17 seconds of pure thought'... again... again...
What do you get? Appreciation. Enjoyment. And more.
The Universe knows what you want. Just let it in!
The Silva Method, Silva Life System and Silva Intuition Training - sharing these is a joy. It's so uplifting and rewarding to see people learn the skills and techniques, apply them in their lives and increase their fulfillment and happiness. I am privileged to work with Silva Graduates in a coaching relationship.
Friday, February 22, 2019
Abraham-Hicks~68 Seconds of Pure Thought
17 seconds of pure thought'... again... again...
What do you get? Appreciation. Enjoyment. And more.
The Universe knows what you want. Just let it in!
Monday, February 18, 2019
How To Find Your Soul Mate Using The Law of Attraction
by Lourdes Elardo-Gant
Part of the Christian mythology about the creation of the universe is the story of the Garden of Eden. In this story, God created what he defined as paradise for the first two human beings, Adam and Eve. He told them that they would be happy there as long as they did not try to think for themselves. He defined this with the analogy of a simple apple tree which he called the Tree of Knowledge. He gave to each the ability to eat the fruit of this tree should they decide to do so, and warned them that if they did eat from the Tree of Knowledge they would be banned from paradise forever. In this story, people are being led to believe that the only way they can achieve the happiness they seek is to give up their right to think for themselves. But the exact opposite is the truth. We actually need to do both.
About Lourdes Elardo-Gant Magical Manifesting Mentor, Lourdes Elardo-Gant, is an award-winning, sought after International Law of Attraction Coach. She delivers simple ways women can manifest the man of their dreams, and design their relationships so they can turn their life into that of an amazing Goddess and powerful feminine Divine being. Lourdes is the author of the book and CD series, Immigration Magic & Immigrant’s Success Secrets, and the author of the amazing program “How to Manifest a Million Dollar Husband in 10 Magical Steps.” Visit www.milliondollarman.ca for more information.We need to choose to “let go and let God” as an act of free will. This means we need to take full responsibility to act with faith. We need to stop thinking about every little thing we do and just LET go and let the vastly most powerful, complex, dynamic energies of the universe provide that to which we choose to open.
In the Silva Mind Development training, a major point we are taught is to simply have FAITH. The equation we are given is that FAITH = DESIRE + BELIEF + EXPECTANCY. So the first step is to have a burning desire to manifest your soul mate. The second step is to put aside all historical judgments and simply have a fundamental belief that this will become so. The 3rd step is to have a genuine expectancy of being in this relationship with your soul mate. Stop trying to determine how to get there. Simply let go, and visualize with every aspect of your being, actually being within the relationship. See it, feel it, taste it, orgasm into it, love it, reject all fear, all hesitation, all rationalization, all doubt, all qualification. Just let go and be within that existence. In short, the first step is to simply have faith. This is the true power of FAITH.
Once you are into this state of faith, then you must open yourself up to all possibilities. Do not carry with you any preconceived notions as to who the perfect soul mate will be. Because as those who have gone before us who made Law Of Attraction work can easily tell you, what ended up as the ultimate achievement for them in the creation of their soul mate was not what they preconceived it to be. In short, trust the wisdom of the process. Allow the mind to help you energize and meld with the ultimate possibilities of the universe with all that its wisdom can bring into your life.
In order to open to all possibilities, you must set aside your idea as to what the end result should be. Trust the process with the good faith that is necessary to make it work for you.
In the process of doing this there is nothing more crucial than to take care of yourself. Taking care of yourself is the cornerstone of the foundation you are creating upon which you will build this new relationship.
The act of taking care of yourself within this realm of open faithfulness to the process will lead to a surprising clarity as to who you are, how to meld into the energies of the universe, and how to see your soul mate when he shows up in your life. You really do not know who he will be. He could be a dwarf, or a giant. He could be immensely successful in a multitude of philistine earthly ways or he could be someone with the beautiful simplicity and purity of a monk. He could be an ordinary farmer standing in a field of gold melding with the world around him in a way that goes beyond anyone you have ever encountered in your life. The truth is he will be what you have opened yourself to see.
Only then will the pragmatic come into play in a way that will be effective. You will find yourself being easily able to spend quality time with those who matter. No longer will you waste your time trying to mentally weed out those that you should reject as potential soul mates. From this will naturally arise a healthy tendency to enhance your relationships with others with your new found inner developed qualities. You will find you can now trust your emotions to guide you with a new found wisdom. At this stage you will come to a profound realization that the primary purpose of seeking out your soul mate has actually been fulfilled in the creation of yourself as a whole person, and you will begin to truly celebrate your existence. From this celebration will come the ultimate attraction of the person you were destined to spend the rest of your life with.
Part of the Christian mythology about the creation of the universe is the story of the Garden of Eden. In this story, God created what he defined as paradise for the first two human beings, Adam and Eve. He told them that they would be happy there as long as they did not try to think for themselves. He defined this with the analogy of a simple apple tree which he called the Tree of Knowledge. He gave to each the ability to eat the fruit of this tree should they decide to do so, and warned them that if they did eat from the Tree of Knowledge they would be banned from paradise forever. In this story, people are being led to believe that the only way they can achieve the happiness they seek is to give up their right to think for themselves. But the exact opposite is the truth. We actually need to do both.
About Lourdes Elardo-Gant Magical Manifesting Mentor, Lourdes Elardo-Gant, is an award-winning, sought after International Law of Attraction Coach. She delivers simple ways women can manifest the man of their dreams, and design their relationships so they can turn their life into that of an amazing Goddess and powerful feminine Divine being. Lourdes is the author of the book and CD series, Immigration Magic & Immigrant’s Success Secrets, and the author of the amazing program “How to Manifest a Million Dollar Husband in 10 Magical Steps.” Visit www.milliondollarman.ca for more information.We need to choose to “let go and let God” as an act of free will. This means we need to take full responsibility to act with faith. We need to stop thinking about every little thing we do and just LET go and let the vastly most powerful, complex, dynamic energies of the universe provide that to which we choose to open.
In the Silva Mind Development training, a major point we are taught is to simply have FAITH. The equation we are given is that FAITH = DESIRE + BELIEF + EXPECTANCY. So the first step is to have a burning desire to manifest your soul mate. The second step is to put aside all historical judgments and simply have a fundamental belief that this will become so. The 3rd step is to have a genuine expectancy of being in this relationship with your soul mate. Stop trying to determine how to get there. Simply let go, and visualize with every aspect of your being, actually being within the relationship. See it, feel it, taste it, orgasm into it, love it, reject all fear, all hesitation, all rationalization, all doubt, all qualification. Just let go and be within that existence. In short, the first step is to simply have faith. This is the true power of FAITH.
Once you are into this state of faith, then you must open yourself up to all possibilities. Do not carry with you any preconceived notions as to who the perfect soul mate will be. Because as those who have gone before us who made Law Of Attraction work can easily tell you, what ended up as the ultimate achievement for them in the creation of their soul mate was not what they preconceived it to be. In short, trust the wisdom of the process. Allow the mind to help you energize and meld with the ultimate possibilities of the universe with all that its wisdom can bring into your life.
In order to open to all possibilities, you must set aside your idea as to what the end result should be. Trust the process with the good faith that is necessary to make it work for you.
In the process of doing this there is nothing more crucial than to take care of yourself. Taking care of yourself is the cornerstone of the foundation you are creating upon which you will build this new relationship.
The act of taking care of yourself within this realm of open faithfulness to the process will lead to a surprising clarity as to who you are, how to meld into the energies of the universe, and how to see your soul mate when he shows up in your life. You really do not know who he will be. He could be a dwarf, or a giant. He could be immensely successful in a multitude of philistine earthly ways or he could be someone with the beautiful simplicity and purity of a monk. He could be an ordinary farmer standing in a field of gold melding with the world around him in a way that goes beyond anyone you have ever encountered in your life. The truth is he will be what you have opened yourself to see.
Only then will the pragmatic come into play in a way that will be effective. You will find yourself being easily able to spend quality time with those who matter. No longer will you waste your time trying to mentally weed out those that you should reject as potential soul mates. From this will naturally arise a healthy tendency to enhance your relationships with others with your new found inner developed qualities. You will find you can now trust your emotions to guide you with a new found wisdom. At this stage you will come to a profound realization that the primary purpose of seeking out your soul mate has actually been fulfilled in the creation of yourself as a whole person, and you will begin to truly celebrate your existence. From this celebration will come the ultimate attraction of the person you were destined to spend the rest of your life with.
Saturday, February 16, 2019
Communicating with Higher Intelligence
Welcome to another edition of the SIGA Success Strategies online magazine.
In this issue we will get a glimpse of how Jose Silva's understanding evolved in regards to communicating with higher intelligence.
Mr. Silva said that "All scientific conclusions are semi-conclusions. You get a more powerful telescope, a more powerful microscope, you can learn more."
Here is something he wrote several years before he developed the UltraMind ESP System and the revolutionary MentalVideo Technique, which gave him what he had long sought: A reliable way to obtain information, help, and guidance from higher intelligence.
Here is the early concept regarding how we get help from the other side... the "semi-conclusion" from Jose Silva:
(Editors Note: When more of the picture was revealed to him, he realized that we must go even deeper than we can go consciously, because we need to use the "Delta Doorway" to the other side to communicate with higher intelligence...)
by Jose Silva
I believe that we were placed on this planet for a purpose.
Whoever put us here must have had some reason. Whoever put us here, I refer to as higher intelligence...So what am I supposed to do while I am here? There must be some reason I am here. What should I be doing?
It makes sense that if somebody sent me here, it would probably be to help correct problems. That is our reason for being here, our purpose in life. Here is why I believe this:
HELP CORRECT PROBLEMS
It seems like we haven't finished the evolutionary process yet. We are still inventing things to make life better, and there seems to be more that needs to be done. So perhaps I'm here to correct problems.
That does make sense doesn't it? If you are employed by somebody, they employ you to do a good job. If you do a good job they pay you for it. If you don't do a good job, they'll quit paying you for it, won't they?
If you do an outstanding job, they'll promote you. They will give you more responsibilities - and more pay. You will enjoy life that much more, you will get more satisfaction.
The more problems you solve, the more rewards you are going to get. It sure seems to work like that, in life as well as in business.
CAUSE AND EFFECT
What happens if we are creating problems?
I am out there creating problems, why should higher intelligence even want me around?
Maybe that's why people who create problems end up having so many problems. Maybe not at first, but sooner or later that law of cause-and-effect seems to balance out.
This approach has worked for me for my entire life. And it has worked for Silva Method graduates who apply it for more than a quarter of a century.
When you program to correct problems, and keep in mind what your needs are, plus a little bit more, then you will get everything you need to continue to be successful and happy.
FINDING YOUR PURPOSE
If you want to know how to carry out your purpose in life, then enter your level and ask. You will get answers.
It is important to ask at deep levels. Practice the Long Relaxation Exercise (Silva Centering Exercise) - relaxing parts of your body, then relaxing your mind, until you are very deeply relaxed both physically and mentally.
From this deep level, you will get in touch with your "higher self" as some people call it. I call it the other side. On the other side - in the spiritual dimension - I believe that there are beings who have been assigned to help us.
These beings are not limited by time and space the way that we are. They have access to more information than we do. They can formulate better plans than we can.
So enter your level. Deepen that level by using any of the deepening exercises as you learned in the course (relaxation, countdowns, etc.)
And ask what you should be doing here.
Find something to do that is of a constructive and creative nature, then do it, and all things will be added unto you.
In this issue we will get a glimpse of how Jose Silva's understanding evolved in regards to communicating with higher intelligence.
Mr. Silva said that "All scientific conclusions are semi-conclusions. You get a more powerful telescope, a more powerful microscope, you can learn more."
Here is something he wrote several years before he developed the UltraMind ESP System and the revolutionary MentalVideo Technique, which gave him what he had long sought: A reliable way to obtain information, help, and guidance from higher intelligence.
