Pre-Pave Your Way To Financial Freedom Using The Law Of Attraction

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My wife and I are scrambling to find coverage for Ella tomorrow. On Thursday, we’re leaving for 11-days, and Melissa and I both have work we need to finish before leaving. Ella’s pre-school is closed on Wednesday and her two regular babysitters are unavailable and two of her “aunties” are out of town leaving us with few options.

On Monday, I noticed myself feeling a great deal of anxiety about the prospect of not finding coverage for Wednesday. I started to spin out into dire scenarios of working all night Tuesday and Wednesday and leaving blearing eyed and overwhelmed on Thursday.

This feeling, as you might imagine, is not a conducive vibrational offering for attracting a positive outcome.

This morning, Tuesday, at my office, feeling a bit more grounded but still flustered, I was preparing my tea before sitting down to write when the following question popped into my head: “How would someone who was financially free feel right now?”

It was a good question because it not only helped me shift my feeling in the moment, but it also helped clarify and expand my definition and understanding of the concept of financial freedom.

Before this question came up this morning, my vision of financial freedom was almost exclusively linked to matters of money. But in the case of finding childcare for Ella, money has nothing to do with the outcome or my feelings. Financial freedom would not change the fact that all the people we have called on to watch Ella are unavailable.

What would change is my relationship to my work. Being financially free, I would be working for the joy, for the fulfillment, for the sense of purpose, and for the connection with others. Income would be far down on the list of reasons for working. While I get that now on an intellectual level – I write and teach and coach because I love it – I still feel the “need” to generate income from my work.

As I sat, sipping my tea, pondering that question, I was able to feel for a moment the freedom – in many areas of life - that is possible when you step into financial freedom. That feeling, from that one simple question, took my understanding of financial freedom to a much deeper level.

If you are moving in the direction of financial freedom I encourage you to flesh out your understanding of the concept for it has far-reaching effects that go way beyond the financial realm. The more fully you can embrace the vision and feeling of financial freedom, the faster you will arrive there in this physical realm.

You might want to consider listening to this 17-minute guided visualization on financial freedom.

Posted by Edward Mills | Filed Under Abundance, Law of Attraction, Money, financial freedom 

Relationships, The Third Body, And The Law of Attraction

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The Third Body
by Robert Bly

A man and woman sit near each other, and they do not long
At this moment to be older, or younger, or born
In any other nation, or any other time, or any other place.
They are content to be where they are, talking or not talking.
Their breaths together feed someone whom we do not know.
The man sees the way his fingers move;
He sees her hands close around a book she hands to him.
They obey a third body that they share in common.
They have promised to love that body.
Age may come; parting may come; death will come!
A man and a woman sit near each other;
As they breathe they feed someone we do not know,
Someone we know of, whom we have never seen.

If you read the post yesterday about my phone conversation with Melissa, perhaps you were left with the same question that I was: Why?

Why did the Law of Attraction not work in that case? Clearly I was offering, and therefore, pre-paving my way into a confrontational conversation. But that did not happen. Why?

This morning I woke with a clear answer: The third body!

Whenever two people come together, for an instant or a lifetime, a third body is created. This body is a composite of their individual desires, intentions, dreams, fear and love. There is a continual flow of energy between the individuals and the third body. As Robert Bly says, their breath feeds the third body. But the third body also feeds them.

If the individuals feed the Third Body, consciously or otherwise, with mostly positive thoughts, feelings and energy, then that body will act as a reservoir for positive feelings in those moments when one or both of the partners feel disconnected from positive feelings.

And likewise, if they feed the Third Body with mostly negative thoughts, feelings and energy, that body will be a reservoir of negative feelings when one or both of the partners need to tap into the resource.

Over time, the emotional and energetic reservoir contained within the third body becomes a powerful source of manifestational fuel for the relationship. And each of the individuals in the relationship get to choose (again consciously or otherwise) the emotions and energy they store in the Third Body.
When Melissa called me yesterday, I was stuck in my individual perspective, focused on what I believed was going to happen based on past experience. But she was able to connect to the Third Body and access some of our stored positive (thankfully) potential energy and bring that into our interaction.

So, in essence, the vibrational offering of the Third Body was able to neutralize and transform my vibrational offering. I believe that this is NOT a contradiction of the need to take full self-responsibility when you work with the Law of Attraction. Rather, I feel this is an exciting and powerful tool for Deliberate Creators to become aware of and work with consciously within relationships.

You may, as I do, sense the power in this concept. I will surely be writing much more about this in the future. But for now, I wanted to answer the unspoken question (for me at least) posed by yesterday’s post.

Posted by Edward Mills | Filed Under Deliberate Creation, Law of Attraction, Relationships 

Conversation Starters For Deliberate Creators

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My wife and I were a bit stressed today as we scrambled to find last-minute childcare for Ella. Before I left the house we had what could be described as a less-than-loving exchange about tomorrow. So when I saw our home number show up on my caller-ID at the office I braced for another potentially trying interaction.

