Archive for August, 2007
Friday, August 31st, 2007
If you’ve spent a fair amount of time in a lack mind-set, you may have developed underlying beliefs that perpetuate the cycle – keeping you stuck!
How do you know if you have a belief system based on lack?
- You still struggle financially no matter how hard you work.
- There never seems to be “enough” money for the things you need and want.
- Even when more money comes into your life, your expenses seem to increase in proportion.
- You feel envious of people who seem to attract abundance easily.
- You feel trapped by your financial circumstances, with no way out.
There are several ways to change your beliefs, but one of the simplest is by repetition and reinforcement.
Remember, your lack beliefs are simply thoughts that have been processed through your mind so many times that they have become “fact.” The same intense repetition of an abundance belief will be needed to turn it around.
Here’s how:
Start believing in limitless possibilities. Affirm daily: “I am open to the endless opportunities for abundance available to me.”
Replace worry with faith. Affirm daily: “I am blessed with constant abundance and joy. I always have more than enough of anything I need or want.”
Be willing to receive. Affirm daily: “I am open to receiving the abundance that is rightfully mine. Thank you for the many expressions of abundance in my life.”
Most importantly, turn your attention AWAY from thoughts of lack.
- Don’t get anxious about money.
- Don’t obsess about what you don’t have.
- Don’t give your energy to frustration or impatience.
Detach and let it come naturally by shifting your thoughts and emotions away from lack and toward abundance – one thought at a time! 
Wendy
CreationThoughts.com
WingsfortheHeart.com
VisualizeProsperityBook.com
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Thursday, August 30th, 2007
I was reading an interesting discussion in a business forum recently that debated whether it was better for a person to take a giant leap or baby-step their way into starting a business.
Many people had a strong belief that a person needs a fire under their butt in order to really succeed, and a leap of faith is the only way to force themselves to do it. Others felt that such rash action would be sheer suicide, leading only to financial ruin and regret.
I couldn’t help applying these concepts to ANY goal we have in life, whether business or personal.
I’ve written on both topics; taking baby-steps to the achievement of a goal, as well as the benefits of taking a giant leap of faith toward your dreams.
In fact, I’ve DONE both of those myself at various times! I’ve had my rear burned by the “fire of urgent necessity,” and I’ve also taken a more moderate, gentle approach to creating what I wanted.
Which is better?
I think it depends on one single factor: how prepared you are.
In order to take a leap of faith, you really HAVE to have some kind of preparation under your belt. You have to have gone through a bit of a learning curve and gained the skills you’ll need to succeed. Once you have those skills and you’ve prepared as much as you can, there is nothing left to do but leap and pray your parachute opens.
Taking a leap of faith before you’ve laid a solid foundation of knowledge and skills can thrust you quickly into a level of intensity that you won’t be ready for. Then, one of two things will likely happen:
1) You’ll develop the skills out of sheer desperate need to save your butt, or -
2) You’ll fail.
Failing is not such a bad thing, believe it or not. Put it this way:
You’ll learn more from one failed attempt than you would from a lifetime of never trying at all.
The hardest part is knowing whether you’re REALLY ready to take a leap of faith - or if it’s just wishful thinking.
There have been times when I took a leap of faith fully believing I was ready, but I was far from ready. And yes, I failed. I wanted to be ready. I desperately wanted to begin living my life purpose and I convinced myself I was ready - but I wasn’t finished developing the skills I would use later.
As I look back now, I can see that everything I’ve done in the past has led me surely to this point in my life. All of the jobs I hated so passionately but felt trapped by have given me the skills I use every day now. The past couple of decades have been one long lesson that prepared me for what I’m doing now. You can probably see a similar progression in your own life and work - how even the things you didn’t enjoy taught you something valuable.
If you are not yet doing what you believe to be your life purpose; if you are not yet living your heart’s desires and you are tempted to take a leap of faith but not sure if you are really ready, let me offer this advice:
When the time is right for you to move forward, you’ll feel it in your gut. In your heart. Way down deep in your bones.
You’ll reach a point where doing anything BUT your life’s calling will be unthinkable. You’ll be completely out of options and unwilling to settle for anything less than what you truly want - no matter HOW DIFFICULT it might be to achieve it, and you’ll be willing to go through the fire of urgent necessity to make it to the other side. Even if it means you have to fail a few times before you get there.
The truth is, there is no right or wrong way to your heart’s desire. Some people MUST take the leap of faith because they just won’t do it otherwise. Other people shudder at the thought of such a drastic move and prefer to move slowly and steadily toward what they want.
