Emotion is energy. When we have a significant experience in life that causes us pain, that emotion can get trapped inside the body. This emotion we harbor somewhere deep inside us becomes a pocket of dense emotional energy. It will fester and can even affect our health, peace of mind and our energy levels and feels heavy.
It is critical that we move that negative emotion through us and release it.
TEST: If you think about an experience you have had, or a time line in your life and you feel a tinge of anger, sadness, fear, or guilt, this is your clue that there is work to do.
We are so used to carrying around pain for long periods of time and think this is normal to do so. It is NOT normal. Think if you cut yourself really bad. Five months later if the cut is still there, we would know that something was wrong and it should be better by now. It is the same way with our emotions. They need to be healed because they affect us in the present. They pull us down dramatically.
Some say that time will heal. This is not true. We heal when we go through the appropriate healing process. If we go through the healing process the final stage will be a feeling of gratitude for the experience you had. Gratitude will come natural. Then you are free and you know you are done. You will feel light because it is freeing up energy.
We must take every experience of our past and get ourself to this place of healing. What is not healed is holding us back in one way or another and is actually allowing "like instances" to repeat themselves in our lives!
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Friday, April 22, 2011
Emotions are KEY! (5)
I have to warn you this post is packed with a ton of information!
I hope it doesn't overwhelm you! Read slowly...
Most of today's psychologists are convinced that one's "emotional intelligence" or EQ, is a far better predictor of life success than ones "rational intelligence" or IQ.
Emotional Intelligence includes our ability to accurately perceive our own emotions and stay aware of them as they happen. Including becoming aware of how we tend to respond to specific situations and people. As well as our ability to use this awareness of our emotions to stay flexible and positively direct our behavior. This means managing our emotional reactions to all situations and people.
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What are Emotions?
Our emotions are feelings we create and experience based on our thoughts, which are formed by our beliefs. Our most consistent and repeated thoughts establish our beliefs or perceptions. A combination of these thoughts and beliefs result in an emotion.
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Our emotions are as unique as our finger prints. Everyone's emotions are different even for the exact same situation... all emotions have been learned and can be changed.
For example: Two people get laid off from work. One chooses to have feelings of discouragement and depression as their reaction to this difficult situation and wastes weeks in front of the television. The other chooses to think positively, "OK, if one door closes, another one must open. I wonder what better job I can find now, with all this free time on my hands. I can't' wait to see what opportunities I can find." The first person experienced negative emotions, where the second chose to foster positive emotions.
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Our emotions are formed by our beliefs and perceptions we have established somewhere along the path of our life. Our beliefs trigger our thoughts and our thoughts trigger our emotions, which further solidifies the belief, which creates our outcome in life. Heart-based emotion has 50,000 times the power that our minds have! So it is critical that we learn to consciously control the power of our emotions through shifting the predominant thoughts and beliefs we hold. (This process was described in the activity under "Peeling an Onion" but will also be explained in a different way, in a coming post.)
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Our thoughts and emotions naturally send out a specific vibrational frequency to the universe, and through the law of attraction, the signal we are sending forth attracts that which is harmonious to them. Our strong emotions physically strengthen the neural pathways dedicated to that "thing". You "attract" what you intensely focus your emotion on, and in so doing, build strong neural networks directly related to that something.
For Example: I bought a Cadillac Escalade. I thought it was one-of-a-kind. I had never noticed any other car like it in my town. As soon as I started driving it, all of a sudden, I noticed Cadillac's everywhere!! And there was one exactly identical to mine that drives to the same elementary school as I do, every day, that I had never noticed before.
What happened was that my new car created a dynamic neural awareness inside me. My neurons were now sensitized to notice similar cars because of my excitement about my new car.
The universe is full of abundance of all that is good and all that is bad, and it is always around us. It is up to us to raise our level of awareness as to what we want in life and use the law of attraction through our beliefs, thoughts and emotions to "pick up on" and "attract" those things we desire in to our life.
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The Power of Positive Emotion
The way we focus on a goal makes all the difference to how it comes to fruition.
For example: We can have the same goal to get out of debt. But one person identifies this goal as "escaping poverty" while another identifies their same goal as "attaining financial independence".
Although both goals look toward the same result, they deal with quite different emotions. The desire to escape poverty is fueled by fear, while the desire to attain financial freedom is fueled by positive attraction.
While both goals could possibly take you to the same end goal - the "Law of Attraction" predicts quite a different experience along the path toward the goal:
If you build neural pathways based on doubt and fear, you will sensitize yourself to events or conditions that might relate to your fear and self-doubt. What if you instead build neural pathways based on strong feelings of self-confidence and anticipation (Passion towards financial independence)? You will then find yourself recognizing opportunities leading to your goal -- just as I suddenly noticed all those Cadillac's!
