I have been noticing in a few of my conversations with friends, clients and colleagues that there is this rash of frenetic energy that is causing a few to slip in their path towards positive thinking and direct manifestation. Many cannot seem to understand why, when they are thinking so hard about what they want and rededicating themselves to their gratitudes and living in peace and tranquility, life still seems to throw obstacles along the way. I think there are a few things that can help to shift perception but also clarify what may be happening so that these obstacles are seen in a different light, thus allowing us to keep our balance, continue to manifest and live the life that we have always dreamed of!
One theme that I often work on with clients is getting off a detrimental path and on a path that is for their highest good. Many people take to change like oil takes to water (and I think we have a rather horrific literal example to this metaphor in current events). When I am working with those who are even more resistant to change I have to remember that its a fear we all grapple with. Though some of us face that fear more willingly than others, we are ALL affected by this beast.
I believe that inherently we all want to live a better life, even if we feel stuck and unable to move from our current path. The "what if's" that plague our minds coupled with the upset to routine can stop the best of us, however, when people begin to pack their metaphorical bags to hop over to the next path there is a shift that occurs there. Typically right away there is a feeling of fresh energy and excitement at possibility. Its akin to the excitement and anxiousness we feel when we come across a truly great idea. We do not allow the mechanics of that idea to interfere with our sense of hope and positivity...we are in the throws of newness! And then naturally life happens...life with all its lovely obstacles and waxing and waning and we start to doubt. All the mechanics, the what if's, the hows, the why's and myriad of other questions start to inundate us.
Doubt, like fear, is another horrific and debilitating emotion, one that can take us from the highest of hopeful highs to the lowest of lows. When we start changing our path we tend to be very easily scared...but then when you throw in the natural ebb and flow of life we can really screw ourselves up.
Which brings me to one of the most important lessons I think that change provides us: nothing is easy. We like to think that once we step foot on a path that is in alignment with our highest good that suddenly everything is going to magically fall into place, perfectly and without issue. This is simply not the case. Life is ALWAYS going to have its ups and downs...but its your PERCEPTION and REACTION to those ups and downs which define whether you feel peace and hope in your path or fear and doubt.
Will there be a sense of being ok? I would imagine so. When you are living in alignment with what is good for you instead of swimming upstream constantly you are going to experience a sense that no matter what happens its going to be ok. You will notice that even with the obstacles life still flows far smoother than it did when you were constantly trying to fit a square peg in a round hole.
Ive heard many clients explain that they have been thinking and thinking of what it is that they want in their life and still they receive the opposite. My first question is ALWAYS whether they are actually "feeling" what is is that they want or simply thinking it. The reason is because there is a world of difference between the two. When you are afraid of having enough money to pay for groceries you don't simply think about it and then go about your happy little way...you likely dwell. You sit up at night staring at the walls frenetically going over whether or not you will be able to feed your kids. You fret over the fact that you are ___years old and still living paycheck to paycheck. You feel guilt and remorse and shame for the fact that you are unable to provide consistently for the children you chose to have. You feel like a horrible parent for not giving them more....etc. etc. etc. Pretty soon your palms are sweating, your heart is racing and the waterworks are in full effect. Emotion pours from you.
The vibration to that negative thought "thing" (because all thoughts are things which we "order", essentially, from the universe) is quite strong with all that added emotion to it. So do you really think simply saying three times "I am a prosperous person, money comes easily to me" is going to cancel all of that out? No, it wont. You have to put just as much positive emotion into this positive thought thing in order for it to have the proper strength in vibration. You have to feel the relief that money is abundant and ever present in your life. You have to feel the excitement and sense of pride when you can pay your bills on time, when you can pay cash for that car you've always wanted. You have to feel like a wonderful mother or father when not only can you provide the very basic of needs for your children but also those things that they have wanted, trips, bikes, that treasured new phone. You have to feel the peace as life goes on and you are calm, cool and collected, knowing that there is always more than enough when it comes to prosperity and abundance in your life!
Keep in mind as well that you may have years of built up vibration that is out of alignment with what you truly want. Its going to take a lot of dedication, time and energy towards raising your positive vibration to the level that you were releasing your negative thought vibration.
So what about for those who are thinking positively, doing their gratitude journal and generally following all the rules to attain their prosperity and peace and yet life still seems to be interfering them? I have heard many people in the last two weeks say that they were doing everything to have a peaceful life and a calm existence and yet the Universe continued to "test" them. In fact I was having this very conversation yesterday with an extremely dear friend.
In my opinion the keyword there is "test". We have this notion that the Universe is testing us...seeing if we truly want something...trying to make us prove our muster...when in fact the Universe is only a "giving" Universe. It knows no lack. Whether your thoughts are positive or negative you get what you place your attention on. If you are constantly perceiving the Universe as testing you then you will receive more of the same.
You may be manifesting those tests within your life for one reason or another but the Universe has nothing to do with them, they are a creation of your own thoughts and energy.
Is there a natural ebb and flow to life? Absolutely! You will not attain a peaceful life or a calm existence because some external force aligns properly for that to happen. Rather your perception towards the ups and downs of life is what will dictate whether you feel calm and at ease or frenetic and angry. Peace and calm and serenity are feelings you harness within before you ever experience them on the outside. When life throws you a curve ball instead of throwing up your hands in defiance simply shift your perception and thought vibration to make these obstacles into something that works for you.
The Universe is always waiting to deliver what you place your attention on, whether you are asking for things that help or things that harm you, the Universe will give. That which you focus on becomes your reality. How you perceive things becomes your reality. You can choose to see the Universe as constantly working against you, throwing you off balance and taking away that which you are divinely entitled to or you can see the Universe as completely giving and balancing and make your thoughts match what you want from life.
Making this shift may take time for true and complete manifestation but it will have an immediate effect upon your life. Embrace the changes that will lead to your highest good, allow your negative perceptions to melt away and give way to more positive frames of mind! Know, feel and radiate hope and belief that no matter what it is, large or small, if you want it and you place your emotions and thoughts upon it it WILL be yours!