(Min dancing in joy – a great state to BE!!! Photo: limevelyn on flickr)

I’ve got a question for you today: Do you live your life according to HAVE-DO-BE or BE-DO-HAVE?

“Huh…what???” you may reply. I can almost imagine you looking baffled at this point.

Well, let me explain.

Most of us are living our lives according to HAVE-DO-BE. It’s not a great way to live, I’m afraid. We are, in actual fact, getting things reversed.

The secret to abundance (having all-there-is such as happiness, love, peace, joy, success, etc) is to BE-DO-HAVE. The BE-DO-HAVE order as very much aligned to how we can apply Universal laws (including the Law of Attraction) in the process of creation i.e. the creation of our external reality.

HAVE-DO-BE

I first encountered the idea of our HAVE-TO-BEs in the Conversations with God series. The paradox is that most of us believe that we must HAVE something first before we can DO something and then we can BE abundant or whatever we define our desired end state to be. The HAVE-DO-BE pervades almost every aspect of our lives. I must confess that I have been largely guilty of buying into the “HAVE-DO-BE” paradigm for a long time. A clearer perspective now allows me to see how HAVE-DO-BE is little aligned to abundance. Following are some examples.

We define our dreams mostly by material things. A big house. A flaming red sports car. A million -dollar online business. We need to HAVE what our neighbors are having, so that we can DO the things they enjoy and then we will BE successful. Or, we need to HAVE all these material possessions, then we can DO all the various things (like travel the world, lead the high life, or sip champagne on our yacht) and then we will BE happy.

In the area of beauty, the same formula is being used. Beauty is often treasured based on outward appearances. Most certainly, we are not helped by the constant bombardment of media ads that continue to prey on our insecurities. Consequently, we think we have to HAVE the looks first (and if we don’t, we can solve our lack of one by breast implants, plastic surgery or Botox) before we DO attract the dream partner and then we can BE happily married ever after!

In the practice of spirituality, it is also easy to fall prey to assuming the same HAVE-DO-BE paradigm. We tell ourselves that we HAVE to experience blissful states in our meditation before we can BE contented. I remember a time when I used to get frustrated because I failed to experience jhanas in my meditation at each quiet sitting. I had, during that period, tasted the low fruits of bliss a few times and started to crave for them at every meal. I also longed for bigger feasts. No surprises that I got very disappointed!!!!

Then, if you have been hoping to become a best selling book author, have you been adopting the same HAVE-DO-BE fallacy yourself? Your thinking goes: I need to HAVE more time and then I can write my book and then I will be so happy because I can live off the royalties that I earn from it. If you have been studying materials from the law of attraction, then you must know that worrying over the “hows” and needing the “haves” right up front can create blockages to the creative process.

All in all, the problem with HAVE-DO-BE is that it is very much based on living in the future. We are not happy in the present moment. We do not realize that underneath all that motivation in working hard to HAVE what we want, are thought patterns based on lack. Craving fuels us to work harder and harder. We desire what we do not have intensely and lament that despite all our struggles, we are still very far from our dreams.

The BEs that we are in is hardly a state of abundance. Emotionally, we tie our happiness to our desired outcomes. We have little no or awareness about how we are letting external events dictate our inner state. Our lives have been pretty much an open door to emotional upheaval!! We become trapped in a constant cycle of yearning and not feeling fulfilled.

BE-DO-HAVE

The way the Universe works is that we BE happy, peaceful or contented and we take (or DO) the necessary actions from this state of BEing. Creatively, we then bring forth the outcome we desired to have in the first place.

The next question you may ask is how do you BE when you are not there yet? Do you fake it? The answer is no. You can’t fake something and have a higher state of energy resonance show up in your auric field. It is just not possible. The best way from how I’m understanding things to be is to work the process out in incremental steps.

You need to determine what you need to BE to HAVE what you want to have. You begin to BE, even in whatever small ways, from your current position. When you start to BE, you choose to be happy, appreciative, peaceful, contented or whatever it is that you ultimately desire right now. You can do so by being appreciative, counting your blessings and viewing things in perspective. Your focus is on the “present moment”, cultivating joy for what you already have.

