You'll find that even in your darkest chapters there will be happy moments. They may be fleeting, but they will be there, especially if you look for them. And that's the secret to happiness. Look for the happy moments.
Tag: manifestation
Yearn
We are all about expansion and evolving and a great motivator for this is our tendency to yearn for something currently unattainable. This is all well and good, but be sure you don't spend all your time yearning for something you don't have that you forget to spend any time enjoying what you do. The … Continue reading Yearn
Gifts
People are willing to acknowledge that they have special gifts, which include abilities or qualities. Are they also willing to acknowledge where the gifts came from? A gift involves a recipient and a giver, someone has to give the gift. So, is it a someone who gives the gifts you're blessed with? Or something?
Possibilities
You've only just scratched the surface of all the possibilities available to you. The possibilities are endless, because that's what they're all about. The only thing you need to do is to start believing this and act accordingly.
Intuition
Everyone has access to their intuition, their greater knowing beyond thought. It's just that some choose to doubt themselves. It's the ones who believe in their ability that have the easiest access to their intuition. When they believe they help themselves achieve.
Christmas
Christmas means different things to different people. Overall, it's a time to gather around your loved ones and celebrate. Sometimes that can be too much pressure on some. And a nightmare to others. For the most part though, it's wonderful. It's also a time of reflection, as it happens right before the end of the … Continue reading Christmas
Build
You get a good life by building a good life, one wise choice after another. You get confidence by building it, one brave choice after another. You get happiness by building a happy outlook, one joy-filled moment after another. The thing about getting these things, is you really build them yourself. And that's a secret … Continue reading Build
Joy to the World
We certainly could use a little joy brought to the world. The most humble of us all can help add joy to those around them, and to those even worse off. In the famous story it was just a small child born in a manger that brought hope, love and joy to the whole world. … Continue reading Joy to the World
Gifts
Gifts lose their value when they become expectations and obligations. Maybe we shouldn't let consumerism dictate how we express our love for each other in holiday celebrations. Perhaps the best gifts come from sharing our most precious assets: our time and attention.
Edit
The end of the year is a perfect time to edit. Edit your physical clutter, edit your digital clutter, edit your mental clutter. Drop the excess that has weighed you down all year. You don't want to bring it into the new year, do you? Edit.
Manners
Manners count. All it takes is one interaction with someone who has a lack manners to realize how important they are.
Tolerance
Your ability for tolerance is tied to your beliefs. You'll tolerate as much as you believe you can. And you won't be able to tolerate what you believe is impossible to accept. Your beliefs dictate your reality.
Yesterday’s Horoscope
Assumptions can help you about as much as yesterday's horoscope, they're irrelevant at best. They're also a major waste of your finite brain power. Drop the assumptions, they do you know good. They belong in the waste basket right alongside yesterday's horoscope.
Resistance
What you resist persists, because you're spending all of that energy on it. Drop it. Change directions, and put your energy into its opposite. Focus on creating positive change, rather than resisting negative crap.
Pumpkins
Pumpkins have stellar PR. They basically own the fall, with pumpkin-spiced everything, jack-o'-lanterns decorating all the best places, and pumpkin pie hitting most everyone's Thanksgiving table. But, even though pumpkins are everywhere, there are actually some people who don't like them. You can't win 'em all. So, if an almost universally known staple like a … Continue reading Pumpkins
Happy
Happy is a journey not a destination. It helps to think of it that way, especially when you end up taking pit stops along the way. And there will be a ton of pit stops, in some not so great places, like Sad Town, Angryville, and The Audacity City to name a few. Just remember … Continue reading Happy
Bend
Remember to not be so rigid that you can easily break. Have standards of course, but remember, it's the trees that can bend in a storm that survive. The ones that won't budge, end up snapping in powerful gust of wind.
