Archive for August, 2010
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
I have heard people claim that the Law of Attraction does not work for them. It’s a really bizarre statement, since how can a law work for some and not for others. If it is a law, then it must by definition work each and every time, for every person, in every situation. What could be happening is that it works differently to how people expect it to work.
The basic premise is that you attract into your life whatever you are aligned with in terms of your thoughts (conscious and non-conscious) and feelings. You are always attracting things into your life, but you may be attracting things that you don’t necessarily want. That being said, there are other laws in the Universe that have not been popularized to the same extent as the Law of Attraction through the movie The Secret.
I came across some material online by Bob Proctor where he talks about the ‘11 Forgotten Laws’ that relate to the Law of Attraction. The way Bob Proctor put it was that the Law of Attraction is a single ingredient in a cake, but you need other ingredients to make it. Over the next little while I’ll cover the different laws, which will hopefully give you some useful information.
Until next time,
V
Tags: 11 Fogotten Laws, Bob Proctor, Energy, goals, Law Of Attraction, Money, Neo-Spirituality, Success, The Secret, Universe
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Monday, August 16th, 2010
Join me in knowing that this is a perfect Universe where the only thing happening is the flow of Energy into form, through form, and out of form. The Laws governing this eternal flow are rigid, precise, and impersonal. They affect everyone equally and have no regard and no say in what they are used for. The Laws of the Universe just are and they just react accordingly. Knowing that, I choose to be a force for good in this World, choosing love, peace, health, joy, happiness, abundance, prosperity, and friendship. I know that as I recognize these qualities in the World, the World recognizes them in me. With sincere gratitude I let go, and I let it be. And so it is.
Until next time,
V
Tags: Ernest Holmes, Science Of Mind, Spiritual Mind Treatment
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Friday, August 13th, 2010
Last night I took the opportunity to watch the meteor shower. It was a very cool experience, something that I will definitely do again next time. Being under the bright starry sky, watching rocks burn up as they travel through the Earth’s atmosphere just reminded me how tiny and insignificant humans are in the grand scheme of things. How arrogant it is to think that all that was ‘created’ for us to enjoy?! We are such a tiny spec of existence that the Universe wouldn’t even know if we were gone.
Trying to picture all that space, those astronomically huge distances, and how most of it is emptiness gives my brain a cramp. It’s not easy to imagine infinity. I can see how people develop fascination with the sky. It is so beautiful and so surreal that it is highly intoxicating. And today, most people will never experience this. People clump together in cities that are full of bright lights that make it impossible to see the sky at its full glory. And let’s be honest, how many of us leave our cities far enough to escape the lights of the civilization? Very few do it on the regular basis. Most hardly leave at all.
Until Monday,
V
Tags: Happiness, Human Behavior, Inspiration, Meditation, Universe
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Thursday, August 12th, 2010
Inception has been out for some time now, and has received raving reviews, so if you have not seen it, definitely treat yourself to this awesome movie! Much like one can draw a lot of parallels between The Matrix and how our reality is simply our perception of something that can be very different, Inception also offers many such thought-provoking elements. I personally really enjoyed how the movie talked about ‘an idea’, and how it can be the most resilient thing in existence, which can grow to define you or to destroy you.
I also appreciated how they talked about the sub-conscious, it’s power, our inability to control most aspects of it, and how ideas planted in the sub-conscious can take hold. Very cool stuff indeed! You can look at that from many different angles of understanding of what the sub-conscious mind is and what it does, and the movie will likely resonate with your view.
But to come back to the concept of ‘an idea’. It, undoubtedly, is very powerful. It is the starting point of everything in our lives. Our personalities, behaviours, goals, and fears are all based on different ideas. Once we get an idea firmly planted in our mind, there are mechanisms in our brain that are designed to keep it there and give it nourishment – and this has been scientifically shown. This movie was a good reminder for me to re-examine what kind of ideas are driving my life.
Until next time,
V
Tags: Action, Fear, goals, Human Behavior, Irrational Behavior, Neo-Spirituality, Personal Power
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Wednesday, August 11th, 2010
If you look at the projections for the world we live in, you may wonder whether we will actually witness the ‘end of the world’. Between the earthquakes and the floods, the financial and economic meltdowns, the growing income gap between social classes and the disappearing middle class, the environmental disasters and global warming, the drying of oil wells and rising costs of energy, the shortage of food and lack of fresh water, the ballooning population growth and the strain on Earth’s resources, as well as the end of Mayan calendar, we very well may be in for quite a ride! My question is, and this is aimed at the more experienced life readers, has it always been like this?
