CarolynB
01-14-2007, 08:46 AM
CarolynB
Okay... I’m going to go ahead and get started then
mae4985
:yeah:
CarolynB
I am happy, healthy, slender and prosperous.
Is next week’s affirmation. I will be including a visualization to go along with it.
It’s one Starlasue has used to great effect. :grin:
I’m going to open tonight’s chat with tip #43 from John Holland’s 101 Ways to Jump-Start Your Intuition. The title of the tip? MANIFESTING
The affirmation that accompanies this tip is: “I know what I want and where I’m going.”
And the explanation will lead us into the core of tonight’s focal point: letting go.
“How do you make your goals and desires come alive? Having a clear picture in your mind (of the highest good) and charging it with energy can help turn it into a reality. Visualize a goal in its final resolution. Now feel what it’s like to have a successful outcome. See it happening here and now.
Maintain and charge this image as you breathe energy into it. Feel the excitement, the energy, and the joy. Let it go, trust, and release it to the universe.”
Do either of you have JH’s 101 ways ...?
Moondream
nope
mae4985
no, and I am going to have to leave too
CarolynB
are you on his mailing list to get his tips?
(((Paula)))
mae4985
no but I guess i should
CarolynB
lol
Moondream
nite Paula :)
CarolynB
Nite m’dear
mae4985
have fun!
CarolynB
LET IT GO!!!!
Three little words ... but very powerful words when it comes to manifesting
So how many of you were aware that a big part of manifesting is “letting it go”?
lol ... my prepared text made an assumption that there would be more than 1 other person here
Moondream
I’m sure it makes sense
lol
CarolynB
And how many of you, even those who were aware of it, find that part the hardest?
I have to laugh, the universe is very good about presenting us with opportunities to grow and learn. This week, I participated in 2 separate conversations with Friends here in chat. In both cases, as we were discussing manifesting, I raised the point of letting it go. My perception of the blockages they were experiencing was the let it go part.
Moondream
me
CarolynB
yeah, me too
I wasn’t really sure what part of manifesting I would be talking about this week, but those 2 conversations shouted at me. So thanks, my friends!
So does letting it go mean we should do nothing in furtherance of the energy we are manifesting?
I don’t think so. I am reminded of the story of the man who was told there was going to be a flood.
A dam broke, and as word spread throughout the valley below, people hurried to save themselves. But one man refused to leave his house. “God will take care of me,” he said. Just before the flood waters reached his house, his neighbors urged him to hop in to their waiting car and flee, but he stayed put. When the water began to fill his house, he climbed up onto the roof. Soon a young man in a boat rowed by and urged him to jump in. “No,” the man replied.
“God will take care of me.” So he stuck to his roof, and the boat headed off. Finally, as the waters began to lap at the top of the roof, a helicopter approached, and a rope was lowered. “Grab on and we’ll haul you up,” the pilot shouted. But the man refused. “God will take care of me,” he said.
Finally, the flood covered the house, and as the man began swimming madly to stay afloat, he cried out to God, “Why didn’t you save me?” A voice from heaven answered, ”I sent you a car, a boat and a helicopter. What else do you want?”
We need, in letting go, to nonetheless recognize the gift of the energy when it comes to us.
When we fail to recognize the energy, we are not failing the universe
we are failing ourselves
We create our reality
We need to accept responsibility for the reality we create
When we send energy out into the universe in the form of affirmations, visualizations, and expect it to manifest
we also need to make sure we are wholly committed to the energy
if any part of us has doubts about the outcome, worries even a tiny bit about it,
we fail to create that which we seek
“Worrying is using your imagination to create something you do not want.” (Ask and It is Given, Hicks)
Keep in mind that imagination is a very powerful tool in manifestation
seeing, feeling, smelling, tasting, BEING the outcome is necessary
and if you worry, you’ve taken a part of the outcome and thrown doubt into it
The following is from http://understandingthesecret.com/the-secret/understanding-the-secret-dont-resist-the-wind/ (http://understandingthesecret.com/the-secret/understanding-the-secret-dont-resist-the-wind/)
“So, I was watching this dead leaf in the tree, vibrating rhythmically in the wind, and it occurred to me that we can be a lot like this leaf. The leaf wasn’t really moving itself. The wind was moving it. The wind, which was all around it, was moving through the leaf, and because the leaf still clung to the tree, it fluttered back and forth.