Create
At some point you've got to get sick of only consuming, whether it be online content, material items, or food. If you consume too much it's bad, and if all you do is consume it becomes misery. The cure is to create. Contribute through creation. If you're stuck on what to create, look to what … Continue reading Create
Better Days
If you're going through a hard time, remember that there are better days ahead. And if you're doing okay, remember that these could very well be the better days that you dreamed of before when you might have been struggling. Better days don't have to be extraordinary. They could just be ordinary, average, and lovely … Continue reading Better Days
Make-Believe
"Real life" isn't so real after all. It's really just make-believe. Like how we used to play as kids. You make it up, you believe it's real, and it becomes "real" to you. That's what creation is all about. The pressing question is, then why do we believe in such small little lives?
Until It Is
It isn't the right time, until it is. In other words, don't worry so much. It will all happen as it's supposed to happen. Worrying about the timing, and how to control the events that play out, only puts stress on you so you don't enjoy any of it anyway. Focus on this moment, and … Continue reading Until It Is
Finish Line
The finish line is always also the starting line to something else. So, don't despair at reaching it. Don't be so quick to get there either, it isn't the end. You might as well just make the most of where you are right now.
All at Once
Your dreams can come together and become a reality all at once. It's pretty simple, actually. You just need to focus on making it a reality. When they do come true, it happens all at once because there is only ever this very moment. All the rest of it is just an idea. So when … Continue reading All at Once
Previous Experience
Previous experience may help you gain a bit of wisdom, but don't make the mistake in thinking it's a reliable roadmap for what lies ahead. Life is creative, adaptive and surprising. And it's all about what's in front of you, not behind. So, previous experience is great for character development, but it is not something … Continue reading Previous Experience
Make it Up
We are all co-creators of our own lives. Our intentions guide our thoughts. Our repeated thoughts form our beliefs. And those beliefs are what create how our lives look to ourselves. We're basically just making it all up. So, might as well get deliberate, and make it up how you really want it to go.
Keep the Vision
Energy goes where attention flows. We create our lives by our thoughts and what we choose to focus on. What we choose to focus on is what we see, and what we see it what makes up our lives. So, create a vision of how you would like your life to look, and then keep … Continue reading Keep the Vision
Noise
Noise can seem like a burden if you were hoping for quiet. But, not everyone is lucky enough to even hear it. There are some people who can only dream about what it's like to be able to hear noise. Anytime we get annoyed with something, rather than let it set us off, we should … Continue reading Noise
Keep Going
How do you know when it's time to quit? When it feels complete to you. Either when you've achieved what you were seeking to achieve, or when you feel resolved in your heart that you are done. But, if you quit because it's hard, and yet there's a nagging sense in your heart that you're … Continue reading Keep Going
Momentum
The key to getting anything done, is momentum. Sometimes it can take longer to convince yourself to get started than it does to complete the whole task. You just have to get yourself going, and let the momentum take you to the finish line. Start before you feel ready.
Happy
It's your responsibility to do what makes you happy. And, you find out exactly what that is by paying attention to what it feels like in your heart. It isn't what you think it is. It's what you feel. You may think a fancy car, or high-powered job, or a bigger salary is what will … Continue reading Happy
Earn it
We all want to be given an easy life. We want someone to lavish us with luxuries and to have an abundance of money and privilege. But, it's nearly impossible to appreciate any of it, unless we put in the work to earn it. If it is just given to us, no amount of it … Continue reading Earn it
Dedicated
In order to get any kind of substantial progress in a venture you need to be dedicated to it. You can't just add it to a list that you think you're multitasking with. Being dedicated means you have a single-minded loyalty or integrity. With that kind of integrity you can succeed far beyond your dreams. … Continue reading Dedicated
Accentuate
Manifestation is really simple. Whatever you think about most often, is what you'll bring into your life. Because of this, you tend to focus on it more, since it's right there in front of your face. So, the cycle keeps going. Knowing this is helpful. As what you think about most often is what you'll … Continue reading Accentuate
Work
Work becomes so much better when you think of it as something you get to do, rather than something you have to do. Remember that the same work you bemoan, is a treasure to someone who has lost their own.
