The Secret Message 9/20/07
The Law of Attraction is very clear about Desire: Desire is good. Wanting is good. Desire fuels our expansion and through our expansion the Universe expands. The Law of Attraction provides a wonderful balance and foil to the sometimes strict, ascetic principles of many spiritual teachings.
This is not to say that the Law of Attraction is not effective as a spiritual path. It absolutely is. But it does not present itself in those terms. In many spiritual circles, desire has gotten a bad rap. And the Law of Attraction, through encouraging an awakening of desire, is helping to release some of the pressure that has built up around desire.
What we resist persists. And for many who have focused on spiritual growth, a resistance to desire, either conscious or unconscious, has blocked the way to heightened awareness.
In many ways, I think of the Law of Attraction as the Bill Murray character in the movie Stripes, saying, "Lighten up Francis." We are being given a green light to lighten up, to not take ourselves so seriously. We are being given permission - not that we ever needed permission - to dream, to imagine, to envision. We are being given "free reign" to think big and have big desires.
Read what Raymond David Salas says about 'Desire":
Effortless Success
If you're like most people, you probably believe you are making things happen in your life by the actions you take. The underlying belief goes something like "If I don't do something, nothing will happen. I need to make it all happen."
I believe our lives, world, and reality is actually created by the desires, thoughts, intentions, and images we give our attention to.
With these beliefs in mind, I would like to offer you a model for creating your desires I call "effortless success." The basic steps are:
- Decide what you want.
- Act only from inspired action.
Let's explore these further:
Decide what you want.
This is the first step to create anything in your life. Some people don't even have an idea or clue what they want. You can ask them "What do you really, really, really want?" and they don't have an answer. Many people are so focused on day-to-day "survival", they have not stopped to consider an answer to this question, or even ask it to begin with. Or, others keep the majority of their focus and energy spent on what they don't want. Look around you. Are thoughts like "My relationship sucks", "I hate my job," "I feel fat," "Remember how terrible it was when" common in the minds, conversations, and daily interactions of your world?
We are each creating our lives and experiences by whatever we are choosing to focus on. "It is as easy to create a castle as a button. It's just a matter of whether you're focused on a castle or a button."
Here are some tools and practices I have found helpful for improving focus and giving desires a "turbo boost" of energy, power, and magnetism for attracting all of the things you actually do want in your life:
- Create a "Dream" Book.
Compile a book of pictures, images, and other visual representations of what you want to create and manifest in your life starting now. These can be collected from magazines, the internet, personal photographs, or anywhere else. The most important guideline is they truly represent what you desire. Visual images carry energy and will help trigger the intentions that you place behind them. Think of them as "buttons" for your desires that you "press" every time you look at them or picture them in any other way.
- Write it down.
Written words also carry energy. Write out what you desire for your life. Be as specific as possible and include as many details as are important to you. Assume the Universe does not know anything about your desires and will only get its information from you. Be very clear with this. It is the difference between "I want a car" and "I want a new, red Ford Mustang with chrome rims."
- Visualize.
After you have your "dream" book and written statements completed, practice visualizing yourself experiencing your desires in your mind's eye, including all of the related sights, sounds, emotions, feelings, and everything else involved. "See" yourself experiencing all of this in the present moment. Imagine it with as much feeling and as many details as possible. Your imagination is one of your most powerful tools available to you. Visualization will give you the opportunity to use and benefit from it.
- Review daily.
Review your "dream" book, written statements, and visualizations daily.
Act only from inspired action.
After deciding what want, let the Universe take care of the rest. Your only job is the "what" of your desires, not the "how." If something does occur to you and it "feels" right, do it. Take it as guidance and inspiration from your higher self. Make a commitment to yourself to not do anything unless you are inspired to take action. The only guideline is whether it feels good. If it doesn't feel good, don't do it. For example, when looking at a list of tasks and possibilities from your "to do" list or some other personal planner, only select the most enjoyable items to take action on. If none of them appear enjoyable, disregard them until something does. Leave your logic out of it. There is nothing you need to do. It is only your belief that makes it so. Remember, you always have a choice.
Suggestions
Here are some further suggestions you may find helpful when applying this "Effortless Success" process:
- Keep it personal.
Your "dream" book, written statements, and visualizations are intended for your life experience only. It is helpful to keep them private and personal. This will help your energy to stay focused. Also, you won't need to defend or explain yourself to anyone. Sharing any part of this with others can actually slow down your results and process. Even if others only want the best for you, the greatest they can ever offer is only their version of what is the "best" for you, which will always be different than your own. Only you are the creator of your life. No one else can create into your experience without your consent. Keep your power.
- Don't keep score.
It may be tempting to monitor your progress to check to see how your desires are manifesting. I suggest you resist this temptation. When you "keep score" like this, your focus automatically shifts to the absence of your desires, not to their arrival and manifestation. Keep your mind off of thoughts like "Is it here yet?", "Is it ever going to happen?" etc. Shift your focus back to what you do want and practice feeling these thoughts instead. As a result, your mind and energy will remain focused and aligned with your desires.
- Enjoy the journey.
Relax. You will never be in a place where all of your desires are completely satisfied in all areas of your life. You will always be on your way towards some "yet-to-be-satisfied" desires. In the moment one desire is satisfied, a whole new set of desires is immediately launched. In the earlier example of the new, red Ford Mustang with chrome rims, once you have it, new desires will emerge, such as I want a garage to park it in, a car cover to park it outdoors, insurance coverage, cool music to play in it while driving, etc. The actual moment of completion is brief and fleeting. It is more satisfying to embrace the process and path to your desires because this is never ending. I have learned to enjoy it more and be thrilled by the challenge and opportunity of manifesting my desires, whatever they may be, and experiencing as much joy as possible in the present moment of my journey towards them. I would highly recommend this approach for greatest joy.
- Be patient.
How many of the things you wanted and desired for your life happened only after you had given up, surrendered, or let go of the outcome? Consistently, I have found results happen more quickly for me when I am not attached to the results. It's like hitting a baseball well. If you try too hard, it won't happen. However, if you're focused, but relaxed and flexible, success! The key is to be easy on yourself and patient with your process. You can't get it wrong and you never get it done, so relax.
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