Harmony Magic (Excerpt)
When your life is out of harmony with your dreams, you quickly find yourself sick, broke, hurt, abandoned, or disheartened. The magic of restoring yourself to harmony stirs when you realize that you are the one creating your life. You created this mess today, and you can certainly create a new situation tomorrow.
Don’t let your mind think about garbage
If you focus your thoughts and attention on any thoughts which are out of harmony with your happiness, you will feel unhappy. You will make others unhappy too. And, as a creator, you must be aligned with joy to create. Monitor your mind and be sure stray thoughts that shackle your ability to manifest your dreams get set free and replaced with thoughts about what you DO want. If your mouth opens and whines, complains, or tells a sad story—close it. You will get to where you know you’re going to spew ugly words before you do. Keep alert. Words are powerful magic.
Do not seek the roots of your unhappiness
Plant the seeds of your joy. Every word you speak about your misery and every doubt destroys your dreams. So stop it! Stop asking yourself, “Why am I so unhappy?” Instead, ask yourself: “What makes me happy?” Let your mind get completely playful and imaginative while looking for those things that make you feel good.”
Let your life have some ups and downs
You would be bored out of your mind if everything was smooth and steady all the time. You don’t want to always experience only one emotion. GAK! Let yourself be human, for Heaven’s sake! Allow yourself to feel what you feel without judging and condemning yourself for not being perfect and forever positive. Positive people get angry too. Positive people have bad days as well. Be OK with what is, and look for the bright sides.
Don’t believe everything you think
Just because a thought popped into your head does not mean it can move in and stay forever. Sometimes thoughts just float out of one head and into another, through walls, across several lanes of traffic, and even across the country. There is no time or space for thoughts. You, however, do not want to feed a yucky thought. You want to starve it to death by turning your attention to a yummy thought. Be prepared for the Invasion of the Yucky Thought by keeping a collection of Yummy Thoughts ready to replace them in a snap! Yummy Thoughts are perfect protectors from nightmares. Here are some sample Yummy Thoughts to give you the idea:
- How bread smells when it’s baking, especially when it’s cooking at your house!
- The sound of rain falling gently in the night is so soothing.
- A shower feels fabulous after a long day of working in the yard.
- The sight of your home is so welcoming after an extended vacation.
- The snapping crisp taste bit of a fresh cold apple.
- Safely wrapped up in your bed at home on a blustery winter night
- 7. The adventures you will have on the vacation of your dreams
- Remember that whatever it is that you are thinking is what is causing your unhappiness or pain. It is not the situation which upsets you. It is the thought you choose to think about that situation. When you become aware that you are the one choosing your thoughts, you can simply change your mind, like changing the TV channel to a Yummy Thought.
When you are thinking Yummy Thoughts that make you feel happy, only matching energies are attracted to you. But if you are smiling through tears, only Yucky Thoughts are attracted to you. And if you’re not BEing clearly what it is you want to BE, then you are BEing—by default—what you don’t want to be.
Be contrary when it suits you. When your thoughts lean towards fear, look instead for a reason to smile. When they lean towards lack, count your blessings.
You know that this too shall pass. The Sun will come up tomorrow. You can’t stop it. Just have faith in that and turn your attention towards your hopes and dreams. Don’t let yourself be pushed around by yucky thoughts.
Blame Betrays Your Own Belief In Yourself
Blaming is a game you play in your mind. You transfer control of your life (or pretend that you do) to people or external forces, thus defining yourself as a victim of circumstances. Stop giving your powers away and start taking responsibility for whatever it is that you are experiencing. As soon as you take control, you take control. There is considerable magic in claiming that you are the one creating your life.
You are never upset for the reason you think
Whenever you find yourself feeling upset—for whatever reason—know that you have identified a Pearl of Wisdom. Think about a pearl and why they form. The oyster takes a nasty little discomfort in life, soothes it over and over with nacre, loving it until it turns it into a precious and beautiful thing.
If your life isn’t the way you want it to be, then you have a magical opportunity to turn away from despair or anger and, instead, find ways to be more kind and loving. Look for what you’re doing in life that isn’t kind or loving. Look deeply for past wounds that still need healing, people or experiences that still need forgiving, or if you are still clinging to past events.
Once you find those points of pain, start sending loving kindness, non-judgmental acceptance, and appreciate to slowly build your Pearl of Wisdom.
Honor your pain
Pain has a purpose. If you are feeling pain, you are supposed to stop and check with your body, mind, or spirit to stop the pain. You’re not supposed to ignore it, run away, or fight it. If you don’t fix it, you will continue to hurt.
Stepping on broken glass isn’t ever going to feel good. It’s not supposed to feel good! If you feel pain, don’t pretend it doesn’t hurt. Love yourself enough to honor that you’re hurting and do something about it.
If what hurt you has already been removed—be it a physical, emotional, mental, or spiritual threat—the healing cannot begin until you turn on the magically transformative powers of your heart. To get back into harmony after pain, you must hug yourself and acknowledge your feelings. DANG! That hurt! You survived it. You learned from it. The sting is fading, but you won’t forget the lesson. Love yourself a little extra until the pain fades entirely. The scar will always be your badge of courage.
You don’t learn anything when everything is “fine”
With every problem or challenging situation comes an opportunity to grow. When you learn or master something new, you are more than you were. You have expanded and evolved into a larger presence. You cannot un-learn or un-know. You will never be the same. Thank goodness!
To come back into harmony in the middle of a problem, choose to view the problem as a challenge. Take it as a dare. Stand your ground. State: “Watch me!” and dive into creating a solution. Feel your power! Here’s your chance to make magic happen.
