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		<title>You Are Always In Perfect Timing!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2011 00:12:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hannya</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aligning with Source is not hard, really. It can be as easy as listening to your breath for five minutes, or doing yoga, or meditating for a little while. It can happen on a walk, or while you are looking at the sky. In fact, there are countless ways to connect to Source Energy as long as you have the intention to do so.]]></description>
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<!-- End BidVertiser code --> </div><p><a href="http://gratitudeplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/perfect-timing.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-1853" title="perfect-timing" src="http://gratitudeplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/perfect-timing-238x300.jpg" alt="" width="238" height="300" /></a>There are times that I feel like I have the worst timing on the planet. I rush to get around and become late arriving somewhere, or I work, work, work to finish something&#8230;only to discover that I missed a deadline. Sometimes there is no getting around the fact that a deadline was missed. However, I have noticed a connection to time and my alignment with it in the real world. When I take the time, usually early in the morning, to connect with <em><strong>Source Energy</strong></em>, the world seems to work better with me in terms of time. I seem to get things done ahead of time, or I find myself enjoying the work more, instead of rushing to meet a deadline. My timing, when I have aligned with the <strong><em>Universe</em></strong>, is pretty spot on if I do say so myself! So maybe time is not the enemy (if there is an enemy) but rather my own alignment with <em>Source</em> is my challenge.</p>
<p>Aligning with <em>Source</em> is not hard, really. It can be as easy as listening to your breath for five minutes, or doing yoga, or meditating for a little while. It can happen on a walk, or while you are looking at the sky. In fact, there are countless ways to connect to <em>Source Energy</em> as long as you have the intention to do so. The only way you can keep yourself from aligning is to rush ahead into the day or into a situation without gathering yourself in the moment. Take the time to slow down your conscious mind, and let yourself love the moment even more. Assure yourself that this is time well spent. It all works out.</p>
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<!-- End BidVertiser code --> </div><p>Try this as an experiment. Do it one day, and maybe not the next. See if the day feels different to you. journal about how you feel during the day. See if you have parking spaces, friends that you just happen to connect with, or new and wonderful experiences that pop up for you. I know you will&#8230;because it happens to me all the time. Be.Love today! Hannya-GP</p>
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		<title>No Matter Where You Are, It&#8217;s All Good!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:24:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Source Energy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Your life is supposed to be fun, creative, expanding, exuberant, and interesting...but you will have many, many experiences along the way. No matter where you are physically, vibrationally, or spiritually, it's all good. ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://gratitudeplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/earth.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-1839" title="earth" src="http://gratitudeplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/earth-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a>To The Gratitude Planet Community,</p>
<p><em><strong>Source Energy</strong></em> is always loving you, and you are never totally alone. If you feel good, I am with you, and if you feel bad, I&#8217;m still there. I love you no matter how you feel. I want you to feel good, but there is no judgement if you feel bad. I understand why you beat yourself up at times, but you need to remember that <em>Source Energy</em> never beats you up&#8230;ever. I know everything about you, and I appreciate you for being exactly who you are. Your life is part of an all-perfect unfolding in the <em><strong>Universe</strong></em>. Your life is supposed to be fun, creative, expanding, exuberant, and interesting&#8230;but you will have many, many experiences along the way. No matter where you are physically, vibrationally, or spiritually, it&#8217;s all good. No matter where you find yourself, you can always get to a new place that you desire to be in. Relax. Breathe. Allow. All is well&#8230;Source Energy</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>The Paradox Of Law Of Attraction</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 18:49:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The paradox is simply stated: If you want something, feel good about it now, as if you already have it. Experience the joy of it now, in your vibration. Don't focus on NOT having it...feel like it's yours already. When Law of Attraction hears "this is my reality," it agrees every time and brings it to you quickly and expertly.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><a href="http://gratitudeplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/paradox.jpg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1794" title="paradox" src="http://gratitudeplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/paradox.jpg" alt="" width="251" height="260" /></a>paradox</strong> |ˈparəˌdäks|<br />
