INNER PEACE

Good day and I hope you are having a great day.  This week’s blog post is going to tag on to last week’s blog on happiness.  Inner peace goes hand in hand with the attainment of happiness.  When I read this Zen Card, I was reminded of the lesson Dr. Joe Vitale taught in the “Attractor Factor”.  There is a part of the deliberate manifesting that is very hard to do, and yet it is critical.  It is letting it go. 

Let me get into this from the stand point of  The Law of Attraction (LOA) to make it clear.  When we desire something, especially if it is something out of our comfort zone, or something we really, really want, massive amount of resistance happens to tag along.  Let me ask you a question.  Where do you think wanting something really, really bad comes from? OK I will make it a multiple choice question for you. Do you think it comes from (a) Scarcity, or (b) abundance? You got it. You can feel it don’t you?  When we really want, or need something that is coming from scarcity and scarcity will only bring about more opportunities to have scarcity.  It will not bring inner peace which is what you need to be a deliberate creator. 

But letting go is not an easy thing to do when you really want something. Also what about keeping your vision in mind and all that? Is this a contradiction in terms? Not really.  Remember the first rule of manifesting is to be specific and know exactly what you want. That is the reason you keep your vision in mind and go over it over and over. To make sure that you are completely clear on what you want.  That has nothing to do with the “wanting it so bad and that you pass into the desperation”.  Letting go does not mean that you have to force yourself to forget about it.  On the contrary it means to enjoy the vision, enjoy the certainty that it is coming and “TRUSTING” the Universe that it will come at the perfect time in the perfect way. 

Trusting the Universe has been called faith, belief, hope, but no matter what you call it, the bottom line is to know that what you want is coming to you at the perfect time in the perfect way.  That is the reason the 2^nd law of manifesting is that the “HOW” is not your responsibility.  That does not mean you don’t plan. You plan for your actions as you get the inspirations to take steps.  However do not force the issue the way you want it, and be fluid enough to adjust your plan as you get feedback from the Universe in the form of your feelings.  When things feel like they are just too far away, or that they are too needy, then you are NOT on the right track.  It has to feel good to you.  Keep that in mind. Your emotions are what powers your visions.  It is not always easy to go with what feels good, especially when you want something bad.  After all when we don’t have what we want we don’t feel good. That is your indication to let it go for “now”. 

Remember, when you ask it is always given.  So when you let it go, it does not mean that your desire is not going to come to you anymore.  You are just taking a breather to make yourself calm and get yourself on the right vibration.  It does get easier with practice, I promise you. 

I hope this makes sense to you and as always please feel free to share this with anyone who can benefit.  Don’t forget to leave me comments on my Facebook page and Twitter feed. Until next week, to your success.  

HAPPINESS

Hi. No matter what we say and how much we actually understand The Law of Attraction (LOA), there are people, and circumstances that make us turn negative. For me it is my kids. When they are unhappy, I am unhappy. Perhaps if you are a parent you can relate.  So what does it take to keep the balance? How do you keep on reaching for something that feels good in the face of your loved ones or other similar circumstances not being happy?

It comes to something so simple that it is fundamental.  You need to keep your life condition elevated if you want to be any good to anyone, or anything you love. If there is no one you love, perhaps it is something that is important to you. I have met people who had no real relational connection but they had companies or projects that meant the same to them as my kids mean to me.  There is no judgement here, just answers. 

Happiness is a choice. Not one that we always think we have control but it is a choice.  The better you are at making that choice when things are not hectic, the better you will be at making that choice when the crap hits the fan. The Buddhists believe that at whatever condition they pass from this life, they return to it in the next, so their primary goal in life is to keep their life condition at a high level at all time because you never know when you pass.  This did not really make sense to me until I thought about it from the stand point of LOA. 

