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Pennies From Heaven

As usual... I stumbled across something today that I needed to hear and felt compelled to share.  From the blog of Zen Chill was a post called "Pennies From Heaven".  Here is a little excerpt from that post that struck me:

"...something that I can’t explain happened just before I concluded my prayer on that first day of my new weekly meditation group. With all of our hands still joined and eyes still closed, we all heard a little “ting-ting” sound coming from the center of our “circle of light.” I temporarily ignored it, continued on, and concluded my prayer.

When I was done, I opened my eyes and saw two bright shiny pennies in the middle of where we had visualized our circle of light. One of the meditation group’s participants looked at me and declared, “This looks like a sign of very good things for you.” Indeed.

Now, I am very open-minded, especially when it comes to the manifestation of miracles, but I must admit that I was blown away by this experience.

“What did it all mean?” I wondered. “Where did these pennies come from? Why? How? What was their purpose?”

After mentally filing this in the expanding “Wow!” folder in my mind, I decided to meditate on it and let my consciousness process the experience to see what my Inner Being had to say about all of this manifesting of pennies business. Here is the message that I received: “They were pennies from heaven, reminding me ‘In God we trust.’ They were a sign and symbol for me to keep surrendering and trusting in God. I am on the right path, just keep trusting.” How cool is that?..."

That's right!  How cool is that?!!   This is the message that I needed to hear today:  “They were pennies from heaven, reminding me ‘In God we trust.’ They were a sign and symbol for me to keep surrendering and trusting in God. I am on the right path, just keep trusting.”

So next time you find a penny stop and remind yourself of this message:  In God we trust.... I am on the right path...just keep trusting.

I may take it even a step further in regard to finanancial abundance... when I see a penny I'll think, "Money from heaven... in God we trust... I am on the right path... just keep trusting.

It fits in nicely with the old addage, "Find a penny...pick it up and all day long you'll have good luck."  (if you will just trust)

Don't Worry, Be Happy

Do you remember that song: "Don't Worry, Be Happy"  by Bobby McFerrin (also by Bob Marley)?  I was led to that song today in a very odd round-about way.  I haven't heard it in years! 

I always feel that there are no coincidences and that, for me, messages I need to hear often show up in a song lyric ... today was one of those days.

I listened to words of this song very carefully and here were the lines that slapped me:

• "Every life we have  some trouble.  When you worry you make it double."
• "When you worry, your face will frown, and that will bring everybody down."
• "Don't worry, it will soon pass whatever it is. Don't worry, be happy, I'm not worried."

(If you want to read all the lyrics of the song you can read them here.  I've put the video below as well.)

Wow!  For those of you that have been reading along or are long-time practioners of concious creation we can clearly see those universal laws in those quotes:

"Every life we have  some trouble.  When you worry you make it double."  - What you resist persists.  And we know that what you focus on so shall you receive.  I've said this quote before, "Focus on the treasure not the trouble.".  When we focus on the trouble we receive more trouble.
So, don't worry...be happy.

"When you worry, your face will frown, and that will bring everybody down." - We've learned about the huge gargantuan power of joy and how it's energitc buzzy vibration accelerates the ability to manifest.  Conversely we know how the vibration of 'being down' very much decelerates our ability to manifeset. We create a vibrational match to 'being down' and therefore attract more of it including people, places and circumstances.
So, don't worry...be happy.

"Don't worry, it will soon pass whatever it is. Don't worry, be happy, I'm not worried." - This too shall pass. Be happy and it will pass. Everything is as it should be. Dwell on it or worry and it will linger longer.  Affirm, "I'm not worried!"
So, don't worry... be happy.

What's the moral of this story?  Yes, that's right... Don't worry. Be happy!

Believability & Achievability

"The only thing that stands between a man/woman and what he wants from life is often merely the will to try it and the faith to believe that it is possible." ~ Richard M. DeVos

Today's Quote offers a simple observation on success: The will to TRY... coupled with the faith to BELIEVE.

The question becomes, do you have the WILL to try and the faith to BELIEVE?