Place Your Order
It's been said that all things are possible for those who believe. In other words, when you ask, and believe it, you will receive it. This isn't just some new-age mumbo jumbo. No, this is found in a very old, and very good Book. So, then, what are you waiting for? Start believing in that … Continue reading Place Your Order
Speak It
Say what you mean, and mean what you say. Remember that words have power, so be careful with how you use them. Sure, you can always say you're sorry if you lash out. But, even still, whatever you said before that will not be so easily forgotten. Speak only about what you want. And above … Continue reading Speak It
Just Do It
Just Do It was an incredibly successful slogan for a huge sports brand because it resonates. Winning happens when you stop debating and strategizing, and you just do it. That applies to life as much as it applies to sports. It's in the doing that makes good things happen. It's not in the talking or … Continue reading Just Do It
Believe
Your whole world is built from your beliefs. What you see is what you believe. So, if you want to see something else, if you want to manifest something else, you need to believe it first.
Ask
The quickest and cleanest way to get what you want, is to ask for it. You're not guaranteed to get it, at least not right away, but your chances are a whole lot better than if you don't ask. So, do yourself a favor, and ask.
Believe
The beginning of anything is the belief that it can happen. Believe in it first, and then action will take you there. It starts with a belief. So, believe.
Determined
The key to manifestation lies in what you believe will happen. And, what you believe will happen is what you are determined to make happen. Get clear on what you want, and then get determined that you can make it happen. There is no other way. There's no magic fairy floating around, just wanting to … Continue reading Determined
Feelings
Most people let their feelings run the show. Their feelings determine how life unfolds. But, this is backwards. Feelings shouldn't lead, they follow. Make no mistake, there is no way to stifle feelings once they're out. So, that's why you should be aware of how they come about. They're created by your thoughts. More directly, … Continue reading Feelings
Attraction
Attraction is always happening to you. The question is, are you guiding the stuff you want towards you, or are you focused more on what you don't want? Because whatever you're focused on, that is what's coming towards you. It's all about attraction. So, keep in mind that there isn't so much of eliminating unwanted … Continue reading Attraction
Begin
In order to get anything done, you need to begin. You can't wait until everything is perfect. It's not supposed to be perfect when you begin, because, frankly, it isn't finished yet. And you will never get it finished until and unless you begin.
What
We all get hung up on trying to figure out how we are going to get the things we want in life. But we should really focus more on clarifying exactly what we want. Get clear on the what, and the how will start to work itself out.
After Effects
What happens after you achieve your goal? What are the after effects? What will your life look like when you achieve it? What will it feel like to have that happen-- whatever it may be-- in your life? Think about those after effects, feel those things as if they've already happened, and you'll be on … Continue reading After Effects
Prepare for it
A key step in manifestation, is to prepare for what you want to manifest. Make space for what you want in your life. Make room for it in your schedule. Prepare to have the thing in your life that you want. Prepare to think about the thing as much as you think about the things … Continue reading Prepare for it
Know What You Want
You can do anything you want if you put your mind to it. You just have to know what you want. That's the tricky part. It isn't so much the achievement of something, it's knowing exactly what you want to achieve. Life throws a lot of obstacles your way, and distractions on top of that. … Continue reading Know What You Want
Already
You already know what your purpose is. You already know how to achieve your dreams. You already have what you need to make it a reality. Now, you just have to believe it. It's already done. You just have to allow it to be.