Do what your heart says you should do, and you can’t go wrong.
Wendy
CreationThoughts.com
WingsfortheHeart.com
VisualizeProsperityBook.com
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Wednesday, August 29th, 2007
In my house, there is an unspoken rule: never take the last one. Of anything.
The last bagel, the last serving of milk, the last slice of cake, the last ear of corn . . . it will sit there and rot before anyone will take it for themselves.
I’ve seen this at parties and gatherings too. Guests will eat all the appetizers you place in front of them - until there is only one left on the platter. Then everyone is mysteriously too full to eat another bite. 
It’s an attempt to be courteous, of course - don’t hog it all yourself, leave some for others. Our mothers taught us well.
What a metaphor this is for the way we relate to abundance and prosperity too.
We feel guilty receiving money or other forms of abundance. We deny the things we really want because we feel greedy even asking for them. We worry that the more we take, the less others will have.
You can probably guess what I’m going to say: THERE IS NO “LAST ONE”. There may appear to be shortages, but lack is an illusion. It’s all in our minds.
If you feel greedy about accepting more abundance into your life, there’s a great antidote for it: give more.
Greed and generosity cannot co-exist in the same place at the same time.
The more you give, the more you’ll receive. The more you accept for yourself, the more you’ll have to give.
I’m giving you permission to take the “last one,” because I know that more will be arriving shortly. When they do, take the platter and pass them around. There is plenty for everyone.
Wendy
CreationThoughts.com
WingsfortheHeart.com
VisualizeProsperityBook.com
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Tuesday, August 28th, 2007
Most of us have experienced plenty of endings in our lives. Sometimes they were situations and relationships that we were glad to be rid of, and sometimes . . . not so much.
Either way, endings hurt. With them comes a feeling of loss, emptiness and aimlessness that leads us to ask, “What now?”
As painful and sad as endings might be, they ALWAYS come with an opportunity for a fresh start. The closing of one door causes more to open.
I think the key to getting through the transition is to focus on the good stuff. Endings themselves are usually unpleasant - and sometimes downright devastating. But if you can keep a bit of perspective by focusing on the more positive aspects, you can prevent it from turning everything to mud.
If you’ve found yourself standing at the brink between an ending and a new begining, here are 3 simple tips to help you bridge the gap:
1) Remember the good times. Whatever situation just ended for you, there are undoubtedly some happy memories you can recall that will ease the sting. Focusing on the good stuff won’t take away the pain necessarily, but it will help balance it somewhat so that not *everything* is bad.
2) Be grateful for what this situation contributed to your life. Perhaps you learned a lot about yourself, you overcame fears and insecurities, you learned how to stand up for yourself - whatever it is, keep it in the forefront of your mind. What you’ve gone through had a reason, if none other than to serve as a powerful lesson for you.
3) Consciously open yourself to something better. As heartbreaking as some endings can be, we often make the pain worse by believing that it’s “all over.” We’ll never love again, never have such a great job again, never feel happy again. This fatalistic view is pretty common when we’re in the midst of a loss. With time comes a wider perspective and we begin to realize that we are surrounded by limitless opportunities to create more for ourselves. We realize that as much as we didn’t want to lose what we had, it was holding us back in some way. Acknowledge that you can create something better in its place.
Turn your face to the sun and allow healing to flood your heart and soul. Remember that every ending is merely the back side of another step forward on your path.
Wendy
CreationThoughts.com
WingsfortheHeart.com
VisualizeProsperityBook.com
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Monday, August 27th, 2007
If you are still talking about what you did yesterday, you haven’t done much today. - Author Unknown
As you can probably tell from my recent burst of activity, I’ve got some new goals in mind. They’re not even “new” goals really, just re-defined, re-clarified, and jumpstarted again.
If you’ve never done this before, it is a POWERFUL, INVIGORATING process.
It’s easy to forget that our goals should be growing and evolving just as we do. Just like we are a work in progress, so are the dreams we carry in our hearts!
When was the last time you re-evaluated your goals?
Are you still working toward goals you set years ago?
Are you struggling to feel motivated about your goals?
Or are you still basking in the glow of past achievements?
As wonderful as previous accomplishments may make you feel, they cannot compare to what you are capable of TODAY.
Instead of looking back and saying, “I did that,” look forward and ask, “What will I do next?”
Let your goals grow and evolve along with you. Let every achievement fill you with more confidence and motivation so you can accomplish even greater things.
Here is your mission for today, should you choose to accept it:
Grab a notebook and pen and jot down your immediate and long-term goals. What would you like to achieve in the near future? Where do you see yourself a few years from now?
