Into the Light

"You change the way that you shape the Light which is flowing through you by changing your consciousness. You do this, for example, when you challenge a negative pattern, such as anger, and consciously choose to replace it with compassion, or when you challenge impatience and consciously choose to understand and appreciate the needs of others. This creates different forms of thought, feeling and action. It changes your experience."
Gary Zukov, The Seat of the Soul

As we gain awareness of our feelings and thoughts each day, we create choices from the inside/out that affect our life. Our physical reality reflects these choices. If we are surrounded by loving and supportive people, it is a sign that we love and support ourself and others as well. If we tend to have critical people surrounding us, it is a reflection of our own criticism-toward others or toward our self.

We may feel that negative and challenging circumstances "happen" to us because we don't deserve better. Or we may believe that other people cause negative situations. Even very positive minded people can experience times of doubt and frustration when challenging situations occur- seemingly provoked by "outer causes." It can be confusing as the effects in our life don't always show up instantaneously, making it difficult to sense the cause.

However, The Law of Attraction shows us time and again, that our reality is simply a mirror of our beliefs, feelings, words and actions. As we take responsibility for creating our reality, we can shift our perception by asking a few key questions:

What am I thinking right now? What am I feeling? What am I communicating to others? If we are focused on fear, worry, anger or impatience, for example, we can choose to let go of these patterns.

Here is a partial list of low vibrational qualities as well as the high quality feelings we can choose to focus on. 1. serving others/being ambitious 2. letting go/worrying 3. accepting our self and others/judging our self or others 4. supportive/critical 5.responsible/guilty 6. receiving/grasping 7. allowing/controlling or hanging on 8. doing/getting 9. following our joy/forced actions 10. cooperation/competition 11. gratitude/complaining, blaming 12. creating/needing 13.enjoying the process and the goal/focused only on end results 14. fulfillment/sense of never having enough 15. peaceful/feelings of being separate

We can choose to live with compassion, understanding, peace, love and joy. As we become aware daily of how we think, act and feel, we can consciously shift our perceptions and move toward the light. We gain a greater sense of aliveness as we claim our authentic power.

Recently, a member of a prosperity alignment group I belong to made a discovery. She realized that she had always gotten involved in taking action "against war" versus being "for world peace." This realization helped her shift her awareness. She made a clear choice to give up resistance, and to be in alignment with higher qualities of peace and empowering action.

A highly innovative company, The Natural Step, is a worldwide organization dedicated to sustainability of ecological products. The Natural Step does not react against big corporations that poison our waters with oil spillage, or that use non-biodegradable products, for example. Instead, they provide scientific research and corporate strategies for companies such as Nike and Home Depot to develop new ecologically safe products for the future. This is a truly inspiring story about generating the power of cooperation, support and serving others in a team effort, while creating effective change in peoples' lives on a large scale.

The flip side is the Enron story, where certain top executives decided to focus on money and outer power, while disregarding the essential qualities of integrity, serving their customers, and supporting their employees. Had the company leaders focused on these core elements, Enron would not have crumbled. The company would still be in existence today as an example of integrity and success.

The ego often tries to engage us personally in conflicts such as greed vs. integrity, competing vs. cooperating, and taking vs. contributing. Resisting conflict or duality only causes more conflict-because we focus on the problem, rather than embracing the positive quality we desire. It helps to remember the simple yet profound statement: "What we focus on expands." As we let go of ego, we rise above duality to express the true power of our heart and soul. We become one with our higher self.

"The Universe is watching, waiting, poised to support our every intention, to manifest our every thought, to help us create our reality. What do we choose?" Allison Rae, author, Stars and Myths, A Path to Higher Consciousness

Into the Light: Take five to fifteen minutes a day and focus on a few of the powerful qualities mentioned in the previous list. You may wish to add other qualities on your own.

Close your eyes and take a deep breath. Do this again as you breathe in the powerful essences of joy, creation, cooperation, support and trust...

Imagine a situation in which these qualities are taking place in your life, as if in the present moment. As you hold these feelings and energy a bit each day, you expand your authentic power.This is a delicious way to use the Law of Attraction.

Other tools to help raise our vibrational frequency: *Guided Imagery, *Meditation, Prayer, Balanced Diet-eating healthy fresh foods and vegetables, *Inspiring sounds and music-relaxing time to nurture our self, *Progressive Affirmations, *Energy Alignment Techniques, Body Energy Balancing: such as Reiki or acupuncture, Exercise for the body/mind/spirit: such as Yoga *These tools are included in coaching programs and CDs on Marcie's site.

As we reflect upon our individual lives and the world around us, we understand that our personal and global evolutions are related.

Technology has helped us to communicate instantaneously on a global level. We are gaining increased awareness of our connection to others and how our thoughts, words and actions change world dynamics at a deeper level. As we choose to move into the Light each day, we are creating a shift into a collective state of higher consciousness.

Monthly Affirmations

Many clients write their affirmations on a card. They keep it in their wallet, by the phone, or at home where they can easily see it. Affirmations can be stated mentally or verbally. Stating them on a regular basis with feeling is an effective way to solidify healthy beliefs.

In her coaching programs, Marcie also uses progressive affirmations when someone has resistance to believing that the affirmation is "real." Sometimes there is a gap between our reality and the affirmation, making it difficult for our minds to accept the change. You can read more about this by clicking on the link below.

I seek growth through joyful experience. My power is in the Now. I am One with my highest good.

Monthly Technique:

Find a quiet spot. Relax, close your eyes and take several deep breathes. Take five to fifteen minutes a day to bring in the feelings and qualities of peace, love, joy, and any other uplifting qualities you desire.

You can always refer to a person or situation in the past that enables you to bring these feelings fully within. Notice how you feel after this exercise. You should feel uplifted and light. It's a great way to start the day!

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