Order it
If you want your life to change into something more wonderful, you need to be in charge of making it happen. After all, it's your life, and you know best about what would make it great. Be deliberate in what you choose for yourself. Decide on what you want for your life and order it … Continue reading Order it
Useful
You could say a lot. You could do a lot. But how much of it is useful? How much of it is just chasing your emotions and whims? We're blessed with these lives of ours, we can do whatever we want with them. But the thing is, our time is limited. Do you really want … Continue reading Useful
Energy
Everything is run on energy, even us humans. And as we're moved by energy, we have the power to direct the energy flowing through us towards whatever we want to create. Tony Robbins has a great saying for this. He says, energy flows where attention goes. Our attention is a powerful creative force. Are you … Continue reading Energy
Vision
Have a vision of what you want. Visualize how you want your life to look. Keep that vision clear and ever present in your mind. You will get inspired to the right actions that will lead you to making your vision a reality. But it all starts with a vision.
Visualization
Visualization is an incredible tool that can help you manifest your dreams. Visualizing is actively creating images of the circumstances that you want. Even better, it can create the sensations of those circumstances, sort of like it's your own home-made virtual reality. When the aspects of these images and sensations become fully realized, they can … Continue reading Visualization
Jump for Joy
The most magnetic people are the joyful ones. And the thing is, they aren't exclusively entitled to joy. Every one of us can be joyful. Joy isn't randomly gifted to you. You get to choose joy, for yourself, at any time. You don't need to wait for certain circumstances to happen before you can be … Continue reading Jump for Joy
Feel it Real
In order to manifest something into your life, you have to mentally visualize it, and also feel it as if it's already happening. When you connect your head and heart and feel it real, then it has to show up for you. It can't show up if you don't feel like it's possible. It has … Continue reading Feel it Real
Giving
It's not only better to give than to receive, it is the way to receiving. When you show that you are blessed enough to be able to give a helping hand, or a financial gift, or even your own time, then you show yourself that you are abundant in those things. This holds you in … Continue reading Giving
Beginner’s Luck
I'm not sure if there really is such a thing as "beginner's luck," but I am sure that those who actually begin moving towards their goals, significantly swing the odds in their favor more than those who only wish and dream about it. So, begin. Start small, but do start moving towards achieving your goals, … Continue reading Beginner’s Luck
Values
Creating your ideal life might just be broken down into a simple formula. First you need to define what you want. Then you need to figure out why you want it. Why you want it is based on your own personal set of values. So, get clear on your values, and it can help you … Continue reading Values
Ready
You might not feel ready to have all of the big, wonderful, but big things happen in your life just yet. Then again, when will you be? These wonderful things might not be happening in your life because you don't feel ready yet. Perhaps you can be easier on yourself and take it slow. Maybe … Continue reading Ready
How
Sometimes, actually often, the trickiest question you can get stuck on is: How? If you fall for the trap of needing to know how you're going to create the life you want, then you'll most likely never get past the asking stage. It's far better to get clear on asking yourself: Why? If you're crystal … Continue reading How
Gratitude
The clearest path to understanding how to get the life that you want is to practice gratitude. Being grateful for what you have not only shows you how wonderful your life is already, in some respects, but that feeling of gratitude shows you how it feels to have a wonderful life, period. Your feelings indicate … Continue reading Gratitude
First Believe
To make anything happen in your life, you have to first believe that you can. It's as simple as that. Everything in our lives is run by our beliefs. It's done so seamlessly that most of these beliefs are hidden. Now, they all did come from you at some point, and you can instill new … Continue reading First Believe
Consistent
Whatever you're doing on a daily, consistent basis, is what determines what your life looks like. If you want to change your life, you can start by noting what your consistent daily actions are, and then change whichever action you no longer want to be a creative factor. Then add a new action to replace … Continue reading Consistent
