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Feb 18 2008

WYSIWYG

WYSIWYG
This is going to “jolt” you—
because it says “not true” to many of your cherished beliefs.

Are you familiar with the acronym WYSIWYG?

It stands for “what you see is what you ‘get’!”

Consider this: So strange at first, quantum physics is suggesting there is no reality until it is perceived reality. That is, no event is possible, until an observer (you) is present to perceive it (i.e., see or think it).

Stay with me, please.

Now consider this: As a portion of Universal or God Consciousness by birth, you are an individualized consciousness; a co-creator. We all are. Without recognizing it, you project outward what you perceive, i.e. see or think, which attracts and creates matching physical life experiences.

WYSIWYG!

Now listen: Somewhere along the line you’ve probably said to yourself, “I wonder where the ‘real action’ is in life?”

I know. I know. The real action appears to be in the life circumstances you presently are focusing on and as a consequence, experiencing.

Not so! You see, the real action is generated by the intensity of your thoughts and feelings, which you author internally, and as a consequence, experience externally. In quantum physics, nothing solid (collapsing of waves) appears or is experienced, until it is perceived. Therefore, what you deliberately and intentionally focus on (perceive), is what you get.

Plain and simple: Life is an inside/out job. What you think and feel is what you create.

Each day, care to guess who gets to focus attention on choosing good- or bad-feeling thoughts and the identical events they attract and create in your life?

YOU. That’s who!

So, who do you believe is to blame for misusing their power as a conscious co-creator?
“The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world is to see something,” said art critic John Ruskin. “To see clearly is poetry, prophecy, and religion, all in one.”

That’s why life is not about finding yourself. Undeniably, it’s about creating yourself. It’s remembering always, that from a daily bank of unlimited fields of possibilities at your disposal, you can create only the world you perceive; what you choose to focus energy upon. If, for example, you don’t perceive or see wellness as a possibility, this is what you will get—a lack of wellness.

WYSIWYG!

The thing is, if you choose to perceive (intensely focus on) NOT getting through a health, relationship, job, family or financial crisis, it’s not ever likely to happen!

Know why? Well, you already know the acronym.

Not a single person avoids the consequences of their thoughts. Indeed, thoughts that go around, come around as life experiences. Truly,

It is done unto you as you think, believe, expect and feel.

Here’s something you might find useful to ask yourself: “What toxic thoughts are a constant presence in my life?” Well, good people, rest assured that whatever they are, they will come back to you as life experiences.

Since “like attracts like,” the “Eureka Moment” to controlling your own destiny is taking it upon yourself to realize,

Your thoughts are real(ity).

Anyway, if you don’t get that major life-transforming lesson, you’re going to keep getting it until you get it.

Okay. Since you experience in life what you focus energy on, it seems pretty evident that what changing the negative circumstances in your life is all about is taking a quick journey to the center of your toxic thoughts and feelings. Not only that, it’s jumping on the following opportunities:

#1: Learning to manipulate the energy of your thoughts and feelings into physical reality, knowing that the life events you experience each day are a reliable replica of your inner reality.

#2: Knowing you are here to get an unclouded picture of your inner reality (thoughts and feelings) by taking a hard look at the outer circumstances they have formed.

#3: Recognizing the events that you see (perceive) as real life experiences are separate from you, instead of the consequences of your own inner thoughts and feelings. (Yes! It’s going outside to “see” the thoughts you’ve created inside–that you need to part ways with– which is easy enough to uncover. All you have to do is answer “yes” or “no” to this one single question: “Do you feel your present thoughts and feelig are empowering or disempowering you?”

#4: Learning that events such as ill health, poor relationships, financial difficulties, and the like, are projections of self-limiting thoughts and feelings outward that form parallel physical events.

#5: Recognizing that as a conscious co-creator, you have a very definite purpose, or you would not be in physical reality.

In brief, you are a spiritual being having a physical experience. You are here to adventurously learn to transform mental energy into events you choose to experience. And, until you learn that the world is a mental construction, you will continue to construct events you do not want to experience.

The nature of inner reality is telling you that you form counterparts of your thoughts and feelings. Therefore,

In all of life, you don’t get what you deserve.
You get what you think; what you consciously concentrate on.

An aside: Try thinking on a daily basis as if your life actually depends on your state of mind. You soon will discover that what you think about or focus on, sets off precise vibrations of energy, which is picked up by the Law of Attraction (Law of Polarity) which operates much like the Law of Gravity.

