Attraction as with anything, varies from person to person. Our wants, needs and desires all are different but are focused on consciously or subconsciously with the same intensity. No matter who we are there is a chain, a law, that governs the flow of this information that is always the same for everyone, no exceptions. The only difference for each of us is what we are drawing to ourselves. Good or bad, meaningful or not, it is all our own creation. Our creation, though, when manifested might not be what we thought it would be. You might think you want one thing, but based on your OWN creation you might see that all your energy and thoughts were focus on something entirely different.
My focus and thoughts, I thought, have always been to travel and have many adventures, maybe even settling in some exotic country. I did do that, all of it. But based on what I created for myself, I wanted roots and a family and that is precisely what I have now. Its funny no matter what I think my dominate drive for what I want may be, many layers underneath, layers I am not aware of, there is another need that out weighs all that I thought I was trying to manifest.
Can it be that my higher self is working with other higher beings for my benefit giving me the life lessons that I am not aware of needing for this life I have chosen? I always thought I was a “new ager” then, when it became trendy and Oprah was promoting it, it seemed to take on a stigma of a housewife hobby rather than a life movement. I tried to push it aside and believe that there was no real point to anything and we all were randomly floating through life. Unfortunately no matter how many times I tried to fool myself the universe always points
Personal development may turn a lot of people off because of its image. You always see these self-proclaimed gurus, peddling their tape sets and e-books, telling you that you can be happier, become a millionaire, lose weight, learn to use superhuman powers and read "War And Peace" in 15 minutes… if you'll just buy their CD set or e-book!
It's no wonder this can turn people off. Personal development might seem tacky or new-agey to you, but if you look a little more closely at what they have to offer you, you might find something very useful there.
"Personal development" basically means working on yourself. That's it. It's a pretty general category. It's something that athletes, artists, celebrities and business owners all to in order to achieve their personal best at what they do. If you consider simply that personal development means doing what you do the best you can, it starts to make a lot more sense.
Maybe you don't want the Maharishi's 10-Day Weight Loss Hypnosis Program, or the Brainwave Machine that unlocks the millionaire giant within; but what about some tips and strategies to help you use your time better, deal more effectively with difficulties in your professional life, or improve your skills and abilities? Here are some common subtopics in the wide field of personal development.
Coping strategies. Stress is no joke. Little things that happen everyday can cause you a lot of frustration and health trouble. Everybody has their way of dealing with stress, but personal improvement can help offer you some new ideas for how to deal with little daily difficulties.
Getting the most out of everyday. Everybody could use more time in their busy lives. But honestly, if you had more free time, don't you think you'd end up wasting it somehow? We don't need MORE time; we need to use the time we have more effectively. Everybody I know could use a little help getting organized!
Overcoming personal problems. We all have little things that keep us from doing what we want to do, and they differ from person to person. Have you ever heard the saying "God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom always to tell the difference?" Personal development can help you figure out how to deal and live with your own personal problems.
Dealing with difficult people. You are bound to have to deal with people at your job or in your family that give you a major headache. You can work on yourself so that you can handle other people and not let little things get to you.
Working around life's obstacles. Things aren't ever going to go the way you've planned, and you will always face difficult times. Personal development can teach you ways that you can handle life's crises without destructive consequences. Nobody can totally go it alone.
Increasing your brain power. In your everyday life, you only use a small fraction of your brain. Wouldn't you like to improve your memory, control your mind and get more out of your grey matter? Personal development can show you all kinds of new ways to use your brain. There's a lot going on there that you don't know about!
Probably the most important thing personal development has to offer is a way to stay positive. It's not always easy to do. It's much easier to develop negative patterns of thinking that only drag us down in the muck.
If you're a skeptic, like me, surf the net a little and see what you find. Don't be close minded; personal development may have something to offer you.
James Allen
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The word “manifesting” means to make something tangible or readily perceived by the senses especially by sight (this is according to Merriam-Webster Dictionary). The word can be applied in many ways depending on the context. For our purpose, manifesting can be applied because we want to materialize our desires, goals & dreams that only take their forms in our minds.
Oh no, this will not give you the power to control other people because nobody can do that. Each of us was given a free will and we should use that will to make conscious choices so that we will reach our highest potential.
Manifesting is a way of empowering us. It enables us to take charge of our lives instead of just leaving it to chance and fate. It gives us the power to transform our thoughts into something that is real & material to us. If you keep thinking about money, a picture of a dollar bill or a check will come into your mind. Sooner or later this will become an experience for you in your reality. You might see a dollar bill on a billboard or hear someone talk about money. Of course if you only see it or hear about it but not own it, it is of no use to you. You might as well try another way of manifesting it.
Although manifesting is a gift intended to grant our wishes, it will work against us if we do not make a conscious choice of what we are going to manifest. We can manifest even if it is something we do not want as long as we keep the thought of that object or idea in our mind.
Manifesting is an amazing gift that wields power to fulfill our deepest desires as well as our greatest fear, so use it wisely…
Joann Ang
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