Be specific! Don’t just write, “I’d like to have more money.” How much money? How? When? Doing what?
Get as clear as you can about what you REALLY want (not just what you’re willing to settle for), and then write it down.
You can do this for any and all areas of your life, but start with the ones that matter most to you, the ones that would get you most excited.
Then, for each specific goal on your list, come up with a few clear action steps that you can take right now to get you moving in that direction. They don’t have to be massive action steps, just clear and focused. Don’t worry about forming a full-blown plan - just focus on your next step, and the next one after that.
Immerse yourself in the process of growth and evolvement, and make sure you take time to enjoy the journey.
Go through this evaulation process every few months. Are you still on track? Have your objectives changed? Re-define, re-clarify, and jumpstart your goals frequently.
It’s one sure way to stay motivated and focused as you turn your life into a dream come true.
Go to it!
Wendy
CreationThoughts.com
WingsfortheHeart.com
VisualizeProsperityBook.com
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Sunday, August 26th, 2007
How do you like the new blog theme? Gorgeous, eh? I can’t take credit, it came like this and I just had to install it.
I’m hoping this new blog format will be much more versatile than the old blogger format. If nothing else I’ll have more control over it.
Some neat features to check out if you’re not familiar with Wordpress blogs:
All posts are sorted by Category. See the Category listings in the right-hand column, and you can read posts all the way back to 2005.
All posts are sorted by Month and Year. Below the Categories are the Monthly Archives. You can also click on a day in the calendar to bring up all posts from that day.
Finally, you can use the search box to find something specific.
I’ll probably add more gadgets and fun stuff as I go along.
For now I’m having a blast playing with this new toy, and plan to make this blog MUCH more active than it has been in the past.
Feel free to shout out any problems or questions!
Wendy
CreationThoughts.com
WingsfortheHeart.com
VisualizeProsperityBook.com
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Friday, August 24th, 2007
While I was out running errands yesterday, I passed a car with a distinctive vanity license plate. It read: “IM BROKE”.
I couldn’t help myself, I gasped in horror!
Why would a person label themselves with such a dire self-fulfilling prophecy?
If there is one thing I’ve learned in life, it’s that our beliefs are VERY powerful. If you keep affirming that you’re broke, guess what’s going to happen to your financial state?
Even when we’re not actively focused on a belief, it keeps playing over and over in our subconscious mind. I can imagine that the woman who was driving this car frequently finds herself in difficult financial straits. Maybe she’s not completely “broke” all the time - but repeatedly has unexpected expenses popping up all over the place, keeping her in financial limbo. She might get a little bit ahead, and then get pulled right back to her chosen status of “broke” when something goes wrong.
I say “chosen status” because we really do CHOOSE the circumstances of our lives. What we believe, and what we devote most of our focus to is what we will experience!
Why would a person do that to themselves?
Very often, it’s not that they WANT to choose this kind of self-fulfilling prophecy - it’s that they don’t realize they HAVE a choice. They think they have no control over their situation, so they accept it and never even try to turn it around.
Having said all that, it’s entirely possible that the driver of this car was just trying to be funny or flippant, and isn’t really “broke” at all. In fact, the car she was driving was nice enough. Definitely not a junker. I couldn’t help but wonder what the rest of her life looks like.
Still - even when we joke about something, there is usually a seed of truth lurking beneath the humor. Think about that for a moment. If you didn’t believe something was even a little bit true, you wouldn’t say it at all - not even in a joking manner.
We’ve got to be VERY CAREFUL about the things we say to (or about) ourselves, because it eventually becomes self-fulfilling prosperity . . . or lack.
If you want to joke about something, joke about how wonderful you are. Joke about your “adoring fans” or the wealth that’s on its way to you. Joke about how your life is blissful and easy and meaningful. Joke about how you are the luckiest person alive and you can’t get away from the goodness that constantly flows into your life. Even as you kid about this stuff, you are planting seeds for the reality to be born.
As for me, I think I’m going to get a new license plate for my car. I’m thinking along the lines of: “IM BLESSED” or “EVER JOYFUL” or “A POWERFUL AMAZING DYNAMIC CREATOR IN MY OWN RIGHT.” That last one might be too long, unless I buy a stretch Hummer. LOL
What about you? What would your self-fulfilling license plate say? Choose wisely, and then display it proudly.
