How to Manifest Your Wealth - Your Wish Is Your Command
3/17/2016
We are making decisions all the time. From the most trivial to
the life changing, we all need to decide what to say, how to behave and
how to respond to the people and situations that cross our path.
Ultimately, our decisions determine what we attract into our lives.
How
do you make these decisions? What do you base your decision-making on?
For many, it is something external, such as a religious belief system.
Most people, however - even those with strong religious beliefs - make
decisions based on those around them. When we are still very young, we
learned that the approval of our parents was vital for getting what we
wanted and, as we got older, our education system reinforced the idea
that the approval of other people is important. We were taught that
'making a good impression' and presenting ourselves well in front of
others is the key to a successful life.
The sad thing is that we
never get over this, and it often turns into a real problem. How other
people perceive us becomes so important that our behavior is completely
dominated by worrying about what we look like to others. In effect, we
are letting other people 'pull our strings.' We allow ourselves to
become puppets, dancing to the changing tune of other people's beliefs
and moods.
Our tendency to let other people pull our strings
means, however, that we lose touch with our connection to what could be
called our 'higher self' or our 'inner wisdom.' I believe that we are
all connected the same source - we all come from the same place, and a
connection to this 'life source' is essential to getting life to work
for us. We cannot be in the driving seat unless we are in touch with our
source or, if you prefer, our inner guide.
Being in touch with
source doesn't mean meditating for hours each day. It isn't esoteric,
but it does require a shift in our mentality. Instead of looking
outward, to other people, for our guidance, we need to look inward.
...
we are all connected the same source - we all come from the same place,
and a connection to this 'life source' is essential to getting life to
work for us.
It may be hard for us to trust ourselves - maybe
we've been told for decades that making decisions without reference to
the outside world is selfish or even dangerous. I've even heard someone
say that without an external code of conduct such as a religious belief
system, she would lie, cheat, steal and do all sorts of other wicked
things! I think it is very sad when someone loses sight of his own inner
guidance to such an extent, but it is not uncommon.
Regaining a
connection to our source, or 'inner wisdom' isn't hard, but it takes a
little time and gentle persistence. Try spending a few moments each day,
perhaps before you go to sleep, speaking to your inner guide. Share
yourself with your guide; share your problems and concerns; ask him or
her any questions you have. Over time, your connection to this inner
guide will become stronger - you'll get to know who s/he is. Your inner
wisdom will, if listened to, become a great friend and will enable you
to make good choices.
I guess the Law of Attraction needs no
introduction! I'm sure you've heard about it, and maybe you've seen 'The
Secret.' Let me clear - I think that a lot of the movies, the books and
the products you are bombarded with on the Internet are of little value
- hyped up, slick, well marketed and packaged, with one purpose - to
relieve you of your money.
But that doesn't mean there's nothing
in it at all. Far from it. I was reading about the so called 'Law of
Attraction' for many years before 'The Secret,' and I stared using some
of the stuff that's now so over-hyped in my own life. Let's go through
the basic ideas. This comes from Ester Hicks, the author of a number of
books on this subject which I do think are worthwhile.
'Nothing merely shows up in your experience. You attract it - all of it. No exceptions.'
But
how do we 'attract' these things? Abraham explains that it's all to do
with thought: 'You get what you think about; whether you want it or
not.'
Ester goes on to explain that there is a foolproof way you
can tell whether what you're thinking about is something you want to
experience or not. This is simply the way you feel.
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