noun<br />
a statement or proposition that, despite sound (or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self-contradictory.</p>
<p>When you become a student and practitioner of the <strong><em>Law of Attraction</em></strong>, you come to realize that there are easy parts to accept, and also that there are parts that take some faith to accept. For example, if you want proof that <em>Law of Attraction</em> works, focus on feeling better for 30–60 seconds, and notice how you gain access to thoughts that feel even better. Focus on something for a day, and notice yourself finding unlimited thoughts that support the topic. Give a topic your full attention for a week, and you will feel it building and multiplying in your vibration. Focus your undivided attention on something for a month and see how it manifests in your life in multiple ways. The proof is in the changes you see and feel, and you gain momentum the more you do it.</p>
<p>But sometimes we all get stuck, and it feels as if nothing is changing. This is the paradox. If you give your undivided attention to something you want, you will see proof of progress in somewhere between 30 seconds to 30 days. But if you have something you have been wanting for much longer, you may have been missing a key step to manifesting everything you want: <em>imagining that you already have it right now</em>!</p>
<p>But wait, you say, how can I feel like I have something that I don&#8217;t have? And that&#8217;s the key&#8230;if you <em>feel</em> like you have it, <em>Law of Attraction</em> can deliver it to you in a real-life manifestation in 30 days or less. So if you think about the thing, and then feel bad that you don&#8217;t have it, and then desire it even more, and then feel worse that it hasn&#8217;t come to you yet, you get into a cycle that feels like being stuck in the same place. What you have to do is take a leap of faith: feel the joy of having it right now.</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s take weight loss as an example of this paradox. If you have decided that you want to lose some weight, then your first step is to simply notice what you say to yourself in your thinking on the topic of your weight. If you have been trying for a while to lose weight, then your thinking will have some contradictory vibrations. Sometimes you will feel optimistic about losing weight, and sometimes you will hate thin people, and you will feel guilt, shame, and even sadness around your present weight. <em>Law of Attraction </em>responds to all of this, and you get into a &#8220;two steps forward, two steps back&#8221; cycle. It seems like nothing is changing. Once you catch yourself in this cycle (and you will), just laugh at your thoughts and remember that they are simply thoughts.</p>
<p>Your goal is to reach for a thought that feels true, but that also allows <em>Law of Attraction</em> to work in your favor. The thought &#8220;I am exactly 120 pounds&#8221; might be too much of a stretch. But the thought &#8220;I am attracting my perfect weight&#8221; might have a ring of truth for you in this moment. Love the thought in this moment. Eventually you will find thoughts that feel true, and that reinforce the reality of the condition you are manifesting. You might think &#8220;my clothes fit so well, and I look great. People treat me like a very healthy person.&#8221; If you hold this kind of thought it will manifest in 30 days or less. It&#8217;s feeling good NOW that matters, and also staying in a good-feeling place on the topic.</p>
<p>The paradox is simply stated: If you want something, feel good about it now, as if you already have it. Experience the joy of it now, in your vibration. Don&#8217;t focus on NOT having it&#8230;feel like it&#8217;s yours already. When<em> Law of Attraction</em> hears &#8220;this is my reality,&#8221; it agrees every time and brings it to you quickly and expertly. Be well, feel great, and enjoy this most amazing day!  Chris-GP</p>
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		<title>But How Do I Know What I Want To Attract?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 00:27:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa78</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What keeps you from asking for what you want? Do you have the "I don't know what I want" block too sometimes? Remove your "ya, but" thinking and just put it on vacation today. See what comes up. You can have anything, be anything, and do anything that you achieve vibrational harmony with. Vibrational harmony is achieved when you move into hope, optimism, expectation and belief on the subject. I found this game thrilling for me, and I play it as often as I can. Try it and let us know what happened for you.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://gratitudeplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/attraction.jpg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1787" title="attraction" src="http://gratitudeplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/attraction.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="299" /></a>I just love the <em><strong>Law of Attraction</strong></em>, and I love knowing that what I give my attention to is magnified and manifested over time. I know that what I see, and the experiences I find in my NOW today are a perfect match to what I have been attracting through my vibration. I like paying attention to how I feel and adjusting as the day goes on. I also like the idea that there is only inclusion, and things can&#8217;t &#8220;get me&#8221; that I don&#8217;t invite in, then I really am in control of my experience. This feels good.</p>