Wendy
CreationThoughts.com
WingsfortheHeart.com
VisualizeProsperityBook.com
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Thursday, August 23rd, 2007
WOW, what a whirlwind couple of weeks it’s been. I’ve never been busier - or flying as high as I am right now!
As I wrote yesterday, I released my “new baby” (ebook) and the response has been really wonderful. What I find most funny is that by the time I finished it, I didn’t even CARE what response it received - I was just overcome with the glow of achievement!
God it felt good to do something I’ve wanted to do for years and years and years!!!! For the past few months I’ve been doing a LOT of introspection. I’ve been questioning why I hold back on so many things I want to do, why I let excuses get in the way. I know I have the ability to do these things, but I keep finding stupid reasons not to.
I’ve finally acknowledged that there is no better time than NOW to do the things I want to do. Really, what was I waiting for anyway?
And that leads me to the point of this blog. I write a lot of articles and blog posts about the importance of getting started. I’m constantly going on and on about taking one little step toward your dreams and allowing the universe to meet you halfway.
So many people are afraid to even START moving toward what they want. They keep waiting for some vague, perfect moment when they’ll know it’s the “right” time. But if they don’t begin moving forward, that time will never arrive.
I’ve done it myself too. But more recently, I’ve gotten blocked in another way. I’ve gotten really good at starting - but not so great at FINISHING. At this present moment, I have no fewer than FIVE ebooks in various degrees of completion on my hard drive. I keep starting them but not seeing them through to the end.
Time to change that. Yesterday I rediscovered the joys of achieving a long-held dream, and I don’t think I could hold myself back from doing it again.
So, what does this have to do with the title of this post? The Three Phases of Manifestation are all EQUALLY important when you are trying to bring forth something into your physical reality:
1) First, there’s the start. That’s when you conceive the dream and begin taking a few steps toward it.
2) Then comes the importance of FOCUS and CONTINUITY. You have to discipline yourself to keep working at it, day after day - even when you don’t feel like it.
3) Finally, you have to be willing to COMPLETE it. This involves two things really: putting in the time and effort to wrap it all up, AND the ability to know when to call it good. I’m a terrible perfectionist sometimes, and I think this book could have been “finished” way before now. LOL At some point you have to be willing to stop perfecting it and just let it be.
I could go on and on about this subject, but I’ll save it for another time. For now, just know that if you have a dream you want to manifest, give equal attention to those 3 steps above and it will become your reality sooner than you think!
Now go manifest your dreams!
Wendy
CreationThoughts.com
WingsfortheHeart.com
VisualizeProsperityBook.com
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Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007
Good morning!
I’ve got a very exciting announcement to make:
MY EBOOK IS FINALLY FINISHED!!!!
I have been working like a crazy person on it for weeks because I really wanted it to be just perfect before I released it.
But I am so PROUD of this little baby, and I’m eager to push her out of the nest and let her fly on her own. You can find more details on the book below.
Before I get to that, however, I thought it might be fun to share some Prosperity Tips with you this morning. Since that’s the subject of my book, why not stick with the same theme for the week?
Top 10 Prosperity Tips
Living a prosperous life is about much more than just having enough money. In order to be truly prosperous, you need to change your total mind-set from lack to abundance. You need to make a mental and emotional shift and start living your life on a more abundant level - in all areas!
Below are my top 10 tips for doing that:
Prosperity Tip #1 - Do What You Love
When you spend time doing things you really love, you automatically feel happier. When you feel happier, you emit more positive vibrations, and attract the things you want more quickly and easily! Start spending more time doing the things you really love. This can include hobbies as well as transitioning to a more fulfilling career.
Prosperity Tip #2 - Affirm You Always Have More Than Enough
The more you focus on lack, the more lack you will experience in your life. Turn this around by constantly affirming, “I always have more than enough money for everything I need.” The more strongly you can come to believe this, the more your physical surroundings will shift to match your expectations.
Prosperity Tip #3 - Take Action
Action isn’t always necessary in order to attract abundance into your life, but it sure doesn’t hurt. Don’t sit around waiting for your circumstances to change - get out there and change them! Taking even one small step toward what you want can often trigger a flood of opportunities and synchronicities that get everything moving in a more positive direction. At the very least, taking action can boost your confidence and make you feel more in control of your circumstances.
Prosperity Tip #4 – Gratitude and Appreciation
An appreciative mind-set makes everything seem better. Not only do you feel more abundant, your very focus on the positive aspects of your life will naturally attract more things to be grateful for. Make it a daily habit to appreciate the wonderful things that happen to you - even the small things. The more you do, the more you’ll find good stuff flowing into your life as if by magic.