It comes down to the basic definition of what The Law of Attraction does.  You attract to yourself the energy of what you feel.  If we are all energy that comes from the source and returns to the source, then your feelings that have attracted that energy to you will continue to attract that energy to you when you wake from a sleep or if you happen to prescribe to the idea that we go non-physical at our “death” and since we are all part of the same energy, a different physical manifestation, but a part of our energy then can also be again manifested, it will attracting to it, what  energy it had attracted prior to going non-physical.  Deep isn’t it?

It does not matter if you believe in reincarnation, God, Source, or anything at all. The key here is that your goal in life should be to keep your life condition at the highest level you can, because you are a part of the energy that created, and keeps this Universe going, and the more of us who can keep our life condition high, the more positive the Universe can be. It starts with one person, and who knows, in a decade or sooner, maybe there will be a positive world where we concentrate on the good instead of the bad by default.

I am looking forwards to that and I hope you are as well. As always feel free to pass this along, and comment on my Facebook and Twitterpage. Till next week, to your success. 

IT’S GOOD TO WANT MORE

Good day and I hope you are having a great week. This week we are going to go deep in to The Law of Attraction (LOA) from the ground up.  So tighten up your seat belt and hang in there with me. 

Basics. We are the highest form of being in this Universe.  That is not an egotistical statement, rather it is a grateful fact.  We come from a part of the energy that creates cosmos.  By the fact that we can control what we think we have the power to tap into that power at will, if we know how to use it.  You do it every day.  When things are good, you are good, and you send out for more good vibrations. Then the Universe gives you what you want. If you are a student of this blog, and this concept, you even do this when things are not so good.

As I am typing this, I am sitting on a plane, delayed for 45 minutes for technical issues. This is my second delay today. Out of San Diego my plane had issues, and I would have missed my connection in Chicago, so they put me on this plane that got me to Houston so I could get to New York tonight. I am sitting here wondering how I attracted this.

The day started great. I chanted, had a great breakfast, kissed my wife and kids goodbye and headed to the airport. The reality is that, I really did not set any intention for my flight.  I can get pissed off, and then I may attract my luggage getting lost, which by the way is already on its way to NY.  Or I can make the best of it, and attempt to write a blog post.  It is all in how you view your situation. I love the way Eckhart Tolle puts it. “In any situation you have 3 options: You can do something about it, you can remove yourself from the situation, or you can accept it. There is no need for getting pissed”. 

Now to the point of this blog.  It is good to want more.  In fact if you are honest with yourself, that is your default setting.  It really does not matter what or how much you have. As human beings we are conditioned to want more.  This is because we are the creators of the leading edge that forms this Universe.  If you suddenly go from driving a Dodge Caravan to driving a Porsche 911 Turbo, you will be amazed and happy for a while, but soon that becomes your normal comfort zone, and you will start to “want” something better, faster, newer. Something that is “more” than what you have.  Historically you may have been told that is not a good feeling. Maybe you even were told that it is greedy. 

I am here to tell you that you were lied to. It may not have been intentional. In fact, even right now in 2016, there are many people that feel that way.  That is coming from a place of scarcity that sais if I have my more than “fair” share then someone else will have to do without. That is a bunch of $#@@ $#%&.  There is no scarcity in this Universe besides the one that you impose on yourself. Dude, have you seen green vegetation growing in the middle of the desert? There are things in the depth of the ocean that would make us rethink the last sci fi movie we saw. There is no scarcity in the Universe, in any living thing except MAN. 

The same gift that gives us control of our lives, can hold us back from the abundance that we are entitled to.  We are creators of our destiny. The sad thing is that we can create it as large or as small as we wish, or “we think we should”.  Do not contain your desires. Do not limit your goals.  Do not short change your life. Because you are destined, to be the rulers of your life.  Do not go by default thinking, you are taking what is someone else’s. EVERYONE can only control their own destiny.  It seems like many control the few, but that is because the few allow that to happen. I am not talking about revolt, you understand. I am talking about thinking for yourself and taking charge of your mind.  If the few controlled the masses, there would never be any opportunity to build wealth when the times are bad. That is not the case however. In fact many of the wealthiest incidences in our financial history happed during the times of economic down turns. 

