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Index of Articles: Gratefulness and Prosperity Along Came a Spider Goal Manifestation Development Imagination: The Most Powerful Force Keep it Circulating Running Out of Money? Ask and You Shall Receive Ending Poverty Consciousness 10 Feng Shui Tips for your Office to Boost your Prosperity _____________ by Dr. Darryl Pokea We are living in times of radical paradigm shifts where the bias and meaning
of our words, themselves, are being questioned, sometimes denied, and frequently
ignored in our busy life style. Misconceptions about prosperity are frequent
and too often associated with wealth. Gratitude is not commonly practiced,
but its absence frequently complained about. For me, gratitude and prosperity
may be viewed as interconnected states of being. Words, themselves, produce visual images commonly assigned to themby a culture. Our culture is driven by consumerism. Our words themselves can be bent in their meaning and conjure up visual images that happiness comes only through consumption. The word, prosperity has been exclusively associated with images of wealth and material possessions. Images on television drive the need to consume and seduce us mentally and emotionally. In contrast, the root of the word, prosperity, means "all going according to hope and well-being." This is possible when our minds and hearts are reverberating with gratitude. We cannot focus on gratitude when the mind & heart are filled with desire and want. The Buddha stated this clearly when he said, "The cause of suffering is selfish craving." When the rich man asked Jesus of Nazareth what else he could do, the reply was "Sell all you have and follow me." The rich man's identity was so much attached to what he owned, that he could no longer let go and accept the invitation to an untethered way of being. Clearly, insatiable wanting is contrary to appreciating what you already have. This blocks not only the state of gratitude, but also its companion, prosperity. Both the Buddha and Christ were suggesting radical paradigm shifts in their times for people to understand these traps, and here we are again in our times with the very same tethers. When you are grateful, you are content with what you have, and that state of mind encourages more prosperity with the necessary trust that the Universe is providing what we need. Being in the state of gratitude, literally defined as "grace and that which is pleasing" connects you with the Divine. This in turn opens you to the abundance of guidance available which leads to prosperity, well being, and ease. Focusing on what you don't have is a state of mind and heart, which bases its foundation on lack, rather than abundance. Insatiable longing for things brings about a deep underlying despair and there is no room for Divine flow. Greed clouds our consciousness and this blocks all sense of well-being and prosperity. The more there is of self, the less there is of the Divine. It is important to keep this in mind all the time. The more we participate in the illusion that we are separate from the Divine and from one another, the more there is of ego wanting. The ego in desperation can easily justify taking from others to "get ahead." All of this limits our participation in the infinite and we lose perspective and our own humanity. Our experience of life itself is curtailed. Peace of mind, one of the deepest aspects of prosperity, becomes profoundly disrupted. Expectations may become our own worst enemy. What we expect, in trying to force an externally defined prosperity, dominates our consciousness and blocks expansion towards what really leads to wellness and peace of mind. In this maze of desire and want, we cannot even acknowledge what we are grateful for. We are afraid that we don't have enough and our consciousness is preoccupied with getting what we want. The mind is simply split off from the heart by desire. Since gratitude must be present before real prosperity is manifested, what is gratitude? Gratitude is a state of mind and heart in which one returns to the healing Divine flow of love that was never really lost. It was merely diverted by the false perceptions of a mind driven by fear, desire and expectation. Gratitude is a state of effortless understanding & appreciation that all solutions to life's seemingly difficult challenges are being offered to each of us, all of the time. These infinite permutations of abundance are always available, but go unperceived when selfish cravings are predominant. With the absence of selfish cravings, gratitude can be expressed with prosperity beginning again. Prosperity is wellness of being; being at ease with existence. It is integrated peace of mind and heart. This wellness of being connects us with the Divine and opens us to guidance and understanding that all of our needs are taken care of. We can begin to open to the guidance by saying, "everything is just as it's suppose to be." This acceptance helps us to acknowledge that we are receiving our lessons even though we do not see the big picture. Whenever we follow our mind's attempt to control people and events, we severely limit our receptivity to Divine guidance. The reason we attempt to control is because we are afraid that all will not be provided for us moment to moment in this existence. To relinquish control, requires courage and the remembrance that we have a choice to let go of fear. Once courage is present and we acknowledge that we can choose our perspective, gratefulness can emerge. The word gratitude, itself, mirrors the ineffable state of awareness that all is as it is suppose to be. Though the ego makes its attempt to control things, and force matters in this world, this cannot be sustained very long. Only our participation in love continues to matter beyond time. In