I like the visual of these formulas provided by ThinkTQ:

Your goals/dreams can be highly desirable, but if you have little inherent belief in your ability to achieve them, the probability of your attaining them drops like a rock.

Equally, if you have highly desirable goals, and an unwavering belief in your skills, your chances of achieving them rises like a star!

Life List: So, What's on Your Life List?

Have you ever had one of those odd hunches and you decided that you better follow it?  And then when you followed it you got either a message you needed to hear or something that needs to happen happens???  I had one of those yesterday morning.

I always work so late into the night that I'm never up earlier enough to watch some of my favorite morning programs.  But yesterday morning something got me up, told me to stay up and go watch Ellen Degenere's show 'Ellen'.

Wow!  I turned on the TV, tuned into 'Ellen' and was just blown away.  If you're like me and haven't caught the show in a while you too will be blown away by the new focus of her show this season: Life Lists.  Here's a quicky video clip of Ellen talking about the new season focusing on Life Lists.

She is on a mission to help people pursue their dreams by encouraging them to write a list of things they want to do or accomplish in life.  Ellen said on the show about Life Lists, (paraphrased) ' If you write it down and focus on it then it can happen.'.   And, as quoted from the show site: "The life-list thing is new so we're going to try to accomplish a lot of things on my life list and help the audience accomplish their things on their life lists." 

She is devoting an entire season to helping  people pursue their dreams.  Do ya love it ~ Prosperity Consciousness gone mainstream!

She also has a whole site that is devoted to her personal Life List and it has the functionality so that you can build your own Life List like hers as well:   See Ellen DeGenere's Life List

Another fantastic resource for putting together a Lif List is at Super Viva ~ "Get inspired  to envision, to plan and live your dream. Dream it. List it. Live it."  It's literally a Life List community and social network.

If you're having a hard time figuring out what you would like to put on your list you can browse and search at Super Viva for thousands of ideas added and tagged by the Super Viva community.  They have lots of other great resources to help you out.

A great way to begin a Life List is to simply ask yourself what you'd like to do or accomplish in your life before you die.  They don't have to be big grandiose things.  They can be as simple as one of the things on Orlando Bloom's life list: learning to play the bongos.

So... what's on your Life List?

I'll tell one of the one's on my list:  Helping people to mark off things on their Life Lists :-)

My thoughts on EFT - Emotional Freedom Technique

Continuing on from yesterday's post I wanted to share some of my own comments.

Ya know.. this EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) is a very odd yet very interesting thing to me.  If you haven't yet taken a look into it yet it is basically a very simple process by which you tap on certain points on your body while you state what your problem is.  It has proven to have had extremely profound results.  Seems silly almost but I can see exactly why it works.  Whether the tapping part really makes it work or not, I can really see how the stating of your negative limiting beliefs over and over is actually extremely powerful.

What I love about EFT is that you are given permission to state out loud what your problem or fear is.  And, you get to say it over and over!  For some reason a lot of us feel like we can't openly admit our fears, concerns, doubts or our  buts.  We hold them inside and pack them away one on top of another on top of another. We certainly wouldn't want to expose them to anybody!  I believe quite certainly that holding all that stuff in makes it extremely difficult for you keep your particles charged [See post "Charge Your Particles - Joy is a Magnet"]...  For me, holding my truth (negative limiting beliefs) inside feels like when you hold your breath.  When you hold stuff in it's a far different energy feeling than when you're buzzing with joy. And if it's anything but buzzing with joy then it makes manifesting extremely difficult. 

To me, when you can state open and honestly what you're truly and honestly feeling it feels like a big huge gargantuan deep breath or sigh of relief.  Every time I practice EFT techniques I feel as if I have a huge weight or burden lifted from me.  It's as if I've handed all that baggage, burden and weight up to God/The Universe to handle and deal with for me. And when I do that I feel sooooo much lighter and like I'm not constantly holding my breath just waiting to be exposed.

So, Anisa says it beautifully...