So take heart. You control your destiny by the use of The LOA.  You can do whatever you dream, so you might as well dream big.  Visualize your dreams as though you have them. Listen for inspiration and then TAKE ACTION ON THOSE INSPIRATIONS, because just as you can control your destiny, sitting on your butt indicates that you want more opportunity to sit on your butt. 

I hope this makes sense, to you and I hope you will share this with anyone who may benefit from it.  Think about what I have said and post your comments on my Facebook page and on my Twitter page. Until next week to your continued success.  

START SLOWLY WITH LOA

Good day and I hope you are having a great week. This week I have a video blog for you to explain the fact that if you start slowly you will more likely experience much more success when it comes to using The Law of Attraction (LOA).
I will use some analogies from real life to explain this principle to you. Enjoy it and make sure to comment on my Facebook and Twitter feed.



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SO YOU ARE DISAPPOINTED, NOW WHAT?

Good day, and I hope you are having a great week.  This week I wanted to explore the actions that you want to take when faced with disappointments, or are let down by people or organizations.  In our Western world, it seems that the right action to facing  disappointment is to return the favor, or complain. Many people will jump on their favorite social media outlet and either complain to their “friends” or disparage the party who disappointed them. I want to approach this situation from the perspective of The Law of Attraction (LOA). 

As I deepen my study of Nichririn Buddhism, I also gain a deeper understanding of the LOA.  If for example you happened to be disappointed at your work. Your boss is constantly mean to you.  You have been overlooked for deserved promotions. Your colleagues do not appreciate you.  It would be easy for you to retaliate by just cruising along, or jumping ship and going to a different institution.  However, let’s explore the energy and vibration of such actions.  If you retaliate, you are essentially asking for more opportunities to be disappointed because you are sending out a negative vibration.  You cannot take retaliatory action without bringing the same type of attributes into your life.  It is a Universal Law.  Not knowing the law does not make you immune to it.

If you jump ship, it may or may not be a right choice for you.  It all depends on the vibration and the feeling that is behind the action.  Perhaps the Universe has other opportunities in store for you.  Perhaps you needed a jump start, or a kick in the butt to expand yourself.  Realize the reality that  if you happened to do this because you are feeling like you are not being appreciated, this vibration will follow you wherever you go.  This feeling of not being appreciated, is what you are putting out and your destination is irrelevant. The vibration and the feelings will follow you.  You can end up working at Google, or Microsoft, or your favorite institution, and yet you will continue to have the opportunities to experience these feelings of disappointments. So what is the answer? What should you do?

Coincidently the Buddhist way of approaching these situations, are extremely similar to how you  should handle them through the use of The Law of Attraction (LOA).  The answer is simple in concept, yet difficult to do.   You do the best you can where you are.  You be the best person you are.  You try to help even the people who have “let you down” because it is not about them.  It is about you and the vibration that you send out.  By being the best you can be, you are attracting the opportunities to shine the best within you and sooner or later someone will notice.  This is not an easy practice to put into action, but it is the right thing to do. As you know the LOA states whatever vibration you put out, you attract the opportunities to experience those same situations.  You do the work you do because of who you are. You put the effort that you put into your work because of who you are.   If who you are is someone who just gives half @$$ed effort, then you will attracted the results of being mediocre.   You will attract more situations and opportunities to be just ok, and you will even find evidence that it is the right thing to do.  We will see what we want to see.  Friends may suddenly empathize with you.  You will see people in your same situation retaliating.  You may think you have been passed over for promotions, yet the reality is that the Universe knows exactly the right time and the right situation for your best interest.  You just never give up and continue to do what you are doing to the best of your abilities. 