my work with people who have survived cancer, chronic pain, and other debilitating disease, many have shared that they were grateful for having had cancer. This perspective mirrors their courageous acceptance of their life lessons. They appear to have opened to this perspective because they are grateful to be alive. Their illness serves as a catalyst for appreciating what they have: being alive. It has been said, there are no atheists in foxholes during a war. Those with life threatening events or illness are quickly offered the courage to value all forms of life experience. By no means are the experiences of gratitude and prosperity limited to tragic illness or events. The transformation that takes place when one allows for gratefulness to permeate one's field of mind and heart alters perception and shifts thought and emotion. As with meditation, prayer and all contemplative exercises, the courage to let go of the ego, self-gratuitous behaviors, and escapism, allows for gratitude to begin emerging. We must fully be present to our joy, our pain, and all experience without evaluation or control. We are much more than creatures of desire and consumption. With openness of mind and heart, gratefulness connects us with the Divine and true experience of prosperity begins. This is how we participate in the Ever Changing Paradigm. Dr. Darryl Pokea (pronounced "Po-Kay") is a professional speaker,
musical composer and author on Mind, Body and Spirit Interconnectedness
and Complementary Medicine. Dr. Pokea invites you to his website to view
synopses of his presentations and listen to samples of his Healing Meditation
and Relaxation CD’s at www.drpokea.com By Katharine Giovanni It had been a lean month and both Ron and I were worried about paying the
bills. It’s hard to run three companies with no bank loan! In fact,
it was the first time we had actually lost money and been in the red. That
usually didn’t happen to us. To make matters worse, both our son’s birthdays
were coming up, Christmas was right around the corner, we owed money to
some associates and company bills loomed. What to do … what to do … Trouble is the more you worry about these sorts of things, the bigger the
problem gets. The worry actually pushes the solution farther and farther
away from you and it becomes like a runaway train. I was so upset by all this that I simply couldn’t go within and talk to
God about it. The emotion of the problem just closed the door and I could
hear absolutely nothing. So I asked a few very intuitive friends of mine
what they “heard” and all said that everything would be ok and to just
hold on for a while longer. One even said that something great was going
to happen in December! Great news certainly, but it didn’t help the
fact that the bills were still sitting on Ron’s desk today. That Saturday, Ron and I decided to just put the problem up onto God’s
shelf and let Him worry about it for a while. We then went to Adventure
Landing and played a little miniature golf with our boys as we both thought
the beautiful sunshine and fun atmosphere would do us both good. After
we got the clubs, we walked over to the first hole and I leaned on a wooden
fence to watch my oldest son start the game off. Then out of the corner of my eye, I noticed a very tiny spider on the top
of the post. I marveled at how small it was and watched it dance around
the top of the fence. Then the funniest thing happened … I began to sense
that it was actually mad at me!! Do spiders get mad at people? I
have never really thought about it and had certainly never “felt” it before,
but this one was actually mad at me! Extraordinary!! I could sense
it in every bone of my body. Needless to say I moved my arm from the post
and instantly felt that the spider was relieved. Then it danced around
a second more and lifted it’s back-end up into the air. A stream of it’s
“web” came out and danced in the sunlight. Then the air lifted the spider
off the post and it rose into the air!! It was just like that scene from
Charlotte’s Web when Charlotte’s children all leave Wilbur. As I watched, I noticed a
tree nearby and thought that perhaps the little guy would land there, but
it instead rose higher and higher into the atmosphere. I watched it until
my youngest son yelled at me to watch him putt. Extraordinary. Clearly this was a message from God. I knew it immediately. God has this
little habit of always being able to get my attention … and when He can’t
get me to listen, He sends His messages to me in other forms. This
time He wanted to tell me to have faith in Him. All I had to do was trust
Him and He would take me to great heights! Just like the spider trusted
the wind to carry him safely to another place, God wanted me to do the
same. I carried the little spider’s message in my mind for the rest of the day.
It really was incredibly beautiful, especially coming from a creature that
I have always hated. I HATE spiders!!! Somehow though … this was different,
and I wished my little friend Godspeed and knew that he would land safely. That evening, my husband and I sat in his office and chatted about some
solutions to our dilemma. As I sat on his couch I happened to glance over
at his bookcase and noticed two books were crooked. Then I looked at their
titles … The bottom book was titled “Divine Guidance” The book right on top of it was called “Full Speed Ahead” No need to hit me on the head with a cosmic two-by-four! I immediately
got the message. Ron and I are being guided and will be fine. Message
received!!! We’ll solve the problem by going within and we’ll create
a new prosperous reality for everyone in the company!! Now here comes the good part of this story … Right now … this minute … THIS IS YOUR GOLDEN MOMENT OF REALIZATION. Choose to do it, and you will. Choose to change your life and you will.
