered through quantum physics, namely the possibility of parallel lifetimes and universes. The Seth Material makes for excellent reading for anyone who is open minded about other dimensions and realities. It is also excellent reading for anyone who wants to know more about how the law of attraction works.Life Resources website can be reached at Http://www.LifeResourceCenter.net for more information. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Self-hypnosis to Reach Your Life Goals for HappinessSelf hypnosis is a great way to reach your goals in life. It is grasping for that inner power to achieve your objectives. Numerous people have successfully used self hypnosis to quit smoking, to lose weight, to fight shyness, to make better choices of partners, to sleep better, to release creativity or even to keep your every day mood balanced. Let's first clear the misconceptions on hypnosis. Hypnosis is a deep state of relaxation. You are aware of your environment. You can hear everything. It is the best way to gain control of your brain. Now you have real power to change or re-program some harmful emotional patterns in your mind. Hypnosis is a new branch in psychology. The patterns are located at the subconscious level of your brain. Hypnosis enables to reach that place and give a direct cure to the problem. When you are in a deep state of mind it is easier to fix the problem right away because you are in the emotion that leads you to the compulsive behaviors. Sometimes we just need that extra internal push to have the guts or the energy or the motor to jump at doing what we know we need to do. Self hypnosis is a possible answer. I have used self hypnosis to change my eating habits. It worked, and it is still working. I got rid of my constant craving for chocolate. It was a difficult battle without it. I have a friend who has been on medication for his panic attacks. He used hypnosis as a complementary treatment. His medication dose has been reduced at the time this article is published. There are even cases where women even gave natural birth with the power of self hypnosis. It is exciting to see the different applications of hypnosis to enhance your life. However, self hypnosis alone cannot solve all. You need to have a minimum of focus and determination to do the mental exercises that leads you to change your everyday choices. As you do them, it is getting easier and easier to reach your goal. You can use the help of a professional, who has a long experience career. They will charge you an hourly fee between 50$-100$. The sessions last for about an hour each. You have a number of sessions for the treatment that can range from eight to twelve sessions per problem to solve. It can be more or less. You also can download and unlimited number of mp3 hypnosis from hypnosisdownloads.com. You can put them on a CD later and listen to them on your computer at work or in your peaceful living area corner in your house. The membership fee is far more affordable then going to see a professional. You have the privilege of receiving two daily inspirational quotes that will help you keep your hard earned peace of mind. You'll also have access every two weeks to the 2 newest hypnosis mp3 downloads. With self hypnosis, you have help to reach all your goals and lead and happier life. You get all what life can offer because of the power of your healthy mind. Source: http://www.articlecircle.com/ - Free Articles Directory About the Author--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- How Reliable Is The Law Of Attraction? If thoughts are things, then those who are familiar with the Law of Attraction should be living the life of their dreams. While a few may attain this enviable state, the majority do not rise to that level. Is it the Law of Attraction that is at fault or the person who uses it? Does it work for some and not for others? Does it work some of the time and not at other times? It is my contention, both from my study of it and from my many years of experience with it, that the Law of Attraction is as reliable as the Law of Gravity; if applied correctly, it works with unfailing exactitude. I also hold that anybody who studies it and applies it will come to the same conclusion. "Ask and you shall receive; seek and you shall find; knock and the door shall be opened unto you." Those are the truest words ever spoken. They not only come from an expert source, who repeatedly demonstrated it, but they can also be proved through your own experience. These are not idle words, philosophical opinions, or rhetorical exhortations; they are words that stand up to the test of observation and experience. There is no need to rely on authority, even if it happens to be the highest known to the human race. Experiment will definitely prove its value. The problem of insufficiency then has to do with the practitioner. Everything that you desire can be yours with the Law of Attraction. If most people appear not to be living in abundance it is due to either not knowing about it or dismissing it as a serious idea. If this is the great secret of life, now openly revealed by many teachers, why is success with it not apparent everywhere? Assuming that you know about the Law of Attraction, what is preventing you from living the full expression of it? In reflecting on this subject, I have isolated three possible factors: 1. Improper application. Ask for something, then let it go with the full expectation that it will show up. That is the entire principle right there. However, when you fail to ask properly, being vague in your asking, or if you fail to let go, clinging to the idea, then you have not fully exercised the law. Another way of improperly asking is to merely ask using words devoid of positive, expectant feelings. Your feelings are the vibrational signature that sets the law in motion. 2. Fear of failure. People are afraid to get what they want. They are afraid of being disappointed and not getting it. They feel unworthy of asking. And they are even afraid of what will happen if they do get it. These fears and others are disguised as doubts, rationalizations, and anxiety. Unless there is a complete lack of resistance to getting what you want it will not show up. 3. Unclear vision. People are not clear what they want. Unless there is a clear vision and a strong sense of what it means to you, things will not show up. 4. Reluctance to pay attention to intuition. Sometimes your answer comes as an idea. This idea is subtle. If you do not pay attention to your subtle faculties and develop it, the answer to your problem may very well have shown up but you did not notice it. 5. Reluctance to act. Sometimes by acting you speed up everything. The action to take is the action before you. Even if action is not necessary, as the answer may come from a person or event that has to show up in your experience, action reinforces the energy that you have sent out. It is making a statement that you are in earnest. The use of feet and hands has an amazing way of putting you in the right place at the right time. The Master Practitioner may not need to act, but at an earlier development stage, it does speed up results. Source: http://www.articlecircle.com/ - Free Articles Directory About the AuthorSaleem Rana would love to share his inspiring ideas with you. Hunting everywhere for a life worth living? Discover the life of your dreams. 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| Law of Attraction - Breaking Down The 3-Step Creative ProcessFor most - if not all - of us, our path in life requires continual adjustment. There are things we want but don't have. There are things we have but don't want. And there are things we have that would be fine with a little alteration. For some, this process of course correction is natural and flowing. But for many of us, we grow impatient and/or discouraged. Compounding our discomfort, law of attraction says that we attract into our lives more of what we focus on. When we focus on something we want, we attract more of that thing or condition. If we focus on a condition or thing we don't want - a problem - we attract more of THAT thing or condition.
