The Law off Gratitude

Are you grateful for what you have in your life? Do you acknowledge that everyday when you wake up in the morning? You should. Do you know that the Law of Attraction includes the Law of Gratitude?

By having the Law of Gratitude, you believe firmly that the Universe or God, depending how you view it, is there to give you what you want when you ask for it, that you deserve what you get. You relate to what you have and act in accord to it.

People who lack gratitude always seem to find themselves living in poverty or not having the lifestyle they wish to have. They look upon themselves as lower than anything else and wonder why they can’t be better than what they are. The primary reason for this is that they lack acceptance to what they want and do not show to the Universe what they want or deserve to have.

There is no doubt that you get what you ask for and you get it in abundance when you put a lot of effort into it. By showing gratitude, you are showing that the effort you put forth was in tune to what you desired; and you will obtain more of that you wish.

You can tell people by what they have and by what they get just by seeing them and looking at how they dress, walk, and act. You can usually tell if they have gratitude by the way they present themselves.

This is why when you look at rich people, you notice they get richer. They have a debt of gratitude and show it everyday. This way, they are telling the universe that they are glad they have all these riches and deserve them. The universe responds by giving them more.

If a person does have abundance but does not show gratitude, he will eventually lose it. This is because he is telling the universe that he does not deserve it. When the universe perceives this, the universe stops delivering.

On the other hand, if a person lacks abundance but shows gratitude for what he has, the universe will see that and will in turn give the person more of what that person wishes. This way, that person does not stay in lack for very long.

If a person lacks abundance and does not show gratitude, he will continue to live with lack because he has not shown he deserve more.

This is why when we show gratitude, we are closer to God or the Universe than anyone else. And we get the rewards for doing so. Therefore, the more grateful we are when we get good things, the more good things we will receive. And in some cases, these good things will start coming more rapidly than before. As you create new thoughts and act in harmony with those thoughts with a show of gratitude for having those thoughts, the closer you will be to getting that of which you thought or ask for.

Gratitude has many benefits in that it can keep you from feeling inadequate. It can keep your mind focused on the good rather than the bad. You can think more abundantly by having gratitude. This is why you must obey the Law of Gratitude if you want what you seek.

Think about this. If your show of gratitude is strong, the results that come back to you will be strong. If your debt of gratitude is continuous, your supply will also be continuous. If you start losing your attitude of gratitude, you will find you will lose ground rapidly and end up on the losing end of life. This is why having gratitude is so important. It is so important that it was made into one of the universal laws.

If you think about it, without gratitude, there is a missing link somewhere in our lives. We know that something should be there, but may not realize it until someone points it out. The fact is that saying, “thank you” for what you get is a big step toward having a form of gratitude. But this isn’t all there is about the Law of Gratitude. In fact, there is a good definition of the Law of Gratitude that states, “If you are to get the results you seek, it is imperative that you should act on and obey this law.” This means that if you do not obey the Law of Gratitude, you will not get what you seek. It is that simple.

Other than being grateful for what you have, what is the exact way that the Law of Gratitude works? It can be stated as a natural principle that action and reaction are equal and opposite in direction at all times. This means that whatever we put our attention or emotional energy on can be good or bad. And this energy will eventually show up in our lives. This is one of the principles you must know and understand. Neither the universe nor our subconscious mind knows good or bad. Both aspects are treated the same. In this regard, what we put our focus on is what we get back.

The importance here is on putting positive energy out to the universe. This way, we are focusing on what we want and not on what we don’t want. You may not realize this, but gratitude is very powerful. It has a lot of high-energy positive vibration of thought. This is why I mentioned above that having gratitude connects you to the Universe or God, depending on how you look at it.

Without gratitude, you have no power, since the two connect together. And by using our minds for positive things, we are in reality using the power we have to produce the reality we want. So when we show gratitude, we are in fact producing high energy positive vibrations of thought. This high energy can only lead to one manifestation – great achievements.

When you do anything in life, you put forth the gratitude to make it work. If you set goals for yourself, you must show gratitude for having accomplished the goals you put down. When you do write your goals down, think of them as having been already achieved and be grateful for them being achieved. Your gratitude will be so powerful, so energized, that people around you can’t help but notice that about you.

Those who are not successful or do not get what they want are in fact pushing away the success and are violating the universal law of gratitude. In fact, there are five key mistakes or ways of thinking that people make with gratitude that cause them not to get what they want in life. These five ways include:

1. Abundance: Some people wonder if there is enough to go around for everyone. If your belief that the universe has only a limited supply, you are going nowhere in life and will never amount to anything. This is a major fallacy in life. In fact, there is more than enough abundance in the universe. It is endless. God promised us that we would have abundance forever if we chose to have it. The universe is energy. Energy is everlasting. Therefore, what we want comes from energy. It only goes to show that the universe will never run out of anything we want. It will always supply us with what we want when we want it. We just have to ask.

2. Non-resistance to what is: This is a mistaken thought or principle that people have. It keeps us from having the gratitude we should have. When we think with non-resistance, we are in fact having the mental attitude that whatever happens, happens. We don’t fight it, we just let it be. In other words, people who think this way believe they deserve what they got or believe that was the way it was supposed to be. Therefore, they limit themselves to what life has to offer. If it involves something they can’t do anything about, they just let it be and state that is the way it was meant to be. In this case, you can apply the law of opposites and think that there is good in the situation instead of bad.

