Resolutions for 2011

How many of us have made "Resolutions"? Most of us will have broken several of them before the end of the week. This of course is normal. Statistics show that only about 15% of New Years goals are maintained.

The definition of resolution says: the act of resolving or determining upon an action or course of action, method, or procedure. Wikipedia defines a New Year's resolution as a commitment that an individual makes to a project or the reforming of a habit, often a lifestyle change that is generally interpreted as advantageous. It is a commitment for change that normally has the word "hard" associated with the item.

Unfortunately most New Year’s Resolutions are expected to be broken. They come in the form of habit modifications. Quitting smoking, hitting the gym and staying organized are all based on routine habits. We keep trying and trying not realizing we have issues that need to be resolved (fixed) first.
　
Now let’s look at my favorite word - Intention - Intentional behavior can be thoughtful and deliberate goal-directed-ness. As a person’s intention to perform an action is his or her specific purpose in doing so, the end or goal that is aimed at, or to fix the mind upon (something to be accomplished).

For me setting an intention is more powerful than making a resolution. It even sounds more powerful with its meaning "to fix the mind upon." Do you know that another meaning for resolve is "to solve again". As I have to re-solve the problem again with new options. So every year people have to RE-solve to make the same changes again and again.

James Allen says, "Circumstance does not make a man, it reveals him to himself'." What you have in your life is a reflection of your thoughts.  As you take responsibility for your life, you are able to change it.  Take responsibility for of the thoughts, feelings, beliefs and attitudes that are creating your world and choose what you want instead.

Wouldn’t it be nice to set an intention; make the command; receive inspired actions and not have to RE-solve next year.

So are you ready to set your intentions for 2011?  First let’s look at the Manifesting Process:

Step 1. Clarify your intention, write it down and then set it. For example ‘I intend to reduce my weight by 20 lbs this year and not regain it’. As clearly as possible, visualize how it would be when this occurs. What do you look like? How do your close fit? What will your friends and family say? How do you feel?

Step 2. Is this what you really want. Ask yourself "What if I lost 20 lbs would I enjoy the my new look? Will my life change? What would I do different?. Etc. Does your love one like you as you are and would the change in you make them happy? Or do they have an issue with themselves that would manifest with your change? Is this what you really want? If it isn’t then throw it away and think of what you truly want.

Step 3.). If you have any limiting beliefs concerning your intention you cannot manifest what you desire. (I tried to lose weight last year and I failed. I just can’t lose this weight.)

Step 4. Formulate your One Command (your intention, your resolution) to remove the limitations and to ask for what you want.

Step 5. Do the six steps of The One Command. Be grateful and thankful and know that it is yours. This is a very simple process.

We still need to take action by putting into place the things that will cause the appropriate reaction. Some helpful hints are:

1. Replace a lost need. Most habits fulfill a purpose of some kind, even if the side-effects are damaging. You might watch television to relax, even if you have other things you would rather do. You might eat junk food to feel full, even if it isn’t healthy. Or you may eat because you are bored. Consider what you're giving up in your habit change and make an effort to replace those lost needs. Go for a walk when boredom sets in or put on music and dance. Have something that needs cleaning. Do it and not eat.

2. Commit for a Month. Stick to your change for at the very least thirty days. Less than this and you're likely to fall back into old habits. Three to four weeks is all it takes to shape a new habit.

3. Keep a Journal. Go to the discount store and find yourself the best expensive looking journal you can find. You are more likely to write in it.  Think Brigett Jones Diary!! (Tuesday Morning or a place here in Pa called Ollie’s Outlet and I found leather bound or pleather bound journals for about $2).  Or open a new word document and commit to writing a couple of sentences every day about your progress.  I have found keeping a journal helpful in reminding me about my intention and commitment. It helps center on the change I commanded to achieve. When I record what I do, I can’t ignore it.

4. Increase Positive Feedback. If you reward your behavior it will increase. (Give yourself 1 night for a small indulgence when you have followed your intention for 7 days in a row). Punish a behavior and it will be reduced. (Have to walk an extra mile for each time I am over my calorie limit). This feedback mechanism is common to all animals with a nervous system from sea slugs to human beings. If your new habit makes you feel worse than the old habits, it can’t last. Do something that makes the new habit (which is good for you) a pleasure. If it is changing your eating habits, set the table with your best china. Put your food in serving bowls or if portions are a problem, use a small plate and serve it in the kitchen and then put the excess food away.