What’s that? Are you thinking: “That which is like unto itself is drawn.”

Good thinking.

Also, my friend, if your inner climate is dwelling or focusing on past wounds, The Law of Attraction is always at work since it consistently responds to all vibrations, good or bad—almost effortlessly propelling them into the future. What’s more, the cells in your body feel precisely the way you are thinking and respond accordingly. That is to say: What your thoughts vibrate, you attract and physically experience.

Let’s take a moment to talk about the answer to altering a particular negative life circumstance. It seems a bit surreal, but I can guarantee you’ll be amazed to see clear and convincing evidence that the Law of Attraction is working, if, immediately,

You change your focus,
the thoughts and feelings you are projecting outward!

Make it a point, if something is disturbing you, to withdraw the energy of your focus from it. Does quickly changing your focus work? Do seat belts save lives? I’ll let you decide for yourself. What you’re going to electrifyingly discover is this:

Your reality is formed by the intensity of your thoughts and expectations.
For example, you bring into existence the fears you perceive.

This is why I implore you to give the following sentences serious thought:

You cannot create any event outside the boundaries
of your self-limiting belief system. To do so, you need
to step outside the framework of your self-limiting beliefs.
And, what that demands is:
Enlarging your definition of what you believe is possible in life.

For enlightenment to strike, what you need to recognize is that the combination of what you vividly visualize and feel, actually create your life experiences; the events that enter your life. You need to FEEL the full extent of what you’re visualizing. For example, if you want to be healthy, you need to not only believe and intensely visualize your goal, but sense strongly what it would FEEL like to be this way. Moreover, envision what you want as instantly materializing, all the while adding a high degree of expectancy. “Know” definitely that what you focus on, you will get.

There is a catch.

No one can do this for you. All this is just talk until you practice what can be titled, The Art of Reality Formation. Remember now: The universe is observer-created and thought-responsive. For that reason, what change entails is, turning around a diseased belief system. It takes stretching yourself beyond that which you presently think and feel is “realistic.”

And what will happen if you choose to do this?

You’ll “get” the bargain of a lifetime.

One fine day, you’ll suddenly think to yourself, “I can’t remember the last time I felt so good. Each day, in every way, I can actually feel the power of creation vibrating inside me. Challenges that once felt so enormous, that I concentrated so much negative energy on, no longer are a presence. Finally, I can see that if I change the way I perceive things, the things I perceive will change?”

And, so it will!

It’s a great feeling you can hardly explain. And the best part is, it will attract more of the same.

And, in the d WYSIWYG

Are you familiar with the acronym WYSIWYG?

It stands for “what you see is what you ‘get’!”

Consider this: So strange at first, quantum physics is suggesting there is no reality until it is perceived reality. That is, no event is possible, until an observer (you) is present to perceive it (i.e., see or think it).

Stay with me, please.

Now consider this: As a portion of Universal or God Consciousness by birth, you are an individualized consciousness; a co-creator. We all are. Without recognizing it, you project outward what you perceive, i.e. see or think, which attracts and creates matching physical life experiences.

WYSIWYG!

Now listen: Somewhere along the line you’ve probably said to yourself, “I wonder where the ‘real action’ is in life?”

I know. I know. The real action appears to be in the life circumstances you presently are focusing on and as a consequence, experiencing.

Not so! You see, the real action is generated by the intensity of your thoughts and feelings, which you author internally, and as a consequence, experience externally. In quantum physics, nothing solid (collapsing of waves) appears or is experienced, until it is perceived. Therefore, what you deliberately and intentionally focus on (perceive), is what you get.

Plain and simple: Life is an inside/out job. What you think and feel is what you create.

Each day, care to guess who gets to focus attention on choosing good- or bad-feeling thoughts and the identical events they attract and create in your life?

YOU. That’s who!

So, who do you believe is to blame for misusing their power as a conscious co-creator?
“The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world is to see something,” said art critic John Ruskin. “To see clearly is poetry, prophecy, and religion, all in one.”

That’s why life is not about finding yourself. Undeniably, it’s about creating yourself. It’s remembering always, that from a daily bank of unlimited fields of possibilities at your disposal, you can create only the world you perceive; what you choose to focus energy upon. If, for example, you don’t perceive or see wellness as a possibility, this is what you will get—a lack of wellness.

WYSIWYG!

The thing is, if you choose to perceive (intensely focus on) NOT getting through a health, relationship, job, family or financial crisis, it’s not ever likely to happen!

