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Does the Law of Attraction work? If so, how can you make it work in your life???
The first step is getting clear on what you want.
If you know what you don't want- BRAVO- now, it's easier to get clear on what you DO WANT. Make a list of what you are clearly not wanting in your life and then change each item into something YOU DO WANT. This will become your North Star.
If you want to make a change in your life, spend a few minutes daily visioning what you want... and Take One Small Step in that direction. This is how every great journey begins.
For me, little did I know 5 years ago, that taking a road trip to a beautiful place in Northern California for a solo vacation and spending a few days there would awaken a long-hidden dream of mine to live in nature and to simplify my life.
By chance, I got invited to do a play in their local theater (acting has been one of my hobbies since childhood). Although the pay was little, they did house me in a wonderful place in a beautiful natural setting.
Because I had just left my corporate job, I decided to take the leap of faith, even though I had no income and fear was creeping in... Joy and the strong desire to try something new washed out the fear.
That leap of faith created momentum (although, I didn't know it at the time). I just kept saying 'yes' to what my heart wanted, even though my mind had a million fear-based excuses.
After performing in the play and discovering that I am a country girl at heart (funny thought for someone born and raised in Miami Beach and then 11 years in Los Angeles), something forever changed in me. Although, I had to return to the city for graduate school and my relationship, deep down a new life was quietly awakening in my heart.
Today, I live in this beautiful slice of heaven and travel to Los Angeles and other cities to hold my Personal Development Workshops. I do most of my client work by phone (phone coaching) as well as teaching yoga and meeting with clients locally.
In a million years, I never would have dreamed this way of life and freedom to be possible. It seemed too big, too impossible, too foreign to what I had known my entire life. But, the truth is ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE when you believe that it is and consciously choose to let go of negative thoughts, negative people, and negative habits.
We have countless choice points in a day to choose Self-Honor over fear-based (re)action, Courage over fear, Love over faithlessness, Clarity over confusion. Your heart knows, but it takes courage, faith, love, and Self-honor to choose your heart's life-affirming guidance.
If you are longing for a change, but don't know what that looks like, the best first step to take is to go out in nature somewhere, with a pad of paper and a pen. List the things in your life you are not happy with on one sheet.
Then, on another sheet, transform each one on your previous list into something you do want, no matter how unrealistic it may seem at first.
Get rid of the negative list (the first sheet) and keep the second sheet sacred- The DREAM LIST (for your eyes only). Peek at your list regularly and begin to daydream about it whenever you can. Be sure that when you dream on this positive list, you imagine with JOY as if it is already happening in the present. Your accompanied positive emotion is the secret ingredient to materializing your vision over time.
If you find it is hard to feel good, then allow yourself the space to express your feelings constructively... and then, do whatever you can to feel a little bit better. Surround yourself with positive people, teachers/mentors, inspiring books, creative activities that light you up, and of course, NATURE.
In addition to doing things that keep you in a balanced state of being, take ONE manageable step in the direction of your dream. The most generous thing you can do for the world is to awaken into your Truth, Joy, and Radiance. You embodying your best life naturally benefits the Whole! How liberating is that???
Who you are is unique and beautiful!!! Deep down you know you are here to live your truest, most inspiring life.
Enjoy the adventure- we are all in this together- and trust that you are always loved and supported by something much bigger than you, your mind, or ideas.... this Loving Presence is always showering us with guidance (whether we choose to recognize it or not). So, why not breathe deep, let go of worry, surrender, open up, follow inspired action that arises from the heart, and BLOOM?!
.... Oh, and yes, of course... You know most importantly-- if all else fails and you don't know what in the world to do............ it's simple-- throw caution to the wind & DANCE feverishly!!!
p.s. Music composed by my dear friend and gifted musician, Raymond Kelsey... thanks RAY!!! :)
I'm ready to break free from LA and escape into a communitree... lol. Much LOVE, always. :-)
GoodyGian 1 year ago
@GoodyGian I soooo hear you... although I do love the City of Angels, living in Nature is so pure, so true, and deeply transformative- really, it has simply helped me peel back the layers, reconnect & return to me- my True Self...
I whole-heartedly support you in dreaming up your own "communitree" vision.. ;) Yes!!
p.s. I LOVE the videos you share!!
LOVEronica22 1 year ago
This video made me feel sad because I thought of people living in war torn countries (Sudan, Pakistan) and I wonder if they can really apply these laws to their lives. Do you think so?
falafelstand 1 year ago
@falafelstand When I was living in India, I could not make sense of why I was born under such prime conditions while much of the world was just trying to survive.
This was painful & left me with many more questions than answers... but, I finally learned that I have a responsibility to choosing Wholeness within me. I can't feed the hungry by starving myself, but I can feed many by accepting nourishment within & purely sharing it for the highest good of the whole. Thank you for raising this...
LOVEronica22 1 year ago