The Breathing Prosperity blog

Have you been applying the Law of Attraction to achieve your desires, and are still left wondering when things are coming? Perhaps the missing key for you is knowing how to ALLOW your dreams to come true…

Here is a story full of illustrations about the power of having a clear, open mind when it comes to attracting – and allowing – that which you desire. This power involves your focus on abundance and gratitude, and it applies to all things good, as you will see.

Today I was wishing I had a 2011 calendar, and just yesterday I was thinking how nice it would be to have more fresh flowers in my house…I mused about it as I languished in a beautiful, warm bath and felt overwhelmed with gratitude for my wonderful life. I remember looking around my bathroom and appreciating my pictures, my warm fuzzy bathmat, and the lights that illuminated the room with perfect warm light I love.

I had the thought that if I truly am ‘God, God-ing,’ as Neale Donald Walsch tells us in his books, then I shouold be enjoying every moment, every sensation, since that is what I have been put here to do; to experience all things physical as the manifestations of the spiritual that they are. Running my hands slowly through the water felt luxurious and brought me into acute awareness of the present moment.

This morning I woke up to a glorious sunny day. My sweetie-pie surprised me with a gift certificate for a spa day, which is a welcome treat in the middle of our cold Toronto winter. An early Valentine’s present, he said, although he doesn’t believe in Valentine’s Day! I noticed I felt a little guilty, having not gotten him a present, and did some intentional work on being willing to receive when the Universe is delivering, with gratitude and no other feelings to complicate things.

As I was sitting this afternoon in my beautiful home office, working at sharing some of my articles on social bookmark sites, I felt extremely happy and excited to be sharing things I’ve discovered. I was full of joy and the time was passing by without me even noticing it – a true sign of happiness. I glanced up to see a gentleman parking at an odd angle on my corner, and with a small curiosity wondered why…until a few minutes later he rang my doorbell and delivered to me a totally unexpected, beautiful orchid flower arrangement! What a lovely surprise, I thought, and thanked the gentleman profusely. Upon opening it, you will not be at all surprised to hear that I discovered a nice 2011 calendar rolled up inside, with pictures of more gorgeous flowers. Perfect!

Wow! I just remembered something else…while writing some articles today I was looking for a picture in my files of someone who was happy about money, and had a smile at a shot I love of a woman throwing money into the air. This afternoon, my honey brought me $300 in $20 bills and I playfully threw them up in the air, explaining to him that I wasn’t disrespecting them: I was respecting them! I had totally forgotten about the picture I had just looked at not two hours beforehand…but here I was fulfilling it. Fun!

(Here she is…I think I looked even happier!):

Here are some more wealth and prosperity articles that will help you get clear and move powerfully toward your dreams:

On Living Your Dreams

How to Achieve Financial Freedom

Law of Attraction: Are You in Harmony?

Wealth: Your Financial Education

Law of Attraction: The Art of Allowing

Abundance: Breathing for Wealth

Sometimes, when we set our sights on magnificent and inspiring goals, we place ourselves on the path of achieving them and then eventually find ourselves feeling…stuck. We have put in work, we’ve learned and changed, we’ve been doing all the ‘right’ things, and yet when we look up from our path the goal still seems so far away. Has this ever happened to you?

Fear not, it happens to all of us who have lofty goals and aspirations. As the old saying goes, a journey of a thousand miles begins with one step, yet somehow we expect our results to be more evident, more forthcoming. We forget that each of those thousand miles contains hundreds of individual steps, and that in each moment we can only ‘see’ the few steps behind us and in front of us. Because of this limited view, we tend to forget how far we’ve come, and it is this amnesia which brings about feelings of stuckness (that may not be a word…:) ).

The truth is that life is dynamic and ever-changing, so there is NEVER a time when things are exactly the same as they once were. Even if you wanted things to remain the same, they would not – it’s not possible. In order to feel better about the journey you are on, you need to look back and see how far you’ve come, and to realize that you and your life are truly evolving, whether your outer world shows evidence or not. Some tips for getting your perspective back include:

• Keep a journal or some other record of your goals and dreams, your plans to achieve them, and your feelings, accomplishments and adjustments along the way. By documenting your journey you are providing evidence of where you’ve been, and if you’ve really been learning and growing you will find there are some major differences between ‘then’ and ‘now’ when you read your journal entries from a year ago.
• As Abraham-Hicks tell us, sometimes what happens is we look around at our current situation and see ‘what is,’ and this becomes our focus (see next point as well). Instead, we need to continue looking into the future at what we wish to create, while at the same time doing those things in the now which will continue to lead us there. Hold your vision in your mind, and adjust it as you go. See it, feel it, treat yourself as if you were already living it, and then live into it!
• Remember that the Law of Attraction brings you more of whatever you focus on, so if you’re feeling stuck and uninspired, guess what? You’ll get more of the same, and who wants that? Bear this in mind always, and vow to do whatever it takes to reset your thought processes in order to keep your mind on how you want things to be, not what you don’t want. For difficult days or moments, try such tools as visualizing, meditation, EFT and creating and watching a personal vision video. You may also find that just improving your mood and emotional vibration puts you back on track; try our Inspiring Videos for an instant boost, and of course anything that makes you feel great – funny movies, a walk outdoors or other physical activity, etc. – will help.
• Almost every person who has defined and ultimately fulfilled their own vision of success says the same thing: it took lots of false starts, many wrong turns and much in the way of hard-earned wisdom to finally make it. Those who settle and never try for anything may know what’s coming tomorrow (same old thing!), but they will never know the joys of reaching cherished goals and living a life full of passion and joy. Part of that passion is the emotional roller coaster that comes with pursuing your dreams, so instead of resenting it, ride the roller coaster and enjoy, knowing it’s your own special amusement. Each hill and valley is getting you closer to your dreams, and without the learning and growing you are doing along the way, none of them would ever come true.
• One last note and that is to remember that life happens in cycles. We cannot always be ‘up’ and feel inspired, although with personal development those times can be more frequent and prolonged. Sometimes we just need to rest or spend some time incubating and contemplating, in order to bounce back refreshed and ready to go. One of my favourite quotes is “Resting is paying homage to the magnitude of your journey,” and I couldn’t agree more. Relax, have some fun and take the pressure off yourself. You don’t need to be moving forward at every moment…enjoy the wonderful adventure that is your life, and take it easy sometimes!

Some related articles that can help with this:

Personal Development: The Upward Spiral
Why Aren’t You Constantly Creating Your Life?
Law of Gestation: What is Headed in Your Direction?