Know why? Well, you already know the acronym.

Not a single person avoids the consequences of their thoughts. Indeed, thoughts that go around, come around as life experiences. Truly,

It is done unto you as you think, believe, expect and feel.

Here’s something you might find useful to ask yourself: “What toxic thoughts are a constant presence in my life?” Well, good people, rest assured that whatever they are, they will come back to you as life experiences.

Since “like attracts like,” the “Eureka Moment” to controlling your own destiny is taking it upon yourself to realize,

Your thoughts are real(ity).

Anyway, if you don’t get that major life-transforming lesson, you’re going to keep getting it until you get it.

Okay. Since you experience in life what you focus energy on, it seems pretty evident that what changing the negative circumstances in your life is all about is taking a quick journey to the center of your toxic thoughts and feelings. Not only that, it’s jumping on the following opportunities:

#1: Learning to manipulate the energy of your thoughts and feelings into physical reality, knowing that the life events you experience each day are a reliable replica of your inner reality.

#2: Knowing you are here to get an unclouded picture of your inner reality (thoughts and feelings) by taking a hard look at the outer circumstances they have formed.

#3: Recognizing the events that you see (perceive) as real life experiences are separate from you, instead of the consequences of your own inner thoughts and feelings. (Yes! It’s going outside to “see” the thoughts you’ve created inside–that you need to part ways with– which is easy enough to uncover. All you have to do is answer “yes” or “no” to this one single question: “Do you feel your present thoughts and feelig are empowering or disempowering you?”

#4: Learning that events such as ill health, poor relationships, financial difficulties, and the like, are projections of self-limiting thoughts and feelings outward that form parallel physical events.

#5: Recognizing that as a conscious co-creator, you have a very definite purpose, or you would not be in physical reality.

In brief, you are a spiritual being having a physical experience. You are here to adventurously learn to transform mental energy into events you choose to experience. And, until you learn that the world is a mental construction, you will continue to construct events you do not want to experience.

The nature of inner reality is telling you that you form counterparts of your thoughts and feelings. Therefore,

In all of life, you don’t get what you deserve.
You get what you think; what you consciously concentrate on.

An aside: Try thinking on a daily basis as if your life actually depends on your state of mind. You soon will discover that what you think about or focus on, sets off precise vibrations of energy, which is picked up by the Law of Attraction (Law of Polarity) which operates much like the Law of Gravity.

What’s that? Are you thinking: “That which is like unto itself is drawn.”

Good thinking.

Also, my friend, if your inner climate is dwelling or focusing on past wounds, The Law of Attraction is always at work since it consistently responds to all vibrations, good or bad—almost effortlessly propelling them into the future. What’s more, the cells in your body feel precisely the way you are thinking and respond accordingly. That is to say: What your thoughts vibrate, you attract and physically experience.

Let’s take a moment to talk about the answer to altering a particular negative life circumstance. It seems a bit surreal, but I can guarantee you’ll be amazed to see clear and convincing evidence that the Law of Attraction is working, if, immediately,

You change your focus,
the thoughts and feelings you are projecting outward!

Make it a point, if something is disturbing you, to withdraw the energy of your focus from it. Does quickly changing your focus work? Do seat belts save lives? I’ll let you decide for yourself. What you’re going to electrifyingly discover is this:

Your reality is formed by the intensity of your thoughts and expectations.
For example, you bring into existence the fears you perceive.

This is why I implore you to give the following sentences serious thought:

You cannot create any event outside the boundaries
of your self-limiting belief system. To do so, you need
to step outside the framework of your self-limiting beliefs.
And, what that demands is:
Enlarging your definition of what you believe is possible in life.

For enlightenment to strike, what you need to recognize is that the combination of what you vividly visualize and feel, actually create your life experiences; the events that enter your life. You need to FEEL the full extent of what you’re visualizing. For example, if you want to be healthy, you need to not only believe and intensely visualize your goal, but sense strongly what it would FEEL like to be this way. Moreover, envision what you want as instantly materializing, all the while adding a high degree of expectancy. “Know” definitely that what you focus on, you will get.

There is a catch.

No one can do this for you. All this is just talk until you practice what can be titled, The Art of Reality Formation. Remember now: The universe is observer-created and thought-responsive. For that reason, what change entails is, turning around a diseased belief system. It takes stretching yourself beyond that which you presently think and feel is “realistic.”

And what will happen if you choose to do this?

You’ll “get” the bargain of a lifetime.

