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Saturday, January 3, 2009

Responding vs. Reacting

A sticky note by my computer serves to remind me at all times to “RESPOND” and not “React”. When we react to our environment it is more like a knee jerk reaction similar to the open mouth, insert foot scenario. On the other hand when we take the time to consider our response, we tend to take more then just the obvious into consideration. I have found the answers to life’s challenges often come from the not so obvious.

I’ve been wondering a lot lately just ‘why' I’m not living the life I thought I’d be living at the age I am right now. My study of the law of attraction has revealed to me that my life is only mirroring the thoughts I’ve been thinking. Don’t get me wrong, I live a pretty good life...depending on who I’m comparing myself to at the moment. Going forward I am realizing more and more the importance of responding rather then reacting.

Isn’t it true that as we age we are faced with the reality that it’s no longer about the quantity of years left to us in this mortal body as it is the quality of those years? My must read collection at my bedside consist of Dr. Wayne Dyer’s “Change your Thoughts, Change your Life”. Lynn Grabhorn’s “Excuse me Your Life is Waiting”, Mike Dooley’s audio programs, anything by Abraham Hicks…to name just a few.

Right now staying focused on positive aspirations of manifestation is taking on a whole new meaning.
However I am determined NOT to allow myself to buy into the doom and gloom mindset about a recession being as bad if not worse than the ‘The Great Depression’. Life has proven to me time and time again that “where there is a will, there is a way!” I know as long as I do my part and practice the art of allowing the Universe will provide the ‘HOW’.

I believe this is where the strength of power manifesting comes into play. I am determined to come through this with class and trust me, when I do it will be a story worth writing about.

This is all about the law of Attraction...good messages
Your intentions may not be able to completely control the world around you...but you can control how you reat to it.
Over the past few years, The Secret and other books/movies/philosophies like it have brought the power of intention into our cultural consciousness, and that's a great thing - on a global scale. After all, taking personal responsibility for our circumstances and how we get into them is a key component to leading an enriched, abundant and participatory life. But what about when bad things happen to genuinely well-intentioned people?
Natural disasters, corporate lay offs, freak accidents - things that are beyond our control occur all the time, often without any notice. It's in these situations where the real secret comes into play. The fact is, no matter what you've heard, you cannot completely control the world around you (consider the luck of the draw into which we are born and the fact that all of us - not just some - have free will). But you can dictate how you react to outside occurrences good and bad.
It starts with self-confidence
The foundation for happiness in good times and remaining unshaken (or at least unbroken) in the face of adversity is a solid sense of self. If you've taken the time to know yourself - who you are, your strengths and weaknesses and what you stand for, not only will you find life in general more pleasant, but you'll find it easier when the firestorm hits. Just be warned, bravado is a far cry from self-assurance. Cocky people puff up their chests and proclaim their capabilities. Confident people just do it - and know enough to ask for help in the areas where someone else may do it better. Which brings us to…
Ask and you will receive
The power of intention, while not able to prevent a tsunami, is very much real if for no other reason than it dictates the actions you take to achieve the
response. So if you're faced with a situation where you need help, open yourself up to the possibility of it coming by asking for it - rather than indulging yourself in the fear that it won't come. Fear-based behavior is a self-fulfilling prophecy. In other words, if you spend your time living in your fear, you all but guarantee it will come true. Instead, ask for and have faith in the assistance you need, and it will be provided… even if it begins an increased sense of inner strength that you can handle all that comes your way.
Cultivate grace under pressure
Over-reacting to any situation is the best way to send the wrong signals to the universe. No matter how awful, work on maintaining composure. If this means you have to believe in the impossible, then do it - so long as you continue to implore the practical. What does that mean? If an accident empties your bank account and your fear is you won't be able to pay your mortgage, don' t panic and go into a poverty mindset. Instead, have faith that the money will come while you take every step you can think of to ensure that it does. Remaining kind, respectful and grateful when stress is mounting, and it would be natural for fear to take over, sends the message that you operate from a place of love and that is the best thing you can do to invite more positivity into your life, no matter what the circumstances.

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