Keep the Channels Open

"There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you, into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium--and be lost. The world will not have it.

It is not your business to determine how good it is, nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly--to keep the channel open. You do not even have to believe in yourself or yourwork. You have to keep open and aware directly to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open."

~Martha Graham
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Oooh, this is so good!

I have highlighted a few key phrases relative to the latest I've been sharing with you about keeping clear. Let's explore each....

1) There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you

YES! This is the original life force you came into this world with. It is the natural, uninhibited, raw, essential energy that zings you with aliveness. It is "source" energy (that which is purely divine). It is in all of us. It is part of our commonality and oneness. Yet, it is expressed through you uniquely as you.

When you are connected and aligned with this natural life force, you are in the flow and have harmonized with your true nature. And when you have allowed this to occur, you live in ease and attract what you want.

2) If you block it, it will never exist through any other medium--and be lost.

Furthermore, if you block it, you will not receive and express the wonder of life that you are designed for. You will not experience your birthright of joy, health, peace and abundance--and whatever else you know you are here for.

3) It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly

This is another way of talking about "clearing" (See last entry for specific tips). Your business is to ensure that the vital force that is the true nature of life continue to move through you with clarity and ease.

If you don't stay clear, the way is cluttered and the natural flow is not able to do its thing. This clutter can be your past, limited beliefs, fears, etc.

When you are clear, you become that which you desire through your beingness. You are in harmony, and when you are in harmony, you will see, feel, think, and hear what you need to be and do in order to attract what you want.

***NOTE: Here's the deal! You cannot go any further with this unless you take responsibility. Taking full responsibility for your life is instrumental here. You are the creator. You are not a victim. Nobody's going to do it for you.

4) You have to keep open and aware directly to the urges

I have a new ebook coming out on the Law of Attraction and there is a lesson in "Desire". Desires can come forth in urges. We have learned to push them aside for various reasons. Now, in order to create on purpose, you will adopt a new policy>>>>>>

Listen to your urges. In order to hear them, you must be clear and aware. I've talked a lot about the importance of awareness; I believe it to be the source of true freedom and power.

5) Keep the channel open

Get out of the way and let life happen. Life knows how to live.

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Kendra E Thornbury, MA, inspires and guides people to be fully alive through her dynamic coaching, facilitation, workshops, teleseminars, writing and online resources. She helps people awaken to the bounty of life, design their lives through their values and live in joy. http://www.spiritalive.net/

Making Way for What You Want

Remember, the Law of Attraction is always in effect.

You are always creating your reality.

The question is, do you do it by design or default? Do you intend what you want to happen? Do you design your experience based on your desires and values? Do you create what you long to fulfill?

OR>>>>>>>

Do you react to life? Do you find that you are simply "keeping up"? Do you merely stay focused on managing your life? Does what you desire just seem like something you will get to another day? Do your intentions fall by the wayside because you slip into the same old patterns and habits?

"Making way" is essential to manifesting what you desire. This means clearing the way so that you can get out of the way and allow yourself to receive.

The Quakers have a sang, "Proceed as way opens". I love this.

And to proceed, the way must be open.

So how do you make the way open?
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NOTE: In order to clear, which is essential to designing life on purpose/using the Law of Attraction deliberately, you must take responsibility for your reality and take action. So, if you are going to proceed, you need to take responsibility. If you don't, manifestation will not occur.
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You need to practice regular tools/processes/rituals that "clear" you. Clearing includes letting go of limited beliefs, inherited fears, and old stories. These aspects of your mind get lodged in your subconscious, your body consciousness, and then continue to influence your choices and actions (Without you thinking about it. It is your default.) They become blocks that prevent you from receiving the glory of all that you are and all you desire. They clutter the path between you and what you want.

Here are 6 suggestions for clearing:

1) "Smudging"- This is a Native American tradition I have used for many years. You use sage, a clearing plant from the earth, to purify and cleanse. You light the sage and move the smoke over your body. Close your eyes. Breath in the sage. Let the sage do its natural work and clear away.

2) Sweat Lodge- Another Native American tradition, although known to other cultures throughout the world. This is a more in depth purification ceremony that uses all the elements (earth, fire, air and water) in service to your clearing.