What you focus intense emotion upon tends to "attract your attention" to more of the same. So by far, the best way to approach your life goals is with POSITIVE, passionate desire. If you focus your emotions on a problem and give in to your fears, what you fear gains actual neural strength. Focus your emotions on achieving a positive goal in your life and it will gain strength! (http://www.personal-development.com/)
For example the goal of losing weight: Goal #1: Lose 15 pounds. Goal #2: Enjoy a strong, healthy body full of energy to do the things I desire.
Which goal do you think is going to achieve better results?
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So something else to realize...
Trying to control your emotions by focusing on your emotions DOES NOT WORK.
Allow yourself to experience the emotions that naturally come. But become aware of what these emotions are, recognize their signs and then shift the underlying thought processes that ignite them.
**If we try to control or suppress emotions, we are actually putting all our focus on them, giving them additional energy to attract more of what it is we don't want. When these negative emotions arise, we must acknowledge them and immediately make the conscious choice to focus on something that will allow you to experience a different emotion. It is crucial not to dwell on these negative emotions! Just acknowledge it and quickly change the thought process that created it.
ONLY FEED POSITIVE THOUGHTS so our EMOTIONS attract POSITIVE THINGS!!
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We use our VOICE to communicate what we want in the physical world. We use our emotions to communicate what we really want, in the "spiritual" dimension.
Our emotions solidify what our beliefs and thoughts are creating in our life.
Get passionate about what you WANT!
Monday, April 18, 2011
Peeling an Onion (4)
Another layer of our engine that drives us and creates our world, is our Beliefs.
A belief is a certain paradigm through which we see the world. We co-create our life according to the beliefs we have.
Our beliefs come from our environment and experiences we have had in our life.
The problem is... in our life's garden, we may have plants and weeds we don't want due to these deep down core beliefs we have that we may not even know about. We have learned and accepted these beliefs, mostly in childhood when our mind was like a sponge and absorbed everything. We didn't have a filter in our mind at a young age and so our mind took everything as truths and started to live them out without question of if they were really true or false.
Now we have to go back through our garden and find those things in our life that aren't in harmony with what we REALLY want. What are the false beliefs we are cultivating in our life? What we believe in our deepest core beliefs that have strong emotion attached to them is what has come to fruition in our life.
One of my false beliefs I didn't realize I had, was "Marriage is hard." I would notice all the marriages around me and would see a lot of disagreements, long suffering, heartache, etc. So I expected this in my marriage (as I tend to hope for the best but plan for the worst) and it felt normal, even though I did want to have a better marriage.
It greatly bothered my husband that I was this way. He didn't have this belief as I did. He believes that marriage is wonderful and can be the greatest, happiest, relationship we experience in this life. He has put so much effort in to our marriage. I am realizing how much my false belief on marriage truly effected my actions and my marriage to become exactly what I believed... even though I didn't WANT to have a difficult marriage and my husband didn't want it either.
There are a countless false beliefs we can/are living, just like the one I mentioned. Now is the time to search our life's garden and find these areas of our life that aren't up to par to where we really want them to be. We need to dig deep and find what false beliefs we have that are creating the outcome we are experiencing in our life right now.... like peeling an onion. What is at the very root?
How to root out the unwanted things in our garden:
1. Name the experience. In as few words as possible, state only the facts and name the experience you are having that you want to change.
ie: I am lonely and feel rejected by others. (totally hypothetical)
2. Accountability. You are a powerful creator and are co-creating all of your experiences and/or your relationship to those experiences. It is critical that we take accountability and acknowledge that on some level I have been a part of what has taken place and be willing to investigate how.
Q: These are the ways that I am able to see right now that I have accountability in what I have experienced... and am willing to see more ways.
A: ie: I always focus on the times that people don't talk to me and take it to heart while I easily discount the positive times I have with people. I don't reach out to others because I don't want to "bother" them and waste their time. It's easier to just sit alone then try to start a conversation with someone I don't know.
3. Identify the False Beliefs. At the root of every experience, is a belief. In every painful experience is rooted a false belief. Take a few breaths, clear your mind and write whatever comes to you without judging or stopping content.
Q: These are the False Beliefs that are at the roof of my experience.
A: ie: I am not good enough. I am a bother and nuisance to others.
4. Live New Truths. For every lie that creates pain or suffering or unhappiness, there is an equal truth that creates joy and peace. Look at the false beliefs you have and write out the opposites in positive statements. Write out as many truths that come to mind.
This is the real truth about ( your false belief ) ...
ie: I am a beloved daughter of Heavenly Father. He has given me divine gifts and they are special and can greatly bless the lives of others if I will use them. I am happy and nice and people enjoy being around people like me. I am irreplaceable. I make a difference in the world.