3. No satisfaction: People tend to associate satisfaction with being happy and having abundance. But there is a difference. When you are satisfied, you accept what is. You can be satisfied without being grateful. This is because you accepted things the way they are and not challenge it. Happiness, on the other hand, is a state of joy or gratitude. It is a very positive and attractive mental energy. By being satisfied, you are actually limiting yourself to what you can have in your life. It is important to be happy and satisfied now. It you do, you will have gratitude and will be in the position for much abundance.

4. Forgiveness: You may not know this but forgiveness is also a part of the Law of Gratitude. This means you need to forgive anyone who did bad things to you in the past and even in the present, as well as in the future. This is especially true if you have a grudge against someone for a long time. The way you know you forgive them is by asking yourself if you can either wish them well or be grateful for them. If you can truthfully answer “yes,” you have indeed forgiven them. Forgiveness is so vital to our dreams in life that if we don’t do it and hold any resentment, fear, or any frustration inside, it can literally block us from getting what we want in life. Lastly, we must learn to forgive ourselves for what we do to others and our own selves. If we can look at ourselves in the mirror and say we love ourselves, we are on our way to experiencing the life we want.

5. Stop thinking: Unfortunately, people want to stop thinking after they get a thought in their head. They don’t want to go beyond thinking and act on what they think. They go into the steps of thinking, but they never act on what they think. Therefore, the key to having gratitude is by acting out what you think. What better way to act than to give of yourself or your time to help others? Obeying the Law of Gratitude is part of and includes the Law of Attraction.

If you want success in your life as well as abundance, you will obey these laws and when you do, you can get whatever you want in life and be happy doing it.

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The Law of Vibration

It has been said that in order for you to get what you want you have to vibrate to it. How does this vibration work? In order to vibrate to something you must have positive thoughts. If you don’t, you won’t get what you are striving for.

When you are in a positive frame of mind, you will vibrate toward what you wish to achieve. If you have any slight negativity, worry, or are unsure in the slightest degree, this doubting or negative energy can inhibit you from accomplishing your task, unless you stop them immediately and focus on positive thoughts.

Let’s say you are looking to get a million dollars. You visualize a check for that amount coming to you. The only problem is you have a slight doubt in your mind you will get it. What will happen? Nothing. You won’t get it because you did not vibrate to it. You did not hold the belief that you would get it and did not have a positive attitude about it.

The premise here is that if you aren’t sure you want something and you have slight doubts about it, you won’t get it because you are not in vibration to it. You are focusing on what you do not want instead of on what you do want.

The Law of Vibration starts that everything in life moves or vibrates. There is nothing that sits idle, even for a second. Everything in life is in a constant state of motion. Look in a microscope at an atom and you will see protons and electrons moving in a circle around a neutron. No matter what it is, it is energy and energy is in constant motion.

Everything that vibrates does so at a certain rate. This rate is known as its frequency. The higher the frequency, the more potent the force will be. Thought is considered the highest form of vibration therefore it has the highest frequency. Being the highest frequency, it is considered as a powerful force in the universe.

To understand the Law of Attraction correctly, and be in more harmony with it, we must also understand the Law of Vibration.

The meaning of vibration can be considered as a moving backwards and forwards. It also can mean to oscillate, quiver, or swing. A perfect way to rationalize on this concept, think about this. If you stick your arm out straight and keep it perfectly still, you will notice no movement. You will notice your arm not moving, but what you don’t realize is that under that skin of your arm, the electrons that are contained therein are moving on a steady basis. And they are moving at a speed of about 186,300 miles per second.

Although the arm appears still, it really is in a constant state of motion. You can’t see this happening because your eyes can’t pick up such minute particles of matter. You can only see this happening if you had a powerful microscope to view it.

Now take a second and vibrate or shake your arm around. Your arm was already vibrating on its own, but you have stepped up the vibration or assisted it to become stronger. The vibrating energy of your arm has increased dramatically.

Those who think positively are in a good state of vibration. Because they are in a good or positive state of vibration, good things will always come to them.

They will always attract positive things or personalities. But those thinking negative would be vibrating negative energy. This is because they dwell on the bad and all that is pessimistic. As such, they will vibrate negativity. And because they vibrate negativity, they will attract anything negative in their lives. This means they will attract trouble, anguish, fear, rage, or whatever negative emotion is available.

If you want to control the results you get, you must control what you vibrate to. This means controlling your thoughts because you only vibrate to the thoughts you have. If you don’t get what you want in your life, this is because you are ignorant of what you want. Or you are ignorant to the Law of Vibration. In electronics (if you know electronics – if not just play along), there are electromagnetic fields. If there are two electromagnetic fields working together, they are working in harmony or in resonance. When this occurs, the vibrating rate can easily be transferred from one to the other by way of electrons. The best way to describe this is by providing an example. Let’s say you have a glass sitting on a table. There is a lady singing nearby. She hits a certain high note that cracks the glass; but no other note cracked that glass. Only that one frequency cracked it because the two frequencies were in resonance. The frequency of the lady’s voice was the same as the frequency of the magnetic field surrounding the glass. See my point?

