Connecting with the fullness of who you really are . . .

"THERE IS NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT THAN CONNECTING WITH THE FULLNESS OF WHO YOU ARE" ~ Abraham

In my last posting, I wrote about meditation and how important quieting the mind is for all aspects of well being and dream fulfillment. I also mentioned how quieting the mind and entering that place of allowing and connection with your Inner Being, doesn't necessarily have to be through conventional forms of meditation. It doesn't have to be you sitting on a mat with your legs crossed trying desperately to clear your mind.

The following video from Abraham-Hicks explains what I mean beautifully. I encourage you to hear it now:

When I first heard this segment, I immediately connected with it. You see, my art is just like this woman's fly fishing. I love doing it. I would spend all day and night creating. I rather be working at my drawing table surrounded by my markers and pencils than do just about anything else. I've been able to control it a little better but when art first entered my life, it brought such joy, the kind of joy I had never in my life felt before, that I didn't want to even go out of the house. If I was out with Jhon or with friends, although I would still have a good time, most of my thoughts revolved around "when am I going to be able to go home and draw?" I guess at the start, I needed to focus as much as I could on what was happening. Ever since the moment I listened to my inner being and acted upon what I heard and started working on my art, my life changed! It has been a journey of coming into alignment with who I am.

The more I do it, the more I discover things about myself. The more I create and spend time with the work, the more the Universe gives me the opportunity to connect with this JOY. Within the last month and 1/2, I have been able to shift and concentrate my focus more onto my work, my real passion. What I once thought impossible, which was working on my art all day long, every day . . . is now almost a reality. I am now able to spend 4 days out of the week fully connected to my source. And I am certain that devoting some time every day to my art, has helped all these new adventures and opportunities to manifest so easily and effortlessly.

So my point here is that if you can take some ACTION that involves whatever it is you love to do. . . If you can devote five minutes, ten minutes, a 1/2 hour or an hour each day and do whatever makes you forget everything else around you and brings you profound inner joy . . . If you can sing for ten minutes a day . . . create some art for 15 minutes . . . write a paragraph for your novel . . . do whatever it is that sparks that passion within . . . if you can do some action every single day that connects you to the energy of the Universe, the Universe will reward you by strengthening that connection more and more . . . And the more you focus on your passion, the more it will expand. . . the more you are grateful for being able to do what you love, even if for five minutes each day, the more you'll be rewarded with opportunities to do it.

Do these things for the pure enjoyment of doing them. When I sit down and work on a piece I'm not thinking about anything else but rejoicing in the pure act of doing. I'm doing it! I'm living my dream! It doesn't matter where or how I'm doing it . . . I'm just DOING. . . LIVING . . . CONNECTING . . . ALLOWING . . . MANIFESTING!

Peace and Light to you and KEEP DREAMING!

Gene-Manuel

Taking ACTION by doing almost NOTHING . . .

All know the way; few actually walk it. ~Bodhidharma

Action. Taking action. This week, we are focusing on taking actions towards the manifestation of our dreams. This is something that scares many people. And, you know, at first glance, it can be a really scary thing. Somehow, when you put together the words action and dreams, people freak out. I think it's because our minds make it a much bigger deal than it really is. Those that are working horrible, life-sucking jobs think taking action means quitting their jobs and jumping headfirst into poverty all for the sake of dream fulfillment. Other people aren't quite sure what they want or if they even have any dreams they'd like to fulfill. So, they think that since they don't know what they want or what their dreams are, they can't really take any action.

Well, I'm here to share my experience with uniting those two words, action and dreams, and surviving . . . thriving! I can promise you that it's not as scary as it seems and if you just trust the Universe and most importantly BELIEVE that you will be alright, no matter what, the action part of the equation will literally take care of itself. At least the big actions, the physical ones where you actually have to move and do things.

As the quote above says, we all know the way. I say this all the time, we all have the answers we seek. And, the first step in taking some action towards fulfilling our dreams is to actually do very little at all, at least physically. I'm talking about meditation of course. This is the first thing I tell someone that seems to be having a hard time dealing with life or not sure of what they are doing. Like I said, we have the answers inside, the way to get to them is by listening to the stillness within.

This is an action step of the spiritual kind. And I think one of the most valuable ones on the road to manifestation. Again, some people just don't get the whole meditation thing. They can't quiet their minds. They can't sit still. They can't keep thoughts from popping up every single minute. It seems impossible to be able to get any answers when all they keep hearing is the melody to Gaga's "Pokerface." I personally don't accept any of these as excuses to not meditate. As with anything else that might tackle in this life, the more you do it, the easier it gets. And, I'm one for doing away with rules for just about everything and meditation isn't spared.

The goal is to have what Abraham calls, pure positive thought. They believe it's easier to teach us to meditate than to have just pure positive thought. And, I believe they are right. But, on the way to pure positive thought, which can be achieved via a great meditation practice, feel free to try other meditative practices.

For example, although I do meditate and love my meditation practices, my biggest form of meditation is my art. When I am working on my art, I am taking part in almost 100% pure positive thought. Why? Because I love it! I can do it all day and night if I could get away without sleeping. When I am creating a piece of art, my mind is so focused on the work and I am in such a state of JOY that hardly a thought enters it. What does that remind you of? Meditation! By doing what I love, I am connected to the creative power of this Universe and nothing of a negative nature can be attracted to me at that moment. Hence the reason I am in BLISS. I am able to reach pure positive thought and in a sense practice hours of meditation while I am doing my art.

So, if meditation scares you and quieting your mind seems like an insurmountable feat, I urge you to do something you love doing for at least 10 minutes a day. Find something that will help you focus and be able to rest your mind, quiet those thoughts. Listen to some music and make it your intention to just concentrate on the music itself, on every single note of the song. Paint, draw, sing, go for a walk in the park . . . do whatever it takes to get you as close as possible to having pure positive thoughts. This is an important and life-changing step on the road to your dreams. Believe. Listen. Allow.

Peace and Light to you and KEEP DREAMING!

Gene-Manuel