Begin
Usually, the hardest part of getting anything you want done, is the part where you begin doing it. That tends to intimidate people. They'll hem and haw to avoid the discomfort. And yet, nothing will happen until they finally just go for it, and begin. So, just begin. It's not going to be perfect right … Continue reading Begin
Why
Pay attention to why you may be struggling. If you truly uncover why, then it will lead you to what you really want. Perhaps you're unhappy in a relationship, or in a job. If you figure out why, then you will know what you really want to do about it. Or perhaps there's a massive … Continue reading Why
Noise
The formula for manifesting anything in your life, is to clearly think about what you want to manifest and then harmoniously feel the feeling of it happening. Your thoughts and feelings need to be in harmony as you get clear about the goal. The best way to do this is to clear out and quiet … Continue reading Noise
Willpower
Anything is possible, as long as you have the will to make it happen. You may not have the skills, knowledge, or tools yet, but that's only a temporary setback if you have the will to figure out how to get those things. That will is your superpower. It's your willpower, and with it, you … Continue reading Willpower
Visualize
In order to get to the future you want for yourself, you need to see it clearly in your mind first. You need to visualize what you want for your life, and then you will see it in reality. Anyone can visualize. It's similar to recalling the images of a memory, only now you're using … Continue reading Visualize
Sight
Sight is something you have for the past. Vision is something you have for the future. We see what we've trained our brains to see. So anything that is in your line of sight is what has already been accepted as probable in your thinking. You've decided that you would see it, and you saw … Continue reading Sight
Patience
Patience is a quality that can benefit us all. It implies that you fully believe that everything will work out just as it should for you. You don't need to rush. You don't need to control anybody. You don't need to plead or coerce. You just need to believe that you are taken care of, … Continue reading Patience
One Day
It's nice to dream about all of the wonderful things you'll do and have one day. But if all you do is dream, then that one day will always be just out of reach. I believe you can achieve any of those dreams that you wish to fulfill, as long as you continue to take … Continue reading One Day
Energy
Tony Robbins famously said, Energy goes where Attention flows. Where you place your attention, is where your creative energy will flow to create more of it in your life. So focus on what you do want to create. And pay no mind to what you don't want. The less attention you give to those things … Continue reading Energy
Believe
Before it can be real for you, you have to believe in it. You have to believe it to see it. And beliefs don't just pop up out of nowhere. Beliefs are basically thoughts that you keep thinking over and over, until they stick. So, if you want to see something happen in your life, … Continue reading Believe
Zoom
It was a little more than a year ago, when most of us had no idea that Zoom would be a word as common for our daily lives, as toilet paper. But now it is common. We all use Zoom, and video conferencing for all kinds of things now; from doctor consults, to job interviews, … Continue reading Zoom
Thoughts
Thoughts become things. What we constantly and repeatedly think about, form our beliefs. Our beliefs determine how we see our life. What we allow into our lives, is based on our beliefs for what is possible. So, quite simply, our thoughts become the things that make up our lives.
Manifestation
Manifestation is actually pretty simple when you break it down. What you believe will happen for your life, is what you will manifest. A belief is simply a thought that you keep thinking, over and over and over again. So, what you think about enough to become a belief, points directly to what you will … Continue reading Manifestation
Decide
Before you can be, do, or have anything in this world, you have to decide that you will be, do, or have it. Once you decide on what you want, you'll get clarity, and then you've just helped yourself get that much closer to it. It's only that you have to decide, you can't leave … Continue reading Decide
Totally Possible
It's possible. It's totally possible. You just need to believe it. Can you believe it? Can you believe in yourself enough to make it happen? Yes, because it's totally possible.
