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The Cedarfire Newsletter
Tools For Your Mind, Soul, and Spirit
Volume 6, Issue 9
March 2006
Linda-Ann Stewart, Editor
It was incredibly ironic that as soon as our community had reliable water flowing again, my washing machine broke. The repairman who fixed it was able to also fix another appliance, and for the price that I expected for one of them. So, though frustrating, it turned out for the best.
I just completed a successful session of Tobacco-Cessation classes. I've been bumping into former participants, who are reporting that they're doing well. The next session of classes will be in a new location, one that hadn't attracted many attendees in the past, so it ought to be interesting to see how many people register.
"Cleaning The Window Of Your Mind"
by
Linda-Ann Stewart
Last week, I had a day when everything went right. I shopped for, and found, a perfect sweater. When I stopped at the grocery store, I ran into a couple of past tobacco-cessation class participants who thanked me for all the help that I'd given them. My class went smoothly. Even most of the stoplights were green for me.
Have you ever had a day when you're in the zone, and everything falls into place? Or, conversely, when you're in a bad mood and nothing appears to go right? You burn the toast, run into construction, and all the lights turn red just before you get to them. Your day to day consciousness or mood determines how things flow (or not) for you.
On a larger scale, the same is true for your life as a whole. Your subconscious mind acts on the sum-total of your thoughts. If you generally dwell on ideas of lack, limitation, and struggle, then your life will be created from that energy. Challenges and difficulties become the norm. Your subconscious filters everything through your belief as to whether life is "for you" or "against you." A wonderful opportunity could come your way, but if you are in this negative mind-set, the subconscious would disregard the chance since it didn't align with the over-all trend of your thinking.
However, if the tendency of your thinking is more positive, life flows more smoothly for you. Unexpected benefits fall into your path. Lemons turn into lemonade. I'm sure you've known someone who always lands on their feet and has the golden touch. This is because their dominant thoughts are positive and productive. Even if they have a stretch of unhappiness, since the bulk of their beliefs are constructive, the despondent outlook doesn't make much of a dent.
When I've been in a period of crisis, and my consciousness has been caught up with alarm and distress, I experience more restrictions and difficulties. This is because my mental resources are wrapped up in anxiety. However, the times that I've had a lasting emergency, but immersed myself in positive concepts, life flowed more easily and upward.
If your consciousness tends more towards negativity, using affirmations can improve any aspect of your life. But unless your total awareness raises, it's unlikely the change will last. I've known people to initially experience marked improvement and even miracles, but couldn't sustain them because of the overall destructive inclination of their thinking.
It's like having a dirty window, with the grime on it being your accumulated negative beliefs. Your vision is like the old saying, "We see through a glass, darkly." Everything you perceive is filtered through the filth, and this affects your entire life experience. Using an affirmation for a specific area of your life cleans a space in the dirt. However, if you don't constantly work at keeping that section clear by continuously using the affirmation, the grime from the rest of the window creeps back over it, clouding it again.
To make sure you improve the quality of your life, fill your mind with the possibilities of good. Read uplifting books that help you recognize your true potential. Identify what your negative beliefs about life are, and find a way to improve those concepts. Whenever you recognize that your thoughts are drifting back into a negative feedback loop, understand that it's simply old programming, and change them to something favorable. Keep a gratitude journal daily to remind you of the good in your world.
It's far too easy to sink into a quicksand of negativity. If you aren't vigilant, you can be pulled down into the mire and your awareness will become polluted. This tendency must be combated with every thought of every day. The good news is that as soon as you begin to lift your vision from the rocks at your feet to the bright horizon, you'll notice your life improving and it will be lasting.
Copyright © 2006 Linda Ann Stewart
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I now fill my mind with thoughts of love, joy, harmony, peace and power. I know that Life is created from Love, and that the Universe wants the best for me. I think of the possibilities, and know that they can come to pass. Life is "for me." I can have anything good I desire, through the power of my subconscious mind. I bless every difficult situation, and trust that it somehow benefits me.
Question: How do I go about creating a Treasure Map for for finding the perfect job?
Answer: My article Creating a Treasure Map To Achieve Your Desires describes the basics of how to create a treasure map. For finding the right job, cut out pictures of the kind of environment you'd like to work in, write the amount of money you'd like to receive, cut out pictures of happy people, cut out pictures of the kinds of things you could and like to do (for instance, it could be people filing, or serving, office workers, or whatever talent you might have, or whatever you've done in the past). Picture that show and describe the kind of position you'd feel good in.
At the top of the map, write "The Divine Right Position/Job/Work for me." On either the center, top or bottom of the treasure map, write an affirmation that states something like "The Universe is now revealing my right job to me," or "I am now guided to my perfect work," or whatever resonates with what you're looking for in a job.
Look at it several times a day, because this imprints it into your consciousness. Take some sort of action every day to ground it, letting your subconscious know you serious about finding it. Look in the "help wanted" section of the paper, tell your friends, make phone calls, send out resumes, take some training, etc. Do everything you can think of to bring it about, and the Universe will guide you in the right direction.
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"The Dynamic Laws of Prayer"
by Catherine Ponder
"Pray and Grow Rich" was the first book by Catherine Ponder that I ever read. When I decided to review it, I thought that it was out of print when I couldn't find it under that name. I was upset, because I knew how valuable the information was. But then I was relieved to find it under the title, "The Dynamic Laws of Prayer."The second title more closely describes what the book is about.
Prayer helps bring us closer to the God within, contact Its power and releases that energy into our lives. Rev. Ponder dispels the notion that prayer is passive and pleading with a far off deity. In this book, she describes the many different ways we can pray and that prayer is individual. By tackling the difficult issues of what to do when prayer isn't immediately answered, she assures us that it's to help us grow into the result.
The information goes deeply into how to approach the power within you and express it, even if there are blocks in the way. This book addresses the use of affirmations, meditation in the silence, what to do to eliminate unwanted conditions, and much, much more. As with all of her books, it is filled with affirmations. If you want to change your life, this book will give you the tools to do so.
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