One fine day, you’ll suddenly think to yourself, “I can’t remember the last time I felt so good. Each day, in every way, I can actually feel the power of creation vibrating inside me. Challenges that once felt so enormous, that I concentrated so much negative energy on, no longer are a presence. Finally, I can see that if I change the way I perceive things, the things I perceive will change?”

And, so it will!

It’s a great feeling you can hardly explain. And the best part is, it will attract more of the same.

And, in the doing, each day of your life, you will leave a positive mark on the world.

Something else will happen: You’ll be so pleased and so flush with success—pleasure beyond measure–that soon you’ll be coming to my next Quiet Miracles workshops in person or with friends.

Case closed. End of sermonette.

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Sid Levinsohn, a pharmacist and medical researcher, is a nationally known expert on the topic of surviving chronic and terminal illnesses (See StarTribune newspaper article, 4/23/02). He is the author of “Witness a Miracle (Your Own!).” Please go to www.endhealthworries.com for a Free chapter of his book, a Free “back-to-wellness” monthly newsletter, and a Free Special Report entitled “The 10 Habits of Long-Term Cancer Survivors that Can Slow Down, Stop and Even Reverse Chronic Illness.” Sid can be contacted at quietmiracles@comcast.net

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Feb 17 2008

Jumpstart the Creation of Your Ideal Life: Make a List of 100 Things to Do Before You Die

Getting around to thinking about what your ideal life would look like and committing that vision to paper is difficult, if not impossible, to do when you’re pretty much in a rut. Every day starts to look a lot like the one before and you’re so bogged down in the minutiae of the day-to-day that you just can’t even phantom an ideal life, much less find the energy to go about creating it. In order to be able to think in terms of the life of your dreams—as you used to do once upon a time–you need to be reawakened, and the way to get a jumpstart on the creation of your ideal life is to make a list of 100 things to do before you die.

You’re going to create your list by having an individual brainstorming session. Set your kitchen timer to go off in forty-five minutes and find a place where you won’t be interrupted. Play Baroque music in the background, if you have it. Baroque music, such as “The Four Seasons” by Antonio Vivaldi and Pachbel’s “Cannon” have been shown to slow brainwaves down to the Alpha range, the brain frequency which has been linked to increased creativity.

Do not criticize or evaluate what you write down during the brainstorming process: you’re trying to open yourself up to possibilities. Write down whatever comes into your head, it doesn’t matter how wildly impractical the idea seems. Basically, you’re going to have to quiet your internal critic, that little voice in your head that might be saying: “You can’t do that”; “That’s silly”; “I can’t afford that.” Push the limits on what you currently think is possible for you and think outside the boundaries of your current life.

Don’t stop at 100; write down as many things as come to your mind. Later you can sift through the list you created and narrow it down to 100.

The list can consist of books you want to read, places you want to visit, people you want to meet, adventures you want to have, skills you want to master, and so on. It can include things such as the following:

• Write a book, and get it published;

• Spend New Year’s Eve in Times Square, New York;

• Visit the Great Wall of China;

• Learn to tango, in Buenos Aires, Argentina;

• Swim with dolphins;

• Run a marathon, or at least a 10K;

• Learn to play the piano;

• Fly in a hot air balloon;

• Go parachuting;

• Go whale-watching;

• Be an extra in a film;

• Meet your favorite celebrity;

• Find and marry the love of your life;

• Learn to juggle;

• Scuba dive off Australia’s Great Barrier Reef;

• Appear on the cover of “Time” magazine;

• See the Mona Lisa in person at the Louvre Museum in Paris.

Your list should spark excitement, rekindle your zest for life, and encourage you to look at your life like a daring adventure. However, the purpose of this exercise isn’t just creating a list; it’s about setting out to accomplish the things on your list. So, once you have your list choose the first item you’re going to check off and get to it. Sail out to sea. . .

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From Marelisa Fabrega, Founder and CEO of http://www.marelisa-online.com.

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Feb 16 2008

Abundance

When I think of the word abundance it reminds me of laughter, wealth and happiness. And when I see it written down, I see three separate words: A - Bun - Dance. Then my imagination goes wild, and I think how brilliant it would be to invite all my friends to ‘A Bun Dance.’ I would make up the invitation as follows:
DRESS CODE: Anything Goes—as long as it’s bright, fun and makes you look and feel like a million dollars.

FOOD: Gourmet Meets Street—with hotdogs, caviar, double chocolate mousse and Swedish Fish for added color.

