Dreams Waiting to be Realized

"For the truth is that I already know as much about my fate as I need to know. The day will come when I will die. So the only matter of consequence before me is what I will do with my allotted time. I can remain on shore, paralyzed with fear, or I can raise my sails and dip and soar in the breeze."
Richard Bode, author, First You Have to Row a Little Boat

There is always time to uncover new dreams and to re-define our goals so that they enable us to have more meaning, grace and joy in our lives.

So where do we begin? Often people approach me by saying, "I am no longer happy in my career." Or, "I don't know what direction I want to take in my life at this time-I feel lost and confused."

The beginning of a new year is a wonderful opportunity to open up to receiving our prosperity, and to use our natural and unique talents to greater advantage.
Letting Go of Fear

Before embarking on this path, let's consider a few aspects that may be holding us back, and how we can move forward.

So often, we have forgotten what we love to do, what inspires us-what really excites our passion and peaks our interest. For example, we may have chosen to work in an area that offers financial stability, even though it is not our "ideal" career.

We may have started working at a job and allowed ourselves to become "stuck." Perhaps we were afraid to take a risk and to venture out toward a career that would allow us to stretch and to use our special talents.

Step One: The first step is to release the fear of making our potential dreams a reality, because we are afraid we won't be able to pay the bills, to provide for our family, or simply fear we will not be successful. Once we are open to making changes, we can take the second step.

Step Two: A simple formula is to write down everything that we are passionate about doing. It's important to include hobbies, such as sports, cooking, or love for music, art, traveling, charity or philanthropy-whatever creates a surge of joy.

When dreams have been repressed for many years, it can take time to get in touch with what exactly inspires us. The feelings that accompany inspirational activities are feelings of joy, enthusiasm, creativity, love, and satisfaction.

We also want to include the qualities and values that resonate within. For instance, "I love to help people unlock the keys to a fulfilling and meaningful life, through joyful work, self-nurturing, and loving relationships."

Do you love to inspire children, or do you enjoy bringing beauty to others through art or music? Do you like to help others find creative ways to solve problems?

It is essential to be open during this process of discovery, and to allow these ideas, concepts and feelings to percolate before taking action.

Step Three: Once we are clear about what truly and deeply inspires us, then we can send our intentions out to the Universe. We write our intentions down and declare them verbally.

For example: "I intend to help small business owners find creative ways to market and promote their companies." "I desire to make a contribution that will allow them to use their talents fully and to create prosperity."

Declaring our intentions verbally creates even more energy, drawing the circumstances, people and opportunities to our door. Keeping our intentions on a small card, and stating them verbally two or three times a day adds even greater focus and energy to our goals.

Step Four: When we visualize the outcome we desire, we may experience images in our mind, or feelings of joy and lightness while participating in our favorite activities.

Tom visualized being a winemaker. He saw himself owning a vineyard, and farming high quality grapes to create a delicious wine. He sensed his dogs walking next to him while he surveyed the land. He mentally touched the grapes and smelled their aroma as he tasted a grape. He saw himself surrounded by helpful and supportive people in his business, as well as everyone who enjoyed and bought his wonderful wine!

Visualizing becomes even more powerful when we sense our desired outcomes as if they are occurring in the present moment. In this manner, we draw our desired future to us by energizing it in the present time.

Step Five: Trusting our intuition and higher guidance is key to realizing our dreams. Intuition and higher guidance may come in many forms, as you have probably already experienced.

We may receive information concerning our intentions through dreams, through mental images, inspiring thoughts or even symbols. Another person may call us out of the blue, offering a contact or idea that moves us in the direction of our goals.

What about receiving higher guidance? "The ideas feel like your own thoughts, but they have a higher quality about them. They are of a diifferent nature: they bring a new way of looking at something or a more loving perspective. When you have a new thought, that is a sign you are in tune with that higher level guidance."
Sanaya Roman, Personal Power through Awareness

Step Six: Follow Our Dreams. Following our dreams does not mean we will lack in financial abundance. If we stay aligned with our intentions and take inspired action through intuition and higher gluidance, the Universe will guide us on our path to realization.

The appropriate finances will appear, the right people will join us on our path, and we will soon be living the circumstances we had previously visualized.

Whatever path you take, may you realize your greatest dreams and deepest intentions every day.
Monthly Technique

Today I write down all of the activities and qualities in life I enjoy. These activities will be my inspiration in the months and years to come.
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