When you’re trying to figure something out, when something goes wrong, when you’re stuck… where does your mind go? It usually starts searching. It asks questions like…
Why is this happening?
How do I fix this?
Where is the money going to come from?
What am I doing wrong?
But if you want to open the door to the abundance that is already here (Yes, I said, already here!) there is only ONE question you should ever ask:
“What do I want?”
You need to be careful about questions. Although they can be powerful tools for analytical problem solving, they are often limited in their capacity to affect real change in your life. This is because answers do not flow from the questions you ask. Instead answers flow from the intentions you set. Why? Because the energy that gives life to everything in this Universe is summoned when we put our attention on it.
Metaphysically speaking, when you ask questions, two very unproductive things can happen:
1) You default to a very limited intelligence to solve your problems (i.e. your mind).
2) You put your attention on the problem.
Answers come from a place other than your mind. Answers come when your mind rests for a while. Certainly you’ve heard and experienced the ‘sleep on it’ phenomenon. Or you’ve noticed that after long periods of analysis, an insight appears only after you’ve let it all go? The answer didn’t come from your mind. Instead, unbeknownst to you, your intention was launched in the midst of your mental gymnastics, and when you finally created the space, the answer came from Source itself.
Since the energy flows where your attention goes, when you put your attention on the problem, it serves only to energize the very problem you seek to resolve. When, however, you suspend your questioning and instead set forth your intention for a desired solution, the Universe’s creative energy is summoned to take form as the solution you seek. You don’t have to know how to solve the problem. You need only identify the solution you want.
Let’s say you lose your job. The common reaction is to start searching for answers – questioning, strategizing… What am I going to do now? Where can I find a job in this economy? How are we going to pay our bills? This only serves to puts lots of energy on the very things you don’t want: joblessness, powerlessness, and unpaid bills. However, a much more effective response is to first PAUSE your thinking. In other words, simply stop spinning the mental gerbil wheel. Ask yourself, “What do I want here?” And, once you know, declare it to yourself and the Universe… I’m willing to have our financial needs met in the best possible way. I’m ready to be guided to the perfect job easily. I choose to stay open to expected and unexpected income. This strategy activates the infinite creative power within you, and summons Universal life force energy on behalf of your intentions.
Now here’s the thing. Although this is the way to harness the power of the mind, the mind isn’t enough. You must summon the power of your emotions as well. The mind gives form to your intention. The emotions, however, magnetize your intention and influence the quality of your manifestation. If you set an intention, but are riddled with fear, you will magnetize your intention with fear. If you set an intention with anger, your intention will be distorted by the anger. Your emotions always tell the Universe the truth about what you are willing to allow into your life. And so, once you’ve identified what you want, take some time to become receptive to it.
If you’re struggling with fear, insecurity or doubt, understand that you can’t talk yourself out of these feelings or push them away. What you resist persists. The only way to shift your emotional energy is to say “yes” to it. By allowing it to be – to come up and come out – it will release. You can use your new “power question” to determine what it is that you want to feel emotionally and declare that to yourself and the Universe. I’m willing to release all of my fears. I’m ready to be totally receptive to infinite good. I choose to suspend judgment and doubt. Then you’re ready to move on to solutions.
The mind is a powerful thing. It can be your own worst enemy, or it can be the architect of miracles beyond your imagination. But like fire, you must decide how you will wield its power – for destruction or for illumination.
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