The same thing happens to your thoughts. When you think of something, and vibrate to it, you are creating a frequency. That frequency goes out into the universe and reaches an object that also vibrates at that same frequency. When this happens, the two are in synch. The electromagnetic waves your brain creates from your thoughts vibrate to the exact energy level as the thing or object that is in the universe you ask for. By concentrating on these though patterns, you increase the energy level of those thoughts and therefore the thoughts become more potent.

Remember when you practice the Law of Attraction; you must inculcate the Law of Vibration. The two go hand in hand. There is no separation of the two. When you practice one, you also practice the other.

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Understanding Karma

The law of karma relates to cause and effect. But some people believe it relates to fate or predestination. However, this is not the case. Karma means action. It means to do something, but the action specified here is not mechanical action. It is not unconscious or involuntary action. It is an intentional, conscious, deliberate, willful action. How is this possible? It is because every action must, no matter what, have a reaction.

So, based on the law of karma, when we do an act that is intentional, we reap the results or effect, either good or bad. Thereby, if we do an act of kindness, the effect or result will be some kind of kindness.

There are occasions where there is a delayed result. If this happens we don’t know if the action is wholesome or unwholesome, at least till the result has been satisfied. Until then the cause can be wholesome momentarily until the result appears, at which the cause may now be changed to an unwholesome cause instead.

According to karma, there are three doors of action. These three doors are body, speech, and mind. If we break these down into groups, we have three unwholesome actions we must avoid for each group. When we start with body, the three actions we must avoid are killing, stealing, and sexual misconduct. As for speech, we must avoid four unwholesome actions. These are lying, slander, harsh speech, and malicious gossip. In the final group, which is mind, there are three unwholesome actions to avoid. These are greed, anger, and delusion.

If you avoid all ten unwholesome actions, you will avoid the consequences that result from doing them. The reason you need to avoid the unwholesome actions is that they only cause suffering for those who are at the recipients of the actions.

This is why those who do bad things continue to do bad things. In their minds, this is all they know. The root cause of their badness is in the thoughts they have for themselves and the way they carry themselves.

Whereas, those who are good and upright people, and practice this on an everyday basis, always have good coming back to them.

The old saying “what goes around comes around” is very true. This is also part of the laws of attraction and karma. To accept these laws, you accept the universal laws as set up by the Supreme Ruler of the Universe. Act in harmony with them and you will do well; act against them and you will suffer.

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The Law of Attraction

The law of attraction is the most powerful force in the universe. It is a law, that if worked in harmony with, can bring you much in the way of blessings and success. If you work against it, it can only bring you pain and misery.

People who are successful know the law of attraction, but not many people know about it. This truth has been hidden for years. Very prominent people have kept it hidden from the lower class for many centuries only because some wanted all the fortune for themselves and did not want to share it. The outcome for these people was catastrophic. It is a known fact that if you knew the Law of Attraction, and acted in accordance with it, you could get anything you wanted in life.

Have you ever heard the old saying “like attracts like”? This is a law that means you attract what you are or vibrate to. So if you vibrate to goodness, goodness comes to you. Another way to look at this is by looking at yourself as energy. Everything in life is energy. Look under a microscope and you will see nothing but small atoms with space all around. And it is constantly moving. Nothing in this universe stands still. Atoms are constantly in motion. You can’t see it but they are there and are in motion.

One form of energy attracts another form of energy. If you look at electrons, you will find one electron, which may be a weaker electron, is attracted to another electron. This is how electrons flow through wires.

The universal law of attraction is simple. We attract whatever we choose to give our attention to. It doesn’t matter whether it is good or bad. If we focus on bad things, we will attract more bad things.

Ever heard of the expression everything happens in threes? The reason this happens is because when one bad thing happens, you are focusing on that bad thing so another bad thing or event occurs. As long as you focus on anything bad, badness will continue to manifest itself in your life. But the minute you stop focusing on bad and focus in on good, you change the pattern and now good things start coming your way.

It doesn’t matter who you are or where you live. It doesn’t even matter your religion or stature in life. The law of attraction is there and works for everyone. You just have to connect to it.

Do you know you have enough energy in your body to light a city for a month? If you could tap into this, you wouldn’t have to pay your electric bill anymore. But the only problem is we are conditioned not to use those resources for the betterment of ourselves. We allow others to control us, tell us what to think, say, or do. If we could harness the power of our minds, we would be invincible.

This is why for centuries, this law was kept secret from everyone. Imagine what you could achieve if you used one-tenth the power your mind possessed.

For years, we were brainwashed to follow a certain path. We couldn’t think for ourselves. We had to just live day-by-day and solve problems as they came up. We couldn’t use our creative mind to do the things we truly wanted to do. We were told that life was off limits and that we had to do what we were told or pay the consequences. Ever wonder why this world is so screwed up now? It is because we have been inhibited for so long. If we knew the law of attraction and applied it in our lives daily, we would have so much power and control that it would be scary.

When we live by others standards and just float along from day to day, we are creating that type of world for ourselves. We are vibrating that way for ourselves. We are attracting that type of lifestyle, that type of way of living. But if we turned that around and started living the life we wanted, focused on the good things in life and really applied the law of attraction in every aspect of our lives, we would be superhuman creatures with the ability to command the world. We could literally have what we wanted, and when we wanted it. We would have total control of our lives.