            "With EFT we neutralize our negative emotions and limiting beliefs. When we are neutral with our fears then the dreams and visions that we've been sending out to the Universe for years can finally have a safe landing; we can finally prepare the runway to be clear of debris so that our flight can land safely and prosperously!"

I also like Anisa's can-opener analogy in Part 2 yesterday.  I think it exemplifies the example I gave the other day about how our 'buts' cause interference making it or taking it that much longer and harder to reach our desires. And it also exmplifies what Anisa said in the previous paragraph about "preparing the runway to be clear of debris..."  Anisa says:

        "Think of EFT as the can-opener for your dreams. Before the fabulous invention of the hand-held can-opener, breaching a can of green beans required lots of effort, concentration, a steady hand and a sharp knife."

        "You would eventually get to the food, but it would require a great deal of forced effort. Cutting and prying off the metal top ensured that you'd be plenty hungry by the time you enjoyed your first bite of sodium-packed vegetables."

Removing your 'buts' like I talked about early is like having a can-opener to help ease/simplify the path/process of reaching your desires.  That path from you to your desires becomes a straight shot instead of a big ol' convoluted zig-zag line. [See graphic example at post "Impossible vs. Unbelievable"].

So, for me the beauty of EFT is an excerise in getting rid of your 'buts'.  It removes/clears out the debris/interference that is standing in the way of you and your desires.

EFT and the Law of Detachment - Part 2

Yesterday was Part 1 of Anisa Aven's August newsletter's information on EFT and the Law of Detachment.  Today is Part 2.

Again, I am wanting to share this because she shares some extremely valuable information and wisdom.

Tomorrow I will conclude with some thoughts of my own about the power and effectiveness of EFT.  Please visit Anisa's site www.CreataVision.com.  It is crammed full of fantastic information on manifesting abundance.

Part 2:

Use Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) to apply the Law of Detachment, first!

For most of us, whenever we have to manifest something immediately, we almost automatically become anxious, fearful and doubtful.

If you have to manifest something immediately then you are dancing with one foot nailed to the floor! The nail that makes you spin is attachment; the attachment is the 'fear that immediately isn't fast enough.'

Since what we put our attention upon expands, the fear actually attracts the opposite of a solution. If we are afraid of 'not getting the money' then we don't get the money. If we are afraid of 'not having a safe home' then we get not having a safe home.

It's important that we recognize our fearful and doubtful thoughts and engage the law of detachment. The law of detachment is the act of employing absolute certainty and pure faith in the belief that our desire is certain and already within our reach.

With the law of attraction and emotional freedom technique (EFT), we can both harness the quantum power of the energy that creates worlds (our positive thoughts) and eliminate the emotional impediments (our negative thoughts/emotions) that block what we really want from manifesting.

In other words, EFT allows us to apply the law of detachment with sincere consistency. With EFT we neutralize our negative emotions and limiting beliefs. When we are neutral with our fears then the dreams and visions that we've been sending out to the Universe for years can finally have a safe landing; we can finally prepare the runway to be clear of debris so that our flight can land safely and
prosperously!

Think of EFT as the can-opener for your dreams. Before the fabulous invention of the hand-held can-opener, breaching a can of green beans required lots of effort, concentration, a steady hand and a sharp knife.

You would eventually get to the food, but it would require a great deal of forced effort. Cutting and prying off the metal top ensured that you'd be plenty hungry by the time you enjoyed your first bite of sodium-packed vegetables.

Without intentional creation, most of us live our lives with a great deal of forced effort. And, by the time we 'get the money, the home, the job, the relationship' we are absolutely ravenous; not to mention exhausted and fearful of having to 'do it all over again tomorrow.'

By using EFT along with your creative visualization and manifesting exercises you have the ability to set free the positive vibes that have been vacuum sealed inside of you; you set free the potent imaginings that allow you to accept your divinity and harness your Divine powers of creation.

If you are not manifesting what you want fast enough, use EFT to get rid of the doubts and you're guaranteed to be happier. When you release the negative beliefs, if what you believe you want is in alignment with what you really want most right now, then you can't help but have it materialize.

How do you use Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) with the Law of Attraction?