Your emotion-backed thoughts immediately put you at a higher level of energy vibration. Your aura shines somewhat brighter. Like a magnet, you also begin to attract frequencies that correspond to better outcomes. As you move up the scale in happiness, peace or contentment, you eventually get to the vibrational level that matches your desired dream of abundance.

“In life, you do not have to do anything. It is all a question of what you are being”.
— Neale Donald Walsch in Conversations with God

BE-DO-HAVE or HAVE-DO-BE?

How are you living your life today? Share your comments/story/ideas in today’s food-for-thought post.

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I’m flying off in less than 48 hours for my vacation. Japan finally won over the U.S. as our travel choice this year since none of us have been there. We decided on an island known as Hokkaido, famed for its powder snow and its scenic mountains. So that you know, I won’t be back till just before the year ends.

I thought it would be nice to do a round-up of some of my posts, in case you swing by my site while I am away and find yourself missing me…ahem! Here are those that are related to the law of attraction:

Law of Attraction Fairy Tale

Law of Attraction Quiz

Law of Attraction Mind Movie

Law of Attraction Vision Board

Law of Attraction For Kids

Law of Attraction on Intention & Mental Focus

Law of Attraction For Miracle Manifestation

Of course, there are lots more other interesting posts. Feel free to look around my site!

Finally, here’s a little card for you….

(Photo adapted from luchilu on Flickr)

Break time has begun!! The commenting function will be turned off!

Chat soon,
Evelyn

I thought I’d do things a little differently for today’s post. Instead of writing an article, I created a little quiz. The quiz comprises a list of questions about the Law of Attraction. I believe that the best way of learning any subject is in a variety of ways: tests, quizzes, articles, books, discussions, etc. So if you are game for a little of challenge, take the quiz below:

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According to the Law of Attraction, a powerful intent made up of clear, pure and focused thoughts will start to attract the very essence of your desires. Hence, the clearer, more specific and untainted you are in your thoughts, the more likely you can be in bringing them into physical reality. However, what happens if you do not have a clear idea of what you really want yet? Or what happens if it is a question of readiness?

It may be the case that you need more information to make a decision on your desires or that you want to feel your way a little more before making a decision. It will be useful to think of the process of coming to a powerful intent by the metaphor of a jigsaw puzzle, where you take time gathering each relevant piece to see how the pieces all fit in together into a coherent, beautiful and complete picture.

Case Studies of Intents That Are Not Powerful Enough

My last post was a good example of how I would like to publish a best seller but because my intent was not clear, I ended up with getting a picture of my vision board published in Joyce Schwarz’s best selling The Vision Board: The Secret to an Extraordinary Life book instead. Not that I minded, I simply love her book!!

Another excellent example which many of you can probably relate to is if you are interested to set up your own business but do not know which area to go into. You have various interests but do not know which to pursue. (Anyone still wondering at this question can get extra help from Tom Volkar’s Business Of Your Dreams Program.

So you create an intent to have your own business but are unable to make the intent clear or specific enough. It is possible that while your thoughts are fuzzy (due to insufficient information) or chaotic (due to too many options), you face great difficulty bringing a specific and successful business into fruition. It is also no surprise that most of your business ventures fail miserably at this stage!

Steps To Making A Powerful Intention

1. Make an Intent “I want to Know What I Want”.

To start off with, you can make an intent saying “I want to know what I want”. This is a suggestion provided by Abraham Hicks in The Law of Attraction: The Basics of the Teachings of Abraham. If you think about it, it makes perfect sense to admit that you do not really know what you want yet and need some help. Don’t we often turn to our friends for some assistance if we find ourselves in a bind? Well, it works the same way with The Universe/Source/God.

You make the intention to attract all sorts of examples and cases to help you make a decision. You allow your dominant intent to be looking for things you want. You can also look at the people around you for traits and characteristics that you desire in a companion, mate or friend if this is what you are hoping to attract.

2. Collect Useful Data.

Sometimes, the examples around you may not all that perfect. For instance, you may say that you would like more wealth; however, you experience some resistance in your thoughts due to having a friend who is wealthy but in poor health. Abraham Hicks suggests that you just collect the prosperity data and leave out the rest of the undesirable parts. Each piece of information must be scrutinized so that it can contribute healthily and meaningfully to your entire dream or picture.

