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		<title>Love Is The Answer!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 04:27:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa78</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just want to say that I am feeling grateful today for the many people in the world that choose love as their focus. When you decide to choose love, you will see and feel more love. ]]></description>
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<p>When I need a reason to love, I look at my dog Suki. She is always in love with life. She never questions if life has thrown her a curve ball, or if there is fairness in the world. She knows that life is a game of fun and joy, and she tells me this with a single look. If I feel bad, I just look at her and stare at her for a few moments. Then my restlessness melts away and I remember that well being abounds. She is a great teacher of life&#8217;s greatness, and she does it without being aware that she does it. She just lives well being, and she radiates it at the same time. This is one of the best ways to teach&#8230;by example.</p>
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<!-- End BidVertiser code --> </div><p>Perhaps you have a pet or a favorite person that can help you find the feelings of connection when you are a little shaken. It need not be a person because it can also be a TV show, or a favorite band or album. Give your focus to the things that feel good to you, and let yourself be in the loving arms of <strong><em>Source Energy</em></strong> more often. When you feel good, you lead by example. Thanks to this day, to the Universe, to Law of Attraction, and to those small puppies that help us feel better and better. Thanks for reading. Let me know if you liked this post!  Lisa</p>
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		<title>Clear The Clutter And Clear Your Vibration!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 03:24:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie Gee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's even easier for me to focus on my vibration, and the Law of Attraction can assist me more powerfully. I can feel the expansion of my desire, and I have an even stronger belief that I am manifesting my new-found clarity in every aspect of my life. I am grateful for the exercise of clearing out the clutter. ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://gratitudeplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Clutter.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-1833" title="Office Worker with Mountain of Paperwork" src="http://gratitudeplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Clutter-300x300.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="300" /></a>Part of the reason that the<em> <strong>Law of Attraction</strong></em> works so well is that it&#8217;s so consistent. When you focus on something for a little while, your vibration begins to shift toward the thing you are focusing on. All you have to do is pay attention to how you are focusing your attention. Stay true to your desires and don&#8217;t focus on the things you don&#8217;t want&#8230;and you are in the deliberate creation business! It&#8217;s a simple equation when you look at it: your desires + your deliberate focus = your reality. Of course, it&#8217;s not always easy to keep focused on what you want, especially when your present reality contradicts your desires. That&#8217;s the rub.</p>
<p>Recently, I have been asking for more clarity. I want to have thoughts that feel pure, actions that feel worthwhile, and inspirations that have a clear drive toward creative actions. I looked around my apartment and noticed that my surroundings reflected a present reality that was anything but clear and pure. There were things in piles, piles in corners, and corners that were unusable. This all happened over time, and I never even noticed how I got to this place of clutter and confusion. But once I recognized my desire for clarity, I had to acknowledge that my surroundings were a perfect reflection of the inner clutter I was experiencing over a long time. Of course, the desire for clarity came from the experience of the clutter&#8230;the contrast created the new desire, and so it&#8217;s all good. That&#8217;s how life unfolds.</p>
<p>Now I could have meditated on the clarity and pictured my living space in perfect organization until <em>Law of Attraction</em> inspired me to take action to change the environment. That works. But in this case, I decided to take action right away. In a sense, I was inspired to take this action, because I felt a strong desire to take it. Yet, in this case I really felt that changing the outer environment would help me stay focused in the new vibration of clarity. To be sure, putting the cart before the horse vibrationally is less fun than waiting for the inner vibration to completely align first. However, I felt I was well on the way to clarity with my vibration, and I decided to give my vibration a jump-start in the outer realm. I started working on the clutter.</p>
<p>Going through a house or apartment, for me, is like traveling through a time warp. Every item seems to hold an important spot in the history of my life, and letting go of anything requires an inner letting go as well. But I braved the clutter and allowed myself to make space for the clarity. I released a bunch of things that had been hanging around for years. I kept telling myself that I was creating space for my clarity. After a while, I got a momentum and got through the entire living space. It felt easy by the end. I had several huge bags of trash and a car load of items to donate to Good Will.</p>
