Meditation, Manifesting, Gratitude & The Law of Attraction

[CMF]

Hi everyone,

Not sure where to start so hope I can express myself clearly and maybe with others' input we can expand on this. I'm interested in people's thoughts/ experience with meditation, manifesting, gratitude & the law of attraction. I've recently started using the Smiling Mind app to meditate when going to sleep and sometimes when feeling a little anxious, like tonight. It is something i thought i could never do as my mind rarely stops, however, with persistence, I find I enjoy it. I guess i tend to have a negative mindset which I am determined to change.I always felt uneasy about thinking positive things as i thought i would jinx myself, and that whenever I made a positive comment or felt happy it would go wrong or something negative would happen. So i refrained from allowing myself to be too happy, I guess to 'protect' myself. Recently i have been feeling happier, stronger, expressing gratitude and taking note of when things have come to me when i needed them. Coincidence, or answers to what i put out to the Universe? I like to think the latter. A work colleague one day told me to manifest something i wanted, put it out to the universe , so I'm trying. Example, recently we needed to measure the floor space at reception so we could calculate how many people we could have in at one time. I needed a tape measure, which i did not have. At that moment our handyman walked into the office. Guess what he had? I am getting into the habit of practising positive thinking instead of thinking/expecting negatives. If something 'negative' does crop up, it can be dealt with, it's not the end of the world. I look for the positive in every negative situation. I am becoming more aware of being grateful for little things, things like getting a good car park at work, a warn cosy bed, a tidy house. I feel when i am expressing gratitude I am putting positive thoughts out into the universe and I notice more positives instead of focusing on negatives. Late last week we had internet issues at work and a colleague i found a little annoying. I've been feeling very drained, agitated, negative for a few days. This morning things were not running smoothly for me. A result of my negative mind perhaps? Little things became a big deal, my morning was crap. If i look back, it wasn't really an issue, i just did things in a different order which gave me more relax time this evening. The Law of Attraction, positive thoughts, positive experiences.

What are your thoughts?

cmf x

[ecomama]

Hi therising, thank you! What a deeply complimentary post, I'm so humbled. Thankyou.

I've been called lots of things in my life hahaha but lightworker is nice! lolol thankyou.
I won't go into the white witch stuff I was pointed out as.. lol.
I only told my BF the clear explicit truth about a thing that happens with me, that was pointed out by many other female family members... it's about dreaming. I've hinted from time to time but he got the whole truth this week and said he wondered why I kept telling him a dream I'd had and what I was going to do next. He still loves me! hahaha.

I did a lot of "training" in yoga, chakras, dream works etc in my 20s.
Also had amazing hypnotherapy which has been one of the best things I could've done way back then, it's benefitted me from then on.

Moving on...

I really found the Dr Joe Dispenza meditations perfect for manifesting.
He has many of them free online too!
Being taught how to access the quantum field of endless possibilities is incredibly freeing.

I think the MORE ways you can be reminded of your dream life, the better things become.
"Thoughts become things"...
So I have a Dream Folder (not for dreams but for things and "being" stuff like happiness, love etc).
Some ppl have a Dream BOARD. Pin photos of things they want up there, including feelings. Or draw them, apparently this is even more powerful if we draw or paint them. I LOVE watercolours for this.

I think the whole concept can be challenged by our rational brain when we still have to clean up the dog poo lol and stuff like that (I actually compost ours haha!).
When we do these things with LOVE and gratitude eg I love our baby boy poodle! The feelings overlay the chore element of it.

That's why I found the whole "minimalising" efforts over Summer SO JOYFUL! It was hard darned work but wow... I kept hold of the "picture" of the finished rooms in my mind, still a huge work in progress in mine but loving the creative process too!
You bet this place is getting lighter all the time.
I even "smoked" our whole boundaries and every room when the kids were out with a number of Sage sticks, many indigenous cultures have smoking ceremonies.

These are some of the milder processes we do lol.

Abundance, sure! Why not!

Onwards and UPwards!

