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The Subtle Side of Manifestation - part 3 of 4 2007-04-27 10:00:56 For instrumental music while reading, choose: hi-fi (broadband) or low-fi. Allow Your Dreams to Come to You Your dreams are on their way as long as you allow them. You allow them by your beliefs. Beliefs are simply the thoughts you are in the habit of thinking. Not all beliefs are “right� or based on facts. Look at history for a staggering collection of examples. Beliefs Need Not Be Set in Stone We believed the earth was flat. We believed the heavens circled around the earth. At one time, we even believed bathing was unhealthy and eating tomatoes would kill us. If your belief system has you convinced that you are not worthy of reaching your dreams, or that financial independence could never happen to you, it’s time to re-examine your beliefs. These thoughts are merely habits. They are not based on fact. But, if you insist upon focusing your attention on limiting thoughts that are a part of your belief system, these habits of thought will be truth in your experience. You can cha ...

The Subtle Side of Manifestation - part 2 of 4 2007-04-20 10:00:57 For instrumental music while reading, choose: hi-fi (broadband) or low-fi.   Receiving Communications from the Life Force Negative emotion is a clear indication that you are moving away from your dream rather than toward it. If you are doing a good job of focusing your attention on your dream, the law of attraction brings more and more thoughts that support your process of manifesting your dream. You’re on track, and it makes you feel good. If you notice that you feel bad and you can’t figure out why, examine your predominate thoughts and feelings about your dream. You will probably find that you have slipped into the area of doubt and the Law of Attraction has added more and more thoughts that support your doubtful thinking. The negative emotion you feel is a gentle nudge from the Life Force alerting you to the fact that the Law of Attraction is working against you in that particular moment, and that your thoughts are pushing away your dream rather than attracting it. Donâ ...

The Subtle Side of Manifestation - part 1 of 4 2007-04-13 02:23:30 For instrumental music while reading, choose: hi-fi (broadband) or low-fi.   Introduction The information in this article will provide you with some necessary tools to become independent and wealthy, if that is what you choose. Some people are not interested in becoming wealthy and that’s fine. For some, a small, part-time income is enough. Others want freedom from the 9-to-5 grind and dream of an on-going income that will comfortably support their family. Others aim for the top and are determined to settle for nothing less than a fortune. Whatever your financial dreams are, this article was designed to help you make them come true. You may not be interested in building a fortune now, but in case you want to someday, you will know how. There are two sides to any business. The obvious side includes your particular style of shuffling papers, or rearranging things in such a way that an income is created. The subtle side of your business covered in this article is not as obvio ...

The Dilemma of Desire 2007-04-06 10:00:07 For instrumental music while reading, choose: hi-fi (broadband) or low-fi. What is desire? Where does it come from? Why do we have it? Does it serve us in a positive way, or does it distract us and keep us perpetually in discontent? “Life is an unanswered question, but let’s believe in the dignity and importance of the question.” - Tennessee Williams (1911-83) This article will explore these ideas. I won’t pretend to have any ultimate answers that are true for all people and all time. But hopefully, we can shed some light on important questions so that each of us can find our own answers. “All men by nature desire to know.” - Aristotle (384-322 BC) Desire in the East For centuries, Eastern religions taught that desire is something to be subjugated and overcome - an enemy that keeps people firmly in its grip. As a result of succumbing to desires, attention is directed outwardly which makes it difficult to explore and attain the inner states of peace, ...

How Do You Feel – About Inner Guidance 2007-03-30 10:00:36 For instrumental music while reading, choose: hi-fi (broadband) or low-fi. Are you aware of how you feel throughout the day? Do you notice your moods? Either you are aware of your different feelings and moods, or you are so totally immersed in them, you can’t see beyond them. What is the advantage of learning how to establish and maintain an objective viewpoint from where you can witness your various feelings and moods? Before such a viewpoint is discovered within, it’s easy to confuse who you are with how you feel. You are not how you feel. You are awareness – pure being, described by the phrase, “I am.” At this particular moment, you may be feeling angry or hopeful or confused, but that’s not who you are. Notice the subtle distinction between these two ways of expression: I am angry . . . I feel angry. I am hopeful . . . I feel hopeful. I am confused . . . I feel confused. To further illustrate, I am awareness, pure being, and at this particular momen ...

The Trouble with TV 2007-03-23 21:34:25 For instrumental music while reading, choose: hi-fi (broadband) or low-fi. The trouble with TV is that it can get in the way of your dreams coming true. This article will explore why and how that happens. Growing Up with TV When I was born in 1951, TV was already available in the larger cities. So, TV has been around ever since I can remember. It was taken for granted and became an integral part of modern family life. I watched TV, just like everyone else I knew . . . after school, after supper and occasionally on the weekend. I was an active kid and loved the outdoors, so I probably watched the tube a little less than average. Life Without TV When I left for college, I didn’t have a TV. I quickly discovered I didn’t miss it. When I moved to Alaska in 1972, I still had no TV. Janey and I finally bought a TV and VCR 13 years later in 1985. We watched an occasional movie, but we never watched broadcast TV. (There was no signal available where we lived.) TV Rediscovered In 19 ...