Using the situation, "I need to manifest money fast", we can only assume that there's a reason that 'fast' is important.  Therefore, let's assume that something bad might happen if you don't get the money fast.

When you want to use EFT to employ the law of detachment, figure out what you're attached to; continue to probe your thoughts until you identify what you're afraid of and what negative beliefs cause you distress.

With the desire "How do I manifest money fast?" you can uncover your specific fears by asking yourself 'fear- prompting' questions.

For example,

If I don't manifest enough money, what's the worst thing
that I'm afraid of will happen?

If I never get the money I need, what will happen?

If I can't work hard enough what will happen?

If I can't borrow the money what will happen?

If I don't find a way to get the money, what is the worst
thing that this says about me?

If I don't find a way to get the money, what does this remind me of?

If I don't manifest the money quickly, what will others say about me?

As law of attraction students, we've been taught NOT to look at the negative. However, with EFT, we want to acknowledge and shine the spotlight on anything that may be subconsciously sabotaging our positive vibes.

Don't worry - we won't be 'attracting' by acknowledging our limiting beliefs but instead we'll be releasing them from our vibration once and for all.

You want to EFT on those negative thoughts in order to sweep clean your attractor beacon. This is the ONE time you WANT to acknowledge your fears and doubts in order to release them from your creative vibration.

Therefore, identify the negative and hurtful thoughts that cause you pain and use these thoughts to form the set-up phrases with EFT.

Again using the 'manifest money fast' example, the set-up phrases that would allow you to use the power of EFT to get in there and rip the limiting beliefs out of your system and replace them with a sense of emotional neutrality might be:

Even though I'm afraid that I don't have the ability to
manifest enough money fast enough, I deeply and completely
love and accept myself.

Reminder phrase: I can't make enough
money fast enough.

Even though I'm afraid that I'll lose my home if I don't
manifest the money fast enough, what if I could make peace
with what is?

Reminder phrase: I'll lose my home.

Even though I'm terrified of being enslaved to my financial
impotence for the rest of my life, I deeply and completely
love and accept myself!

Reminder phrase: I'm a financial
failure.

Even though I don't know how to get enough money fast enough
and feel like it's a futile desire, what if I was capable of
accomplishing anything?

Reminder phrase: I don't know how to
make enough money fast enough.

Even though I doubt I will ever have the money I need to
live the way I want to, I deeply and completely love,
accept, and appreciate myself.

Reminder phrase: This shame
and doubt.

When you follow the simple guidelines in Gary Craig's free EFT manual (and learn the short-cut & LOA method that I use (see Anisa's demo), you'll soon begin to experience moments of peace.

The really great news is that you can be releasing your limiting beliefs in less than one hour from now, even if this is the first time you've ever heard of EFT!

By expanding your moments of peace, you're automatically enacting the law of detachment. You cannot feel attached and at peace at the same time. You can, however, feel attached and apathetic or sad at the same time.

Your benchmark is neutrality. If you do not reach a level of ZERO emotion or a state of neutrality, then you've not cleared the limiting beliefs completely.

You want to be persistent with conquering your fears, limiting emotions, and doubts using this EFT process until you've wiped out all negative emotions. It may take 30 minutes or it may take 30 days but if you want to finally experience a break-through with your manifesting skills then begin using EFT to enact the Law of Detachment, even if it's just 3 minutes a day.

(((*for specific points, instructions, links on using EFT
with LOA, visit Anisa's Emotional Freedom & Law of Attraction Demo.)

© Copyright, 2006, CreataVision Enterprises and Anisa Aven,
all rights reserved.

EFT and the Law of Detachment - Part 1

I am reprinting this material from Anisa Aven's August Newsletter because I love what she shares about 'detachment'.  There was so much great information about this in the newletter I'm going to break it up into two parts to share my comments/thoughts.  Otherwise today's post would be a mile long.

 

I love Anisa's quote in this article, "Attachment is your personal Grand Canyon between you and your dreams!"

Anisa has a fantabulous site www.creatavision.com  She is also a fellow Abrahamer (and EFT practioner) so her stuff is right on.  I always find that I can pick up some gold nuggets of information from her.