The analogy to us humans that I was seeing was that the Secret is like the wind in our lives. Like the wind, it is a hidden force that permeates everything, everywhere. The Secret is pure abundance, unlimited possibility.
But we often get in the way of that pure potential and, instead, make noise, move around a lot, but don’t really get anywhere. Life the leaf, we cling tight to old beliefs and limited ideas about ourselves, rather than letting go and letting the wind carry us easily along to the destination that is in alignment with our highest good.”
Moondream
nice
CarolynB
My take on this:
In both the case of the man who didn’t recognize the energy of rescue provided by the diving and the analogy of the leaf clinging to the tree, we come to a greater understanding of how not letting go holds us back.
The man clung to his belief that he would recognize God’s intervention because it would appear miraculous in nature. He was looking for the burning bush or the flutter of angel’s wings rather than the gift of rescue offered by the people in the car, the boat and the helicopter. HE wanted to control THE MANNER in which the energy came … what it would look like… he didn’t accept the energy when it was there. Accepting the energy is part of the letting go of the energy.
That may seem a bit convoluted ... to accept energy is to let it go
but it’s really no different a concept that the saying we all know so well
If you love someone, let them go, if they come back to you they are yours and if they don’t they never were in the first place
The leaf clung to the tree because that is what it knows … it knows how to do that, stay stuck to the tree. We know the energy of not having, not being fulfilled, not getting what we think we want, and so we cling to that.
We have patterns, habits of thinking
We also have habits, patterns of thinking
We think that if we want something we are being selfish
especially if it’s something good
maybe even luxurious
But the corollary of the leaf clinging to the tree is that the more we know having, the more we know being fulfilled, the more we know getting what we want, the more we will seek and cling to that.
lol
I know ... it’s a bit convoluted, but are you still with me
any questions?
Moondream
yep
I’m just listening
CarolynB
cool
Moondream
well,
reading
CarolynB
lol
When we put out an affirmation ... especially one that is very different than how our energy is generally put out
there can be a kind of dissonance
within our core of being
but we need to recognize that dissonance is truly of our own making
just as we are spiritual beings in the middle of a physical experience
so too our spiritual nature can be confined by that physical experience
by the very habits and patterns we developed
when we weren’t paying attention to our spiritual nature
or the spiritual nature of the universe
or the spiritual nature of physical matter itself
Last week I talked a bit about the biology of belief
and in future weeks I’ll reflect on it some more
it is fascinating the extent to which that which we perceive as physical
may actually be more spiritual than we have ever heretofore perceived
or even imagined, lol
Earlier this week I was listening to some of the “Abraham” channeling of Esther Hicks
or maybe its the other way around
the Esther Hicks channeling of Abraham
lol
in any event
the conference involved audience participation
and the members of the audience who asked questions
clearly had some familiarity with manifesting
and the Law of Attraction
but they weren’t being successful in their manifestations
and it was clear just in listening to these conversations
that you could feel the tension of the participants as they spoke of their affirmations
and everything they were doing “right”
but the tension in and of itself told a different story
and part of what they weren’t doing right was letting go
letting go involves trusting the universe’s timing
you can actually manifest anything
but if you say the affirmation
live the affirmation
breathe the affirmation
but then keep looking over your shoulder for it
you’ve missed the point entirely
for it’s probably right smack in front of you
and when you didn’t receive it when it came
it went away
nobody, not even the universe
appreciates an unapprecriated gift, lol
Moondream
yep
CarolynB
any questions? lol
Moondream
like the adage of holding something so tightly in your palm
CarolynB
YES!
