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Cedarfire Newsletter Volume 10, Issue 23
"There's Always A Silver Lining" Every negative experience that you have has a gift for you. It might not feel like it when you get laid off, your significant other dumps you, or you lose your house. But since you create your own reality, you created the situation for a reason. Its purpose is to help you to expand into a greater potential of who you are. Seek out what the gift might be. There is always a lesson to learn from every challenge you have, otherwise it wouldn't be a challenge. Here are some possibilities that the experience might be trying to teach you. Develop A Quality You may need to learn another positive quality, such as patience, persistence, compassion, empathy, or some other character attribute. In these cases, you're being called on to develop and exercise that quality. If you don't fight against developing it (as some people do), then you could receive a great gift that propels you forward in accessing your highest potential. Accept Yourself More Fully You could be hitting a wall that is actually your shadow side, a part of yourself that you negate, abandon and ignore. This could be anything from avoiding owning your authority in your life, suppressed anger, empowerment, or something else. These aspects show up in other people that reflect your shadow back to you. You may have problems with authority, people around you have anger issues, or someone who takes advantage of you. Once you acknowledge and accept these parts of yourself, the energy in your environment (the wall) generally dissipates. And you're no longer wasting energy resisting these characteristics, which gives you greater ability to create what you want. Wake Up The reason for the situation may simply be to wake you up. It's like a cosmic brick, that metaphorically hits you over the head, and gets bigger (and the situation gets worse) the more you ignore it. This is true if you're in an abusive relationship or situation, or have a sudden health challenge. In an abusive relationship, you may need to recognize your worth and leave. If you have a pattern of this, you need to figure out what's going on that causes you to keep attracting it. Once you know what it is, you can heal it so you can have more satisfying relationships. No matter whether it's a relationship, health, or something else, it's trying to get your attention so you will make positive changes in your life and lifestyle. Check Your Focus Are you focusing on what you don't want, rather than what you do want? You could be thinking more about what you're lacking, therefore that's what shows up in your life. It's the Law of Attraction in action. What you focus on, with energy and emotion, will appear in your life. No matter what the challenge, its purpose is to propel you into a greater good. When you look for the positive in it, this helps you progress and achieve a new level of life. It also sets the subconscious to develop, create or find the benefit in the situation. Even if it feels like the end of the world, look for the gift. You may be surprised at what you find. Copyright © 2010 Linda Ann Stewart A nationally known speaker, life coach, hypnotherapist, and author, Linda-Ann Stewart empowers people to discover new possibilities and realize their full potential. For a copy of her free ebook, "Secrets To The Law Of Attraction," visit Cedarfire.com/SecretsToLOA.shtml.
I wrote a short essay about "Managing Pain With Meditation and Self-Hypnosis" in response to a published study. The study was examining meditation and pain, but I've helped clients with that issue with hypnosis. A link to the original article about the study is at the end of my essay.
"Think and Grow Rich" This book is a classic in motivational literature. But it teaches so much more than just how to "grow rich." Mr. Hill explains what to do to reach your dreams, whatever they might be. The techniques in this book are easily understood, and can be used to manifest whatever your desire might be. He goes into great detail about how to use visualization to achieve your goals. He not only addresses how faith can be increased through affirmations, but also how to use affirmations to reap the benefits from them. Further in the book, he explores what ideas or behaviors might be blocking your desire. In one of the chapters, Mr. Hill discusses the "Master Mind" principle, which is when you have two or more people focusing on the same purpose. This concept is amazingly successful. If you've avoided reading this book because of the prosperity or motivational angle, don't let that dissuade you anymore. It gives specific instructions on how to realize your dreams. To order this book, click on the image of the book on the left. For past issues of the newsletter, visit Free Archives Library. Subscribe/Unsubscribe Information
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