In fact, if you are sitting down right now, think for a minute about a magnet. If you do not have one nearby, close your eyes and imagine one. Notice when you take a magnet and hold it close to metal, the metal is attracted to that magnet. What power right? That magnet literally grabbed and pulled that metal to itself. Imagine what you could do if you were like a magnet. But you know what? You are a magnet. Scientists have conducted much research on the brain and found there are neuro-transmitters in the brain that send signals from one stem and cell to another. These are electrical impulses that travel from the brain to the spinal cord, sending electrical impulses to the muscles in our body, forcing those muscles to move according to the way we want them. Because of this discovery, we have the ability to attract what we want by just using our mind. We attract because we have more power in our bodies than what the energy is outside of us. Therefore, if you use that power, you can do anything you want.

This is why when you think about scarcity, you get more scarcity. If you think about love, you get more love. If you think about abundance, you get more abundance. It happens. This is how the law of attraction works. And to work in contradiction to it can only prove fatal at most.

Therefore, if you think of yourself as a powerful attractor, and you use this god-given gift, you will attract more of what you want in your life, simply by thinking about it, then acting on it. However, there is one thing you need to know here. There is one ingredient you cannot leave out or the law of attraction won’t work. You must not just think of what you want, you must also feel it. Put emotion behind it. Then when you put emotion behind it, take action by executing your desires and the actions you take will go out to the universe, which in turn will give you your results. It happens every time no matter what we think about.

Now someone may say, “I thought things come from our heart.” Actually you are right. They do. Our heart is the seed of emotions. When we think of an object in our mind, we then send that image to our heart and act on it with emotion. This emotion we feel then forces us to take action. This is why, in a way, we do think from our heart. After we think of what we want from our mind, our heart takes over and sends out to the universe what we want and the universe responds. A formula makes this principle easy to follow. It is TFAR (Thoughts, Feelings, Actions, and Results).

If we want something in our lives, the first thing we do is think it. After we think it for a while (and this means placing images in our mind), we then transfer this to our heart, where we act on our thinking with feelings. Feelings we know are emotions. So when we feel something, we are using our emotions. After we have a deeply engrained feeling over the image or thought, we then act on that thought and feeling by taking action. When we take the necessary action, the universe shows up and gives us the results we wanted.

But we must act in harmony with it. We cannot just think, feel, and act only one time. We must live for the result every second of everyday. We must consciously and even subconsciously think about it everyday. Like I said earlier, when you think and act on what you want, you must vibrate toward it for your desires to be fulfilled.

The law of attraction works by performing three steps. And these steps must be done in order for the process to work. These steps are:

1. Getting clear. You must know what it is you want or else you won’t get it. The universe won’t know what you are asking for, so how can it deliver.

2. Vibrate to the level of energy corresponding to what you want. If you want something and you think on it, feel it, and act on it, you must keep that level of energy going until you achieve the results you are after.

3. Attract what you want like a magnet. If you focus on what you want but don’t allow it to come into your life, it won’t. You have to be willing to accept it and acknowledge it. Then when you act, it will occur.

This whole idea of attraction does work. You just have to practice it everyday. And since we are creatures of habit, when we get a hold on something and practice everyday, we develop it into a habit. This then becomes automatic. The law of attraction can become the same thing. If you use it everyday, on a regular basis, and practice it this way, you will eventually, in a short period, find that it becomes a habit that you will subconsciously practice.

The law of attraction is working in your life right now but you may not be aware of it or notice it. Whatever you do during the course of a day, whatever thoughts you think about, you are attracting. It is as simple as that. Think about it. You sometimes run across people in your life who tell you that something happened in their lives, something wonderful and they celebrate because they believe they attracted it. Do you know what I mean? But what about those people who seem to get what they refer to as bad luck. They always cry “Why me?” Why is this so? Because they attracted it. They vibrated to it, which caused it to happen. The first step to getting what you want is to own it or accept accountability for what you asked for.

Of course, there are those who ask why is it they ask for one thing, but don’t get it. This is because your vibrations or energy wasn’t tuned into what you wanted. Remember, the law of attraction is you get what you think of. It has no distinction as to what is real or imagined. It doesn’t know what is meant to be or not. It doesn’t know whether you should have it or you shouldn’t. It only responds to what you wish for and gives it to you.

How can you use the law of attraction? How can you practice it? What steps do you need to take to use it? You may not believe it, but the steps you need to take are easy. But you must do them, believe in them and believe in yourself, or they will not work. So are you ready to get tuned into the universe and get clear? Are you ready to work in harmony with the laws of the universe and become successful? If so here are the steps you need to follow:

1. Get clear. You must know exactly what it is you want. If you are in doubt, vague, or too general, you won’t get anywhere. You must know exactly what it is you want first. Only then will you be able to focus and concentrate on that thought.

2. Visualize what you want and vibrate to it. You must form a mental image in your mind so you can see it as if you had it in your possession. You must understand what it is you are seeing and look at it as if you can touch it. When you visualize it, you have to vibrate to it. Don’t just see the image, feel it, touch it, let it become part of you. If it is a woman you want, visualize the woman you are looking for. Picture her hair color. See how tall she is. Notice her facial features. Visualize yourself holding her, hugging her, or even kissing her. Then transfer this image to your heart and use your feelings to convey how you feel about this woman. For women, you can do the same for a man. Repeat the same process, the only difference is you will be looking at a man instead of a woman. Regardless of your sexual preference, you just have to visualize the person in front of you and see him/her as being there with you and experience the joy of that person in your presence.