3. Put The Jigsaw Pieces Together Mentally.

Then, you start to visualize by piecing together all the desired characteristics of what you want. The pieces are about what you now feel you want to experience. This is where Vision Boards or Mind Movies come in particularly useful!!

You may find that what you put together may be nothing like what already exists. No one else has had it. This is perfectly fine!! You are the creator of a new experience or a physical reality never before manifested! Do not for a second believe that just because it has not happened to anyone yet, it cannot happen to you!!

4. Set The Intention At The Right Time.

Due to having to put the puzzle pieces together, it may require you some time. You only know when you are clear enough as soon as you get all excited. Back to the same example, your thoughts have been mostly on the business you would like to set up but none of the options you have been exploring have a strong appeal. However, one fine day, an inspired idea may just drop in and you have the “Aha” moment! When you hit that sweet spot, you get an instant inner knowing. That is when you set a clear and powerful intention by saying “this is what I want”!

5. Keep The Intent Pure.

Well, according to the Law of Attraction, when you have been purely visualizing your intention, it should come pretty quickly.

“The purity of the visualization is key and by that we mean purely offering thoughts only in the direction of what you want.”
— Abraham Hicks in The Law of Attraction: The Basics of the Teachings of Abraham

However, the problem comes in you we start to have our “buts”. It is when you say “I want this but” Here is what Abraham Hicks say….

“If something you want is slow to come to you, it can be only for one reason: You are spending more time focused upon its absence than you are about its presence”.

Hence, get your eyes, words and thoughts on what-is. The more often you practice this, the faster your wants will manifest.

Learn From The Frog Get Your Intents Clear & Pure

Recently, the Psychic Friends Network launched a hotline for frogs. Here is the story of one frog, which decided to call into the hotline to ask to speak to a psychic.

The psychic told the frog, “You are going to meet a beautiful young girl who will want to know everything about you.”

The frog was elated, “This is great! I have been wishing for exactly that.”

However, secretly inside, it felt unsure that a beautiful girl would seriously fall in love with an ugly looking creature like a frog.

Filled with doubt, it decided to ask for more information. “Will I meet her at a party, or what?”

“No,” replied the psychic. “Next semester in her biology class.”

Your Thoughts Please

Do you make the asking “I want to know what I want” if you are not already clear about the intent that you wish to create? How is the process like for you in finding out what you really want? What has been a helpful strategy for you in feeling good about the experience you wish to have, although in reality you are not there yet?

(Photo contribution: Wise Owl; left painting by 7-year-old Hui and right painting by 5-year-old Min)
Just imagine how powerful kids can be in applying the law of attraction, if they are given the right guidance in manifesting, as well as a chance to develop their creative, intuition and visualization skills! One of the loveliest things we can do for our kids is to hand them the keys to living a more empowered life.

What is great is that kids already have some attributes innate in them for applying the Universal Law: a sense of curiosity, living in the Now, creative, a vivid sense of imagination, knowing how to ask for what they want and going after the things that bring them joy and bliss. In my last post, I shared about “it is good to feel good”, a quote by Abraham Hicks. Kids naturally embody this saying. Kids also come with a lot less accumulated junk in negative thoughts and beliefs compared to adults. They may just do a better job than us adults!

Here are some of the keys to living The Law of Attraction that my kids are exposed to…

1. Develop Imagination To Creating Dreams. At the heart of the law of attraction lies in the belief that dreams do come true. Dreams require imagination. It would be a great idea to help our kids nurture their imaginative and creative abilities. My kids are encouraged to explore theirs, in a number of ways and always according to their interests.

Min, my younger girl, has a love for art. Additionally, she shows great potential in story telling. She loves to spin stories out of her head. Her stories can go on and on without a full stop. Her hand drawn pictures are intricate and often in a story-book form. I am continually astounded by what she comes up with. She notices every small detail and puts them into her pictures. If she is not allowed her creative space everyday, she bites!!

Hui, my elder daughter, shares her sister’s love for art. She also enjoys playing the violin and has a natural talent in ballet. She has also started blogging and is receiving secret training on the side by her blogger mom!!