5 Tibetan Rites - Easy Yoga for Busy People 2007-03-16 10:00:53 For instrumental music while reading, choose: hi-fi (broadband) or low-fi. I always liked the idea of yoga, but it didn’t take long to realize that I’m not very good at it. Or maybe I never invested enough time and energy to learn to do it right. Yoga seems like the perfect way to stay flexible and fit, but I never got past the learning curve. That’s why I was so pleased to discover these five simple Tibetan rites. Dr. Sid Wolf showed me how to do them about ten years ago, and they’ve been a regular part of my morning routine ever since. Here’s why: • It’s quick. The entire routine takes about 20 minutes. If I’m pressed for time, I can speed it up and do it all in about 10 to 12 minutes. • It’s portable. I don’t need any apparatus or special equipment. This eliminates one of the major excuses for not exercising: “I would exercise, but I don’t have my ________.” (Fill in the blank with: weights, running shoes, t ...

Quarter Million Dollar Idea for Productivity 2007-03-09 09:00:16 For instrumental music while reading, choose: hi-fi (broadband) or low-fi. The story in this article illustrates the power (and profit) of one simple idea. It’s often the little things that make a big difference. It’s easy to overlook the obvious if it seems too simple. This idea is very simple, but don’t let that fool you. Remember dynamite comes in small packages. You can use this easy technique starting today . . . right now. It will put you in an entirely different league – beyond the talkers, and the dreamers, and the planners. This “Quarter Million Dollar Idea” will make you an ACCOMPLISHER! Years ago, an ambitious young man got a job as a stake driver for a steel company. He worked hard, and kept a close watch for the opportunity of advancement. He stuck with it, and worked his way all the way to the top. He became president of U.S. Steel: Charles M. Schwab. Still looking for advancement, he was one of the original founders of Bethlehem Steel and ...

Guided Meditation for Self-Healing and Personal Development 2007-03-02 09:00:03 For instrumental music while reading, choose: hi-fi (broadband) or low-fi (modem). Yuma, Arizona When I was 17 years old in 1969, I was very fortunate to meet a couple of kind souls who were obviously more evolved than average. They were college art professors named Howard and Rochelle. They had been around the block a time or two spiritually and were always ready to share what they’d learned with whoever was ready to listen. (That would be me.) Passing It On Although I have not seen them in 38 years, I will always be grateful to them for the way they were so willing to light my candle from the light of their own. The song recommended at the end of this article is about this kind of selfless giving. It’s about how a gift of this caliber has layers upon layers of future effects, unknown to the giver of the gift. The giver offers the gift not for any particular desired result but simply because he can. The way we live our life is like a pebble dropped, into a quiet pond It c ...

Benefits of Music for Personal Development 2007-02-23 09:00:39 For instrumental music while reading, choose: hi-fi (broadband) or low-fi (modem) Imperial Dam, California Obviously, all music is not created equally. Composers and performers have different motivations to do what they do. Songwriters have all sorts of different intentions that move them to create songs. These diverse motivations and intentions leave a subtle residual stamp on the music. When you listen to the music, especially when you hear it several times, those subtle factors from the music’s creator seep into your experience and affect you, too. “Every man’s work, whether it be literature or music or pictures or architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself.” - Samuel Butler (1612-1680) You may be aware of how you are being affected, and therefore, deliberately choose the music you listen to. Most people are not consciously aware of the more subtle effects of music. They don’t choose their music with attention to detail, and as a res ...

The Law of Attraction 2007-02-16 09:00:38 For instrumental music while reading, choose: hi-fi (broadband) or low-fi (modem). Squaw Lake, California In a previous article entitled, “10 Steps to Discovering Your Life’s Purpose,” I mentioned that, for me, “purpose” is the Rosetta Stone of all personal development ideas. Discovering your purpose and then living it depends upon understanding some basic principles of how things work. Of all the principles I have found, an understanding of this Law of Attraction is the most important. When it comes to building the life we choose, this is the cornerstone, the solid rock upon which all else depends. Although I have been avidly soaking up personal development ideas since the late 60’s, it wasn’t until the early 90’s that I first heard it so clearly described. The short and sweet definition of the Law of Attraction is . . . “That, Like Unto Itself, is Drawn” The image that comes to mind is a magnet pulling iron filings toward it ...