Paradigms That Shape Us

Abundance and lack are opposite heads of the same coin. They fall under Nature’s Law of Opposites, which states that everything has an opposite – up and down, in and out, tall and short, positive and negative. These natural laws have always existed throughout time, and always will. Our role in this game of life is to learn and understand their applications, then put them to use for the benefit of all.

Unfortunately, humankind has been programmed since birth that there is not enough to go around for everyone. This is referred to as scarcity mentality. Examples of this are that there is not enough success, money, food, love, attention and everything else under the sun. The result is the unwillingness to give freely, or to seek power over others.

Scarcity mentality holds the belief of a win-lose situation and isolates us into a ‘me-you’ or ‘us-them’ group. From here, a sense of competition and comparing is established. Scarcity driven attitudes are the result of an inner belief that we are not good enough; that the possession of things or status will remedy what ails us. As Gary Zukav expresses, author of “The Seat of the Soul”, “Scarcity of self-value cannot be remedied by money, recognition, affection, attention or influence.”

The opposite of scarcity is the mindset that there is more than enough, that the world we live in is an abundant world. With this belief, we act from a place of generosity, patience and trust while letting go of our need to control others. With this belief, we come from the place that “I am enough.” The abundance belief, or paradigm, views the world in the terms of boundless potential and there is the possibility of more than enough for everyone.

When we live with the paradigm of abundance, we can then rejoice in the successes of others because we know our own successes are not hindered by the successes of others.

We learned about scarcity and abundance throughout childhood. If we experienced a childhood in which our emotional, physical or psychological needs were not met, we were inherently receiving messages that there is not enough. However, if our needs were met on a regular basis, we were ingrained automatically with the belief that we are good enough, and that we do desire to have our heart’s desires. Through childhood, we emerge with a view of the world around us as one of optimism or pessimism.

Create Your Future Now Or Your Environment Will Do It For You

I think it’s fair to say that everyone knows someone who is constantly complaining about everything and everyone around them, while at the same time they wonder why their own life is drab and full of challenges. How did they become so bitter and spiteful, and how do they actually live with themselves? They are absolutely no fun to be around, unless you are just like them.

As a Professional Coach and Transformation Facilitator for Bob Proctors’ critically acclaimed “Thinking Into Results” program, it is quite easy to determine the cause, and will be for you once you understand the mechanics at work within each of us. It works the same for every living soul in every country all the time. The answer, and you may have heard this before, is “We become what we think about.” (James Allen)

A very powerful lesson we cover during the 12 week “Thinking Into Results” program is called “The Secret Genie”. During this lesson, participants come to realize and understand that we have 5 physical senses (site, smell, taste, hear and touch), and that we have been programmed since birth to judge ourselves and our worth by what we experience in the environment around us. This information is then directly and immediately fed to our Subconscious Mind because we become emotionally attached to it – we take ownership of it, it becomes ours. Later on during our sessions, we discover that we have more powerful tools, such as Will, that allow us to look at the environment then consciously accept or reject the same information picked up through our senses. This outside information obtained from our environment has absolutely no weight when it comes to our actual worth or potential. It is a self-professing prophecy when we allow this to occur.

Now what if you exercised your Perception faculty, one of the higher faculties we all have that distinguishes us from other life forms, invoked the Law of Polarity, that states everything has a positive and negative aspect or pole, and looked for the opportunity in the situation or event? We would then internalize a positive thought or image, while simultaneously attracting to us other events or circumstances of the same positive nature. This is the power of knowledge, and knowledge is developed through study – this is “Thinking Into Results”.

Given the choice, what would you choose – a life of doom and gloom, or a life of many blessings? Each takes the same amount of energy to create, so why waste time and energy creating a miserable existence. We can think our way into a positive or a negative life – the choice is yours.

Deliberately Happy

Is it possible to be happy and joyous most of the time? Absolutely! Happiness is an inside job; it is a decision made in the conscious mind that expresses itself in your physical experience. Just look at the children in your environment, or that you see playing around you - they express their natural joy automagically. You may be thinking that little children are free of daily concerns, and don't have anything to worry about, but you are free to make this conscious decision as well! You are free to consciously choose worry or joy, and whatever you choose will attract exactly that through Universal Law. Joy attracts more things to be happy about, and worry attracts more things to worry about.

Today, I consciously choose to be a beacon of light, a radiant being that is fun to be around.

Spirit Aborted

This energy of Spirit is alive and available, but I cut it off in a thousand little ways. Today, instead of blocking Spirit my life, I will invite it. I will not retreat from Spirit's intent to evidence itself in my day. I will instead learn to read the circumstances and coincidences of my day as a student researching the many varied ways that the spark of Spirit play in my life.
 
Today, I will study the manifestation of Spirit  through the events and circumstances that present themselves to me throughout the day.

Christmas, Love and the Law of Attraction

"And now, for a bit of holiday silliness with a very serious message:

To receive, manifest or attract anything you desire, “send a letter to Santa Claus”:

* Ask: This is your energetic vibration; your intention; your desire. Ask in the spirit of Love. That puts you on the “Nice” high-vibration list as opposed to the “Naughty” low-vibration list! Kids are taught to be good and behave in order to get what’s on their Christmas list: in other words, their vibration has to be high to manifest what they desire… unless they enjoy receiving coal.

