Manifesting with the Law of Attraction

Ancient wisdom from many cultures, and cutting-edge scientific experiments performed in modern labs both point to the incredible power of observing the present moment. Tapping into this simple practice can set you free from all obstacles and empower you to manifest everything you desire.

Most people spend their time living in a past that is forever gone and a future that hasn’t even been realized yet. For some reason we seem intent on avoiding the present moment with all manner of daydreams and self-distractions.

However, when we allow our minds to be free from regret and anxiety, and focus clearly on the present moment, we have access to the virtually limitless power of mindfulness. By simply deciding to be aware of our bodies, thought processes, and surroundings without getting lost in our internal chatter, we open the door to an abundance of new possibilities.

Enhanced physical energy, the ability to focus our attention more sharply and think more clearly, and a heightened sense of intuition are only a few of the benefits we gain as we practice daily mindfulness. By mindfulness, I simply mean the activity of paying attention to what we are doing in the present and letting our minds flow freely without participating in the “mental movies” that make up much of our day.

You can begin this sacred yet simple exercise immediately just by taking account of what you are doing right now.

Feel the physical sensation of your body in the chair.

Allow yourself to hear the sounds around you without becoming distracted.

Read the words on this screen and watch your mind flow without interruption.

Give it a try. You’ll find yourself slipping back into a state of distraction after only a few seconds.

It’s amazing how difficult it can be for our minds to simply stop chattering away at us and pay attention for as little as five minutes! But with practice it becomes easier, and your whole life begins to open up in a way you never imagined possible.

Key to this entire process is the ability to observe your thoughts as they occur and not become attached to them. Your conscious mind flows like a never-ending stream, and a big part of its job is to identify and analyze everything in your world; but you don’t have to identify with or be influenced by every thought you have.

In fact you can choose to entertain only those thoughts that empower your purpose! But that will be the topic of another article.

For now I want to emphasize the practice of stepping back from your thoughts and becoming immersed in your present reality as it unfolds. In addition to wonderful improvements such as greater energy, focus, and love of life, I believe this practice further empowers you to define your personal destiny.

Through Quantum mechanics, researchers have found that a human being can affect the behavior of electrons and atoms by the mere act of observing them! Consider the astonishing ramifications of this statement.

Science has proven that we can directly influence physical reality with thought alone. And the daily practice of being mindful and aware of the moment makes it far easier for us to focus our intentions as we observe the natural flow of life.

Tags: abundance, conscious mind, daydreams, intention, intuition, limitless power, mind flow, mindfulness, present moment, thought processes, Tim Whiston

FEAR is: False Evidence Appearing Real. In others words, most fear we experience is self manufactured – yep, we make it up! Think about it, most things you fear are things you imagine will or may happen to you in the future. This is your perception, but has little to do with the reality of the present moment. Your imagination is excellent at painting a very colorful, energy-catching picture of the fearful outcome you perceive. So vivid is this portrait that the fear appears real in your mind. Much of what you fear is based on something that happened in the past, to you or someone else, and you project the same fearful event happening to you in the future. Fear shows up in your life as worry, anxiety, restlessness, stress and tension.

Living in fear is like living your life in a dark, comfortable cave fearing the light outside. When you get too close to the edge, you project your fears into the light to keep you safe within the cave. The cave becomes your small circle of comfort, known as your “personal comfort zone.” You know your existence to be what happens within this zone. As you move through your days, you do so with comfort and ease because you find trust and security in your cave. This “comfort zone” does not include all the things we fear. We leave those out of the equation, although the memories linger in our minds. Sometimes life extends an invitation to experience something new; to step outside your comfort zone. Or, maybe life in the cave becomes so boring you open the trunk of memories and try on a few to generate a little fear and wake you up a bit. Here is silly question: “Why do you do this?!” Because of fear! Even though it’s uncomfortable, it is still within in your “comfort zone,” because fear is all you’ve known.

Teddy Roosevelt said,”The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” How can you begin to experience what life outside the cave is like? How can you stop your fear in order to step outside the comfort zone for a broader, richer life experience? How can you move from the darkness of the cave into the light of Truth? The answer is faith.

FAITH means: Find An Infinite Truth Here. When you have faith, you are basing your life on Universal Principles or Infinite Truths, not on the illusions of your perceptions. What are the higher principles in which you believe? What is it above all else you know to be True? You may believe you are always connected to a Higher Power, or to God. You may believe an “inner wisdom” will direct you. You may believe all your prayers are heard and answered by this higher power. You may believe you are always being looked after and cared for. You may believe LOVE is greater than all your fears. Transforming your fears into faith is the key to living an abundantly rich, full and satisfying life. Faith means living your life with purpose.