If you did not receive the rewards that you believe you deserved, rest assured that something better is on its way to you.  This is not an easy pill to swallow when you are faced with the situation in your present moment.  It is the TRUTH, and it will take time for this truth to sink in.  It will take time for understanding to come, and if the disappointment is something that is happening to you right now, I advise you to take some time before you make any decisions on  the future of your actions. Do not make rash decisions in the heat of being absorbed with emotions.  Weigh your options carefully, and do your due diligence.   Make the choice when you are calm and in the right frame of mind.  You don’t want to make a choice which on the surface looks great but will end up costing you more disappointments. 

I hope this makes sense. Please feel free to share this with anyone who may benefit from it, and as always comment on my Facebook page, and Twitter feed. Till next week, I wish you continued success. 

A FEW THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR YOU

Good day and I hope you are having a great week.  This week I have some practical strategies for you that may help you save anywhere from few hundreds to thousands of dollars.  What does this advice have to do with The Law of Attraction? Well how you do anything is how you do everything, I heard it said.  If you pay attention, learn, and practice skills in one discipline you most likely will do the same in any discipline. 

When it comes to money, there are probably as many emotions as there are people.  No matter what your relationship with money, it cannot be argued that it is a tool that can make things easier or make things harder depending on how you employ it.  The thing about wealthy people is that they are always learning and staying on top of strategies to make money work for them. The thing with people who struggle financially, is that they allow money to take over their life and make them work for it. I do not really care what you think about money, I just want to give you a single tool to help you have more of it. Just like any skill or tool, it is at the discretion of the student how and if they are going to make use of it. 

If you happen to live in the United States, you have to pay property taxes twice per year on real-estate you own. These taxes help pay for our schools, emergency services, roads, transportation etc. I am not familiar with other countries, so I will limit my discussion to the United States and will leave my international audience to do their due diligence about the regulations in their country as I am sure something similar will exist in many countries.

When it comes to property taxes, we usually pay anywhere from 1 to 2 percent of the value of the home twice annually in taxes.  If you happen to be in California that could be thousands to tens of thousands of dollars every year.  Although paying taxes are not optional, knowing more about the laws can help you pay your “fair” share and not more than you need to. The savings can then be applied to thing that matter to you, or better yet be invested for delayed gratification than can mean exponentially more to you and your family. 

There is a form (Pictured here) that is available through the City Hall office of every city, that literally challenges the value of your home as estimated by the government for the purpose of calculation of your property taxes. Let’s be honest the government is not exactly anxious to bring information to your attention that decreases the amount of taxes you are going to pay to them, and if you do not challenge the status quo you may be paying allot more than your share.   In fact you may have received junk mail about the services that will do this for you for a fee. But it is so simple that you really do not need any of these services.  For a couple of hours in  a week, you can accomplish the same thing. For example when in 2008 the real-estate market in California tanked and my property was devalued by about 60% the value indicated on my property taxes was the same as the previous year.  Hence I make it a habit to challenge that value every 2 years or so and see what happens. There is no cost to the process. It just takes a bit of action to go to the city hall of your city and ask for the form that challenges the stated value of your home as it applies to property taxes.  Just as an example the savings in 2008 for me was over $3,000.  That was a nice start to my kid’s educational investment fund. 

The information needed on the forms are very basic. You obviously need to know the parcel id of the property and depending on the state you may or may not need to contact a realtor and ask them to provide you with the MLS number of some comps or comparable in your neighborhood.  Again here taking the time to talk to the realtor and explaining the reason you are doing this is important as most realtors will want to inflate the value of the home where your purpose for this is to find the lowest comparable you can get your hands on. This process can take at most a couple of hours during your week, and in the end may save you some nice chunk of change. 

I am curious to see if any of my readers were aware of this option, and if you were, did you ever actually take the time to fill out this form?  What was the results? Are you going to try this this coming year? Please make a comment on the questions about this post I will post on my Facebook page.

I hope you enjoyed and benefited from this post.  As always please feel free to share this with anyone who may benefit from this, and please comment on my Facebook page and Twitter feed about this post.  As always I wishyou much success till next week.