Unwanted situations will always come up whether we like it or not. The good news is that those things and conditions which are not to our liking are the birth of all creation. How would we ever know what we do want without the contrast of what we do not?
THE 3-STEP PROCESS
As humans in an attraction-based universe, we live in an endless, looping, 3-part creative cycle. A thing or condition we want to be different gives birth to a preference, the new preference then exists in our consciousness where it did not before, and finally we receive the new thing or allow the new condition into our experience.
When we've identified what we don't want which happens constantly (step one), step two begins. We become aware of what we do want. We begin to notice things. If in step one we had the thought, "I want or need more money," we might now begin to notice other people with money or things that cost money. What we now desire exists as a concept in our consciousness, but we don't have it yet in our experience. How we feel about this new desire is our most valuable clue about how we are doing with step three. The better and more optimistic we feel, the better we are doing.
Step three is where the artistry of law of attraction really comes into play. This is where we receive the manifestation of what we've so far only summoned into our consciousness with the first two steps. Doing this takes allowing. By allowing, I mean the releasing of resistance.
RELEASING RESISTANCE
Even though it may not feel like we are resisting what we want, we are. For even in resisting the circumstance that we want to change, that same resistance is at work preventing us from receiving the thing we do want. Resistance is energy. When we focus in a resistant way, that energy is present in all areas for us.
Learning to release resistance can at first be counter-intuitive. We cannot release resistance directly. Attention given to anything, whether our intention is to get rid of the thing or summon it, causes MORE of that thing in our experience. To truly release resistance to a circumstance is a function of allowing the circumstance to exist and putting our focus on how we want things to be instead. However, there is a difference between focusing on how we want something to be and focusing on that it is not that way yet. How we feel about something is our indicator of allowance or resistance. The better it feels, the less resistance (and more allowance) is present.
Albert Einstein suggested that a problem cannot be solved at the same level of thinking at which it was created. Here I equate "problem" with "circumstance". After all, a circumstance we don't want is indeed a problem. If Einstein is correct, we need to think on a new level to change our circumstance. We need to focus our attention on thoughts that cause allowing energy or, at the very least, that don't cause resistance.
RECOGNIZING RESISTANCE
A thought that creates resistance is one in which we say something is one way and it should not be that way. When we reject something in its entirety as wrong or bad, we generally introduce resistance. "I'm having a terrible day," is usually a resistant thought. "Nothing is going the way I want," is another. With this kind of "problem" thinking, we leave ourselves very little room to affect change.
When we can summon the wherewithal to say, "My day isn't all bad," and think, write or talk about those aspects that ARE working, resistance is released. Perhaps what Einstein had in mind with his observation about the level of thinking it takes to solve a problem, is to think on that more subtle, component level. Focusing on those aspects of a circumstance that do work summons more workability.The steps of noticing what we don't want in our lives and having what we'd prefer show up in our consciousness happen with no effort on our part. Becoming effective within the law of attraction is a function of getting good at step three. The more we can notice resistant thoughts that come up for us, and practice choosing thoughts that release that resistance, the better our results - and our experience - will be.
Source: http://www.articlecircle.com/ - Free Articles Directory About the AuthorSteve Freedman is a filmmaker and author of the best-selling guide to creating a happier life " The Art of Manifesting What You Want". His most recent film "Ghosts Never Sleep", stars Faye Dunaway, Sean Young and Tony Goldwyn and is available on DVD. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Other People's Doubts and the Law of Attraction by Andrea Conway, Law of Attraction Marketing CoachView more articles here Though it's wonderful when family and friends believe in and encourage your business vision, often they don't. Fortunately, the Law of Attraction helps you attract what you want anyway. The Law of Attraction doesn't care what other people think -- as long as you’re not influenced by them. And that's the hard part. Let's be honest: other people's doubts about you usually feel rotten. I've even had Law of Attraction coaching clients who blamed all of their lack of progress with a business idea on unsupportive and even hostile family members. "My husband thinks I'm crazy to leave a good job just to follow a dream that may never come true. And maybe he's right." The Law of Attraction teaches that whatever we receive is a reflection of what we put out. I know it's hard to hear this (was for me anyway). . . but if you can open to it, you may never again have to look at other people as the cause of how you feel. Stop for a moment and let yourself experience the freedom in that… Even though it's difficult to accept, each of us is the sole character in our life. The events, circumstances and people we encounter "outside" of us simply reflect the thoughts and feelings we hold inside. This idea may strike you as odd -- I mean, your skeptical mother is always that way, isn't she? Well, not exactly. Your mother shows up one way to you and quite another way to her old friends from high school, her boss, and her favorite grandchild. Hmmm…. Even your dog can be frisky and friendly with you who love him but standoffish with your sister who is afraid of him. Quantum physics and the principle of uncertainty support the idea that so-called objectivity is actually highly subjective. Experiments prove that light, for example, exists as a wave until it's observed: then it changes form and becomes a particle. You, as the observer of what's going on in your life, determine by your observation the nature of whatever you observe. If you observe doubt, you are actually creating more of it. That's because the Law of Attraction responds to your thought and brings you more circumstances just like it! The creative power of thought is why Law of Attraction teachers often remind us to focus on what we want, not on what we don't want. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cure for the Doubting Blues When we feel besieged by other people's doubts, it's important to acknowledge that we don't like how it feels. Be truthful. There's no point covering up your feelings, because you can't fool the Law of Attraction. Go ahead -- acknowledge your discomfort with the thoughts of others. But only for a moment or two. Then it's time to move forward and examine how we may be responsible. This self examination is not necessarily going to feel comfortable. You've heard that if you want different results, you must take different actions. Well, it doesn't just apply to action. The Law of Attraction says that it's the thoughts/feelings/beliefs behind the action that makes the difference. If you want business success, it's time to give up comfort and be willing to examine your beliefs. Below are a few questions I often ask my Law of Attraction marketing coaching clients who complain about the doubts of others. 1 - How might you be doubting yourself? (It's easy to blame others for things that we don't want to examine in ourselves.) 2 - What are your concerns about stepping out of your comfort zone and creating your business? (It's helpful to get specific about how your thinking may create a mental environment of self doubt.) 3 - On a scale of 1-10 how committed are you to success in this business? (Success requires commitment -- before you see any results. This is a difficult concept for many new business owners -- and is one of the key aspects of entrepreneurship that my clients and I look at in Law of Attraction coaching.) By looking within, we can usually make the connection between what's showing up in "other people" and how it's a mirror to what's inside us. Once you get it that the responsibility belongs to you, you also get a rush of freedom moving like a deep, cleansing breath through your entire body. Your friends and family and their soul purpose At the soul level, your skeptical friends aren't trying to stop you. Their soul purpose is to wake you up to the truth of where you vibrate. AHA. It was me all along. The AHA awareness that it's about you, not them, opens up a new set of choices about what you prefer to think, feel and attract. Our new choices cause Law of Attraction to match us up with entirely new experiences. As you deliberately change your vibration -- a skill that anyone can learn -- you're no longer a match to doubt. You radiate confidence and certainty from within. And, surprise, others no longer doubt you.
Andrea Conway is the Law of Attraction marketing coach for solopreneurs and small business owners ready to make all the money they want at the business they love. Receive a free copy of Andrea's e-report Fire Up Your Business Success Using the Law of Attraction when you subscribe to her free e-zine Successful Self Employment News at www.successfulselfemployment.com
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-------------------------------------------------------------------- The ABC of the Law of Attraction Imagine for a moment that you have in your possession a source of complete and total power. You alone can command the warmth of the sun, the fall of the rain, the turn of the tides and the direction of the winds.
What would you do with this kind of power? Would you abuse it causing the world to fall into utter chaos? Would you be benevolent and merciful, using your power to help the people of your planet achieve their ultimate potential?
Unfortunately (or fortunately, as the case may be) there is no way for a person to have that much power. Mother Nature controls the planetary systems according to her own rules and her own designs. You will never be able to have utter control over the environment you are inhabiting.
What if you could, however, have the power to determine the course of your own life? What if you could accomplish great things and acquire great riches just by using the power of your own mind? What if I told you that this does not have to be a "What if". What if I told you that you possess in your psyche the power to chart the course of the rest of your life on whatever path you see fit?
Chances are you might think that I had been watching too much Sci-Fi and needed to get out of the house more often, not to mention my obvious need to expand my vocabulary, considering the number of times I have used what if? in this conversation. You would be wrong (about the Sci-Fi, anyway). Every person holds in their mind the power to shape the events of their life to achieve whatever end they see fit. This power is what is known as the law of attraction.
What is the Law of Attraction?
The belief held by many theorists is that the universe is governed by a set of universal laws; these laws cannot be changed, cannot be broken and apply to every individual, regardless of age or nationality. These laws are the riverbanks which guide the flow of their lives on its journey to its ultimate end.
The law of attraction is one such law. The law of attraction is the belief that anyone can determine their destiny through the power of their minds.
"The Law of Attraction attracts to you everything you need, according to the nature of your thoughts. Your environment and financial condition are the perfect reflection of your habitual thinking." Joseph Murphy
The History of the Law of Attraction; Before we go too deep into the modern applications of the law it is important that you understand that this is not simply New Age nonsense (most descriptions of the law of attraction refer to it as a product of a New Age Mentality). The principles of the law of attraction date back far beyond the new found popularity of the New Age.
The immortal Buddha was actually one of the first to introduce man to the law of attraction. He said,"What you have become is what you have thought". This was a principle that the people of the east were acquainted with for centuries before it began to sweep into the western hemisphere.
The concept of karma also may have drawn its roots from the law of attraction. Karma states that you will eventually be revisited by that which you have sent out into the universe. If you have practiced kindness and compassion you will receive in kind. If you have been deliberately cruel to another you will receive back into your life that cruelty which you have sent out. Your actions and thoughts morph into physical entities, causing the universe to react in kind.
The law of attraction began to gain popularity in the western hemisphere in the 19th century, as people began to appreciate the power of positive thinking and apply it to their life. This new concept was first introduced to the general public by William Walker Atkinson, the editor of New Thought magazine, who published a book called Thought Vibration or the Law of Attraction in the Thought World in 1906.