Moondream
that nothing else can hold it for you
CarolynB
it slips through your fingers
Moondream
yep
CarolynB
too
Moondream
and the funny thing is,
CarolynB
For myself, I know that the “letting go” part is what is holding back some of my affirmations
Moondream
the outcome the Spirit will provide
is soooo much better than you could imagine for yourself
but human nature is to hold on, for fear
and control
CarolynB
yes ... fear is a big part of it
and control is really just another word for fear
Moondream
yep
CarolynB
but that’s why I started our weekly affirmations the way I did
I acknowledge and accept the divine power of the Universe. I use the divine power to manifest changes in my life for the greatest good and highest purpose.
Moondream
cool
CarolynB
Those 2 affirmations should help to pave the pathway for all future affirmations
they are very much about “letting go”
the first is totally about understanding
and the second is about using the gift of the universe for self-creation
the creation of our reality
and doing it in the most positive way possible
We’ll talk more about “letting it go” next week, but I’d like to conclude this week where we began, with a tip from John Holland’s 101 Ways to Jump-Start Your Intuition – this time it’s tip #58 – LETTING GO –
The affirmation is “The more I trust and let go, the more I am guided.”
“Discovering who we are and what we want are constant endeavors for most of us. Know that your intuition want to guide you and be your partner in what you truly desire and need. Sometimes you have to let go of the riverbank to see where life wants to take you. Be courageous, take challenges, be willing to trust, and learn to let go so that your inner guidance can lead you to new discoveries and exciting opportunities. Go with the flow!”
Moondream
cool
thanks Paula
Carolynb
CarolynB
LOL
Moondream
sorry
ugh
CarolynB
that’s okay ...
Moondream
lol
honest, I know who you are!!!
CarolynB
I know it’s tough, I actually use my name on the board, lol
I’m glad you came ...
Moondream
lol
thanks
CarolynB
It would’ve been lonely talking to myself
Moondream
I saw it on the board
and it looked like something I’d like to hear
CarolynB
cool
Okay... I’m going to go ahead and get started then
mae4985
:yeah:
CarolynB
I am happy, healthy, slender and prosperous.
Is next week’s affirmation. I will be including a visualization to go along with it.
It’s one Starlasue has used to great effect. :grin:
I’m going to open tonight’s chat with tip #43 from John Holland’s 101 Ways to Jump-Start Your Intuition. The title of the tip? MANIFESTING
The affirmation that accompanies this tip is: “I know what I want and where I’m going.”
And the explanation will lead us into the core of tonight’s focal point: letting go.
“How do you make your goals and desires come alive? Having a clear picture in your mind (of the highest good) and charging it with energy can help turn it into a reality. Visualize a goal in its final resolution. Now feel what it’s like to have a successful outcome. See it happening here and now.
Maintain and charge this image as you breathe energy into it. Feel the excitement, the energy, and the joy. Let it go, trust, and release it to the universe.”
Do either of you have JH’s 101 ways ...?
Moondream
nope
mae4985
no, and I am going to have to leave too
CarolynB
are you on his mailing list to get his tips?
(((Paula)))
mae4985
no but I guess i should
CarolynB
lol
Moondream
nite Paula :)
CarolynB
Nite m’dear
mae4985
have fun!
CarolynB
LET IT GO!!!!
Three little words ... but very powerful words when it comes to manifesting
So how many of you were aware that a big part of manifesting is “letting it go”?
lol ... my prepared text made an assumption that there would be more than 1 other person here
Moondream
I’m sure it makes sense
lol
CarolynB
And how many of you, even those who were aware of it, find that part the hardest?
I have to laugh, the universe is very good about presenting us with opportunities to grow and learn. This week, I participated in 2 separate conversations with Friends here in chat. In both cases, as we were discussing manifesting, I raised the point of letting it go. My perception of the blockages they were experiencing was the let it go part.