3. Now allow it to be a part of you. You can allow it by simply agreeing to it and say yes to the idea that you want it. When you do this, you are in fact allowing it to come to you. If you visualize receiving a check for $1000, picture yourself accepting it while saying “yes” and “thank you.” Hold it like it is yours. Embrace it. Tell the universe you acknowledge it and want it. Tell the universe “thank you for giving it to me” and then accept it. This way you are allowing it to come into your life.

4. Take action to fulfill your request. You must work in harmony with what you wish and do so without wavering. You must make a concerted effort to always dwell on wanting it. By doing so, you will attract it without any obstacles in your path. Remember, when you think, you then feel. After you feel, you take action. This action gives you your results. It works every time, no exceptions. The above steps will help you to become better attractors. But you can also apply the law of attraction in your business life as well. How? Here are some ways you can use the Law of Attraction in your business dealings:

· Identify your prospects: What you do here is simply list what you want in your ideal customer. Keep writing down everything you can think of that you want to see in the type of customer you want. Then think on this list in your mind.

· Vibrate on them: Instead of vibrating on the bad customers you may have gotten in the past, vibrate on those customers you want to see from the list you have written down and is now in your mind. Continue to vibrate and add feelings to the vibrations.

· Follow through: When you start getting calls or making calls, and you have selected each client from those calls, celebrate that you have attained the client you were looking for. Keep doing this for each client that matched the list you made up. Pour your thoughts, emotions, feelings, and energy into that list and you will find the right clients will come knocking on your door, begging for your business.

· Celebration time: After you have completed the list of clients and attained the amount of clients you want for now, celebrate the moment with acceptance. Look at yourself, give yourself a big hug, and say “I did it. I attracted these people. I am what made it possible to have these great clients. I created these clients with my intent. These clients came to me because of the Law of Attraction.”

· Get a bragging buddy: While you celebrate your success, find a buddy or friend who also celebrated attracting something or someone good in his or her life and celebrate together. Brag about it to each other. Acknowledge each other’s achievements.

· Keep a log: As you accomplish your feat and win new clients, keep a log of your success and how the Law of Attraction worked in your life and present moment. Do this each time a new client comes on board. This way you can keep track of the methods you used so you can repeat them over and over again.

· Review customer or client list: Every week review your client or customer list to see who you have on there and how many of them actually relate to your wants and desires. If you find a client or customer who doesn't match your requirements any longer, remove them and using the steps you used to create the original clients, put the process in motion and create more clients to replace the ones you removed.

When you use the law of attraction, you do not worry about where it is coming from or how you will get it. The Universe will take care of those details. All you do is your part and the Universe will do its part. One important thing to mention here is that after you make your request, you cannot have any doubts as to your ability to get it. You must have strong assurance that you will get what you asked for no matter what. If you doubt for one moment that you don’t deserve it, you cancel out your request and won’t get anything. So, always focus on it and never, never have any doubts about what you ask for. The Universe is very giving. All you have to do is act in accordance with it, vibrate to it, and work along with it, and everything your heart desires will be yours.

The Law of Attraction is very powerful and forceful in the way it works. You can just think it, act on it, and bingo, it happens. But what would be even better is if you were to focus on an exact thing, event, or person you want in your thoughts. For example, let’s say your goal is to marry a beautiful blond woman.

You wouldn't just visualize any type of blond woman. You would visualize a blond woman with certain characteristics. You would want to visualize whether she wears glasses or not. You want to visualize the way she wears her hair. Is it straight or curly? Do you see the pattern? You want to be as specific as possible with your intent, or you may end up getting surprised and not get what you really want.

What if you wanted a certain amount of money? Visualize you getting a check for $10,000 dollars. Or maybe you want to go higher. Or perhaps you want to go lower? You know what you want. But you have to gear your mind so you can vibrate to it. Otherwise, if you aren’t clear as to what you want, the universe won’t know and will send you money that may not be enough for your needs. So think about that the next time you desire money in your life.

As was stated above and before, the Law of Attraction works. You just have to accept it, act on it, and be in harmony with it. Do this and you can have anything you want.

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Financial Abundance

“There is only one success to spend your life in your own way,” - Christopher Morley

Does it ever feel like you just never seem to get ahead? Do you ask yourself why you still seem to come up with nothing, even when you work so hard? Does it seem like you’re always struggling just to get by? Even when you receive your weekly pay, the anxiety doesn't go away, and you’re still left feeling frustrated and scared.

When most people think about abundance, they think of money and possessions. Abundance to them means a large house, complete with expensive furnishings, a fancy car, maybe a vacation home and a boat. Financial abundance might mean the ability to travel often, to be a part of what used to be known as the ‘jet set.’

Some consider money to be a mere symbol, a simple piece of paper, while others see it as a fair exchange for goods and services. We do our job and we’re paid those little pieces of paper in exchange. Then we use that money we've earned to purchase the needs of life: food, shelter, transportation, clothing, medicine, vacations, etc.

Unfortunately, some people have projected onto this simple resource their deepest fears and desires. Money takes on a larger image than just the ability to purchase what they need and want.

