Saturday, 31 October 2015

My Dream Is Going To Be Fulfilled!

The Secret

1 Year ago I was working as a personal trainer in a gym.
At that time I was thinking about owning my own gym and I felt good for that feeling.
I knew about LOA and I applied it for my dream.
After 1 year I realized it! I open my own gym and I sat on that chair who sat before me.
Thank you to LOA!
Thanks!

Friday, 30 October 2015

Visualization Leads To Reality.

The Secret

Here I would like to share my true experience story.
I knew about the movie and book called The Secret from one of my friends last May.
At that time I was a negative thinker and I didn’t have hope and belief about me. So I watched the movie and read the book.
It was a shock for me and I couldn’t believe the things at first. At that time I was in a financial crisis, so decided to test the things I got from The Secret.
I downloaded The Secret Check from their website and printed out it. I wrote an amount of rs 1 million on that check and pasted that on my mirror. I did this on 10th June 2012 and I put 10th August 2012 as the date for the check. I looked at this check and visualized that I got this amount, every day.
I don’t know if you people will believe this or not, on 6th August 2012 I got the amount of rs 3.5 million through the partition of my ancestral wealth!!!
Now I am very happy and I express my gratitude to the universe and Rhonda Byrne.

Thursday, 29 October 2015

I Wept With Joy!

Republished from The Secret


First of all, thank you to everyone at The Secret and everyone sharing stories. You have inspired me in unbelievable ways.
My story is a strange one. As a mother of two children I always found it hard to make good things happen. I was always just making ends meet. I was told about The Secret by a friend who could see I needed some help.
After nearly a year of trying to use it, everything fell into place. I was getting car parking spaces, all my bills were getting paid on time.
One morning I found a pound coin in my kitchen. I grabbed it and kissed it. Then I remembered I had done the lotto and I grabbed my ticket. I starting weeping with joy when I saw the jackpot was £34 million pounds! I fell to the floor and starting crying because I knew it was mine.
The strange thing about this? I had painted a mural on my wall of a castle and a rainbow with a pot of gold at the end. This was my vision. I didn’t know it when I was painting it but I was calling out and asking for these things.
I am truly happy to receive the gifts of abundance from the universe! Thank you!

Wednesday, 28 October 2015

Regretting Returns more

I am sure a lot of you might be thinking what does the title of my blog mean? It is simple... It means that regretting might soothen your mind in your own estimation however it is a vicious circle that comes so powerfully that you get trapped in the results of the aftermath & believe all the traumasity to be true which shouldn't be the case.


Incase you think that regretting can give you good results, keep regretting, if not, change the way.

Written by: Amit Shukla

Tuesday, 27 October 2015

How you see the world matters


The world is just the way you see it... Believe That

I am sure a lot of us might not buy into this but this is the truth, the real truth & nothing else but the truth. Have yoy ever put on your sunglasses & wondered why is the place around you not in scorching heat? You see the things around you in grey or partial black format... Why so?


Well, it's no rocket signs .. It is the basis of life, it is what life is... They way you percieve things to be is the way they would be. If I percieve of someone to be bad, evil, conniving then so shall the person be.. It's not necessary that the person is of that behaviour... it is how you have perrcieved of that person.

So how do we change things? Well, the answer is really simple. Go ahead & think/ view of things with an open mind & vision... The world was & still is a great place to be... Indeed, there are some issues which need immediate attention but apart from that you can sing James Blunt's song for the world:


You are beautiful, it's true.

Written by: Amit Shukla

Monday, 26 October 2015

Bending Reality

Republished from The Secret

(Image Credit: ascensioncenter)

My childhood dream is to become a scientist. After watching and reading The Secret, The Power and The Magic, I decided to finally reach for this dream with all the powers the Law of Attraction has given me.

The LOA has allowed me to manifest so many things from thin air, but pursuing this dream will be my most important manifestation so far. The first step to this dream was to get a scholarship from a prestigious university abroad.

Late last year, I made a vision board. I cut and pasted a picture of a school scene with the heading: Study amidst the legacy of Nobel. This might sound a long shot, but I wanted to study and learn from professors and lecturers who are Nobel Prize Laureates. I did not know how to get to a university with professors with laureates, but I pursued anyway. I pasted this picture on my door so that every morning before I left the room I would be able to feel gratitude and love for this vision. When I started doing this, I had nothing: No idea which university to apply to, how to apply, and the money I needed for all the processing. But I kept the faith.