Here is the early concept regarding how we get help from the other side... the "semi-conclusion" from Jose Silva:
(Editors Note: When more of the picture was revealed to him, he realized that we must go even deeper than we can go consciously, because we need to use the "Delta Doorway" to the other side to communicate with higher intelligence...)
by Jose Silva
I believe that we were placed on this planet for a purpose.
Whoever put us here must have had some reason. Whoever put us here, I refer to as higher intelligence...So what am I supposed to do while I am here? There must be some reason I am here. What should I be doing?
It makes sense that if somebody sent me here, it would probably be to help correct problems. That is our reason for being here, our purpose in life. Here is why I believe this:
HELP CORRECT PROBLEMS
It seems like we haven't finished the evolutionary process yet. We are still inventing things to make life better, and there seems to be more that needs to be done. So perhaps I'm here to correct problems.
That does make sense doesn't it? If you are employed by somebody, they employ you to do a good job. If you do a good job they pay you for it. If you don't do a good job, they'll quit paying you for it, won't they?
If you do an outstanding job, they'll promote you. They will give you more responsibilities - and more pay. You will enjoy life that much more, you will get more satisfaction.
The more problems you solve, the more rewards you are going to get. It sure seems to work like that, in life as well as in business.
CAUSE AND EFFECT
What happens if we are creating problems?
I am out there creating problems, why should higher intelligence even want me around?
Maybe that's why people who create problems end up having so many problems. Maybe not at first, but sooner or later that law of cause-and-effect seems to balance out.
This approach has worked for me for my entire life. And it has worked for Silva Method graduates who apply it for more than a quarter of a century.
When you program to correct problems, and keep in mind what your needs are, plus a little bit more, then you will get everything you need to continue to be successful and happy.
FINDING YOUR PURPOSE
If you want to know how to carry out your purpose in life, then enter your level and ask. You will get answers.
It is important to ask at deep levels. Practice the Long Relaxation Exercise (Silva Centering Exercise) - relaxing parts of your body, then relaxing your mind, until you are very deeply relaxed both physically and mentally.
From this deep level, you will get in touch with your "higher self" as some people call it. I call it the other side. On the other side - in the spiritual dimension - I believe that there are beings who have been assigned to help us.
These beings are not limited by time and space the way that we are. They have access to more information than we do. They can formulate better plans than we can.
So enter your level. Deepen that level by using any of the deepening exercises as you learned in the course (relaxation, countdowns, etc.)
And ask what you should be doing here.
Find something to do that is of a constructive and creative nature, then do it, and all things will be added unto you.
How to Improve Your Creative Visualization Ability
by Vishen Lakhiani
At FinerMinds and MindValley we do everything to try and connect with our readers and customers. We’re always wondering what’s on your minds and how we can better help you, so we begin creating a series of videos to help answer your biggest questions.
At our sister sites, such as the American Monk, Silva Life System, and Quantum Jumping, one of the biggest questions we get asked is, “How can I improve my creative visualization?” It makes sense that this question comes up since most personal growth techniques and courses advocate creative visualization.
So to help answer the question (you’re probably thinking it too), check out the video below. I teach a technique called Image Streaming that will help you improve your ability to visualize.
February 8, 2011
At FinerMinds and MindValley we do everything to try and connect with our readers and customers. We’re always wondering what’s on your minds and how we can better help you, so we begin creating a series of videos to help answer your biggest questions.
At our sister sites, such as the American Monk, Silva Life System, and Quantum Jumping, one of the biggest questions we get asked is, “How can I improve my creative visualization?” It makes sense that this question comes up since most personal growth techniques and courses advocate creative visualization.
So to help answer the question (you’re probably thinking it too), check out the video below. I teach a technique called Image Streaming that will help you improve your ability to visualize.
February 8, 2011
Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Say It Right – How To Create Powerful Affirmations With John Assaraf
by FinerMinds Team December 21, 2010
Editor’s note: Spiritual Entrepreneur John Assaraf is an inspiration to many. He’s spent lots of time helping others live more full and successful lives, and one of the ways he does this is by creating effective affirmations. Check out what he’s written about making your affirmations more powerful. We’ve reprinted the post in full here from John’s site, for your convenience. After you’ve read it, write us to share one of your new, more powerful affirmations. http://www.finerminds.com/
Making Your Affirmations More Powerful
by John Assaraf
When you create affirmations, you need to focus on what you want, not on what you don’t want. People often articulate their goals in negative terms. For example, “I want to be in a fulfilling, lifelong relationship” and “I don’t want to end up sad and alone” might seem like two ways of saying the same thing. They’re not. To your subconscious brain, they are saying the opposite. Your subconscious doesn’t know the difference between “I want” and “I don’t want.” It just hears “lifelong, fulfilling relationship” or “sad and alone.”
If you want to master your affirmation to create the wealth and prosperity you desire, I will show you how.
Editor’s note: Spiritual Entrepreneur John Assaraf is an inspiration to many. He’s spent lots of time helping others live more full and successful lives, and one of the ways he does this is by creating effective affirmations. Check out what he’s written about making your affirmations more powerful. We’ve reprinted the post in full here from John’s site, for your convenience. After you’ve read it, write us to share one of your new, more powerful affirmations. http://www.finerminds.com/
Making Your Affirmations More Powerful
by John Assaraf
When you create affirmations, you need to focus on what you want, not on what you don’t want. People often articulate their goals in negative terms. For example, “I want to be in a fulfilling, lifelong relationship” and “I don’t want to end up sad and alone” might seem like two ways of saying the same thing. They’re not. To your subconscious brain, they are saying the opposite. Your subconscious doesn’t know the difference between “I want” and “I don’t want.” It just hears “lifelong, fulfilling relationship” or “sad and alone.”
If you want to master your affirmation to create the wealth and prosperity you desire, I will show you how.
Are You A Self-Violator?
From Debbie Ford http://www.debbieford.com/ : Copyright 2010, Debbie Ford. All rights reserved. P.O. Box 8064 San Diego, CA 92038 (800) 780-9198
This weekend, as I'm leading The Shadow Process, I can't help but be present to how mean we are to our most precious selves. My heart aches thinking about the years, months, weeks, days, hours, and minutes that we spend thinking negative thoughts, dwelling on painful experiences and repeating old patterns. If we truly are going for a better life -- more love, more peace, more fun, more intimacy, more success, more money, more anything good -- then we must unconceal what prevents us from feeling worthy of receiving the gifts that we all deserve. So today is the day when you can begin to admit the truth that you might be the culprit who is keeping yourself from having it all.
Take this test:
Do you say more than five negative things to yourself each day?
Do you think negative thoughts about your life, your body, your talent or your future? (Tell the truth!)
Are there regrets from more than a month ago stored in your body?
Are you carrying a resentment toward someone from your past who has hurt, betrayed or caused you pain in some way?
Do you keep your mouth shut when you want to speak up?
Do you say "Yes" when you mean "No" more than twice a week?
Do you eat foods that make you feel bad or have you wishing you had made a better choice?
Have you been working on a goal for more than a year with no plan, no support structure or no confidence that you can really fulfill it?
Do you spend more time dwelling in the past than living in the present?
Do you constantly wish for something that you don't have?
If you answered yes to three or more of these questions, I'd like you to consider that you are participating in self-violation -- crimes against yourself -- mean, cruel, hurtful and dishonoring acts which cause you to shrink in the face of greatness and rob you of living a life you love.
As a self-violator, you are the one who continues the self-abuse. You are the one who hurts yourself with your thoughts, your words, your actions or your non-actions. And you are the ONLY one who can take responsibility, take back your power and change self-violation to self-love, self-care self-respect, self-dignity and self-success.
Transformational Action Step
This weekend, while most of you will not be with me at The Shadow Process, you can begin your own by writing out a list of all the ways you violate yourself. Then make the commitment to begin the process of transforming self-cruelty into self-love. Next week we will continue this journey with what you can do to bring more love to that which you loathe.
This weekend, as I'm leading The Shadow Process, I can't help but be present to how mean we are to our most precious selves. My heart aches thinking about the years, months, weeks, days, hours, and minutes that we spend thinking negative thoughts, dwelling on painful experiences and repeating old patterns. If we truly are going for a better life -- more love, more peace, more fun, more intimacy, more success, more money, more anything good -- then we must unconceal what prevents us from feeling worthy of receiving the gifts that we all deserve. So today is the day when you can begin to admit the truth that you might be the culprit who is keeping yourself from having it all.
Take this test:
Do you say more than five negative things to yourself each day?
Do you think negative thoughts about your life, your body, your talent or your future? (Tell the truth!)
Are there regrets from more than a month ago stored in your body?
Are you carrying a resentment toward someone from your past who has hurt, betrayed or caused you pain in some way?
Do you keep your mouth shut when you want to speak up?
Do you say "Yes" when you mean "No" more than twice a week?
Do you eat foods that make you feel bad or have you wishing you had made a better choice?
Have you been working on a goal for more than a year with no plan, no support structure or no confidence that you can really fulfill it?
Do you spend more time dwelling in the past than living in the present?
Do you constantly wish for something that you don't have?
If you answered yes to three or more of these questions, I'd like you to consider that you are participating in self-violation -- crimes against yourself -- mean, cruel, hurtful and dishonoring acts which cause you to shrink in the face of greatness and rob you of living a life you love.
As a self-violator, you are the one who continues the self-abuse. You are the one who hurts yourself with your thoughts, your words, your actions or your non-actions. And you are the ONLY one who can take responsibility, take back your power and change self-violation to self-love, self-care self-respect, self-dignity and self-success.
Transformational Action Step
This weekend, while most of you will not be with me at The Shadow Process, you can begin your own by writing out a list of all the ways you violate yourself. Then make the commitment to begin the process of transforming self-cruelty into self-love. Next week we will continue this journey with what you can do to bring more love to that which you loathe.
Monday, February 11, 2019
Success Strategies by Jose Silva
Following is from the SIGA Success Strategies online magazine. Enjoy!
It must be easier to be negative than to be positive, because so many people are.
Jose Silva was criticized by just about everybody when he began his scientific research into a field that most knew little about.
His friends, his church, the government, even his wife tried to warn him away from conducting his research. But he persisted, and we have the Silva Method today because he did.
Here are some of his thoughts on the matter.
by Jose Silva
Beware of those who try to keep you from learning all that you can, for knowledge is important to us. Ignorance does not exempt us from suffering; but knowledge exempts us from suffering.
Ignorance of the law of gravity will not exempt you from suffering if you jump off a tall building. Knowledge keeps us safe.
From time to time we encounter people who insist that we believe in whatever they tell us to believe, and to avoid what they tell us to avoid.
What do these people fear?
If they have confidence that what they have to say is right and is best, then why should they fear having people seek more knowledge?
The Silva Method encourages people to seek knowledge, to seek truth.
And the thing that threatens those who are insecure about their own faith is that the Silva Method gives people tools to use to learn the truth.. about anything and everything.
What do those who speak out against seeking knowledge have to hide?
Sometimes it is interesting to watch those people at work. Since they do not have substance, they resort to emotionalism and demagoguery to attract and keep followers. And since there is no substance to their appeal, they do not want people to learn how to find the truth.
Hitler operated that way. He aroused people to a high emotional state, to a state where their critical consciousness was suspended. All the time, he was projecting very strongly his image of what he wanted. This image was able then to penetrate direct to the listeners' subconscious.
When people are fearful or confused, they suspend their ability to analyze, to make critical judgements. And the programming is done at a deep subjective level. Since it is a subjective level, no impression is made on brain cells, and the person does not have any way to review the "program" that was impressed on the subconscious.
Please note that this is a type of objective programming - that is, it is done through physical means, such as words, and the person's aura.
Silva Method graduates have programmed themselves to be protected from such tactics. And, through the ability to enter level and to convert the subconscious into an inner conscious level, they can learn the truth.
Religious revivals get a lot of converts through using such emotional approaches and powerful programming. And be assured, the people who achieve prominence and power are the people who project strong subjective messages.