Transforming your fear into faith requires you to:

Stop: When you begin to feel fear
Acknowledge: Your fear is making you feel alone, isolated and separated from love.
Remember Fear is: False Evidence Appearing Real
Tap into your faith: Find an infinite truth here.
Remember what you KNOW to be True

Allow your life’s Infinite Truths transform your fear into faith.
Step outside the comfort zone of your cave and walk into the light of Truth.

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The philosophy behind Working it Out, Within, comes from the idea that in order for us all to create and live our best lives externally, we must have a certain level of understanding of who we are internally. What I mean by this is what our values, beliefs, needs, boundaries, abilities, and priorities are. When we become clear on these various characteristics, we can then go out and actively pull into our lives things that reflect these qualities. For example, we will choose careers that are in line with these internal characteristics, we will form relationships that honor these qualities, and we will participate in certain activities and behaviors that are extensions of who we are and what is important to us. We will set boundaries around these qualities in ourselves so that we will be better prepared to protect and honor ourselves.

There are four components to Working it Out, Within: quieting the mind, listening to the heart, strengthening the body, and trusting the soul. They are each important individually, yet it is impossible for them to remain separate. In this article, I am going to focus on each individual aspect as well as how they are each an important part of the whole.

Quieting the mind is about creating mental wellness. Many of us live in very fast paced worlds where our minds are constantly spinning to try and keep up. We have appointments to keep, bills to pay, children to feed, money to make, ladders to climb, it seems like it never stops. Especially in this age of technology and the speed of which the information we are to learn and understand is growing by leaps and bounds. It can become very challenging just to keep up. Most of the time while we are trying to handle all of these challenges the one thing that does take a back seat and suffers is our personal health and wellness. Learning how to quiet the mind is the first step in putting our health back where it belongs, at the top of our priority list.

Quieting the mind teaches us how to focus more on the present moment, instead of on the future or on the past. It is said that 80% of our thoughts are spent on the future and on the past. Worrying about future events creates stress, anxiety, and depression over things that have not yet happened. Thinking about past events causes us to criticize or judge ourselves for how we handled certain situations in the past, instead of letting them go and moving forward. By replaying these events again and again in our minds, we create the stress each time as well. Learning to live in the moment and enjoy the moment for what it is can be a very empowering skill to learn. Not only does it help lessen our stress and anxiety, it also teaches us to appreciate what we do have, instead of worrying about what we don¡¯t have.

Quieting the mind also helps us create more awareness around our own minds and the thoughts that we have on a regular basis. We all have certain thoughts that we think over and over again. These thoughts are usually negative or judgmental in nature and they are tapes that were recorded long ago and even though they may not longer be true, they continue to play over and over again. Usually, these thoughts are things that were said to us by significant figures in our lives or they came from certain situations that we experienced. It is important to learn how to identify what these tapes are saying, and then to differentiate between the thoughts that come from these old tapes and what you really believe now to be true. When this awareness becomes clear it is the beginning to creating healthier mental wellness. As we identify these negative thoughts and learn to stop them, we can also learn to replace the negative thoughts with more positive ones. The result from this is th! at we begin to believe the positive thoughts and those help propel us forward, instead of believing the negative thoughts that hold us back from creating the life we want.

The tool I have found to be the most helpful for quieting the mind is meditation. Meditating means to simply spend some time alone in a quiet place, focus on your breath, which ties you to the present moment, and acknowledge the thoughts and feelings that come. Your mind will wander and when it does, gently return it back to your breath. This practice will cultivate mindfulness, which is a useful tool that will help you live more in the moment even during the more hectic parts of your life. This is a practice however, that must be done on a regular basis in order to see the results. This is not a quick fix, it will take time, but being patient is another characteristic we all could use a little more of. There is a wonderful book that is very helpful in learning how to practice mindfulness and it is called Wherever you go there you are, by Jon Kabat-Zinn. He says that ¡°[mindfulness] has to do with examining who we are, with questioning our view of the world and our place! in it, and with cultivating some appreciation for the fullness of each moment we are alive. Most of all, it has to do with being in touch.¡±

I believe this is very profound and something that many of us in this day and age do not spend enough time doing. Try quieting the mind. Take the time to learn about yourself, create awareness around why you believe what you believe, where do your thoughts come from, and what core values are at the heart of who you are. If we each took the time to do this and lived our lives according to what we discovered about ourselves, we would all be so much happier. This would then create happier families, communities, society, and the world at large. Do yourself this favor, as well as everyone else! Take care of yourself first, and you will create a reserve of love, time and energy, that is necessary in giving the best of yourself to others in your life. Quieting the mind is the first step towards creating and living your best life!

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Kim Eickhoff, Coach Create your best life from the inside out!cWorking it Out, Within, www.workingitoutwithin.com Email: kim@workingitoutwithin.com

Tags: mental wellness, personal health, philosophy, positive thoughts, present moment, quieting the mind