Your answers will be there!  No matter how many times I experience having my questions or inquiries being answered by the Universe, I am in awe.  A new angle on each lesson is revealed louder than the previous time…and I believe more and more that we can manifest our thoughts into reality.  Hmmm, so why doesn’t everyone do this?  Well they do… but what is coming true, isn’t what they necessarily want, but it is what they are thinking about.  That is the power of our thoughts.  So why not think about what you do want instead of what you don’t want.  A small example of this is driving up to a green traffic light, and saying “don’t turn red”, then it turns red.  Instead, try saying “stay green, stay green!” and see how happy you are when it stays green   Now, if it does turn red, then this becomes a really good time to see the up side of not making the light…. the choice is yours, between anger/annoyance, or acceptance/patience.

Now back to thinking about what you want.  3 things need to happen: Think it, realize it, and receive it. Thinking can be a challenge, as most people think about what they don’t want.  It can be a process of elimination, when you know what you don’t want, but becoming clear on what you do want, is much more rewarding!  So spend some time dreaming, wishing, hoping… and something good will come up.  Don’t hesitate to think outside of your normal thoughts…in fact, make a list of 100 things, places, actions of what you would like to have, do or be.  It will take some time, but it is also worth knowing what direction your thoughts can go in, and how much is in the world for us to be a part of!  Ok, do that now… I’ll wait

Now, the next step: realize it! In order to bring a dream or goal to reality, you need to create your first step.  If I want to sail around the world, my first step isn’t to buy a boat.  It is to learn to sail!  But in fact, the real first step is to find out where I can take lessons, and sign up.  A lot can be revealed in the first step, and many people get hung up here. Sometimes, people even shy away from realizing their first step because of a fear of not having the dream be a dream anymore.  This is important.  Each time we move in a direction of having what we really want in our lives, we reveal so much about ourselves.  We can then become more aware of ourselves and our true happiness.  We can concentrate on being where we want to be, knowing we are the creators of our own actions.  Take one of the goals, dreams, or actions from your list of 100, and determine your first step!

Receive it: When we become so caught up in ourselves, our misery and what we don’t have, we can miss the opportunity that is being handed to us.  The 3rd part of having a life you want, is receiving it when it comes to us.  It doesn’t always show up in clearly printed letters “To…, here is the gift you have been waiting for!”  If it did, it wouldn’t be as powerful.  Learning to recognize the gifts & messages is part of increasing your awareness.  Everything begins from something, and sometimes that something is small, but can be just as meaningful.  I remember a story of a ship sinking, and a man giving up the life ring because he was waiting for god to save him.  Then he gave up his spot in a life raft, because he would wait for god to save him.  Then he gave up his seat on a helicopter, becasue again, he was waiting for god to save him.  When he drowned and met god at the pearly gates, he asked ” why didn’t you save me?”  God answered ” I tried. I sent you a life ring, a life boat and a helicopter, and you refused them all!”

Think about what you want.  Start the action of realizing what you want, and build it into a reality with one step, then another, then another.  And finally receive the messages and opportunities that will come to you,  as you strive toward your goals! And most of all, enjoying learning about yourself more and more through the processes.  ~Living Life In:Creases: Leah