<p>Now that things are uncluttered, my environment does not contradict my inner desire for clarity. It&#8217;s even easier for me to focus on my vibration, and the <em>Law of Attraction</em> can assist me more powerfully. I can feel the expansion of my desire, and I have an even stronger belief that I am manifesting my new-found clarity in every aspect of my life. I am grateful for the exercise of clearing out the clutter. You can do it too. Clear you vibration by clearing out the clutter in your living space. Start with a junk drawer. Do anything that feels right. Every little bit helps. Be Well and Focused and Clear! Marie</p>
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		<title>Start Your Day In A Great Way!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 04:08:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GP Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As these images and thoughts flood your mind, you will feel a difference in your mind and body, your entire being will begin to beam with happiness and a feeling of peace and joy. Know that THIS is your true nature....at its core...that you are a being of unconditional love, of truth, consciousness, and bliss!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><em><a href="http://gratitudeplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/smile.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-1814" title="smile" src="http://gratitudeplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/smile-300x234.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="234" /></a>(Editor’s Note: Today we welcome another contribution from Gratitude Planet Community member Lisa E. Miller. Lisa is a deliberate creator from Las Vegas who enjoys inspiring others through writing. We appreciate her positive words. Thanks Again, Lisa! GP-Staff)</em></div>
<div><strong>This is a GREAT way to start your day! Try doing the following, it only takes 90 seconds! </strong></div>
<div>Close your eyes for a minute or two and just SMILE! You don&#8217;t have to do anything else&#8230;just smile. You will soon discover that it is <em>impossible</em> for you to have negative thoughts as you continue smiling. Any negative thought that enters your mind will cause the smile to fade, and you can eliminate those negative thoughts and feelings by smiling. You will also discover that soon your mind will come forth with images that make you want to continue smiling. As these images and thoughts flood your mind, you will feel a difference in your mind and body, your entire being will begin to beam with happiness and a feeling of peace and joy. Know that THIS is your true nature&#8230;.at its core&#8230;that you are a being of unconditional love, of truth, consciousness, and bliss!</div>
<div>Thanks,</div>
<div>Lisa Miller</div>
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		<title>Break The Spell Of Illusion!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2011 09:16:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The healthier thing to do is to start by reaching for something that is within your vibration. Accept the present with gratitude, and as you lift your vibrational range, all the gifts that are yours from the Universe will start flowing into your experience. ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://gratitudeplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Jacaranda-Tree_1700.jpg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1805" title="Jacaranda-Tree_1700" src="http://gratitudeplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Jacaranda-Tree_1700.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="161" /></a>Last weekend I celebrated a right of passage that many go through around this time of the year; I graduated from college.  And it only took me 27 years to do it!  The subject for how and why it took 27 years is for another day.  What I want to talk today about is <em>illusions</em>.</p>
<p>All the time that it took me to finally get to this monumental occasion, I had built up inside of myself a sort of vision of how it would feel to finally graduate from college.  Being a romantic at heart, I knew how it would feel, I knew how it would look, I even knew what it would <em>smell</em> like.  Yes, I know it sounds a little strange, but to me, graduating from a major university has a special smell associated with it. Some might say that it is the smell of all the beautiful <a title="Jacaranda Tree" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jacarandatree.jpg" target="_blank">Jacaranda</a> trees blooming, and the other delicious smells that Mother Nature brings to us every spring, but this smell is different.  To me, graduating from college had a clean, sweet smell of success; and almost lofty aroma that lifts your very being to heights unknown to any other person but yourself.  The closer the actual day came; the more I looked forward to experiencing those sights and sounds, feelings and smells. I knew that they were mine, because I had focused on them so hard, and as I have come to know from the <em><strong>Law of Attraction</strong></em>, I knew that whatever I gave my attention to would bring me more of what I was thinking and feeling (and smelling) about.</p>
<p>And finally, the big day arrived!  Like any individual who has focused long and hard on a dream, I flew out of bed like a kid on Christmas morning, eager to greet the day and claim the prizes that I had stored up for myself in the <em><strong>Universe</strong></em>.  I raced through my morning routines and rituals like a gazelle so that I could get to the “good stuff” faster.  But when I arrived at the “BIG MOMENT,” that moment that I had been dreaming, thinking, and feeling about for so many years, I was met with……….<em>nothing</em>.  Well, nothing like what I had THOUGHT it would be like.</p>