CAN YOU SEE YOUR EYELASHES?

Good day and I hope you are having a great week.  I want you to concentrate on this quote: “We ordinary people can see neither our own eyelashes, which are so close, nor the heavens in the distance…” This quote by Nichirin Daishonin a Buddhist monk is trying to reassure a friend’s wife in a letter explaining that the causes of happiness and suffering does not lie outside of us but within us.  This blog is far from being a religious forum, I do however find supporting material for each weeks post in many different places and this week it happened to be present in a Buddhist Monk’s writings.  Nichirin is believed by one of the Buddhist sects in Japan to be the “Buddha of latter day of the law”.  He is credited with emphasizing and teaching The Buddha’s latter message written in the Lotus Sutra that all people are able to achieve enlightenment in their lifetime.  This was a major bifurcation from the traditional religions of feudal Japan and even within Buddhism prior to the Lotus Sutra, the belief was that enlightenment took many lifetimes to attain. 

What I find fascinating in this quote is the fact that many practitioners of The Law of Attraction (LOA), seem to fall prey to the same error. I know I have personally.  The Law of Attraction (LOA) teaches us that we control our reality.  ALL OF IT. We are, and have the same quality as the SOURCE of this Universe.  This is said in different ways in many religious beliefs, but as LOA practitioners having faith is an advantage, yet it does not change the fact if you happen to rely on Science, or logic.  LOA is proven with Quantum Physics.  There is no doubt to its accuracy, and yet we keep on selling ourselves short.

The reason for being able to secure a parking space or a cup of coffee is that we think we can. From the stand point of LOA, there is no difference between a parking space and a Porsche 911 or a million dollars. None.  We set those limitations.  We cannot see that we are, connected and a part of the source of this entire Universe.  Why can we do this and no other specie on this world can? Because we have free reign over our thoughts, and yet because it is so close, We cannot see our own eyelashes. The second part of the quote is also equally frustrating.  We tend not to be able to see that which we want. We get so worked up and stuck in the details of how, that we just keep on attracting more and more opportunities to get worked up and wrapped up in the how when we should be concentrating on the absolute, and specific END RESULTS that we want to manifest. We cannot see the “heavens in the distance”. 

Is it any wonder that the majority of people have struggled with using The LOA, all these years? Most people cannot get over the fact that first they have ALL THE POWER, and then they cannot even use the simple steps required to work the power.  The system is perfect.  The Universe has been revolving on the same system for billions of years. We want to fix the system instead of just use the system.  It is our nature and perhaps a riddle or a cosmic joke.  Most of us do not know what we don’t know, and when someone tries to tell us, we cannot possibly believe them because all our lives we have been told something contrary.  We think we have to rely on something else. It is always the “others” that can. We have been told that it is “hard” or “out of our league”.  Who are we to dream so big? How dare we imagine?

WELL IT IS TIME TO WAKE UP.  Dude, this writing was written 3000 years ago!!  You see the same theme in many of the world’s “accepted” religions.   Why would all these smart scholars preach a lie? Why would our science point us to a lie? How could our cosmos be running on a lie? The answer is IT CAN NOT.  It is a Universal LAW.  It is precise. It is true, and whether you like it, believe it, or not matters not. You are bound by the same law. Yet because of this law you will find evidence to convince yourself that it is not true if you so desire. Crazy isn’t it? You get what you concentrate on. It is like the Universe is saying to you, I have given you all this power but if you don’t want it I will not force you to use it. It matters not weather you choose a life of abundance or scarcity. The Universe is not going to come and hold your hand or beg you to have abundance. It is your will to take or not to take action.    So you might as well enjoy the ride because you are part of the whole thing, and just did not know it. How cool is that?

I hope you enjoyed this post, and I hope you will share it with as many people as you can. This message needs to be understood, if we are to have a world filled with joy and abundance. Comment on my Facebook page and tweet me your thoughts on my twitter feed. Until next week, to your continued success.