Law of Attraction and Manifesting Your Desires

I first read this statement in the book, Pure Power by James Lee Valentine. I was hooked from then on. It has become my motto and I hope you will make it yours too.

These may just be 10 2-letter words, but as one, it stands as a claim to our power to create the life we are meant to live. Contain in this simple statement is the message that we have the ability to fulfill our dreams.

We have the habit of leaving the fulfillment of our dreams to chance. Maybe that is the reason why our lives are mediocre. We go by the rules of “que sera sera” (whatever will be, will be) rather than “if it is to be, it is up to me” We strip ourselves of the right to take part in building our ideal life.

I once participated in a community outreach program in a very depressed area. One of our agenda is to teach skills that the people can use to earn income. We went from house to house inviting each family to participate. At least one of the families I have been to, declined our invitation saying, “If we are meant to live in poverty, then we will always be poor no matter what” It is so sad to hear that there are people who will just accept that the lives they are meant to live is one of poverty, scarcity & oppression.

We have been endowed with great potentials and we have been equipped with the power to realize these potentials. That is why we have the ability to attract & choose the circumstances that will affect our lives. Sad to say, choosing is the power we often willingly give up.

Attracting

It has been called a lot of things – the law of attraction, manifesting, conscious creation. Much has been said about it – for & against it. One has just to examine one’s life to observe that it is inherent in our existence that whatever most occupies our minds & accepted as facts & truths will be reflected in our reality.

Choosing

By choosing, I do not mean that you can tell fate to just give you all good things. You will not grow that way. However, what you do with the lemon that fate throws at you is your decision.

By exercising your power to choose what you focus on, you can manipulate your ability to attract to your advantage. For the statement “if it is to be, it is up to me” can work both ways. If it is to be poverty for the rest of your life, it is up to you to focus & accept poverty. If it is to be abundance for the rest of your life, it is also up to you to focus & accept abundance.

Taking Charge

I grew up being compared to my older brother who is an achiever. I was unappreciated, made to feel worthless & was openly criticized by my mother almost all of my school age years. As an adult, I had low self-esteem and I easily lose my confidence when I am with achievers. As expected my mother & I didn’t grow very close. I kept blaming her for my lack of self confidence & poor self esteem.

I had a very painful experience some years ago and my mother was at the heart of the matter. I was at the lowest ebb, but I had the opportunity to reexamine my life and it was then that I realized that I am already in control of my life. I may be helpless as a child & just accepted whatever my mother said, but as an adult I already know that I am not as worthless as she said I am. I’ve also learned to forgive her for what she did, after all she was also just a product of her own growing up years which I think was far from ideal too. If I don’t let go of the past, I will just perpetuate the cycle and my own children will suffer like I did.

I know that there are many people out there who may have similar experiences. You can choose to take charge now or you can choose to continually live a miserable life. There are also people out there that have just lost hope of ever improving their lives, you can keep your sense of hopelessness or you can choose to be free of hopelessness. Just keep in mind, “if it is to be, it is up to me”

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These four focal points are a summation of centuries of spiritual wisdom and thought. They can help us shift your focus toward the Good, and liberate us from self-limiting patterns of behavior. Meditating on them can help us move forward on the path.

These are four very powerful statements. Read them here:

1. The Present Moment is the Point of Power.
All you have is the present moment–the present thought. All you have to heal is the present thought. All you have to do is focus on the present moment. The future does not exist. (It is just a thought in your mind. The past does not exist. (It is just a thought in your mind.) This is why the present moment is the point of power.

2. You Are the Cause.
The outer world is not the cause. Past events are not the cause. You are the cause. Your present thoughts are what you demonstrate. This means that today is not mortgaged in the sense that today is not the result of what happened yesterday or of outside events. Rather today is unfolding right now because of the way you are thinking right now. That is why all you have to heal is the present thought.

3. No Accusation.
Not only is there nowhere to go and nothing to do, it is important to focus on the fact that each being or form is a Divine creation and has its own integrity and to do everything in one’s power to nurture it and call it forth. This is the true service. This is the true focus on the Good.Accusation and criticism are heavy burdens to the being who carries these belief patterns. When a being drops accusation and criticism, the Spirit/soul is set free in all its glory.

4. The Eternal Now.
The future becomes the prison of past conditioning because we allow it to become so. If the present thought is right, there is never any need to worry about the future.There is no future out there waiting for us. There is only the Eternal Now. The Present Moment is the Point of Power. Future and Past do not exist. All you have to do is heal the present thought.

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Recognizing synchronicity in our lives can help us to follow our deepest intuitions, even when they run counter to conventional wisdom and logic. Notice coincidence, chance encounters, and the play of symbols all around, and you will notice synchronicity. It can be a series of homing beacons, alerting us to the fact that we are not alone, that we have invisible sources of support, and that we are on the right course even when the whole world seems to be going the other way!

Play this insightful game to invite synchronicity to be your guide!You can invite synchronicity to be your guide by putting your question to the world. Say there is a special theme on which you would like guidance, or a question in your life that needs an answer. You can carry that question or theme in your mind (and maybe on a piece of paper).The first unusual or striking thing that enters your field of perception will be guidance to you from the world, a direct message to your soul.

The message may come on a bumper sticker or logo on the truck in front of you, in the flight of a bird, in an overheard conversation, the black dog that just happens to be boarding the same plane, or in the amazing green-and-yellow bug that lands on your wrist.

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Dreamways of the Iroquois by Robert Moss. Robert Moss survived three near-death experiences in childhood and has been dreaming with the departed all of his life. He is the creator of Active Dreaming, an original synthesis of dreamwork and shamanic techniques for empowerment and healing. A former university professor of ancient history at the Australian National University, he is a novelist, shamanic counselor, and the author of Conscious Dreaming, Dreamgates, and Dreamways of the Iroquois. He lives in upstate New York.

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