2. Visualize The Life Desired. Both my kids surprised me one day with drawings of their dream houses. They got their ideas from the many family discussions about how they would like to live. When I did my vision board, I got them to help me in my art piece. We had a fun time cut and paste the pictures together and discussing about our idea of a dream home.

3. Emotionally Clear Unwanted Thoughts. Both my kids love the “tap-tap” (their pet-name for emotional freedom technique or otherwise know as EFT). They enjoy having their parents use EFT to tap their blues away. EFT surrogate tapping is also something that has produced very good results with my kids.

4. Make Prayer Requests. My kids are learning how to make prayer requests. Well, Min was looking forward to a birthday party that took place yesterday afternoon. However, she woke up feeling slightly feverish. In addition to using EFT to tap her in the morning, I showed her how to make a prayer request that she be healed by 2pm. Note that no drugs were given to her as my intuition told me that she did not need any. On all accounts, it did not appear that she would recover. I was also getting concerned that she might end up feeling very disappointed about not being able to attend. But hey…she did recover!! By 2:05 pm, the decision was clear. She still had a sore throat but was well enough to attend! No fever!! As of the whole of today (Monday), she continues to show no signs of coming down with one.

5. Be Happy. Kids naturally move towards the things that make them happy. We don’t even need to teach them do this. My kids are really happy when they go outdoors. The picture on the left is taken just two week ago!!

6. Live In Gratitude. My kids may not be the richest kids in their popular school but they do have a cupboard full of toys and get to enjoy a lot of nice things. They know that complaints are not appreciated in the house. Instead, they are encouraged to express their gratitude for what they have.

7. Spend Time In Meditation. When night falls, it is time to wind down. My girls would sometimes sit quietly to their favorite meditative music. I whipped up my video camera a few weeks ago when I found them in the bedroom meditating, without any of my prompting to do so. Listen for the “Om” towards the end of the clip.

Your Comments Please

Do you start your kids young on learning about intention and manifestations? Are there certain activities that your kids do that nurture their sense of creativity, imagination or thought awareness? Do share which are these.

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Be Careful What You Wish For or You Just May Get it so the saying goes!

Seated quietly in a romantic corner of a dimly lit restaurant was a married couple in their 60s. They brought their glasses of champagne together in a toast. There was every reason to celebrate. It was their 30th wedding anniversary that day.

In a whiff of smoke, a tiny yet beautiful fairy appeared before them, hovering over the table. She said, “For being such an exemplary married couple and for being loving to each other for all this time, I will grant you each a wish.”

The wife clapped her hands in delight. She answered first, “Oh, I would like to travel the world with my darling husband.”

The fairy waved her magic wand over the elderly woman, who instantly found two round-the-world air tickets in her hands.

It was now the husband’s turn. He reflected for a moment and then said “Well, this is all very romantic, but an opportunity like this will never come again.”

He decided to bare his innermost desires.

He said, “My wish is to have a wife 30 years younger than me.”

The fairy answered, “Your wish is my command.”

She waved her magic wand over the man.

Puff! The husband became 90 years old.

Some Background to “Be Careful What You Wish For”

The joke above is also one of many that can be found, illustrating the phrase “Be Careful What You Wish For”. A little research on the web reveals that this phrase is used in a number of sources such as in the story the Monkey’s Paw; a classic horror story written by W.W. Jacobs, which first appeared in Harpers Monthly in 1902. The story begins with the quote “Be careful what you wish for, you may receive it” – attributed by the author to Anonymous. Thus, there is no telling who the originator of the phrase is.

Now, for the purposes of discussion on this site, let us examine this phrase in relation to intention and manifestation, as follows:

1. The Importance Of Finding Out Your Real Desire
2. Why You Get What You Do Not Wish For
3. You Have No Idea What To Wish For
4. Going For A Wish That Merely Satisfies The Selfish Ego.

1. The Importance Of Finding Out Your Real Desire

Through the many posts previously discussed, we already know about the power of our thoughts. Thoughts are creative. If we want to manifest something, we do so with intention and sustained focus.

However, on the flip side, it also means that we have to be very clear in what we wish for. We may end up with something that we actually do not want. While our manifestation can become a reality, it may also bring with it other problems and headaches.