I remembered what Esther Hicks said, “Stop describing what is, and ask yourself what it is that you really want and tell your story like you want it to be.” Each time I commuted to work, I always told myself that I am now going to the university for my PhD. I also became grateful for what I had, for the job that I had and for the experience my job has given me.

In leaps and bounds, my new universe has started to unfold before my very eyes. Everything and everyone I needed just started to appear from nowhere.

A former colleague who happened to be a scholar abroad informed me of a scholarship application. He was the angel sent by the universe who guided me every step of the way. From no way, I was shown the path. Every day that I was preparing for the application I imagined myself getting the scholarship, using my will and might to feel as much love and excitement as I could. Before the deadline, I submitted my application. While waiting for the results, every night, I blessed the university where I applied and I blessed the admission officers with joy, love and well-being.

The Secret says that what you give, you will receive and quantum physics tells us that everything is connected. I channeled my blessings through nature such as plants and trees.

Within 10 days after I submitted my application, I received a notice that I was shortlisted and therefore, I had to be ready for an online interview.

I was so happy and I tried to feel as much gratitude and love for this good news. Gratitude is the greatest multiplier of blessings. A night before my scheduled interview, I told the universe to grant me the wisdom and to put the right words into my mouth. The interview went on smoothly; however, I still had to wait for two weeks for the decision of the admission committee.

Each day that I was waiting, I started to feel nervous. Anxiety is a sign that we are not in alignment to what we want.

But I found a most effective cure for anxiety: Gratitude. Every night I tried to feel thankful for what I have already received: the guidance to the application, and being shortlisted. I even gave thanks to the admission officers who evaluated my application.

Gratitude had cured my nervousness. I also made a decree: the next email I will receive from the secretariat of the admission office will bear the word “congratulations”. I made this decree with as much conviction as I could. I imagined the feeling and the reaction I would have when I receive the good news. I felt thankful every day as if I had been admitted already.

About two weeks later, I received an email from the admission office. My eyes immediately searched for the word congratulations.

And there it is!!!!

“Congratulations and welcome to our university.” The only words I could speak that day were thank you.

I now was admitted and I had to manifest another important thing or else my admission would be useless.: My visa.

Activities in the university where I was admitted, would start late August. However given my circumstances at my workplace, I could only apply around the middle of August and I have only 1 week to complete all the requirements for my visa.

How was I supposed to get my visa in one week? If something goes wrong in one of my requirements, my visa application would be delayed. However, I maintained my faith. I have manifested so much already and I felt there is nothing I cannot manifest anymore. I used a technique in Rhonda’€™s book, The Magic. I listed all the steps I need to make for my visa approval. I wrote the exact date when each step was supposed to be completed and the final item in my list would be the date of the opening of classes which I will be attending. I carried the list with me, and at least twice a day, I go over my list and gave thanks.

And one by one, each item in my list was being accomplished. I checked the item every time it was brought to completion.

I am now starting my PhD studies in a world class institution. I am living the life I envisioned for myself: learning new skills, making new friends, seeing new places and trying different tastes and sounds. Practicing The Secret has given me power, the power to bend reality! In a way I have become a reality bender. I can will obstacles to disappear and everything I decreed and envisioned has come true including my vision that my testimony will become the story of the week.

Sunday, 25 October 2015

Don't Regret


In Life, we focus a lot on what could or should have happened because that could be something we wish for but when it either doesn't happen or goes against what we had planned, we start regretting.
Most of us start regretting about the things that we could have done as a kid but didn't do becuase of family pressures or somethings that we could have done as an adolescent but again something stopped us from doing that we wanted & we start regretting as we grow older, however that isn't true.


Regretting only increases frustration, only gives us sadness. Instead we should just pickup from where we are & start doing what we wanted at any stage of life.

Regret only takes our time to make us feel bad. Focus on what you want & that's all...

Start Living, Stop Regretting.

