We’re inundated with bad news about the economy. Gas prices are soaring. The cost of the war is astronomical. Real estate prices have plummeted. Are we depressed yet? It’s time to evaluate our mental movies that we’re replaying in our minds as a result of all the financial bad news in the media. We need to listen to how we speak about our finances and our goals. What percent of our conversation with our friends and family is about what’s not working in our lives? The Chinese symbol for crisis has two characters that stand for danger and opportunity. There’s a story about a shoe salesman who went to Africa and after he arrived, called his company saying, “No one here wears shoes. I’m coming home!” Later on another shoe salesman arrived in Africa, called his company and said, “People here aren’t wearing shoes! Triple our production immediately!” He saw the situation as an opportunity.

It’s so important to find the opportunity in frustration and what appears to be failure. The “Secret” reminds us that our thoughts and feelings must match what we’re trying to attract. Let’s entertain the possibility that sales depend more on our attitudes than on the outside factors we give our power away to. Everything we experience reflects our intentions. If we let all the market predictions and other bad news distract us from the goal of selling anything, we are creating an internal hesitation that will impede the sale. Sometimes we think we’re ready to let go of something, but we’re really holding on subconsciously. When our sense of purpose is clear and strong, results show up quickly and easily. Mixed intentions, doubts, fears and resistances muddy the manifestation process and it takes longer to generate what we want. When we decide what we want, deepen our resolve to achieve it, face and move beyond our doubts, fears and considerations, we gain clarity and strength. We recognize clearly who we are and where we want to go.

Our journey toward our goals is like driving a car. When we’re aligned with our goal, our foot is on the accelerator and we move smoothly forward. When we harbor doubt, we jerk the car, step on the brake and slip off the clutch. Our thoughts go like this, “I’m not sure if I want this- Last time I tried, it didn’t work- This is scary- My life will change if I do this, etc. Mild resistance will delay manifestation. Strong resistance will thwart the process altogether. Every time we keep going back and forth mentally and emotionally, the car jerks and stalls creating a rocky ride. When we line up our energy with our desires, we tap into our innate power. We bless and appreciate the process including all false starts and easy glides. In this way our achievements and accomplishments are much less about what’s happening in the outer world and more about what’s happening inside. Deeply desiring our goals mobilizes a great deal of energy.

We set our intentions, visualize the outcome, believe we deserve it and the manifestation will come. Wanting something dearly can be a source of rich empowerment instead of tension and frustration. A mighty river of energy moves inside of us toward our dreams or we can construct a dam that impedes the river. If this happens, we open up a tiny gate and allow the river to guide us to where we want to go. We take a breath of allowance, sit back and marvel at how life responds by manifesting our dreams from sources beyond our comprehension. 

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