Here is what she wrote on the Law of Detachment:

If you don't already have what you've been attempting to manifest, then I'd bet lots of money that you're attached.

You know you're attached when...

• You don't already have what you want and you feel anything less than
  certain/joyous/grateful anyway.
• You feel afraid that you won't get what you want.
• You feel frustrated that you're doing all the right 'things' but nothing seems to be
  happening.
• You feel 'happy' in general but perplexed with why you still don't have the 'mate, money, life' you've been
  'visualizing'.

Attachment is your personal Grand Canyon between you and your dreams!

Still, I know how challenging it can be to cross that canyon. It's not easy to say with sincerity, "I'm fulfilled and happy even if I never get this…".

Recently, Kris wrote to me with a question about detachment and how is it possible that we are supposed to ever honestly say we will be 'okay' without our inherent birthrights?  She wrote:

"How do we relate NEVER feeling fulfilled if
fulfillment is one of our desires? Surely fulfillment is a
natural state that we were born with and if we don't feel it
- to say that it doesn't matter if we EVER feel it is
contradictory to what is a natural birthright?" Look forward
to hearing from you. Thank you, Kris

Fulfillment is absolutely our birthright, as is love, peace, health, prosperity, wisdom and beauty. And, fulfillment, unlike some of the material objects we wish to attract is a state of mind that we can choose to experience now. Just because we say, "I'm okay with or without fulfillment"
doesn't mean that we won't attract fulfillment - on the contrary.

When we choose to be fulfilled now, then fulfillment is already where we are. It doesn't mean we
don't also choose to attract more, and then more, and then more.

However, master creators accept fulfillment NOW - not later. They accept fulfillment where they are and do not postpone that choice until after they've obtained this or that - but NOW is the moment of our fulfillment.

No matter where you are, you've come from somewhere that required growth and movement (even if you're on a backslide). By accepting and choosing to feel fulfilled now, you actually get to attract greater experiences to feel fulfilled about.

This is detachment. It's a mind game that we play in order to get what we want!

One way to get there is to say, "I'm okay with or without this." Another way to practice the law of detachment is to drive out every thought that causes attachment. We can drive them away with EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique)!  [Darcy's comment: Will share about what EFT is in Part 2 in tomorrow's post]

I hope you enjoy and will find time to begin exploring this incredible personal growth tool and opportunity.

I look forward to creating with you!

Anisa Aven

Create a great day!

www.CreataVision.com
www.ManifestingProsperity.com

One Red Paperclip Becomes a House

One red paperclip turned into a house. For Real. Did you hear about the recent story of a 26 yr old guy who turned one red paper clip into a house?  Well neither did I until I watched 20/20 tonight.  What a phenomenal story!  And, what a phenomenal and beautiful example of manifestation and prosperity consciousness.  And I have to say the entrepreneur in me really really really really loved this story!!

In case you didn't see the story tonight, 26 yr. old Kyle Mac Donald, used an old child's game of trading up for something bettter.  He in essence did it in exactly one year with 14 trades.  I'd tell you the whole story but to save my hand a cramp I've embedded a recent CNN news clip of it :

 

You can also read Kyle's blog here: www.OneRedPaperClip.com and you can see all 14 trades and how Alice Cooper even became involved.

What a fascinating story. And, what an absolutely perfect example of how our dreams in the etheral, unphysical, intangible world come back to Earth (to us) as real and tangible.  This is definitely a story of a guy with a dream....that believed, knew, trusted that it would happen. 

I think what else is fascinating with this story is how Kyle Mc Donald simply had a beginning with an end in mind.  But more importantly, he left the HOW to the Universe.  He had no vision of exactly how that red paper clip would be turned into a house (look at how bizarre the trades were... he never could have invisioned those).  I've written in the past about not choosing or fixating on the vehicle of how you are to reach your dreams because if you focus too much attention on the way you're supposed to get there you may overlook other (and better and quicker) ways of getting there because you're so fixated on the how/way... and coincidentally/incdentally, when your focus is on the 'how' or the 'way' to get there then your focus is not on the dream itself.  See how that works? 