Choose to take off like the little spider did. Life is actually as
simple or as difficult as we make it. Imagine that you are an artist facing
a blank canvas. You can make the picture as simple or as complex as you
like. You can choose the colors and the theme of the painting. Choose to
make your painting simple, and it will be. Choose to make your painting
difficult, and it will be. Doubt your abilities and doubt that you are
worthy enough for God to talk to, and you won’t hear Him. It’s as simple
as that. This is the hope of a better way and even better things yet to come! It
is time you had your very own conversation with God … just like I do. Remove
your doubts and inhibitions for a brief moment while you walk down this
new road. You can always go back to them if you wish. There is a whole
new world waiting for you, a world filled with light, love, and unlimited
opportunities! Ready? Of course you are. You wouldn’t be reading this article
now if you weren’t. Perhaps this is what the world needs right now, faith
that God will talk to us. Imagine how your life would change if you could
actually talk to Him! Now you can. In fact, there is a method outlined
in my book that is so easy that anyone can learn how to have a two-way
conversation with God. You too can change your life and reach your dream. Just have faith and
you can do anything!! Just like the little spider did. About the Author: Katharine Giovanni is the author of the acclaimed book God, is that you? - an inspiring book that will teach you how to have a two-way conversation
with the Universe. A dynamic public speaker, Katharine has been a
speaker at seminars, workshops and conferences around the United States,
and has appeared on both radio and television. God, is that you? has received many praises from different reviewers and magazines across
the country. She can be reached via her website at www.KatharineGiovanni.com. The book is available in bookstores nationwide. To sign up for her FREE e-zine, The Triangle Times, please visit her other
website at www.triangleinternational.com. Goal Manifestation Development Goal manifestation, by the way of goal setting, itself is very simple. First step: Simply envision the goal. When I say envision, I *mean* envision. For example, if your goal is to move into a new house by the middle of next year, then close your eyes and picture the house clearly. Do not make the same mistakes that I did. Be specific; for example, be specific about the neighborhood. And the smell… Imagine what everything would smell like! Can you smell your favorite food that you are cooking in your new huge kitchen? Can you smell the faint fragrance of the roses in the back yard through that open window? Can you get the soft whiff of the ocean as it roughly clashes on the rocks a few hundred feet from your balcony? Can you hear it? Can you hear the ocean? Can you hear the pale, but the unmistakably robust sound of the waves? How about the sizzle of the food cooking right next to you? Touch the leather on the recliner. Can you feel the abounding texture? Can you see the deep luxuriant color? Can you smell the plush tang of rich leather? If you have trouble conjuring up images of your own creation, then you must spend more time dreaming about the things, which make you happy. Certainly, if you practice the above exercise again, you will see the difference. You may need some practice in conjuring up the future reality. Second step: Write it down. Write it down in detail. Write it and read it. Read it every day. How you acquire your objectives in not important, but the reasons you want to acquire them are. And the reasons are the feelings you create in yourself, when you envision your dreams so clearly. Everything in your life will be orchestrated to gently deliver you to your goals. Do not forget those details that make the goals worth living. For example, just don't envision the house, envision it with the people you love and care for in it with you. If you feel the goal manifestation idea to be somewhat insipid and wishy-washy, hold it back from others till you are convinced. But do not do yourself the injustice of being so cynical, as to not try it. I had my doubts. But slowly as I conducted the goal manifestation process every time I thought of having something worthwhile in my life, the stronger my faith got. Perhaps it is the combination of vision, determination, and prayer. Or perhaps it is something so unexplained that the universe throws at us, which the humans cannot even conceive at the present time, but it works every time. Of course, it takes time, but eventually it works. Author Bio: Shaun Ajani is the author of many books and articles, including, "Extreme Project Management", "How Real is Your Soul?", and "If You Row, You Will Not Drift - Perfect Life Management - The Life Wizard". Shaun has worked with aviation, IT, retail, HR, finance, education, and training industries, in companies like Motorola, Dollar Stores, Nation Gifts, Code Factory, Washington Mutual, Boise Cascade, Sears, and Spherion. Back To Top __________ Imagination: The Most Powerful Force
Albert Einstein said that imagination is the greatest creative force. Why would such a great man say something that sounds so silly and trivial? Look at those words again: ‘greatest creative force’. Imagination? Not education? Nor money? Nor luck?
Napoleon Hill, author of Think and Grow Rich, said that imagination is the most marvelous, miraculous, inconceivably powerful force the world has ever known. Before you pass him away as a crackpot, know that Mr. Hill was an advisor to two U.S. presidents, was commissioned by the great and wealthy Andrew Carnegie to teach people about making their dreams come true, and has been thanked by many of the greatest people around the world for the success he helped them achieve. People like F. W. Woolworth (founder of Woolworth’s), Woodrow Wilson (former U.S. President), George Eastman (founder of Kodak), W. M. Wrigley, JR. (Wrigley’s), and many others have used his teachings to manifest their dreams.
Imagination is the force that takes you to places you have never been.