Repeat these truths over and over to yourself and add EMOTION to it.
You MUST bring to life the feelings of already living and experiencing the things that you want.
A belief is a certain paradigm through which we see the world. We co-create our life according to the beliefs we have.
Our beliefs come from our environment and experiences we have had in our life.
The problem is... in our life's garden, we may have plants and weeds we don't want due to these deep down core beliefs we have that we may not even know about. We have learned and accepted these beliefs, mostly in childhood when our mind was like a sponge and absorbed everything. We didn't have a filter in our mind at a young age and so our mind took everything as truths and started to live them out without question of if they were really true or false.
Now we have to go back through our garden and find those things in our life that aren't in harmony with what we REALLY want. What are the false beliefs we are cultivating in our life? What we believe in our deepest core beliefs that have strong emotion attached to them is what has come to fruition in our life.
One of my false beliefs I didn't realize I had, was "Marriage is hard." I would notice all the marriages around me and would see a lot of disagreements, long suffering, heartache, etc. So I expected this in my marriage (as I tend to hope for the best but plan for the worst) and it felt normal, even though I did want to have a better marriage.
It greatly bothered my husband that I was this way. He didn't have this belief as I did. He believes that marriage is wonderful and can be the greatest, happiest, relationship we experience in this life. He has put so much effort in to our marriage. I am realizing how much my false belief on marriage truly effected my actions and my marriage to become exactly what I believed... even though I didn't WANT to have a difficult marriage and my husband didn't want it either.
There are a countless false beliefs we can/are living, just like the one I mentioned. Now is the time to search our life's garden and find these areas of our life that aren't up to par to where we really want them to be. We need to dig deep and find what false beliefs we have that are creating the outcome we are experiencing in our life right now.... like peeling an onion. What is at the very root?
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How to root out the unwanted things in our garden:
1. Name the experience. In as few words as possible, state only the facts and name the experience you are having that you want to change.
ie: I am lonely and feel rejected by others. (totally hypothetical)
2. Accountability. You are a powerful creator and are co-creating all of your experiences and/or your relationship to those experiences. It is critical that we take accountability and acknowledge that on some level I have been a part of what has taken place and be willing to investigate how.
Q: These are the ways that I am able to see right now that I have accountability in what I have experienced... and am willing to see more ways.
A: ie: I always focus on the times that people don't talk to me and take it to heart while I easily discount the positive times I have with people. I don't reach out to others because I don't want to "bother" them and waste their time. It's easier to just sit alone then try to start a conversation with someone I don't know.
3. Identify the False Beliefs. At the root of every experience, is a belief. In every painful experience is rooted a false belief. Take a few breaths, clear your mind and write whatever comes to you without judging or stopping content.
Q: These are the False Beliefs that are at the roof of my experience.
A: ie: I am not good enough. I am a bother and nuisance to others.
4. Live New Truths. For every lie that creates pain or suffering or unhappiness, there is an equal truth that creates joy and peace. Look at the false beliefs you have and write out the opposites in positive statements. Write out as many truths that come to mind.
This is the real truth about ( your false belief ) ...
ie: I am a beloved daughter of Heavenly Father. He has given me divine gifts and they are special and can greatly bless the lives of others if I will use them. I am happy and nice and people enjoy being around people like me. I am irreplaceable. I make a difference in the world.
Repeat these truths over and over to yourself and add EMOTION to it.
You MUST bring to life the feelings of already living and experiencing the things that you want.
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but this part is the most important...
THINKING is when we create a new idea.
When we choose to take action on a new idea, we WILL face a barrier.
1. Recognize it 2. Understand it 3. Know what to do about it 4. Gain awareness which gives us confidence to get through it.
Anxiety, Fear, dis-ease comes when we have a new idea fighting with an old idea = barrier. So we falsely interpret this as a sign that it must be bad. We then go back to the old, familiar idea, our comfort zone. *Recognize this barrier for what it is. If you take action to break through the barrier you will gain new freedom! But it has to feel right in your heart.
Saturday, April 16, 2011
A Quick Word on Words... (3)
Our words we speak are another tool we use that helps create our life's circumstances.
We frame our world by the words we speak.
God spoke things into creation and they formed.
Some quotes I found on the power of our words:
"Words are the keys to the heart."
"Handle them carefully, for words have more power than atom bombs."
"Words are chameleons, which reflect the color of their environment. "
One of my favorite parts in the book, "Jesus the Christ," was about this very topic of our choice of words... The Pharisees were offended over eating some food with "unclean" hands... Jesus explained how food is but temporarily in the body and doesn't matter as much compared to the utterances that issue from the mouth. For "those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man."
Our words truly show the place and condition of our heart and thus build upon its foundation.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
A few more thoughts... (2 continued)
It seems like I could go on and on and on about how powerful our thoughts are! I just have to share a few more things that I have learned that have really made an impact on me...