Now, those of you who practice the Law of Attraction will have recognized that my thoughts and feelings about the impending (yes I used that word on purpose) conversation were not seeding the Universe with positive vibrations.

And since what you focus on expands, in theory, I should have gotten into a confrontational conversation with Melissa.

However, Melissa wasn’t buying into my vibration. Apparently she had prepared for the call by getting herself into a very positive feeling state. The first words out of her mouth, after I said “hello” were, “I am feeling SO abundant and joyful right now. How about you?”

Those words changed everything. My negative projections could not survive in the face of that positive energy. Instantly, my feeling shifted from dread (maybe a bit strong) to gladness. A big smile found its way onto my face. And I felt true gratitude for Melissa’s ability to bring positive feelings into our connection in spite of my not-so-positive vibes.

Every time we begin a conversation we have the opportunity to set the tone for that interaction. Positive, negative or neutral: It’s up to you. So the next time you begin a conversation ask yourself what vibration you want to bring to it and choose words that are aligned with that intention.

Posted by Edward Mills | Filed Under Deliberate Creation, Law of Attraction, Relationships 

Awakening Your Magnificence: Guided Visualization

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Here is an excerpt from this week’s Personal Evolution Fast Track team meeting. The recording includes the guided visualization and the discussion after. The visualization will help you awaken to and reconnect with your true nature, your magnificence. And the discussion that follows includes a very interesting and useful exploration of the difference between feelings and emotions.

If you’d like to join the Fast Track Team, just enter your information in the form below.

Enjoy.


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Posted by Edward Mills | Filed Under Art of Allowing, Guided Visualization, Inspiration 

Carnival Addendum: Steve Pavlina on Intention and Resistance

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Steve Pavlina just published this great entry on Manifesting Intentions Without Resistance Manifesting Intentions Without Resistance.

This issue of “why is the Law of Attraction not working” has been coming up quite a bit lately. Steve’s article addresses one critical component to the successful implementation of the Law of Attraction.

If there is any fear hidden beneath the surface of your intention, the manifestation will either not happen or will take significantly longer than you would like. Steve presents a practical method for bringing hidden fears to the surface and defusing the power they wield over your intention.

I’ve also added this entry to last week’s Law of Attraction Carnival on the Power of Intention.

Posted by Edward Mills | Filed Under Blocks, Deliberate Creation, Fear, Law of Attraction, Personal Growth 

The Dark Ages Of The Universe And The Law Of Attraction

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The November edition of Scientific American has an article on The Dark Ages Of The Universe. Below is the article overview as printed in SciAm. Pay particular attention to the final line:

    • Much of the attention in cosmology over the past several years has focused on the cosmic microwave background radiation, which provides a snapshot of the universe at an age of 400,000 years. But between this moment and the appearance of the first galaxies was a period of almost total darkness, broken by not so much as a glimmer of starlight. Hidden in the shadows of this era are the secrets of how galaxies took shape.
    • Clearly, it is hard to probe a period that is by its very nature practically invisible. The key is to look for the feeble radio waves emitted by electrically neutral hydrogen gas as it interacts with the background radiation. Observers are now starting to do so.
    • The result should be an even more interesting map than that of the microwave background. It will be fully three-dimensional and will show, step by step, how form emerged from formlessness.

Let me repeat that, in case you missed it: “It will…show, step by step, how form emerged from formlessness.”

That’s exactly what we’re exploring with the Law of Attraction! As deliberate creators we are becoming conscious of our ability to create form from formlessness, to bring forth into physical form that which has previously been formless.

My guess is that when scientists have this model of how form emerged from formlessness on a Universal level, it will corroborate what we already know to be the steps of attraction and manifestation:

  1. Ask for what you want – Through your Desires, Intentions and Commitment.
  2. Trust that it will be provided – Be in a state of positive expectation.
  3. Allow that which has been asked for to come into being – Be open and willing to receive what you have asked for.

Posted by Edward Mills | Filed Under Art of Allowing, Deliberate Creation, Inspiration, Law of Attraction 

When You Hear A Hawk Step Back For A Different Perspective

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I’m blessed to live in a place where the shrill calls of hawks is never far away. There’s a pair of Red Shoulder Hawks that, for the past two years, have nested in one of the big Fir trees in our neighborhood. It’s a thrill to wake up to their calls and watch and listen as the young hawks test out their wings and voices.

The drawback to having these calls around so often is that I can become detached from the powerful messages that these and other wild creatures offer.

Today, on my walk in the woods, when I heard the Red Shoulder Hawk in this recording, I caught myself taking the gift of that communication for granted. Not good.

So I stopped and listened both to the sound of the hawk and to the meaning within the call. The meaning was twofold:

Pay attention, I was being reminded. If I take for granted the thrilling call of a hawk, what other powerful messages in my life am I missing? Messages come in all forms, from all places, and often they are very simple and even boring. So I was put on alert to pay attention to all the messages in my life not just the “knock-you-on-the-head-with-a-frying-pan” type of messages.