Henry Ford relied on imagination and belief. Walt Disney said that had he not seen Disneyland in his mind, the rest of the world would not have seen it on earth. Bill Gates first imagines his products before they become actual software that we rely on. And it would serve you well to remember that many of the world’s greatest people started with nothing and built empires. They had a dream. And the universe conspired, as it always does, to let them experience their imagination. The universe always lets you experience your imagination, whatever it may be.
The Bible says ‘As a man thinketh, so shall he become’. It also says ‘Without vision we perish’.
Your mind’s images are literally the blueprint from which your world is built.
Your mind is infinite. What are your limits? What are limits, except those that you say are so? Why else would two different people have different ‘limits’?
Life is images of the mind, expressed. What this means is that Life, The Source, uses your thoughts, your mental images, as the instructions by which to create your reality in the material world. Life expresses your mental images into physical reality. To express is to make known, to state, articulate, communicate, convey. The force of Life makes known your thoughts to yourself and everyone else by forming them into experiences and objects that can be experienced, here in the physical world. You experience your own thoughts first hand, your images of your mind, so that you may know which ones are suitable and which ones are not. That is how you know yourself, that is how you experience your self, and that is how you grow. This is the supreme purpose of this physical world that we are now in. It is designed to enable you to experience your Self. It is designed to enable you to experience an idea and its effects and consequences. Life does not select which ones of your images to express and which ones not to. How would it choose for you? It therefore expresses all of them to the extent that you have them and believe them. You have true free will. This free will is truly free because of the fact that all of it is acted upon without filtering or favoring. Free will is truly free because of the fact that it actually gets results all the time, not just some of the time, and it gets them exactly.
Your ideas, visions and dreams, whatever they may be, are the prophecies of what you shall one day become and achieve. You can predict your outer life tomorrow by looking at your inner self today. You can change your tomorrow by changing your inner self today.
As you think, there do you find yourself. You attract the people that have something to teach you in line with your thoughts, people who have something to learn from you in line with your thoughts, and you repel those who have nothing more to learn from you and give you in line with your thoughts. The same goes for places and conditions, situations and environments.
Many things influence your imagination – past fears, desires, poor mental training, lack of awareness, sub-personalities, lack of goals – any much more. But anything that influences your imagination is under your control. You can stop it simply by becoming aware of it and releasing it. And this is where awareness, consciousness, comes in as the key to clearing your mind of the debris that brings suffering to you and sabotages your success. If you would like to know more about these things, see www.ImagesOfOne.com.
Article written by David Cameron Gikandi, CEO ImagesOfOne.com and author of A Happy Pocket Full of Money: Your Quantum Leap into the Understanding, Having and Enjoying of Immense Wealth and Happiness. This and titles such as Think and Grow Rich, As A Man Thinketh, The Essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson and more are available for download at http://www.ImagesOfOne.com. Back To Top ______________ 10 Feng Shui Tips for your Office to Boost your Prosperity by Vicky White Feng Shui (fung-shway) is the study of arranging your environment to enhance your life. Every minute of every day your environment is either supporting you or draining you. Feng Shui teaches you to join forces with your environment to make living your best life effortless. Not only does your environment reflect your consciousness, but also the flow of energy in your home and workplace determines the overall quality of your life and its outcome. By balancing the energy in your environment, your own energy will be in harmony, and you will draw to you, people and opportunities that reflect this balance. Your environment indirectly determines the type of relationships, finances, career opportunities, etc you attract. Because we spend so much time in our workplaces, these spaces have a huge influence in our lives. These feng shui enhancements will support you in creating prosperity and balance in your work. 1. CLEAR THE CLUTTER IN YOUR OFFICE Clutter is anything unfinished, unused, unresolved, tolerated or disorganized. When you clear your clutter you create space for new things and your energy and creativity will increase. Clutter is like emotional constipation - it bogs you down. Filing cabinets need to be regularly purged and desktops kept clutter free. 2. PLACE YOUR DESK IN THE 'POWER' POSITION The ideal placement for your computer and desk is in a position that allows you to see the door of your office. If this is not possible, you can restore good Feng Shui by arranging a mirror that gives you a clear view of the door. A small convex mirror designed for use on car side mirrors can be purchased and stuck to the edge of your computer. cost - about $3.00. 3. MAKE SURE EVERYTHING AT YOUR DESK ALLOWS YOU TO BE COMFORTABLE A good combination glare screen/radiation filter to prevent headaches and eyestrain, a comfortable chair that doesn't squeak, comfortable keyboard and arm position, a mouse that fits your hand etc. Anything that causes you discomfort will drain your energy. 4. KEEP YOUR COMPUTER CLUTTER-FREE How is your Inbox? If you see hundreds of emails when you open your Inbox you will feel overwhelmed. Create Folders to file emails you want to refer to. Go through your folders regularly to delete emails no longer needed. Once a week empty your Delete folder. Is your Desktop full of shortcuts to programs from a past life? Do you have programs on your computer you never use? Computers are great clutter collectors, and like us, they work better if we keep them decluttered. 