Facing Fears

With the New Year right around the corner, I think it's a great time to talk about facing your fears. While it is important to recognize your fears, it is also important to not let them have power and control your life. Think about how much you are letting your fear control your every day life. How much happiness does it keep from you? If you are finding that it keeps a substantial amount of happiness from you then maybe it is time to face them head on. It is always better to face them than to let them control you. By facing them you are taking its power and relinquishing the control it has. Think about what you are afraid of..do you want to travel but are afraid to fly? Ask yourself why you are afraid to fly and go from there. Personally, I recommend starting with small things you have fear towards then work yourself up. Overcoming one small fear will give you motivation and drive to do it again and just keep climbing up the ladder. Start with one you are most comfortable to face. You can do it. You have it in you to crush your fear - to tell you fear "I will no longer allow you to negatively affect my life!".

Sara
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Solutions and Problems

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Solution - something that is used or done to deal with and end a problem : something that solves a problem. (Merriam-Webster)

Problem - something that is difficult to deal with : something that is a source of trouble, worry, etc : a feeling of not liking or wanting to do something. (Merriam-Webster)

I want you to look at your life as you read this and ask yourself how many problems you have going on right now that need fixing. What do you have happening in your life right now that requires some kind of solution. For example, maybe the problem is that your floor is dirty and the solution is that you need to vacuum or mop.

Some of us are in the process of reprogramming our minds to be more positive. However, if we didn't have these negative feelings and emotions coming over us on a daily basis, then we wouldn't need to program ourselves to think on a more positive level, it would just be that and in turn nothing negative would surround us. Problems would not exist!

Problems only exist because we create them for ourselves. We do not need to have a solution unless we have a problem that needs solving. The real challenge here is creating a problem-free life for yourself. And with that, you need to stop creating solutions ahead of time. Sometimes we let our mind run wild and think well if this happens then I'll just do this to fix it, that seems easy enough! BUT, by doing this, by creating our solution in advance we are asking and putting out energy that is saying "I need a problem to match this solution!" or "I have a solution so where is the problem, I'm ready for it! I prepared myself!".

Instead of doing that. Instead of creating a solution WAY too early or creating the problem at all, know and accept that in this moment of now all is well and taken care of. Everything has it's place and you accept that to be true. When we reach the point of living in our highest potential, our true selves, all will be well. We will not have to worry about anything other than living in the moment and seeing all the beauty in everything. What will exist is our positive energy and that energy will be so magnificent that our desires will come to us faster than we have ever seen because nothing is holding us back. We are no longer holding ourselves back.

All of this goes back to having a negative belief system, negative paradigms. Maybe we are scared or in fear or doubt that something we want won't happen. This creates the problem that requires a solution. So continue to reprogram your mind to be more positive; looking for blessings and the great fortunes that already exist in your life. When your thoughts are positive and healthy, you will feel better. You will begin your path towards your true self, a place where all is well.

Sara 

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Massage Therapy!

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Let's talk Massage Therapy! This is a little different from some our of 'normal' posts about the Law of Attraction. However, I find it is important that we do things that relax us and bring us into a calm state of being. Many of us use meditation or tapping to do this for ourselves, but we can also use massage therapy to benefit our happiness too!

If you find that you are stressed out at times, then you may have pain in certain areas of your body. Trigger points are areas of muscle that are tight that can cause pain in a different location. So, by massaging these trigger points, we may reduce some stress and tension and feel a little bit better throughout our day!

Everyone handles stress differently, but I think it is one of the main causes of knots and tension in our muscles. There was a time when I never used to have tension in my muscles. However, when I started to stress about 'life happening' that changed. Sometimes I feel like there isn't a muscle in my body that doesn't have tension! BUT, we are all about the positive here so that is why I recommend massage therapy to help you because it helps me!

Some of the benefits of massages include relieving tension, reduce anxiety and depression, improves sleep patterns, improves mood by releasing serotonin and dopamine. These are just a few, but there are SO many more out there. It is surprising what the feeling of touch can do for us on an emotional and spiritual level!

Now, I understand not all of us have someone there that will be offering to give us a massage every day! One massage a week could help your state of happiness tremendously by helping relieve the stress from the week. If you don't have a significant other, then take some time and look up a local spa who offers massage treatments. You are worth the time and money spent to feel good and be happy! 

Sara 

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E2 Experiment #1 - I am a powerful creator!

I am so excited to share this post with you today! I recently picked up the book E Squared by Pam Grout. (www.pamgrout.com) If you are interested in her books, check out her website! I had come across this book while looking for a new read and passed on it, but then I read a post from someone else who had done the experiments she provides and had success with them. I took that as a sign that I was supposed to get this book and read it!

I am going to share with you my results from every experiment she shares in this book. I will briefly go over the experiment, but ultimately, if you want to try them then I strongly encourage you to get her book!!!

Her first experiment is to prove to ourselves that we really are powerful creators! Very easily, you are supposed to ask for a blessing of any kind. You're supposed to give this blessing 48 hours to come into existence. In those 48 hours, give attention to it and ask for recognition that you were the creator of this blessing.

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My Blessing: 
I decided to ask for a financial blessing. I didn't put a number or amount with it, I just wanted one of any amount! I did something extra for myself to continuously remind me throughout the day to give attention to this financial blessing, which was setting an alarm on my phone every two hours. This helped a lot because one of the days I was working, so it helped bring my attention back to my blessing if I got distracted. 

