Amplify, Amplify, Amplify
Thursday, March 11th, 2010First, a HUGE thank you to Karen for her great comments on my Many Paths of Resistance post. They’re SUCH a big help! (They come under the heading of, duh, of COURSE I know that, but I forgot to do it.)
Tim and I have been doing a lot of thinking about the video I put on yesterday’s post. And we’ve realized that though we talk a lot about what we want and how cool it will be to have it, we are doing far more of that than we are talking about what’s working NOW.
This isn’t such a big deal for Tim because his vibration around what’s coming is pretty clear. He’s purely excited about it, and when he thinks of it, it makes him feel good.
I, however, have a messy vibration about what we want. I am sure I’m activated far more on the end of the stick that’s associated with “it’s not here yet.” In other words, when I think about moving to Oregon or getting my book published, etc., I’m noticing that we’re not there yet and it isn’t published yet.
Yesterday, I said to Tim (and for the first time in a long time meant it), “The reason why my YA series and screenplays haven’t sold has nothing to do with my writing not being good enough. It’s more than good enough. The reason has to do with my vibration. I have a messy vibration. I have pulled the vibration of all the disappointment I had five years ago into my present submissions and so they aren’t turning out any better.”
He agreed.
And then Karen posted her comments today, which say pretty much the same thing. … That’s law of attraction.
Tim and I also talked about the lottery win. We keep talking about it coming, but do we talk about all the money he’s won so far? He wins between $3 and $10 every drawing, and he has been doing that consistently for well over a year … twice a week, for a year, he’s been winning money from the lottery.
But we haven’t been focused on that. We’ve been focused on the win that’s coming.
So I have decided that my top priority needs to be amplifying what is good right now. As Karen points out, the notice of what’s not good is a great starting point for zeroing in on what’s wanted, and I’m doing that too.
But in the meantime, here’s what’s wonderful right now:
My husband LOVES me no matter what I do or say or how I look.
My dog LOVES me the same way.
I am a published author. I have vast knowledge about fiction and nonfiction writing.
I’m currently doing writing coaching, and it’s not my first choice, but every time I help another writer, my own knowledge is expanded.
Tim wins money in the lottery twice a week, every week.
We have plenty of money to pay our bills right now.
I’ve attracted over $3000 to us in the last couple weeks.
We live in a great house in a great town.
I have friends who care about me.
I’m really enjoying writing this blog.
I love taking pictures of Ducky and I love working on The Joyful Springer.
My former newspaper editor told me I am a “very talented writer.”
Even my agent, who declined to represent my current manuscript said my talent is “impressive.”
I’m a very good writer.
I have a wonderful manuscript to sell.
I’ve written 7 great screenplays.
I write very fast.
I know how to submit my work.
…..
This is just the beginning of my list, but these are the things I’m amplifying.
You have to take what’s right and put your focus on that. You can’t feel good by looking at what’s wrong.
Abraham-Hicks says, “It is attention to lack that causes negative emotion, always.”
If you want to feel good, you have to look at what you have.
I know how to do this.
My Springer spaniel, Muggins, (Ducky’s predecessor) died in October last year, at the age of 17 years and 17 days. In the last couple years, Muggins was a high-maintenance dog. She required a lot of care.
Many of my friends were amazed at what we “went through” for Muggins. We gave her over 20 supplements and herbs daily (which we had to give her in peanut butter or the like—it was a sloppy process). We home-cooked her food. When we walked her, we spent a lot of time standing around and we walked really slowly because her pace was ‘barely moving.’ We had to put rubberized flannel on our bed because she had accidents in her sleep. Eventually, she needed diapers. Etc., etc.
All of this was the “lack” side of Muggins.
But that’s not what we focused on. We focused on how sweet she was, how soft she was, how much she made us smile, how loyal she was, how funny she was, how beautiful she was …. And she lived four years longer than the average Springer spaniel.
Like I said, I know how to do this. I just haven’t been doing it in regard to money and my career and, well, pretty much everything except my dogs.
But I’m going to take my ability to do it on the subject of my dogs and AMPLIFY it to include all the other subjects in my life.
What’s going right in your life? I’d love to hear your comments about what you’re focusing on.