5. ENHANCE YOUR PROSPERITY CORNER As you enter the door of your office, the far left hand corner is your Wealth and Prosperity corner. What do you have there? Clutter here will definitely be affecting your prosperity. This would be a good place for a small tabletop fountain, a valuable item or even an affirmation. Blues, purples and reds are the colors of prosperity. Can you include these colors in something that makes you feel prosperous? 6. CREATE A NOURISHING VIEW What do you see when you look up from your desk? If you see a brick wall, this could explain why you feel stuck! Paint the wall a color you love, hang a favorite painting or poster. Make sure what you see as you are thinking, uplifts you and nourishes your creativity. 7. CLEAN YOUR WINDOWS, DUST AND VACUUM What do you see when you look out your window? Do you look at the world through a murky lens? Regularly cleaning your office, and emptying garbage bins daily will keep the energy fresh. 8. BUY A HEALTHY PLANT A plant will bring life into your workspace and will also absorb toxins in the air. 9. SEPARATE YOUR WORKSPACE If you must have your workspace in your bedroom, try to partition it off with a screen. Work and sleep are two conflicting energies and having a relaxing sleep will enhance your work time. 10. REPAIR OR REPLACE BROKEN OBJECTS Anything that isn't working represents a block to the flow of energy. For example, light bulbs, clocks, doors that don't open smoothly - why risk not being at your best? By consciously creating your environment, your environment will in turn create a quality of life to support you in reaching your potential. Feng Shui has a powerful effect in your life and you can use these enhancements to create a flow of prosperity, energy and creativity in your work life. Copyright 2002 Vicky White. All rights reserved. mailto:Vicky@LifeDesignStrategies.com You may publish this article free of charge in your ezine, web site, ebook or print publication so long as the copyright notice and the resource paragraph (at the end of the article) are included. _ Vicky White is a Feng Shui Practitioner & Life Coach who works with clients locally and internationally. Subscribe to a FREE monthly newsletter, with tips and strategies for creating environments of success, lives of passion and abundance. http://www.LifeDesignStrategies.com/Newsletter.html Back To Top __________ Keep it Circulating © 2002 Julie Jordan Scott I am a big fan of Catherine Ponder, author of The Dynamic Laws of Prosperity. This book was quite eye opening for me in more ways than one. Reading her discussion of "Circulation" was one of those topics. Everything is either circulating or it is not circulating. Not circulating is a symptom of stagnation. Continued non circulating stops flow in its path. When we hold on too tightly to something, we also stop the flow from happening. It gets clogged like a backed up drain. Similar to Giving and Receiving, we are not able to give from a heart space until we re-learn how to receive from a heart space. Babies know how to joyfully receive, animals know how to joyfully receive. Adults have somewhere along the line become tarnished to receiving from the heart. We fear what conditions are a part of the gift. We fear that we will not be able to repay the gift, even though as a gift is truly a gift, repayment is irrelevant and unnecessary. After I read about circulation I tested out Ponder's ideas. She suggests that to attract prosperity, keeping one's money circulating, putting it to work, is the best way. This way there is not stagnation. She also highly recognizes the law of tithing: that ancient custom of giving 10% of one's income towards the source of spiritual growth and sustenance in your life in order to sustain or minister to others. I committed to this principle. It felt like a grand idea: I had studied tithing and had been inconsistent at best with its application. I am usually paid via checks that arrive in the mail box. I have created a ritual around depositing them and getting the amount of the tithe immediately in a money order or cashier's check which I then immediately mail to the house of worship I attend. Putting that envelope in the mailbox has become a treasured spiritual moment in my life. An unexpected outcome is my inspiration to create more income is in part to the profound sense of satisfaction from sending in my tithe. From knowing that I am keeping the money I have been so blessed to receive in circulation. From knowing inside that no matter how things may appear on the outside temporarily, there is always abundance. There is always enough. There is always more circulating for me to receive. Passion Activator: In what ways are you keeping things circulating in your life? This is not solely about finances. Its also about creativity, the growth of children, your spiritual and physical health. Today, commit to restoring 100% circulation in one particular area. Play with that, work on it, and then move on to the next area. Stay Passionate. Keep it Circulating! ****************************************************** Julie Jordan Scott is a Personal Success Coach who left her career as a government bureaucrat and built a successful business in less than six months. She inspires people worldwide with her books, ezine, teaching and personal coaching. To subscribe to her newest ezine, Daily Passion Activator, the Little Ezine with the Powerful impact send a blank email DailyPassionActivator-subscribe@yahoogroups.com or via web: http://www.5passions.com to subscribe today. Back To Top __________________ ________________________ Running Out of Money? A Multidimensional Solution By Jelaila Starr Are you running out of money to continue doing the spiritual work you feel you are meant to do? Are you living in quiet desperation, trying to hold fast to your faith, while the bills go unpaid month after month? If you answer yes to these questions then let me say that you are not alone. Thousands of dedicated, trustworthy Lightworkers all over the world are facing the same financial crisis. I have received numerous calls from frightened