But revival conversions are usually not permanent. This is because it takes continuous pressure to maintain such things. The emotional level must be kept high, and the programming must be reinforced, or eventually people see through it.
On the other hand, Silva Method techniques are permanent - because they are true. They are beneficial, they solve problems, they help people and help solve problems. They are not based on imaginary stories and theories that can not be proven, but are based on principles that produce results.
All that is necessary with the Silva Method is that you apply the techniques and get results. When you get results and your life improves because of this, then you will keep seeking more and better results.
We think this is a much better way than constantly being fearful of things you can not see, and that can not be proven. If there is a hell, then perhaps it is a condition created here on earth by people who spread fear, and hatred of their fellow humans, and who create problems instead of solving them.
Seek the truth, and the truth shall make you free - free to make your own choices. But some people want to insist that you choose their choice, choose only what they believe is right. I don't call that freedom. It is not my way.
It must be easier to be negative than to be positive, because so many people are.
Jose Silva was criticized by just about everybody when he began his scientific research into a field that most knew little about.
His friends, his church, the government, even his wife tried to warn him away from conducting his research. But he persisted, and we have the Silva Method today because he did.
Here are some of his thoughts on the matter.
by Jose Silva
Beware of those who try to keep you from learning all that you can, for knowledge is important to us. Ignorance does not exempt us from suffering; but knowledge exempts us from suffering.
Ignorance of the law of gravity will not exempt you from suffering if you jump off a tall building. Knowledge keeps us safe.
From time to time we encounter people who insist that we believe in whatever they tell us to believe, and to avoid what they tell us to avoid.
What do these people fear?
If they have confidence that what they have to say is right and is best, then why should they fear having people seek more knowledge?
The Silva Method encourages people to seek knowledge, to seek truth.
And the thing that threatens those who are insecure about their own faith is that the Silva Method gives people tools to use to learn the truth.. about anything and everything.
What do those who speak out against seeking knowledge have to hide?
Sometimes it is interesting to watch those people at work. Since they do not have substance, they resort to emotionalism and demagoguery to attract and keep followers. And since there is no substance to their appeal, they do not want people to learn how to find the truth.
Hitler operated that way. He aroused people to a high emotional state, to a state where their critical consciousness was suspended. All the time, he was projecting very strongly his image of what he wanted. This image was able then to penetrate direct to the listeners' subconscious.
When people are fearful or confused, they suspend their ability to analyze, to make critical judgements. And the programming is done at a deep subjective level. Since it is a subjective level, no impression is made on brain cells, and the person does not have any way to review the "program" that was impressed on the subconscious.
Please note that this is a type of objective programming - that is, it is done through physical means, such as words, and the person's aura.
Silva Method graduates have programmed themselves to be protected from such tactics. And, through the ability to enter level and to convert the subconscious into an inner conscious level, they can learn the truth.
Religious revivals get a lot of converts through using such emotional approaches and powerful programming. And be assured, the people who achieve prominence and power are the people who project strong subjective messages.
But revival conversions are usually not permanent. This is because it takes continuous pressure to maintain such things. The emotional level must be kept high, and the programming must be reinforced, or eventually people see through it.
On the other hand, Silva Method techniques are permanent - because they are true. They are beneficial, they solve problems, they help people and help solve problems. They are not based on imaginary stories and theories that can not be proven, but are based on principles that produce results.
All that is necessary with the Silva Method is that you apply the techniques and get results. When you get results and your life improves because of this, then you will keep seeking more and better results.
We think this is a much better way than constantly being fearful of things you can not see, and that can not be proven. If there is a hell, then perhaps it is a condition created here on earth by people who spread fear, and hatred of their fellow humans, and who create problems instead of solving them.
Seek the truth, and the truth shall make you free - free to make your own choices. But some people want to insist that you choose their choice, choose only what they believe is right. I don't call that freedom. It is not my way.
To Sleep, Per Chance To Dream – How To Learn From Your Dreams
by FinerMinds Team February 7, 2011
Have you ever tried to use your dreams for personal insight? There’s plenty of ‘cook book’ information out there on the symbolism in your dreams (if you see a dog it means this; if you talk to a doctor it means that …). Some of these books, like horoscopes, are pretty superficial. Others can be deeply insightful.
Carl Jung, the famed psychoanalyst and student of Freud went beyond Oedipus and right into archetypes of the psyche. He suggested that your dreams - and each element in them – respresent different parts of your self. Jung believed our dreams are rich with meaning that can deepen self-knowledge. That is if you take the time to understand what they want to tell you.
But here’s the thing, you have to remember your dreams if you want to ‘work’ with them for deeper insight into your life. So if this idea interests you, here’s two things you need to do in order to improve your dream recall AND get more meaning and insight from what you remember.
Intend to Remember
First things first: you have to build your recall muscle. The more you practice this, the better you’ll get at remembering even what might seem like insignificant details. So before you go to sleep each night, repeat a simple, clear phrase over and over again. Here’s a few samples:
■I wake and remember my dreams
■My dreams remain clear when I wake
■I have total dream recall
■Tomorrow I’ll remember all my dreams
Dream Journal
If you’ve even tip-toed around the subject before, you probably already know that keeping a dream journal is the single most important habit for effectively recalling your dreams. But a dream journal serves a much greater purpose. Using a journal helps you actually dialogue with your sleep-time adventures, to gain insight for your waking life. Here’s how you do it:
1.Keep a dedicated dream journal right next to your bed.
2.As soon as you wake, write down everything you remember. (This will increase the more you do it).
3.Make a short list of the elements in the dream that stand out most to you. This could be because they trigger the strongest feelings or because they were so clear or because they were important to the ‘plot’ of your dream.
4.Begin a dialogue with these elements – one at a time. Let’s say a chair figured prominently in one of your dreams. You can open the ‘conversation’ by writing: “Chair, why were you in my dream and what do you have to tell me?”
5.Listen with every part of your being. Have you ever heard a strange noise in your house and stopped everything you were doing just to figure out what it was? In these moments, it’s as if every cell in your body is listening. Well, you want to ‘listen’ for the answer just like that.
6.Write down what you hear or see, or any impressions that come.
7.Keep the dialogue going until the story and meaning unfolds.
Have you ever ‘worked’ with your dreams? What did you do to remember than and get helpful insights for your waking life? eave a comment and tell us more.
Have you ever tried to use your dreams for personal insight? There’s plenty of ‘cook book’ information out there on the symbolism in your dreams (if you see a dog it means this; if you talk to a doctor it means that …). Some of these books, like horoscopes, are pretty superficial. Others can be deeply insightful.
Carl Jung, the famed psychoanalyst and student of Freud went beyond Oedipus and right into archetypes of the psyche. He suggested that your dreams - and each element in them – respresent different parts of your self. Jung believed our dreams are rich with meaning that can deepen self-knowledge. That is if you take the time to understand what they want to tell you.
But here’s the thing, you have to remember your dreams if you want to ‘work’ with them for deeper insight into your life. So if this idea interests you, here’s two things you need to do in order to improve your dream recall AND get more meaning and insight from what you remember.
Intend to Remember
First things first: you have to build your recall muscle. The more you practice this, the better you’ll get at remembering even what might seem like insignificant details. So before you go to sleep each night, repeat a simple, clear phrase over and over again. Here’s a few samples:
■I wake and remember my dreams
■My dreams remain clear when I wake
■I have total dream recall
■Tomorrow I’ll remember all my dreams
Dream Journal
If you’ve even tip-toed around the subject before, you probably already know that keeping a dream journal is the single most important habit for effectively recalling your dreams. But a dream journal serves a much greater purpose. Using a journal helps you actually dialogue with your sleep-time adventures, to gain insight for your waking life. Here’s how you do it:
1.Keep a dedicated dream journal right next to your bed.
2.As soon as you wake, write down everything you remember. (This will increase the more you do it).
3.Make a short list of the elements in the dream that stand out most to you. This could be because they trigger the strongest feelings or because they were so clear or because they were important to the ‘plot’ of your dream.
4.Begin a dialogue with these elements – one at a time. Let’s say a chair figured prominently in one of your dreams. You can open the ‘conversation’ by writing: “Chair, why were you in my dream and what do you have to tell me?”
5.Listen with every part of your being. Have you ever heard a strange noise in your house and stopped everything you were doing just to figure out what it was? In these moments, it’s as if every cell in your body is listening. Well, you want to ‘listen’ for the answer just like that.
6.Write down what you hear or see, or any impressions that come.
7.Keep the dialogue going until the story and meaning unfolds.
Have you ever ‘worked’ with your dreams? What did you do to remember than and get helpful insights for your waking life? eave a comment and tell us more.
Red Alert! – Chakra Meditation For Clarity And Balance
by FinerMinds Team January 16, 2011
Hey everyone,
It’s chakra week here at FinerMinds and we’re kicking it off with something red – your ‘root’ chakra. For the next 7 weekdays, we’ll be giving you a chakra meditation a day for more clarity and balance.
And as any good yogini knows, it all starts at the root.
In the ancient language of Sanskrit, the root chakra is called Muladhara. If your Root Chakra is WEAK, BLOCKED or CLOSED, it can manifest like this: You’re stuck in an unfulfilling and unrewarding career; you never seem to have enough money; you’re in debt; spending money is stressful; or you have trouble budgeting effectively. Physically, you may suffer from weight or body issues, leaving you with a sense of unworthiness, or feeling uncomfortable in your own skin.
If any of these things feel a little too close to home, AND you’re ready to really live your full life potential, have a look at this root chakra balancing meditation.
Beautiful huh? What do you think about using a chakra meditation like this for balancing and healing? Do you think meditation and energy clearing are useful tools for overall awesomeness? Leave a comment and let us know.
Hey everyone,
It’s chakra week here at FinerMinds and we’re kicking it off with something red – your ‘root’ chakra. For the next 7 weekdays, we’ll be giving you a chakra meditation a day for more clarity and balance.
And as any good yogini knows, it all starts at the root.
In the ancient language of Sanskrit, the root chakra is called Muladhara. If your Root Chakra is WEAK, BLOCKED or CLOSED, it can manifest like this: You’re stuck in an unfulfilling and unrewarding career; you never seem to have enough money; you’re in debt; spending money is stressful; or you have trouble budgeting effectively. Physically, you may suffer from weight or body issues, leaving you with a sense of unworthiness, or feeling uncomfortable in your own skin.
If any of these things feel a little too close to home, AND you’re ready to really live your full life potential, have a look at this root chakra balancing meditation.
Beautiful huh? What do you think about using a chakra meditation like this for balancing and healing? Do you think meditation and energy clearing are useful tools for overall awesomeness? Leave a comment and let us know.
Smile and the World Smiles with You
From Finer Minds:
"Smile at the world and the world will smile back at you."
Step 1. From the moment you awake to the moment your head hits the pillow, constantly imagine that you're smiling from the inside at your outer reality.
Step 2. Imagine you're smiling from deep within your mind and from within your heart. You are projecting that happiness and smile outward through your eyes and expression.
Don't be surprised if people comment on the sparkle in your eyes or when your mouth automatically curls upwards :-)
Step 3. Imagine that your heart is filled with the pure joy of being alive. And for this it continues to smile.
Now continue doing this for at least a week every day. You'll begin to notice monumental changes. Not just in how you interact with the outside world but also in how the world acts and projects reality towards you.
People will notice your presence and be able to sense your Inner Love and Smile without understanding why.
"Smile at the world and the world will smile back at you."
Step 1. From the moment you awake to the moment your head hits the pillow, constantly imagine that you're smiling from the inside at your outer reality.
Step 2. Imagine you're smiling from deep within your mind and from within your heart. You are projecting that happiness and smile outward through your eyes and expression.
Don't be surprised if people comment on the sparkle in your eyes or when your mouth automatically curls upwards :-)
Step 3. Imagine that your heart is filled with the pure joy of being alive. And for this it continues to smile.
