How To Be A Creator Of Circumstances

How to be a creator of circumstances rather than letting things just happen to you, is an idea that enters your mind when you realize that your thoughts somehow shape the reality you experience. Of course, opinions and beliefs influence the world around you, but how they affect you is your choice.

But if the answer is so simple, why isn't everyone doing it? Why aren't most people successful or happy? What is the difference between a creator and a creature of circumstances?

Circumstances are often attributed to things beyond our control. It is a word we often use to prove, describe or explain the situation we are in at present or in the past. But when you think in this way, you then are a creature of what is happening around you. Situations control you when it should be the other way around.

When you want to become successful or get something, you have to believe in your abilities. But you also need to realize that you control your thoughts. Thus you can shape your circumstances. It is the only way I know how to build a life, where you do what you want to do. And it takes knowledge, obligations, awareness, belief, risk, intuition and hard but smart work.

"Successful people are one hundred percent convinced that they are the masters of their own destiny. They are not creatures of circumstances, they create circumstances, and if the circumstances around them suck, they change them." - Jordan Belfort, the Wolf of Wall Street.

Creature of Circumstances

Just look at the present circumstances in your life, which are in control and which are you directing? When you search deep enough, you may find that while many are a result of the habits and choices you made over the years. Others are the consequence of other people's beliefs, preferences, and decisions.

So, how they affect, touch and impact you are your decision. Let's say that you had a bad experience with a cat when you were younger. And so, it creates a fear which makes you decide never to touch or get close to cats again. Believe me when I tell you that any animal sense the fear you have of them, and it reinforces it by their reaction when they are close to you.

As a result, you avoid cats and refuse to get near them. In this way, it also makes your social life tricky as you have a hard time visiting friends who have cats. You may even avoid certain places or cross the street as soon as you see one. In this instance, you became a creature of circumstances because your lousy experience made you a slave to a habit which has created different situations for you.

Two Types of People - Creator and Creature

Therefore, in this world, there are only two kinds of persons:

1. People who are a creator of circumstances and turn everything they want into reality.
2. The rest who are creatures of circumstances which is no other than 95% of the population and gets little to nothing.

Do you really want to be known as the person, who settles, goes through life barely making it, being satisfied with what you get and accepting what happens? Or do you want to be great and successful, and have a legacy and a reputation as someone who is a warrior in life?

Well, personally, I am a person who wants to make an impact and is a creator of his own world. So, you have to be an architect that creates his own life and designs it, despite all obstacles. You should strive to be a creator of circumstances instead of a creature of it. I know, I know- easier said than done. But do you have a better choice in mind?

How to Be a Creator of Circumstances

In the past, I was at times a creature to some of the circumstances life offered me. And I know you have to or still do. It is no fun at all as one grows resentful. But in the times where I won, I realize I created and controlled all of my circumstances. So how can you go from a creature to a creator?

First of all, if you change your thoughts, you will begin to alter your circumstances. Most people react to conditions or situations thinking that they have no control over them. It is true to some degree! There are various things that you cannot control. Stuff like who your relatives are or specific physical features you have.

But rather than letting the circumstances mold you, you have to be the one who changes the conditions of life that surround you. You can think, analyze and figure out whether you want to accept the situation or replace it. So, you are the creator of your circumstances, even if you do like it or don't.

Habits and Circumstances

In fact, most of your circumstances are a result your choices and decisions in life. If you take the time to search the source or cause of the reason you are in your situation, you might find out that you chose or decided what brought you there. But again, you must realize that unconscious habits have a significant role to play in the circumstances you create for yourself.

Therefore, these habits reinforce and support your beliefs, views, and principles. And it becomes even harder to change. Deep-rooted habits and circumstances are somehow intertwined. So you have to work on your inner self to change your outer world. You have to replace some habits with better ones.

However, too many people accept the status quo and refuse to go against the flow, out of fear. Everyone wants change, but not many want to change. When you look at the world around you, you can see what I am talking about here. To be a creator of circumstances, you have to go against the flow.

Creators Change the World

What happens when people who have enough do something about it? They change the world. I never settled very often in my life, and when I did, I rebelled against it after a while. Life is not about giving in but about fighting back.

On the other hand, so many people use circumstances to justify or excuse why they are the way they are. It is much easier to blame someone or something for the bad that happens or for the failures than to look within.

So, start to be honest with yourself. Ask yourself what the worst thing that could happen, if you become the creator of your circumstances, is. Focus on the best-case scenario instead of looking at the worst one. Great things happen to those who believe and take action.

Most of the time, the probability of success is on your side. Visualize what you want. Take action every day. Build momentum. The choice is yours but remember; it is better to be a creator of circumstances than to be a creature of situations which dictate your life.

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Hate and How It Destroys

HATE

Hate gobbles up our ability to love and accept love.

Hatred drains us of positive energy.

It also depletes our immune system; leaving us open to illness of the body, the soul, and the mind.

Hate clouds our judgement and erodes our thoughts.

Hatred is reflected in our words, our actions, and our expressions.

Hate steals time; in the past, in the present and in the future; in essence, it shortens our lives.

Hate makes us ugly, inside and out.

Hatred is a leech that latches on and can never get enough of you.

Hate gets bigger and bigger, while your life essence progressively dwindles away.

Hatred blinds us to all that is beautiful, good, positive and wholesome.

Hate robs us of compassion and empathy.

Hate steals our dignity and self-respect.

Hatred prevents us from loving ourselves and loving others.

Hate is a killer, foremost to the host, where hate's strength is dominant.

But, hatred thrives to share itself. It causes the host's deep-seated rancor for life to shoot out tendrils to everyone around the host: probing for entry into anyone primed by weakness - designed to make all prospective hosts as miserable as it has made its primary host.