<p>The place had not been transformed into the great Romanesque halls with the Ivy streaming down the sides like you see in the movies and on TV; there was no feeling of being elevated to heights unknown&#8230; there was no backlighting shinning down when I stepped up to receive my diploma&#8230;and no heralding trumpets to announce the entrance of the graduates.  There wasn’t even that special smell that I had waited and wished for year after year after year.  In fact, the whole thing felt kind of…….ordinary and mundane. I felt ripped off!!! “Hey <em><strong>Universe</strong></em>…..where’s my sights and sounds, feelings and smells???”</p>
<p>Before I go on, let me say that graduating from college was a wonderful experience!  It just wasn’t the experience I had hoped for.  I, like so many of us, had fallen under the spell of <strong><em>Illusion.</em></strong> I had fallen in love with the things that were not in alignment with <em><strong>Source</strong></em>, and thus allowed myself to be taken down the gilded pathway of <em>Illusion </em>where absolutely everything is possible, even if it is not practical or within vibrational reach. The result was that I felt unfulfilled.  “Is this it?  Is this all there is?”  It took me a couple of days to come to grips with the fact that graduation was not what I had hoped it would be, but I also gained some valuable insights into how the <em>Law of Attraction </em>and our own <em><strong>vibrational match points </strong></em>work.</p>
<p>Everyone has wants and desires, and this is what drives us to create new and better experiences in our lives.  Whatever that desire is, you must first take a look at how well you match the desire vibrationally, and then make the needed adjustments in order for your vibration to come into alignment with the desire that you have.  Since you cannot attract anything that is outside of your <strong><em>vibrational range</em>,</strong> it is a futile attempt to try and attract something that, at least for the time being, cannot be yours.  It will only bring you great frustration.</p>
<p>The healthier thing to do is to start by <em>reaching for something that is within your vibration</em>. Accept the present with <em><strong>gratitude</strong></em>, and as you lift your vibrational range, all the gifts that are yours from the <em>Universe</em> will start flowing into your experience.  The campus of the school where I graduated from is a beautiful campus.  All of the Jacaranda trees around the school are in full bloom, giving off their sweet perfume.  I was surrounded by my loving family and friends, and I have many good memories that have been captured forever through the invention of the photograph.  I worked long and hard to get what many people have taken for granted, and that makes the moment all the more sweet.  I don’t need the Romanesque buildings, the Ivy, the heralding trumpets and that special smell.  I’ve got the real thing, and I thank the <em>Universe</em> for helping me get what I desired for so many years.</p>
<p>Maybe you too have fallen under the spell of <strong><em>Illusion</em></strong> at one time or another.  If so, I’d love to here your story!</p>
<p>Lee-GP</p>
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		<title>Learn To Be &#8220;In Favor&#8221; And Not &#8220;Against&#8221; Things!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2011 18:11:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Instead, focus on your mind's highest image of a solution that does not include the problem. That last sentence is worth reading again. Remember that you can't think about the problem without including, intensifying, expanding, and drawing more of the problem into your personal experience. So the key is to give your attention to thoughts and ideas of clarity, peace, wellness, and prosperity, rather than trying to rid the planet of drugs, crime, disease, and poverty.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://gratitudeplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/yes-and-no.jpg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1775" title="yes-and-no" src="http://gratitudeplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/yes-and-no.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="300" /></a>It&#8217;s fun to be living on planet Earth, having a human experience and honing preferences for the experiences we want to attract and create. Every time you have an experience that makes you say &#8220;No, I don&#8217;t want to have that experience again&#8221; it is as if you reconfigure a &#8220;preferences file&#8221; with the <em><strong>Universe</strong></em>. Through this contrasting experience, the <em>Universe</em> hears your asking (vibrationally) and expands to match your asking, and then it becomes the new vibrational version of you&#8230;waiting for YOU to align with the expanded version of YOU.  All day, every day we are sorting through our individual preferences for what we want, and when we say &#8220;no&#8221; we really, really mean &#8220;NO!&#8221; It&#8217;s OK to feel grateful and appreciative for our ability to say &#8220;no.&#8221; The word &#8220;no&#8221; puts the expansion of the <em>Universe</em> into motion.</p>
<p>But for the <em>Universe</em>, there is no such thing as the word &#8220;no.&#8221; When you say &#8220;no,&#8221; the <em>Universe</em> only hears &#8220;yes.&#8221; But how can this be? This is because we live in an <em>inclusion-based</em> <em>Universe</em>. The <strong><em>Law of Inclusion</em></strong> dictates that anything that you give your attention to becomes part of your vibration, and then the <em><strong>Law of Attraction</strong></em> gets to work to give you more of it. In other words, you can&#8217;t push anything away from you and your vibration&#8230;if it has your attention in any way, you are magnifying it and attracting more of it toward your personal experience. In an inclusion-based system, trying to stop anything (drugs, crime, disease, poverty, etc.) only serves to intensify the vibration, no matter how well-meaning you are. So how do we address these problems, you might say? If you focus directly on the problem, there will always be the problem, and bigger problems like it. (The Universe hears &#8220;This is a problem&#8221; and agrees with you, and sends you more of it because you gave it your attention.)</p>
