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Now, buckle up (I have a tendancy to blow up the joint once in a while). I am looking for many other like-minded (twisted) individuals to help this place find a location on the map. Any map...

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Sunday, January 17, 2010

The Reason "The Law of Attraction" fails for most people.

The reason most people do not see their lives changing rapidly in the positive ways that they desire (yes, even people who believe and try to practice "The Law of Attraction) is because this planet we live on is filled with humans. Humans (by nature) bring negativity. Not all humans are negative all the time or even most of the time. There are some people such as Jesus, Buddha, Gandhi, and other Masters who were not like the average human being. At least, not from what was ever publicized about them. Who's to say that they didn't have their "moments." The people who write religious and, even, Spiritual texts don't always include everything or (if they do) things get edited out by people who think whatever was written should be told a different way. In other words, the people who do the editing (most often) have their version of what's true or "what the general public should know." The same goes for the makers of the movie "The Secret" and the writer of the book "Feel it Real" just to name two.

What isn't told to everyone is that some things are harder to manifest than other things because of the way it's being attempted or the intentions behind what's wanted. Since this planet is filled with negativity fed to each one of us by the media, employers, religions, family members, friends, and about anything else subject to "reality" positive results are opposed just by the energy that's so prevalent in life. This is what brings the core issue to the surface, which is buried, as to "Why doesn't it work for me very often?"

The reason it's not working, other than there's so much negative energy surrounding us every single day, is because we (as humans) are subject to that negativity. We allow negative thoughts to fester within us and occupy a lot of our conscious time. Magic happens from the super-conscious which is accessed through the subconscious which is programmed by the conscious. Are you confused yet? Let me explain it more clearly by example.

If you spend fifty percent (or more) of your waking hours submerged in negativity via stress/anxiety, fear, anger, depression, guilt, and so on you are bringing all of those emotions and thought into manifestation. Yes, it happens. Say you get fired from a job and you fester on the fact how they fired you for no just cause. You get angry at the fact that someone else who was liked by management had stepped on your head to get up the ladder of success. Maybe they made things up that were completely untrue to tell management about you to make themselves appear better than you because (in actuality) they felt threatened by you because you worked harder, were smarter, or had selfless intentions when it came to your actions. Maybe you were too honest for that person because they lived their life submerged in lies, which is just an example (it happens everyday to someone, somewhere, within some company - believe it) of how you can bring those exact results back into your life with the very next job you get. Because you spent so much time thinking all those thoughts about what just happened (even though you were not at fault and deserve no bad Karma to come into your life from those circumstances) you have just made it necessary to re-manifest in your life because of all the time you spent on it consciously. Consciousness programs our subconscious. Even things we aren't, necessarily, aware of in our day to day thought processes get programmed into our subconscious. For example, when you walk into a room and your eyes see what color the room is, the type of floor, what the furniture looks like and so on. You may never give it another conscious thought and if asked about it later, because of vitally important information needs to be recalled from your memory, you may not be able to tell the person asking you where the room was located (let alone) detailed information of its interior. If you were put under hypnosis (if you are someone who is subject to hypnosis) you would recall every detail from the tiniest to the largest because the hypnotist is accessing your subconscious mind.

Remember, I said earlier, everything is manifested through the super-conscious, which is accessed by the subconscious, which is programmed by the conscious. Let's turn this around so you know how to create better results now that you know why you create so much drama in your life that you "consciously" despise.

It takes awareness to "consciously" think of pleasant things. Even when in the present moment, or the "now," we don't give enough attention to pleasant things. Not until we experience a lot of unhappiness do we remember what used to be "the now's" happiness. We aren't always immediately grateful for the happiness we are experiencing right now. This doesn't mean that more happiness will never come to us again because we didn't spend enough energy savoring it in "the now." All it means is that when we do remember those pleasant moments we need to express gratitude and spend time consciously putting forth our best effort to, even, feel what those moments felt like. That makes the energy even more powerful.