Lightworkers telling me that they are angry because they feel that their Guides have lied to them. They are scared because they are not sure what to do now that the financial abundance their guides said would come to them, has not arrived. One man told me, "I have financially run out of time. If I don't go and get a job soon, my wife and I will out on the street and homeless." When I hear these words, my heart breaks, and once again, I feel the overwhelming desperation to understand why this has happened to us, myself included. Why, after all we have done and overcome to do our work, do we find ourselves in this predicament? Like many of you, I was told by my guides, that I would receive abundant financial support to fulfill the mission I was sent to Earth to do. And many were told that Financial Disciples would come bringing thousands and even millions of dollars to assist us in doing our work. But they have not arrived and we are left depressed and disheartened at the prospect of having to get a 3D job. Many say to me, "Jelaila, I worked for years to get out of the business world and now it looks like I will have to go back. I just don't understand why!" I think I may have an answer for you. Just a few days ago, I called a meeting with my guides, the incarnate and multidimensional Beings of the Galactic Federation's Nibiruan Council. I asked, "Why are we Lightworkers experiencing such financial deprivation? And they replied, "Beloved one, you and all who came to serve mankind, will receive the support you need, but it will come in a different form than what you may have believed. All is as it should be. Understand that your financial dilemma is linked to the next phase of the mission that you were sent to Earth to complete. We will explain." By the end of our meeting I understood why the Lightworker's financial crises had occurred, and I came away feeling the peace that comes with that understanding, along with the excitement of knowing that there is a plan to turn this situation around. But the part that surprised me most was the fact that you and I had planned it this way and that we created jobs for ourselves that we would enjoy doing! And once we got over the shock of going back and were ready to embrace it, that job would appear. Let's continue. Going back into the 3D world to work is one of two ways that our financial needs will be met. The other will be through the new multidimensional systems that will soon be created. I will share more on that in an upcoming article. Bridging back into the 3D world will also be the way in which we will fulfill the second phase of our mission, which is to help awaken the greater population. Interestingly it is called by the Nibiruan Council, the Second Resurrection or Awakening. (The First Resurrection and Harvest was completed in September with the Fall Equinox) You see, in order to get our immediate financial needs met, and also begin the second phase of our spiritual mission, we must become part of the masses again. By doing so, we will be able to start getting our bills caught up and take some of the financial pressure off our shoulders. And at the same time we will be doing our spiritual work because we will be taking our higher level of consciousness and understanding back to work with us. To me this is the most amazing thing about this Greater Plan. Our guides know that in order for us to complete this second phase of our work, we must become peers with the masses before we can ever hope to gain their respect and attention which is critical to the success of the Greater Plan. I know that many of you are aware of the way many people in the world think of us. They call us flakes and "airy-fairy". Whether we have earned this reputation or not, the fact still remains that it must change before we can ever hope to complete our work. So, if our job is to be a light to the world and show them the way home (5th dimension), then how are we going to do it if we stay in the metaphysical community, thus hiding our Light from the world that needs us? Those in the higher realms agree that it cannot be done unless we re enter the 3D world from which we came. It is my understanding that once Phase One was complete (the awakening of the Lightworkers and known as the First Resurrection or First Awakening) we all agreed that in Phase Two, we would create a bridge between ourselves (the metaphysical community) and the masses left asleep in the 3D world. And then we would cross over it and return to them. We knew that the best way we could help to awaken them was to by being who we are, ordinary people with a multidimensional consciousness. As they observed how we transmuted and healed our own emotional wounds, became lighter, freer and happier, they would want to follow our example. In so doing they would begin their spiritual path and we would be there as friends and peers to assist. And because we were their friends and peers, they would be comfortable trusting us to guide and assist them since they would not yet be comfortable trusting a guide they could neither hear, see nor touch. We were also well aware of the fact that we would not want to go back because we carried so many painful memories of the struggle we endured to get out of 3D. We remember how it hurt when our families and friends rejected us because we were "way out there" in their opinion. We remember the loneliness and heartache of being abandoned by those we trusted. Because we knew we would have these emotional scars, we agreed to create a plan whereby we would be compelled by circumstances to return to the world we left behind. It would not be easy and the fear, disappointment, and feelings of failure and betrayal would be great. But they would only last until we found the way to remember the plan as we created it, and become excited again because we knew that we were about to begin living the life we had worked for, trained for and dreamed of for so long. Once we applied the multidimensional principle of everything has a value and a higher purpose, we would be filled with joy and relief because we would see that our guides had not deserted us or lied to us and betrayed our trust. They had simply held on to the truth, continued to follow the Greater Plan, and remain steadfast in their