1. THOUGHTS DIRECTLY EFFECT OUR MOOD
Whenever we are experiencing a mood, there is a certain thought connected to it which helps define the mood. For example, suppose you are at a party and you have been introduced to Alex. As you talk, Alex never looks at you; in fact, throughout your brief conversation he looks over your shoulder across the room. Following are three different thoughts you might have in this situation which tie to different moods:
Thought: Alex is rude. He is insulting me be ignoring me.
Possible mood: Irritated
Thought: Alex doesn't find me interesting. I bore everybody.
Possible mood: Sad
Thought: Alex seems shy. He's probably too uncomfortable to look at me.
Possible mood: Caring, Nervous
Isn't that amazing!? Alex hasn't changed at all in the course of the conversation... and yet, according to which thought I choose, my mood can be drastically different!
It is so important to identify what you are thinking and to check out the ACCURACY of your thoughts BEFORE acting. For instance, if Alex was shy, it would be inaccurate to think of him as rude and inappropriate to respond with anger or irritation.
(This information is taken from a book called, "Mind Over Mood: Change How You Feel by Changing the Way You Think" by Dennis Greenberger & Christine A. Padesky. It is an incredible workbook to help one overcome ones automatic thoughts and control those thoughts to bring about the best behaviors and emotions. I have this book and HIGHLY recommend it to all.)
2. WE MIGHT AS WELL THINK POSITIVELY
This has been a problem of mine... I tend to think "realistically" or "Hope for the best but prepare for the worst" thinking, which usually falls in the critical, negative realm of thought.
It is scary for me to think postively... I feel like it is not wise and that I am being vulnerable. It's crazy.
I am now beginning to understand how hurtful those false beliefs have been to me!
There is a law of opposition in ALL things. This is the same with our thoughts. WE choose to either think positively or negatively. And just as easily as we choose one way, we can choose to think the opposite way. It truly does NO harm to BELIEVE. If I find out that I am wrong, I can cross that bridge when I come to it. But in the meantime, I have nothing to lose by believing and thinking positively. I am putting myself in the higher frequency levels!
I read a story that really helped this hit home to me. To briefly summarize: A married couple had an argument about finances and the husband left the house without a word. The wife immediately had a million thoughts go through her mind and she stopped at the thought, "Is he going to go commit suicide!?!?" She honed in on this thought and couldn't stop thinking about it. She became an EMOTIONAL WRECK. She was crying, calling the police, going hysterical, the house was effected as well, knocking over a chair, etc. all because of this thought she was feeding. After a couple hours, she was exhausetd and chose to compose herself. She changed her thought to, "He is ok and just went out for a breather." When she started feeding this thought, she calmed down, felt optimistic, grateful and was able to handle her young child positively. The two of them went out to look for Dad and indeed found him, taking a nap outside.
This story helped me see how much energy and emotion she wasted and horribly experienced on "the worst case scenario" that could have been COMPLETELY avoided. Which also leads to the last topic...
3. LIKES ATTRACT LIKES
Our thoughts obey the law of attraction. When we have a thought, it wants to find more envidence that verifies its legitimacy. If you have the thought/belief "I'm not good enough", your mind is going to go full speed searching for everything it can to solidify this claim, whether it is true or not.
Our thoughts have ENERGY. At the most basic level of who we are, all our parts are tiny minute vibrating strings of energy. This energy and vibration is constantly being radiated from us like a signal from a cell phone. We each can feel others vibrations... just like when there is an argument going on, you can feel the tension in the room. It's a real thing.
The signals we are sending out returns to us. We are like a magnet and attract to us the things that we are thinking and feeling and putting our energy in to! I knew a guy that wasn't very cute due to really bad acne, but he thought he was cute and had the confidence to ask girls out. And he was never without a date. People felt his confidence he had about himself and they responded to it likewise. The same goes the opposite way. If one feels inadequate or has low self-esteem, others can sense this and treat them similarly to that persons beliefs.
If we want good things in our life, we have to think thoughts that are in harmony to it! They will come because Likes Attract Likes.
1. THOUGHTS DIRECTLY EFFECT OUR MOOD
Whenever we are experiencing a mood, there is a certain thought connected to it which helps define the mood. For example, suppose you are at a party and you have been introduced to Alex. As you talk, Alex never looks at you; in fact, throughout your brief conversation he looks over your shoulder across the room. Following are three different thoughts you might have in this situation which tie to different moods:
Thought: Alex is rude. He is insulting me be ignoring me.
Possible mood: Irritated
Thought: Alex doesn't find me interesting. I bore everybody.
Possible mood: Sad
Thought: Alex seems shy. He's probably too uncomfortable to look at me.
