STEP 08 – CHANGE BEGINS WITH YOU

Your results are a reflection of your conditioning, not your potential

If you are continually seeking and not finding, it is because you focus outward. Focus inward and you will find that you are the one you have been looking for.

Peter Field

As mentioned in the Welcome page to this blog, the first 8 postings in the acronym ‘magnetic’ are designed to instil the belief that you can attract your ideal lifestyle. This is not pie-in-the sky, mumbo jumbo, wishful thinking.

In a previous post APPEARANCES LIE we learnt that we live in an orderly universe which operates in accordance with precise and repeatable laws. The difference between people is not one of potential, but one of understanding and working in harmony with these laws.

In the British Society for Scientific Research, Professor William Bateson states, “We are finding now beyond doubt that the gifted and the geniuses of mankind are due not so much to something added to the ordinary person, but instead are due to factors which in the normal person inhibit the development of these gifts. They are now without doubt to be looked upon as releases of powers normally suppressed.”

A frail old lady lifts a car

These powers are within each of us right now, but due to conditioning are normally suppressed. The following story illustrates the extent of these powers. It appeared in Time magazine a number of years ago and concerns a woman in Florida convalescing after a long serious illness. She was sitting in her wheelchair on the front porch of her family home. Her son was in the front yard working under his automobile, which he removed the wheels from and placed on blocks. Suddenly the mother watched, shocked, as the car lurched and fell, crushing the son. The whole life of the boy was about to be crushed out of him and he was screaming for help. The husband came running and tried desperately to lift the car off his son but to no avail. So he jumped in his car and sped off to find help.

As the groans grew fainter, the mother knew she must help. But how? She hadn’t walked in months. In a flash she realised it was life or death for her son, and she was the only one to help. She raised herself shakily to her feet and walked unsteadily to the car. Bracing herself, she lifted the car a few inches, just enough to let the boy scramble free and then she collapsed to the ground. The doctor was called and other than some strained muscles, she was unharmed. Incredulous over what happened the doctor said, “I will always wonder how far she might have lifted that car if she had been well and strong!”

You may have heard of similar stories of ordinary people suddenly becoming capable of incredibly courageous deeds. In a true emergency, the mind stops, you become present and you don’t have time to think and allow your fears, doubts and worries (conditioning) to determine what you can or cannot do. This was the case with this frail old lady. She acted in the present moment and in the words of William Bateson released ‘powers normally suppressed’.

But you don’t have to wait for an emergency to release these powers. There is within you, right now, the potential to be more, to do more and to have more because we are all drawing on the same infinite power and working with exactly the same laws.

When you are drawing from the infinite, you can never take more than your share

So if you’ve already attracted great things into your life, know you can attract more and if you haven’t attracted great things yet, know you have the potential to do so. As Thomas Troward, one of the greatest authors of the past 500 years reminds us, “Where we are drawing from the infinite we need never be afraid of taking more than our share. That is not where the danger lies. The danger is in not sufficiently realising our own richness, and in looking upon the externalised products of our creative power as being the true riches instead of the creative power of spirit itself”.

You are created in the ‘image and likeness’ of your Creator and have the same creative power of thought to attract to yourself all that you desire. Your current results are simply a reflection of how you have used this creative power. For example, one person may use this power to visualise and dream about owning their favourite car. Yet another person may use this same power to visualise and dream about owning the car dealership. The universe will support both visualisations because this is the gift of free will.

This is discussed further in a previous post … EVERYTHING IS ALREADY HERE

It is important to understand however that while universal intelligence or spirit will support you in attracting your desires, you must take the required ACTION. Nature may provide in abundance, but even the bird must search for the worm. The Quakers suggestion “Pray and move your feet” is good advice.

The insights and ideas shared in the first 8 posts of this blog lay down the foundations from which effective and significant change can take place. However unless you take action on the ideas shared in this blog, then it becomes just more information that you’ve gathered.

So in the second part of our journey together, the acronym LIFESTYLE looks at how to apply your new understanding so you can attract a lifestyle that is worthy of YOU.

ACTION

Step One

If you have not read all the posts and completed all the exercises in the acronym MAGNETIC it is recommended you do so before proceeding further. They provide a solid understanding that will serve you well on the next stage of your journey.

Step Two

Surround yourself with people that encourage, support and help you release the powers ‘normally suppressed’. Become active on this blog. Leave your comments and share your experiences so that you can help others on their journey. Remember this is a universe based on attraction and the more you give, the more you will receive in ways that will inspire and delight you.

In order to allow YOU sufficient time to complete the Action steps and Belief Study Workbook published so far, we have decided to defer publishing the 9 posts on LIFESTYLE until Cathie’s return from Thailand. Full details are provided in the supplementary post … WHY CATHIE NEEDS A CORRECT MAP OF THAILAND

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