As you can see, the law of attraction is not new. The concept that thought can have a predominate affect on the course of a man's destiny has been taught by wise men throughout the ages, and has given rise to a whole new era of beliefs. For more information on the Law of Attraction and 100 FREE wealth creation e-books visit Paul Warren's websites The Wisdom of Wealth.com and mymillionairebuddy.com Also find other articles by Paul Warren at OriginalReviews.com and health-information-articles.com Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/new-age-articles/the-abc-of-the-law-of-attraction-282342.html | | Lemonade and The Universal Law of Attraction Here's a great parable on how you can use the universal law of attraction in your life.
There was a gentleman, let's call him George, who was going through a tough financial streak. One day there was a knock at the door and, by the time he answered it, the caller had vanished. All that was left was a crate of lemons.
Now George had never heard about the universal law of attraction. But he did know that if you add enough ingredients to lemons, you can make lemonade. It happened that he had just enough money in his pocket for the ingredients, and, with an 'Attitude of Gratitude' for the 'free' lemons, he set about the task.
Shortly, he set up a lemonade stand at the local County Fair selling the lemonade he made with the anonymous lemon gift. His stand was very popular and many enquiries followed, soon the law of attraction had opened up a range of opportunities for him to pursue.
So, even though George was not 'consciously' applying the law of attraction, his actions brought about a series of circumstances that helped him out of his dire circumstances, because he was open to the possibilities around him.
Yes, the universal laws of attraction were good to George.
Do you see how simple it can be to use the law in your life to create an exciting future, one that you can be proud of? And do you also see how easily those same laws of attraction, if not used wisely can attract things you don't want into your life?
If you begin to be thankful for everything that comes your way in life, the universal law of attraction will sense this newfound gratefulness and begin to provide you with more reasons to be thankful.
This translates into the law of attraction providing you with more of the better things in life, as defined by you. The law will do nothing more in your life than offer the circumstances that you're thinking of.
Even if you're given some form of wealth -money- jewelry-a car-, even a tiny bit, but don't accept it with an air of gratitude, then the universal law of attraction naturally assumes it's not what you really wanted, and will not deliver more. The law is going to assume -rightly or wrongly - that you really didn't want that wealth in the first place, and you will know poverty once again.
However, if you accept even that little bit of wealth with sincere gratitude, knowing that if given more, it will accumulate, then the law of attraction is going to bring even more wealth your way.
It might not happen overnight, but rest assured that eventually the universal law of attraction will recognize your sincere gratitude and begin to bring more wealth your way. The law of attraction doesn't work just for wealth; you can put these amazing universal laws of attraction to work for you in your relationships, in attaining joy, in your career in absolutely every endeavor in your life.
There is not an aspect of your life that is not governed by the law of attraction. That's why it's best to take heed to the ancient wisdom: "In all good things give thanks." This is the surest way to make the law of attraction work in all aspects of your life. Paul Warren is a Wealth Creation Educator and stock trader. You can download Wealth Creation Audio Books and Free Wealth Creation E-books at his site ">http://www.mymillionairebuddy.com"> mymillionairebuddy.com Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/coaching-articles/lemonade-and-the-universal-law-of-attraction-169401.html -------------------------------------------------------- The Law Of Attraction By: Robin Retallick The Law Of Attraction turns out to be the big one. It's the basis of everything. Simply put the law is - "We attract into our experience that, and only that, which we think about - whether wanted or unwanted". This means that whatever we give our energy, attention or focus, will inevitably be drawn to us.
The corollary is the Law Of No Assertion - "Nobody and nothing can assert anything into our experience which is not a match to our vibration". This means that nobody or nothing, (including “God”, fate, friends, family, governments, strangers, tsunamis, star signs etc. etc.) can cause us to experience something that does not resonate with what we are thinking.
Another way of stating this law (putting it in terms more closely aligned with the language of modern physics) is the Law Of Alternate Realities - "We choose which reality to step into by the things we give our energy, focus and attention". This last version appeals to me - but pick whichever version suits you - they all mean the same thing - we create our own reality.
Now let's think a little more on that "whether wanted or unwanted" piece from the Law Of Attraction above.
We all have an Emotional Scale. To simplify, we either feel good or we feel bad. If we're not feeling good, then what we're including in our thoughts is what we don't want. The Emotional Scale runs from Depression-Grief-Fear-Anger-Frustration-Annoyance-Boredom Where we're thinking about what we DON't want through to Contentment-Interest-Happiness-Excitement-Passion-Ecstasy where we're thinking about what we DO want.
To put it another way - the Universe hears no negatives. So if we are fearful that something might happen, we are attracting it. Nothing - nada - zilch - is more important than feeling good. Our "work" therefore is to get ourselves to the place where we focus on what we want - to move ourselves up the scale from:
Worry -> Hope -> Optimism -> Confidence -> Certainty.
The more we can move >>> to the right hand end of the scale, the faster we can manifest what we really want.
So what we’re spending our time thinking about is all-important. And so is how we’re thinking about it. For every subject, we have a resonant point of attraction. If you want to know where you are on any subject, look around. What you're experiencing is where you're resonating.
For a minute, pick a topic on which you’d like some change in your life. For example – say money. Is your first reaction “not enough”? Every time something you'd like-to-have flashes into your awareness, is the like-to-have immediately drowned out by can’t-afford-it? Or do you get into a feeling of delicious anticipation?