For some, money becomes the ultimate source of power. People feel they can get anything they want, if they have enough money. You've heard the expression, “money talks.” For a great many people, it certainly does talk, it says “goodbye.”

Money has been known to cause trouble in families, as well as in long-time friendships. It’s a sad fact that oftentimes those you love the most - your dearest friends - are the ones who resent your good fortune the most.

Thanks to a generous group of people, known as philanthropists, their money seems to say, “Let me help you.” They use their money, their “power,” for the good of others.

For some, money represents a certain security, a feeling of safety. Money stands between them and poverty. It keeps the wolf from the door. This can turn into an obsession however, giving them the feeling that there is never enough to feel safe.

We were taught to put some money away for a rainy day, but the obsessive ones put enough away for a tsunami. They really just need peace of mind, freedom from money worries. Gandhi said, “The world has enough for everyone’s needs, but not enough for even a single person’s greed.”

Then there are the intangibles. Money could mean freedom to be able to do whatever they wish, go wherever they want; they could travel and explore. Money could mean happiness - the ability to get their family whatever they need in life. It buys a comfortable home, puts the children through college, and keeps the family worry-free.

Some might consider a great deal of money a burdensome responsibility. It takes a great deal of time and energy to manage your money well, to make sure you don’t invest in something foolish that might deplete your money. Learning to become a good steward takes time and effort, but the advantages are well worth it. It’s yet another way you can aid your family.

For others, money is a wonderful opportunity. It’s a chance to help yourself and your family live a better life. It feels like an acknowledgment that you’re capable of caring for yourself and others in the world. Society smiles on you, the hard worker, approving of how well you take care of yourself and those you love.

These days, more and more people are asking, “What’s the point? I’m working longer and longer hours, yet I never have time to enjoy being with my family. I have many possessions that I’ve worked hard to attain, yet no time to enjoy using them. By the time I get to my two weeks vacation, I’m too tired to have any fun; all I want to do is sleep.”

By the time we get to where society has led us to believe we should be, we simply have to wonder why we were so anxious to get there.

What it all boils down to is not how much we have, but rather how we relate to what we do have. How much is enough? The answer will vary from person to person, depending on what we feel we need and want to have in our lives to make us happy.

Therefore, the real question of Financial Abundance is: what is your relationship to money? Do you control your money, or does your money control you?

“Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort,” said Franklin D. Roosevelt

The first step to Financial Abundance is determining what you truly want and need. Does your spending really reflect your values and your goals for your life? Do you find yourself buying just for the sake of buying, or do you buy what adds to your life, what enhances your life?

If the problem in your life is a feeling of having nothing, and needing to spend money to feel better (to get a high), then there truly isn’t enough money in the world to satisfy you. You are experiencing a spiritual void. Try to discover what you are really missing in your life, and use that knowledge to help you fill the void. Money is often not the answer to what appears to be money problems. More on this in the next chapter.

Try keeping a money log for one month; record every penny you spend for each item purchased. Don’t be afraid and don’t lie about your expenditures. The idea here is to determine your values - what you want out of life - and your purchases will tell you exactly that. Also, make a record of your saving habits. Ask yourself what you’re saving for. Is it for a grand getaway, a new car, a vacation vehicle, like a boat maybe, or a motorcycle? Be honest with yourself about why you’re spending or saving money.

Once you know and understand what you need and want from your money, it’s easy to figure out how much is enough. Now you just need to learn how to draw the natural flow of abundance into your life.

This is where the Law of Attraction comes in. You can actually create your own reality. Whatever you put out in your life is what will come back to you; whatever you focus on is what you’ll receive. Many expressions reflect this belief. You reap what you sow; or whatever goes around, comes around. So, be careful what you wish for, you will indeed receive it.

And when it comes to asking, heed the words of Jim Rohn, who said, “Asking is the beginning of receiving. Make sure you don’t go to the ocean with a teaspoon. At least take a bucket so the kids won’t laugh at you.”

Having said all that, let me remind you that just developing a positive attitude is not enough. All the affirmations in the world won’t do a bit of good if you don’t really believe what you’re saying. You can’t say outrageous things that you know your subconscious isn't going to believe. Moreover, it certainly isn’t as simple as ‘wishing on a star.’

It’s also not as simple as throwing the desire out to the cosmos, then sitting back and saying, “Okay, I’m ready when you are, let’s go!” You can’t rush abundance; it comes to you at the proper time, and not a moment sooner.

And don’t bother trying to figure out how it’s going to come to you. You can’t second-guess the universe’s attraction program. Patience is a virtue, so now’s the time to be patient and see how things will come around for you. Too many people try to second-guess the universe, in effect trying to force things to happen their way. It’s not going to work, not even a little bit. You can’t force anything to happen, and things do not occur within your own personal time frame.

By the same token, you shouldn't just throw your desire out into the void, and then hide in your room, hoping your wish will be delivered by FedEx in the next six to eight weeks. While you certainly can’t make things happen the way you want them to, you do have to get out there and be prepared for things to come your way.

Opportunity doesn't knock and it doesn't ring the bell. You must be out there in the world, and you must be ready to receive it. Roy H. Williams says, “Opportunity never knocks. It appears, flickering, like faulty neon at a nondescript fork in the road.” So, get out there in the world and be available for that abundance to find you. Hang out at that fork in the road. Something or someone interesting is sure to come your way.