5. Think years, not months. A diet that consists of grapefruit and water isn’t going to provide nutritional needs to last your whole life. Work on creating changes to your diet, work, exercise or routines that can be sustained for years. Crash diets and 18-hour workdays will eventually break.

6. Be grateful everyday for the progress you have made. Record it in your Journal.

It is nice to be able to live life without fear and anxiety and not have to Re-Solve the issue.   Using The One Command and its 6 step process help you make it easily and effortlessly. 
　
Ben Stein says: The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want.

I want you to have an inspired 2011 and may you realize all of your intentions.

In Gratitude,
Beverly
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Christianity and The Law of Attraction

When Oprah Winfrey introduced the book "The Secret" the metaphysical world was rejoicing.  Vindication, at last.

Many Christians were torn between what was being told in the book and their belief system.  I was one of those.  My son, who is a Youth Minister, told me that The Law of Attraction did not exist.   

Does something not exist because we don't see it or feel it or touch it?  Does gravity not exist?  Does electricity not exist?  Does the Holy Spirit not exist?  We see the effects therefore why wouldn't they exist.   When we have a magnitude of evidence about something, the more certainty we assign to it; when there is enough evidence, we call the information a fact, even if it isn't 100% certain, or fully understood.  Why challenge the existence of The Law of Attraction?  I think it is because it could cause a collapse of many belief systems that are currently in place and are limiting to our lives.  For me it has strengthened my belief.

I had heard of the LOA and I knew its basic premise but I was not for or against the idea.  I was forced to read "The Secret" by my good friend Debra: "Bev you got to read it."  I mean this literally.  She bought me a copy of the book and we sat down to read together.  It opened my eyes to a whole new world of possibilities.  I began to devour books and information on the Internet.  I began to ask questions that I had never asked before and the answers came from many different and surprising directions.

The most amazing thing was that I began to review my life for signs that LOA was indeed in force.  According to the books, it is in force whether you believe or not.  As I began my retrospective journey, I realized that it was true.  Yes, I know that we can find anything that we want if we look hard enough.  I didn't look hard.  I just remembered significant episodes in my life. Let me share one with you.

When I was a freshman in college (a long time ago), the coat style of the day was a parka.  They were either short or 3/4 length.  I wanted one because everyone had one.  I didn't dare ask my parents because they were struggling to pay for me to be in a private college in West Virginia.  One day I went to pick up my mail at the student union and there was a note in my mailbox that I had a package.  Now as all college students know a package means a care package from home.   I was ready for one.  I got the box but it was light in weight and it was not from my Mother.  It was from my neighbor.   I took it back to my dorm and opened it.  I screamed.  I cried.  I was astonished.  There in the box was a pink parka.  Yes, a beautiful pink parka.  I kept asking everyone I showed it to, "How did she know?  Why would she send this to me?  I have a great coat."  I never asked her why she sent it.  I sent her a most heartfelt thank you note.

Today, I know that I asked for it in such a way that God put it into Miss Grace's heart to send me that coat.  I had the desire and the belief that I could get such a coat.  I was working on campus and putting money away.  I never thought that the Universe would answer my desire mainly because I didn't believe that I could ask for something so selfish and receive.

I have more examples of people and things showing up in my life at the right time.  I also have examples of when they didn't show up.  However even before I started this journey, I recognized that when I didn't get something, it was always for my good.   I didn't get a specific job and I was upset; however later I found that the people in the position got laid off.  I would have been one of them.  I later got the job I really wanted; in a wonderful location; with better pay and I never got laid off. 

Confusion about what is and what isn't; what is fact and what is fiction is constantly being brought to the attention of this world and our universe. Christians and other religious people can become conflicted as they read books about the LOA.  This conflict had to be resolved for me via the scriptures and it has.   Let me share the first of many with you.

After I share this passage with you, I want you to take the time to think about what it says and how it can have an impact on your life and that of others.

Matthew 7:7-11
 "Ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. ⁸For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who searches finds, and for everyone who knocks, the door will be opened. ⁹Is there anyone among you who, if your child asks for bread, will give a stone? ¹⁰Or if the child asks for a fish, will give a snake? ¹¹If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask him!"
Begin by asking.

In Gratitude,
Beverly
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