So where does action - doing things - fit into all of this? Well first we need to understand what I call the BE-DO-HAVE™ principle.
In the world I was raised in, action was all important. It didn’t matter whether I wanted to do it, or felt like doing it - I needed the self-discipline to do it anyway. With a combination of hard work and being lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time, maybe things would turn out OK. Well according to the Law Of Attraction, that’s all hooey. There's no such thing as "luck", and there are no "accidents". Our actions in themselves cannot get us what we want.
But - the Universe is a powerful orchestrator. It always responds to our thoughts and always has us in the right place at the right time. To take advantage of this, we have to reverse the process - to Be-Do-Have.
If we can see/feel/imagine ourselves where we want to BE, then we'll be inspired to DO the things that will allow us to HAVE all that we want (more on BE-DO-HAVE later).
So - if we look at the way successful people order their lives, we see that many directly acknowledge this Law Of Attraction. Others, as you begin to see the principles they live by, inherently take advantage of it. That is they clearly order their lives according to its principles. Also, there are legions of books on this subject - either directly acknowledging the Law Of Attraction, or giving principles and procedures that are in line with it. In summary, what they all say is - spend time visualizing what you want, and it will appear.
A few quotes:
"Man must cease attributing his problems to his environment, and learn again to exercise his will - his personal responsibility." - Albert Schweitzer
"The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind." - William James
"Your circumstances may be uncongenial, but they shall not remain so if you only perceive an ideal and strive to reach it. You cannot travel within and stand still without." - James Allen
"Whatever your mind can conceive and can believe, it can achieve." Napoleon Hill
"Follow your bliss, and doors will open for you that you never knew existed" Joseph Campbell About the Author: Robin Retallick is a business owner and CEO who, like many of us, is on a journey of discovery seeking some of life's answers and learning how to achieve abundance. He shares his insights, and processes and resources that work. www.money-health-relationships.com/ Article Source: www.NewAgeArticles.com -------------------------------------------------------- Use The Secret To Attract Wealth Into Your BusinessAre you earning as much income as you would like from your corporation, job, small business, or working at your home based business?
If not, you could use - The Secret - to create improvement in making money from your business efforts.
Look at your beliefs. People's attitude can cause them to miss an important opportunity.
Some viewpoints are not necessarily benefiting you especially if you came from a home with parents who experienced scarcity.
Many beliefs are just like junk software.
They were picked up from parents, teachers and peers.
If you have the belief "that you have to work hard to earn money" -- then the Universe makes it true (that's The Secret.)
You may have picked up other money beliefs from your parents, such as "Money doesn't grow on trees," or "Money is hard to get."
As children we believe what our parents said and their patterns of "There's not enough money," got stuck in our emotional energy field. It's time to forgive our parents and move on.
By moving on... I mean for you to release those beliefs that are limiting your progress.
Simply make a sweeping motion with either hand down and out away from your body as you verbalize each belief and see it as already gone! (This secret method of clearing negative energy from your emotions has been rediscovered the founders of Laser Reiki) Next, focus your attention on positive aspects and/or your goals.
Pick one to focus one. Write it out and repeat it often.
Here are the details for your corporate or home based goals:
1. You write out exactly what you desire ("I want to make money in my home based business because it will give me joy and the freedom to spend quality time with my family, etc...)
2. You put the statement in the present tense, as if you have already achieved it. ("I now have an increase in income and I feel so save, secure and blessed, etc...")
3. You read it twice a day.
4. You visualized already having it and completing the project. You picture it as a "done deal!"
5. Your job is to celebrate it as if it is already done!
Have you ever gotten stuck in bad feelings? When you are feeling bad, those worry and fear thoughts keep recirculating over and over in your mind. But besides that, you need to know, because of the way the Law of Attraction works, you are attracting more of those same bad thoughts back into you life simply by focusing on those problems. It is a vicious circle and you must get out... by focusing on the opposite of the problems.
Despite all of this past programming you still have free will. If you decide that your beliefs are not benefiting you (or causing your life to be too hard) you can choose other things to believe in and different thoughts to think. It's that simple!
By choosing to think uplifting and supporting thoughts your beliefs about success in your home business will also change.
When the beliefs change... the outcome changes.
With this information you are creating new beliefs about "Attracting money with ease".
To support your new direction toward even more love, joy, friendship, support, money, success and prosperity -- you just need to keep your attention on these uplifting words and feelings.
If your need extra help you might want to take a self-help class, a prosperity course, or get a self-esteem coach. Here are four helpful resources and directories for education in the self-help field: http://www.thekeyspeaker.com, http://www.abuniversity.com, http://www.wealthaplenty.com, and http://www.abundancemiracle.com. The Law of Attraction is "The Secret." It will deliver outrageous prosperity in your home based business right to your doorstep... when your energy is properly aligned. It is called a natural law because it never varies. The Law of Attraction always delivers exactly the same. Ask and you shall receive. What you think about -- you get! Where you put your attention -- there you are! It does not judge your experiences -- it only delivers. It will yield to you your loftiest dreams... when you are in alignment with them. It says, "Your wish is my command!" But, Beware! The Law of Attraction will deliver your fears a lot easier and quicker! For some reason it is easier to think negative thoughts and align with them than to think positive thoughts. If you'd like the full story you might like our new e-book: "Triple Your Home Based Income... By Using Two Secret Words." It's 86 pages of details and exercises based on using The Law of Attraction. The Universe wants you to increase your income, your life, and enjoy the Earth experience even more. Replace annoying mind chatter with a positive statement, such as, "Thank you, God, for even more of these positive thoughts -- of freedom, love, joy, success, abundance, and prosperity in my home or corporate business!" Source: http://www.articlecircle.com/ - Free Articles Directory About the AuthorTaylore Vance, a writer, has years of home business experience. Taylore, who is self employed shares how to make money in any small business at http://www.prosperity-tips.com | | The Inside Scoop On The Law Of Attraction We all have those friends that we love to hate. You know the ones I'm talking about - the friends that Lady Luck always seems to shine upon. They can do no wrong, and they have a great career, a great family, and a great life in general. Happiness just seems attracted to them like a magnet.Have you ever considered that happiness doesn't just seem attracted to these people - that maybe happiness really is attracted to them like a magnet? That's the theory behind the law of attraction. With the right outlook, manifesting happiness is fairly easy!