This is also where your little ‘Doubting Thomas’ syndrome could conceivably kick in. You say to yourself, “Well, it hasn't happened before, how do I know it’s going to happen now?” or “Hey, I don’t believe in magic tricks. I need to know scientifically how this could possibly work.”

Just because it hasn't happened before doesn't mean it won’t happen now. I know it’s hard to believe, but it works. Like the little girl in “Miracle on 34th Street,” you must repeat, “I believe, I believe, it’s silly, but I believe.”

Perhaps it’s because of something that happened in your past, or something you were taught; but valid or not, you’ve come to believe that it’s just the way life is and nothing can change it. And because this has been your experience so far in life, it has become one of your core beliefs, and from there it has become your reality. And if you do the same thing, the same way, you are guaranteeing the same results, time after time.

While it’s important to be yourself, you may have to challenge your belief system. You do what you do because of a tape that plays constantly in your head. It may have started through well-meaning parents or other guardians. Maybe they didn't want you to be unhappy if things didn't work out as you hoped. They may have been afraid you’d fail or be rejected; and so, in an effort to protect you from disappointment, they may have convinced you that it’s useless to even try.

That doesn’t mean you have to continue the cycle of these beliefs. You can choose to change your beliefs, which will change the outcome and thereby change your world. Somerset Maugham said, “It’s a funny thing about life; if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.” Always strive for the very best in life.

That brings us to the next problem you may be experiencing. You have no problem believing that good things come to those who deserve to receive blessings. You just don’t think you are one of those who deserve the wonderful abundance that’s possible. You may even have some deep-rooted misconceptions about money in general that’s preventing you from receiving what is rightfully yours.

Maybe you have taken a look at the selfless, good people, like Mother Teresa for example, who lived a life of poverty and service. And you say to yourself, “See, good people just never have any money. It’s just not possible to be good, as well as rich.

Would it make you feel guilty to have more than others, as if they deserved it and you didn't? Are you afraid that others will judge you for having wealth, that you might consider yourself better than them? This can happen with friends and families, unfortunately. Often, one person becoming wealthy can change the status quo between family members or friends.

Bad memories attached to the pursuit of abundance, in the form of wealth, might be holding many people back. It is not some memory or a force outside ourselves that keeps us from our dreams. Our own fears are doing a bang up job of keeping us from achieving all that we’re capable of in our lifetime.

Often, we tell ourselves that perhaps it was never meant to be. Fear keeps us in our comfort zones because personal and individual growth is too much responsibility, or just plain too scary. Challenging our beliefs and leaving our comfort zones just seems too risky somehow. Homeostasis, man’s tendency to live with existing conditions and his desire to resist change, is reaching epidemic proportions in our world today.

Fear of failure stops many people. They’re afraid to even get out there and try, for fear of humiliation and rejection. This can produce serious regrets in your life; because if you don’t try, you’ll never know for sure if you might have been a roaring success. There’s a Jewish proverb that says, “A man who lies flat on the floor will never fall.” And while this is true, it also means he’ll never move forward, never achieve success, never grow, and never have any fun.

Yet another fear that keeps many people from getting out there and enjoying the abundance they deserve is oddly enough, the exact opposite. They fear succeeding. That’s right, they are actually afraid of being a success. Strangely enough, it’s usually because they don’t want to be expected to do more than they’ve been doing. If they constantly fail, no one will expect more of them. Their feeling is that the more you succeed, the more others expect you to keep on succeeding. That’s more responsibility, more pressure, and more tension in their lives. Somehow, it seems easier to just keep on being mediocre.

One of the problems many people face in their search for the abundant life is the job they do or their career. If you’re unhappy with what you do for a living, that creates obstacles to the abundance you deserve.

You begin to focus on the dissatisfaction you feel concerning your job choice. Now your attention is on what you don’t want, rather than what you do want. If you start each day by saying, “I hate my job!” then you’re focusing on the wrong thing. Worse, you’re blocking the flow of abundance in your direction.

Perhaps you start noticing all the things you dislike about that job. There may be difficulties with co-workers, or with your boss. You might not even enjoy the actual work you’re doing. You find yourself staring out the window, wishing you were anywhere but where you are. That kind of thinking unfortunately leads to frustration and dissatisfaction. You want to move on; but at the same time, you’re afraid to leave. You've run into that same brick wall.

Remember, no one else controls your destiny except you! By remaining stationary, trapped in homeostasis, you are blocked; and the abundance can’t reach you. That doesn't mean you run right into your boss’s office and quit your job, nor does it mean you tell off your co-workers and get yourself fired. You need to take action, but be sure it’s the right course of action.

Look before you leap! Take stock of your situation. Find out what you’re really looking for, what you really need, and what you really want out of life. Be specific. Don’t say, “I just want to be happy.” You need to dig down and discover what it is that makes you happy.

What do you need to do with your life? What is your passion? Michael Korda tells us “Your chances of success are directly proportional to the degree of pleasure you derive from what you do. If you are in a job you hate, face the fact squarely and get out.”

Your choice of work may surprise you, but when you discover what you want to do, you will feel an immediate sense of rightness, of relief. If you enjoy what you do for a living, but feel unhappy about your workplace, maybe other changes are in order. Finding a new way to coexist with associates or the boss might be all you need to create a productive work environment. What you’ll notice first though, is a sense that the blockage to your abundance has disappeared and the natural flow has returned to your life.