Now continue doing this for at least a week every day. You'll begin to notice monumental changes. Not just in how you interact with the outside world but also in how the world acts and projects reality towards you.
People will notice your presence and be able to sense your Inner Love and Smile without understanding why.
Wednesday, February 6, 2019
Do You Use Focus?
Focus...Do You Use It? Do you find it difficult to hold a focus for long?
Perhaps you've heard it said that if you can hold a single thought for 17 seconds it becomes a material reality...can you do that? Have you tried? Many people are doing well if they can focus on a thought for even 4 seconds!
How can you improve your focus-ability? Practice. Practice doing what? Meditation. Yes, meditation holds the power to increase your ability to concentrate, focus. Modern scientific research proves that regular meditation actually changes the brain! "Focused attention begins to build new neuronal circuits that, once established, will automatically activate those parts of the brain that involve motivational activity. And the more that activity is repeated, the stronger those neural circuits become." ("How God Changes Your Brain" by Waldman and ) Literally, with practice, the structure of the brain's cells alters.
How do you motivate yourself to meditate? Desire. Desire for a better quality of life, a problem solved, a new opportunity etc.
By now Silva Method Graduates are already recognizing the pattern: Jose Silva knew and taught that Faith is necessary to achive goals. Faith is comprised of three parts: Desire, Belief and Expectancy.
Desire - the conscious choice - comes first...after all, if you had no desire for something different you wouldn't even be thinking about doing something, having something or experiencing something other than what you already have! Desire is almost always considered the 'driver', the power behind change. It's the potent force which brings about whatever you're goal may be.
Belief is next. If you believe change can happen, it can. With enough desire and focus, it does!
Some people have layers of beliefs. By that I mean that on the surface, the conscious level, their belief is that they can have it (whatever 'it' may be). They deserve to have 'it'. They then expect to have it because they deeply desire it. Yet, too often, 'it' never arrives.
Expectation "reflects our neurological propensity to believe that we can, and will, accomplish our goals. It's "different from hope because it give you the inner conviction that your goal is attainable,even if it seems irrational."
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Herbert Benson "relaxation response" Harvard, early 1970s,
Progressive relaxation, Zen and yoga, relaxation phase of hypnosis and TM all show decreased oxygen consumption, slower respiratory rate, decreased heart rate and (other than hypnosis) decreased blood pressure.
"...meditating on any form of love...appears to strengthen the same neurological circuits that allow us to feel compassion toward others."
Perhaps you've heard it said that if you can hold a single thought for 17 seconds it becomes a material reality...can you do that? Have you tried? Many people are doing well if they can focus on a thought for even 4 seconds!
How can you improve your focus-ability? Practice. Practice doing what? Meditation. Yes, meditation holds the power to increase your ability to concentrate, focus. Modern scientific research proves that regular meditation actually changes the brain! "Focused attention begins to build new neuronal circuits that, once established, will automatically activate those parts of the brain that involve motivational activity. And the more that activity is repeated, the stronger those neural circuits become." ("How God Changes Your Brain" by Waldman and ) Literally, with practice, the structure of the brain's cells alters.
How do you motivate yourself to meditate? Desire. Desire for a better quality of life, a problem solved, a new opportunity etc.
By now Silva Method Graduates are already recognizing the pattern: Jose Silva knew and taught that Faith is necessary to achive goals. Faith is comprised of three parts: Desire, Belief and Expectancy.
Desire - the conscious choice - comes first...after all, if you had no desire for something different you wouldn't even be thinking about doing something, having something or experiencing something other than what you already have! Desire is almost always considered the 'driver', the power behind change. It's the potent force which brings about whatever you're goal may be.
Belief is next. If you believe change can happen, it can. With enough desire and focus, it does!
Some people have layers of beliefs. By that I mean that on the surface, the conscious level, their belief is that they can have it (whatever 'it' may be). They deserve to have 'it'. They then expect to have it because they deeply desire it. Yet, too often, 'it' never arrives.
Expectation "reflects our neurological propensity to believe that we can, and will, accomplish our goals. It's "different from hope because it give you the inner conviction that your goal is attainable,even if it seems irrational."
---------------
Herbert Benson "relaxation response" Harvard, early 1970s,
Progressive relaxation, Zen and yoga, relaxation phase of hypnosis and TM all show decreased oxygen consumption, slower respiratory rate, decreased heart rate and (other than hypnosis) decreased blood pressure.
"...meditating on any form of love...appears to strengthen the same neurological circuits that allow us to feel compassion toward others."
Grok It – How To Heal Your Money Model In 3 Steps The Abundance Action Plan)
by Dawn DelVecchio December 16, 2010 FinerMinds
To grok something, according to Wikipedia, at least, is the ability to "both comprehend something intellectually and apprehend (relate emotionally and spiritually) to its essence."
The word grok comes from sci-fi writer Robert A. Heinlein in his book, "Stranger in a Strange Land", and for most of us today, to grok something means simply, to get it.
Over the last 10 years or so, a whole new consciousness about money has emerged. Marry that with the power of the web to reach, well, billions, and you've got possibilities for financial abundance previous generations couldn't even dream of.
But a lot of us are still eeking by, wondering why some folks are singing the songs of wild success while we're still living hand-to-mouth. We're doing all the right things – from affirmations to meditations to taking action steps – but it's like something just wont give.
What's going on?
What's going on for a lot of peeps who seem to have all the right ‘tools' in their money toolbox, is that they haven't grokked the vibe of wealth. I'm not talking about "intellectual comprehension". I'm talking about unconscious habits of interaction that keep us stuck in the ‘ain't got no money' blues.
Some of the greatest teachers of success and wealth mindset today have given us awesome guidance. Like many of us, they came from humble backgrounds with less than ideal money models. And they often share these stories freely, inspiring us to reach for our greatness financially and in all ways.
But what's the difference between the Jack Canfields, Lisa Nichols, John Assarafs and Tony Robbins of the world and the rest of us? Well, they grokked it.
We all know by now that the Law of Attraction requires us to change our focus if we want to change our experience, whether that's about money, love, health or an annoying neighbor. The question is, are we really doing it?
So let's say you've got a money model based on scarcity. You know you've got it and you know, thanks to the Law of Attraction, that the myths surrounding who can have financial abundance and who can't are all BS. So you're visualizing more money, you're thinking positively, you're scribbling lists of appreciation, and maybe you're even taking action like going to a wealth mindset seminar or starting an online biz.
Yet the weeks and months go by and it seems like the improvements are either slow in coming, non-existent, or off-set by unexpected expenses that leave you in the same !*&!! place.
I believe there are two things missing …
The Echo
Bashar, a channeled guidance whose been helping folks change their lives for the past couple of decades, says that when we start to change a habit, life will offer us an ‘echo' of the old thing. It's a kind of test to see if we've really shifted our energy and attitude about the old habit or belief. This is one of the places where a lot of us get stuck.
You're doing all the right things, almost. But what happens inside of you when it's time to pay the bills, when the pay check comes or when the success you're just itching for is not quite happening? What does it feel like in that wordless place of your being every time you have to actually deal with money? If you're feeling (and therefore vibrating) things like anger, fear, impatience or frustration, then what could have been an echo is now an even deeper groove in your broken, money model record.
The more often you repeat the old, unconscious emotions, the deeper the groove. In other words, you're silently and unconsciously undermining all the good stuff you're doing because your emotional charge about it hasn't actually changed.
Act as If
Abraham, the channeled guidance offered by Esther Hicks, says most of us don't experience major changes in our lives because we're stuck in "what-is-itis". We focus on what's in front of us and if we don't like it, we complain about it, even if silently.
Now the question that's been baffling me is: how do we Act as If we're wealthy if we have no idea what that's like? If we've got deep grooves of stress and worry and scarcity in our life blueprint, how on earth can we fake it? Abe offers lots of tools to help us Act as If, too many to get into here, but the essence of all of them is this: look for abundance wherever you can find it and let your mind dwell there.
Your Turn!
So let's wrap this all up in a nice, AAP (Abundance Action Plan). There are three specific steps I want you to take during the holiday season and right through into the New Year. Yep, I want you to commit to these three steps for a minimum of 1 month and ideally, 40 or more days. You've got to do the internal ‘work' to change your external experience. In short – it's up to you. Are you ready? Here we go …
1. Deep Awareness
Become deeply aware of your thoughts and feelings around money, especially when you are doing the things (like paying bills or balancing your check book) that trigger old vibes of scarcity, fear or anger. Notice them, observe them like an objective scientist.
This isn't the same thing as getting wound up over them. I just want you to look, sense, and become really aware of what things trigger which feelings. When you step back like this and just observe, all of a sudden, you're not so charged by the emotions anymore. You get a little perspective or ‘space' from the actual feelings, and it's in that space that you open a door inside yourself for change.
2. Ask the Right Questions
Asking things like "Why can't I succeed?" or "When am I ever going to get ahead?" will not – let me repeat this – will NOT help. Once you've got a pretty good bead on your emotional habits around money, and when those emotions are triggered, you've got to ask constructive questions. Questions like: "How can I rearrange the way I'm prioritizing my expenses to leverage my current income better?" or "Who can I speak with that's got a great money model about how they organize their finances?" or "How many different ways can I look at this so that it feels different inside me?"
3. Fake It
Where in your life is there abundance already? Maybe you've got plenty of hot water to shower with on cold mornings. Maybe you can enjoy a big mug of coffee every morning. Maybe your kids are healthy and full of energy or your own body is vital and strong. Maybe your car works great or you don't even need a car because the mass transit system in your city goes just about everywhere. Maybe you live close to nature and there are plenty of trees and lots of fresh air. Maybe you've simply got all your fingers and toes.
Whatever and wherever you can find abundance, focus on it, appreciate it, dwell on it, be thankful for it – then do this every single day. You may not be living in a mansion yet, but you might have enough blankets to keep you cozy on a cold night, so see, see, see the abundance you do have, and bask in it every time you catch yourself drifting into thoughts and feelings of scarcity.
To grok something, according to Wikipedia, at least, is the ability to "both comprehend something intellectually and apprehend (relate emotionally and spiritually) to its essence."
The word grok comes from sci-fi writer Robert A. Heinlein in his book, "Stranger in a Strange Land", and for most of us today, to grok something means simply, to get it.
Over the last 10 years or so, a whole new consciousness about money has emerged. Marry that with the power of the web to reach, well, billions, and you've got possibilities for financial abundance previous generations couldn't even dream of.
But a lot of us are still eeking by, wondering why some folks are singing the songs of wild success while we're still living hand-to-mouth. We're doing all the right things – from affirmations to meditations to taking action steps – but it's like something just wont give.
What's going on?
What's going on for a lot of peeps who seem to have all the right ‘tools' in their money toolbox, is that they haven't grokked the vibe of wealth. I'm not talking about "intellectual comprehension". I'm talking about unconscious habits of interaction that keep us stuck in the ‘ain't got no money' blues.
Some of the greatest teachers of success and wealth mindset today have given us awesome guidance. Like many of us, they came from humble backgrounds with less than ideal money models. And they often share these stories freely, inspiring us to reach for our greatness financially and in all ways.
But what's the difference between the Jack Canfields, Lisa Nichols, John Assarafs and Tony Robbins of the world and the rest of us? Well, they grokked it.
We all know by now that the Law of Attraction requires us to change our focus if we want to change our experience, whether that's about money, love, health or an annoying neighbor. The question is, are we really doing it?
So let's say you've got a money model based on scarcity. You know you've got it and you know, thanks to the Law of Attraction, that the myths surrounding who can have financial abundance and who can't are all BS. So you're visualizing more money, you're thinking positively, you're scribbling lists of appreciation, and maybe you're even taking action like going to a wealth mindset seminar or starting an online biz.
Yet the weeks and months go by and it seems like the improvements are either slow in coming, non-existent, or off-set by unexpected expenses that leave you in the same !*&!! place.