Moondream
me
CarolynB
yeah, me too
I wasn’t really sure what part of manifesting I would be talking about this week, but those 2 conversations shouted at me. So thanks, my friends!
So does letting it go mean we should do nothing in furtherance of the energy we are manifesting?
I don’t think so. I am reminded of the story of the man who was told there was going to be a flood.
A dam broke, and as word spread throughout the valley below, people hurried to save themselves. But one man refused to leave his house. “God will take care of me,” he said. Just before the flood waters reached his house, his neighbors urged him to hop in to their waiting car and flee, but he stayed put. When the water began to fill his house, he climbed up onto the roof. Soon a young man in a boat rowed by and urged him to jump in. “No,” the man replied.
“God will take care of me.” So he stuck to his roof, and the boat headed off. Finally, as the waters began to lap at the top of the roof, a helicopter approached, and a rope was lowered. “Grab on and we’ll haul you up,” the pilot shouted. But the man refused. “God will take care of me,” he said.
Finally, the flood covered the house, and as the man began swimming madly to stay afloat, he cried out to God, “Why didn’t you save me?” A voice from heaven answered, ”I sent you a car, a boat and a helicopter. What else do you want?”
We need, in letting go, to nonetheless recognize the gift of the energy when it comes to us.
When we fail to recognize the energy, we are not failing the universe
we are failing ourselves
We create our reality
We need to accept responsibility for the reality we create
When we send energy out into the universe in the form of affirmations, visualizations, and expect it to manifest
we also need to make sure we are wholly committed to the energy
if any part of us has doubts about the outcome, worries even a tiny bit about it,
we fail to create that which we seek
“Worrying is using your imagination to create something you do not want.” (Ask and It is Given, Hicks)
Keep in mind that imagination is a very powerful tool in manifestation
seeing, feeling, smelling, tasting, BEING the outcome is necessary
and if you worry, you’ve taken a part of the outcome and thrown doubt into it
The following is from http://understandingthesecret.com/the-secret/understanding-the-secret-dont-resist-the-wind/ (http://understandingthesecret.com/the-secret/understanding-the-secret-dont-resist-the-wind/)
“So, I was watching this dead leaf in the tree, vibrating rhythmically in the wind, and it occurred to me that we can be a lot like this leaf. The leaf wasn’t really moving itself. The wind was moving it. The wind, which was all around it, was moving through the leaf, and because the leaf still clung to the tree, it fluttered back and forth.
The analogy to us humans that I was seeing was that the Secret is like the wind in our lives. Like the wind, it is a hidden force that permeates everything, everywhere. The Secret is pure abundance, unlimited possibility.
But we often get in the way of that pure potential and, instead, make noise, move around a lot, but don’t really get anywhere. Life the leaf, we cling tight to old beliefs and limited ideas about ourselves, rather than letting go and letting the wind carry us easily along to the destination that is in alignment with our highest good.”
Moondream
nice
CarolynB
My take on this:
In both the case of the man who didn’t recognize the energy of rescue provided by the diving and the analogy of the leaf clinging to the tree, we come to a greater understanding of how not letting go holds us back.
The man clung to his belief that he would recognize God’s intervention because it would appear miraculous in nature. He was looking for the burning bush or the flutter of angel’s wings rather than the gift of rescue offered by the people in the car, the boat and the helicopter. HE wanted to control THE MANNER in which the energy came … what it would look like… he didn’t accept the energy when it was there. Accepting the energy is part of the letting go of the energy.
That may seem a bit convoluted ... to accept energy is to let it go
but it’s really no different a concept that the saying we all know so well
If you love someone, let them go, if they come back to you they are yours and if they don’t they never were in the first place
The leaf clung to the tree because that is what it knows … it knows how to do that, stay stuck to the tree. We know the energy of not having, not being fulfilled, not getting what we think we want, and so we cling to that.