<p>But with the oh-so-good- feeling of ultimate control in my life comes the responsibility to guide my experience. I can&#8217;t simply look to others to tell me what to do, because they can&#8217;t feel what I am feeling. They haven&#8217;t walked in my vibrational shoes, and they can&#8217;t possibly be feeling my guidance as strongly as I can. (Actually, I don&#8217;t think they can feel MY guidance at all&#8230;only their own!) Each person must <em>be</em> their own vibrational compass on the churning seas of their own personal reality. This is probably why some people resist ideas like the <strong><em>Law of Attraction</em></strong>&#8230;it&#8217;s seems less complicated to just &#8220;follow the rules&#8221; of parents, teachers, or social institutions who are more than willing to tell you how you should behave. I get it, and it is a responsibility I gladly take on&#8230;with joy and bliss, and purpose!</p>
<p>OK, so I have this charge to guide my experience, and I know that I can be, do, or have anything that I can <em>achieve vibrational harmony with</em>. As I said, I have fun observing what I am getting and then adjusting&#8230;but how do I more carefully and consciously create a specific experience, with obvious manifestations that I can recognize when they arrive? I have struggled with this in the past, because when I get to the point of deliberate focus, <em>I&#8217;m not always sure what I should ask for</em>! I have friends who can blurt out the things they want, no thinking at all, just here&#8217;s my list. Jealous. I know that contrast creates desire, and I don&#8217;t really need to worry too much about all of this. When I experience contrast it helps me ask for something else, and then the &#8220;asking&#8221; is done. But I am ready to move into a new level of asking&#8230;deliberate, focused asking.</p>
<p>Here is one method I used for finding out what I want. I asked myself if I am keeping myself from wanting because I don&#8217;t really believe I am allowed to ask for certain things. What I mean is, I might really want a new car, but I might be afraid to want it too much because I might not believe that I can afford it. So my belief in not having the money to buy a car could be keeping me from asking for it. OK, so I got a piece of paper and wrote &#8220;Money is no object for me. What do I want?&#8221; I had to be willing to let the first sentence sink in, because I could feel myself resisting the outlandish concept that money didn&#8217;t play into the equation. But once I let the money block go, my imagination began to take wings. This process uncovered other blocks to my brainstorming that I wasn&#8217;t even aware of. As I shed each limiting belief, at least for the exercise, I found no end to the things I was willing to draw to me&#8230;things that felt great to me while thinking about them.</p>
<p>What keeps you from asking for what you want? Do you have the &#8220;I don&#8217;t know what I want&#8221; block too sometimes? Remove your &#8220;ya, but&#8221; thinking and just put it on vacation today. See what comes up. You can have anything, be anything, and do anything that you achieve vibrational harmony with. Vibrational harmony is achieved when you move into hope, optimism, expectation and belief on the subject. I found this game thrilling for me, and I play it as often as I can. Try it and let us know what happened for you. Thanks for reading. Let me know if you liked this post!  Lisa</p>
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		<title>Allowing Time For Source Energy To Trickle In!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:17:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GP Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By becoming an observer of my thoughts, I instantly transcend them and my ego chatter suspends itself for several moments. In the space created in my vibration, the well being of Source Energy trickles in. I feel a little better in the moment.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://gratitudeplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/deep-silence.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-1760" title="deep-silence" src="http://gratitudeplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/deep-silence-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a>I must say, it&#8217;s been a very busy spring for me. I always seem to be running to the next thing, preparing for the next thing, or doing the next thing. One one hand, it&#8217;s exhilarating to be busy when you enjoy your work (as I do), and to have plenty of it to excite your sense of motivated living. One the other hand,  I occasionally miss the grounded feeling I get when I have the luxury of time to go inside and profoundly reconnect to myself, my deepest feelings, and my inner being. Sometimes I wonder, do these two states (frantically busy and slow and grounded) need to feel mutually exclusive? Can they exist together in my present moment more and more?</p>