Wallace D. Wattles stated in his book, “The Science of Getting Rich” that there is nothing wrong in wanting to get rich. The desire for riches is really the desire for a richer, fuller and more abundant life and that desire is praiseworthy.

“All you need is deep within you waiting to unfold and reveal itself. All you have to do is be still and take time to seek for what is within, and you will surely find it.” - Eileen Caddy

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Seven Laws of Attraction

Here are seven laws which ultimately equate to one law - The law of attraction.

The Manifestation Law: Whatever you think and how much energy you spend on those thoughts will manifest into reality. You create your reality through your own thoughts. If you want to succeed, then you have to think intensely about success, and it will be yours. At the same time, if you think hard of failure, then failure will come your way. So you have to be careful with your wish. It will happen if you concentrate on it hard enough.

Unwavering Desire Law: If you feel that you are the right person to get what you want, then with pure heart and complete concentration, you should wish to have it. This unwavering desire will send vibrations to the universe and you will receive what is yours. You should not fear or have any doubts, because that may hold you back.

Delicate Balance Law: Do not be desperate under any circumstances, as you know that desperation is actually a negative emotion. It will send wrong signals. You must always balance between your dream life and the present. You should not center your desires only towards the goal and neglect everything else. This will not help you. Be content with what you have for the present while holding on to your dreams.

The Magnetism Law: According to science, ‘opposite poles attract each other and like poles repel’. But this is not so in the case of law of attraction. Whatever type of energy we emit is the same energy that we attract. The energy may be positive or negative.

Synchronization Law: The Universe has offered us many things and it is in our hands to utilize them properly. You are a part of the whole and not the whole itself. So bear in mind that you have to be in harmony with the ‘Giver’ and not go against him. This is synchronization.

Universal Influence Law: You cannot take anything for granted. The most harmless deed can have its influence. Since all human beings are connected, what one does affects the other. Since you are glowing with energy and it vibrates, this vibration is carried out. Others follow it and pick it up.

Conscientious Action Law: This law says that as you sow, so shall you reap. You have to be dignified in your action and only this will bring in plenty of rewards.

Live your life harmonizing the Seven Laws of Attraction. Always think and feel positively, and purposefully. You will attract only the best things. Success and felicity will be yours.

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Effects of Thoughts on Health and Body

The body is the servant of the mind. It obeys the operations of the mind, whether they be deliberately chosen or automatically expressed. At the bidding of unlawful thoughts the body sinks rapidly into disease and decay; at the command of glad and beautiful thoughts it becomes clothed with youthfulness and beauty.

Disease and health, like circumstances, are rooted in thought. Sickly thoughts will express themselves through a sickly body. Thoughts of fear have been known to kill a man as speedily as a bullet and they are continually killing thousands of people just as surely though less rapidly. The people who live in fear of disease are the people who get it. Anxiety quickly demoralizes the whole body, and lays it open to the entrance of disease; while impure thoughts, even if not physically indulged, will sooner shatter the nervous system.

Strong pure, and happy thoughts build up the body in vigor and grace. The body is a delicate and plastic instrument, which responds readily to the thoughts by which it is impressed, and habits of thought will produce their own effects, good or bad, upon it.

Men will continue to have impure and poisoned blood, so long as they propagate unclean thoughts. Out of a clean heart comes a clean life and a clean body. Out of a defiled mind proceeds a defiled life and a corrupt body. Thought is the fount of action, life and manifestation; make the fountain pure, and all will be pure.

Change of diet will not help a man who will not change his thoughts. When a man makes his thoughts pure, he no longer desires impure food.

Clean thoughts make clean habits. The so-called saint who does not wash his body is not a saint. He who has strengthened and purified his thoughts does not need to consider the malevolent.

If you would perfect your body, guard your mind. If you would renew your body, beautify your mind. Thoughts of malice, envy, and disappointment, despondency, rob the body of its health and grace. A sour face does not come by chance; it is made by sour thoughts. Wrinkles that mar are drawn by folly, passion, pride.

I know a woman of ninety-six who has the bright, innocent face of a girl. I know a man well under middle age whose face is drawn into in harmonious contours. The one is the result of a sweet and sunny disposition; the other is the outcome of passion and discontent.

As you cannot have a sweet and wholesome abode unless you admit the air and sunshine freely into your rooms, so a strong body and a bright, happy, or serene countenance can only result from the free admittance into the mind of thoughts of joy and goodwill and serenity.

On the faces of the aged there are wrinkles made by sympathy others by strong and pure thought, and others are carved by passion; who cannot distinguish them? With those who have lived righteously, age is calm, peaceful, and softly mellowed, like the setting sun. I have recently seen a philosopher on his deathbed. He was not old except in years. He died as sweetly and peacefully as he had lived.

There is no physician like cheerful thought for dissipating the ills of the body; there is no comforter to compare with goodwill for dispersing the shadows of grief and sorrow. To live continually in thoughs of ill will, cynicism, suspicion, and envy, is to be confined in a self-made prison hole. But to think well of all, to be cheerful with all, to patiently learn to find the good in all--such unselfish thoughts are the very portals of heaven; and to dwell day by day in thoughts of peace toward every creature will bring abounding peace to their possessor.

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