Monday, September 22, 2014
Why Failure is Necessary
Many of us are afraid of failure. Why is this so? Maybe this stems from our schooling or our upbringing. From a young age we have been taught that failure is unacceptable. If we did not do well on a test in school, we were looked down upon. If we did not know the answer in class, or if we got the wrong answer in class, we were laughed at or made to feel embarrassed. Kids in school who get the best grades and make the least mistakes are praised by teachers, parents, and society; they are expected to excel in life, while C students are expected to live a life of mediocrity. In our school systems and in our society, failure is not accepted.
This mindset is a dream killer. If you long to start your
own business or to try something different today with this mentality, you will
not reach your goals. Instead of viewing failure as negative, you should view
failure as positive and necessary. You should not be afraid to fail because it
is impossible to be successful without failing. In fact, failure is the key to
success.
I get it though. It is scary to put yourself out there to
potentially fail in front of a lot of people or even just in front of yourself.
A lot of people are handicapped by fear, but we cannot let failure cripple us. The
reality is if we don’t fail then we don’t succeed! So many people don’t act
because they are scared. But an essential component of becoming successful in
all that we do is by operating outside of our comfort zones. All successful
people operate out of their comfort zones. They act in spite of their fears.
Failure is making progress towards your
dreams. We learn from failure. Failure teaches us lessons that we need in order
to excel. The important part is to not let failure keep us down; we need to get
back up and bounce back!! Even more so, failure equals progress because action
is being taken. If you let fear stop you, then no action is being taken, making
it impossible to move towards success.
So the next question is… “How do I cope with the fear of
failure?”
Well, as my mentors have always explained to me, if you can
change your mind, you can change your world. A lot of people fear failure, and thus
refuse to act because they are afraid of how it will make them feel. Remember,
we as human beings like to do what makes us feel good. So, how can we make
ourselves see failure in a more positive light? How can we feel good about
failure? We must shift our paradigms.
Instead of thinking of failure in a negative way, we must look at it in a
positive light, for failure will bring us closer to achieving our dreams!! More
importantly, if we do not want to fail because we don’t want to feel a certain
way, what this really is, is us being scared of something that is totally under our control. We control how we think and we control how we feel.
People often beat themselves up when they don’t meet their expectations, but what you should do is treat yourself with love, care and compassion; you should have your own back! So it is up to you whether you respond negatively or positively to failure. You choose how you feel!
Conquer your fears and go out and fail until you succeed!
People often beat themselves up when they don’t meet their expectations, but what you should do is treat yourself with love, care and compassion; you should have your own back! So it is up to you whether you respond negatively or positively to failure. You choose how you feel!
Conquer your fears and go out and fail until you succeed!
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Friday, September 19, 2014
Life-Changing Advice: The Key to Manifestion
I found this blog called My Law of Attraction, and on it there was a transcript of Abraham Hicks (who is an expert on the laws of attraction) speaking with a client about her vibration. This was so enlightening that I wanted to re-post and share with you all!!
So here it is! Enjoy!
Be Determined About Your Vibration
A MUST read for anyone wanting to manifest something specific.
GUEST: Hi. Thank you for having me. I have one question that has two parts I believe.
ABRAHAM: We have one answer that has infinite parts. […laughter…]
GUEST: Okay. Well, here it is. I heard a CD of a seminar recently of Abraham, and my understanding was that… the person wanted something really a lot or quite badly… and what was said was, “You’re determined too much,” which was not good. So, my question is: What is the difference between being determined and being focused? Because there is something that I want, and I’ve already had it, and I want it again, and I’m very determined about it. And so, am I too determined?
ABRAHAM: Well, we like the word determined actually. We like what it means. Determined and focused… we can see meaning the same thing. But sometimes when we’re visiting with someone… sort of it’s about the conversation that we began with earlier about inspiration and motivation. When you are efforting… that always means you haven’t done the vibrational work, and you’re trying to compensate for not having done the vibrational work… with effort. And it never works out very well because you’re bucking your own current.
It’s like not believing that it’s gonna happen, but willing to work really hard to try and make it happen. “I’m determined that this is gonna happen.” And when you’ve got your fists clenched, and you are efforting, that’s a really good indication that you’re wobbling, and that you’re attracting in opposition to what you want, and you’re trying to fix it through words or action.
So, that’s why we’re teaching just chill out, be general.
Be determined to feel good.
Be determined to be happy.
Be determined to be easy about it.
Be determined to do the vibrational work.
Be determined to practice the art of allowing.
Be determined to allow it to flow to you.
Be determined to know that it’s there.
Be determined to expect that it will come.
Be determined to rendezvous with things at the right time.
