Ok, First I have to say that having a little break from writing has been good for me. I’ve been going through a lot of emotional issues right now, and it’s been a bit confusing. I started to feel obligated to write something and that takes all the joy out of blogging for me. So I just waited until I felt the need. Well, here I am. I knew it would happen again. I’m currently reading a wonderful book called The Astonishing Power of Emotions by Jerry and Esther Hicks. It’s another book from the teachings of Abraham. That sounds SO cultish when I say that. Anyway, the book has brought to light some issues I’ve been having with my life at the moment and a light bulb just went off- hence the post. The main premise in this book is quite simple: Your life is a boat on a river, you can choose to flow with the river, or you can struggle to paddle up stream against the flow. Which one are you doing right now? That concept is very easy to understand intellectually and most people can see how it would be easier to go with the current. One thing I discovered, or I should say AM DISCOVERING, is how often I am struggling up stream. It’s the false belief I have that if I DO something, my situation with instantly improve. This passage hit me like a ton of bricks when I read it because it talks about people’s ideas of action being the only way to change a situation in your life:

…..without action, your society would be without a great many of its things. But when you make action the cornerstone of your Creative Process without considering the vibrational basis of your being as you are taking the action, you are working under a distinct handicap, for there simply is not enough power in the action itself to compensate for the competing Energies of your misaligned thought.

WOW. Let’s break that down. You are doing everything you NEED to be doing in order to achieve a certain result, but while you’re doing these actions you don’t FEEL good or happy. No matter how hard you try, the energy of your thoughts and your feelings are more powerful. Your negative emotions will hinder and block all of your efforts.

It is not your action that matters; it is your vibration. It is not your action that makes you fat; it is your vibration. It is not what you are doing that makes the difference; it is how you are feeling about what you are doing.

This is VERY powerful for those of us, and this is definitely ME, who believe action with fix everything. It was so clear to me after reading this passage that if my mindset, thoughts, vibrations, whatever you want to call it, is NOT focused on feeling good, then ALL of my actions will be in vain. It’s almost like going through the motions to go to the other side, but the lack of feeling and passion won’t let you break through.

I think that the next part of this process is the hardest to grasp and keep in balance. Well, maybe I should stop saying it’s hard, because then it will be. Hmmmm….ok, this next part is a great way to check in with yourself. Abraham talks in the book about the key to successfully aligning yourself with your INNER SELF.

The key to bringing your situation to a new place is to see it differently from the way it is. It is necessary that you focus upon the situation that is coming and distract yourself from the negative aspects of your current situation, for as long as you are seeing your situation as it is, you are contradicting the vibration of the idea of a new situation. You cannot create a new reality while looking at your current reality.

That instantly brought up resistance in me. So he’s saying that you can’t focus on your current situation. To me that translates as not being in the moment. But after I think about it some more, maybe it’s being conscious IN THE MOMENT of your current thoughts ABOUT the moment. If you are constantly focusing on how horrible your current situation is, you will never attract a different one. You are flowing against the current of life by attaching negative feelings to the current moment. If you became aware of those negative feelings, and simply tried to feel better about the situation by changing the direction of your thoughts, a new situation will come into your life. If you are constantly searching for a better feeling, and not focused on the results, your desire will flow to you with ease. As soon as a negative feeling creeps into your thoughts, your boat is pointed the wrong direction. Just reach for an improved feeling. THAT’S ALL.  The rest with flow.