What I'm doing today...

Have you heard: 'If you fail to plan, you plan to fail'? Well, not wanting to make dire and ominous pronouncements to get anyone in panic mode I'll explain in a second what this comment is doing here. Used by most motivational gurus it is definitely very valid - but, how are we going to use it in our gentle world of spirituality, and how does it relate to the Law of Attraction?

This is how I look at it. As human beings it is very natural to allow our emotions to control our lives. These emotions are generated all the time by what's happening in our environment - inner and outer! Some examples of the inner environment are any and all thoughts originating from pleasant or unpleasant past experiences. The unpleasant experiences will immediately generate negative emotions, but the pleasant memories too evoke nostalgia, sadness and perhaps a sense of loss around what isn't there any more. Some examples of the outer environment are all of those things, people, situations, events, news that come into our lives, generating negative emotions in us. And before we know it we are like small, rudderless boats getting swept around in the huge ocean of emotions that our lives produce, ceaselessly. So, what was that about planning and failing? Where does that fit into all this? Well, here's the connection...

When we consciously make plans our thoughts and energies are diverted from being hapless boats, leading undirected wasteful lives, to developing rudders, and exercising our choice and our will to go in a certain direction. So, sit down a moment and think about what it is you'd like to be, do or have in your life. This question often stumps a lot of people and all they can think of is more money, win the lotto. Ok - just a moment there - what would you do with the money, that's what I'd like you to think about. For many people even this is too hard - they just don't know... a very valuable tip here is to then list ALL the things you DON'T want and DON'T like. This is a great start for most. NOW, MAKE A LIST OF THE OPPOSITE of the above. Easy? Now you are beginning to get some idea of what you DO like.

Using the above system, think about all that you'd like to accomplish, that would fill you with JOY when it's December 2008, and you will sit back and evaluate the year. My last post on this blog for 2007 had asked you to list five things you could be grateful for in the year 2007. Fast-forward to December 2008, and think about what would be so cool to have, that you would be grateful for it. Even if you come up with 3-4 things, it's a start. After that simply look at these 'goals' as often as you can - 3 times a day is great, and allow yourself to FEEL a few seconds of GREAT JOY, that you'll feel when they're accomplished.

And this is what I'm doing today. I've recently been feeling that some old desires and wishes are not bringing the same deep sense of JOY they did when I had started off with them, and so I decided today to re-evaluate my direction. Whatever you do, don't forget, the KEYNOTE of the human experience is an effervescent feeling of JOY within. If JOY is missing, you are not on track...

Kiki ;-)
P.S. My request to those who 'borrow' from this blog is to please give adequate credit to the source of the borrowed information - whether me, or books and people I quote from. Thank you.