Amid the hustle-bustle of the holidays, finding time to celebrate through the acts of giving and receiving and togetherness, while still working and accomplishing the day to day tasks of living, my canine daughter gifted me in a singular moment with her divine example of the art of trusting and receiving.  

One day last week, I became fascinated in noticing how Ginger, (a cockapoo, precious and appealing in her apricot curls) instinctively uses the Laws of Attraction and Allowing. I watched as she went to the back door wanting to go out, the door opened and out she went. When she was finished doing “whatever”, she returned once again to the door and the door opened. Immediately, she crossed directly over to a drawer in the cabinet where there are dog treats stored, and patiently sat, while she kept her eyes trained at the treat drawer and then at me. Sitting patiently, she did not waver.  She fully expected that treat. I noticed she even got excited BEFORE I stepped toward the drawer.  As I retrieved the treat from its container, Ginger sat motionless, fully ready to accept her reward. The moment it was offered, she gently took her treat from my fingers; whereupon, she retreated to her favorite cozy spot to devour it. When her treat was eaten, she looked back at me.  With her large, brown teddy-bear eyes of trust, “GiGi” gazed into my blue eyes, casting her gratitude my way. What a great teacher she is! She fully, positively KNOWS doors and drawers open for her and she WILL get a treat!  Without hesitation, she accepted the gift she fully expected, then dutifully expressed her gratitude.

Standing there alone in my kitchen, amazed at my dear pet’s wisdom, I broke out in laughter at this precious example of pure unconditional love and trust, which was right beneath my nose!  Imagine, a dog, with a true knowing of her own power.  In that quiet, profound moment, I decided to be more like my dog.  I decided to live, trusting and expecting doors and drawers to open for me.  I am ready to accept those “treats” which are SURE to come.

PS. Yes it does really work! Bow-wow

Like you, I used to think I was in control of my life; however, now  there is no doubt my only control lies in using my God-given free will to make choices about what comes up for me.  Because I would never have consciously chosen to let go of a job with Christmas just around the corner, or to have major surgery ever—much less to pay for it out of my own pocket, and NEVER would have said to myself, “Self, you’re going to marry not once, not twice, but many times, divorcing each time after years of heartache and misery, and raise three wonderful daughters without benefit of their father to help you, I know I’M not in control!

So, then WHO is in control? The Law of Attraction says we are co-creators and I believe this to be true. According to science and Quantum Physics, like attracts like. Ok, then I am responsible for what I attract…so why do things happen the way they do and not the way I want them to?

Recently, a close friend was notified by a company that her coaching services were no longer economically possible for them to afford.  She questioned why she attracted this, because the income this job provides was much needed for her family, especially now with the addition of a new baby daughter. She knows the service she was providing was of great value to the company and yet aware of their financial strain–as several months ago they reduced her hours in hopes of getting past this troublesome time.

A successful author, having written and published a book on her personal experience with depression, my young mother friend set an intention to transform the current cultural perception of depression, bi-polar condition and anxiety.  Daunting, to say the least!  Very recently, she bragged at a family reunion on her lifestyle of creating work and working hours which provided freedom for her and her husband.  When the fear of lost income overtook her, old tapes began to play,

“See what happens when you brag about your wonderful lifestyle?  Now you’re going to have to work your ass off!”

Luckily, she knew she needed to reach out and called me. Being very spiritual, she’s aware that ‘nothing bad happened’ and that one door never shuts without another one opening. She knows a bigger picture is at play here, but needed a trusted friend to mirror to her how she was blaming herself for attracting this to her and  how those thoughts were taking her into the future where she began more thoughts of pushing against or resisting what she really did want.

Don’t we all do to this to ourselves?  Because we have practiced these patterns for so many years, self-defeating, undeserving thoughts about ourselves readily bubble up with the least provocation.   When we go into the future our suffering begins. When we don’t take time in the quiet to look beyond the outer appearances of things and reframe our story, pain gets its grip on us. 

he truth is, my friend now has the freedom to do the work which really makes her heart beat…the open door she asked for has appeared! With trust and faith in her higher power, God, she realizes she has the potential to maintain her lifestyle of working from home and generate the perfect income for her family.