<p>No matter where you want to be, in any present moment you are where you are. To desire for something different than the present moment steals the magic away from the present moment. To be sure, there will be occasional contrast in your life that will make you desire for a change of present conditions&#8230;but the only way to allow everything you want is to let the magic of this moment back into your awareness. Getting back to the magic of the present is a personal, inside job, and only YOU know how to best do it for you.</p>
<p>Here are some ways that I find time to allow more gratitude and appreciation in my life, which in turn reconnects me to my grounded self. First, in the frantic pace, I look for slivers of time to shut off my conscious mind chatter. This can be at a stop light, in a meeting, or sitting quietly at my desk at work. I just ask myself &#8220;I wonder what my next thought will be,&#8221; and then I wait. By becoming an observer of my thoughts, I instantly transcend them and my ego chatter suspends itself for several moments. In the space created in my vibration, the well being of <strong><em>Source Energy</em></strong> trickles in. I feel a little better in the moment. Another way I find the space in my vibration is to stop all the crazy chatter in my environment. This means shutting off the news, the TV, the radio, the iPod, as well as not lingering in negative conversations at the water cooler. When I observe the space created from the diminished chatter around me, well being of <em>Source Energy</em> trickles in a little more.</p>
<p>Finally, even in the frantic pace, I look realistically at the time I have. Everyone can find five minutes in any day to sit and be still. My only problem is not allowing myself to have this time. But when I do sit and find an inner stillness for even five minutes, noticing my breath and just observing my thoughts, well being of <em>Source Energy</em> trickles in every time. I then take this recharge of <em>Source</em> back with me into my day, and I am usually able to bring myself to better and better feeling moments within the break-neck pace of events. Today, see if you can find time to be with you. Give yourself the gift of silence. Let the chatter, both inner and outer, subside for a few moments. Don&#8217;t be afraid that you are wasting your time. Instead, be open to receiving the gift of renewed connection and inspiration. The proof is how you feel. If you do it everyday, you will probably be inspired to do it for longer periods every day. It will become a gift and not one more thing on your &#8220;to do&#8221; list. Enjoy this most amazing and connected day!  Chris-GP</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Chinese philosopher Lao-tzu (604 BC – 531 BC) is credited with saying: "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." This is a great quote for helping you to allow everything you want through the Law of Attraction. I know that I am ready to ramp up my allowing in the new year, and today I took a nice long gratitude walk with my two dogs along the beach and through the marina. It was fun and relaxing, and I had a good chance to think about the new year, what I want, and how I am going to get there. The problem with defining what you want, at least for me, is that I tend to shoot for the stars and ask for things that are a stretch from my present vantage point of reality.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Chinese philosopher <a href="http://gratitudeplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Lao_Tzu.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-1736" title="Lao_Tzu" src="http://gratitudeplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Lao_Tzu-211x300.jpg" alt="" width="211" height="300" /></a> (604 BC – 531 BC) is credited with saying: &#8220;A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.&#8221; This is a great quote for helping you to allow everything you want through the <em><strong>Law of Attraction</strong></em>. I know that I am ready to ramp up my allowing in the new year, and today I took a nice long <a title="GP Post on &quot;Gratitude Walk&quot;" href="http://gratitudeplanet.com/?p=127" target="_self">gratitude walk</a> with my two dogs along the beach and through the marina. It was fun and relaxing, and I had a good chance to think about the new year, what I want, and how I am going to get there. The problem with defining what you want, at least for me, is that I tend to shoot for the stars and ask for things that are a stretch from my present vantage point of reality. It feels so good to visualize it, and to imagine having it now. However, when the visualization is done it is so easy to doubt the asking and fall into a &#8220;ya, right, like that&#8217;s really going to happen&#8221; pit.</p>
<p>When I felt this less-allowing vibration begin to soil the fun of my new year&#8217;s visualizations, I suddenly became inspired by Lao tzu&#8217;s quotation. <em>It isn&#8217;t my job to manifest everything today.</em> In fact, trying to manifest it immediately will only make me more aware of the absence of what I am creating. Instead, I affirmed that my gratitude walk was all I needed to do today. My job was to define, enjoy, visualize, savor, and be. My steps today are lining me up with everything I am asking for. I am right where I am supposed to be right now. I am well on the way on my thousand-mile journey, and all is well. Loving the journey will make it more fun, and before I know it, I&#8217;ll be there&#8230;ready for another thousand-mile journey&#8230;and then another one&#8230;and then another. <em>There is no there to get to.</em> I am just totally grateful and appreciative to be taking steps forward in joy and love. Enjoy this most amazing day!  Chris-GP</p>