A History of Karma
The ideas behind the law of attraction aren't new. In fact, ancient Indian scriptures from thousands of years ago talk about using the law of attraction for manifesting luck in life. However, this concept has only recently played a larger role in our everyday lives. Unfortunately, most people don't know about or understand the law of attraction, and because of that, the only things that manifest in their lives are stress and unhappiness.
If you've ever heard the saying "what goes around comes around," then you can understand the concept behind the law of attraction. This is exactly like the concept of karma. However, let us modify that statement to be "what you think comes around." The law of attraction is based on the model that like attracts like - sort of the way two magnets are attracted to one another. Using this idea, you can create the things you want in life simply by thinking about them. Yes, the law of attraction really is that easy!
Real Scientific Roots
This isn't a bag of tricks, either. There are very real scientific roots behind using thought for manifesting the things you want in life. Think about it. Why do magnets attract one another? On a cellular level, the magnets simply connect. Why can't the same be true about our thoughts and feelings? Using the law of attraction, why can't we think about the good things we want in life as a way of helping to connect to them? After all, thoughts are energy. They are real, even if we can't see them. So, why can't we use them like magnets?
Manifesting this energy starts with visualization. The law of attraction starts with understanding what you want. This is so that you have a real sense of imagining what you should visualize. Otherwise, the magnetic strength of your thoughts will be very weak and not that effective. What do you want in life? Most of us know when we are unhappy, but few of us can see the big picture. I'm not just talking about having a bad day. Overall, if your life is unhappy, why? Do you want more money? A better love life? A career that you love? Manifesting these things isn't possible if you don't know where to start. Always begin by taking a full inventory of your life and truly being honest about how you'd like the law of attraction to work for you.
Once you know exactly what you want, it is simply a matter of belief. Ask the universe for what you want. Visualize it to the point where you can reach out and grab it. Then, act as though what you want is already in your life. Manifesting is all about belief. Here are some great tips you can use to make the most out of your visualizations:
Visualize Every Single Day
Visualize every single day. Intense visualization sessions can help the law of attraction bring what you desire to you. Spend time every morning or every night (or both, if you can), thinking about what you want and believing that you will get it.
Visualize the specific. Manifesting works best if you send out thoughts and feelings about exactly what you want. Say, for example, that you want to find the man or woman of your dreams. Think about what he or she will look like. Think about the characteristics he or she will have. Visualize specific details of what you'd do together and how you'd fall in love.
Be open to the law of attraction. Visualization isn't enough for manifesting your dreams. You have to believe that what you want will come to you. Be open to receiving it, even if it comes to you in unconventional ways. Always be on the look out for the things you're visualizing.
Send out strong signals. If you don't really want something, your signals will be weak. In other words, you'll have a weak magnet, like the worn out magnets that always fall off of the refrigerator. You have to want your goal with all of your soul.
Never Give Up
Manifesting the thing you want could take weeks, months, or even years! It depends on the rest of the universe. The magnets of the law of attraction are pulling everything in all directions. However, over time, sending out the same signals will help you overcome all other pulls so that what you really want comes to you.
Remember, the law of attraction is not something you can half-hope will work. To really make use of this tool, you have to believe with full force that the things you want in life will come to you. The law of attraction can truly help you become that person everyone envies - the one will all of the luck! Thomas Herold is the founder and CEO of Dream Manifesto. The quantum method for manifesting your dreams. To learn more about creating your dreams with the Dream Manifestation Wizard software visit: Dream Manifesto - The Quantum Method for Manifesting Your Dreams Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/self-help-articles/the-inside-scoop-on-the-law-of-attraction-335719.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- Invite A Flood Of Prosperity With Visualization By: Wendy Betterini Visualization is one great way to activate the Law of Attraction in our lives, but we often go about it in such a serious way. We meditate, we create our vision boards, we painstakingly create a picture in our minds of what we want our outer circumstances to reflect. This is a good practice overall, but one important component we often forget (or don't know how to generate) is infusing our vision with powerful emotions. Feelings like joy, love, excitement, and gratitude can emit powerful vibrations that act as a magnet to attract whatever we desire. But how do we generate these feelings over something that's "make believe"?
There's a very simple way to do this, and it involves one secret ingredient: FUN!
By making our vision fun and lighthearted, we automatically begin to feel corresponding emotions. Don't just visualize yourself with a new car; visualize yourself driving that new car and having a blast doing so! Don't just visualize yourself with the partner of your dreams; visualize yourself locked in a passionate embrace or laughing with your partner over something silly.