<p>Instead, focus on your <em>mind&#8217;s highest image of a solution that does not include the problem.</em> That last sentence is worth reading again. Remember that you can&#8217;t think about the problem without including, intensifying, expanding, and drawing more of the problem into your personal experience. So the key is to give your attention to thoughts and ideas of clarity, peace, wellness, and prosperity, rather than trying to rid the planet of drugs, crime, disease, and poverty.</p>
<p>But if no one works to rid the world of drugs, crime, disease, and poverty, won&#8217;t these things get out of control and multiply? Not in an inclusion-based <em>Universe</em>. The problems will dissipate and lose their energy as connected people all over the world act on their inner wisdom from connection to <strong><em>Source</em></strong>, and follow their intuition to promote clarity, peace, wellness, and prosperity.</p>
<p>What are you for, and what are you against? Now that you are more aware that you are actually <em>for</em> the things you thought you were <em>against</em>, how might you refocus your attention today? Just notice today, through your experience, what you have been asking for by observing everything you are getting. You have been saying &#8220;yes&#8221; to all of it, even when you shouted &#8220;no&#8221; at it. Be easy about it, and when you must say &#8220;no&#8221; just get off the thought and turn to something you can say &#8220;yes&#8221; to as soon as possible. Be <em>for things </em>from now on, and let them flow to you effortlessly over time. Enjoy this most amazing day! Chris-GP</p>
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		<title>Directing Tips for Your Life&#8217;s Story</title>
		<link>http://gratitudeplanet.com/2011/04/25/directing-tips-for-your-lifes-story/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 18:41:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marie Gee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The scenes are ongoing in your experience everyday, in every moment. Law of Attraction responds to your vibration and not your words, so it hears what you are feeling, and simply agrees with what you feel. Are you satisfied with the message you are sending to the Universe, which is being constantly matched by the Law of Attraction? If not, take control and redirect your scenes. You choose it all.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://gratitudeplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/movie_board.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-1771" title="Clapper Board" src="http://gratitudeplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/movie_board-300x199.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a>Hi Everyone! I was thinking today about how we create our story every day. Life is a kind of movie set where we get to decide on so many things (really everything!). I want to take this idea and illustrate a bit how you might more effectively play the Director role. <strong><em>Law of Attraction</em></strong> responds to your vibration and gives you <span style="text-decoration: underline;">more of what it hears you saying</span>. So when you experience something that doesn&#8217;t jive with your preferred version of your movie, it is time to yell &#8220;CUT!&#8221; and shoot a different version of the scene. I&#8217;ll give a few examples here of what I mean.</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Leading Lady</span>: Wakes up in the morning in bed, jumps up, stubs toe and says &#8220;ouch! I am so clumsy! One of there days I&#8217;m going to really hurt myself!&#8221;<em>(Law of Attraction hears &#8220;I am asking for more pain today. I deserve it. This happens all the time. I am ready for a serious accident&#8221;)</em></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Director</span>: &#8220;OK, CUT! That was well-acted, and quite dramatic, but the line is &#8216;ouch! Well I can tell I&#8217;m not dreaming anymore. Today I&#8217;ll get all my clumsies out right away. It&#8217;s gonna get better from here, I can tell.&#8217;&#8221; <em>(Law of Attraction hears &#8220;I am expecting this to be my last accident today. The day will get better and better. All is well&#8221;)</em></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Leading Lady</span>: Walks into the bathroom and looks in the mirror, evaluates appearance and says &#8220;This diet isn&#8217;t working at all! I look like a fat slob. Diets never work for me. I&#8217;m going to die fat!&#8221; <em>(Law of Attraction hears &#8220;I am fat. I suck. Don&#8217;t bring me anything else except what I have. I am unworthy. No matter what I eat, don&#8217;t send me any evidence of progress. Death will be my only resolution to this problem.&#8221;)</em></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Director</span>: &#8220;OK, CUT! We already shot that scene over and over again. This is the plot twist where she realizes that things are going to change. The lines are &#8216;I don&#8217;t see a huge change, yet, but I know this new diet is working. I feel thinner, and I know every cell of my body is letting in the new, thinner me! I can&#8217;t wait to see myself tomorrow. Soon everyone will be able to see what I am feeling right now. Look out world, the new me is here!&#8217;&#8221; <em>(Law of Attraction hears &#8220;I am expecting this diet to work. I will see a manifestation soon. I am on track to allow what I want. People will tell me I look thinner today.&#8221;)</em></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Leading Lady</span>: Interacting with someone in the grocery checkout line. Notices that the cashier is nervous and making mistakes. Speaks these lines to the person in line: &#8220;Look at this cashier. Is she stupid or what! Why don&#8217;t they train them better? How come when you are in a hurry you always get in a line with an incompetent cashier? I mean really, I need to see the manager. This is ridiculous!