3) Gratitude- Yep. Here I am at gratitude again (if you haven't got my free book on Gratitude, be sure to do so!). Gratitude is benefit packed, and clearing is one benefit. By focusing on a way of being that is grateful, you position your self to clear out blocks.

4) Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)- EFT is based on a discovery regarding the body's subtle energies. It is an emotional version of acupuncture, except needles aren't necessary. Instead, you stimulate well established energy meridian points on your body by tapping on them with your fingertips. The process is easy to memorize and is portable so you can do it anywhere.

5) Ho'oponopono- This is a Hawaiian self-help methodology that removes the obstacles that block your path, freeing your mind to find new and unexpected ways to get what you want out of life. In "Zero Limits", Joe Vitale and Ihaleakala Hew Len reveal this wisdom.

The main process includes 4 statements.

• I am sorry
  
• Please forgive me


• Thank you


• I love you
  
  

6) Forgiveness- There is nothing like forgiveness to heal, transform and let the way be open. Yes, that requires being in touch with your emotions and letting them flow. Two processes that support forgiveness:

a) "The Work" by Byron Katie. One of my personal favorites. Can get free worksheets on the site.

b) "Radical Forgiveness" by Colin Tipping. Can get free worksheet on site.

My Confession: I Believed My Fears!

"Realize that now, in this moment of time, you are creating. You are creating your next moment. That is what's real."

~Sara Paddison

It's true. I believed my fears. I used to be completely convinced they were real.

And then, last week, these old beliefs reared their head. "I'm afraid of failing, of being laughed at, of loosing people I care about." The list goes on.

It dawned on me, after all these years of "being with" them as a way of practicing acceptance (and the Path of Least Resistance) that it is the BELIEF in fear that is the trap. I realized that when I respond to the fear AS IF IT IS TRUE that I loose my self.

A great revelation.

I impart it to you so that you realize that your belief in your fears is what holds you back. Fears that are limiting stories are just that....limiting stories. So, see them as that and stop living as if they are real!

If you do not have what you want, it is because you believe your fears.

Choose to believe in only what expands you (See last entry for exercise on creating expansive beliefs).
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Kendra E Thornbury, MA, inspires and guides people to be fully alive through her dynamic coaching, facilitation, workshops, teleseminars, writing and online resources. She helps people awaken to the bounty of life, design their lives through their values and live in joy. http://www.spiritalive.net/

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What Do You Believe?

"I believe in the sun even if it isn't shining."

~World War II Refugee

Beliefs are integral to the reality you create.

YOUR BELIEFS SHAPE WHAT YOU MANIFEST BECAUSE YOUR BELIEFS ARE A PART OF YOUR CONSCIOUSNESS. AND YOUR CONSCIOUSNESS IS REFLECTED TO YOU THROUGH YOUR EXPERIENCE.

In the spirit of awareness, I invite you to consider what you believe. Do your beliefs create what you want? Are you willing to discard your beliefs and replace them with ones that serve your desired experience? Do your beliefs limit you or expand you?

The dictionary says belief is:

1) The mental act, condition, or habit of placing trust or confidence in another
2) Mental acceptance of and conviction in the truth, actuality, or validity of something
3) Something believed or accepted as true, especially a particular tenet or a body of tenets accepted by a group of persons

Your beliefs can be so engrained that you don't even consider whether they are real or not. Your beliefs can be so automatic, that you live based on their "truth" (another demonstration of stimulus-----> response habits I talked about last week). For example, you may have been taught that dreaming is too lofty, too "pie in the sky". You may have heard that you can't make money doing what you love, that you need to be more practical. You may have been influenced by the idea that there is only so much to go around. These are only beliefs. They are not reality. That is, if you don't want them to be.

Beliefs are stories repeated over and over again. They are affirmations that we have given our confidence and trust to.

What do you want to give your confidence to? What do you want to trust to be true? About the nature of reality? About your circumstances? About your future? About your self?

YOU GET TO DEFINE WHAT IS TRUE. YOU GET TO DECIDE WHAT YOU WANT TO HAVE CONFIDENCE IN.

Do you want the real reality to be that we are here to thrive and know light-hearted joy?

Do you want it to be true that the universe wants you to succeed?