Possible mood: Caring, Nervous
Isn't that amazing!? Alex hasn't changed at all in the course of the conversation... and yet, according to which thought I choose, my mood can be drastically different!
It is so important to identify what you are thinking and to check out the ACCURACY of your thoughts BEFORE acting. For instance, if Alex was shy, it would be inaccurate to think of him as rude and inappropriate to respond with anger or irritation.
(This information is taken from a book called, "Mind Over Mood: Change How You Feel by Changing the Way You Think" by Dennis Greenberger & Christine A. Padesky. It is an incredible workbook to help one overcome ones automatic thoughts and control those thoughts to bring about the best behaviors and emotions. I have this book and HIGHLY recommend it to all.)
2. WE MIGHT AS WELL THINK POSITIVELY
This has been a problem of mine... I tend to think "realistically" or "Hope for the best but prepare for the worst" thinking, which usually falls in the critical, negative realm of thought.
It is scary for me to think postively... I feel like it is not wise and that I am being vulnerable. It's crazy.
I am now beginning to understand how hurtful those false beliefs have been to me!
There is a law of opposition in ALL things. This is the same with our thoughts. WE choose to either think positively or negatively. And just as easily as we choose one way, we can choose to think the opposite way. It truly does NO harm to BELIEVE. If I find out that I am wrong, I can cross that bridge when I come to it. But in the meantime, I have nothing to lose by believing and thinking positively. I am putting myself in the higher frequency levels!
I read a story that really helped this hit home to me. To briefly summarize: A married couple had an argument about finances and the husband left the house without a word. The wife immediately had a million thoughts go through her mind and she stopped at the thought, "Is he going to go commit suicide!?!?" She honed in on this thought and couldn't stop thinking about it. She became an EMOTIONAL WRECK. She was crying, calling the police, going hysterical, the house was effected as well, knocking over a chair, etc. all because of this thought she was feeding. After a couple hours, she was exhausetd and chose to compose herself. She changed her thought to, "He is ok and just went out for a breather." When she started feeding this thought, she calmed down, felt optimistic, grateful and was able to handle her young child positively. The two of them went out to look for Dad and indeed found him, taking a nap outside.
This story helped me see how much energy and emotion she wasted and horribly experienced on "the worst case scenario" that could have been COMPLETELY avoided. Which also leads to the last topic...
3. LIKES ATTRACT LIKES
Our thoughts obey the law of attraction. When we have a thought, it wants to find more envidence that verifies its legitimacy. If you have the thought/belief "I'm not good enough", your mind is going to go full speed searching for everything it can to solidify this claim, whether it is true or not.
Our thoughts have ENERGY. At the most basic level of who we are, all our parts are tiny minute vibrating strings of energy. This energy and vibration is constantly being radiated from us like a signal from a cell phone. We each can feel others vibrations... just like when there is an argument going on, you can feel the tension in the room. It's a real thing.
The signals we are sending out returns to us. We are like a magnet and attract to us the things that we are thinking and feeling and putting our energy in to! I knew a guy that wasn't very cute due to really bad acne, but he thought he was cute and had the confidence to ask girls out. And he was never without a date. People felt his confidence he had about himself and they responded to it likewise. The same goes the opposite way. If one feels inadequate or has low self-esteem, others can sense this and treat them similarly to that persons beliefs.
If we want good things in our life, we have to think thoughts that are in harmony to it! They will come because Likes Attract Likes.
Have you ever said or heard someone say,
"What were you THINKING!?"
after they did something really stupid?
It's because it is true...
what we DO is directly connected to first our THOUGHTS.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Thoughts on Thoughts... (2)
Have you thought about what you think about all day? Are your thoughts focused on the future? Do you dwell in the past? Or are your thoughts focused on the present moment?
Our thoughts and feelings are like the mighty Mississippi River. We have thousands and thousands of thoughts each day. The majority of them are on a thought merri-go-round mind stream that runs habitual thoughts over and over and over. Hmm... doesn't look like we get very far this way does it.
When God created the earth and everything in it, he first created them spiritually. Everything was created spiritually before it was created physically. We create the exact same way. We create our life, first spiritually. First, in our thoughts and mind.
"Our thoughts crystallize in to habit. Habit solidifies into circumstance. The outer world of circumstance shapes itself to the inner world of thought. Circumstances do not make the man, it reveals him to himself." -As a Man Thinketh
Our life is a garden. We are the master gardener of our life. We can plant with purpose and make a beautiful garden, or through neglect, weeds will automatically grow.
We begin planting what will eventually come to fruition in our life with our thoughts and desires. These seeds of thought will grow if nourished and cultivated. And through our actions that naturally follow our thoughts, they will spring forth into beautiful plants or obnoxious weeds. We will then harvest the fruit of joy or suffering.