&#8221; <em>(Law of Attraction hears &#8220;Bring me stupid cashiers. I attract untrained cashiers to me. I always shop in stores that don&#8217;t care about the customers. I&#8217;m ready for a big fight with someone, and the sooner the better. Bring me someone to unload on, please.&#8221;)</em></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Director</span>: &#8220;OK, CUT! Those are the lines of the person in the next aisle in another movie. This scene sets up the leading lady meeting her soulmate in the parking lot in the next scene. Can you play it a bit easier? Your lines are &#8216;Look at that cashier. She seems a bit nervous. I don&#8217;t recognize her. I bet she is new on the job. I remember when I got my first job, and I remember how it took me a while to come up to speed. She is doing the best she can. I appreciate that they have those scanners. It makes the whole process go by so much faster. I found some good sale items, and I am glad it will ring up with the sale price automatically. In a week I bet she&#8217;ll be zipping through customers. I always get in the right line, just by intuition. My timing is perfect today.&#8217;&#8221; <em>(Law of Attraction hears &#8220;I am always in the right place at the right time. I appreciate people for where they are in life, and I give myself a break as well. All is well. You can bring me everything I want right now. I am ready and willing to give my love and gratitude to everyone, and I see and draw to me others who vibrate like me.&#8221; </em></p>
<p>The scenes are ongoing in your experience everyday, in every moment. <em>Law of Attraction</em> responds to your vibration and not your words, so it hears what you are feeling, and simply agrees with what you feel. Are you satisfied with the message you are sending to the Universe, which is being constantly matched by the Law of Attraction? If not, take control and redirect your scenes. You choose it all. Be Well, Marie</p>
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		<title>Optimisim Is A Choice!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 02:10:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GP Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Notice today what your thoughts and words feel like. Are they optimistic or pessimistic? Do your thoughts and words lead you to feelings that feel better or feelings that worse?  Just notice. If you find that you inject part your day with pessimism, acknowledge that optimism is a choice, just as pessimism is also a choice. Each can be practiced just as easily as the other. In every moment you can choose to see the best, or the worst. You can reach for the best thought you can find, or you can reach for the worst thought you can find. It's all up to you, and by paying attention you will be empowered to choose consciously today.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://gratitudeplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/optimism.jpg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1719" title="optimism" src="http://gratitudeplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/optimism.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="300" /></a>Today I would like to bring you some tips for using <em>optimism</em> to your advantage. Optimism is a key tool in harnessing the full power of the <strong><em>Law of Attraction</em></strong>, and it is nothing more than being picky about the thoughts you choose to think. Each person has a vibrational range, and this range is determined by the average feeling or vibrational content of the thoughts you have been thinking. If you haven&#8217;t read the GP post on <em>Using the Emotional Scale</em>, you may want to read it first by clicking <a title="GP post Emotional Scale" href="http://gratitudeplanet.com/2010/01/18/understanding-and-using-the-emotional-scale/" target="_self">HERE</a>. You only have access to thoughts that are close to your vibrational range, so trying to feel optimism when you are feeling doubt is next to impossible to do. But I like optimism as a default &#8220;go to&#8221; vibration for several reasons. Even if you are in the vibrational range of doubt, your job is to find the <em>best thought that you have vibrational access to</em>. Instead of having to remember what emotional label is above doubt (in this case it is <em>disappointment</em>) I reach for &#8220;an optimistic thought&#8221; in my range, which might move me into a little higher vibration. I find this easier to do (at least for me) than trying to feel disappointment. I reach for &#8220;optimistic doubt&#8221; and I land in something that feels better than doubt. From there, I do the same thing again and find some thoughts that could be called &#8220;optimistic disappointment,&#8221; even if I don&#8217;t use that label.</p>
<p>I believe that optimism is especially powerful because it includes a reference to both sides of the issue: the glass is half full, or it is half empty. It helps you choose to focus on the side of the issue that tells a better story. It looks objectively at something and makes the most out of it. It is a launching pad for climbing the emotional scale on any issue. It recognizes the choices you have with two distinct paths, one that leads you closer to where you want to be, and one that leads you away from your desired emotional destination. It is the opposite of delusional; it is grounded and realistic while still being a reach on the vibrational scale. (Incidentally, you can make a good case for the concept of being delusional too, forgetting about &#8220;reality&#8221; completely and giving thought only to your goal. Many successful people call this &#8220;being focused.&#8221;)</p>