Love EM

[therising]

Hi CMF

Wow! I have visions of you saying to other's 'Okay, this is how it's done (manifesting)' and then you rub your hands together and wait for the magic to happen. Bamm, there's the early dental appointment. Bamm, there's the parking spot. I smile when I say I feel like Harry Potter in my 1st year at Hogwarts, under the tutelage of a master practitioners. I hope this image brings a smile to your face 🙂

It's definitely hard to practice the magic in life without a guide, someone to say 'This is how and why this works and this is how and why that doesn't work'. For someone to help you make sense of the magic is so important, otherwise it can leave you feeling like you've lost your mojo, especially when you need it the most. I imagine you've had a lot of epiphanies throughout the course of you learning to tune into the magic of life. You know, things like 'That's why I can't work my magic! It's other people who are influencing it' or 'I can't feel the flow if all I'm feeling is 'down' (that vibe that disconnects us from the flow)'. It can definitely be hard not to feel that vibe known as 'down' when no one's helping raise us above it. From personal experience, raising your own self is one of the greatest challenges in life, especially if you're surrounded by saboteurs of different natures.

As I mentioned to EM, being a 'lightworker' (someone who brings about light for others) is a challenge. When you're enlightening others on the path you are practicing, you'll encounter many challenges which both test and strengthen your abilities. You become not only a guide but an encouraging example to others. Easy to pass a test that's easy, much harder to test your commitment or faith in the powers that be when the challenge is enormous. You're still practicing the magic, which speaks volumes as to your nature.

As you light the path ahead for both yourself and others, I wish you miraculous moments of magic and many epiphanies that come to raise your vibe in the most amazing of ways. Hoping that dental appointment served you well.

🙂

[therising]

Hi EM

Once my 18yo daughter and 15yo son clean their rooms (currently fire hazards), I will smudge the house:) Got a couple of sage sticks just sitting there. All 3 of us feel the vibe of the house is low and somewhat agitating. We actually want to move house but my husband's too comfortable here and isn't in agreement. It's easy to be a visionary, with a strong imagination regarding change, though far more challenging when not everyone shares the same vision. My kids are wonderful visionaries. I'm gifted to have them as an inspiration in my life. They're master motivators.

Joe Dispenza is someone who has amazing enthusiasm, especially when it comes to the vision he has for others. Another who I love when it comes to his enthusiasm for the quantum field is Gregg Braden. The visionaries who have come before us make it much easier for us not to look so 'insane'. You could speak to someone about the magic of the quantum field and have them look at you like you're losing your mind but the second you mention Joe Dispenza's or Gregg Braden's education, experience and practices in this area, the blame for your insanity is put onto them, their influence. I imagine they'd be happy to take the 'blame' as long as your feeling the connection and joy of life.

Minimalising and fully living in the moment is definitely something that's a challenge to practice. It's easy to become anxious when there is so much to do in the future, much harder to focus on the moment you're actually in. Simplifying is a skill that offers many gifts. Wondering if you've ever thought 'I began life thinking simply, going with the flow, being a visionary of sorts and focusing on the moment, so who the heck complicated this thing called life for me, somewhere along the way? Where are the skills I should have been taught?'

You're BF is fortunate to have a gifted teacher in his life. I'm hoping he'll come to learn a lot from you, the more he opens his mind. I hope, at the very least, he is impressed by your natural abilities to connect with life in astonishing ways.

Although I don't practice any set form of Yoga, I've found basic stretching practices to be effective in raising my energy levels to some degree. I don't realise how much tension I carry until I stretch and think 'Oooh, things are a little highly strung/tight there'. Releasing stored tension is impacting. Led me to wonder whether contortionists are pretty laid back people, mentally. I know, weird thought. I do tend to wonder a lot.