* Believe: Don’t dilute the high vibration of your desire with the low vibrations of fear and doubt; kids are taught to believe in Santa’s magical powers – flying reindeer, fitting into chimneys, delivering presents to ALL the boys and girls of the world… They are taught to BELIEVE. Santa is a representation of the true power of the Law of Attraction. Just wait… with cheerful anticipation for the chance to finally open your present.

* Let go: Don’t lessen the power of your vibration by trying to control the process or the outcome, which is a symptom of the low energy of fear and doubt. You’ve sent your letter. You’ve put it out there. Santa has it. Be patient, believe, and wait for it. There’s no point in traveling to the North Pole to get your present early (have fun finding Santa’s workshop!). It will come, as long as you keep your vibration high. It’s already yours… and it’s on its way. Feel it in your heart.

* Receive. Open your present."  (Christie Marie Sheldon)

Spirit and I

Holding the belief that Spirit and I are separate brings forth the issue of accountability in that I relinquish the absolute fact that I am the creator, the manifestor of experiences in my life. Spirit is not something separate from me that I go visit on Sundays for an hour or two - Spirit is part of the very fabric of my being - it's always present, always active, always aware. Spirit lives in all of us - it beats our hearts, and fills our lungs with oxygen, and heals our flesh wounds without a second thought. 
 
Spirit, however, cannot solve our life challenges or concerns, but can provide guidance and solutions when we allow ourselves to accept it into our lives all of the time, in every moment.  Spirit is for us in every instance, in every situation. It is up to us to abide by the foundational laws that Spirit acts through, for it is Universal Spirit that has written the Universal Laws in the tablets of successful living and self-manifestation.
 
Today, I accept Spirit as the higher part of me, and I shall act and behave according the laws under which it also abides.

Honoring Self

Life is not perfect, but can be excellent. We make lots of mistakes along the journey. We may fall or trip up as we are masterpiece in progress. When we allow ourselves to be aware of this, we grow from the experience.

Many times during our lives, we commence down the path of self-change, and then become so caught up in the process that we forget to stop "and smell the roses". We forget to pay homage to ourselves for embarking on this new path of self-growth.

Healing and self-growth is a process that calls for tenacity and consistency. It takes will power to stay on this path that leads to a fruitful, joyous, healthy life. It takes effort to be an active co-creator of our lives. This path mandates that we have the courage to "shine a light or allow a light to shine on parts of ourselves that we'd rather keep private". It means having the courage to acknowledge the work that still requires attention. Honoring ourselves along the way to self-discovery, self-growth, and quite often, self-healing, is an integral part of the process.

Today, I honor myself for the progress I have made this far, and accept that I will never be perfect but can absolutely be awesome!

Moving Through Fear

"Instead of being at the mercy of wild beasts, earthquakes, landslides, and inundations, modern man is battered by the elemental forces of his own psyche. This is the World Power that vastly exceeds all other powers on earth. The Age of Enlightenment, which stripped nature and human institutions of gods, overlooked the God of Terror who dwells in the human soul."  Carl Jung

Fear, or as otherwise stated, "false expectations appearing real", is in our imagination. It can be a crippling dis-ease that confronts us at the most inopportune moments in life. It is a thief of our dreams, hopes and desires. It stifles millions of people every day. Is it real, or just imagined?

As my mentor and coach Bob Proctor puts it, fear is "The Terror Barrier" - a programmed response backed by emotion that determines our actions. When we hit this barrier, we have but two options - bounce off the wall and go right back to personal imprisonment, or realize what is causing the fear which allows us to move through it. Fear, or terror, lives in our paradigms and takes hold of us when we are at the point of  braking the norm - our preconditioned behaviour is fighting back, fighting for its existence in us. It is at this very moment that me must recognize it for what it is which gives us the ability to become aware of the moment. Awareness is the first step to overcoming our fears.

Today, when faced with fear, I will recognize it as the thief of my dreams, the goblin under the bed, and in doing so, I weaken its power over me.

“When the student is ready, the teacher shall appear.” (Ancient Chinese Proverb)

           The student knows they are ready when a burning desire to learn and grow erupts from within like a volcano. Then and only then, the teacher appears. The teacher may seem to be a physical entity, but in reality, truth, the teacher was always there, buried under the years of lies and fear, and all the illusions of the mind, and not the heart.  Kevin Hanna Author and Entrepreneur

I Am What I Think I Am

Today, I will exercise the muscle of my mind, God's greatest gift to me, to create a vision of what I would like to do, to have, to become or experience. I will exercise this great muscle  to push me through my mental laziness and create a vision of splendor. I will allow myself to see it in all of its splendor. I will consciously accept it as being here and now. I will taste it, touch it, smell it, hear it and feel it as if it already existed in the now; as if it were already a natural part of my life. Then I will let go and let the Universe do its part by natural law. Throughout my day, I will give thanks in sincere gratitude for for the reception of this blessing.


The Universe acts by and through specific laws, and as such, so must we in order to be conscious creators of our own experience.