THE ABUNDANT LIFE by Linda Simmon, C.Ht.
Prosperity and abundance are not just about money or possessions, they are about a rich, full, fulfilling and joyful life that is filled with much laughter, love, excitement and yes, money and success.
John Schaar of the University of California at Santa Cruz has written, “The future is not some place we are going, but one we are creating. The paths are not to be found, but made. And the activity of making them changes both the maker and their destination.”
Professor Schaar has pointed out much more eloquently than I one of the core beliefs in my work. Take control of your life and your actions by taking control of your thoughts and in that way create your own future.
Life often requires us to do things we don't want to. As a result, we get used to feeling frustrated and it is easy to imagine that we will never get the chance to indulge ourselves in activities that we want and choose to do. Because of this, we start to believe it is our life and we have to live it that way and sometimes when an opportunity does come along, we are so wrapped up in survival that we fail to recognize or believe the offer being presented to us.
As Professor Schaar has pointed out, the future is indeed a place that we are creating, but not just the future, each and every moment of each day we create our reality. Your life does not have to be determined by the whims, addictions and negative behaviors of those around you or even your own past. You have the power to take control and live the life you dream of.
The truth is that it is our perception of any incident, occurrence, activity or situation that determines whether we consider ourselves to be happy or sad, have feelings of joy or hopelessness, think we are making progress or stagnating; and it is this very ability that may be the most powerful tool each of us has at our disposal to shape and guide our present and our future. Even when we know we have this tool, sometimes we simply do not use it. Have we forgotten or perhaps not forgotten, but are we simply afraid to use it and change our lives. Perhaps it is easier to place the blame for the negativity in our lives on someone else thereby abdicating any personal responsibility whatsoever.
My question to each of you is……. Why?
In order to make changes, however, we need to look at the limiting themes that have repeated themselves in our life, usually as a result of fear. Fear of change, fear of failure, even worse, fear of success. Maybe you’ve carried that old baggage around long enough. Maybe it’s time to get rid of it and live the life you were meant to live filled with prosperity and abundance, a life that is rich and full.
The real truth, the reality of this world we live in is that desire is the life force of energy streaming through us. It is our desires that keep us alive and magnetic. People without strong desires slowly whither away, living only shadow lives of who they were and who they were meant to be. The more we allow the energy of desire to flow through us, the more vibrant and alive we become, the more connected we feel, and life just gets better and better.
Allow that desire to flow through you and if you feel I can help, let me know. It is and can be so much more fun and easier than you think.
Linda Simmon, C.Ht., New Beginnings, www.newhypnotherapy.com
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