🙂

[CMF]

Here's a round about one. I started a new role at work in January. My colleague lives an hour away and it started off Well despite her wishing she coukd work from home. Well, over the last 8 weeks it's becoming not much fun. She has become negative, moody, wingeing all the time about not wanting to be there, wanting to work from home, how long it takes to get to work and back etc. She is so moody, esp at time of the month. It is really draining me, the negativity and wingeing. Its causing some anxiety as she has snapped at me a couple of times and I don't even want to ask her questions anymore. She was told this week she can WFH 2 or 3 days,of course she's chosen 3. I was a little angry at the fact that I'm still learning and now I'll be on my own 3 days a week. Today I realised that maybe it's a blessing in disguise. I've been on my own a few times and I've managed. I like working on my own and the fact she is really upsetting me lately means I won't have to put up with it much longer. I think the Universe may have done me a favour as She is becoming intolerable.

[therising]

Hi CMF

As the old saying goes 'Be careful what you wish for'. Sounds to me like you wished well - less time with her negativity and complaining. Now is your chance to wish again and again. Keep going. Wish and visualise your reality as many times as it takes to practice being in the flow. Practice makes perfect 🙂

One of the things I love wishing for and visualising in my reality is a strong connection to inspiration. More often than not it comes, as long as I'm not vibing too low. I'm currently putting out a big call to inspiration in order to help make a positive difference to my mum. Her sister passed away a couple of days ago and she's trying to process not just her passing but also the challenging and highly questionable behaviour of some relatives that are giving my mum somewhat of a hard time. While these relatives can be absolutely lovely people, when they're not being lovely people they have a tendency to be closed minded and self serving. My aunt's passing has triggered my mum to really question a lot of the relationships in her life which has become a somewhat tormenting and angering process. Inspiration came to mind today so I phoned her to relay the message, 'You don't want other people's behaviour to lead you to a build up of mental and physical tension. Grab a couple of pillows and scream into them for as long as it takes to vent. Scream and cry as much as you feel you need to. At the end you may be feeling completely exhausted but instead of just thinking you're completely exhausted, imagine you're also completely relaxed. Focus on what completely relaxed feels like compared to completely tense'. Of course, while the pillow therapy won't solve the overall issues, it will help manage the tension that comes with those issues while she's trying to work them out. At 82 and being in poor health in some ways, she needs to consciously manage her blood pressure as best she can, under the circumstances. This is a challenging process but I know she'll make it through and come out a different person, someone who loves her self more. Something I often wish for is that my mum learns to love herself more. Sometimes we only learn through the seriously tough challenges. I'm determined to keep raising her through and beyond these challenges.

With your new found freedom from workplace negativity on the horizon, what reality do you visualise next? What does inspiration suggest? Maybe a small celebration, to celebrate the master manifester, you.

🙂

[CMF]

Hi therising,


'While these relatives can be absolutely lovely people, when they're not being lovely people they have a tendency to be closed minded and self serving.'

This is like my work colleague!

I can visualise myself in a quiet workspace where I am confident and just getting the work done. I feel light, clear headed a free. This is how I felt when I started the role, before her constant negativity and wingeing started to wear me down. I k we I was where I belonged, kept seeing recurring numbers. I don't see them much anymore and I'm doubting myself. I can see myself back on a happy space.

Cmf x

[therising]

Hi CMF

You've inspired me. I'm going to speak to my mum about the importance of living how she wishes to feel. If she can't feel this with those people in her life, then the answer is clear when it comes to what she needs to do. You'd know what I mean when I say some people lead you to feel dreadful, full of dread, where you have to watch what you say. They're hard work when you're not agreeing with them. It's kind of like you have to act like the kind of person who pleases them, as opposed to being your natural self. Actually, I have a few of those people in my own life when I think about it. Again, you've inspired me, leading me to change my life in favour of a new more positive reality. Now, with a clear vision, I say bring on the challenge. I imagine it's going to be a ripper.

Thanks 🙂

[ecomama]

Hey CMF and therising

Sounds like firm boundaries work is required.

No way can you afford to let those negative ppl influence your thinking or saturate your lives.
No way.

I've said to that lovely lady whose been ughhhh awfully negative, "I can't afford that kind of thinking in my life... can we A B C (focus on the work goals)"
It took about a week.
I was consistent.
She hasn't changed her personality lol, but she heard my Boundaries. (Probably because I repeated them over and over lol... down to the "Nup. Not going there right now. Can we.... goals").