<p>Do you consider yourself to be an optimist? I know some people that pride themselves on being a self-described &#8220;devil&#8217;s advocate&#8221; and finding the fault in any idea, plan, or brainstorm. They feel that they play an important role in the conversation by bringing everyone down to a realistic level. But they actually do themselves a disservice by lowering their own <em>emotional set point</em> of vibration, which inevitably keeps them feeling worse and worse. The &#8220;important role&#8221; of pessimist keeps them from manifesting their desires and askings, and their <strong><em>Source</em></strong> will never take a pessimistic view of anything&#8230;so they live out of alignment with their own inner being.</p>
<p>Notice today what your thoughts and words feel like. Are they optimistic or pessimistic? Do your thoughts and words lead you to feelings that feel better or feelings that worse?  Just notice. If you find that you inject part your day with pessimism, acknowledge that <em>optimism is a choice</em>, just as pessimism is also a choice. Each can be practiced just as easily as the other. In every moment you can choose to see the best, or the worst. You can reach for the best thought you can find, or you can reach for the worst thought you can find. It&#8217;s all up to you, and by paying attention you will be empowered to choose more consciously today. I truly believe you will do great things today, and I know you will feel better and better as the day goes on. May you find joy in every moment in this most amazing day!  Chris-GP</p>
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		<title>Allowing Prosperity 101</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 02:04:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Law of Attraction matches you with whatever you are vibrating, and you can't receive your prosperity when you are so very aware of NOT having enough. But how do you feel like you have enough when you clearly don't have enough? It's all about feeling better.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://gratitudeplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Money.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-1705" title="Money" src="http://gratitudeplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Money-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a>When you decided that you wanted more money and prosperity in all areas of your life, you probably came to that conclusion through not having enough. In fact, the less you have, the stronger your asking becomes. When you ask strongly through the experience of contrast, you create and draw to you the perfect solution in proportion to the asking. The circumstances that caused you to want more don&#8217;t magically disappear once you have asked strongly and the <strong><em>Universe</em></strong> has answered, however. There is always a buffer of time between the asking and the receiving. This is a good thing, because if there was instant manifestation, the world would be a chaotic place of drastic changes and you would not have the security of aligning with the vibration in real time.</p>
<p>And aligning is what your job is&#8230;once you have asked. So you realize that your money is running out, and you ask for more, and then you feel better, and then&#8230;BAM&#8230;an unexpected bill comes in the mail. And then you spiral downward into the asking vibration again. You might even pile on and reinforce the feeling with words &#8220;I&#8217;ll never get out of this mess,&#8221; or &#8220;what&#8217;s the use, I am destined to be broke forever.&#8221; These words are a natural outpouring in a step one, asking moment. But your job is to reach for statements that<em> feel a little better</em>, and to see if you can move closer to the receiving of the prosperity.</p>
<p>Receiving anything is connected to your ability to feel as if you have it NOW. You must do your best to imagine it, talk about it, take actions related to it, and enjoy the feeling of having it&#8230;in the present moment. <strong><em>Law of Attraction</em></strong> matches you with whatever you are vibrating, and you can&#8217;t receive your prosperity when you are so very aware of NOT having enough. But how do you feel like you have enough when you clearly don&#8217;t have enough? It&#8217;s all about feeling better.</p>
<p>If you are depressed about not having more money, see if you can feel angry about it for a few minutes. If anger is achieved, reach for something&#8230;anything&#8230;that gives you some relief. Maybe worry feels better. Only you know for sure. But keep reaching. The emotional/vibrational scale looks something like this:</p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;">Joy/Knowledge/Empowerment/Freedom/Love/Appreciation/Bliss<br />
Passion<br />
Enthusiasm/Eagerness/Happiness<br />
Positive Expectation/Belief<br />
Optimism<br />
Hopefulness<br />
Contentment<br />
Boredom<br />
Pessimism<br />
Frustration/Impatience/Irritation<br />
Overwhelment<br />
Disappointment<br />
Doubt<br />
Worry<br />
Blame<br />
Discouragement<br />
Anger<br />
Revenge<br />
Hatred/Rage<br />
Jealousy<br />
Insecurity/Guilt/Unworthiness<br />
Fear/Grief/Depression/Despair/Powerlessness</span></p>
<p>Once you feel yourself getting to at least hopeful, you are nearing the place where <em>Law of Attraction</em> can bring you what you have asked for. When you get into this range, I recommend that you fuel it a bit with some specific <strong><em>affirmations</em></strong> that help you maintain the feeling, and that even increase it to a better-feeling level. Here are a few of my favorites:</p>
<ol>
<li><em>I always have enough money. When I am in need, something comes through at exactly the right time.<br />
</em></li>
<li><em>Unexpected income is speeding toward me right now. I fully accept this fact and receive the gifts today.</em></li>