In other words, let your focus and your determination be about your vibration for a little while, rather than your action. And, that’s the only distinction that we ever make. We don’t think that you can be too focused, unless you’re focused upon what you don’t want. Every subject is two subjects: wanted on one end of the stick and absence of it on the other. And sometimes, you’ve really got a vibration going about the absence of it, and you think you’ve got a vibration going about the presence of it.
So, you’re just trying, trying, trying, trying, trying, and it doesn’t move because you’re in a different vibrational place than you recognize because of the effort that you are applying. If it’s not coming easily, you’re not on the path of least resistance. If it’s not coming easily, it’s not coming. If it’s not coming easily, it’s not coming. Not what you really want. A diminished piece of it might be coming, but what you really want isn’t coming unless it’s coming easily. Strong words, and we mean it.
GUEST: So, what I’m talking about, you’re saying is not in my Vortex?
ABRAHAM: No, it’s in your Vortex.
GUEST: Could I possibly… since I’ve done it before…
ABRAHAM: Even if you’ve never done it before it’s still possible.
GUEST: Okay.
ABRAHAM: Having done it before has nothing to do with something coming. Just lining up with it is all that’s necessary. There’s all kinds of things that you’ve not yet accomplished that are coming.
GUEST: Okay, well… could I possibly be, um, since I had this always before I moved to this certain city where I live now, is it possible that I am not located in the right place? And personally I don’t believe that…
ABRAHAM: No. No. But it’s possible for you to think that and block it.
GUEST: Right.
ABRAHAM: Whatever you want can come to you wherever you are. Location means nothing. Vibration goes everywhere.
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Whatever you want it coming to you. Your beginning question was really a good question because that is the thing that gets in the way of so many people. They get fixated on something. They get determined about something. And they just try, try, try, try, try… And they don’t realize that they’re all balled up vibrationally, and so their effort doesn’t yield them anything. And that’s what makes you get discouraged. It makes you not believe in your worthiness. It’s what makes you give up on things, you see?
And so, we’re wanting to re-orient you, all of you, and make you realize that if you’re trying, and if you have been trying, it’s a really good indication that you’ve got a vibration going that you’re trying to overcome, but you’re not really overcoming it. You’ve gotta be wobble-free. So, that’s why we’re just encouraging you to start in a more general place, and let new inspiration come to you about how to behave and what to do. Let the new inspiration carry you.
Because determination is often, “I’ve got this plan, and it’s worked for me before, and this is a plan that a lot of people have used, and it has these steps, and I will do these things,” but it doesn’t take into account the vibration that you’ve got going on that is keeping any of those steps from being effective for you. So, that’s why the conversation that we had earlier about motivating yourself to the effort and to the steps and to the things that you’ve done before is not the best plan.
Just chilling out, and going more general, and feeling softer about it, and easier about it, and more general about it, and more expectant about it, and more hopeful about it. If you could reach the place – and we so want you to hear this, and we’re gonna choose these words specifically for you – if you can reach the place where you can joyfully live with the absence of what you want to manifest because the presence of the idea of it is so delicious, then the presence of it must come to you, and will quickly. But if the manifestation of it means so much that it’s agonizing in the absence of it, then you can’t get there from there.
So, that sort of freaks our physical friends out. They say, “Oh, we get it Abraham, so what you’re saying is: If I don’t want what I want, then I can get what I want.” And we say, “Well, it’s sorta kinda like that,” but it’s not ‘don’t want what you want’ because you can never stop wanting what you want. The desire is not gonna go away.
But you can find ways of allowing what you want to flow to you. And these ways are by being more general about it, by being more patient about it, by being easier about it, by not being so urgent about it, by not trying so hard, by not making it such a big hairy deal. Because, what you want isn’t what you think you want, it’s the journey to it that you really want. And you all think you want the short cut to what you want… but it isn’t BEING there, it’s GOING there. It’s the process of going there that is the whole reason that you even want what you think you want.
GUEST: Does Abraham think I am agonizing over this?
ABRAHAM: We think agonizing is too strong of a word. We think that you are efforting, and we think that you are in your own way, and we think that you are figuring out how to get out of your own way. And that it’s going to be so fun to figure out how to get out of your own way about this because, when you figure out how to get out of your own way about this, you’ll figure out how to get out of your own way about everything, and then you will be the truly unlimited being that you know that you are.
GUEST: Great. How do I get out of my own way? […laughter…] I really want to know that. I do. Because, when I think about this – I think you already know this Abraham – I think about it… I mean correct me if you think I’m wrong… I am… My cells divide with joy. I live in this in my head all the time. I love it.
ABRAHAM: Well, maintain that vibration and it must be. When you feel like that, you’re on the right track. Feeling like that…
GUEST: Am I on the right track?
ABRAHAM: Well, sometimes you’re there and sometimes you’re not. And when you are there, you’re on the right track, and when you’re not, you’re not.