I believe there are two things missing …
The Echo
Bashar, a channeled guidance whose been helping folks change their lives for the past couple of decades, says that when we start to change a habit, life will offer us an ‘echo' of the old thing. It's a kind of test to see if we've really shifted our energy and attitude about the old habit or belief. This is one of the places where a lot of us get stuck.
You're doing all the right things, almost. But what happens inside of you when it's time to pay the bills, when the pay check comes or when the success you're just itching for is not quite happening? What does it feel like in that wordless place of your being every time you have to actually deal with money? If you're feeling (and therefore vibrating) things like anger, fear, impatience or frustration, then what could have been an echo is now an even deeper groove in your broken, money model record.
The more often you repeat the old, unconscious emotions, the deeper the groove. In other words, you're silently and unconsciously undermining all the good stuff you're doing because your emotional charge about it hasn't actually changed.
Act as If
Abraham, the channeled guidance offered by Esther Hicks, says most of us don't experience major changes in our lives because we're stuck in "what-is-itis". We focus on what's in front of us and if we don't like it, we complain about it, even if silently.
Now the question that's been baffling me is: how do we Act as If we're wealthy if we have no idea what that's like? If we've got deep grooves of stress and worry and scarcity in our life blueprint, how on earth can we fake it? Abe offers lots of tools to help us Act as If, too many to get into here, but the essence of all of them is this: look for abundance wherever you can find it and let your mind dwell there.
Your Turn!
So let's wrap this all up in a nice, AAP (Abundance Action Plan). There are three specific steps I want you to take during the holiday season and right through into the New Year. Yep, I want you to commit to these three steps for a minimum of 1 month and ideally, 40 or more days. You've got to do the internal ‘work' to change your external experience. In short – it's up to you. Are you ready? Here we go …
1. Deep Awareness
Become deeply aware of your thoughts and feelings around money, especially when you are doing the things (like paying bills or balancing your check book) that trigger old vibes of scarcity, fear or anger. Notice them, observe them like an objective scientist.
This isn't the same thing as getting wound up over them. I just want you to look, sense, and become really aware of what things trigger which feelings. When you step back like this and just observe, all of a sudden, you're not so charged by the emotions anymore. You get a little perspective or ‘space' from the actual feelings, and it's in that space that you open a door inside yourself for change.
2. Ask the Right Questions
Asking things like "Why can't I succeed?" or "When am I ever going to get ahead?" will not – let me repeat this – will NOT help. Once you've got a pretty good bead on your emotional habits around money, and when those emotions are triggered, you've got to ask constructive questions. Questions like: "How can I rearrange the way I'm prioritizing my expenses to leverage my current income better?" or "Who can I speak with that's got a great money model about how they organize their finances?" or "How many different ways can I look at this so that it feels different inside me?"
3. Fake It
Where in your life is there abundance already? Maybe you've got plenty of hot water to shower with on cold mornings. Maybe you can enjoy a big mug of coffee every morning. Maybe your kids are healthy and full of energy or your own body is vital and strong. Maybe your car works great or you don't even need a car because the mass transit system in your city goes just about everywhere. Maybe you live close to nature and there are plenty of trees and lots of fresh air. Maybe you've simply got all your fingers and toes.
Whatever and wherever you can find abundance, focus on it, appreciate it, dwell on it, be thankful for it – then do this every single day. You may not be living in a mansion yet, but you might have enough blankets to keep you cozy on a cold night, so see, see, see the abundance you do have, and bask in it every time you catch yourself drifting into thoughts and feelings of scarcity.
Afformations – A New Approach to Positive Thinking
Positive Affirmations Don’t Work For You?
Try Afformations — The New Approach to Positive Thinking
by FinerMinds Team June 18, 2010
Positive affirmations are positive statements that you exclaim everyday to manifest in your daily life. Lot’s of people use it to start the day or to get what they want. But for some, these affirmations don’t do anything more than create unfulfilled desires.
If this sounds familiar and you find positive affirmations don’t really work for you, Noah St. John is about to share with you his 4-step process of Positive Afformation to turn this around and help you manifest your daily desires effectively (and no, we didn’t spell that wrong!) :)
Find out what positive afformation is, learn how to apply it to your life…and when you’re done with this exercise, let us know what your afformations are in the comment box below.
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Afformations – A New Approach to Positive Thinking
by Noah St. John, Ph.D.
If you’ve ever read a self-help book, you know that traditional success teachers have told you to say “affirmations” – positive statements that you’d like to be true. For example, a classic “affirmation” is: “I am rich.”
Try it. Say “I am rich.”
What just happened? Did you hear a voice in your head that said: “Yeah, right!”?
There’s only one problem with “affirmations”: they really don’t work for most people. Why? Because you’re trying to convince yourself of something you don’t really believe.
Have you ever been persuaded to try “affirmations”… and then had absolutely nothing happen?
Me too. And about a gazillion other people.
Noah St. John is the #1 bestselling author of The Secret Code of Success: 7 Hidden Steps to More Wealth and Happiness (published by HarperCollins).
You may have seen Noah on CNN, ABC, NBC, and in The Washington Post. Appearing in over 2,500 media outlets, he’s the world’s most-quoted expert on how to take out your head trash.
Read the first 3 chapters of The Book of Afformations FREE at http://www.afformations.com/
One morning in April 1997, I was in the shower, thinking about how the human mind works. I realized that human thought IS the process of asking and searching for the answer to QUESTIONS. For example, if I asked you, “Why is the sky blue?”, your mind would start searching for the answer.
So I asked myself a logical question: “If the human mind is always asking and searching for answers to QUESTIONS, why are we going around saying statements we don’t even believe? Why don’t we cut out the middleman?
Take the “affirmation” “I am rich” – to which the brain replies “Yeah, right!” What would the QUESTION be?
“Why am I so rich?”
Try it. Ask yourself: “Why am I so rich?”
What’s your brain doing right now? Searching for an answer to the QUESTION!
The staggering realization I made that morning in April 1997 was that you create your reality in two ways: by the statements you say to yourself and others, and by the questions you ask yourself and others. Until then, no one had fully realized, or shown how to harness, the awesome power of what happens when you ASK EMPOWERING QUESTIONS.
And that’s why I named my discovery The Afformations Method.
The 4 Steps to Creating Afformations That Change Your Life
Tuesday, February 5, 2019
How to Increase Your Willpower
from the FinerMinds blog
Yesterday we took a little peak at comfort zones and their total unsex-appeal. But what is it that will really get us moving in new directions, thinking new thoughts, trying new things – especially when we’re over-worked, stressed out or just plain pooped?
Judith Beck says it’s will power and that we’ve all got it. She’s got 11 great tips to cattle prod you off the couch and into action! (Hint: the last one may be the most important of all.) (This Huffington Post article is reprinted here in full for your convenience.)
Want to Increase Your Willpower? Here’s How
Judith S. Beck, Ph.D.
I have an unscientific definition of willpower: It’s getting yourself to do something that you don’t want to do.
Everyone has willpower. People who are healthy (physically and psychologically) have 100 percent willpower in some areas. For example, you may brush your teeth, get dressed, and leave for work on time every day, whether you feel like it or not.
But most people have at least one area in which they have much less willpower. You may, for example, have difficulty getting yourself to consistently eat in a healthy way, exercise, hold your temper, keep your spending in check, or pay your bills in a timely fashion — even though you’d like to be able to get yourself to do these things and you recognize the consequences of not doing them.
What gets in the way of exerting willpower in an area that’s important to you?
A major contributor is your thinking. For example, as you’re walking through a big box store, you see a large, Blu-Ray-ready, high-definition television. You think, “I really want that. It would be so great to watch TV on that instead of what I have now.” Your inclination is to pull out your credit card and buy it. The next set of thoughts that pops into your head will determine what you do. If you think, “I can’t afford it. It will just drive me deeper into credit card debt. I’ll have to wait,” you will feel disappointed, but you’ll end up walking away. On the other hand, if you think, “I know I shouldn’t get it but I have to have it,” you’ll end up buying a TV that you can’t afford.
How can you increase your willpower? Here are some techniques, using exercise as an example, that should help:
Specify your goal in behavioral terms.
Not, “I want to be more physically fit,” but, “I want to go to the gym three times a week for 45 minutes.”
Make sure your goal is reasonable.
If you have been sedentary, you may need to start off with a more modest exercise goal and increase your efforts as you go along.
Reflect on all the reasons you have to reach your goal.
Think of as many reasons as you can and keep adding to the list:
I’ll be healthier.
My back won’t hurt.
My body will be more toned.
I’ll look better.
I’ll be stronger.
I’ll be able to carry bags of groceries more easily.
My body won’t hurt after a long car ride.
I won’t have so many aches and pains when I get up every morning.
I’ll be proud of myself.
I’ll be more attractive to others.
It will reduce my stress.
Read this list every morning, even if you think you don’t need to.
You never know when your willpower will slip. Prepare yourself every day. And the more you read through your list, the clearer it will be to you why you should push yourself to engage in a behavior that perhaps at the moment, you’d rather not do.
Reflect on the consequences of not reaching your goal.
“If I don’t get myself to the gym, I won’t be healthier; my back will hurt; my body won’t be toned, I won’t look better, I won’t be stronger, ” and so on.
Prioritize.
If you already have an overly busy schedule, how will you find the time to get to the gym? You will need to say, “Going to the gym is a top priority. Which activities and tasks will I need to postpone, delegate, do less of, or do less well?” Then enter “going to the gym” in your schedule and make it sacrosanct.
Solve problems that interfere with goal attainment.
To get to the gym three times a week, you may need to negotiate with others, be more flexible with your timing, or ask for a ride. Beware of all-or-nothing thinking like, “If I skip one day at the gym, I might as well skip the whole week,” or, “If I can’t do 45 minutes, it’s not worth going at all.”
Beware of excuses.
“It’s okay to skip the gym today because I’m tired/I’m upset/it won’t really matter/I don’t feel like it/I’ll go tomorrow instead/I deserve a break.”
Say “no choice.”
You probably don’t give yourself a choice about wearing a seat-belt. Whether you feel like wearing it or not isn’t relevant to you. You do it anyway. You don’t struggle over the behavior because you have already decided you just have to do it. Put going to the gym in your “no choice” category.
Recognize that every time matters.
It’s not that each time is crucial for building muscles. It’s that each time is crucial for building the habit of going to the gym. Every time you’re tempted to skip going, and you do skip, you’re reinforcing your habit of giving in, which makes it more likely that in the future you’ll also give in. But every time you’re tempted to skip going and you make yourself go, you reinforce your habit of doing what you need to do to reach your goal, which makes it more likely that you’ll keep up the habit in the future. So every time matters. Don’t fool yourself into thinking it doesn’t.
Give yourself credit.
It’s important to positively reinforce yourself every time you take steps toward your goal. Saying, “It’s good that I’m doing this,” can help you build your sense of self-efficacy and your sense that you can make yourself do things you don’t want to do, which will help during the moments in which your willpower wavers. Don’t wait until you reach your ultimate goal to praise yourself. It’s very important to do so all along the way.
One big payoff for working toward a goal isn’t always obvious from the start. When you make yourself do things you don’t feel like doing, you will likely feel more in control, which may also lead to other positive spin-offs in your life. “I can make myself go to the gym — maybe that means I can also make myself …” Building willpower, accomplishing goals, and feeling in control can be powerful rewards in their own right.
Yesterday we took a little peak at comfort zones and their total unsex-appeal. But what is it that will really get us moving in new directions, thinking new thoughts, trying new things – especially when we’re over-worked, stressed out or just plain pooped?
Judith Beck says it’s will power and that we’ve all got it. She’s got 11 great tips to cattle prod you off the couch and into action! (Hint: the last one may be the most important of all.) (This Huffington Post article is reprinted here in full for your convenience.)
Want to Increase Your Willpower? Here’s How
Judith S. Beck, Ph.D.
I have an unscientific definition of willpower: It’s getting yourself to do something that you don’t want to do.
Everyone has willpower. People who are healthy (physically and psychologically) have 100 percent willpower in some areas. For example, you may brush your teeth, get dressed, and leave for work on time every day, whether you feel like it or not.