Written By: Amit Shukla

Saturday, 24 October 2015

How Positive Thinking Builds Your Skills, Boosts Your Health, and Improves Your Work

Republished from JamesClear


Positive thinking sounds useful on the surface. (Most of us would prefer to be positive rather than negative.) But, “positive thinking” is also a soft and fluffy term that is easy to dismiss. In the real world, it rarely carries the same weight as words like “work ethic” or “persistence.”
But those views may be changing.
Research is beginning to reveal that positive thinking is about much more than just being happy or displaying an upbeat attitude. Positive thoughts can actually create real value in your life and help you build skills that last much longer than a smile.
The impact of positive thinking on your work, your health, and your life is being studied by people who are much smarter than me. One of these people is Barbara Fredrickson.
Fredrickson is a positive psychology researcher at the University of North Carolina and she published a landmark paper that provides surprising insights about positive thinking and it’s impact on your skills. Her work is among the most referenced and cited in her field and it is surprisingly useful in everyday life.
Let’s talk about Fredrickson’s discovery and what it means for you…

What Negative Thoughts Do to Your Brain

Play along with me for a moment.
Let’s say that you’re walking through the forest and suddenly a tiger steps onto the path ahead of you. When this happens, your brain registers a negative emotion — in this case, fear.
Researchers have long known that negative emotions program your brain to do a specific action. When that tiger crosses your path, for example, you run. The rest of the world doesn’t matter. You are focused entirely on the tiger, the fear it creates, and how you can get away from it.
In other words, negative emotions narrow your mind and focus your thoughts. At that same moment, you might have the option to climb a tree, pick up a leaf, or grab a stick — but your brain ignores all of those options because they seem irrelevant when a tiger is standing in front of you.
This is a useful instinct if you’re trying to save life and limb, but in our modern society we don’t have to worry about stumbling across tigers in the wilderness. The problem is that your brain is still programmed to respond to negative emotions in the same way — by shutting off the outside world and limiting the options you see around you.
For example, when you’re in a fight with someone, your anger and emotion might consume you to the point where you can’t think about anything else. Or, when you are stressed out about everything you have to get done today, you may find it hard to actual start anything because you’re paralyzed by how long your to–do list has become. Or, if you feel bad about not exercising or not eating healthy, all you think about is how little willpower you have, how you’re lazy, and how you don’t have any motivation.
In each case, your brain closes off from the outside world and focuses on the negative emotions of fear, anger, and stress — just like it did with the tiger. Negative emotions prevent your brain from seeing the other options and choices that surround you. It’s your survival instinct.
Now, let’s compare this to what positive emotions do to your brain. This is where Barbara Fredrickson returns to the story.

What Positive Thoughts Do to Your Brain

Fredrickson tested the impact of positive emotions on the brain by setting up a little experiment. During this experiment, she divided her research subjects into 5 groups and showed each group different film clips.
The first two groups were shown clips that created positive emotions. Group 1 saw images that created feelings of joy. Group 2 saw images that created feelings of contentment.
Group 3 was the control group. They saw images that were neutral and produced no significant emotion.
The last two groups were shown clips that created negative emotions. Group 4 saw images that created feelings of fear. Group 5 saw images that created feelings of anger.
Afterward, each participant was asked to imagine themselves in a situation where similar feelings would arise and to write down what they would do. Each participant was handed a piece of paper with 20 blank lines that started with the phrase, “I would like to…”
Participants who saw images of fear and anger wrote down the fewest responses. Meanwhile, the participants who saw images of joy and contentment, wrote down a significantly higher number of actions that they would take, even when compared to the neutral group.
In other words, when you are experiencing positive emotions like joy, contentment, and love, you will see more possibilities in your life. These findings were among the first that proved that positive emotions broaden your sense of possibility and open your mind up to more options.
But that was just the beginning. The really interesting impact of positive thinking happens later…

How Positive Thinking Builds Your Skill Set

The benefits of positive emotions don’t stop after a few minutes of good feelings subside. In fact, the biggest benefit that positive emotions provide is an enhanced ability to build skills and develop resources for use later in life.
Let’s consider a real–world example.
A child who runs around outside, swinging on branches and playing with friends, develops the ability to move athletically (physical skills), the ability to play with others and communicate with a team (social skills), and the ability to explore and examine the world around them (creative skills). In this way, the positive emotions of play and joy prompt the child to build skills that are useful and valuable in everyday life.
These skills last much longer than the emotions that initiated them. Years later, that foundation of athletic movement might develop into a scholarship as a college athlete or the communication skills may blossom into a job offer as a business manager. The happiness that promoted the exploration and creation of new skills has long since ended, but the skills themselves live on.
Fredrickson refers to this as the “broaden and build” theory because positive emotions broaden your sense of possibilities and open your mind, which in turn allows you to build new skills and resources that can provide value in other areas of your life.
As we discussed earlier, negative emotions do the opposite. Why? Because building skills for future use is irrelevant when there is immediate threat or danger (like the tiger on the path).
All of this research begs the most important question of all: if positive thinking is so useful for developing valuable skills and appreciating the Big Picture of life, how do you actually get yourself to be positive?