GUEST: Okay, so… if I’m having weeks or a day or an hour where I’m… not feeling so great about something, does that throw the other thing out as well?
ABRAHAM: It doesn’t throw it out, but here’s the thing… You’re practicing your frequencies, so the more airtime you give to things that feel good, the better off you are. So now, here’s a piece. You’re really gonna like this. All of you are really gonna like this. You are better off in terms of getting to where you want to be if you are general and feeling good, than if you are specific and feeling bad. You are better off getting to where you want to be if you are feeling good and specific, than if you are feeling good and general. You’ve gotta figure out if you’re feeling good or you’re feeling bad before you let momentum build. And that’s the key to real deliberate creating.
Because a lot you feel like, “Well, if I just try harder, if I just turn up the juice, if I just make it go stronger… that’s the path.” And we say, “It might be and it might not be, but make sure that you’re in the vibration that you want to be in before you get more specific.” You see? You do see! Thar was very clear. So, now we’re gonna say that again. You’re better off in terms of getting to where you want to be by feeling good, than by feeling bad. That’s easy to understand. You’re better off in getting to where you want to be by feeling good and general, than by feeling bad and being specific.
GUEST: So, when I’m general and feeling good, then this will come?
ABRAHAM: When you’re general and feeling good, and maintaining it, then you’re gonna be a little more specific and feeling good, and then you’re gonna be a little more specific and feeling good, and then you’re gonna be a little more specific and feeling good, and then you’re gonna be more specific and feeling good, and – as long as the feeling good part is still in there – then it’s gonna come. It’s already come in general terms. It’s the specific terms you want, yes? Didn’t we just now have another conversation about moving it from vibration into manifestation? General to specific is the same conversation of moving it from vibration into demonstrated see it, hear it, smell it, taste it, touch it. First time. Good discussion.
GUEST: Do you see me being able to do this easily? Do you evaluate me? I want to do this. So I want to know.
ABRAHAM: We don’t evaluate you. We know it is done, and we are eager for you to know it.
GUEST: Okay.
ABRAHAM: Not because we want you to get it – but you will – but because, when you know it, then you’re in alignment with Who-You-Really-Are. Yeah. Yeah. Really good.
GUEST: Okay, thank you.
MAY 3, 2014 ASHEVILLE, NC
SEGMENT 4, GUEST 2
Transcript by Esmée La Fleur
http://mylawofattractionlife.tumblr.com/post/97377423955
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Using Newton's 3rd Law to Get the Results You Want
- Newton’s Law of Motion: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
- Karma: What goes around comes back around.
- Swami Vivekananda: “We reap what we sow. We are the makers of our own fate. The wind is blowing; those vessels whose sails are unfurled catch it, and go forward on their way, but those which have their sails furled do not catch the wind. Is that the fault of the wind?....... We make our own destiny.”
Here are three findings that, although said in different ways, have the same meaning. This is why we must spread love, generosity and life in what we think, say and do instead of spreading hate, greed and death. If you love others, you will be loved in return; if you hate others, you will be hated in return. If you give unsparingly to others, you will be rich; If you are selfish and take from others, you will be unfulfilled. If you speak life unto others, you will have lived a great life; if you influence death unto others, along with them you will die, too.
It all comes down to our thoughts, our feelings and our words. If you watched the video, there are specific representations of this subject: the
boy represents us as humans, how we throw the ball to the ground represents our
feelings, the actual action of the ball being thrown represents our actions,
the response of the ground represents our world and how the ball comes back to
us represents our results. For example, if you think about throwing the ball
hard, you’ll get a pang of adrenaline and then you’ll throw the ball hard to
the ground; when the ball hits the ground, the earth will respond by throwing the ball back to you
just as hard.
More specifically, having
certain thoughts elicits certain feelings, and these feelings influence our
actions, and our actions influence the results we have in our lives. A negative
thought ultimately leads to negative results. If I spread negativity into the
world, then I am going to experience the same negativity. Likewise, if I think,
feel and act with negativity, I will also attract negativity. The same goes for positivity. So, if you have been unable to create the positive results
or outcomes in your business, in your relationships or in your life, then check your feelings and then check your
thoughts that provoke these feelings. If you are aware of how you think, you
can change yourself and change your results for the better.
However,
even when we are aware of how we think about things, sometimes it is
difficult to change our thoughts. This is where the power of words comes into play. We have
the ability to speak things into existence. Have you ever heard that life and
death is in the tongue? Well this is true! Speak and generate positivity into
the world and it will come back to you! If
you do this emphatically, and if you do this daily throughout your day, your
thoughts will begin to change towards the positive, and so will your feelings, your
actions and your results.
If you are struggling to lead the life you love, it is still possible to turn your results around!
Your results are a direct reflection of your thoughts. Change your thoughts, and you can change your life. :-)
Monday, September 8, 2014
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