We have patterns, habits of thinking
We also have habits, patterns of thinking
We think that if we want something we are being selfish
especially if it’s something good
maybe even luxurious
But the corollary of the leaf clinging to the tree is that the more we know having, the more we know being fulfilled, the more we know getting what we want, the more we will seek and cling to that.
lol
I know ... it’s a bit convoluted, but are you still with me
any questions?
Moondream
yep
I’m just listening
CarolynB
cool
Moondream
well,
reading
CarolynB
lol
When we put out an affirmation ... especially one that is very different than how our energy is generally put out
there can be a kind of dissonance
within our core of being
but we need to recognize that dissonance is truly of our own making
just as we are spiritual beings in the middle of a physical experience
so too our spiritual nature can be confined by that physical experience
by the very habits and patterns we developed
when we weren’t paying attention to our spiritual nature
or the spiritual nature of the universe
or the spiritual nature of physical matter itself
Last week I talked a bit about the biology of belief
and in future weeks I’ll reflect on it some more
it is fascinating the extent to which that which we perceive as physical
may actually be more spiritual than we have ever heretofore perceived
or even imagined, lol
Earlier this week I was listening to some of the “Abraham” channeling of Esther Hicks
or maybe its the other way around
the Esther Hicks channeling of Abraham
lol
in any event
the conference involved audience participation
and the members of the audience who asked questions
clearly had some familiarity with manifesting
and the Law of Attraction
but they weren’t being successful in their manifestations
and it was clear just in listening to these conversations
that you could feel the tension of the participants as they spoke of their affirmations
and everything they were doing “right”
but the tension in and of itself told a different story
and part of what they weren’t doing right was letting go
letting go involves trusting the universe’s timing
you can actually manifest anything
but if you say the affirmation
live the affirmation
breathe the affirmation
but then keep looking over your shoulder for it
you’ve missed the point entirely
for it’s probably right smack in front of you
and when you didn’t receive it when it came
it went away
nobody, not even the universe
appreciates an unapprecriated gift, lol
Moondream
yep
CarolynB
any questions? lol
Moondream
like the adage of holding something so tightly in your palm
CarolynB
YES!
Moondream
that nothing else can hold it for you
CarolynB
it slips through your fingers
Moondream
yep
CarolynB
too
Moondream
and the funny thing is,
CarolynB
For myself, I know that the “letting go” part is what is holding back some of my affirmations
Moondream
the outcome the Spirit will provide
is soooo much better than you could imagine for yourself
but human nature is to hold on, for fear
and control
CarolynB
yes ... fear is a big part of it
and control is really just another word for fear
Moondream
yep
CarolynB
but that’s why I started our weekly affirmations the way I did
I acknowledge and accept the divine power of the Universe. I use the divine power to manifest changes in my life for the greatest good and highest purpose.
Moondream
cool
CarolynB
Those 2 affirmations should help to pave the pathway for all future affirmations
they are very much about “letting go”
the first is totally about understanding
and the second is about using the gift of the universe for self-creation
the creation of our reality
and doing it in the most positive way possible
We’ll talk more about “letting it go” next week, but I’d like to conclude this week where we began, with a tip from John Holland’s 101 Ways to Jump-Start Your Intuition – this time it’s tip #58 – LETTING GO –
The affirmation is “The more I trust and let go, the more I am guided.”
“Discovering who we are and what we want are constant endeavors for most of us. Know that your intuition want to guide you and be your partner in what you truly desire and need. Sometimes you have to let go of the riverbank to see where life wants to take you. Be courageous, take challenges, be willing to trust, and learn to let go so that your inner guidance can lead you to new discoveries and exciting opportunities. Go with the flow!”
Moondream
cool
thanks Paula
Carolynb
CarolynB
LOL
Moondream
sorry
ugh
CarolynB
that’s okay ...
Moondream
lol
honest, I know who you are!!!
CarolynB
I know it’s tough, I actually use my name on the board, lol
I’m glad you came ...
Moondream
lol
thanks
CarolynB
It would’ve been lonely talking to myself
Moondream
I saw it on the board
and it looked like something I’d like to hear
CarolynB
cool