Sure, the world currently looks pretty messed up from some angles, but then even in the last 100 years we went through two World Wars, the Great Depression, the Cold War, spikes in oil prices, stock market crashes, weather changes, and a number of other challenges. I’m sure that the outlook wasn’t too bright when the fear of Red Commies nuking the world was gripping the West. Do you think humans are just wired to scream ‘the end of the world’ like Chicken Little?
Until next time,
V
Tags: Fear, Human Behavior, Irrational Behavior
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Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
Changes often happen in our lives so slowly that we don’t even notice the progress. It’s only when we look back to a time in our distant (or maybe not so distant) past that we get an idea of how far we have gone and how much we have changed.
Kids provide a good example. Parents typically don’t see how much their kids really grow and change. Friends of family who tend to visit once or twice a year really notice the difference. It’s that same with many other areas in life.
Whenever you try something new, it is difficult at first, and obviously gets easier as you do it more. The only way to appreciate your growth is to have a frame of reference to where you were in the past. Seeing the growth serves as a good reminder of where you have been and provides motivation to keep moving forward. So find a way to keep track of your progress – it will help you appreciate where you are and will serve as the fuel to keep trucking along.
Until next time,
V
Tags: Action, Energy, Fear, goals, Human Behavior, Inspiration, Personal Power, Success
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Monday, August 9th, 2010
There is only one thing happening – the eternal flow of Energy into form, through form, and out of form. I recognize that I am fundamentally Energy and am subject to the same Principles and Laws that govern the Universe. Energy cannot be created or destroyed – it can only change form – so I know that everything that I seek is already in my life in one form or another. There are multiple things happening at any given time, and the thing I give my attention is the thing that occupies my mind and becomes my reality in a given moment. I choose to give my attention to good energy, to health, to abundance, to joy, to happiness, to peace, to love, to positive growth, and to gratitude. I am grateful for my life and for the opportunities in it. I set my mind on a goal and get out of the way. I let go and let it be. And so it is.
Until next time,
V
Tags: Ernest Holmes, Science Of Mind, Spiritual Mind Treatment
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Friday, August 6th, 2010
I have a poster in my room at my parents’ house that has a bunch of really good quotes about life. Some are better than others, but a few are truly striking. There is one in particular that I find really thought-provoking. It is by Paul Bowles, who was an American composer and author.
“Because we don’t know when we will die, we get to think of life as an inexhaustible well. Yet everything happens only a certain number of times, and a very small number really. How many more times will you remember a certain afternoon of your childhood, an afternoon that is so deeply a part of your being that you can’t even conceive of your life without it? Perhaps four, five times more, perhaps not even that. How many more times will you watch the full moon rise? Perhaps twenty. And yet it all seems limitless.”
And on that note…until Monday.
V
Tags: Happiness, Human Behavior, Inspiration
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Thursday, August 5th, 2010
Today I have a success/achievement tip for you – benefits of which I you’ll be able to experience for yourself the first time you apply it. How’s that for quick results? Anyway, here we go…
If you have something that you want to do but never get to it, do it first thing in the morning before you do anything else. Anthony Robbins called this ‘the hour of power’ where you take the first hour after you wake up and use it as ‘your time’ for that important activity that you never get to. It can be reading, writing, playing a musical instrument, or going for a run. The activity does not matter – what matters is that you get it done.
This surely requires some discipline, especially if you have to be at work at a certain time and need to wake up an hour earlier to create that time cushion. And it is a lot easier to sleep that extra hour when you know you can too – I would know 
. But all that is still easier than finding time for your activity later in the day. Something always seems to creep up and get in the way. That is why you do your task first thing in the morning before anything has a chance to get in the way. Give it a try and see for yourself….
Until next time,
V
Tags: Action, Energy, goals, Human Behavior, Inspiration, intentions, Personal Power, Response-ability, Responsibility, Success, Tony Robbins
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Wednesday, August 4th, 2010
I am a total sucker for a good conversation. This weekend I had a great pleasure of spending some time with a friend who is the most intellectually stimulating person that I know. A good dinner, couple bottles of wine, and good conversation led to a very memorable evening. Thinking of that reminded me of something I’ve noticed before – what different people tend to talk about.
There is a great quote by Admiral Hyman Rickover that seems to beautifully and elegantly capture what I have observed over time. The quote goes like this: “Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people.”
When I compare the topics of conversations that I have with people who I truly enjoy spending time with to the conversations that are neither here nor there, the quote totally applies. And people who gossip all the time? Well, I keep far away from them.
Until next time,
V
Tags: Human Behavior, Inspiration, Relationships, Success
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