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Developing An Attitude Of Gratitude – (Part II of Gratitude)

Douglas Manning — Thu, 06 May 2010 16:42:31 +0000

In the article, The Power of Gratitude in Conscious Manifestation, I discussed the importance of gratitude in conscious manifestation, as it harmonizes you with the Thinking Substance out of which all things are created.

Gratitude is love and brings a sense of completion or letting go, and so being grateful for the things you desire in advance is a great power at becoming magnetic to your desires. The law of Attraction operates within the Thinking Substance, and we can wield it more powerfully the more we harmonize with this creative Substance.

Aspects Of Gratitude

To summarize all the powerful effects of gratitude, these are:

Puts you in the vibration or energy of your desires fulfilled, making you a stronger point of attraction for their manifestation
Brings completion in advance, convincing the subconscious mind to deliver this imagined reality (recall that the subconscious mind makes no distinction between the actual and the imagined)
Dissolves internal resistances that lock in dysfunction and what is not wanted, so that change is made possible
Confers inner freedom to your being, as you are accepting and a “fluid” energy able to move easily with life
Speeds up learning so you can move on in life
Puts you in vibrational harmony with the best outcomes in all situations, so that you’re choosing blessings rather than lessons
Harmonizes you with the Thinking Substance and the Mind the God, drawing you near to the source of all blessings
Gives back to the universe so that balance is maintained at all times (leaving you free of involvement to restore balance, i.e. karma)
Confers wholeness and a state of inner peace, which promotes healing
As a force of unconditional love, it activates the hidden workings of the cause and effect of love that operate in the universe, which is expressed in life as being in the grace of God

Affirmations For Personal Development

Below is a set of gratitude affirmations that will help you develop an attitude of gratitude, which can accelerate the manifestation cycle for you. These affirmations may be enhanced with the Affirmation Enhancer Tool, which is like âetheric softwareâ that contains clearing and rescripting protocols that clears all that stands in the way of integrating an affirmation energetically and awakening to the co-creative power inherent in the divine self and to a deep understanding of our divine right and our responsibility to manifest our life according to our true desires. The Tool enables a person to embody the energy of the affirmation instantaneously, at deep levels of being. It does this by dissolving the back-wash of opposing thoughts, hidden agendas and unmet needs that often underlie affirmations, cleansing the subconscious mind of all memories, programs and patterns that do not support the affirmation, releasing emotional and mental body patterns and programs that support the denial of the affirmation, and infusing the body, heart, mind and soul with divine ideal traits that will support deep integration of the truth of the affirmation. Accelerated manifestation is further enhanced by the creation of an imagination in the auric field that acts as future potential drawing a person to that affirmed reality that has been purified of hidden intent. For more details on the Tool, visit www.affirmationenhancer.com.

