Releasing Attachment - Part 2

Last week we began this idea of how we can release attachment and yet, remain focused on our goal.  Remember.  Intention is the gentle movement of energy into what you want.  It sets your focus while providing flexibility.

With certainty, if you do not specify what you want, it is difficult to get it.  If you offer no energy into the process of creation, you likely will end up with unrealized desires.  If you hold on so tightly to the outcome, you may just end up missing the opportunity to have it.

Intentions allow you to consciously direct the flow of energy into the process of creating what you while remaining open to the outcome.  By "flow of energy", what I mean is all the behind the scene activities that happen; activation of your RAS (Reticular Activating System), Activitation of the Law of Attraction, unconscious alignment of your values and so forth.

Some of the best known authors of time management and empowerment advise making a brief list of what you are going to do today.  This is setting intention.  People world-wide use a practice of setting intention first thing in the morning.  They report that it sets the tone for the day and makes them more productive.

Your assignment, should you choose to accept it, is to get a journal or pad of paper and each morning write the following line;

"Today I intend..."

And make a list of 3 to 5 things that you intend to happen just for today.  Maybe it is specific, "I intend to complete one more paragraph in my book."  Maybe it is somewhat less specific, "I intend to be open and receptive to the good in my life."  As you right that intention, imagine what the successful outcome of your intention would look like.  Imagine how you will feel when it happens.

Commit to this brief exercise for one month.  Pay attention to how the universe conspires in your favor with a little intention.

Releasing Attachment

Isn't it interesting that once you have done your best to align the moon and stars, until you let it go, there seems to be such resistance to you having your desires?  I know that you have experienced this many times; you want something so badly that it just always seems a bit out of reach until you toss your hands in the air and declare a willingness to accept whatever comes your way. 

At that point, magic happens and...  you get it.

We call this resistance 'attachment'.  It seems that, through attachment, we become so inflexible as to how we get our outcome that we end up missing it - or the avenues to get to it.

We also know that it is important to put energy into what you want to create because it takes energy to make stuff.  Energy flows where your attention goes.  This is called focus.

Now we end up with a conundrum.  How do we remain focused on what we want while letting go of the attachment to it?

I believe the answer is in setting your intention.  Intention is the gentle movement of energy into what you want.  It sets your focus while providing flexibility.

Next week, making intentions work.

Getting What You Want?

Have you figured it out yet?  Excuse me?  Oh!  Have you figured out yet what you want?

Good.  Now that you know, how do you allow that to happen easily for you...  simple really...  the magical ingredient you need to add to the power of the universe conspiring in your favor is called focus.

Colleen and I participate in a weekly group that meets at our church where we each create a 'vision book' by clipping pictures of things and events we would like to have in our life and putting those clippings into our book.  Kinda like scrapbooking for the future.  We write our goals for achieving our desires and bring them to life in our book.

There are only a few required actions on your part that put the energy of the universe into motion for you.

Step 1 - know what you want.  I think if you are going to create something in your life you should create what you want.

Step 2 - release any thoughts that are inconsistent with having your desire.  You change you mind about things all the time.  Go ahead and change you mind about your desires.  Know you can have them.  Be reasonable about when you choose to have them and know that you can.

Step 3 - direct the energy of the universe to manifest your desire.  This is the most important step.

You accomplish step 3 with focus.  Every book you will read about the secret to creating your desires all tell you to focus on what you want.  You see, energy flows where your attention goes.  In other words, what ever you put your attention on is where the universe, with the aid of your unconscious mind, moves energy.

Next week, we'll talk about more about focus and letting go of the attachment while continuing to move energy into what you want.

What do you want?

Last week I asked you, "What do you want?" Well... What do you want?

Most people go through life not really having given that much thought. Like a feather blowing in the wind, many people go through life creating moment by moment willy-nilly and accepting that as the 'cards' dealt them.

One of the important functions of your unconscious mind is to seek out and present to you what you want. Technically, this is called the Reticular Activating System. This is the part of the brain that is responsible for arousal. What ever you declare is a desire for you the RAS identifies it in your observable (conscious) world. For example, you decide you want a Black BMW Convertible and suddenly you begin to see them everywhere. Pretty cool huh? This is your unconscious mind's way of presenting you opportunities for you to take action to get what you want.

AARP, BBB, CDC, etc. These are all anagrams for businesses who take pride in helping any one of us who asks. They each serve a purpose to those who wish to use their services. And, they profit greatly from it.

Your unconscious mind is much like these businesses. It takes pride in helping when asked. It serves a great purpose to those who wish to use it. And, YOU will profit greatly from it.

Hypnosis and NLP are very good ways to get in touch with your unconscious mind. Your unconscious is expansive in its abilities, there are many areas in which it can help. Feel free to use the anagram AARP (All Aligning Response Programmer) or BBB (Best Behaving Brain) or CDC (Creating Desires Constantly) for your unconscious mind.

Tell yourself what you want. Go ahead. It's fun and you are worth it.