Prosperity Tip #5 - Love, Love, Love
Love is one of the most powerful, transformational forces. It can heal the most painful situations, transform lack into abundance, and inspire positive change in both the giver and receiver. Practice flowing feelings of deep love for everyone and everything in your life. Love your blessings, your friends and family, the difficult people you encounter each day, and even your illnesses and obstacles. When you love them, you heal and transform them into genuine blessings.
Prosperity Tip #6 - Boost Your Self-Worth
Your beliefs have everything to do with the things you experience on a daily basis. If you don’t believe you deserve abundance, you will continually push it away! Start improving your self-worth and affirm constantly that you deserve to be happy, healthy and wealthy. When someone tries to give you a gift or compliment, accept it with gratitude! The more you do this, the more you will open yourself to the blessings the universe wants to send your way too.
Prosperity Tip #7 - Make Room for More
If every nook and cranny of your life is crammed with clutter and disharmony, you’ve got no ROOM for prosperity to come in! One of the quickest ways to get abundance flowing more smoothly through your life is to clear a space for it. Get rid of physical clutter and release painful emotional burdens and unresolved issues. Clean up your physical, spiritual, emotional and financial affairs, and watch how easily they are transformed from stagnant to vibrant.
Prosperity Tip #8 - Change Your Beliefs, Change Your Life
Besides poor self-worth, you may have other limiting beliefs that keep you from experiencing the prosperity you deserve. For example, do you believe you must work hard to receive a lot of money? Do you believe that rich people are rude and insensitive? Do you believe that having a lot of money would be a burden? Learn to examine and question your beliefs about prosperity - and change the ones that limit you. This is an ongoing process that can change your life in powerful ways.
Prosperity Tip #9 - Fire Up Your Abundance Radar
You’ve probably heard it said that whatever you focus on expands. Prosperity is no different! Get into the habit of seeking examples of abundance wherever you go. When you’re shopping, pause to notice the abundance overflowing from store shelves. Each one of those products began with a simple idea in someone’s mind and was created in physical form! Take a trip to your local farmer’s market and marvel at the abundance of produce available. Each one of them was started with a tiny seed planted in the ground and nurtured until it grew into a luscious fruit or vegetable. Take time each day to reflect on the abundance you see all around you, and you will attract more of it (in all forms) into your life.
Prosperity Tip #10 - Positively Abundant
Positive thoughts and emotions will automatically attract more positive circumstances into your life, including prosperity! Negative thinking is nothing more than a habit of looking at the less favorable aspects of every situation. But every negative situation has at least ONE positive benefit. The more you can train your mind to look for the blessings and remain open to possibility, the more blessings and possibilities you will see! Start a new positive thinking habit today and watch how it transforms you into a magnet for everything good.
There are many more ways to attract greater prosperity into your life, but these tips offer a simple way to get started.
Abraham Lincoln once said, “Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.” The very same thing could be said about prosperity. Make up your mind to be as prosperous as you want to be . . . and your perception of reality will have no choice but to comply with your wishes.
Visualize Prosperity - Step into the Natural Flow of Abundance Within You!
This 58-page downloadable E-book is jam-packed with prosperity techniques that really WORK.
Learn what abundance really is, what money represents in your life, why and how visualization works, how to identify and change limiting beliefs, what financial lack really is, how to clear financial stagnation, how to choose more prosperous beliefs - and much more!
Learn more about the book at www.VisualizeProsperityBook.com, or sign up for Wendy’s FREE 10-day Prosperity Consciousness E-Course at www.WingsfortheHeart.com/Prosperity-Consciousness-Ecourse.htm.
Wendy
CreationThoughts.com
WingsfortheHeart.com
VisualizeProsperityBook.com
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Thursday, August 16th, 2007
I think I found a new favorite magazine:
Positive Thinking Magazine!
Yes, there really is a magazine called that! I don’t know how long it’s been in existence, but I stumbled across it one day online and requested a free trial issue.
It arrived the other day and it’s really good!
It’s a small book (5″ x 7″ -ish), but has 85 pages (the one I got anyway). Lots of good features and positive nuggets. Really enjoyed reading it, and I’ll be subscribing for sure.
If you’d like a free trial issue, go right to: PositiveThinkingMag.com/ and click on the banner at the top of the page. Then fill out your info and it should arrive within a few weeks. (I think mine only took 2 weeks or so, not long.)
Every little bit of positive reinforcement helps, right? Enjoy!
Wendy
CreationThoughts.com
WingsfortheHeart.com
VisualizeProsperityBook.com
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