If something is not right in our garden, we can pluck it out. This is done by changing our thoughts and false beliefs we are harvesting inside, and may not even know it! (I will go in to this more in a later post.)
When we are able to be fully aware of our thoughts and plant seeds with purpose and be conscious, in the moment, we begin to progress much more effectively!
I have been tremendously more aware of my thoughts now and have realized how much time I have wasted on thoughts of the past and future throughout my day. I am now more consciously aware of the present moment and am putting my WHOLE SELF in the moment instead of being in one place physically but mentally somewhere else far far away. I am enjoying life more as I am actually THERE, really living it mentally as well as physically. I am focusing and putting all my attention to what I am doing that moment. I feel like I am giving my kids so much more quality attention! Everything I do seems so much more efficient and effective.
Thoughts are SO powerful.
We each travel in this life on different horizontal frequencies. Lets say the frequency levels range from zero, the lowest of the low, to level 50, the highest of the high. Each of us are traveling on one frequency or another. The lower frequency we are traveling on, the harder it is for us to create. The heavier life feels. The slower we move. When we are able to raise up on the frequency levels, our thoughts are more positive, we are filled with light and power and it is a lot easier to create. We learn and progress much faster when we are traveling on higher frequency levels.
The universe is governed by law. Righteousness is the molding and moving force in the spiritual government of the world. Man has to right himself to find that the universe is right. The more in line we are with our Creator, the more we will be filled with light, joy, happiness. (The higher our frequency levels will be.)
*So it is imperative that we find ways to elevate our frequency levels. We need to surround ourselves with positive high frequencies in order to create our life at a much more powerful level.* Just like plants have to have water to thrive. We have to have light, purity and truth to THRIVE. As we increase these elements in our life our frequency levels will raise as well.
I have discovered that Prayer one tool that is perfect for this purpose. When we sincerely, humbly, gratefully pray to our Heavenly Father, our thoughts will automatically elevate as we have more vertical connection. What better way to raise up than by connecting with the highest positive energy source there is, God.
*We must find and surround ourselves with all we can that is positive and uplifting to us, to keep us on higher energy levels so we can thus create more powerfully and effectively. *
I have started to get up an hour earlier in the mornings, before the kids are awake. This is a gift I give to myself. I pray and connect with Heavenly Father, I use this time to meditate, ponder, study truths found in the scriptures and prepare my mind spiritually before I go and complete the day physically. It has been AMAZING. It has helped my day start off smoother and remain more calm the rest of the day. And throughout the day I am consciously making effort to surround myself with positive energy. I listen to uplifting music, watch my thoughts and keep my home clean & clear from clutter and distraction. It has made tremendous differences in my attitude and feelings and how I handle problems throughout the day.
So lets think about it... Are your thoughts idle? Or are they filled with purpose and direction? Watch yourself for the next 24 hrs and notice how often you daydream. How often are you thinking of the past or future? The only time we are conscious is when we are in the present. The past is dead. The future hasn't happened yet. The present moment is the only thing we have.
We must be fully aware at this moment. When our thoughts are focused on the present, they will become more positive and energy will raise within us.
Our thoughts and feelings are like the mighty Mississippi River. We have thousands and thousands of thoughts each day. The majority of them are on a thought merri-go-round mind stream that runs habitual thoughts over and over and over. Hmm... doesn't look like we get very far this way does it.
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When God created the earth and everything in it, he first created them spiritually. Everything was created spiritually before it was created physically. We create the exact same way. We create our life, first spiritually. First, in our thoughts and mind.
"Our thoughts crystallize in to habit. Habit solidifies into circumstance. The outer world of circumstance shapes itself to the inner world of thought. Circumstances do not make the man, it reveals him to himself." -As a Man Thinketh
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Our life is a garden. We are the master gardener of our life. We can plant with purpose and make a beautiful garden, or through neglect, weeds will automatically grow.
We begin planting what will eventually come to fruition in our life with our thoughts and desires. These seeds of thought will grow if nourished and cultivated. And through our actions that naturally follow our thoughts, they will spring forth into beautiful plants or obnoxious weeds. We will then harvest the fruit of joy or suffering.
If something is not right in our garden, we can pluck it out. This is done by changing our thoughts and false beliefs we are harvesting inside, and may not even know it! (I will go in to this more in a later post.)
When we are able to be fully aware of our thoughts and plant seeds with purpose and be conscious, in the moment, we begin to progress much more effectively!
I have been tremendously more aware of my thoughts now and have realized how much time I have wasted on thoughts of the past and future throughout my day. I am now more consciously aware of the present moment and am putting my WHOLE SELF in the moment instead of being in one place physically but mentally somewhere else far far away. I am enjoying life more as I am actually THERE, really living it mentally as well as physically. I am focusing and putting all my attention to what I am doing that moment. I feel like I am giving my kids so much more quality attention! Everything I do seems so much more efficient and effective.