But most people have at least one area in which they have much less willpower. You may, for example, have difficulty getting yourself to consistently eat in a healthy way, exercise, hold your temper, keep your spending in check, or pay your bills in a timely fashion — even though you’d like to be able to get yourself to do these things and you recognize the consequences of not doing them.
What gets in the way of exerting willpower in an area that’s important to you?
A major contributor is your thinking. For example, as you’re walking through a big box store, you see a large, Blu-Ray-ready, high-definition television. You think, “I really want that. It would be so great to watch TV on that instead of what I have now.” Your inclination is to pull out your credit card and buy it. The next set of thoughts that pops into your head will determine what you do. If you think, “I can’t afford it. It will just drive me deeper into credit card debt. I’ll have to wait,” you will feel disappointed, but you’ll end up walking away. On the other hand, if you think, “I know I shouldn’t get it but I have to have it,” you’ll end up buying a TV that you can’t afford.
How can you increase your willpower? Here are some techniques, using exercise as an example, that should help:
Specify your goal in behavioral terms.
Not, “I want to be more physically fit,” but, “I want to go to the gym three times a week for 45 minutes.”
Make sure your goal is reasonable.
If you have been sedentary, you may need to start off with a more modest exercise goal and increase your efforts as you go along.
Reflect on all the reasons you have to reach your goal.
Think of as many reasons as you can and keep adding to the list:
I’ll be healthier.
My back won’t hurt.
My body will be more toned.
I’ll look better.
I’ll be stronger.
I’ll be able to carry bags of groceries more easily.
My body won’t hurt after a long car ride.
I won’t have so many aches and pains when I get up every morning.
I’ll be proud of myself.
I’ll be more attractive to others.
It will reduce my stress.
Read this list every morning, even if you think you don’t need to.
You never know when your willpower will slip. Prepare yourself every day. And the more you read through your list, the clearer it will be to you why you should push yourself to engage in a behavior that perhaps at the moment, you’d rather not do.
Reflect on the consequences of not reaching your goal.
“If I don’t get myself to the gym, I won’t be healthier; my back will hurt; my body won’t be toned, I won’t look better, I won’t be stronger, ” and so on.
Prioritize.
If you already have an overly busy schedule, how will you find the time to get to the gym? You will need to say, “Going to the gym is a top priority. Which activities and tasks will I need to postpone, delegate, do less of, or do less well?” Then enter “going to the gym” in your schedule and make it sacrosanct.
Solve problems that interfere with goal attainment.
To get to the gym three times a week, you may need to negotiate with others, be more flexible with your timing, or ask for a ride. Beware of all-or-nothing thinking like, “If I skip one day at the gym, I might as well skip the whole week,” or, “If I can’t do 45 minutes, it’s not worth going at all.”
Beware of excuses.
“It’s okay to skip the gym today because I’m tired/I’m upset/it won’t really matter/I don’t feel like it/I’ll go tomorrow instead/I deserve a break.”
Say “no choice.”
You probably don’t give yourself a choice about wearing a seat-belt. Whether you feel like wearing it or not isn’t relevant to you. You do it anyway. You don’t struggle over the behavior because you have already decided you just have to do it. Put going to the gym in your “no choice” category.
Recognize that every time matters.
It’s not that each time is crucial for building muscles. It’s that each time is crucial for building the habit of going to the gym. Every time you’re tempted to skip going, and you do skip, you’re reinforcing your habit of giving in, which makes it more likely that in the future you’ll also give in. But every time you’re tempted to skip going and you make yourself go, you reinforce your habit of doing what you need to do to reach your goal, which makes it more likely that you’ll keep up the habit in the future. So every time matters. Don’t fool yourself into thinking it doesn’t.
Give yourself credit.
It’s important to positively reinforce yourself every time you take steps toward your goal. Saying, “It’s good that I’m doing this,” can help you build your sense of self-efficacy and your sense that you can make yourself do things you don’t want to do, which will help during the moments in which your willpower wavers. Don’t wait until you reach your ultimate goal to praise yourself. It’s very important to do so all along the way.
One big payoff for working toward a goal isn’t always obvious from the start. When you make yourself do things you don’t feel like doing, you will likely feel more in control, which may also lead to other positive spin-offs in your life. “I can make myself go to the gym — maybe that means I can also make myself …” Building willpower, accomplishing goals, and feeling in control can be powerful rewards in their own right.
Saturday, February 2, 2019
Comfort Zones And 6 Tips For Breaking Out Of Them
Seduction 101 – Your Not-So-Sexy Comfort Zones And 6 Tips For Breaking Out Of Them
by FinerMinds Team
No point in denying it, you’ve got ‘em too – those comfy places that feel easy, familiar, and nice-n-safe. I’m not talking about physical locations, I’m talking about inner zones. I’m talking about the parts of you that think the same thoughts, do the same things, follow the same routines, beliefs and habits day in and day out. I’m talking about those places inside you where nothing new grows.
Comfort Zones are great if your main goal in life is, well, comfort. But growth and expansion are part of our human nature, so when comfort seduces you into waiting for a ‘better’ time to try something new, go for that dream, write that book or take that wild and crazy chance, just remember this: comfort’s best friend is a not-so-sexy fellow. His name is Stagnation.
Here are 6 tips to help you bust out of your comfort zone and give Stagnation the boot. They’re excerpts from the article “How to break Out of Your Comfort Zone” on lifehack.org.
1. Understand the truth about your habits.
They always represent past successes. You have formed habitual, automatic behaviors because you once dealt with something successfully, tried the same response next time, and found it worked again. That’s how habits grow and why they feel so useful. To get away from what’s causing your unhappiness and workplace blues, you must give up on many of your most fondly held (and formerly successful) habits. and try new ways of thinking and acting. There truly isn’t any alternative. Those habits are going to block you from finding new and creative ideas. No new ideas, no learning. No learning, no access to successful change.
2. Do something—almost anything—differently and see what happens.
Even the most successful habits eventually lose their usefulness as events change the world and fresh responses are called for. Yet we cling on to them long after their benefit has gone. Past strategies are bound to fail sometime. Letting them become automatic habits that take the controls is a sure road to self-inflicted harm.
3. Take some time out and have a detailed look at yourself—with no holds barred.
Discovering your unconscious habits can be tough. For a start, they’re unconscious, right? Then they fight back. Ask anyone who has ever given up smoking if habits are tough to break. You’ve got used to them—and they’re at least as addictive as nicotine or crack cocaine.
4. Be who you are.
It’s easy to assume that you always have to fit in to get on in the world; that you must conform to be liked and respected by others or face exclusion. Because most people want to please, they try to become what they believe others expect, even if it means forcing themselves to be the kind of person they aren’t, deep down.
5. Start by putting yourself first.
You’re unique. We’re all unique, so saying this doesn’t suggest that you’re better than others or deserve more than they do. You need to put yourself first because no one else has as much interest in your life as you do; and because if you don’t, no one else will. Putting others second means giving them their due respect, not ignoring them totally. Keeping up a self-image can be a burden. Hanging on to an inflated, unrealistic one is a curse. Give yourself a break.
6. Slow down and let go.
Most of us want to think of ourselves as good, kind, intelligent and caring people. Sometimes that’s true. Sometimes it isn’t. Reality is complex. We can’t function at all without constant input and support from other people. Everything we have, everything we’ve learned, came to us through someone else’s hands. At our best, we pass on this borrowed existence to others, enhanced by our contribution. At our worst, we waste and squander it. So recognize that you’re a rich mixture of thoughts and feelings that come and go, some useful, some not. There’s no need to keep up a façade; no need to pretend; no need to fear of what you know to be true.
Where has Senor Stagnation been lurking in your life?
by FinerMinds Team
No point in denying it, you’ve got ‘em too – those comfy places that feel easy, familiar, and nice-n-safe. I’m not talking about physical locations, I’m talking about inner zones. I’m talking about the parts of you that think the same thoughts, do the same things, follow the same routines, beliefs and habits day in and day out. I’m talking about those places inside you where nothing new grows.
Comfort Zones are great if your main goal in life is, well, comfort. But growth and expansion are part of our human nature, so when comfort seduces you into waiting for a ‘better’ time to try something new, go for that dream, write that book or take that wild and crazy chance, just remember this: comfort’s best friend is a not-so-sexy fellow. His name is Stagnation.
Here are 6 tips to help you bust out of your comfort zone and give Stagnation the boot. They’re excerpts from the article “How to break Out of Your Comfort Zone” on lifehack.org.
1. Understand the truth about your habits.
They always represent past successes. You have formed habitual, automatic behaviors because you once dealt with something successfully, tried the same response next time, and found it worked again. That’s how habits grow and why they feel so useful. To get away from what’s causing your unhappiness and workplace blues, you must give up on many of your most fondly held (and formerly successful) habits. and try new ways of thinking and acting. There truly isn’t any alternative. Those habits are going to block you from finding new and creative ideas. No new ideas, no learning. No learning, no access to successful change.
2. Do something—almost anything—differently and see what happens.
Even the most successful habits eventually lose their usefulness as events change the world and fresh responses are called for. Yet we cling on to them long after their benefit has gone. Past strategies are bound to fail sometime. Letting them become automatic habits that take the controls is a sure road to self-inflicted harm.
3. Take some time out and have a detailed look at yourself—with no holds barred.
Discovering your unconscious habits can be tough. For a start, they’re unconscious, right? Then they fight back. Ask anyone who has ever given up smoking if habits are tough to break. You’ve got used to them—and they’re at least as addictive as nicotine or crack cocaine.
4. Be who you are.
It’s easy to assume that you always have to fit in to get on in the world; that you must conform to be liked and respected by others or face exclusion. Because most people want to please, they try to become what they believe others expect, even if it means forcing themselves to be the kind of person they aren’t, deep down.
5. Start by putting yourself first.
You’re unique. We’re all unique, so saying this doesn’t suggest that you’re better than others or deserve more than they do. You need to put yourself first because no one else has as much interest in your life as you do; and because if you don’t, no one else will. Putting others second means giving them their due respect, not ignoring them totally. Keeping up a self-image can be a burden. Hanging on to an inflated, unrealistic one is a curse. Give yourself a break.
6. Slow down and let go.
Most of us want to think of ourselves as good, kind, intelligent and caring people. Sometimes that’s true. Sometimes it isn’t. Reality is complex. We can’t function at all without constant input and support from other people. Everything we have, everything we’ve learned, came to us through someone else’s hands. At our best, we pass on this borrowed existence to others, enhanced by our contribution. At our worst, we waste and squander it. So recognize that you’re a rich mixture of thoughts and feelings that come and go, some useful, some not. There’s no need to keep up a façade; no need to pretend; no need to fear of what you know to be true.
Where has Senor Stagnation been lurking in your life?
Celebrating Winter's Gifts of Replenishment
by Lea Houston
This fall as the nights grew longer and the days shorter, I realized I was resisting the change of season and grieving for summer's long days and warmth.
Resisting seasons and longing for what was past - how's that for a sure path toward misery?
So, I settled into myself and noticed the resistance and the grieving. It surprised me really, because I so relish the seasons. My husband David teases me that I claim every season and every month as my favorite. And yet this year something in me was clinging to the summer and resisting winter.
Do you ever notice how when you just acknowledge your resistance with kindness, the resistance begins to shift itself? My story - that I was dreading winter- quickly fell away and I remembered- brought back into my body- the many things I love so much about winter.
Winter is the yin time of the year. In our yang-biased modern world it is a bit revolutionary to truly honor Winter Yin's gifts of reflection, listening, inner wisdom, introspection, replenishment and mystery. Honoring Yin is a revolutionary act we need to be able to connect with the rhythms of Nature and of Soul.
Over thirty years ago I had a dream that transformed my relationship with winter. At the time I was teaching grade school, leaving home in the dark, returning home in the dark, feeling rather like a mole and struggling with the lack of light.