My Results:  I mentioned before that the first day of doing this experiment I had to work. Arriving home from work, I went to grab a snack which turned out to be a yogurt. Now, we buy the big boxes of yogurt and share them with my in-laws. I noticed that the box of yogurt was almost gone and mentioned that to my husband being that we just bought them a few days ago! He told me it was probably his dad. And I nonchalantly said, "Okay, he can buy the next box then." Before I go any farther, I want to make note that I wasn't complaining that they were gone so quickly at all, just taking note of it. In fact, I didn't have any bad feelings towards it at all!

So, after dinner that same night my father in law asked me how much a box of the yogurt was - I said I'm not sure, $7 or $8. He replied with, "Okay, because I'm going to buy the next box." I immediately turned to my husband and said, "WOW, How is that for creation?!" With the help of my husband pointing it out to me, I realized that this was my financial blessing. It may have only been for a few dollars, but I know that I was the one that created it. There is absolutely no doubt about it! I was so excited and knew this came from doing this experiment!!

With that result, I also felt more blessed for the money that I have and the fact that all my bills are paid and I don't have to worry about them! And, while working I was more grateful and appreciated every sale we had that day! So not only did it make me focus on my blessing, but it made me feel more grateful for what I already had!

So I hope you enjoyed today's post because I was thrilled to share it with you today! I am currently doing her next experiment and when I am done, I will share those results with you as well! In addition, I want you to know that there is a lot more to her book than what I've shared and the experiments. It is a funny, easy read!

Sara

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The Method - Desire for Money

I want to share with everyone a method that has been working for me and has given me results. Now, everyone is different and what might work for me might not work for you and vice versa. However, when it comes to my own happiness, I keep an open mind on trying new things!

I learned this method from Napoleon Hill's book Think and Grow Rich. If you are able to pick this book up, it has helped me greatly! Definitely worth the read. There are quite a few steps in the method.

1. Fix your mind on the exact amount of money you wish to bring forth in your life. It is important to be definite on the amount because your subconscious mind plays off of what the conscious mind tells it. So if you are saying that you want plenty or enough money, your subconscious mind will give you whatever belief you hold about money to be true. So if you don't think you deserve money, the amount that will be enough will turn out to be ZERO. 

2. Determine what you will give back to the world for the money you are wishing to receive. As I've learned from Napoleon Hill and Bob Proctor, there is no such thing as something for nothing. According to the law of attraction, what we focus on we bring into our realities. Yes, while that is true - I also believe we need to show our love and appreciation for the world we live in by setting goals for ourselves and intending to reach them on a daily basis with positive mindset.

3. Establish a definite date when you intend to receive the amount you have desired. Whatever time frame that feels right to you, will work the best.

4. Create a definite plan (that word definite just keeps coming up because it is so important) that you will do to carry out to achieve this desire. It might be something like, "My plan is to give back by ______ in order to receive my desire of $_______ by __________." Also, now is the time to decide whether or not you are READY to make this commitment and set forth on this plan of yours.

5. The plan that you have put together in step 4 should now be written down into a concise, clear statement that feels right and resonates within yourself and makes it easy to see this desire coming into your reality. 

6. Finally, one of the most important steps! You want to read this statement of yours TWICE daily. I recommend once when you wake up and once before you go to bed. At these two times of the day, your mind is less likely to come up with doubt and fears that will prevent you from achieving your goal. As you read the statement, see it coming true and feel what it would be like to have the amount of money you are looking to obtain. Believe you are already in possession of the money!! 

You can even use this method to achieve a goal that is not related to money. It is whatever feels right to you and whatever you are looking to obtain into your life, whether it is money, love, health, etc. Do what feels right to you. If it doesn't feel right to you, then you are not going to be able to easily see, believe, and feel the desire at hand.

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Sara
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It's a Choice

It seems like it has become popular to give up on being positive and this 'lifestyle' after a certain amount of time. I'm not sure why this is, but I can say that I have experienced this multiple time. 

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In the past, I have made the choice to be positive and look for the good in everything. Usually, I keep it up for a few weeks but then I give up at it. Research has shown us that it takes 21 days to create a habit. Now, some may say, believe, or think that bigger tasks might take longer than the 21 day mark. Why do we give up on ourselves in this way? Mostly because those negative factors come in and take over when the positive factors aren't strong enough yet. I think that probably plays a major role in it. 

I have made the vow to myself to not stray off the path this time. I have been doing it for about a month and a half now and my drive for wanting to stay positive is stronger than ever! I know for a fact that I don't want to look back at my life at the age of 50 and regret all the years I wasted. I want to live a fulfilled life doing things that excite me and bring me joy! You should want this too!!! 

A few things that I have been doing to keep myself on this straight and narrow path of posivity... 

1. I have one person that is my rock in this and that person is my husband. If he sees me falling down into the dumps of negativity, he helps lift me right back up where I belong. For his kindness and care, I am so grateful!

2. I try to broaden my knowledge every day. I try to grow every day in a way that I wasn't yesterday. In that past, I didn't do this and you wouldn't believe how much it has been helping me this time around!!

3. I stay aware of my thoughts and actions. This isn't always easy to do but very rewarding when I am able to stick with it. By staying aware, I can catch myself if I am having a bad thought or reliving a negative experience from my past. Easily, I am able to change it over to the good and focus my attention on my blessings. 

Now, nobody is perfect. There are days we may stray away a little bit. There are days I stray away a little bit and that is okay! The important thing to do is recognize we are straying and try to do something to pick ourselves back up! 

What do you do to keep yourself lifted up, positive, and focused on a more fulfilled and rewarding life?

Sara 

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