The other message was to step back and get some perspective on my life. I sense that I have gotten a bit too caught up in the day-to-day happenings in my life and have lost touch with the big picture. My hawk friend was reminding me to get a hawk-eye perspective on my life before jumping back in to the daily tasks.

What messages are you missing? What messages are you taking for granted? Perhaps you need some perspective. I believe we all need a bit more hawk-eye perspective. Perhaps listening to the call of this hawk will help you rise up above your daily life and see what you’ve been missing.


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Note the Flicker calls at the end of the first hawk call and in the space between the first and second hawk call.

Posted by Edward Mills | Filed Under Inner Guidance 

Larry King Live: Beyond Positive Thinking Part 2 - Transcript Available

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If you missed the second show in Larry King’s Beyond Positive Thinking series (or want to read/see it again) you can read the transcript and/or order a copy of the show on DVD over at the Larry King page on CNN.

Posted by Edward Mills | Filed Under Law of Attraction, The Secret 

Surrendering To Freedom: Stepping Into Grace

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(Note that this was originally included published in my Intuitive Life Coaching: Inspire ezine and then, included in this entry. But I felt it wanted to have its very own entry. So here it is!

Surrendering To Freedom: Stepping Into Grace

Earlier this month as I sat at the desk by the upstairs hall window, looking down on the blossoming apple trees and the vineyard beyond, I suddenly heard a fluttering sound behind me. A house finch had flown into the open window at the other end of the hall. I watched her fly around the hall and into my office where she began banging against the window, struggling to find a way out.

I entered my office and watched as she flew against the window unaware that just 10 inches away, it was open. Slowly and peacefully I approached her with my open hands prayerfully offering guidance and help. At first she refused, fluttering with even more determination and desperation up and down the invisible obstacle that held her captive. I remained calm and present, ready to enfold her gently yet firmly when the opportunity appeared.

But suddenly, she stopped her frantic flapping and flew onto my finger, sitting there as naturally and calmly as if it was a tree branch. There was a communion in that moment, an understanding that passed between that finch and myself. I was reluctant to let go of that connection, and yet I knew that was part of our connection, part of the trust she had placed in me.

Slowly I shifted my hands towards the open side of the window. Somehow the clarity and awareness that had been lost during her struggle had returned in her calmness. She knew the instant she was in front of the opening, and immediately flew out the window to freedom, gifting me with two bright, clear chirps of gratitude as she went.

When I returned to the desk I began thinking of how much I am like that little house finch: resisting the hands that offer me help, desperately running from the guidance that is constantly being offered. The hands may be human, or divine, or they may be the wings of a house finch, but they are always here, always reaching out gently to guide me to freedom.

Admiring the beauty of the Sonoma County landscape, I imagined myself settling into the hands of the Divine, just as that bird settled so gracefully onto my hand. I felt the release of tension and worry as I allowed myself to rest in the hands of God.

Since that day I have been aware of the times when I am struggling like that finch. It sometimes feels out of my control, as if I am watching someone else struggle, unable to reach them and let them know that the window is open just a few inches away. But it is me. I am struggling. I am resisting. And like that finch, I am slowly learning to let go of that resistance, and to allow myself to be shown the way to grace and freedom.

Posted by Edward Mills | Filed Under Art of Allowing, Inner Guidance, Inspiration 

Edward I Have No Toilet Paper Today

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A few months ago, Darren Rowse over at Problogger had another round of his Group Writing Project. In his words, it’s The Biggest List of How To Articles Ever Assembled. I submitted this entry on How To Be More Intuitive.

There was nothing remarkable about that entry but since then I have gotten some laughs from my placement in Darren’s list. When people have added the list to their site, the excerpt I see in Technorati looks like this:

by Eric How I Solved All My Problems By Watching A TV Soap Opera by Pat How to shrink your church in 30 days or less! by Jeff How to be more Intuitive by Edward I Have No Toilet Paper Today by Carolyn Blogging E-Metrics by Doug How to Take Great Photos of Children by Darren How to get a

Personally I think it’s a hoot that in the excerpt my name appears to be Edward I have no toilet paper today!

It strikes me as a particularly strong Medicine, or Spirit Name, though I’m still pondering the symbolic meanings. If you have any thoughts, please let me know.

Pre-publication Update:

I SWEAR, I did not see this horoscope until after writing the first part of this entry.

Here’s my weekly horoscope from Rob Brezny of Free Will Astrology:

The Delaware Gap National Recreation Area in Pennsylvania has an outhouse that cost $333,000 to build. It’s a two-hole beauty with a roof constructed from slate mined in Vermont, porch railings built out of Indiana limestone and an indestructible cobblestone foundation. This is your symbol of power for the coming week, Virgo. May it inspire you to devote elegant, sumptuous attention to one of your most basic needs.

Go figure!

Posted by Edward Mills | Filed Under Fun 

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