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What does it depend on? Having a good life means that our work, our relationships, our bank account, our social life, our health, how we feel about ourselves, our sense of purpose and satisfaction, and so on, should all be in reasonable order, right?- intention
- comfort zone
- making choices
- authentic lives
- awareness
- challenge
- change, progress, and transformation
- failure and risk
- inner freedom
- pain body
- responsibility
- self discipline
- self discovery
- success
So remember: if you focus on what currently is ... on that which you do not want ... you will get more of the same. Focusing on what you do want ... another kind of relationship, a more fulfilling career, greater financial rewards, more free time ... whatever it is ... realize that you need to be focusing your intent on that and not on what currently is that just isn't working. Whatever you focus on grows.
So choose wisely. Follow through. Be disciplined. Remember it will not happen and come together in one fell swoop...just like building up strong triceps, you will need to give this some time too. And that means that every time you tell yourself it is not working, you banish those thoughts and replace them with thoughts that have to do with your goals (in whatever area), and particularly replace those nay-saying thoughts with feelings that you have when you imagine those goals you are striving for, as if they were already a reality in your life.
Do this over and over, and go confidently in the direction of your dreams, as Thoreau always gently reminds us.
Just what I needed to read right now. I am just going through a difficult financial time and and have greatly learned from this that indeed, you need to put your mind to the goals of betterment which you wish to reach. I've been reading quite a lot about the Law of Attraction but don't find that easy to put into practice; yet with these few lines you have made it very concrete to me. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteHi Dylan...yes, people often say the LOA is not easy to put into practice...in reading about it over the years, I have consistently found the books by Abraham to be the best.
ReplyDeleteUsing your feelings as an energy barometer (as I call it...see the article - The Energy Barometer - on my website - www.advancedpersonaltherapy.com -under articles) you are able to tell whenever you are on the wrong track...simply because you are not feeling good...so you use that more negative feeling as a signpost to shift your attention to something - whatever - that makes you feel somewhat better. And again. And again. Until you are on an energetic frequency that is much higher as opposed to the one you were on before.
It is from there, from that higher place of "good" feeling, that you can once again concentrate on your goals in a positive way that works, rather than focusing on all that which is not working.
But as I said in the post...this has to be done over and over and over and over...until it becomes a HABIT (hence the analogy to building up muscles). You are not going to get what you want in your life just because you think about it a bit or on and off and then the rest of the time you are back to the worrying or "man, this is really awful" thoughts.
Good luck!!!
Gabriella
... ... ...I experienced the same type of surge Dylan did reading 12,09'07 entry... ... were you at one time a cheerleader...the point is your getting through...which is great
ReplyDeleteWe must as you strongly suggest apprehend &sustain inner freedom which will lead to confidence in dealing necessarily with existing objective reality success-fully!
Kurtis, it's funny you should ask whether I've been a cheerleader (I haven't), but the work of a psychotherapist, or life coach, or any kind of counselor can be very similar to that of a coach in the sports world...you continually get your athlete to regard him or herself in the best light possible in order to bring out their best, so that ultimately they will perform at the top of their ability.
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