Free Fall
If you’re going to learn to fly, it’s a good idea to do it before you jump out of a plane with no parachute. No one would debate this wisdom. But sometimes, you get pushed out of the plane before you’ve grasped the basics of flight. Does that mean death is imminent (symbolic or not)?
Not necessarily.
Old dogs can learn new tricks.
But let me stop mixing my metaphors.
Here’s the deal: I’ve tried it the old fashioned way. I’ve put in the time, the effort, the money. I’ve worked my tail off. Well, not literally, and in fact, my tail is the only thing I have to work with that just might get me out of my current mess. (The imaginary tail—that ability to wag—the ability to be happy.)
I’ve spent a lot of timing thinking about my life in the last few months. I’ve analyzed what worked and what didn’t and I’ve asked why I’ve never consistently enjoyed the life I want. And I think I know the answer to that question.
The things in my life that have worked out did so when I was very happy and excited about them. The things that haven’t worked out are things I was nervous about, tense about, frustrated about, anxious about, hesitant about, angry about … you get the idea.
So what is it? Emotions create?
No.
Abraham says that emotions are the guidance we receive from the nonphysical part of ourselves. They let us know whether or not we’re aligned with what we want. We’re aligned if the thoughts we’re thinking match what the nonphysical part of us has become. In other words, if the thoughts we think feel good, good things are coming our way. If they feel bad, bad things are coming.
I have a lot of anecdotal evidence to confirm this.
But hang on. I’m getting ahead of myself. I’ll lay all this out, but first, a word from our non-sponsor.