Gratitude Affirmations

I AM blessed in so many ways and am deeply grateful
I AM grateful for my life and growing consciousness within it
I AM profoundly grateful for the power granted me to command the formless intelligence all around me.
The more grateful I am, the more my soul may live in close touch with God.
My soul continuously rejoices and unites with my experience as I engage in gratitude.
Gratitude opens the door for my essence to flow through my life, and spirit blessings to pour into all that I choose to create.
Gratefulness is how I return energy to the universe for the bounty I am blessed with.
The more grateful I am, the more blessed I am.
The more grateful I am, the more connected I am to the source and power of creation.
I am deeply grateful to the Creator who wants me to thrive in life.
I now immerse in gratitude and cultivate it as a habit.
In profound gratitude, I am in a harmonious relationship with the formless Substance out of which my life emerges.
By my gratitude, I am close to the source of abundance.
My subconscious mind is continually finding things that I am grateful for.
In my sleep, I am continually fed inspirations to support me to develop a habit of gratitude in life.
I am able and willing to embrace all experiences and derive the gifts they hold for me.
I am grateful for life hugging me in a perfect reflective way.
I release all resistance to any part of my life and accept it all, knowing it is there as “love in action.”
I release all bitterness, resentment and dissatisfaction that I may see the blessings Iâve missed.
In gratitude I am at peace with my life and able to withdraw from non-serving energies and focus wholly on creating wonderful things in great joy and expectancy.
In gratitude I am fluid energy able to move easily with life and direct it according to my desires born of love.
In gratitude I am inwardly free and unattached to specific outcomes; everything that comes to me is imbued with divine wisdom.
With a grateful heart I see opportunities for growth and joy everywhere.
My gratitude reaches God and God moves towards me.
My gratitude reaches the source of abundance and the source rushes towards me.
In gratitude, I love unconditionally and become infinite being with infinite potential.
I am capable of doing what I do because others have come before me. I am grateful for the world I see.
I engage and enjoy the luminous divine Essence in all who enter my life.
I am grateful for all the players in my life. Everyone in my life is âlove in actionâ.
I appreciate all people in my life, for each one brings an opportunity for learning to me.
I now experience being fully supported by everyone in my life.
I am strongly and constantly grateful for all that is in my life.
Gratitude keeps me connected to the power of the universe.
Gratitude is love, and my heart opens to receive all the blessings coming my way.
The grateful mind focuses on the best.
I focus on the best in everything and everyone, and the best appears abundantly for me.
My life is the image of what I give attention to. What a wonderful experience!
I am thinking Substance taking the form of what I think about.
I am a lucid dreamer, dreaming wonderful possibilities and potentials.
The grateful mind expects the best.
I continually expect the best in everything and everyone who enters my life.
I am profoundly connected to the source and power of life through the love that I am.
I am profoundly connected to the source and power of life through continual gratitude.
I breathe in the beauty, abundance and goodness of life; it abounds.
I see only abundance and supply all around me; how wonderful to be alive.
I am loved my God and in deep gratefulness, I allow myself to take this love in deeply.
Before going to sleep, I release all idle thoughts and focus on all my blessings.
As I count my blessings, my blessings grow.
As I am grateful to others, they are gracious to me.
In gratefulness, I give back to the universe and I am fulfilled.
Being in gratitude is heavenly.
In gratitude I am in harmony with the creative energies of the universe.
By continual gratitude, I am open to receiving God’s grace.
I am deeply and continuously grateful, and thereby I align to the outcomes of greatest blessing.
I am grateful and thereby allow more supply into my life for which to be grateful!
I release all concern as to how to feed, clothe, or supply my world, and turn all my thoughts to expressing the love that I am in freedom and joy.
The grateful mind expands to embrace even more of the blessings of lifeâI am continuously grateful and expanding.
I dwell only on the best and the blessings, and I become the best, blessed, and a blessing unto others.
Faith is born of gratitude; I have faith and am filled with joyous expectancy.
I continuously expect great things and am deeply grateful in advance.
I am so grateful to be alive!

Anita Briggs writes articles about The Spirituality of Wealth, a program to develop the consciousness of abundance that contains activations of the Inner Mastery Tools and the Affirmation Enhancer Tool. Other articles written by the author related to affirmation can be found on the web.

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Beyond The Law Of Attraction: Higher Consciousness And Self Fulfillment

Douglas Manning — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:57:23 +0000

If you are wondering whether or not there is anything beyond the law of attraction, then you need to take a look at this article.

Many critics of the law of attraction complain that the law of attraction is merely a tool to satisfy materialistic cravings. However, what they fail to realize is that the law of attraction (or manifestation consciousness) is merely one level of consciousness. Each person must master this level of consciousness before they can trust God to work through them for the greater good of all. Fail to master the law of attraction and you will never be able to achieve a higher level of consciousness.

I am currently working through Dr. Michael Beckwith’s Life Visioning Program. As I do so, I found that he has a very good explanation of where the law of attraction fits into a program of personal development; and moreover, why mastering it is an important turning point on the way to achieving a higher level of consciousness. Take a look at this brief article and you will understand why I am enjoying his program.

Stage One: Victim Consciousness

In this stage, a person perceives something outside himself as the power that provides everything from basic needs such as food, water and shelter to abundance, relationships and, ultimately, happiness.

