The Breathing Prosperity blog

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?

What if your best friend, or your sister or brother…maybe even your neighbour or someone you knew in high school, had an idea…They put it out there in the business world or on the internet, and before long they had money rolling in…flowing as if from a gigantic waterfall, in fact…

This person, who you know to be ‘normal’, is suddenly getting a ton of attention, and showers of compliments and maybe even fantastic media coverage. Maybe one day you are taking the kids to Florida with the tiniest bit of money you’ve been able to save, or possibly using credit…and at the airport you see this person, tanned and looking wealthy, getting into their private jet…glamourous, wealthy, HAPPY!

How do you feel, really? Jealous? Resentful? Maybe even angry and wondering why everyone thinks they are so great? Could you really dig into this visualization and come up with some pretty strong, negative feelings?

Well, if you can, then you still have some work to do on your prosperity mentality/wealth consciousness. For two major reasons:

1) Prosperity and wellbeing are like an ocean…they are for everyone, not just a ‘special’ few. Until we want for others what we want for ourselves; until we encourage others to follow their dreams just as much as we imagine following our own, then we are blocking ourselves from our own prosperity and abundance.

2) What we think of others who are prosperous is the same thing we secretly worry about others thinking about us…‘What if they hate me? My friends might resent me and talk behind my back?”…etc. etc..

A wise woman once wrote ‘It is none of your business what other people think about you.’ When you are focused on what others may think, you are not focusing on the one person that matters in your life – YOU. You could not control others’ opinions even if you wanted to, so stop trying, and get on with the fun of creating your life exactly how you want it to be. As you do so, you can shine like a light showing what is possible, and allow others to interpret it according to their own levels of understanding…that is what will happen inevitably, anyway.

Choose what you want from the examples around you rather than resenting them, and go CREATE YOUR DREAMS!

You may also enjoy: Personal Development: The Upward Spiral