Late that autumn a dream came to rescue me. It was a simple dream in which I was with a dear friend outside an old farmhouse in the dark of night. The air, cool and moist on my skin, was heavy with the rich, tangy fragrance of decomposing leaves and plants, the power of the season palpable with fertile vitality drawing earthward to rest and replenish. The dream suffused me with the absolutely perfection of the season and my place within it. I woke up transformed, feeling grateful for the sweet healing power of the yin darkness of the season and inspired to embrace and celebrate the winter rather than to push it, or wish it, away. Since then each year I have celebrated the replenishing Yin Power of Winter with my family, students and friends in as many ways as possible.
A few of my favorite ways to celebrate winter
Many people tell me they struggle with winter's darkness. If you do, perhaps a few of these ideas will help guide you toward a happier relationship with the season. If you love winter already, may these add to your pleasure.
** Make friends with darkness.
What does darkness want to teach you? Perhaps to turn inward, to see the invisible, to be safe with the unknown, to hang out in mystery?
** Go for night walks.
Take advantage of the long nights for night walks and star gazing.
Last year on my December birthday the day itself was quite un-noteworthy until nighttime when David and I walked the mile-long dirt road through the woods to my parents' house. The night was cold and invigorating and we were gifted with the two most amazing shooting stars I have ever seen. If we had driven we would have missed the magic.
** Create a spell of enchantment with candlelight.
Candlelight lends a glow of romance and enchantment to any activity, including journaling, lovemaking, dining, singing, sipping tea by candlelight and makes the long nights a celebration.
** Revel in the coziness of your favorite winter clothes.
As much as I love sarongs and sundresses in the summer I adore velvets and soft scarves and bundling in sensual layers in winter. What does your winter skin crave?
** Sleep more. The dark nights call you to get more sleep, to build up your inner reserves for the busyness of longer days ahead. Very few adults and even children get enough sleep. More sleep helps you resist illness and depression, be thinner, stronger and happier.
** Nourish your inner body and your life force with warm moist foods.
What do you crave in the cold time that makes you feel good at the moment and later? My family loves soups, stews, teas and fruit crisps.
** Gather by the fire like your ancestors.
Tap into the ancient winter wisdom with fireside storytelling and singing, inside or outside.
** Cultivate your deep creativity by incubating, hibernating and involuting.
( More on these next week in the article In Praise of Hibernation.)
What does the winter want you to know?
What gifts is the darkness calling you to discover?
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Lea Houston, M.A., helps heart-centered entrepreneurs, artists and healers bring their greatest gifts to the world with love, ease and delight.
Sign up to receive your free weekly Replenish Your Soul Monday audio meditations at www.ReplenishYourSoul.com. Start each week replenished and let your life flourish! You can’t save the world if you’re running on empty!
This fall as the nights grew longer and the days shorter, I realized I was resisting the change of season and grieving for summer's long days and warmth.
Resisting seasons and longing for what was past - how's that for a sure path toward misery?
So, I settled into myself and noticed the resistance and the grieving. It surprised me really, because I so relish the seasons. My husband David teases me that I claim every season and every month as my favorite. And yet this year something in me was clinging to the summer and resisting winter.
Do you ever notice how when you just acknowledge your resistance with kindness, the resistance begins to shift itself? My story - that I was dreading winter- quickly fell away and I remembered- brought back into my body- the many things I love so much about winter.
Winter is the yin time of the year. In our yang-biased modern world it is a bit revolutionary to truly honor Winter Yin's gifts of reflection, listening, inner wisdom, introspection, replenishment and mystery. Honoring Yin is a revolutionary act we need to be able to connect with the rhythms of Nature and of Soul.
Over thirty years ago I had a dream that transformed my relationship with winter. At the time I was teaching grade school, leaving home in the dark, returning home in the dark, feeling rather like a mole and struggling with the lack of light.
Late that autumn a dream came to rescue me. It was a simple dream in which I was with a dear friend outside an old farmhouse in the dark of night. The air, cool and moist on my skin, was heavy with the rich, tangy fragrance of decomposing leaves and plants, the power of the season palpable with fertile vitality drawing earthward to rest and replenish. The dream suffused me with the absolutely perfection of the season and my place within it. I woke up transformed, feeling grateful for the sweet healing power of the yin darkness of the season and inspired to embrace and celebrate the winter rather than to push it, or wish it, away. Since then each year I have celebrated the replenishing Yin Power of Winter with my family, students and friends in as many ways as possible.
A few of my favorite ways to celebrate winter
Many people tell me they struggle with winter's darkness. If you do, perhaps a few of these ideas will help guide you toward a happier relationship with the season. If you love winter already, may these add to your pleasure.
** Make friends with darkness.
What does darkness want to teach you? Perhaps to turn inward, to see the invisible, to be safe with the unknown, to hang out in mystery?
** Go for night walks.
Take advantage of the long nights for night walks and star gazing.
Last year on my December birthday the day itself was quite un-noteworthy until nighttime when David and I walked the mile-long dirt road through the woods to my parents' house. The night was cold and invigorating and we were gifted with the two most amazing shooting stars I have ever seen. If we had driven we would have missed the magic.
** Create a spell of enchantment with candlelight.
Candlelight lends a glow of romance and enchantment to any activity, including journaling, lovemaking, dining, singing, sipping tea by candlelight and makes the long nights a celebration.
** Revel in the coziness of your favorite winter clothes.
As much as I love sarongs and sundresses in the summer I adore velvets and soft scarves and bundling in sensual layers in winter. What does your winter skin crave?
** Sleep more. The dark nights call you to get more sleep, to build up your inner reserves for the busyness of longer days ahead. Very few adults and even children get enough sleep. More sleep helps you resist illness and depression, be thinner, stronger and happier.
** Nourish your inner body and your life force with warm moist foods.
What do you crave in the cold time that makes you feel good at the moment and later? My family loves soups, stews, teas and fruit crisps.
** Gather by the fire like your ancestors.
Tap into the ancient winter wisdom with fireside storytelling and singing, inside or outside.
** Cultivate your deep creativity by incubating, hibernating and involuting.
( More on these next week in the article In Praise of Hibernation.)
What does the winter want you to know?
What gifts is the darkness calling you to discover?
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Lea Houston, M.A., helps heart-centered entrepreneurs, artists and healers bring their greatest gifts to the world with love, ease and delight.
Sign up to receive your free weekly Replenish Your Soul Monday audio meditations at www.ReplenishYourSoul.com. Start each week replenished and let your life flourish! You can’t save the world if you’re running on empty!
Turn That Dial! – How To Use Creative Visualization
by FinerMinds TeamJanuary 10, 2011
Is Your Station Tuned To Creative Visualization?
When it comes right down to it, your mind is what’s behind all of your successes in life. And as tough as this sounds, all your failures, too. There are a bunch of ways you can harness your mind’s power to create the life of your dreams, but maybe the most powerful one is creative visualization.
Creative visualization is a simple method of harnessing your imagination to create change. When you use it the right way, you’ll find your power to attract opportunities, prosperity and happiness increases dramatically.
Why Creative Visualization Works
As we know from Quantum Physics, everything is energy – including your thoughts. Combine this with the Law of Attraction, which states that ‘like attracts like’, and you can now put together the puzzle of this power.
Think of your thoughts as radio waves, continually projecting outward from your mind. Even though you can’t see them, radio waves fill the air. When you turn on a radio and set it to a station, we can only hear the sounds (music, news, commercials) that are riding the frequency you’re tuned to. What you can’t hear are all the many other frequencies flying around, vibrating at a different frequency.
Different thoughts have different frequencies too, so if you’re thinking (and therefore, vibrating), frequencies of doubt, fear or failure, guess what you’re going to get? Yep. Doubt, fear or failure.
What Creative Visualization Can do for You
What creative visualization does is change the frequency of your thoughts. By taking time every day to imagine something you want, you’re basically changing the frequency of your particular radio station. Now keep in mind that if you’ve been tuned to KCRAP FM for the past 5 or 10 years, a single visit to the KJOY station isn’t going to suddenly turn your life around.
BUT … If you start listening to KJOY daily for awhile (along with her sister stations KSMILE and KTHANKS FM), guess what? Things are going start turning around for you!
How to use Creative Visualization
Using creative visualizations isn’t exactly as easy as changing a radio dial – but it’s not rocket science either. There are a bunch of ways you can start, depending on what you like to do. Here are a few ways.
■If you’re a linear thinker, you may want to start with a timeline of events. Let’s say you want a better job. You can start the way all creative visualization starts, by creating a private, quiet space to begin. Relax your mind, breath deep, and if you can, get into a meditative state. Then let a story unfold. Use as much detail as possible. Maybe you’re in your favorite coffee shop one morning when you run into a friend who introduces you to someone looking for a new employee with exactly your skills … Keep going with this story, a little bit every day for about 10 days, until you’ve pluncked yourself down (in your mind’s eye) at your new desk.
■If you’re a visual person, you can start with some art supplies. Maybe you want to paint, draw or make a collage of the improvements you’re aiming for, then look at it every day before and after a quiet time of visualization.
■If you’re more of a word person, you may want to start with writing down or speaking your goals out loud before each visualization period.
When you add creative visualization to your daily routine – even just 10 minutes – it’s like tuning into your own personal empowerment station. Try it – and let us know how you like tuning your mind to your success frequency!
Is Your Station Tuned To Creative Visualization?
When it comes right down to it, your mind is what’s behind all of your successes in life. And as tough as this sounds, all your failures, too. There are a bunch of ways you can harness your mind’s power to create the life of your dreams, but maybe the most powerful one is creative visualization.
Creative visualization is a simple method of harnessing your imagination to create change. When you use it the right way, you’ll find your power to attract opportunities, prosperity and happiness increases dramatically.
Why Creative Visualization Works
As we know from Quantum Physics, everything is energy – including your thoughts. Combine this with the Law of Attraction, which states that ‘like attracts like’, and you can now put together the puzzle of this power.
Think of your thoughts as radio waves, continually projecting outward from your mind. Even though you can’t see them, radio waves fill the air. When you turn on a radio and set it to a station, we can only hear the sounds (music, news, commercials) that are riding the frequency you’re tuned to. What you can’t hear are all the many other frequencies flying around, vibrating at a different frequency.
Different thoughts have different frequencies too, so if you’re thinking (and therefore, vibrating), frequencies of doubt, fear or failure, guess what you’re going to get? Yep. Doubt, fear or failure.
What Creative Visualization Can do for You
What creative visualization does is change the frequency of your thoughts. By taking time every day to imagine something you want, you’re basically changing the frequency of your particular radio station. Now keep in mind that if you’ve been tuned to KCRAP FM for the past 5 or 10 years, a single visit to the KJOY station isn’t going to suddenly turn your life around.
BUT … If you start listening to KJOY daily for awhile (along with her sister stations KSMILE and KTHANKS FM), guess what? Things are going start turning around for you!
How to use Creative Visualization
Using creative visualizations isn’t exactly as easy as changing a radio dial – but it’s not rocket science either. There are a bunch of ways you can start, depending on what you like to do. Here are a few ways.
■If you’re a linear thinker, you may want to start with a timeline of events. Let’s say you want a better job. You can start the way all creative visualization starts, by creating a private, quiet space to begin. Relax your mind, breath deep, and if you can, get into a meditative state. Then let a story unfold. Use as much detail as possible. Maybe you’re in your favorite coffee shop one morning when you run into a friend who introduces you to someone looking for a new employee with exactly your skills … Keep going with this story, a little bit every day for about 10 days, until you’ve pluncked yourself down (in your mind’s eye) at your new desk.
■If you’re a visual person, you can start with some art supplies. Maybe you want to paint, draw or make a collage of the improvements you’re aiming for, then look at it every day before and after a quiet time of visualization.
■If you’re more of a word person, you may want to start with writing down or speaking your goals out loud before each visualization period.
When you add creative visualization to your daily routine – even just 10 minutes – it’s like tuning into your own personal empowerment station. Try it – and let us know how you like tuning your mind to your success frequency!