When “bad” things happen, a person living from a “victim consciousness” will describe the event as “caused by them or it” and “happening to me.” Whether “it” is family, friends, coworkers, society or an external deity, the victim asserts no control over his own life and blames someone or something for all of the good or bad that manifests within his perception.

I found this attitude in churches where, when praying for the sick, the prayer is concluded in a manner such as “And God, if you choose mot to heal Jane, help us accept and deal with her death.” Wow, now that’s an effective prayer of healing. Unfortunately, most people fail to ever escape this stage of consciousness.

However, the ultimate goal in this level of consciousness is to escape to Stage Two where he learns to consciously create all of his needs and wants, thereby ceasing to rely (or blame) something or someone outside himself. Through the process of accepting responsibility for his state of being as well as exercising the practice of forgiveness, the former victim arrives at a heightened state of consciousness whereby he realizes that he has the power and the responsibility over his own existence.

He learns to implement this newfound wisdom by moving to Stage Two – Conscious Manifestor.

Stage Two: Manifestor Consciousness

In this stage, the manifestor is aware his responsibility and power to consciously create the world around him. We call this the law of attraction. His perspective shifts from “he caused it to happen to me” to a “I caused this to happen to me.” With this newfound power his prayer life shifts from begging God to have mercy on him to declaring that God will (or has) provided all that is necessary to manifest the desires of his heart.

The manifestor couples affirmative prayer with meditation and visualization, thereby allowing his thought to become things and change his circumstances.

This is where critics argue that the person should be declaring that God’s will be done, instead of their own. The problem with this argument is two fold. First, a good argument can be made that the desires of your heart come from God. God gives the musician the desire to own an instrument and the builder the desire for materials to build.

Secondly, before the person can ever trust God to the point that he can surrender and let God work through him, he must know that he has the ability to control his own destiny. Only, then can he let go and let God.

Once the manifestor masters the law of attraction, he will awaken to a higher level of consciousness that reveals two truths. The first truth is that material possessions do not lead to fulfillment. The second truth is that when you know that you can have the desires of your heart, your desires change from materialistic desires to spiritual desires.

At that point, the manifestor is ready to move to Stage Three – Conscious Channeler.

State Three – Channeler Consciousness

In this stage the manifestor, having mastered his domain, has built a level of confidence and trust in God to allow God to work through him for his greater good as well as the greater good of mankind.

This is commonly referred to as being “in the zone” whereby you somehow accomplish extraordinary undertakings but cannot explain how you were able to do it. In this stage the channeler realizes that “God did that through me.” Through the practice of meditation, the channeler surrenders his will to God and lets go of all earthly baggage.

The more the person meditates, the more time he spends in union with God. Eventually, he will be able to maintain this state when he not in meditation. At this point, he awakens to the final stage of consciousness.

Stage Four – Being Consciousness

In this stage, the channeler exists in a state of union with God.

As he persists, he eventually realizes that God is expressing himself as that person. The person’s perspective shifts from “God did this through me” to “God did this as me.”

In this stage, the person’s sense of self begins to dissolve and he realizes that his consciousness is the consciousness of God along with all other things in the universe are the same.

The subtle difference is that the person shifts from “witnessing” God work through them to realizing that he is the spirit of God participating in the creation of his own life. You no longer are “in the zone”; but, instead, you “are the zone.” As Jesus said “I and my Father are one.”

All of the other stages of being have prepared you for this consciousness. Knowing that this consciousness flows through all matter in the universe, the person becomes one with God, nature, other humans and the cosmos.

The Law Of Attraction Is A Waypoint, Not A Destination

Now that you understand that using the law of attraction is only a means to an end, you understand why the critics of conscious creation miss the point.

The law of attraction is merely a point of transition a life of blame, victimhood and helplessness to a life of trusting God to work through you for your good as well as the good of mankind. It is important to master the law of attraction so that you understand that you have the power and the responsibility to consciously create your reality.

Only then, you move from a point of materialism to a higher level of consciousness where material manifestations pale in comparison to the wonderful things created by God through you and, eventually, by God as you. So, it you felt as though embracing the law of attraction was selfish and base, reconsider your conclusion.