Why does it make it more powerful? The answer is because it raises our vibration. By "our vibration" I mean our energy. Religion refers to this energy as our soul. I refer to it as Spirit. When our Spiritual energy is elevated and in sync with our physical energy (by that I mean that our physical energy is also elevated) we are much more powerful than when one of the two or both are vibrating at a low vibration. Again, the super-conscious creates. Our Spirit is in the realm of the super-conscious. Our dreams may tell us what is about to happen in our reality from time to time. That is because our dreams come to our consciousness from our subconscious, which is one of the doorways to the super-conscious, but back to the "vibration theory." When our Spirit vibrates at a high level we are very dialed into everything and everyone (made by Creator) around us. That is because we are all connected through Spirit. We are connected to everything Creator has made and can feel the vibrations of all living things when our vibration is elevated and our Chakras are open and aligned.

If our conscious (or mind) suppresses emotions or thoughts of negativity it can create physical illness. The reason for this is because it lowers the vibration of our physical body. Negativity aligns with low vibrations and frequencies. Positive energy is aligned with high vibrations and frequencies. So, when you're at your optimal Spiritual and physical vibration (or at your best) you will manifest things with little effort expelled. By this, I mean you won't have to consciously focus on it for more than the time it takes your mind to form a thought. In addition, it will definitely not be mentally and physically exhausting because the only energy expelled from your Spirit is what Spirit is intended to expel. If you are physically ill and vibrating very low physically then your Spirit is going to expel a lot more energy to create something and, thus, make your physical vibration even lower. Our vibration is a result of our energy, which is comparable to a rechargeable battery. If overused without being charged during the timeframe, which it is being used to excess the battery will go dead and then must be recharged. If it is never recharged it may as well be tossed in the trash because it won't work. It will not bring to life anything that requires a battery to operate. The same goes with our energy or "vibration." If we get so depleted that we are physically damaged due to the depletion it can, even, cause us to feel as if we're actually dying. The lower the vibration the more negative the outcome will be. The higher the vibration the more positive the outcome will be. Is that simple enough, or what?

If we want to manifest anything into our lives our body, mind and Spirit must be aligned and functioning at their best or it will take so much effort to produce anything even slightly positive. I have manifested for myself as well as others and done it with much ease without any depletion to mind, body, or Spirit. There have been times where my energy was depleted or that the negative energy surrounding the person for whom I was trying to bring results was so thick and heavy that it harmed me physically. Even when we think we are protected physical manifestations, which are not desired, can come into reality. It doesn't always have to do with the body at first, but if focused upon too much (whatever the manifested negative outcome) it will give birth to physical problems. Some of these problems within our physical bodies which have been created through energy can not be diagnosed by regular medical doctors. That is because a portion of that energy is still residing in the super-conscious and a portion has been realized consciously. Therefore, physical symptoms can exist without any known cause to modern medicine. In cases such as this, it takes another Master (Shaman/Healer/Intuitive) to fix our problem. The Master we select must be vibrating at their optimal level to bring us the best and quickest results as well as results, which will be longer lasting.

Remember how I mentioned the intent behind the manifestation? When we manifest for others it is easier than manifesting for ourselves. This is because it is an act of selflessness. It is also because the other individual is trying to manifest for themselves the same result so there are two working rather than one. Do not let that discourage you, though, because it will not serve you in the best possible way to be discouraged. That is a negative vibration. You have to "know" that what you're throwing out will come back. If this is true of negative potential it must be true for positive outcomes as well. The rules apply to everything and everyone that is living because everything that lives is alive through Creator. Creator is all of everything and if we know we are truly connected with Creator through Spirit and, therefore, through mind and body we have to know that what we spend our energy trying to accomplish will absolutely be accomplished.

Saturday, January 9, 2010

Dead-beat Dads

I had posted something under this title a few weeks back. Unfortunately I posted it at a time when I was very angry and my impulsive and wreckless act of posting while angry was not intended to hurt anyone. I write to vent and purge the negative feelings I'm having at that moment. I need to learn where and what's appropriate. Had I thought it through and (even) proof-read it prior to posting I would like to think I wouldn't have posted it. I know that once I read it, after someone pointed something out to me, I was disgusted with myself for posting it. I know I'm forgiven by Creator because Creator knows I have true remorse. There's a lot of things I wish I could take back moments after I do them (at times). If I had my way I would be different in many ways and I would change many things right this moment about myself and my behavior. All I can do is try to change the things that don't agree with who I want to be. Maybe I'll catch a break and succeed. Maybe I'll just die trying.