"We frustrate accomplishment in our lives when we encourage thoughts that do not harmonize with our desires." - As a Man Thinketh
We must remember in our garden, if we plant seeds of corn, we WILL harvest corn. It is law. So it is with our creative minds. If we are cultivating seeds of anger, resentment and selfishness in regards to our spouse or marriage, even if we WANT a fabulous marriage more than ANYTHING, it isn't going to happen because our thoughts are SEEDS and will only produce the SAME. It is an endless battle to want something in our life so much, but yet we entertain thoughts that are NOT in harmony with it. Law: A Good tree never produces bad fruit. A Bad tree never produces good fruit.So if you want something bad enough... start planting the seeds that are in harmony to it.
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Thoughts are SO powerful.
We each travel in this life on different horizontal frequencies. Lets say the frequency levels range from zero, the lowest of the low, to level 50, the highest of the high. Each of us are traveling on one frequency or another. The lower frequency we are traveling on, the harder it is for us to create. The heavier life feels. The slower we move. When we are able to raise up on the frequency levels, our thoughts are more positive, we are filled with light and power and it is a lot easier to create. We learn and progress much faster when we are traveling on higher frequency levels.
The universe is governed by law. Righteousness is the molding and moving force in the spiritual government of the world. Man has to right himself to find that the universe is right. The more in line we are with our Creator, the more we will be filled with light, joy, happiness. (The higher our frequency levels will be.)
*So it is imperative that we find ways to elevate our frequency levels. We need to surround ourselves with positive high frequencies in order to create our life at a much more powerful level.* Just like plants have to have water to thrive. We have to have light, purity and truth to THRIVE. As we increase these elements in our life our frequency levels will raise as well.
I have discovered that Prayer one tool that is perfect for this purpose. When we sincerely, humbly, gratefully pray to our Heavenly Father, our thoughts will automatically elevate as we have more vertical connection. What better way to raise up than by connecting with the highest positive energy source there is, God.
*We must find and surround ourselves with all we can that is positive and uplifting to us, to keep us on higher energy levels so we can thus create more powerfully and effectively. *
I have started to get up an hour earlier in the mornings, before the kids are awake. This is a gift I give to myself. I pray and connect with Heavenly Father, I use this time to meditate, ponder, study truths found in the scriptures and prepare my mind spiritually before I go and complete the day physically. It has been AMAZING. It has helped my day start off smoother and remain more calm the rest of the day. And throughout the day I am consciously making effort to surround myself with positive energy. I listen to uplifting music, watch my thoughts and keep my home clean & clear from clutter and distraction. It has made tremendous differences in my attitude and feelings and how I handle problems throughout the day.
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GIVE YOUR WHOLE SELF TO THE PRESENT.
We must be fully aware at this moment. When our thoughts are focused on the present, they will become more positive and energy will raise within us.
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CHOOSE YOUR THOUGHTS EVER SO WISELY BECAUSE THEY ARE THE BEGINNING SEEDS OF YOUR CREATIONS.
Just remember that a plant doesn't grow and flourish in one day. It takes TIME, CARE, PATIENCE, DILIGENCE and then one day, we will see the fruits of our thoughts!!!
"You cannot travel within and stand without. The things in your life will become so out of harmony with your mindset that they will eventually fall out of your life." - As a Man Thinketh
"You cannot travel within and stand without. The things in your life will become so out of harmony with your mindset that they will eventually fall out of your life." - As a Man Thinketh
Monday, April 4, 2011
Where to Begin? (1)
These last two weeks have been soooo exciting and liberating for me. I feel like I have a new lease on life. I feel like the whole world is different, because it is! What I have been learning has been so helpful to me and I cannot help but share it. But I just don't know where to begin!! There is soooo much information and I am not good at expressing it in written form. Nor do I know what angle to take... So, bare with me, and take what you can from it! I hope it changes your life for the BEST like it has mine!!! This is all still a work in progress for me... but I have to start sharing it...
Remember the days when we were young... our life was still filled with endless possibilities... dreams. Where to go to college, what to study, who to marry, where to live, etc. etc. etc. I was filled with dreams and excitement for the future.
Then those things happened. They were awesome. I LOVED college. I LOVED my major. I LOVE who I married. I LOVE where I live. But... it seems like I don't have any more dreams. It's just kids and housework now... are the possibilities really all gone? NO WAY.
I am starting to feel like a college kid again. Getting excited, filled with dreams... dreams of bettering what I already have and building on it. And I can. Because it's up to ME.
Everyone has a choice in life. We can choose to be a victim in our life story, or we can choose to be the victor. I choose to be victorious. I choose to lead my life with PURPOSE, not let it lead me.