Just to get you started, I'd like to share a fun visualization I've been using to attract greater abundance into my life. It's very simple, but as you'll soon see, it can be incredibly powerful because of the feelings it invokes.
First, find a private place where you won't be disturbed for a short amount of time. Perform your usual relaxation techniques (deep breathing, mind quieting, etc.) so you feel calm and centered. Then visualize yourself standing in the center of your home. It's a beautiful warm day outside, so you have all the windows and doors open. Suddenly, off in the distance, you hear a deep rumbling sound. You cock your head and listen intently, wondering where the noise is coming from. It gets louder and louder, and the house begins vibrating and shaking all around you.
You know something big is coming, but strangely you don't feel frightened, only excited. The roar reaches a crescendo, and suddenly, in through your windows and doors comes a massive flood of dollar bills. Not just dollar bills but also hundred and thousand-dollar bills!! The money is rushing in so quickly that it causes a mini-hurricane over your head, greenery flying everywhere. The bills are accumulating on the floors, furniture, appliances. It's gushing in through the doors and windows, down the chimney and through the fireplace, coming up through the plumbing, even seeping through the walls!
As you see this unbelievable abundance swirling all around you, you suddenly let out a whoop of pure joy! You begin gathering up handfuls of money as if they were fallen leaves and tossing them into the air, letting them rain down around you. You laugh and laugh because you know you have created this flood of prosperity in your reality. You called it forth with the power of your thoughts, and you feel so proud of your accomplishment!
You raise your face to the ceiling and shout your gratitude to the Universe: "THANK YOU for this amazing gift! Thank you so much for the freedom, fun, and pleasure I will enjoy with this money!"
By now the bills have accumulated to chest-level, and you're wading joyfully through the rooms of your home, letting your hands trail along the surface of the money. You take a deep breath and hold it, then dive beneath the surface and swim through the green murk. You surface a few feet away, flipping over to do the backstroke for a bit. All the while, you're laughing and laughing, having great fun with your newfound wealth.
Suddenly you drop your feet to the bottom and stand up again, wondering just what you're going to do with all of this money. You recall the single mother who lives down the street, and you decide to send her a big box of cash, anonymously. You envision the beaming smiles on the faces of the mother and her children when they receive your gift of love. Then you remember the elderly woman who lives next door, she could probably use some help too. So you box up some more cash for her. You begin thinking about your friends and family members, and decide to bless them with some cash. Oh, you also know some great charitable organizations that could probably use donations! Finally, you remember a few things that you want to buy for yourself, so you stuff some bills in your pockets with which to go shopping.
As you prepare to leave on your shopping excursion, you gaze back at the piles of money you attracted, and you are overcome with a feeling of immense gratitude. You've never felt so blessed as you do right now, and you know it will only get better in the future. Finally, you understand that true wealth comes from within, and you'll never again have to feel powerless or frightened. The prosperity you've called forth will continue to grow and multiply, whenever you choose it. With a radiant smile and a wink to the Universe, you close the door behind you and head off to the first of many exciting adventures waiting in your future.
Could you feel the emotions while you were reading that? Do you feel excited and eager to give it a try? Go ahead - I assure you it's a ton of fun!
By the way, I injected imagery that I feel is fun, but feel free to alter it to better suit your objectives (like replace the money with something else, if that's what you want).
Whatever you do, have FUN with it! The key point is to get your juices flowing and make you feel GOOD. It's all that matters in the end. About the Author: Visit www.MindfulAttraction.com for more great articles and ebooks about the Law of Attraction. Need some daily reinforcement? Sign up for our FREE Daily Align-ders - short and sweet reminders to help you get (and stay) in alignment with your intentions: www.MindfulAttraction.com/align-ders.html Article Source: www.NewAgeArticles.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- Break Out Of Your Routine To Better Access Your Inner WisdomThough we do not always recognize it, we are always hearing our Inner Voice in some form or fashion. Part of what keeps us from recognizing this Voice as often as we do is that we are frequently locked on or attached to certain ideas and ways of seeing things within our mind. We're not able to go into our Right-Mind where we can see things clearly. We might be attached to a certain belief or perspective, or we may be unwilling to let go of a particular judgment or feeling. When we are attached to these thoughts within our mind, we keep ourselves from flowing freely into our Right-Mind where we can access own Inner Wisdom. There are many ways to loosen up our thinking. One great way to free our attachments and help us connect with the part of our self that is filled with clarity, certainty, and peace is taking a vacation. Vacations are so powerful because they get us out of our normal routine. They take us away from the things we're attached to in our daily life. Doing anything out of the ordinary, whether it's driving a different way to work, listening to a different radio station, swimming in a cold pool, or going out on a rainy day to take a walk, can accomplish the same result. The trick is getting out of our normal routine. When we do this, regardless of what it looks like, it opens the mind to possibility. It opens the mind to a new way of thinking. When we break these patterns, we open ourselves up to hearing our Inner Guidance, whether we call this our Inner Voice, God's Voice, or our Higher Self, it does not matter. When we break out of our routine, we free ourselves from the typical things we do or the habitual way we think about things. Now, I'm not talking about your prayer or meditation routine, which is specifically intended to connect you with your True Self. I'm just talking about the routine of life that keeps us thinking the way we do, that keeps our energy bottled up into only one way of being in the world. When we break up the routines in our life that keep us separate or stagnant, whether it's taking a walk at lunchtime when we usually never do, going to lunch with someone new, taking an unexpected day off work, or going somewhere we've never been, we open our mind to possibility. We free ourselves from whatever we're attached to, comfortable with, or used to, and we give ourselves the possibility of openness and become much more receptive to hearing those Inner Promptings. Over the next few days, observe the patterns or routines that are constricting or unconscious in your life. These may be the routines that keep you from hearing this Voice for Love and Peace within you. What routines keep you from seeing things in new light? As you notice these innocent and often times unconscious patterns and routines, do something intentionally to break them and then notice what happens within your mind when you do. Does it give you time to reflect or see things differently? Does it give you a new experience in your life? Does it give you time to breathe and slow down? What do you feel as a result? Breaking up your routine does not need to be a major ordeal. It could be as simple as using a different bathroom than the one you normally use, or walking the other way around the block. It's the intention you put behind these small gestures that opens your mind and helps you to connect with and hear your Inner Voice more clearly in your life. Enjoy the possibilities. Source: http://www.articlecircle.com/ - Free Articles Directory About the AuthorDavidPaul and Candace Doyle teach people how to access their Inner Wisdom. Watch their inspiring 3-minute online movie at http://www.thevoiceforgod.com and receive 30 FREE audio messages on hearing your Inner Voice. Visit http://www.thevoiceforlove.com to learn more about their work. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Who Am I? Who Am I?