Say for example, you see having lots of money, as a ticket out of your miserable and stressful job. You set an intention to start a successful business. Applying the principles of the Law of Attraction, you end up attracting truckloads of customers. But because you mistakenly thought that money is your primary aim, you do not choose a business that you are truly passionate in. You end up in a situation that you can barely cope in terms of hours spent at work, doubly stressed than before.

But what if you have set the higher intention of finding fulfilling work, something that you are keen or passionate in? Because you are good in what you do, you start to attract lots of customers who appreciate your work. You no longer see the hours you spent as work but rather as an extension of yourself.

Hence, it is important to spend time having a clear understanding of your real desire, before starting to make an intention. More about how to find an alignment will be discussed later down this article.

2. Why You Get What You Do Not Wish For

Far too often, we experience things and situations that we do not want. It is important to know why this is the case: what we align ourselves with emotionally are the outcomes we manifest.

Hence, if your thoughts tend to be negative and you back them up emotionally, you are more likely to attract negative situations. For instance, if you have been unconsciously been focusing on lack and worrying over your finances, your physical reality is not going to be one of abundance.

You can also observe if your thoughts have been negative by the words that you say. If you utter “I wish ______ ” in anger consistently, you may just get what you wish for.

3. You wanted Blue and Yellow But Got Green

In the book, The Law of Attraction: The Basics of the Teachings of Abraham by Esther and Jerry Hicks, it is stated that you will get all the results that you want, if you are clear about everything that you want. But it can be the case that you have no clear idea of what is it that you really desire. In your confusion, you are not able to determine what your underlying intents are.

Here is the example cited in the book. You say, “I want the color yellow, and I want the color blue”. But what you ultimately end up with is green. And then you ask, “How did I get green? I did not intend that at all.” But what actually happened was due to the blending of your various intentions. (Blending the color yellow blue gives you the color green).

The solution that is offered by Abraham in the book? Check with your inner Being. Only your inner Being can sort out the complexities of your thoughts. It does this by guiding your emotions. Hence, pay close attention to the way you feel, and let yourself be drawn to the things that feel good or right to you. At the same time, let yourself move away from those things that do not.

Allow me to share how I have been making some of my decisions lately. In considering my options, I ask myself: Is my intent/desire for the fulfillment of my ego or is it one that is for the growth of my Soul (love, light and peace)? Having a guideline keeps me from getting distracted and making a poor choice. I have every intent to elevating myself (or my Being) energetically and making decisions that align with my Highest Path and Purpose.

4. A Possible Scenario: Going For A Wish That Merely Satisfies The Selfish Ego

Ambition is a Dead Sea Fruit
And the greatest peril to the soul is that
one is likely to get precisely what he is seeking.
— By Edward Dahlberg

You cannot get it off your mind. A longing that hovers in your thoughts, day and night. You toy with your options. You try to figure out how to get the prize. At first, just a gentle idea, the longing soon becomes an obsession, a craving.

In your desperate moments, you consider selling your soul for it. Yet, deep down inside, you suspect that guilt will creep in if you take a drastic measure.

You finally make a decision. You cannot bear it any longer! The wait is just too much to bear. You are willing to take a chance.

You taste the pleasure, the thrill of the moment, the pinnacle of your human experience; the means gotten through the betrayal of your friends, the loss of your conscience, and the hurt that you inflict. Your ego is satiated.

You are happy. Then, you decide that you would like to share your happiness. Let others know. You go around with your prized catch. Your ego needs to know that others will be struck with envy.

But you find no one now. All of whom you have held dear before. They shut you out, just like how and what you have done to them.

It’s okay, your ego says. You have got me and you have got the prize.

So, you sit. At first, happy and then, dismay by the loneliness that now engulfs.

In the quietness, you finally hear a soft whisper: Is the sacrifice worth it?

Knowing arises: the gain of the ego but the loss of love and the shrinking of your Soul. Emptiness ensues. The prize has now become meaningless.

Your Thoughts Please

Do share your thoughts to the phrase “Be Careful What You Wish For”. Do you know what you really want out of your life? How do you determine these things for sure?

