Have you often felt powerless and
without control of your life? Are we really lacking the ability to influence
your circumstances? Why do some people get the great results, while you sit on
the sidelines?
You have energy in your life. The answer
lies in how you use your inner spirit often labeled energy. Some people ignore
this beneficial influence and some people have learned to harness their energy
and use it well. It is often called chi, prana, or vital life force. An
invisible, beneficent, vibrating force that gives us growth and manifests in my
life is a new thought for some.
Spiritual power is invisible and usually
not included for personal direction and guidance in life. This power can also
be thought of as a Creative Intelligence or universal consciousness underlying
the totality of things. Edgar Cayce the great psychic of the 20th century
called it the Creative Forces and in the movie, Star Wars, called it "The
Force".
Over the ages, the message has been that
we have little influence over our predicaments. In the past, I believed that I
would always be in a terrible, horrible, and painful life being raised and
married into domestic violence. After years of playing the victim and giving
away my power, I discovered that I did not have to do that. It was time to stop
volunteering to be a victim.
Finding different ways to manifest a
healthier life style became my new goal.* First, I had to be committed to going
to any lengths to change my old ways and ideas. They brought on my depression,
harm, and illness. The old ideas were ingrained in me from my family, church,
medicine, school, and societies' rules. Instead, I had to trust my inner
love/light to support me.
My answer was to change my thoughts and beliefs
for new results. I could alter my thinking into a new productive mindset. My
imprisonment from false beliefs and thinking could bring freedom. Transforming
my attitudes from negative to the positive became a major challenge for my new
way of living.
Affirmations became my new encouraging
view. Realizing they were simple statements of truth surprised me. I discovered
that I had lived in fantasy and not reality. I felt changes happening.
The fact is fear attracts fearful
results. Fearful messages edge God out. As I let go of each fear, I started to
merge more of God's love and grace in to fill the empty space left.
I began to
identify each of my ego's messages that were projecting fear and producing my
lifelong misery. That there is a universal law that "Like attracts
like" became a new understanding. Sending out loving energy would improve
my circumstances. I cannot have fear and faith at the same time.
Staying in fear keeps me immature. A
child is afraid of the Boogie Man. With the light of truth, the darkness
leaves. I can then respond in a loving mature response. Because I was truly
wanting a happy life, my ego needed to be reduced from running the show.*
Discovering a hundred forms of fear was
my chief motivation was a new understanding. I found fearful ideas created
irrational results. They were the obstacles to a better life; I was ready to
let them go. That is why I never could improve my life. I learned, "Let go
and let God". I also used a God Box where I placed a piece of paper with
each named fear written on it, to release them from my mind. Life started to feel better. It was working.
In addition, resentments had to be
recognized and released. They are symbolic of a little child throwing a temper
tantrum because something or someone did not go their way. Transforming the
anger of the resentment into being upset and then disappointed, I found that
furious energy gradually dissolves. Today, I choose to act in helpful ways and
forgive.
Directing my power beyond the childish
responses opens new doors to abundance and prosperity. This brings a new sense
of security and comfort.
Messages of my lack of security and lack
of love from the ego were the only obstacles to manifesting happiness and
prosperity. Therefore, allowing spirit to flow through me and expand is
necessary. Spirituality is energy in expansion. Watching the miracles appear is
amazing.
Spirituality is very practical. Moving
into a loving basis was exciting to me. My life began to bloom. Changing
negative thoughts, words, or actions into positive ones made a difference.
I found a decorative plaque in a
bookstore that listed the fruits of the
spirit. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness,
goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law."Galatians 5:22-23 is a typical list for the aspects of spirituality. Each week, I
practice a different aspect and apply it in my life. Over time, my progress has shown harmony and
peace. This is my reward.
When I express gratitude, even more
goodness manifests. Listing everything for which I am grateful and adding to my
gratitude list, brings further happiness. In addition, learning forgiveness is
a major change for me. This removes the victim chains to the past. I found
compassion for those people, as they are hurting from their own problems.
Learning that we are all one in spirit brings unconditional love. I can love
the person and not the behavior.
These ideas change everything. I am free
to be myself. Stopping my reacting in fear to responding in love is empowering.
I move beyond resentments and fear into maturity knowing everything is exactly
as it needs to be for my lessons in growing up. Trusting that the universe will
support me in all things brings peace of mind and grace. Being of assistance to
others from my newfound love in my heart brings "Heaven on
Earth".