<li><em>I am always provided for in every way. I am content and expectant. I know good things are on the way right now.</em></li>
<li><em>I expect to see evidence of my new prosperity today. I will look and see this evidence, no matter how small.<br />
</em></li>
<li><em>I bless my path today, and I expect more to come to me. I am open to receiving gifts beyond my wildest dreams.</em></li>
<li><em>I have asked, and now I allow my well being. I feel ready to receive strongly right now.</em></li>
<li><em>Bills or no bills, I love this life, and I relax into my prosperity. All is well.</em></li>
<li><em>I am grateful for my perfect timing in all things. My expanded income is rushing into my consciousness. I am rich in so many ways right now.<br />
</em></li>
<li><em>Love and light and expansion are who I am. I am ready to receive expanded riches and wellness.<br />
</em></li>
<li><em>My work is done. I relax and allow money to flow to me. I act on inspiration as I feel it. I am powerfully connected to my wellness. </em></li>
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<p>When you repeat these words, let yourself enjoy their vibrational pull. Don&#8217;t doubt it, but rather enjoy the feeling of having everything you want right now. Be childlike in your imagination. Have fun with it. The bills should not keep you from feeling better right now, and if you allow and let this process work for you, a vibrational manifestation of prosperity MUST be your experience. It is Universal Law. Once you feel better, the &#8220;real world&#8221; will shift and you will see hard and fast evidence of your creation through the contrast. Let it happen, don&#8217;t doubt it, and be well and prosperous today. Chris-GP</p>
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		<title>Learn To Be More Agreeable With Yourself (Part 2)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 17:30:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I am going to take the first agreement from the book “The Four Agreements” by Don Miguel Ruiz and relate it to my understanding of the Law of Attraction. If you think about the Law of Attraction, and if you remember that LoA responds to your vibration, the "word" takes on a more profound meaning. ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://gratitudeplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/the_four_agreements_by_don_miguel_ruiz.jpg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1614" title="the_four_agreements_by_don_miguel_ruiz" src="http://gratitudeplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/the_four_agreements_by_don_miguel_ruiz.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="291" /></a>Today I am going to take the first agreement from the book <a title="miguelruiz.com" href="http://www.miguelruiz.com/" target="_self">“The Four Agreements”</a> by Don Miguel Ruiz and relate it to my understanding of the<strong><em> Law of Attraction</em></strong>. If you haven&#8217;t read Part 1 of this series, you can click <a title="The Four Agreements (Part 1)" href="http://gratitudeplanet.com/2010/11/23/learn-to-be-more-agreeable-with-yourself-part-1/" target="_blank">HERE</a> to see it before you read this post. In his book, the author discusses how we inherit  certain beliefs as we grow from infancy into adulthood. The beliefs we  hold come to form the basis for what we call “truth” in the world, and  our behavior is vastly shaped by those beliefs. We make an agreement with ourselves to call these beliefs &#8220;reality&#8221; and to not question them in our own minds. But if you adopt new agreements, replacing the old ones, and decide to guide your life by them, your can transform your life in a powerful way. Remember that the four NEW agreements are:</p>
<p>1.     Be impeccable with your word.</p>
<p>2.     Don’t take anything personally.</p>
<p>3.     Don’t make assumptions.</p>
<p>4.     Always do your best.</p>
<p>The first agreement, <em>&#8220;Be impeccable with your word&#8221;</em> is not easy to understand at first.</p>
<p>impeccable |imˈpekəbəl|<br />
adjective<br />
(of behavior, performance, or appearance) in accordance with the highest standards of propriety; faultless : a man of impeccable character.<br />
• rare Theology not liable to sin.</p>
<p>Does it mean that you have to only use certain words, or that you have to monitor your speech in ways that feel unnatural? Not at all. If you think about the <em>Law of Attraction</em>, and if you remember that <em>LoA</em> responds to your vibration, the &#8220;word&#8221; takes on a more profound meaning. The words you think to yourself, and that you speak to others, create a vibrational average that we call your <strong><em>point of attraction</em></strong>. When your thoughts and words are in alignment with your <strong><em>Source Energy</em></strong>, then you feel a strong connection and flow which is translated into an experience of <em>feeling good</em>. Another way to say this is: if you use words that align with <em>Source</em>, you feel good. In fact, if you feel emotions that feel less-than-good, you can be sure that you have been practicing thoughts that are not aligning with your <em>Source</em>.</p>
<p>So what does <em>Source Energy</em> think about you and anyone in this reality? That is the million-dollar question, because it is the key to feeling good, being in the flow of life, attracting the life you want, and using the magic of <em>Law of Attraction</em> to manifest everything you have been wanting. <em>Source Energy</em> loves you. It knows that you are good, and it knows that you are worthy. It sees the best in others, it sees the best in you, and it knows that you are perfect in your eternal imperfection. It rejoices every time you expand and become more than you were. It understands that the purpose of life is joy and expansion. It uplifts, loves, expands, and celebrates every moment. Get in the flow of <em>Source</em>, and you feel good. Feel good more of the time, and you attract more things that help you feel good. It is a cycle of thinking and feeling that has no upper limit&#8230;but you have to think like your <em>Source</em>&#8230;and hence you must agree to &#8220;Be impeccable with your word.&#8221;</p>