The law of attraction is a tool to take control of your circumstances on your way to a level of existence that creates good for all of mankind.

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Astral Projection: You Can Do It Yourself

Douglas Manning — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:14:37 +0000

Everyone seems to be born with the facility to perform astral projection.

The sole difference between folks who do it frequently and those who don’t is practice. The art of astral projection can be taught, learned and practiced in a rather similar way as yoga or meditation.

It merits the same respect as those two disciplines.

Astral Projection And Lucid Dreaming

There are numerous ways to perform and achieve astral projection. For instance, lucid dreaming is a kind of astral projection. Lucid dreaming alludes to the state of being aware you’re dreaming. After you know that you are dreaming you can do anything you need in the dream and can control your environment.

It is so easy to project when you’re lucid dreaming. As quickly as you realize you are dreaming you want to consciously say to oneself ‘I am dreaming.’. One exercise that I do throughout the day is to look at my hands and ask if I am dreaming. Because I have learned to do this habit while awake, I also do it when I sleep.

If I look at my hands and they begin to “melt away” I can conclude that I am dreaming. If you keep doing this, you’ll become conditioned to being aware when you’re dreaming.

Astral Projection Starts With A Belief

It could be hard for a newbie to astral project with just random practice because you first have to internalize the fact that astral projection will work. In fact, it is something that has happened to you even though you are not mindful of it.

The key component to projection is to believe you can do it. This is going to help erase any fears or doubts that you’ll have that might be keeping you from having the ability to planetary project.

Preparing For Astral Projection

Your body and mind must be prepared to gain planetary projection. Meditation is a great preparation for the experience. Find a meditation you like and practice it. All you have got to do is get relaxed in your favorite chair at a point in time when you’ll have no diversions.

Clear your head of everything that’s flowing thru it. Do not target any issues you are having.

Picture your problems and strains flowing out with each breath. The following step is to go into altered state of consciousness. Keep targeting your respiration and believe that all issues are gone, and your mind is blank. Breathe slow and deep, in thru the nose and out the mouth, getting more relaxed with each breath.

It’s time now to get your body relaxed as you breathe slower and deeper. Begin with your toes, as they’re the most remote part of your body. You can simply tell each part of your body to chill or tense the muscles up first and then relax each part.

Tell each part of your body to chill as you move up. Use the strategy that you’re most happy with.

You will start to feel heavy, as if all of your energy and stress is going away as you relax each part of your body. Once this happens in your complete body, you are prepared to move on to the following step in planetary projection. You will feel a bit like sleeping at this time, you want to prevent this.

Using A Mantra

Many advocate repeating a command like ‘I can fly, I am able to fly.

You are able to say anything you need, just attempt to come up with something that will keep you from slipping into sleep. Your intellect may wish to drift off and cause thoughts to start flowing thru it.

You want to keep your concentration on a phrase to keep these thoughts out. You will need to end the session and start over if you lose your focus.

But, do not give up as you will eventually get yourself to project.

Astral Projection Is A Skill

Astral projection is a skill, like meditation, that must be taught, learned and mastered. Anyone can do it, with a little practice. The key is to believe that you can do it and continue to try until successful.

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Change Your Vibration to Attract Wealth

Douglas Manning — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:08:58 +0000

So many people these days are finding out about the Law of Attraction through movies like The Secret and the lesser known film What the Bleep Do We Know which was totally awesome and I totally recommend it.

And well a lot of people are getting stuck on how to use these principals. We wonder if it really works. Some of you may have really tried to think positively and just found that it wasn’t changing anything. Well relax, it’s ok to not have success right away. First, we need to understand that we attract what we are in vibration with. That means that if you have thoughts about being poor then you will attract circumstances that are going to leave you feeling more poor because you’ve put yourself in the vibration of poverty, of scarcity.

If you feel like you just don’t have enough money, you are actually telling the universe that you want more of not having enough money, because that is what you are in vibration with. This is a universal law: you cannot get rich if you are feeling poor.