What Is Everyone's Purpose in Life?
Jose Silva's experiences - and the great success he was guided to achieve despite his humble beginnings - convinced him that he understood what our purpose in life is.
It is not complicated, not difficult to understand. The only question is how you can best carry out your assignment. Even that is not difficult a difficult question to answer:
Just look around you. What problems do you see? Okay, now - pick one, and get to work.
That is all there is to it. You don't have to like it; you don't have to enjoy it; you don't have to
get rich doing it; you don't have to impress anybody. All you have to do is: Correct problems.
In this article, Jose Silva explains why he felt so strongly about this.
by JOSE SILVA
Because of my experiences, I believe that we were sent here to planet earth to correct problems and to help complete the job that the Creator started.
But not everybody agrees with me.
So why am I convinced that my belief is correct?
It is because of my experiences.
For some reason, I have always been interested in solving problems. Whenever I see that something needs to be done, I want to do it.
That was how our research on the mind began.
I started studying psychology, and applying what I learned.
Before long, I was seeing results.
That's when my neighbors started asking me to work with their children. Eventually they began to ask me to also teach my techniques to them.
Of course, I helped them. I helped everyone who asked for my help.
And I never charged for my help. I never even let them reimburse me for my expenses.
Can you imagine someone working for a year, two years, five years, ten years, or more, without getting anything out of it? Who would do something like that?
Why would I do something like that?
I asked myself those same questions. My research was helping a lot of people, but it was taking me away from my family and my business. It was costing me money, and depriving my children of a full time father.
So why should I keep doing the research?
Actually, I didn't just decide to keep on doing it.
I quit.
In fact, I quit two times.
Each time, within two hours, something happened to
get me to continue.
The first time I quit it was 2 o'clock in the morning. Shortly after going to bed, I had a dream. There was bright light, and two sets of numbers: 2-3-2 and 2-7-2.
Eventually, late in the day, a friend who was helping me found a lottery ticket with one of those numbers. Of course we purchased it. It paid $10,000.
I felt like this was a message from the other side, from high intelligence, telling me to keep working.
I kept working.
The next time I quit was on a rainy Saturday morning. As I sat there pondering my decision to quit, my son ran in with some rolled up papers in his hand. I noticed something strange about them immediately:
Even though it was raining outside, the papers were dry.
I unrolled the papers. On the top was a picture of the face of Christ.
I felt like He was scolding me for stopping. After all, hadn't I been given $10,000 a few years before, to encourage me to continue my work?
That "personal visit" was the last incentive I ever needed. I kept working, and am still working today, to show people how to actually use more of their minds to help themselves and their loved ones.
So, based on my own personal experience, and of my observations of thousands of other people, I believe that when we are centered, then we are guided by high intelligence on the other side.
They tell us what to do.
They don't speak to us of course; they are spiritual beings, not physical.
They send us ideas, when we are at level.
Our job is to recognize the ideas that come from the other side. We must find a way to distinguish those ideas from our own ideas.
A sure way to tell is by noticing the results that you get.
When you are working on a project, you will probably encounter obstacles.
The first time you encounter an obstacle, notice how long it takes you to deal with it.
Then the next obstacle you encounter, how long does it take to deal with it? If it takes twice as long, this might be a sign from the other side that you are going in the wrong direction.
If it takes half as long to solve the problem, then this could be a sign that you are moving in the right direction.
Keep going. When you encounter another obstacle, does it take more time or less time to deal with it?
If the obstacles continue to become more and more difficult, and take longer to remove, then you are probably going in the wrong direction. If you take two steps backward for every one step forward, you are losing ground.
Enter your level. Analyze the project. Figure out what you must do so that you take two steps forward for every one step backward. That is the way most projects go: you encounter a problem, take a step back and then go forward again.
Then do something different.
When you are on the right track, your efforts will be rewarded. When you are going the wrong way, you will encounter more obstacles.
Take the path of least resistance.
During our research, I did not always know why I was doing certain things, or where it would lead. I just continued to meditate, to work hard, and to take the path of least resistance.
I always like "lucky coincidences." What that means to me is that God is helping without showing His hand. Now, however, we can see it all. We know how to get help from high intelligence, and know that we are getting it.
When good things happened during my research, I did more of what I had been doing. When things did not go well, I tried a different path. It paid off then, and that approach still pays off for me today.
That is not to say that you should be quick to quit. Not at all. We have to prove that we are willing to put forth the effort, that we will accept the responsibility that is given to us.
But we don't batter down doors. After you have made a good effort, over a period of time, to open a new door in your life, and the door still won't open, then back up, take a deep breath, enter your level, and look around to see if there is another door.
When you take that one step backwards, you may find a way to take even more than two steps forward before you encounter another problem that you must solve.
Eventually, when you continue to follow the guidance from the other side, you will find that you do not encounter any more obstacles but go straight to your goal.
It does not take a great deal of wisdom to be successful when you follow this procedure. All that you really have to do is to do what you are guided to do.
There was an old joke many years ago. A man went to his doctor with a complaint. The man raised his arm above his head and told the doctor, "Doctor, it hurts when I do that."
The doctor's solution was very simple: "Then don't do that."
If you are having problems in your life, then "don't do that." Enter your level and figure out what you can change. Then make the change, and evaluate the results.
When you find something that makes your life better, then do it.
We all want to be happy.
My experience has taught me that happiness comes from solving problems. That's what we were sent here to do.
When we do it, we will be well rewarded.
So, enter your level, figure out what you should be doing. Then go do it, and notice the results. If you encounter too many obstacles, and they keep getting bigger and more difficult, then enter your level again and figure out something else to try.
When things are going well, and you are receiving rewards and incentives, and you are happy, then you know that you are doing what you were sent here to do, and that is to make this planet a better place to live.
Take it from me: In my 80 years on this planet, I have found that the people who watch out only for themselves might accumulate a lot of things; but the people who work to solve problems feel a lot better about themselves, and are much happier.
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Another edition of the SIGA Success Strategies online magazine. Please be sure to check in at our online alumni association clubhouse from time to time - www.SIGA.org - and take advantage of the resources available there. Thank you.
It is not complicated, not difficult to understand. The only question is how you can best carry out your assignment. Even that is not difficult a difficult question to answer:
Just look around you. What problems do you see? Okay, now - pick one, and get to work.
That is all there is to it. You don't have to like it; you don't have to enjoy it; you don't have to
get rich doing it; you don't have to impress anybody. All you have to do is: Correct problems.
In this article, Jose Silva explains why he felt so strongly about this.
by JOSE SILVA
Because of my experiences, I believe that we were sent here to planet earth to correct problems and to help complete the job that the Creator started.
But not everybody agrees with me.
So why am I convinced that my belief is correct?
It is because of my experiences.
For some reason, I have always been interested in solving problems. Whenever I see that something needs to be done, I want to do it.
That was how our research on the mind began.
I started studying psychology, and applying what I learned.
Before long, I was seeing results.
That's when my neighbors started asking me to work with their children. Eventually they began to ask me to also teach my techniques to them.
Of course, I helped them. I helped everyone who asked for my help.
And I never charged for my help. I never even let them reimburse me for my expenses.
Can you imagine someone working for a year, two years, five years, ten years, or more, without getting anything out of it? Who would do something like that?
Why would I do something like that?
I asked myself those same questions. My research was helping a lot of people, but it was taking me away from my family and my business. It was costing me money, and depriving my children of a full time father.
So why should I keep doing the research?
Actually, I didn't just decide to keep on doing it.
I quit.
In fact, I quit two times.
Each time, within two hours, something happened to
get me to continue.
The first time I quit it was 2 o'clock in the morning. Shortly after going to bed, I had a dream. There was bright light, and two sets of numbers: 2-3-2 and 2-7-2.
Eventually, late in the day, a friend who was helping me found a lottery ticket with one of those numbers. Of course we purchased it. It paid $10,000.
I felt like this was a message from the other side, from high intelligence, telling me to keep working.
I kept working.
The next time I quit was on a rainy Saturday morning. As I sat there pondering my decision to quit, my son ran in with some rolled up papers in his hand. I noticed something strange about them immediately:
Even though it was raining outside, the papers were dry.
I unrolled the papers. On the top was a picture of the face of Christ.
I felt like He was scolding me for stopping. After all, hadn't I been given $10,000 a few years before, to encourage me to continue my work?
That "personal visit" was the last incentive I ever needed. I kept working, and am still working today, to show people how to actually use more of their minds to help themselves and their loved ones.
So, based on my own personal experience, and of my observations of thousands of other people, I believe that when we are centered, then we are guided by high intelligence on the other side.
They tell us what to do.
They don't speak to us of course; they are spiritual beings, not physical.
They send us ideas, when we are at level.
Our job is to recognize the ideas that come from the other side. We must find a way to distinguish those ideas from our own ideas.
A sure way to tell is by noticing the results that you get.
When you are working on a project, you will probably encounter obstacles.
The first time you encounter an obstacle, notice how long it takes you to deal with it.
Then the next obstacle you encounter, how long does it take to deal with it? If it takes twice as long, this might be a sign from the other side that you are going in the wrong direction.
If it takes half as long to solve the problem, then this could be a sign that you are moving in the right direction.
Keep going. When you encounter another obstacle, does it take more time or less time to deal with it?
If the obstacles continue to become more and more difficult, and take longer to remove, then you are probably going in the wrong direction. If you take two steps backward for every one step forward, you are losing ground.
Enter your level. Analyze the project. Figure out what you must do so that you take two steps forward for every one step backward. That is the way most projects go: you encounter a problem, take a step back and then go forward again.
Then do something different.
When you are on the right track, your efforts will be rewarded. When you are going the wrong way, you will encounter more obstacles.
Take the path of least resistance.
During our research, I did not always know why I was doing certain things, or where it would lead. I just continued to meditate, to work hard, and to take the path of least resistance.
I always like "lucky coincidences." What that means to me is that God is helping without showing His hand. Now, however, we can see it all. We know how to get help from high intelligence, and know that we are getting it.
When good things happened during my research, I did more of what I had been doing. When things did not go well, I tried a different path. It paid off then, and that approach still pays off for me today.
That is not to say that you should be quick to quit. Not at all. We have to prove that we are willing to put forth the effort, that we will accept the responsibility that is given to us.
But we don't batter down doors. After you have made a good effort, over a period of time, to open a new door in your life, and the door still won't open, then back up, take a deep breath, enter your level, and look around to see if there is another door.
When you take that one step backwards, you may find a way to take even more than two steps forward before you encounter another problem that you must solve.
Eventually, when you continue to follow the guidance from the other side, you will find that you do not encounter any more obstacles but go straight to your goal.
It does not take a great deal of wisdom to be successful when you follow this procedure. All that you really have to do is to do what you are guided to do.
There was an old joke many years ago. A man went to his doctor with a complaint. The man raised his arm above his head and told the doctor, "Doctor, it hurts when I do that."
The doctor's solution was very simple: "Then don't do that."
If you are having problems in your life, then "don't do that." Enter your level and figure out what you can change. Then make the change, and evaluate the results.
When you find something that makes your life better, then do it.
We all want to be happy.
My experience has taught me that happiness comes from solving problems. That's what we were sent here to do.
When we do it, we will be well rewarded.
So, enter your level, figure out what you should be doing. Then go do it, and notice the results. If you encounter too many obstacles, and they keep getting bigger and more difficult, then enter your level again and figure out something else to try.
When things are going well, and you are receiving rewards and incentives, and you are happy, then you know that you are doing what you were sent here to do, and that is to make this planet a better place to live.
Take it from me: In my 80 years on this planet, I have found that the people who watch out only for themselves might accumulate a lot of things; but the people who work to solve problems feel a lot better about themselves, and are much happier.
-------------------------
Another edition of the SIGA Success Strategies online magazine. Please be sure to check in at our online alumni association clubhouse from time to time - www.SIGA.org - and take advantage of the resources available there. Thank you.
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