Did she have control over the circumstances which appeared as losing her income source?

NO.

Did she have control over how she perceived and experienced what was happening to her?

YES.

Did she ask for this to happen? 

YES. 

By the very virtue of her desire to do the work she loves, she called it forth.

In one of my Law of Attraction groups, three people in the group were given a cancer diagnosis. They told me without the principles of the Law of Attraction they would not have had the tools for effectively handling this news with peace. They each acknowledged it as their greatest gift in awakening them to their Divinity; but also were quick to affirm that they NEVER asked for cancer. What they did ask for was exponential spiritual growth!  And guess what, their spiritual growth was indeed exponential!

Life is a miracle every moment of your existence.   Don’t waste this moment on excuses, judgment, anger, pain or blame.  Enjoy the journey in this very moment.

If you could benefit from personal coaching, contact me through my website www.lifeworks-marketing.com.  Awakening to your Truth awaits!

Life is a Miracle Every Moment,

Carol

I possess tremendous power to make life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration; I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis is escalated or de-escalated, and if I humanize or de-humanize another. 

If we treat people as they are, we make them worse. If we treat people as they ought to be, we help them become what they are capable of becoming.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German Philosopher, Novelist and Poet 1749-1832

 Von Goethe’s amazing insight impacts me profoundly. Are you as amazed as I am by the infinite truth found in his ancient wisdom? A TRUTH never changes – so why does it take so long for us to fully understand or emotionally accept it? I have read this many times over during my own personal journey and its only effect was ‘words’. Today, as I read it I feel within me great emotions of understanding, love and the essence of the responsibility of the ‘I’ of me ~~ to have such power.  Humbling, frightening, and breathtaking, it brings me to my emotional knees.

 Marianne Williamson demonstrated great depth of understanding when she spoke this truth about humanity: “Our Deepest Fear is not that we are inadequate, our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure, it is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.”   Fear is a peculiar emotion in that its characteristics are both common and pervasive. In teaching about Forgiveness and the Law of Attraction, I have found that most people feel they are inadequate or defective in some way.  Indecision and doubt caused by fear are at the root of suffering.  According to Napoleon Hill, in his book, Think and Grow Rich, there are six basic fears: 

•       The fear of POVERTY
•      The fear of CRITICISM
•      The fear of  ILL HEALTH
•      The fear of LOSS OF LOVE OF SOMEONE
•      The fear of OLD AGE
•      The fear of DEATH

 Notice that the top three are most often the roots of most all of our worries. 

In Chapter 15 of Think and Grow Rich, Hill says, “The prevalence of these fears, as a curse to the world, runs in cycles. For almost six years, while the depression was on, we floundered in the cycle of fear of poverty. During the world war, we were in the cycle of fear of death. Just following the war, we were in the cycle of fear of ill health, as evidenced by the epidemic of disease which spread itself all over the world.” Just as patterns and cycles run in our personal life, so too, cycles appear in history, from the big picture of collective thought our personal thoughts join collective thoughts. Think about what is happening in our world right now. Do you see the beginning of another cycle of fear of POVERTY? But here is the good news: We have the power to change the outcome, first by making a decision to change ourselves; followed by collectively joining others with thoughts of hope and change for the better; and finally, by empowering each other and holding to the truth of abundance for EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING.

 We can do this because fears are nothing more than states of mind.  It is now a fact, that every human being has the ability to completely control his own mind. This is our birthright, our power of WILL.  In 1929 following the Wall Street crash, the people of America began to think poverty. Slowly that mass thought was crystallized into its physical equivalent, which was known as ‘The Great Depression.’  We, as individuals and members of our global society, now have the opportunity to heal ourselves and to collectively transform that old cycle into a new one…one of ABUNDANCE.