I have the power, ability and privilege to make my life whatever I want it to be. It is liberating. It is exciting. Life is awesome but it is also hard. Life is SUPPOSED to have road blocks, struggles, hard times. That is where we learn and grow the most. We came here to LEARN. Now, the key is when those times of struggles come, we need to use them to help us be better!!
When we go to the gym and lift weights, we don't think, "Oh no! These are hard! I must be doing something wrong!" and stop. We WANT the resistance because it makes us stronger. That is how life is. We can either let it bring us down, or use it to build us up. I choose UP. I write my story.
I choose to be a victor.
We are each in the driver seat of our life, mapping the course we are going. We are in control. God has given us the ultimate gift of agency, to choose for ourselves and make our life whatever we want it to be. It is so easy to "get in our car and drive" without understanding and knowing about all the complexities of the driving force inside -- the engine. This knowledge is essential for us to be able to experience and arrive at our desired destination the best and quickest way possible.
The levels inside of us are: 1. Physical 2. Emotional 3. Mental 4. Spiritual
All of these levels are the driving force, or engine, that takes us on our journey of life. We must rise to a higher awareness of each of these components to effectively live at the level of happiness & fulfillment we wish to live.
Anything is possible, as long as it does not go against the laws of God. God created the universe and everything in it. And there are certain laws that govern the universe. When we learn and understand these laws, we can use them for our good and benefit.
So... the equation to having a happy, wonderful life that WE WANT is: that we must understand the laws of the universe AND the many levels of our driving force inside of us, and have them work for our good to create the life we desire. Easy enough right? It is!!!
The will to do springs from the knowledge that we CAN do. And we CAN!!!
So where do we begin? It all starts in one place: Our MIND...
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Remember the days when we were young... our life was still filled with endless possibilities... dreams. Where to go to college, what to study, who to marry, where to live, etc. etc. etc. I was filled with dreams and excitement for the future.
Then those things happened. They were awesome. I LOVED college. I LOVED my major. I LOVE who I married. I LOVE where I live. But... it seems like I don't have any more dreams. It's just kids and housework now... are the possibilities really all gone? NO WAY.
I am starting to feel like a college kid again. Getting excited, filled with dreams... dreams of bettering what I already have and building on it. And I can. Because it's up to ME.
Everyone has a choice in life. We can choose to be a victim in our life story, or we can choose to be the victor. I choose to be victorious. I choose to lead my life with PURPOSE, not let it lead me.
I have the power, ability and privilege to make my life whatever I want it to be. It is liberating. It is exciting. Life is awesome but it is also hard. Life is SUPPOSED to have road blocks, struggles, hard times. That is where we learn and grow the most. We came here to LEARN. Now, the key is when those times of struggles come, we need to use them to help us be better!!
When we go to the gym and lift weights, we don't think, "Oh no! These are hard! I must be doing something wrong!" and stop. We WANT the resistance because it makes us stronger. That is how life is. We can either let it bring us down, or use it to build us up. I choose UP. I write my story.
I choose to be a victor.
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The levels inside of us are: 1. Physical 2. Emotional 3. Mental 4. Spiritual
All of these levels are the driving force, or engine, that takes us on our journey of life. We must rise to a higher awareness of each of these components to effectively live at the level of happiness & fulfillment we wish to live.
Anything is possible, as long as it does not go against the laws of God. God created the universe and everything in it. And there are certain laws that govern the universe. When we learn and understand these laws, we can use them for our good and benefit.
So... the equation to having a happy, wonderful life that WE WANT is: that we must understand the laws of the universe AND the many levels of our driving force inside of us, and have them work for our good to create the life we desire. Easy enough right? It is!!!
The will to do springs from the knowledge that we CAN do. And we CAN!!!
So where do we begin? It all starts in one place: Our MIND...
Sunday, April 3, 2011
A Hindu Legend...
At one time all men on earth were gods, but that men so sinned and abused the Divine that Brahma, the god of all gods, decided that the godhead should be taken away from man and hid some place where he would never again find it to abuse it. "We will bury it deep in the earth," said the other gods. "No," said Brahma, "because man will dig down in the earth and find it. "Then we will sink it in the deepest ocean," they said. "No," said Brahma, "because man will learn to dive and find it there, too." "We will hide it on the highest mountain," they said. "No," said Brahma, "because man will some day climb every mountain on the earth and again capture the godhead." "Then we do not know where to hide it where he cannot find it," said the lesser gods. "I will tell you," said Brahma. "Hide it down in man himself. He will never think to look there." And that is what they did. Hidden down in every man is some of the Divine. Ever since then man has gone over the earth digging, diving and climbing, looking for that godlike quality which all the time is hidden down within himself.
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