How to Increase Positive Thinking in Your Life

What you can do to increase positive emotions and take advantage of the “broaden and build” theory in your life?
Well, anything that sparks feelings of joy, contentment, and love will do the trick. You probably know what things work well for you. Maybe it’s playing the guitar. Maybe it’s spending time with a certain person. Maybe it’s carving tiny wooden lawn gnomes.
That said, here are three ideas for you to consider…
1. Meditation — Recent research by Fredrickson and her colleagues has revealed that people who meditate daily display more positive emotions that those who do not. As expected, people who meditated also built valuable long–term skills. For example, three months after the experiment was over, the people who meditated daily continued to display increased mindfulness, purpose in life, social support, and decreased illness symptoms.
Note: If you’re looking for an easy way to start meditation, here is a 10–minute guided meditation that was recently sent to me. Just close your eyes, breathe, and follow along.

2. Writing — this study, published in the Journal of Research in Personality, examined a group of 90 undergraduate students who were split into two groups. The first group wrote about an intensely positive experience each day for three consecutive days. The second group wrote about a control topic.
Three months later, the students who wrote about positive experiences had better mood levels, fewer visits to the health center, and experienced fewer illnesses. (This blew me away. Better health after just three days of writing about positive things!)
Note: I used to be very erratic with my writing, but now I publish a new article every Monday and Thursday. I’ve written about my writing process and how you can stick to any goal in a more consistent manner in the articles here,here and here.

3. Play — schedule time to play into your life. We schedule meetings, conference calls, weekly events, and other responsibilities into our daily calendars … why not schedule time to play?
When was the last time you blocked out an hour on your calendar just to explore and experiment? When was the last time you intentionally carved out time to have fun? You can’t tell me that being happy is less important than your Wednesday meeting, and yet, we act like it is because we never give it a time and space to live on our calendars.
Give yourself permission to smile and enjoy the benefits of positive emotion. Schedule time for play and adventure so that you can experience contentment and joy, and explore and build new skills.
Note: for more ideas on the importance of play, read this article on how one man cured his anxiety.

Happiness vs. Success (Which Comes First?)

There’s no doubt that happiness is the result of achievement. Winning a championship, landing a better job, finding someone you love — these things will bring joy and contentment to your life. But so often, we wrongly assume that this means happiness always follows success.
How often have you thought, “If I just get ___, then I’ll be set.”
Or, “Once I achieve ___, I’ll be satisfied.”
I know I’m guilty of putting off happiness until I achieve some arbitrary goal. But as Fredrickson’s “broaden and build” theory proves, happiness is essential to building the skills that allow for success.
In other words, happiness is both the precursor to success and the result of it.
In fact, researchers have often noticed a compounding effect or an “upward spiral” that occurs with happy people. They are happy, so they develop new skills, those skills lead to new success, which results in more happiness, and the process repeats itself.

Where to Go From Here

Positive thinking isn’t just a soft and fluffy feel–good term. Yes, it’s great to simply “be happy,” but those moments of happiness are also critical for opening your mind to explore and build the skills that become so valuable in other areas of your life.
Finding ways to build happiness and positive emotions into your life — whether it is through meditation, writing, playing a pickup basketball game, or anything else — provides more than just a momentary decrease in stress and a few smiles.
Periods of positive emotion and unhindered exploration are when you see the possibilities for how your past experiences fit into your future life, when you begin to develop skills that blossom into useful talents later on, and when you spark the urge for further exploration and adventure.
To put it simply: seek joy, play often, and pursue adventure. Your brain will do the rest.

Friday, 23 October 2015

Live in the, nor for the moment

Written by Amit Shukla


Remember the time when you wished for a special thing to happen & when it happened you moved on to catch the next moment hoping that the next moment will give you happiness but when it never happened you felt sad because your wish or so called dream never happened & then you start dreaming about it in the future, instead of believing about it in the present moment or should I say living in the present moment.