  If you have been reading my blogs, you will know that I have CHOSEN to raise my vibration –[myself] from what I call the ashes of what could have been called despair. Six months ago I chose to leave a relationship that no longer served my highest good. In my story, I made a 100% commitment to this relationship, along with a commitment that there would never be anything we could not work through. In my heart, I believed our relationship would last forever. We co-created a beautiful home that was sure to be our home until I left this life; and I chose to ‘plant’ myself, growing my ‘roots’  through deep involvement in our new community because I felt it would be ours for a very long time. 

 Because of my commitment, letting go of my story was exceptionally hard. Though I felt this would be the last love of my life, it turned out to be an illusion, or simply put, just a story in my mind.  How could I have known this experience would be my greatest gift, teaching me to accept MYSELF just as I am, in all my magnificence?! I had been given the favorable opportunity to look at the larger picture, to once again, see my old patterns and cycles being played out for me.  Because I was willing to see, I could choose to heal and ultimately be FREE!

This was an inside job!  This was my  decision to be  willing to heal, to walk my talk as a teacher empowering others, and to stand not as a victim but as an empowered body. I am not going to kid you, remaining true to my choices was not easy; in fact it was extremely hard to do, but when all was said and done, my new found freedom and empowerment could not be described by mere words. Make no mistake…this was a choice – my choice–and with a little help from my friends [earth angels], I walked through it by the gifts of profound grace and tremendous power that now produce a prevailing peace in my life. 

So what fears did this experience bring up for me?  Only all of them.

 Fear of Poverty –even though I have always made it on my own, I feared I would have to work until I dropped. I held the old pattern of Cinderella complex, believing that somehow I would be taken care of. The Truth is I will be taken care of…ME [God within] with my decision to choose thoughts of Trust, Faith and Abundance.  

 Fear of Criticism – I felt rejected on many levels of who I was especially as a woman, and in my ability to create a healthy partnership or relationship. I also feared what people might say about me because we had appeared to be the perfect couple. I broke down an old belief pattern that I attract men who are not right for me. Here is a hint, the Law of Attraction says we will attract to us what we believe. I did just that with my belief thoughts!! I had to come to terms with my talents, abilities and authenticity—the truth of who I am. 

Fear of Loss of Someone –I had to overcome thoughts of abandonment and being alone which is not the truth of me either. I am very loved by many loving people. The truth is that no one outside of me is responsible for my happiness and knowing with every cell in my body that I am loveable. I and only I am responsible for my own happiness. 

Fear of OLD AGE—This was one of the easier ones for me to overcome even being over 60 years young because I choose to be ageless, need I say more? 

Now this is not to say that these fears don’t come up from time to time, because they do and they surely will continue through out this life journey. The difference is I now know that when they come, I do not try to avoid them. I just notice them and simultaneously realize that I can choose to accept those thoughts or choose to reframe them or choose new thoughts—thoughts that serve me and empower me instead of thoughts that have potential to victimize me or render me powerless.

 Accurate analysis of over 25,000 men and women who had experienced failure disclosed the fact that lack of decision was near the head of the list of the 20 major causes of failure. This is no mere statement of a theory—it is a fact.

It was in July that I discovered a lump in my right breast [first to put your mind to rest…I am in perfect health… read my blog of this journey and insight] but it did bring up Fear of ILL HEALTH and Fear of DEATH.  While I know I am not my body and this journey is another lesson in letting go, I am practicing methods everyday that transform those thoughts of fear and remind me of the truth of ‘I”. My body can die and some day will die, all things in the physical world die, but it is my belief that all things are made new again. The ‘I’ of me will not die, I am energy inhabiting this vehicle called Carol– which will be the subject of my next blog. For now, I leave you with this thought:

I am in this World by Divine Appointment!

Where I have been at any time in Life, has been by Divine Appointment!

Every place, every situation, every relationship, held its unique meaning and purpose!

NOTHING is without meaning and purpose!

Every place I have been at any given moment was the right place for me at that time!

Every situation I have ever experienced held some magnificent purpose for me!

NOTHING has been by chance or without purpose, for the Spirit of God moved throughout my life leading me to this place, this time, this situation, and this way of being!