When I Grow up...Written by Myrtis Smith
One of my favorite commercials was an ad for Monster.com. It showed fresh-faced kids looking into camera and sharing their dreams for future. We're accustomed to kids saying they want to be a doctor, or an astronaut, or a ballerina, but instead these kids said, "When I grow up, I want to be a brown nose," and "When I grow up, I want to be in middle management" and "When I grow up, I want to be a yes-man." The kids are so cute and their answers are so absurd you can't help but laugh. But looking at your own life, can you still laugh? Or are you on verge of crying, because you are stuck in middle management, you have a brown nose, and you are definitely a yes-man (or woman). Kids have a distinct advantage over most adults: they are free to dream. If a 10 year old says "I want to be a doctor," everyone smiles and says "You can do it. You can be anything you want to be." If a 40 year old mother of three says "I want to be a doctor," most of people around her will likely say "Go back to school at your age? Where will you find money? Do you have any idea how long that will take?" What's wrong with that picture?
| | Life by DesignWritten by Nancy O'Brien
Are you ready to create your life by design? Of course, you say, but just how do I do that? Aren't circumstances of my life simply ways things are? How do I influence what my life looks like? Aren't you someone who always says it is important to accept life exactly as it is? This, of course, is one of divine paradoxes of universe. To be at peace, I must accept and embrace current conditions and circumstances of my life. But that does not mean I lack power to create an entirely new and different set of circumstances. In truth, I am already creating my life experience moment by moment. The question is, am I doing this consciously or unconsciously? The difference between living life by design and life by default is in power of focus and attention. Below are Seven Steps to Becoming a Conscious Creator. Use them to create your life by design.Happy Creating! 1. Create a vision for yourself and your life. Imagine having a blank canvas on which to paint your perfect life. Then paint that picture in your mind and become intimate with its every detail. Pour out details in a journal or create a collage. Bring all your senses into this picture. See it, speak it, touch it, hear it and smell it. Spend at least 17 seconds on this image each day. 2. Spend time focusing on your desires. Once you are aware of your deepest desires, you must keep them alive in your consciousness. You do this simply by paying attention to them. Universal law dictates that we experience whatever we focus upon. Do not let your mind stray to appearances. Keep your attention focused squarely upon your desires. 3. Fuel your desires with intention. The most effective use of will is applying it to your mind. Once you are clear what it is you want and are paying attention to it, your next step is to clearly intend its creation. The first step is like starting car and second is putting it into gear. Intention is stepping on gas. Look clearly at your vision and say, "I intend to have this."
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