Monday, January 4, 2010

"Are You Serious?" on webs.com

The title of this post is a link to the other "Are You Serious?" which is set up as a writing group. I welcome all of you to visit that site and see what you think (even join). The more the merrier wherever "Are You Serious?" is available is always more fun.

I invited some more friends of mine...


I invited a bunch of people who range from relatives to writers to friends of mine. I hope they all join in with us who are following this blog and post a lot of comments and work of their own. The more the merrier (that's what I'm told).

Also, I encourage those of you who are already following this blog to go ahead and comment on what's been said (if you have any opinion) or create a fresh post with your own work or ideas and thoughts. The more that's here to read the more intersting it is and the more people posting the more diverse ideas and styles we get to enjoy.

Thanks for all the support. Hope to see you all on the board very soon.

Tammy

Saturday, January 2, 2010

An Opinion that doesn't Cost a Cent

How did this post slip by me? (Referring to my uncle Oscar's post about his book and his comment on health care reform.) As one wise person once said, "We already have socialized medicine in this country. It's called the Veteran's Administration." Every citizen should have the same option for their medical needs as our vets are entitled to have.

Sure, they may (or may not) have risked their lives and limbs to serve many of us citizens who the right side claim to be un-american. Good for them. Most of them chose to do so knowing the risks. I pity the ones who were forced to do so despite the risks.

I support my troops by telling our government to quit putting them in harm's way because of ego, greed, or stupidity (whichever applies).

In my opinion there were only four wars in American history which had merit to take the lives of our military. Number one-the revolution, number two-the civil war, number three-world war one, and number four-world war two.

The US is too quick to jump into battle and does it under the guise of "freedom and democracy for all" which sounds so heroic and humanitarian like. Well, it's usually bull shit to cover up the fact that we jumped into battle for either ego, greed, or stupidity. Usually greed and/or ego.

Anyway, back to health care reform. Just because I didn't fight for my country (or sign up and sit and wait for something to happen) doesn't mean my life is any less valuable than the one's who did sign up. Just because I'm not filthy rich does not make me any less valuable than those who can afford quality health care. To quote "The Declaration of Independence" or Thomas Jefferson, more appropriately, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

Oh Thomas, if he were alive during the Bush administration he surely would have rallied the troops for an uprising. If our forefathers were alive today to witness how greed and corruption have destroyed this once great nation, well, I like to believe they themselves would gather together in a row to piss on capitol hill.

The citizens of this country (average, everyday citizens which make up the shrinking middle class and all classes beneath) are not being served by their government or by their employers, neighbors, families, friends, churches, or anyone but themselves these days. Sure, Obama instituted the extension of unemployment benefits and managed to get it through the house and senate so he could make it law. That's the only positive thing that has happened for the suffering, common citizen of today's america.

We continue to lose our jobs while watching them end up over-seas in a poverty-stricken country where labor is cheap. We continue to be spied on by our own government and held accountable for things which they believe we have done or will do without the benefit of legal process or representation. We continue to lose the value of our largest purchase of our lives (our homes) because of the greed that perpetuated an overinflated market and preditory lending. Our health care coverage continues to be cut while costs for the diminishing benefits increase along with the cost of health care. The cost of living continues to rise while wages go down and raises are not given to deserving employees so that profit margins can rise making the rich get richer.

Am I proud to be an american? No. Am I proud to be a part of a society that places the value of money over the value of human lives? No. Unfortunately greed is very contageous and it infects every individual who has ever gone without or had too much because too much is never enough. Was this what God intended when our great Creator created this planet and humans to inhabit it? In my opinion (which is free by the way) no way, no how, not in a million years was that the original plan. Unfortunately people do a lot of killing in the name of God and make a lot of stupid decisions that affect millions of people in the name of God yet it is their own will and ego which is the driving force - definitely not God.

I was going to post as a comment on your thread uncle Oscar, but I thought it deserved to be viewed up front and personal and "in your face" so to speak. Not in YOUR face per se, but figuratively speaking. I guess that's just how I roll. I've been a loud mouth all my life. At least now I have more than just curse words flying out of my pie hole and maybe someone somewhere will stop and think about what I'm screaming about all the time. If only one person stops feeding the beast of greed and feeds a starving human being instead then my screaming until I get hoarse was all worth it.