It’s a fact.

Every person out there that is experiencing success using the law of attraction, has been able to attract wealth or health because they felt truly successful from the start. You know as a kid, someone once told me that if I wanted something badly enough I would have it. I’m not sure who told me that but I was young enough that I really believed it and assimilated it. So what does that mean? How does the simple fact of wanting something automatically get it to you?

Well think about it, when you want something so so bad, you can taste you can feel it in your hands, you are by default, in the vibration of the thing you seek. That feeling of desire of joy for something, that’s it. That’s the vibration! That’s where your thoughts and most of all your feelings need to be! Get excited, be happy for what you want.

Want it so bad that you can taste it. Because come on, we know how that feels and it feels good. That’s the vibration you need to be in to attract wealth or anything you want.

This is the way it works every time.

One great way to put yourself in the vibration of money is to be grateful right now for the blessings in your life. Gratitude only reinforces the positive things you focus on. Then feel gratitude for the money you want.

Feel so happy about it, like when you were a kid and you couldn’t wait to open up your Christmas presents because you just knew you were going to get what you asked for. That’s the vibration you’ve got to be in on a daily basis to begin to attract wealth and happiness and all that you desire.

Do it with love and have fun!

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Meditation Training: Which Method Is Right For You?

Douglas Manning — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 17:00:12 +0000

Whenever you commence to master meditation, isn’t just interesting, but it’s also beneficial for use on your mind, body and soul.

Benefits of this training include lowered emotional tension, depression and anxiety; lower cholesterol and blood pressure; a reduction in free radicals; and elevated vigor, relaxation, creative imagination, happiness, recall and mental balance.

Lots of people resist meditating given that they feel it’s too troublesome to fully grasp. Despite its philosophical nature, the fundamentals are not so difficult for anyone with the desire to discover.

Below are a few paths you might take.

Meditation Is The Key To Making The Mind Still

“Meditation seriously isn’t a way of making the mind tranquil,” says Deepak Chopra. “It is a means of coming into the quiet that is certainly already there – buried under the 50,000 thoughts the average person thinks all the time.”

It’s almost against human nature to follow this exercise, since the mind ıs known for a propensity to perform in a hundred different directions just like a sugared-up toddler.

However, there are many different avenues which can steer any person down the route to seek peace and solitude within this disorderly world.

Using CDs For Guided Meditation

A CD can be a fantastic introduction to the practice of meditation.

A soothing voice will lead you through the practice of inhaling and exhaling rhythmically and being focused on the sound of your inhaling and exhaling plus the sensation of energy within you. The voice may take you on an inner path to a new place and induce deep peacefulness ..

In most ways, these CDs are similar to hypnotherapy. You’ll find different types of CDs being focused on mental health or physical health, mental attitude adjustments or conquering compulsion, and peace or cognizance.

Often deep sleep and relaxation CDs work when no other insomnia treatments have proved successful.

Graduating To Meditation Classes

Meditation classes teaching a specific approach tend to be offered in many towns.

Using this method is perfect for beginners who don’t feel safe establishing their very own practice . A great number of classes are structured along religious lines, but members of any faith can sign up. Lots of people get involved with meditation through lessons in yoga instruction, which works on toning bodies, minds and souls through stretching, breathing, meditating and sometimes chanting.

Once you first get moving, it can certainly feel uplifting and comforting to have someone guiding you thru the correct routines so you can be more self-confident to try these skills in your own home later. It’s also possible to enjoy the feeling of solidarity of having a group while you seek your own personal enlightenment.

Only You can Decide The Best Form Of Meditation For You

Discovering the right technique for meditating depends on the person.

Some people must have more immersive studies with a master within a class or retreat setting, while others are absolutely ok pursuing their own personal intuitions determined by their readings and belief system. Meditation is, naturally, a highly particular thing. It’s wise to read several fundamental Buddhist texts to obtain a feel for the purpose Eastern philosophy and spirituality are about.

So next, you can practice with some CDs and finally, you’re able to attend a yoga class or escape for the best experience.

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