<p>Being impeccable with my word means, to me, doing my best to love myself and everyone I come into contact with. It means abandoning &#8220;put down&#8221; thinking that normally accompanies gossip. It means reaching for a better-feeling thought more of the time. It means leaving behind preconceptions of myself and others in exchange for vibrational offerings that align more and more with what my <em>Source</em> thinks. It implies that I look for the best in every situation. If you are impeccable with your word, you will not suddenly be perfect. But you will make a new agreement with yourself that will help you feel better and better. You have no eternal cosmic commitment to be disconnected, feeling bad, or a negative realist. You can choose to think the way that feels best, and the door through which you must walk is via your personal word.</p>
<p>I hope this helps you decipher this first agreement a little. I am <strong><em>grateful</em></strong> for this information, and also for the opportunity to bring it to you through my perspective. Happy New Year, be well,  and enjoy this most amazing day!  Chris-GP</p>
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		<title>Feeling Good Simply Feels&#8230;Good!</title>
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		<dc:creator>Hannya</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Law of Attraction works all day, every day, no matter how you feel. It simply lines you up to experience life according to how you feel on average. So if you think and feel, and think and feel, and reach for thoughts that are optimistic, Law of Attraction will match the vibration and expand your experience to the level of optimistic. Life simply works out, and you become one of the "lucky" people that seem to be n the right places at the right times. ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://gratitudeplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/pissed-off.png"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1652" title="pissed-off" src="http://gratitudeplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/pissed-off.png" alt="" width="300" height="300" /></a>There have been time in my life where I didn&#8217;t feel as good as I could have. You must certainly feel the same way. But when these times are upon you, and when you feel that there is no bliss on your emotional radar, don&#8217;t worry. There is no risk to you here on planet Earth in that you will always experience contrast and connection. You will always have times when you feel good and times when you feel bad. All is well. What I want to remind you of today is how good, good feels. Good feels really good, and the most important thing to remember is that no mater how how feel, you can always <em>feel better by reaching for the best thought</em> you have access to. Here&#8217;s one way that I practice this:</p>
<p>If I am going through my day and then I suddenly realize that I am disconnecting from <em><strong>Source Energy</strong></em> (I can tell because I am irritated or basically pissed off about something), my first step is simply to acknowledge what is happening. I don&#8217;t try to fix it, nor do I beat myself up for the way I feel. Instead, I ride out the feeling and I do my best to <em>truly feel it while it is happening</em>. Once I notice it and ride it for a little while, feeling it and simply observing, I wait for it to loose some of it&#8217;s energy. That&#8217;s right&#8230;as long as I don&#8217;t feed it with thoughts that feel worse, it is going to run its course and dissipate a little.</p>
<p>Once my pissy attitude has let down a little, then I have the opportunity to clean it up. What I do is look for any thought that<em> feels better than the one I was just thinking</em>. If I was really upset, this first thought will not sound great to an outside observer. It might be a thought of hatred, anger, revenge, or whatever feels better than what I was feeling in the first place. But I continue to reach and feel, and observe and reflect. In little time, I start feeling optimistic again, and then I am off to the races!</p>
<p>Once I get hold of an optimistic thought, then I have access to tons of thoughts that actually feel good. I can then move into gratitude, expectation, belief, happiness, passion, love, appreciation, and even bliss. And once my day moves into a thought-feeling of &#8220;Optimism&#8221; or higher, then everything seems to start falling together in a positive way. I develop perfect timing, and I become really productive in my job or tasks for the day. <em><strong>Law of Attraction</strong></em> works all day, every day, no matter how you feel. It simply lines you up to experience life according to <em>how you feel on average</em>. So if you think and feel, and think and feel, and reach for thoughts that are optimistic, <em>Law of Attraction</em> will match the vibration and expand your experience to the level of optimistic. Life simply works out, and you become one of the &#8220;lucky&#8221; people that seem to be in the right places at the right times.</p>
<p>So if you feel less than optimistic, no worries. Feel your feelings, let them be what they are, don&#8217;t pile on and make it worse or beat yourself up&#8230;and then reach for the relief of a better-feeling thought. It feels bad to feel bad, and it feels oh so geed to feel good. You have the choice to experience your life the way you want it to be. So today, climb your way up to feeling good, because good feels&#8230;well&#8230;Good!</p>
<p>Happy New Year, and please&#8230;Be.Love today! Hannya-GP</p>
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