Is The Grass Really Greener On The Other Side Of The Fence?

“There is only one starting place that I know of.  Its here and now;

two of the least popular locations in this time and place."  — Mandy Evans, From "Traveling Free"

Recently, I mentioned to my good friend, Kate Nowak, during a phone conversation how much I enjoyed her wonderful May You Be Blessed article on June 11th entitled, The New Baby.  However, Kate’s sharing wasn’t just about her new great grandbaby, but also a meaningful metaphor for our personal growth. You can visit Kate’s inspired web link at:  mayyoubeblessedmovie.com/611.html

Anyone living on planet earth these days knows about “The Secret.” Long before that phenomenon hit in 2006, the law of attraction was well known to millions of people in the 1990’s. In the context of her web posting that day, Kate quoted an astonishing fact, which I wasn’t aware of that… “95 percent of the people who visit websites like The Secret and other self-help online resources, or who read all the books, watch the DVD’s, listen to the CD’s, or take the courses and attend the workshops and hire the coaches — 95 PERCENT! will not follow through with the teachings they are given!” 

That figure was staggering to me. However, as I pondered it, I realized how many people don’t actually take time to create vision boards, or start gratitude journals, or spend time visualizing or writing down what their heart’s desires are. They talk about doing it, or say, “I wrote out what I wanted, but it didn’t happen” etc.  Tragically, most go on with the same life and the same results.

And that, my friends, is where the “new baby” metaphor comes in Kate’s sharing:  “If a new, helpless infant were left in our charge, few of us would neglect to feed it. Nor would we make the assumption that the feeding given on Monday would satisfy its hunger on Thursday. And yet many of us — most, in fact — determined on Monday to make it a daily habit to write in our journals or spend time visualizing or affirm our desires over and over again, will have completely cast the new habit aside by Thursday. As a result, and having starved from lack of attention, the abundant life we seek fades away, leaving us as it found us, surrounded by what we’ve always known.  And because no one ever wants to admit to having starved the baby, we look for other plausible reasons for its demise. We tell ourselves abundance would not have come anyway, that we’re not smart enough, or good enough or lucky enough to achieve. And then we tell others — those plenty who will listen and sympathize — that we tried and it wasn’t our fault it didn’t work, it was the concepts that were faulty. Not us.”

I love that baby analogy. It reminds me of the expression that most of us are familar with,  “The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence,” but that isn’t necessarily true. The fact is the grass is greener where it is watered and tended.  The same is true of our lives.  We need to feed, tend and nurture our heart’s desires.  When we hold our vision and then ask and believe, all this good stuff is being held in vibrational escrow on our behalf.  It is being deliciously orchestrated when we feeeeel good and are excited to flow energy for our highest outcomes.   This means we take time to IMAGINE daily, which means we are congruent and in alignment with our desires and beliefs so we are sending the energy out ahead. If we are pushing against by complaining or feeling life “sucks,” we actually are attracting what we don’t want. We are diverting our attention from our heart’s desires. The Law of Attraction in action will deliver whatever or wherever our vibration is focused.  Naturally, the better you feel, the more you are connected to Source energy.

"The world is but a canvas to our imaginations."  ~ Henry David Thoreau

Most of you are also familiar with the power of “AS IF” as an approach to life.  Acting AS IF in our imagination cultivates habit patterns and neural networks in our brain forging new possibilities and potential—faster, higher, and stronger. We become what we consistently imagine by holding the vision for our highest outcomes. This goes beyond positive thinking or affirmations because we are lining up the energy for our heart’s desires by imprinting our intentions deliberately, consciously and consistently. It is our aligned vibrations that emanate from us and locks onto our signal of Well-Being to the Universe. 

Are you ready to make courageous new commitments to yourself by asking: where am I going and what am I becoming? What am I passionate about?  What are my predominant  heart’s desires? Who do I love being with and what kindred spirits am I magnetizing?  You are then making joyous declarations to the Universe.  If you need help in priming your creative pump, many inspiring and fun tools are in my book, Magnetizing Your Heart’s Desire.  Chapter 13 is chock full of "hands on" ideas to get started.

I double dare you to start taking daily baby steps by declaring your heart’s desires now. Know that you are the Creator and the divine magnetic attractor. Become a great RECEIVER for your highest good.  And, know that you deserve it!

Shine on!