You cannot see your self - you can only see what you are not.
What you are is the very 'thing' that gives birth to all life, sustains that very life and then destroys that very life.
You are that which constitutes the energy that is forever arising.
It is beyond its own creation.
The creation comes and goes in cycles - all things pass away, seen and unseen, internal and external - they are transient, all of it is transient, everything except for the very energy (heart) that sustains it all.
You are not the transient.
You are that which is beyond the transient. It never dies - it cannot - it does not - it just is.
This is what and who you are - the very substance that is totally alive and yet beyond its own manifestation.
If you buy into believing yourself to be that which passes away then pain and suffering are the inevitable result of that belief. That cannot be helped. It passes away. You do not. To put your eggs into the basket that is under the crusher is not a good idea. To get on the train that is heading to fly off of the cliff is going to bring you misery.
If you choose to put your energy into believing that you are something that you are not - what to do? Who is to blame? If you do not choose what is already true of you...
How to be what you already are? There is no 'how', there is only the being thereof.
To be that which you already are - to be that - requires your alignment, your choosing to be in the same moment that the backdrop of existence is arising.
The one energy, heart, that arises as all things which come and go, arises now.
It is you.
This is who you are.
What are you?
You are the heart that is arising in this very moment as all things. The same energy that is arising as your neighbour, brother, sister, mother, father, friend, enemy... is you. The energy that is arising as the walls of your room, the cigarette butt in the gutter, the gutter itself, the moon, sun and stars, the trees and rivers, the pesticides and poisons, the rainbows and butterflies, angels and devils, the white, black and blue brotherhoods... is you. In other words, everything. Everything. Absolutely everything, seen and unseen. All of manifestation is but a reflection of the living one - which happens to be you. This one is arising now. Right now. Right here. Actually so. Energetically so.
This is who you are.
To take the part to be the whole that you are, is going to result in pain and suffering. That simply cannot be helped. To seek to gain from the part what only the whole can deliver is only going to leave you in anguish.
Such is the way that it is - such is the way that it always was.
Talking about this great matter or thinking about this great matter is not going to cut the mustard.
Believing that you are the unmanifest itself is not going to have you home in the heart.
You must enter this very energy (heart) directly and then stay here.
This you can do. It is already true of you.
Nothing has the power to prevent you from coming home to the heart. Nothing.
The part has no power to prevent the whole.
You are already the heart. It is the unmanifest arising as itself through the manifest. It is true of you now. You can enter it (and enter it you must - thinking about it is not going to bring you into being it - no way, no can do).
It need not take a long time to energetically connect with your beingness.
Your desire to come home is all that is required. If your desire to come home to the heart is not strong then very little is going to change for you. You will settle for less. And less is what you already suffer.
If you still think that you can hang onto your belief in your head (or shmee) and be the heart as well then you still have some fundamental lessons to learn about how the part cannot be the whole. No matter how big the part appears it is still only the part. It was born and it will die, like all else and all else is transient.
Because you settle for less than what you already are you are left with the continual seeking for what only the heart can deliver.
The illusion cannot deliver what you are always looking for in the "great out-there" or in the "great in-there".
What you are has no beginning and no end. It is a continuity. That continuity is happening right now. You can enter this now and be this continuity. For that to actualise though, requires your surrendering what you have come to believe yourself to be. As simple as this is, it is very arduous from your normal mode of tendency.
What you are left with as you begin to align yourself to the heart.
Freedom.
The sheer pleasure of no longer trying - for anything. Always flowing from each moment with clarity to every arising circumstance.
The tremendous beauty of being the heart, informing your whole life. No rules, no regulations.
Seeing how this one that is you is also everyone and thing else. No doubt and no guilt. Endless clarity.
No fight, no problem. Constant depth of being home in the heart.
The continuity and exhaustlessness of being.
The freedom of the energy of what is beyond everything at all times (which is you) - forever.
Sounds boring? *chuckling* Only the head would think that - particularly when the heart is not entered.
The indescribable quality of being can only be pointed to and all of this is simply a pointer.
Want to come home?
You can.
Nothing is preventing you.
Peace.
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