MUSIC: Eclectic Mix—jazz, soul, zydeco, rock n’ roll and harp (for those who want a quiet corner to talk and ponder upon life’s riches).

VENUE: Anywhere in America—since it truly is a place of abundance.

I realized this yesterday when I was driving behind a big, old truck piled high with garbage that looked like it was about to topple on top of the car behind—which in this case was mine. It wasn’t household rubbish like plastic water bottles, rotten vegetables or old mascara brushes—this was construction demolition left over from an old house in which a bald teddy bear and a chipped china cup had been abandoned to finally bite the dust alone.
The truck was homemade as if a hard-working family had tied wooden boards together on top of a rusting chassis for hauling waste at a cheap rate. If it had been on a different road like some part of India where families live on garbage heaps collecting things of value to sell—there would probably have been lots children sitting on top of it.
And this truck—it was such a blessing to me. It made me realize that I have everything and everything that I have is full to the brim. As I sit in my small apartment, which is fragrantly perfumed by a big bunch of ‘thank you’ lilies gifted from friends who just stayed the weekend, I accept and welcome all that life has given me. I am surrounded with abundance; gifts over the years from family and friends: a vase of happiness bamboo shoots, a small flower ornament, and a pot bought from a vacation spot called Shangri-La.
My life is so spilling over with abundance, it is hard to even count up my blessings for fear that I have too much–and that is why I must. If I don’t see the magic all around me—it will not exist. I will simply be sleepwalking through my life and missing out on all that this planet has to offer—and believe me—where we live—it has EVERYTHING to offer.
A teacher once said, “If anybody should be happy, it should be us. We have so much. We have toilets, refrigerators, stoves, microwaves, vacuum cleaners, garbage disposals, water coming out of the walls (even hot, if we turn on the hot water), cars, clothes, and a lot of food.” He went on to say that having money is difficult for most people because if they have lots of money they have no more excuses.

It’s true isn’t it? If you had all the money in the world to do exactly what you want to do—you would have no more excuses not to do it. You would write the book, paint the picture, exercise every day to have the healthy body you want, hire the chef to cook your perfectly balanced meals, climb to the base camp of Mount Everest, scuba dive on the Great Barrier Reef. What would stop you?

NOTHING.

So what is stopping you now from doing exactly what you want? Because it isn’t money—it isn’t a lack of anything. There is so much abundance all around us that we have no excuses not to live our lives fully, with passion and enthusiasm every day. There are too many people doing too many extraordinary and amazing things with very little money or resources to make money an excuse. There are too many opportunities and so much abundance here in America for lack to be the excuse.

The only thing between me and what I want to do is me! Me telling me either, “I CAN do it!” or, “I CAN’T do it!” So let’s make an invitation to ourselves and have A Bun Dance! Let’s wake up every morning and do a little jig around the bed and into the bathroom and sing in the shower. Because if you have a bed, a bathroom and a shower you are already way ahead of the game for most people on the planet—you are already living an abundant life!

Here’s an invitation for A - Bun - Dance…and don’t read ahead. Just do it as you go along.

1. Stand up and put both feet on the ground.
2. Raise your right hand as far up to the sky as it will go.
3. Jump up and sing and make an affirmation like this
‘I have ABUNDANCE. I have EVERYTHING I need, want and DESIRE. My life is working PERFECTLY. I LOVE my LIFE and EVERYTHING in it.’
4. Do this as many times as you like.
5. Rejoice in your ABUNDANCE!
6. Expect magical things to happen.

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Val Gee has published four books with McGraw-Hill, The Winner’s Attitude, Super Service, The Customer Service Toolkit and her latest, OPEN Question Selling. Before co-founding McNeil & Johnson with her husband, Val worked as a sales rep for Pitney Bowes, and gained top sales award in her first year. She began her writing career as a consultant and instructional designer developing and producing hundreds of employee training programs for companies such as Motorola, Hyatt Hotels, Siemens, Baxter Pharmaceutical and many more. Over the past ten years Val has been facilitating seminars based on her books to companies such as: Computer Associates, GE Financial, Pepsi, Xerox, Advocate Healthcare, McDonalds.

Val is a certified yoga instructor, member of the Authors Guild, ASTD, AMA and the British American Business Council. Before making the USA her permanent home in 1983, Val studied in the UK at Lords Commercial College, St. Aldates Business College Oxford and Bedford College. Married for over 37 years, with two daughters and two grandchildren, Val became an American citizen in 2005.

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