Being in the present is a great thing but most of us don't believe it because we worry about future or think about the past, but the fact is that if we live in the moment, life will be awesome, it will be phenomenal.

Start Living in the Moment, nor for the moment.

Tuesday, 20 October 2015

The path of Happiness

(Image Credit: Pure Happy Life)

Written by Amit Shukla

We all desperately want happiness or should I say we strive to have that as early & as much as possible, but the question that we constantly ask ourselves is that 'Are we Really Happy?'

The answer to the same has always been NO because no matter how hard we try, we can never attain happiness, because happiness isn't the one to be attained, it is the one to be lived with but we always fail to understand that. According to us, we all need to strive to be happy but the bitter truth has already been explained in the image.

You don't need to attain happiness but instead stay happy today or in every moment that you breathe because that is what defines your next moment. If you are happy in the moment, the next one will be automatically & so on & so forth. Happiness isn't the destination, it is the path.

Stay Happy, Stay Blessed.

Monday, 19 October 2015

What you feel resonates

Written by Amit Shukla


How are you feeling? 

Well, this is the moat commonly asked question as it tells about your thoughts & your mindset at any given point of time. We as humans have this great power of feeling, of senses & the power to express ourselves. No other medium in the universe has this power, but are we making the most of it?

Now that is a question that we all need to ask ourselves because ironically we are using it but to create a life or a world around us of things that we don't want. Isn't it funny that we are using this great power not to our advantage but for the reverse.

We keep thinking of what we don't want & we wonder why it shows up? How about if we could change it?


Isn't it true that if this amazing power gifted to us can be used rightly, the results could be amazing.. You bet, they will.... Most people believe that what they think will become reality, but they need to understand that let alone thinking can't do any difference, because it requires a catalyst to boost itself & that catalyst is feeling. It's what you feel that does the trick.

So next time when you start thinking, also keep a note of how you are feeling because if it makes you happy, then it will bring in more great moments to smile back to you unless you want to live a sad life.

Sunday, 18 October 2015

Change in Blog Time

Over the last few weeks I have been trying to publish my own content but due to some pre defined requirements, doing the same has been seemingly impossible. I have been trying to post my y'day's blog today morning to ensure all of it is in place, but as a new day starts, so does the hustle-bustle of it & in this hotch-potch I am unable to put my new blog live, leaving no option for me but to republish someone else's content to keep the flow going.

But, as they say to change your situations, you need to change your actions & I am going to do the same. I am going to post my blog on the same day so that I can share my thoughts without any hassle, otherwise it would be a big hassle for me to post a blog next morning.

See you tonight on my blog!

Friday, 16 October 2015

Your Dreams Are But Words Away

Republished from The Secret


Valentine’s day 2015 my girlfriend.
Who I live with tells me that while she was at at her mother’s last night she slept with another man.
In the last 2 years I’ve lost my dad, my nan, my uncle, and I found out I was adopted at birth. My biological parents were heroin addicts and had spent time in prison.
That night I sat awake thinking about how my life was in ruins, depressed and feeling like there was nothing, I decided to watch The Secret and it spoke to me. I felt as though I was lost in a fog and shining through the gloom was my answer!
I refused to sleep that night instead I focused on converting all the anger and fear into love and gratitude.
At 6 AM I left the home I had shared to find my happiness.
And sure enough, driving down the road the universe spoke to me in the form of a burger king billboard proclaiming that THE SECRET was here in the form of a new burger! I nearly crashed the car at the sight of of such a clear cut sign! I knew then that I was on the right path for once in my life! Every time negative thoughts crept back into the shadows of my mind I would remember how the universe spoke to me.
I moved back into my old flat, broke, alone and with nothing except the knowledge I knew that as long as I had positive thoughts and feelings that the law of attraction would bring me health, happiness and wealth.
Two days ago I received a letter from a lawyer saying that due to a new road passing through the area I was entitled to compensation!
I’ve met someone new and it seems I’ve got a bright future on the horizon and none of it would of been possible had I not watched The Secret
Yours eternally
J.A Gleave

Wednesday, 14 October 2015

Tuesday, 13 October 2015

5 Tips To Stay Positive In Negative Situations

Republished from lifehack

5 Tips To Stay Positive In Negative Situations

Negative situations happen all the time. We can’t avoid them, so how can we counteract their negative effect on our lives and our attitudes? Learning the power of positive thinking helps us stay positive even in the midst of tragedy. Learning how to stay positive in negative situations is invaluable in leading a healthy lifestyle. Here are 5 ways you can achieve this:

1. Have a positive support group.

It’s important to have a positive support group to help each other through difficult times. Notice I said a “positive” support group. Surrounding yourself with positive people will help you stay positive when in a negative situation. There are plenty of negative people out there—avoid them! Their negative attitudes will only bring you down and be counterproductive to what you are trying to achieve by practicing positive thinking.
 stay positive

2. Express what you are grateful for.

Even in the worst of times, most of us realize that we still have things in our lives for which we are grateful. Voice those blessings! Practice gratitude. Talk about the things you are grateful for with your closest friends, your support group. Keep a gratitude journal to capture the thankfulness you feel for what you have on a daily basis. Actively acknowledging what you’re grateful for will help you to always have a grateful mind and heart, even when bad things happen.

3. Retrain your mind.

Are you a person who continually beats yourself up mentally? Do you constantly question your actions? Believe me, I’ve been there. Nobody needs to call me stupid, because I can do that just fine myself! Retrain your brain to stop doing that to yourself. The more you talk negatively to yourself, the more that negativity will become a part of you. Instead, practice the power of positive thinking. Any time a negative thought comes into your mind, replace it with a positive one. At some point, this will become more natural as your brain automatically turns a negative into a positive.

4. Exercise your body and mind.

We know that exercise is good for our bodies, but what about our minds? Sure, it is! It releases those natural endorphins in our brains that make us feel better. Exercise has physical as well as mental and emotional benefits. Getting out there and moving around will keep your body in better shape, as well as boosting your self-esteem for having the discipline to exercise. You might try adding yoga into your exercise routine now and then to help you learn to really focus and meditate. Exercise is an excellent way to fight the negative effects of bad situations.
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5. Accept and find solutions.

Many of us are resistant to changes in our lives. What we must do is learn to accept that change will happen. Haven’t you heard that “the only constant in life is change”? There is a lot of truth to that, as we continually go through changes, whether good or bad. Accepting that changes are a part of life can help us to relax and be more accepting. Try to look for the positive aspect. For example, if you’re in a bad job situation, what do you do? Accept it and try to make it better? Possibly. Or maybe this is the chance to make a change for yourself and look for that job you really want.
More tragic changes, such as death, will throw us off even worse, but when our brains are practiced on how to stay positive in negative situations, even tragedy won’t destroy us. With the power of positive thinking, we can learn to put negative situations in perspective … and to deal with them as they arise.

Monday, 12 October 2015

The Gift

Republished from The Secret


Seven years ago, my husband and I went through four failed IVF attempts and I was devastated that I could not have a child. I had read The Secret and kept trying to believe that we would be parents even in the face of all the failures. After the last attempt to have a baby, I decided to quit trying to understand how it was going to happen and just keep being thankful for the child I would one day have. I had thought of adoption but my husband was just over the age limit that most agencies allowed and I was scared to go through the process without knowing what would happen.

I kept a vision board at my desk in my office and printed a picture of a baby and kept it there to remind me every day to have faith. Several years passed and after moving our office to a new building, the picture with some other items on my board were put into a folder and forgotten.

In 2009, I read The Power and I felt a change in my life occur and it sparked the same desire for a child that I had tried not to think about. In 2010, I received a phone call from my assistant of four years that changed my life forever. My assistant was a single mom who’s boyfriend suddenly passed away and she told me that she was pregnant and asked if I wanted to adopt the baby. She said I had been such a mentor and mother figure to her and that she knew I would be a wonderful mom. Needless to say, we both received a lot of criticism for the decision but we both knew it was meant to be.

Now, three years later, I have a beautiful little boy who is the light of our life! Ironically, when my son was about one year old, I was cleaning out my closet and found the folder with the picture I had on the vision board so long ago. My husband almost passed out when I showed him because it looked so much like our son. I have the picture and my son’s next to each other as a daily reminder that the power to attract anything is real. I have also proven to all that doubted us that love can make miracles. His birth mom and I are still very close, still work together and she is the most courageous and wonderful woman I have ever known. She will be a part of our family forever!!

Sunday, 11 October 2015

The Law Of Attraction Does Work.

