Excuse Me, Your Life Is Waiting

I'm a little surprised at myself that I didn't start this blog off with this book. Not only is it my favorite "Law of Attraction"/manifesting-your-life book, but it is probably the one I would recommend first to anyone new to the ideas that have been popularize by "The Secret". Grabhorn relates very useful and straightforward principles about manifesting what you want in your life in a very warm and direct many. She does something that I haven't found with any other author in human development field, at least outside of the foreword or introduction of books ... she gives her personal experiences about discovering the ideas she discusses and who she applied them in her life.

The primary theme that helped me from this book is Grabhorn's emphasis on feelings.

Says Lynn Grabhorn,

“I had been on a ‘how-to’ quest for years, knocking my head against more brick walls than I care to think about. I had read almost every ‘you-can-have-it-all’ book ever published, diligently followed countless esoteric and spiritual avenues, and just couldn't understand why my life...though okay...was so tough. Life seemed to be just one big struggle, and I was fed up!
“Then I discovered these simple jewels about emotions ruling our lives. Not only did I do a financial about face, but everything I had been studying became crystal clear.
“Why on earth we never knew these simple truths before is beyond me, but we got ‘em now, by golly, and I hope to heaven the whole world reads them!”
(http://www.lynngrabhorn.com/excuseme.htm)

This was huge for me, because I tend to naturally be way to analytical, which could sometimes lead to unintentional cynicism. I could always think my way to holes in logic or possible roadblocks. With the "feelings" approach, I somewhat bypassed the hardwiring and was able to focus on letting my higher self work. I had primarily been missing her Step Four: "Expect it, listen and allow the universe to bring it." She talked about not always feeling like she had to jump on a white horse and ride to the rescue. This was exactly how I had been taught to act; "do something!, do anything!, do it now!"

Another tip that I use almost daily now is what she called "Buzzing on demand". I think we all would get that rush at certain times when something goes right for us...when we make a basketball shot, when we find ten dollars in old jeans, when our favorite football team scores. Well, as part of her Step Three, Grabhorn illustrates how to develop this feeling on demand, and not be subject to external circumstances to provide it for us. Its a blast! I don't want to give away too much of the book, but just imagine for a minute being able to spontaneously generate that feeling of "YEAH!!!" at any time. Driving to work -- "YEAH!!!", doing laundry -- "YEAH!!!", going to lunch -- "YEAH!!!". You get the picture. Then when you develop this, she advises mixing in a desire or intention that you want to manifest and "voila!", you're taking a huge step toward creating your life the way you want it to be!

Check out the book and let me know your thoughts. Thanks!

Manifesting a Balanced Wealth

I never intended for this blog to become a billboard for numerous other resources but I am willing to admit that all I have learned has come from various sources from which I glean what I find to be beneficial. I could very well log on and start spouting what I think and believe as if it spontaneously came to me, but I like being more honest than that.

Speaking of honesty, many of the newly sprouted, "Law of Attraction", human development gurus never give an ounce of credit to the origins of these beliefs. We could go back to the Bible with quotes such as "as a man thinketh, so shall he be", "ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened unto you", and even "greater works than this shall you do." I am nowhere near a Bible authority, but anyone who does not acknowledge the biblical roots of the Law of Attraction is either being naive or disingenuous.

We could also point to the Buddhist concept of karma as espoused in the "Four Noble Truths". These are:
1. Suffering exists in life
2. Suffering is caused by craving.
3. To eliminate suffering, eliminate craving.
4. To eliminate craving follow the Eightfold Path.

In actuality, karma is the inverse of the Law of Attraction, that the object of life is not to create the things that we want, but to stop wanting (on a grand scale) in order to escape the cycle of suffering. Some try to assimilate the notion of escaping karma by espousing the idea that there should be some emotional detachment when visualizing the things we want to manifest in order to avoid the negative feelings of not having the objects of our desire now. My belief is that it is the allowing of our cravings to comsume us that gets in the way of our happiness. We should have the finer things, the cars, the clothes, the houses, without allowing them to control us. We need to avoid having our identity dominated by either our physical possessions or our station in this life.

Examples of such identity confusion are stars who have all the fame and money most of us can imagine but who habitually engage in self-destructive behavior (suffering) because their false identity as a star does not bring them happiness.

Before you think I am denegrating wealth, let me clarify. There are excellent examples of people whose wealth has very little affect on their identity. For me, Bill Gates and Warren Buffet both come to mind. To be two of the richest men in the history of the world, it is fairly obvious when studying either that their sense of self-worth has little to do with their net worth. In 2006, Buffet's salary as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway was a whopping $100,000, roughly the amount that a Project Director at AT&T would be paid. By the way, 2006 was also the year that Buffet gave away an estimated 2/3 of his fortune to charity, namely the Bill and Linda Gates foundation.

That's right, the world's second richest man is turning to the world's richest to give his money away. Coincidentally, 2006 was the same year that Bill Gates decided to give up operational control of Microsoft in order to focus on his charity work. I don't mean to deify these two men, but a study of their attitudes toward wealth (not just how they got rich), will go a long way in serving the would-be wealth manifestor in developing an attractive mindset.

Its a delicate balancing act, creating wealth while not craving wealth, but when the balance is achieved, the rewards are tremendous...physically, mentally and spiritually.

Please feeling free to write me or comment here with your thoughts on these and other ideas. Thanks!

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A Happy Pocket Full of Money

If you are the kind of person who wants to know all the whys and wherefores of something, David Cameron Gikandi's book, "A Happy Pocket Full of Money" is a must read for anyone who has heard about the Law of Attraction or Positive Manifesting. It goes into the science of the quantum physics behind the ideas expressed in "The Secret", but it fills in much more of the details. It also addresses on ingredient that many critics of "The Secret" says is missing from the well-publicized video: taking action.

Somewhere between the Asking, Answering and Receiving, the has to be action to turn thoughts and feelings into reality. Gikandi definitely addresses this, in brief saying, "Thirdly ENERGIZE those thoughts through concurrent behavior. Act in a way as if it were already part of your existence."

He also gives very practical exercises to help develop ones ability to visualize and therefore believe.

Perhaps one of the most helpful ideas in the book is Gikandi's notions about money. He talks about money not being real, only having the power that we collectively give it. To me, this is a very liberating thought that has become the basis for my own approach to wealth. Sometimes we get too caught up in the dollar figures and totally miss the value or quality of life we are really looking for deep down.

So check out the book, it is worth every penny it cost, especially since the money isn't real. ;)

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