As you may have read previously, Abraham says, ""Recognize that you have only to state, "I want a new red car," and leave it at that—not setting forth your counter-creation, your contradictory-creation, your destructive-creation, your anti-creation or your un-creation. Offer only those thoughts and words that are in the direction of what you want."

That is exactly what Kyle MacDonald did... again, he had merely a beginning with an end in mind and left out all the in between (which generally includes all the counter-prouductive verbal baggage) to show up just how and when it was supposed to.  Kyle also practiced the law of detachment - if this silly idea worked, then great... if it didn't, then great - nothing lost.  But, above all, he kept his eye focused on the prize... and he wrote about it in his blog breathing stronger and stronger vibration into it.  The power of the pen is certainly mighty! 

As a follower of prosperity consciousness you know the power of writing things down.  The act of writing your dreams/goals down is in essence your 'red paper clip' .  That thought now becomes physical - ink.  So, the lesson here is how are you going to turn a line of ink into a house... or a million dollars, a boat, [insert dream here]?

Also fascinating to me is the buzz this story has created... it's as if that small bit of energy from a red paper clip with an idea attached to it became a magnet attracting more and more and more energy and as one pesron picked up the story then two more, three more, four more globbed onto it... creating a frenzy of energy until now it's featured on a nationally syndicated T.V. program.

Beautamous I tell ya!  I don't think there could ever be a more perfect manifesting analogy than Kyle McDonald and one red paperclip.

Making a Million Dollars is No Harder Than Making a Sandwich

This excerpt came from Gahlil's ( wwww.ProfessionalDreamer.com) July Newsletter.  If you'd like to read it in it's entireity you can find it here.

You are powerful. You have the power to make a tea, a sandwich or a million dollars, it doesn’t matter which, the universe is happy to oblige whatever you choose.

Strangely, though, a decision to make a million dollars is viewed differently than a decision to make tea.

For example, let’s say you decide, “I’ll make a tea,” and someone says, “Hah, sure you will.” I bet you’ll look at that person like they’ve gone mad. On the other hand, if you decide, “I’ll make a million dollars,” and someone says, “Hah, sure you will,” I’d venture to guess you’d pause, hesitate, maybe even think, “They could be right, maybe I can’t.”

Ridiculous! Who came up with this nutty notion that a million dollars (a home, health, ideal relationship or healing) is somewhat more substantial and challenging to create than a sandwich? It’s not!

But I will say this: when we finally decide, “Yeah, I love this idea,” and choose to make something—choose our reality—we tend to accept the reality of seemingly “minor” things, but fight against the reality of relatively “major” things. For example, let’s again compare “Making Money,” a seemingly “major” creation and “Making Tea,” a seemingly “minor” request by most people’s standards.

Okay, let’s say a guy named Jo chooses a reality entitled, “Making Tea,” well, guess what? He immediately absorbs this reality. “There,” he says, “this is me. This is who I AM. I’m a tea drinker. Is drinking tea missing from my life? NO! Me drinking tea is a completely normal and realistic description of who I am and what I do and how I live. I drink tea. I love tea. I like cups and saucers and sugar lumps. I like all the things that go along with tea like biscuits. Yep, this is who I am. Watch me now….See me going about my day living this reality called ‘I am a Tea Drinker!’ You’ll notice that all of my behaviors, words, thoughts and emotions, stem from a belief that I drink tea and this is who I AM and something I already have in my life.”

Now, Jo may become distracted from preparing his tea, but who cares? He’s a “Tea Drinker.” This is his life. He has no doubt that he will have tea eventually and likely soon.

But, here’s what happens when Jo chooses a reality entitled, “Making a Million Dollars:” he doesn’t seem to immediately or automatically absorb this reality and thereafter, be a “Million Dollar Man.” Instead, he goes about his day projecting, “Hi. I’m broke, but really, really hoping for money. Sure I believe wealth is possible for me, but money is not something I DO have. Is making a million dollars missing from my life? You bet it is. I lack money, though I’m sure it will be along shortly. So, watch me now….See me going about my day living the reality called, “I’m still the same old person,” while I desperately cling to the material outcome of money….” And on he goes, speaking according to a belief that money is something he lacks, behaving as someone who lacks money, thinking and feeling as though he’s missing out.