Republished from http://www.thesecret.tv/stories/the-law-of-attraction-does-work/



While traveling back in 2004 I wanted to be closer to my family and most of all my mother who wasn’t doing well.

I was so preoccupied with my career that I had missed out on seeing my grandchildren grow. I knew I had to change my life if I had any intention on staying connected to my family.

One weekend I sat in front of my computer seeking homes for sale near my family. I found this house that seemed to call on me. The photo looked as though the home was so isolated. Oh, I can’t live in such a rural area I said.

I printed an add with a photo of this house. I placed it in the front of the refrigerator and fantasized about this house. Six months later I decided to look for a small house close to my grand kids and closer to mom. I found an agent and she took me around and showed me six houses. Not one of those houses was suitable.

Then she says to me “There is one other house but it’s a two story and you’re seeking a single story. Want to take a look? It is on the way back to my office”.

I said okay!

We drove a different way than I recalled through this beautiful little valley named West Cajon Valley. This place had fruit orchards and gorgeous mountain ranges. I read the signs on the highway, it was The Angeles National Forest. Beautiful just beautiful.

We pulled of the main highway and she points to this house and says we’re here. Lord and be hold!! I couldn’t believe what my eyes were seeing.

It was that same house! The one I had the photo of on my refrigerator door!

I was in complete shock. I live in that house today and love the area. Turns out the house was close to the grand kids and my mom and not in the middle of nowhere.

You see every day I looked at that photo of the house I wished I could live in it. I faithfully believed this was my house. And I attracted it into my life.

So stay faithful to your dreams and desires.

By the way, my mother spent her last years living in that same house. I am retired now and have a mortgage but I am living the life I created. Four bedrooms lots of acreage, clean air, lots of pets.

Dreams do come true. Never stop believing.

Anna

Saturday, 10 October 2015

Gratitude

Republished from psychologytoday

Gratitude is an emotion expressing appreciation for what one has—as opposed to, for example, a consumer-driven emphasis on what one wants. Gratitude is getting a great deal of attention as a facet of positive psychology: Studies show that we can deliberately cultivate gratitude, and can increase our well-being and happiness by doing so. In addition, gratefulness—and especially expression of it to others—is associated with increased energy, optimism, and empathy.

Friday, 9 October 2015

Positive thinking: Stop negative self-talk to reduce stress

Republished from http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/stress-management/in-depth/positive-thinking/art-20043950


Positive thinking helps with stress management and can even improve your health. Practice overcoming negative self-talk with examples provided.

Is your glass half-empty or half-full? How you answer this age-old question about positive thinking may reflect your outlook on life, your attitude toward yourself, and whether you're optimistic or pessimistic — and it may even affect your health.
Indeed, some studies show that personality traits like optimism and pessimism can affect many areas of your health and well-being. The positive thinking that typically comes with optimism is a key part of effective stress management. And effective stress management is associated with many health benefits. If you tend to be pessimistic, don't despair — you can learn positive thinking skills.

Understanding positive thinking and self-talk

Positive thinking doesn't mean that you keep your head in the sand and ignore life's less pleasant situations. Positive thinking just means that you approach unpleasantness in a more positive and productive way. You think the best is going to happen, not the worst.
Positive thinking often starts with self-talk. Self-talk is the endless stream of unspoken thoughts that run through your head. These automatic thoughts can be positive or negative. Some of your self-talk comes from logic and reason. Other self-talk may arise from misconceptions that you create because of lack of information.
If the thoughts that run through your head are mostly negative, your outlook on life is more likely pessimistic. If your thoughts are mostly positive, you're likely an optimist — someone who practices positive thinking.

The health benefits of positive thinking

Researchers continue to explore the effects of positive thinking and optimism on health. Health benefits that positive thinking may provide include:
  • Increased life span
  • Lower rates of depression
  • Lower levels of distress
  • Greater resistance to the common cold
  • Better psychological and physical well-being
  • Reduced risk of death from cardiovascular disease
  • Better coping skills during hardships and times of stress
It's unclear why people who engage in positive thinking experience these health benefits. One theory is that having a positive outlook enables you to cope better with stressful situations, which reduces the harmful health effects of stress on your body. It's also thought that positive and optimistic people tend to live healthier lifestyles — they get more physical activity, follow a healthier diet, and don't smoke or drink alcohol in excess.

Thursday, 8 October 2015