belief that we would eventually wake up and see the higher perspective. So here we are, ready to embrace our new lives. If we will heed the voice of our guides we will find joy in our lives again. And with the financial support we receive from our 3D jobs we enjoy, we will not only have financial peace of mind, but we will also have the way to complete the second phase of our mission: The Second Resurrection or Awakening of Mankind. And hasn't it always been true that doing our spiritual work and completing our mission is what makes our hearts sing? So the answer to the questions of why we Lightworkers are in financial crisis, why our guides haven't come through for us, and why we are being forced, by our financial circumstances to return to the 3D work world, is that going back was how we planned to complete the second phase of our mission. In conclusion, let me say that your guides have not forsaken you, and the financial support you need will come. You will be guided to it if you remain open and continue to trust And if you are willing to do this, you will discover that your guides will not only lead you to the financial support you need, they will also guide your steps through the remaining years of our mission and then show you the way home. Jelaila Starr The Nibiruan Council www.NibiruanCouncil.com About the author: Jelaila Starr is an internationally known channel, speaker, and messenger for the Galactic Federation's Nibiruan Council. She is the author of We are the Nibiruans and Bridge of Reunion. Through her lectures, workshops, widely published articles and media appearances, Jelaila's message has touched the hearts of people around the globe providing hope and understanding. As a gifted psychic/intuitive counselor, Jelaila works with individuals to assist them with emotional clearing, healing relationships, and DNA Recoding. Jelaila's unique approach enables her clients to discover who they are, what they came to do, how to achieve it. Jelaila can be reached at (816) 444-4364. Email: jelaila@NibiruanCouncil.com Wesite: www.NibiruanCouncil.com Back To Top ___________________________ Ask and You Shall Receive Understanding How You Manifest Your Destiny By Kasi Mani I was 23 years old and I was buying my first car. Of course being young and a woman at that I was less than a priority to the used car dealers. I spent days looking for the perfect car. You see I had decided that if I was going to spend my hard earned money I wanted what I wanted and nothing less. I was excitedly gung ho on finding the car of my dreams. The first couple of dealerships looked at me and laughed, some tried to put me in complete lemons. I was lied to, given the run around, and took for the ride of my life. I never realized how hard it would be to find my car. I didn't think my expectations were that large. I just knew what I wanted and I was determined to accept nothing less. I searched feverishly for over a year, finally I decided to give up I was frustrated, angry and just plain ticked off. All the dealers just kept telling me the same thing, your credit is to bad, you need a co-signer, you will never get what you want for the type of money you are willing to spend. I began to believe them, I mean maybe they were right. I lost hope and decided that I was done looking for a car I would just have to learn to live with what I had because that was all I was getting. Now, in the beginning I had set a specific set of goals for my self. I was bound and determined to accomplish them. After trying what I thought was my best and being turned down every time, I began to take on the mindset of those degrading used car salesmen. I began to believe in their false hope instead of sticking to my guns. I had done just what I said I wasn't going to do and accepted less than what I had set my sights on. I gave up and actually believed that I had what I deserved, nothing. It is so much easier to give up when you are continuously pushed down, keeping a positive mind set is harder to do. So, just throw in the towel and call it quits. Unfortunately, that is what most of us do because for some reason we tend to have this unconscious need to suffer. Well, guess what if that is what you want that is what you will get. The divine creator loves us so much that she/he will give you whatever you ask for. It took me being stuck on the highway in my ready to be retired Volvo to realize that I had let those salesmen get the best of me. Who were they to tell me that I couldn't have what I wanted, they were completely wrong I could have anything I wanted because I deserved it. I began my search again, I was in control and I called on my divine creator and promised to believe. I didn't give up; if I was rejected I politely said thank you and walked out the door to the next dealer. Every night before I went to bed I asked for the type of car I wanted specifically and knew I would get it. Within two months I was the proud owner of a 1994 Acura Integra, which included four doors, a sun-roof, low gas mileage, dependability, and I paid exactly what I wanted to without a co-signer. It even came in the color I wanted, eggplant. The important thing to remember is that you are in control, you can manifest anything that you would like as long as you believe. No matter whether it is good or bad you can have it. That is just the way the universe works, there is an action for every reaction. You just have to remember that there is no need to suffer only to succeed so be careful of what you are asking for because you will most definitely get it. <> Kasi Mani Paris4t@yahoo.com Kasi is a 27 year old aspiring writer/poet. She is currently working on a self-help book and several children's stories. Her work has been featured in several on line magazines and poetry sites, a compilation book and a poetry magazine. Back To Top ________________________ Ending Poverty ConsciousnessBy Jeanie Marshall For every talent that poverty has stimulated it has blighted a hundred." -John W. Gardner Definition number 1 of "poverty" in the American Heritage Dictionary is: "The state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts." It is further defined as "deficiency in amount; scantiness; unproductiveness; infertility." By "poverty consciousness" I mean the set