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Your every thought is a statement of your desires to the Universe. You are a product of all the thoughts, feelings and experiences you have had until now. In the same manner, whatever thoughts you have now are going to influence your tomorrow. This being the case, you need to be very aware about the thoughts that run in your head. If you do not lay rein over your mind, you may just attract circumstances that are contrary to what you truly desire.

On the plus side, if you can exercise great control in what or the way you think, you can begin to attract resources from the Universe, to make your dreams come true. For today, let’s examine 10 truths about thoughts, so that you can set them in motion powerfully:

1. Thought is spiritual energy.

Thoughts are often depicted in a cloud of ideas coming out from your head. In reality, thoughts are measurable units of energy. They are waves of energy that penetrate through time and space. Your energy field changes constantly, based on the vibrations that you project.

Thought is also spiritual energy as well. Your soul is a part of the Universe or Spirit or God. Your soul or “I” is what lies within you. Universe / Spirit / God is creative and thought is creative. Your soul expresses itself through thought. It seeks to create in the essence of love. Sorrow, misery, fear and unhappiness are thoughts and emotions that limit and subtract. Hence, in its purest definition, thought can be said to be of spiritual energy.

2. You Create Through Thought.

You are always creating through your thoughts. In fact, you create the reality that you are in right now. You cannot stop the process of creation. The Law of Attraction is the law that explains this creation. Understanding this law allows you to create anything that you desire.

The Law of Attraction explains that like attracts like. Positive energy attracts positive energy. Negative energy attracts negative energy. The Universe responds to these energy vibrations. It does not decide for you what you need. In fact, it just responds to what you sent out.

In short, when you exude positive energy such as joy, you are more likely to attract favorable circumstances. On the other hand, when you exude negative energy such as worry, you tend to attract situations of lack, not enough money and so on.

“You are a creator; you create with your every thought. You often create by default, for you are getting what you are giving your attention to wanted or unwanted but you know by how it feels if what you are getting (creating) is what you are wanting or if it is not what you are wanting”.

— Abraham Hicks

3. Your Outer World Is A Mirror of Your Inner Thoughts.

If your thoughts are often rooted in fear, your outer world will be one of endless struggles, lack of opportunity and poverty. On the contrary, if your thoughts are rooted in love and abundance, your outer world is one of unlimited possibilities, richness and beauty.

Every thought is a cause and every condition an effect. Most people try to change their outer world with more effects. However, it is a mere exchange of one form of misery to another. Nothing positive has really happened! They do not realise that change is most powerful when it comes from within.

4. Vibration Is The Action of Thought.

Each thought resonates a certain vibrational frequency, through emotion. When your thoughts go “I like this”, “it tastes good” or “I am abundant”, the vibration is positive. When your thoughts are “I hate this”, “I am no good” or “it is difficult”, the vibration is negative.

A thought that “I am awesome” compared to “I am good” has a different emotional charge to it. The same can be said of a negative thought. A thought that says “I feel downright depressed” compared to “I am sad” vibrates at a more negative frequency. Obviously when you change the thought and in various degrees, you can effect a change in the energy vibration felt throughout your body.

5. Thoughts Vibrate Either Love or Fear.

Every human thought is based in either love or fear. The two emotions, fear and love, form the language of the soul. The emotions carry the thought out into the Universe.

Unfortunately, most of us are not aware that we attract our struggles and hardships because of our base emotions behind the root thought. In Conversations with God Book One, this root thought is described as the Sponsoring Thought. It is the thought that drives human motivation. The Sponsoring Thought is either a thought of love or fear. It is the thought behind the thought behind the thought. “It is the raw energy that drives the engine of human experience.”

Hence, in evaluating the outcomes that you are experiencing right now, you need to uncover what your Sponsoring thought is. Its vibrational resonance is what determines the reality of your current experience.

“When you are having a hard time making yourself do something, or when the action you offer does not produce the results you are seeking, it is always because you are offering thoughts in opposition to your desire.”
— Quote by Esther Hicks in The Teachings of Abraham

6. Power lies in The Concentration of Pure Thoughts.

Since like energy attracts like energy, they “stick together”. This happens when you concentrate hard. Matter forms out of pure energy. Once matter forms, it remains as it is for a long time. It is removed only when there is an opposing set of destructive energy.

