Perfect Poise, Perfect Life
Bring your body into balance and revolutionise your life
By Noel Kingsley
Publisher Hodder Mobius
AVAILABLE HERE
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Gratitude brings rewards
When the going's tough, the bills are unexpectedly high, when the dog pees on the floor and makes you miss your train, the lift is out of service at work and you spill your coffee down your freshly ironed shirt it's difficult to keep spirits high, be happy and stay positive. Yet we know that being positive is important if we want to attract the right things into our life. 'What we think is what we get', and if we're being negative, then negativity is what we are attracting. But it can be so difficult sometimes to snap out of it.
In our Universe, like attracts like. It is the Law of Attraction. If we think of problems, these are what we attract towards us. However, if we think of solutions and wonderful things, then these are what we attract towards us. Thinking manifests.
The 'barometer' that tells you whether your energy is attracting what you want towards you, or attracting more problems, is your feelings. How you feel tells you what you are attracting. If you're feeling good and happy, then the energy you are giving off is positive and you will attract more things towards you that make you feel good and happy. But if you are feeling frustrated, down-at-heart, angry, fed up with the world, self-pity, or 'what's the use', then the Law of Attraction means more of the same is being attracted to you.
But with a fresh coffee stain on your shirt, being late to work because of a missed train and an incontinent pet, and worry of unexpected bills, it can be hard to be positive. We're worrying about all our problems and because we're thinking of them, we will attract more of the same, and it's very difficult to break out of the cycle.
There is one sure way of helping us break out of the 'negative thinking' cycle. That is to think of all the things in your life for which you are grateful. A sense of GRATITUDE makes us feel good. Thinking of such wonderful things that we appreciate raises our energy levels, creates endorphins and puts a smile on our face. Despite the problems, (which we don't want to think of to ensure we don't attract more!) there are many fantastic things in our life, which we may well take for granted, but how would we be without them? Thinking of what we appreciate and for which we are grateful, makes us feel good. And as we feel good we attract more of what we want into our lives.
Give yourself a few moments to stop and think of some things in your life that are wonderful, and for which you are truly grateful. If you can't think of anything, start with some fundamentals. I am very grateful for having two eyes that can see relatively well, and two hands that allow me to play my violin. There are many people who do not. I am grateful for having a wonderful partner who loves me, for my Alexander Technique practice where I meet so many interesting people.
I am also grateful for the breakfast I had this morning and the banana in my bag which I will enjoy later. I'm grateful for the support I get from friends and family, for having had a good holiday, for my elderly motorcycle that keeps going despite its years, for the time to write this blog, the plant in the corner of my office that brings life and green into my workspace and for the Fluorite crystal that reflects and glistens under the lamp. I am grateful for my ability to earn money to pay for basic needs. (More might be helpful, but what I have is a better than less!) I am grateful for my mobile phone that helps me keep in touch and cope with delays and difficulties, the postman who delivers the mail and postcards from friends, my violin teacher who is helping me progress and improve in ability, to my parents who introduced me to the Alexander Technique at an early age so I could benefit throughout my life, to my publisher for putting my work into bookshops, my receptionist for doing such a great job, and .....and......and......I could go on. Having thought of these things while writing, I now feel pretty damned good! And feeling good is what attracts more of what you enjoy.....to make you feel good. The emotion is the trigger. When we are feeling positive, if we think of things we would like, our energy is even stronger to attract them. (New car, romantic relationship, career advancement, exotic holiday, romantic weekend away, more money, new wardrobe, more time-off to relax etc.)
Give yourself some time to think of what you are grateful for. Breathe. Enjoy your thoughts of gratitude. We all have an equal ability to be grateful for what we have. If we are being happy and thinking good thoughts, the Universe will provide more of the same. It is not discerning or discriminating. In the 'eyes' of the Universe we are all equal. It's just that some people have got the 'habit' of being positive and happy most of the time and these are the people who always seem to get what they want in life! Why? Because they are thinking about what they want, rather than the things they don't want.
Can today be a good day? It most certainly can be!! If you don't like the radio programme, change the channel.
Change your thinking and have a great time.
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