Recently while preparing for one of my upcoming Dreamscaping™ workshops, an epiphany struck me.
I’ve been manifesting for a while, now, (we all have, all our lives, actually) sometimes manifesting some pretty wonderful things, and sometimes, even recently some not so wonderful. Some of the questions I often get asked are: how do you stay positive; and how do you start to manifest good consistently? I’ve often asked those questions in the midst of some things that showed up in my life that I clearly did not want or enjoy. The glib responses I’ve received included “just think happy thoughts”, “be positive” and “shift your focus”.
And those things work…temporarily. What has created sustaining change in my life, however, was not a shift of focus, but, instead a shift of BELIEF. What I’ve managed to create in my life that was beautiful, breathtaking and buoyant came about because of what I have come to believe.
I can teach methods and take someone through the steps of the goal setting, and it will work. Time has taught me however, that a change in behavior alone never lasts. It wasn’t until I challenged my beliefs about myself, what I deserve to experience and Life Itself, that I started experiencing some real joy in my life. I had problems accepting good and feeling like I deserved it. I had also been taught to believe in a Deity that was separate from me really and who didn’t like humanity all that much.
So what do I now believe? My A few simple things:
■ God (Life) is Good, loving and wonderful (and loves humanity…ALL of humanity)
■ Life is not the source of everything; Life IS everything, experientially
■ Life Is Everywhere, at once, and in all things
■ Because Life is everything, everywhere, and in everyone, we are never without all that we need. We may not be aligning myself properly to receive it any given moment, but that’s a post for another day. J
■ I am a piece of Life, which is a wonderful thing!
My daily affirmation to keep me pointed toward these truths is:
I am at all times supported, surrounded and saturated by all that God is
It’s been a magical ride, to the extent that I really breathe in and bring myself to the awareness of that truth. My process of asking for what I desire is different now. I see Life now not as the source of abundance; life in various forms of abundance surrounds me. This is not to say that I will receive everything I want, but I acknowledge that I am always surrounded by all that life is, and things flow in my life. I still hit a few bumps in the road now and then, but it’s been a much smoother ride overall.
If you like to read a great book on shifting your views of life, a great book is Spiritual Economics, by Eric Butterworth.
Life is good…talk to you next week!
