When you put your attention on what is not working in your life guess what you get? Right, you get more of what is not working.
Consider that worrying or obsessing on the negative is praying for the unwanted.
Notice how often a person who has a flat tire responds negatively in a way that sets the tone of their entire day or longer.
Usually they will end the day saying "Wow, I had such a bad day! First I had a flat tire! Then an important meeting I scheduled got canceled! Then my lunch got served burnt!" You get the point.
If you don't catch yourself focusing on the negative it spirals into more negative.
There are some simple ways for you to manage these thoughts and shift your attention from what is not working to what is working or to what you intend.
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Gratitude Take an inventory of what you have to be grateful for in your life.
Feeling gratitude will immediately shift your energy.
Also, a simple expression of gratitude will shift your perception and you will begin to see great things in your life that you did not even know were there.
You don't always see what is in front of you when your attention is on what is not working.
The flat tire example above could go like this, "I appreciate the flat tire.
I have been moving way too fast lately.
I rushed out of the house this morning without even saying goodbye to the kids.
I realize that this flat tire is a message for me to slow down and I am grateful for that.
" The remainder of the day could become quite positive from this perspective.
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Intention Setting a clear intention will shift your focus from what's not working to what you intend to create.
I reiterate, what you put your attention on expands.
It's the old adage "be careful what you wish for.
" When you place your consciousness on what you want to create, you move in the direction of realizing your desires.
For instance, perhaps you are experiencing fear or insecurity regarding a project you are working on.
Simply stating the intention "I intend to complete this project beyond what I can imagine as successful!" will automatically take energy away from the fear and insecurity and put a positive focus on the success of the project.
You're initial experience upon stating the intention may be subtle.
However, if you keep your focus on it and allow yourself to drop into the feeling nature of the intention you will experience a shift.
The key with stating an intention is to be sure that the words you use are meaningful to you.
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As If When you have clarified your intention and claimed it for yourself take some action "as if" your desire has been realized.
This will support you in shifting into the belief on a sub-conscious level.
For instance, if your intention is to buy a home sometime in the near future start going to open houses.
Engaging in the exercise will get your consciousness behind the intention.
If your intention is to have a new car nine months from now start test-driving.
Allowing yourself to be grateful for whatever shows up in your reality will support you in realizing that some of what you desire has already manifested.
In addition, by setting a clear intention and acting as if your desires are already realized you align your subconscious with your intention, which is imbued with the creative energy of spirit.
When you do this with focus your desires will be realized.
Spirit through mind equals matter.
Start test-driving the life you want to create and soon enough the "test" will fall away and you will be living the life you want!