of attitudes and beliefs and feelings and values associated with material lack or fear of material lack. Poverty consciousness equals a belief in limitation, and almost always includes fear. Poverty consciousness is not directly related to the amount of money one has. Rather, it is the relationship to that money or to material possessions. If you worry about not having enough money, you are in poverty consciousness. If you believe there is not enough for everyone in the world, you operate from poverty consciousness. One can live in conditions of poverty without necessarily living in poverty consciousness, which is a state of mind and heart. The amount of money or other material possessions is a matter of fact. One's relationship to that amount is a matter of thoughts and feelings. Different Means; Similar Consciousness Recently, I had two personal empowerment sessions back-to-back with individuals of strikingly different financial means. The first one asked me probing questions about decisions he wanted to make with respect to stocks and his upcoming retirement from a major corporation. The second, desperate to generate $35 to pay his part of the electric bill, asked me probing questions about his uncertain situation. I worked with both men in essentially the same way. I looked at the energy field in and around their thoughts and feelings. I assessed how they were creating a reality of poverty consciousness energized by their fears. The one of greater financial means became calmer as he embraced a shift in consciousness. The one of lesser financial means became calmer as he embraced a shift in consciousness. The dollar amounts were different. The fear was the same. Probably each would have envied the other! As each man understood more fully how he had thought and felt his way in to his particular situation, he was better prepared to think and feel his way out. Another Definition Let's return to the American Heritage dictionary, where there is a fourth definition of poverty that warrants discussion: "Renunciation made by a member of a religious order of the right to own property." Perhaps few readers of this article are presently in religious orders that require vows of poverty. However, the history of civilization is filled with such vows. For those of you who believe that it is possible to inherit traits from your ancestors, consider the impact of past vows of poverty passed through the genes. For those of you who believe that it is possible to be influenced by beliefs of others, consider the impact of past vows of poverty modeled in behavior. For those of you who believe in past lives, consider the impact of past vows of poverty on future lives. For those of you who believe in the existence of an energy field, consider how it might be polluted by such vows of limitation. You can probably find some part of your belief system that tells you that vows of poverty made in the past can impact you and others now. As Individuals, in groups, and as the whole of humanity, we are touched by others. A Matter of Faith Ending poverty consciousness is a matter of faith. We all have faith, even though there are many who claim they have none. The question is not whether or not you have faith, but rather, in what you place your faith. Do you place your faith in money? In yourself? In lack? In history? In the future? In the visible? In the invisible? When the visible elements of our experience are tumbling, we must redirect our faith, our energy, and our intention. The physical world is a temporary reality. It is time to open our awareness more to the worlds beyond this one. Higher consciousness is becoming more available to the human plane. You will want to stay alert so you do not to miss this adventure! We are living in an exciting time. A time when we will prove that poverty and poverty consciousness are obsolete. A time when we will know, without a doubt, that we live in an abundant universe, a universe waiting to fulfill our every need. This article has focused on poverty and poverty consciousness as related to material things. Keep in mind, though, that the same principles apply to other aspects of our lives. Some persons feel poverty or poverty consciousness about themselves. "Low self esteem" is one of the popular terms. It is a belief in lack, lack of one's talents or abilities, not having enough of what is wanted. A Few Ideas to End Poverty Consciousness · Watch your language! Make sure that what follows "I" or "I am" is what you want to manifest. If you say "I am poor," the Universe will answer you with its only response: yes! · Say, think, and/or write empowering affirmations. (For example, "I rescind old vows of poverty and limitation." Or, "I accept the gifts of the Universe.") · Bless all those who owe you money. Pray for their prosperity. When they pay you, thank them and the Source, the Higher Power. · Bless all those to whom you owe money. Pray for their prosperity. When you pay them, thank them and the Source, the Higher Power. · Recognize that money is a means of exchange. Stop giving your power away to money. Claim your own power from within, follow your passion, and the required means will be at your disposal. · Focus on what you desire, not on what you do not desire. That to which you give your attention expands. If you give your attention to scarcity, it expands; if you give your attention to abundance, it expands. Now is the Time Now is the only time we really have. We may believe that "as soon as ...... happens" we will be free of poverty consciousness. We may dream that "when I win the lottery, I will do all those things I want to do." The truth is, we do not need to wait for any conditions to change in order to be conscious of abundance. Now is the time. Here is the place. Taken from the Marshall House Journal, No. 37, February, 1995, ©1995, Marshall House. All Rights Reserved. You may save this article or send it to a friend, provided this attribution paragraph remains with the article. Jeanie Marshall is an Empowerment Consultant specializing in deep transformation through energetic awareness and clearing. (310) 458-1172. Home page, http://www.mhmail.com. Back To Top ________________________ Want to see more articles?
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