We harness the power of concentration, when we hold a thought in pure intention for at least 17 seconds. The key is that it must be clear and strong; that is, with no interfering or sabotaging thoughts or intent. So the longer that we can persist in our concentration and attention, the greater will be the vibrational force that can bring our thought into manifestation.

7. Power Lies in Thoughts From The Subconscious Mind.

Your conscious mind is limited. It is your subconscious mind, which is more powerful. It is where the Sponsoring Thought lies. If you rely on using your conscious mind alone, you are operating below your fullest potential.

Thoughts in your subconscious mind can sabotage what lies in your conscious. For instance, the hidden thought that you may not be good enough can derail the positive intentions you may have about your work. Your potential for greatness becomes severely compromised.

Methods that are helpful in accessing your subconscious mind include meditation, lucid dreaming, and Silva Mind Control. You can also gain entry and effect powerful changes with the use of positive daily affirmations, subliminal messaging and brainwave entrainment.

8. Thoughts influence your body.

Your body reacts to your thoughts. Lie detector tests are developed, based on this fact. If you asked to confess to a secret to which you have outwardly lied about, you start to sweat profusely, your blood pressure goes up and your heart starts to beat faster. These signs prove that every single cell of your body is affected by the increased rate of emotional response caused by the thoughts in your head.

“I admit thoughts influence the body.”
— Quote by Albert Einstein

Hence, it is not inconceivable to believe that ill health or diseases are first caused by toxic thoughts. Toxic thoughts weaken you and send out a negative energy vibration, causing you to attract the very experience that you wish to avoid but have unconsciously focused upon.

Conversely, positive thoughts make you feel relaxed and less tense. They invoke the release of endorphins, reducing pain and increasing pleasure. You envelope yourself in positive energy, that attracts better outcomes into your life.

9. Beliefs Are Habitual Thoughts.

Many of us often stubbornly hold on to our beliefs. We identify so much with them; that we feel threatened if others challenge them. Even if there is that little niggling doubt, we choose to hang on to them. We fear being stripped naked should our beliefs get de-throned. Yes, many of us go to the extent of worshiping our beliefs.

But what if the belief is not true? What if the belief is a lie that someone else has told you? What if this belief is one that limits and prevents you from being the person that you can truly be? Beliefs that do not help include inner talk like “I am not good enough”, “I do not deserve to have money”, or “others are born with better luck than me”.

In reality, beliefs are habitual thoughts. Most of them have been formed since young. Since they began in a thought, you can always change this thought from a negative to a more positive one. More about how to break free from your limiting beliefs can be found here.

10. Intuition arises in the Silence Between Thoughts.

Intuition often arises when you are silent; that is in present moment awareness. It arises in the gaps, the space in between your cluttered thoughts. It comes only when your mind is at ease. Intuition often offers the creative solution, that your conscious mind cannot provide, to your problems at hand. It is the product of your subconscious mind.

Devote an amount of time each day to sitting in Silence. Meditation is a training that your mind needs, to practice present moment awareness. The more you practice, the greater will be your ability to access your intuitive abilities.

Conclusion

You probably have been living for a long while, oblivious to the power that you have. It is time to take control; for the ability to create a better world for yourself lies in your thoughts.

Understanding the above can help you with an energy shift. Through awareness, you get into a positive state of being. You begin to attract abundance, the birthright of your Soul.

You attract what you think. This is a universal law that is so profound. When you eminate positive energy, the universe will reciprocate with positive energy back to you.

Just imagine an energy field around you, which you can’t see. When the aura around you is negative, there is no way you can attract good health, wealth and happiness. You may find it odd that no matter how hard you try say at work or in your relationship, things still don’t go your way. It is the energy around that counts! How and what your mind truly thinks has a close causal-effect relationship with the aura around you. As Gary Criag puts it “”The cause of all negative emotions is a disruption in the body’s energy system.”

The video below says it all. Although it is pretty short, it is to the point. It starts out by asking you relevant questions about whether you are achieving your dreams. Are you sailing or are you drifting? The message is that perhaps, your desired dreams are not happening because of what your mind is thinking.