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		<title>Learn To Be More Agreeable With Yourself (Part 4)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Because I practice the conscious art of the Law of Attraction, I like to take this agreement one step further by being selective about my assumptions. If I make an assumption that feels bad, I do my best to drop it. But if I make an assumption that feels good, I just roll with it.]]></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 third 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’t read Part 3 of this series, you can click <a title="Learn To Be (Part 3)" href="http://gratitudeplanet.com/2011/02/21/learn-to-be-more-agreeable-with-yourself-part-3/" 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 “reality” 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 third agreement, <em>“Don&#8217;t Make Assumptions”</em> is an all-important one as it relates to the <em>Law of Attraction</em>. To &#8220;assume,&#8221; as an old, wise, yet humorous saying goes, makes an &#8220;ass&#8221; out of &#8220;u&#8221; and &#8220;me.&#8221;  The official definition of the word is:</p>
<p><em><strong>assumption |əˈsəm(p) sh ən|</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>noun</strong></em><br />
<em><strong>1 a thing that is accepted as true or as certain to happen, without proof.</strong></em></p>
<p>Assuming, by definition, means that you have no real proof that the event or situation is true, and it also means that you have a choice in terms of how you perceive the event or situation. We all make assumptions, often quite unconsciously, all the time. We might hear a beep in traffic and assume that someone is mad at us (when they really might know us), or we might assume that someone is ignoring us (when they just didn&#8217;t notice us). Assumptions become part of our daily routine and, over time, we ascribe our assumptions to blocks of reality that we never dare to question. The real question is, <em>do your assumptions serve your greater sense of well being, and do you assumptions help you feel better in this moment?</em> If you answered &#8220;yes and yes&#8221; then you are doing well with this third agreement.</p>
<p>Remember that the <em>Law of Attraction</em> responds to your average vibrational offering, and this vibration is always changing as you think and feel, and think and feel your way through every day. When you feel good, you are attracting the things that will feel good when they manifest. Likewise, when you feel bad or disconnected, you are attracting things that won&#8217;t feel great when they manifest. Yet being human on planet Earth means feeling good sometimes and bad other times&#8230;the key is to feel better, and to move your average vibration higher and higher. You do this by the thoughts you choose. Your assumptions directly affect your thoughts.</p>
<p>The next time you feel a disconnected thought, or a feeling that feels bad, notice if the thought is connected to an assumption you are making. Are you assuming that you hurt someone&#8217;s feelings? Are you assuming that you failed someone? Might you be assuming that something in the future will go wrong? In almost every case, you have a choice to drop the assumption and feel better in the moment. Because you have no real proof of the validity of the assumption, why not just ignore the possibility for now, until you get a better sense for what has, or what will, happen? I have noticed that I make assumptions that I can never prove, such as if a stranger thought I was nice of not. I may never see the person again, and I don&#8217;t need to assume anything about the interaction&#8230;the experience is only in my mind once it is over, and I get to choose how I perceive it.</p>
<p>Because I practice the conscious art of the <em>Law of Attraction</em>, I like to take this agreement one step further by being selective about my assumptions. If I make an assumption that feels bad, I do my best to drop it. But if I make an assumption that feels good, I just roll with it. A simple example would be: if I assume that something bad is going to happen I just let go of the thought, and remind myself that it is merely an assumption. But if I have a thought that all is well, or that something good will happen, I embrace the better-feeling thought and let it permeate my vibration. So my agreement with myself is really: <em>&#8220;Make No Bad-feeling Assumptions.&#8221; </em></p>
<p>I hope this makes sense to you. You have the power to feel better and better, and to attract the life you have been asking for and wanting. It is yours for the taking, as long as you are open to noticing how you feel. Use this agreement to your advantage and see the difference it can make in your life today. Enjoy this most amazing day!  Chris-GP</p>
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		<title>Optimisim Is A Choice!</title>
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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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