In this case, he doesn’t prepare, he doesn’t change, he doesn’t do anything, he just hopes.

My gosh! How crazy. Yet, we do this! We choose to be a “Million Dollar Person,” and then don’t BE a “Million Dollar Person.” How can we go through life like this? We can’t go about our day choosing things and then saying, “Just kidding!” Why are we doing this to ourselves? Why choose anything if we’re just going to kid around? Why choose a reality, if we’re just going to keep believing other people’s reality?

We have adopted more than enough beliefs that don’t serve us. Indeed, when I decided to heal from a life-threatening illness, I heard, “You’re not facing facts.” Who is this odd, special group in the world that wakes up every morning and decides “The Facts,” and determines what’s reasonable for all of us: “Thou shall consider the following acceptable and normal in life.”

I’ve said many times, I keep a paraphrased quote from Professional Dreamer with me at all times (and you’ll find this personalized version taped to the dash of my car): If it ain’t helping you, it ain’t a good thing, let it go.

Choose your desired reality and be your chosen reality. Period! Anything else…well…let it go.

In every moment of the day, stop and ask yourself:

Is my behavior adding to the construction of the life I want or is it keeping me from focusing on the people, events and things I desire for my life?

How Big is Your But?

I know I always say this but, those little Abraham-Hicks quotes on the left sometimes (more like many times) just say the most profound thing.  I like to go to the blog every day just to see what pops up in the Abraham quote box.

Today's was so great that I wanted to aknowledge it here: 

"Recognize that you have only to state, "I want a new red car," and leave it at that—not setting forth your counter-creation, your contradictory-creation, your destructive-creation, your anti-creation or your un-creation. Offer only those thoughts and words that are in the direction of what you want." ~ Expressed by Abraham-Hicks

Abraham's quote reminds me of a wonderful lesson I learned from Bob Scheinfeld's book "The Invisible Path to Success" that has always stuck with me in regard to manifestation.  He's right when he says we can want, intend, focus on, affirm, dreamboard, etc... until we're blue in the face but many of us sit there and wonder why it is that we don't have what we want even though we've followed all the rules of the book on manifestation.

His analogy is that expressing our desires is like writing a letter to God telling him what we want.  However, where we tend to go wrong is by subconciously or inadvertantely adding a P.S..  For example, it goes something like this:

Dear God,

I would like to lose 50 pounds (or more) so that I may return to my optimal size (or better).

Love,

Darcy

P.S - But I know that there's no way that could ever happen to me.  There's no way that I could ever possibly be thin again.  Dieting and Excercising is really too much of a pain in the butt. Besides that how many people do you know that lose weight only to regain it again and then some.  What's the point really?  I'll be just like all those other people that spend all that time, energy and effort and if I don't keep it up FOREVER then I'll just get fat again and end up gaining more weight on top of it because that's what happens with yo-yo dieting. It's a hopeless case.  What I ought to do is just accept that fact that I'm going to be stuck being fat for the rest of my life and never be truly happy again.

See the point?  It's our P.S's, or rather our big ol' buts, that cancel/negate/clear out every desire in our 'letter to God'.  And as Abaraham says what our buts and our P.S's do is, "set forth your counter-creation, your contradictory-creation, your destructive-creation, your anti-creation or your un-creation."

Do you also see how many times our buts are far bigger than our desires?  Do you see how "counter-creation" that is?

Like Abraham says, just state what it is that you want, "I want a new red car" and leave it at that. 

Yes, I know... much easier said than done.

Bob Scheinfeld had a cute answer to this problem.  When you "write your letter to God" you need to be sure and add a P.P.S after the P.S. that says something like, "I know that my subsconcious mind just said a bunch of negative things so please just disregard those comments and set forth my original stated desire.". 

So, how big is your but?