I’ve been going a little back to basics and started reading selections from The Law of Attraction - Teachings of Abraham, written by Esther and Jerry Hicks. It’s interesting to see the parts I highlighted a few years ago & compare what’s important to me now vs. back then. But the greatest fun I’m having is in writing excited margin-notes (and dating them, of course) - because, suddenly, so much of the teachings seem very clear & I’m making all sorts of connections & having loads of insights. Great!
So - here we are with my insight of the week. It starts this way: making the decision to feel good will help you see only what you want to see, and keep you focused only on what you want in your experience. I’m referring to the part of the book where Jerry says he spent many years away from watching TV or reading newspapers because he wanted to focus on the things he wanted, and Abraham responded by saying that when we are focusing on the things we want, we wouldn’t feel as though we were depriving ourselves of TV or news. We would be focused on what we are interested in.
Also, I’d been reading about Abraham’s thoughts on Allowing….focusing on what we want essentially allows others to be who & what they are, and focus on what they want.
What is it that you want? A fulfilling relationship? Better family relations? Do you want a nice house, a new car, a good job, a fantastic 5-star vacation? Break it down….serenity, safety, abundance and love? And at the bottom of all of that is the desire to feel good. So you want to feel good. So focus on feeling good. And in the morning when you’re starting your day, make the decision that you are going to feel good that day. Same as you decide whether you’re going to have waffles or oatmeal for breakfast, or nothing at all. Same as you decide what you’re going to wear or whether to cut your hair…it’s a DECISION. And it’s as big as deciding where you want to live or that it’s time to get married. It’s a decision we must make consciously EVERY DAY. Every day, at least for a while.
Because, after a time of making that decision every day…”I’m going to be happy today,” or “I’m going to feel good all day,” after a while, those choices will become habit and you won’t have to think about it anymore. It will be your natural state of being. Well Being. Just like that.
And as you feel good, and maybe..feeling appreciative of things as you go through your day…suddenly, you’ve got more things to feel good about..and who knows?!…it could be your perfect new car…or first-class tickets to Rome…and then there it is: you feel REALLY GOOD! Whaaaahoooo! Life becomes whaaahoo. And you find you don’t have to filter out the things that you don’t want, whether in the newspaper or on TV or walking down the street, because as you walk through your day feeling good, you are seeing and experiencing the things you want to see & experience. And the Universe just brings you more & more. Whaaahoo!
I’m simply suggesting that starting right at the bottom line of feeling good every day is a very fast-track to the things that you want in your life experience. I used to think I had to reiterate over & over every day…I want a new car, I want a new car, I want a new car. But I think the Universe gets the message the first time I send out that “rocket of desire” & after that, perhaps I’m just lacking the new car, which is just lack and that’s what I get more of in the long run.
So starting with deciding to feel good is the best place to start and kind of work from, all day long. As I’m feeling good, I’m allowing the rest of the Universe to do what it does, and I’m also allowing the higher Universe to bring me all the things that I want.