Energy
I believe it was Tony Robbins who said: Energy goes where attention flows. I love this because it rhymes, so it's easy to remember. It's important to remember, because it's vital to know how you can create anything for your life. You need energy to create. You can direct energy by your attention. So, if … Continue reading Energy
Get Happy
If the way to manifest the life of your dreams is to think all the happy thoughts you would think once those dreams did come true, then it seems to me that anyone can afford to do it. If the cost of having your dreams come true is to be as happy as you can … Continue reading Get Happy
Manifestation
You get to create the life that you want, you just have to know exactly what that is. You have to be able to see your target in order to hit it. So, you have to get clear about what it is that you want to create. And then all you have to do, is … Continue reading Manifestation
Thought
Whenever I worry about not being where I want to be yet in life, I stop to think about all of the things that are going on in my life right now, that I used to only dream and think about happening one day. My life is truly the result of what I've thought about … Continue reading Thought
Now
Make a commitment to enjoy your life now, even if you haven't achieved all you want to achieve yet. Decide to love yourself now, even if you aren't in your ideal shape or weight yet. Make a commitment to feel worthy now, even if you don't have the job, degree or net worth you dream … Continue reading Now
Keep Believing
Keep believing in your dreams, even when it seems like they're taking forever to come true. Especially when it seems like they're taking forever to come true. If you stop believing in them before you can see them, then you're only guaranteeing that you never will. You have to believe in them to see them, … Continue reading Keep Believing
Wonderful Life
If you stop to take a breath, and really look, you'll see that it truly is a wonderful life, if only because you're around to live it. Also, a great way to guarantee this, is to start claiming it. Start professing that it's a wonderful life, and watch as you've just made that come true.
What You Want
Focus on what you want in your life. That's the way to get it. This sounds simple enough in theory, but it's actually not so easy to pull off in practice. Just notice your thoughts for an afternoon, and you'll realize that they are mostly about what you don't want. But all is not lost. … Continue reading What You Want
Things Could Go Right
There are many reasons why things could go wrong. Oh, but there are so many other reasons why things could go right. In fact, things could go so much better than you can even imagine. Why not focus on how good things can get? It just might be the secret sauce to manifesting that kind … Continue reading Things Could Go Right
Think on that
Everything in this world begins with a thought. And we get to choose what thoughts we want to pay attention to. This means that we get to choose what manifests in our life. So choose happy thoughts. Choose to be aware of the thoughts that run through your head, and if they aren't thoughts you … Continue reading Think on that
Faith
At some point you have to stop asking for a blessing, and start allowing it to happen. The key is figuring out when that is. My best guess is that it's as soon as you have a clear idea of what you want in your mind. Once that's clear, then you need to start allowing … Continue reading Faith
Attention
Focus on what you want. Take your attention away from what you don't want. I heard a very clever phrase once: energy goes where attention flows. Your creative energy is going to go towards whatever you are focused on. In other words, you will create more of whatever you are thinking about. So you best … Continue reading Attention
What’s Right
It's common to bond with each other over complaining about what's wrong with the world. But thinking about what's wrong, and then complaining about it is exactly how to perpetuate all that is wrong. We get what we think about. We create what we speak of. Jesus says: “Ask, and it shall be given to … Continue reading What’s Right
Believe in Peace
One of my favorite quotes from Wayne Dyer is, "You'll see it when you believe it." In fact, it's the title to one of his treasured books. It's a fantastic reverse twist on the catchphrase: "I'll believe it when I see it." I love Wayne's take on it, because his cleverness actually defines a fundamental … Continue reading Believe in Peace
Expect the Best.
Everything begins with a thought. So, you might as well start out with the best intended thoughts you can think. Expect the best. Train your mind to believe that the best outcome will always work out for you, and start to see how it does just that.
A bit of Common Sense
I remind myself often of something Abraham-Hicks once said: If something you want is slow to come to you, it can be for only one reason: You are spending more time focused upon its absence than you are about its presence. That's the most clear bit of common sense you can get, and yet it … Continue reading A bit of Common Sense
The Why
Why do you want what you want? If you know the answer to that, then getting it is a cinch. We're usually so much more wrapped up in how to get it, and that seems to be the trouble. If there's anything I've learned in my lifetime, it's that I just don't know enough to … Continue reading The Why
See it
Bob Proctor says If you see it in your mind, you will hold it in your hand. I believe this. I don't think it's some magic trick, or woo-woo, new age mumbo jumbo. It's extremely practical when you realize that anything you can physically hold in your hand was once just a thought in someone's head. … Continue reading See it
Like a Fox! 