SUGGESTED EXERCISE:

Write/journal about your beliefs. Create a column of "LIMITED BELIEFS"
and "EXPANSIVE BELIEFS". In one column, write out your limited beliefs. These beliefs limit your reality, hold you back, keep you small, create obstacles, and simply make you feel bad. In the next column, write out your expansive beliefs. These beliefs expand your reality, connect you with a greater purpose, align you with your values, and help you feel good.

You can do this with specific topics. i.e. the nature of the universe, joy, your self, success

At the top, put your topic. My beliefs about ______ are.....

When you are done, take note of how much time you spend in limited beliefs and how much in expansive beliefs.

If you are ready, decide to spend more time in expansive beliefs. Choose a few keys ones and write them somewhere you can read and say aloud to yourself frequently.

Awareness Eradicates Suffering

In the May edition of my SpiritAlive enewsletter, I said: Awareness is the very foundation that your life sits upon. Life mirrors what you hold possible and true in your mind.

AWARENESS IS ....

a vehicle for thriving.

AWARENESS IS....

• paying attention
• consciousness
• being awake
• presence
• noticing
• being real about what is
  

AWARENESS IS....

A tool for the Law of Attraction.

So what does awareness have to do with the law of attraction? The power of your mind... to decide, to choose, to focus. All these qualities and abilities of the mind influence your ability to harness the law of attraction to work for you, for what you desire.

As far as harnessing the law of attraction, most people want to learn how to harness it to increase their joy.

First, let me explain how most people live.

They have an experience. The experience is the stimulus. Then they respond.

Stimulus----->Response

In this way of being, one is at the mercy of default responses. This can include stories, defenses, and reactions. These do not come from who one is... they come from the past, what one has been "trained" to do, and survival.

When you cultivate awareness, you create, among other things, choice.

You have an experience (stimulus). You breath. You feel. You stay present. You draw forth your innate knowing. You pay attention to what you want. You are awake to the moment.

Thus, you create:

Stimulus------> CHOICE----->Response

We create our suffering.* I know that is a big reality to consider. But I truly want you to live in your power. To do this, you need to get real about the power you have to create your reality. Suffering can be mild or dramatic. You know what suffering means to you.

I believe you can eradicate suffering with awareness. In turn, you welcome a state of being that includes ongoing joy.

*I saw Iylana Vanzant speak the other night and she said that we have to stop glorifying our suffering.

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TIP: Pay attention to your stimulus-----> response patterns. When you have experiences, what do you notice about how you respond? Do you react automatically? Do you think? Do you lash out? Do you stifle your voice? Do you stay present? Do you choose?

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Kendra E Thornbury, MA, inspires and guides people to be fully alive through coaching, training, teleseminars, workshops, writing, and resources. http://www.spiritalive.net/http://www.lessonsinlawofattraction.com/

Awareness and the Law of Attraction

There is a relationship between awareness and the Law of Attraction.

You see, your consciousness creates your reality. You may be aware of your consciousness, or you may not. When you are, you are able to see things for what they are, be with them, and evaluate them. You are able to do this with ease and clarity. Once you are able to be with what is (which is another way of describing acceptance) you can evaluate and discern whether what is occurring is a reflection of the reality you want to experience.

If it is not, you then can change your reality.

What you are aware of you can change.

Any thing or experience that you want to have
is available to you. You can become it. You just have to
get into the consciousness that allows that to occur.

When your consciousness dominates your awareness to
such an extent that you can't conceive of any other state
of mind other than the state of mind that you're in,
turn your attention to the power of mind, make a choice,
and learn to create an awarneness that will allow you
to expand your consciosness to be the consciousness
that will attract what you desire.

Whew!

Isn't this stuff fun?!

Abraham-Hicks Video Explains Law of Attraction, Resistance, Your Frequency and more!

A great video on the Law of Attraction...


Some highlights:

Law of Attraction= That which is likened to itself is drawn.

Ask for what you want and then find a way to bring your self into vibrational frequency of what you are asking for.

If you want more money, you must not continue to tell the story that you don't have enough money. You cannot continue to point out the absence of something you want without holding your self in resistance to something you want.

As you tell the story, you activate the vibration within you.

Tell your self...

"If I let go of resistance and doubt,
If I let go of unworthiness, unfairness and injustice.
If I focus upon the brightest spots that I can find in my physical time space reality or beyond,
I will let loose of resistance and the stream will carry me to the exalted expression of who I truly am."