And the other half is I left little post it notes on her desk about some positive things I saw her doing and THANK YOU notes.

It boiled over to other areas / ppl!
My boss approached me on Friday and asked me what was going on lol!
I didn't know... seems like the negativity was spewed to other ppl.
NOT ME.
yay!

My eldest d, Alexa, is doing her Honours in psychology and has a really abusive NDIS client.
Last week the client sent so many awful emails and texts... Alexa ignored them all.

Did the Gray Rock & 180 strategies!
No replies.
Nada.

Then client did a total 180.

We TEACH people how we expect to be treated.
If there's no respect then we have strategies at the ready to use. Esp if we have to live or work with them.

CMF this is a TOTAL Blessing for you having 3 day's PEACE. Yay.
I'd keep all email responses to the letter in regards to WORK in point form like 1. 2. 3. .
Keep calls to a minimum.

My kids gave me some KMart room fragrances for Chrissie and I took 2 in to work.
Spraying those has LIFTED the energy in my office... I visualise it radiating OUT.

therising I only share what I want to with IRL ppl.
All my closest peeps are good to share quantum field stuff with.
That's pretty mild for what else we've done here re: fertility of the soil etc and cycles of the planets etc.

As Brene Brown says, c We're hardwired to care about what people think (about us) but the trick is to ONLY care about what SOME people think. The ppl who make this list are those who love us because of our vulnerability. These ppl have our backs but will pull us into line when we've gone wrong and say "that wasn't ok".

All the others who try to knock you down are occupying the "cheap seats"... the haters.
It's THOSE ppl we block out.

ANYONE who is brave with their life and living in the "arena" are those who make the team.

Boundaries.

Love and many Blessings!
EM

[therising]

Hi EM

You are so very inspirational 🙂

There's another wonderfully inspiring person who is one of my 'go to' people, based on her enthusiasm and informative videos. Her name is Christina Lopes. She speaks of 'body language' of a unique kind. She inspires the need to learn the subtleties of what your feelings are telling you, so as to help tune into intuition. As she says - Work out what No feels like, work out what yes feels like and so on, as a form of guidance regarding the way forward. It's about learning to feel your way through life I suppose you could say, with your feelings as your compass. EM, I can feel your words speak to my soul, that deeper part of me. Whenever that deeper part of me pricks up her ears I get a chill. It's a beautiful feeling that not everyone has the ability to trigger in me. You could say it's about feeling the truth.

It's taken a lot of years and self education to finally get a significant and liberating feel for life, in a way that strengthens that amazing natural part of us, the super natural self. Our super natural self feels a challenge, feels inspiration, feels a deep connection when it's there, feels the truth, feels a lie, feels degradation, feels pain for another and so on.

It's kind of funny in way how your mindset changes when you begin to 'trust your feelings'. While years ago if someone was to degrade me I might THINK 'They're right, I'm a horrible person'. Nowadays, if someone degrades me, there are times when what comes to mind is 'I can literally FEEL what you're doing to me. You're bringing me down. Why is that?!' Thinking and feeling are 2 completely different experiences.

EM and CMF, I feel so much inspiration here to the point where I'm now vibing on a whole new level.

Thanks for raising me 🙂

[therising]

Many blessings to you all this Tuesday

Thought about your inspirational selves yesterday when something thoroughly amusing happened. My daughter and myself were in the car yesterday with my mum when we were explaining to my mum how much we love a particular car made by Kia, known as a Stinger. My daughter was trying to find photos on her phone which would do it justice but wasn't having great success. I wished we would actually see one driving along but wasn't keeping the faith that this would happen, as I'd never seen one on the road, only at a car dealership. About 5 minutes after making my wish and while being stuck in traffic, one actually pulled up beside us and slowly edged forward giving us the chance to have a really good look at it.

As mentioned, I thought of you as I felt the Universe smile, reminding me to keep the faith. While a lot of people sadly like to use the phrase 'It's just coincidence', I'm one who loves to see the little miracles in coincidence and synchronicity. I figure, why not look for the magic in life.

🙂