In so doing, hate does not weaken by planting spores of itself into others, it expands in size and potency.

Hate must be forcibly removed by its host. Removal is painful, because hatred has become such a part of the host - to be almost a unity of two into one.

So how do we rid ourselves of hate? First, we must acknowledge hate's presence within us.

We should then reflect on what it has cultivated in us; weighing the ugly negativity hate has created and infused in our being; and how that hate in us has hurt and damaged not only ourselves, but everyone we interact with.

Willingly, we must choose to rid ourselves of hate, as any person would who - struggling with a life- threatening habit - elect to free themselves of it. Look to the Creator, and ask for His help.

Doing this, liberating ourselves of this deadly toxin, may prove quite difficult; like fighting to kill off a deadly disease. But the win, the success, outweighs the struggle.

And as you have overcome and killed the parasite that is hate; that moment will truly be the first day of the rest of your life.

And, with your "new" feather-light soul, look to the Creator again - and thank Him!

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“The God Of The World Of Imagination” Part 14 from the Reddit Series by EdwardArtSupplyHands

Making The Most of Your Life

Many people struggle with life. They wonder why they are here on this planet. They believe that there is a reason. There has to be a purpose. After all, they are here. Are they just here to exist? Are they here to take up space? Or is there a true, undeniable, unmistakable reason and purpose behind their existence?

From the beginning, before there was anything, the Creator of the Universe knew you were coming. You are not an accident, regardless of the circumstances of how you arrived on the earth. He knew - in His foreknowledge - that you were coming, and in His infinite wisdom created the perfect plan and purpose for your life.

You are an original masterpiece of the Creator. You are not a side thought, regardless of what anyone may have told you. God knew you were coming. His plan for your life is brilliant. It fits you. It suits you. In this divine purpose is all that you need and desire to satisfy and fulfill you. As a matter of fact, you will never feel whole within without it.

You can try all sorts of things trying to find some sense of destiny and fulfillment, but unless you tap into the mind of the Creator and ask Him to reveal His purpose for your life to you, you may just continue to wonder aimlessly through life, probably wishing you were never born. Because many people do not know their purpose they do all sorts of things. Some commit suicide. Others drug their senses hoping that the feelings of loneliness, hopelessness and shear boredom would disappear. However, after coming from a temporary high, the feelings remain. Without purpose life just seems wasted.

We do not have to live this way. We can discover our true purpose and reason for being simply be applying a few principles which are intended to make life better for us. These principles are as old as time itself, and all we have to do is apply ourselves consistently, with focus and determination. Here are five of them. There are more so there will be a part two of this article:

1. Realize and accept that you are not an accident. The world is not better off if you were to just end your life. That is a lie! You are special and important. You are in the Creator's Mind and Eye. He loves you and has a plan and purpose that will thrill you once you embrace it with all of your heart.

2. Seeing that the Creator has a plan and purpose for your life, ask Him to reveal it to you. The Creator, God, is a Person. You can communicate with Him. Be sincere when you speak with Him. Ask Him to show you in His own unique way how to tap into your purpose and His divine destiny for your life. He has promised to answer all who seek Him with their whole hearts.

3. Do not live in fear. Fear robs you of initiative and can steal your vision if you let it. Just because your purpose is not revealed immediately, rest confidently that if you asked the Creator to reveal it, He will do so and at the right time, This is a matter of trust. You will have to learn to trust that He knows what He is doing. You asked. He will respond and you will have a deep knowing on the inside that is unmistakable exactly what you were born to do.

4. You can take a hint concerning what it may involve by the gifting on the inside of you. Your gift (that inborn talent to do good) is from God. Learn to discern it, develop it and use it as best you can. The way will be made clearer over time. All of us have at least one gift. Discover yours!

5. Read a chapter from the book of Proverbs in the Bible every day! Listen, Proverbs is written to teach us how to make good, proper, right and wise choices in life everyday. So reading a chapter a day and applying what you learn will only improve your life. Read to understand. Apply yourself. Things will open up to you. Life will become better understood, and you will discover what it takes to win. Make it a permanent part of your day. Your best days, months and years are ahead of you. So don't quit on life. God is for you, not against you. You can make it. So keep on keeping on!

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A Better Version of Myself

 "People generally fall into one of three groups: the few who make things happen, the many who watch things happen, and the overwhelming majority who have no notion of what happens. Every person is either a creator of fact or a creature of circumstance. He either puts color into his environment, or, like a chameleon, takes color from his environment." Myles Munroe

This quote by the late Myles Munroe sheds light on a very interesting dynamic; it can make one reread it and that has the potential to cause you to be extremely honest with yourself or cause for retreat deeper into your denial. It is not unusual to see many people posting on their social media platforms, "living my best life" with some awesome sunset or a selfie with a spectacular background and of course, there are the vacation pictures with that same caption, "living my best life". The truth be told; most of us know that that one snapshot does not mean it is their "best" life but simply a nice picture and they want you to think it's their "best life". Here is the funny and sad thing about that; we will often find ourselves doing the same thing because hey, we have to be living our "best life" too!

We can't be the only one posting how much we hate our job; we can't post that our neighbors are driving us crazy with their stupid dog that waits until you go to bed to start barking for the next four hours! You can but, it's always better to be living our "best life" right? We can't be the only one posting about how disappointed we are with our adult children's life choices, or after spending way too much money on your child's sports gear only to find out how horrible they are and how you remained silent when the other parents started asking, "whose kid is that?" and you knew that it was not the "wow, that kid is awesome" kind of "whose kid is that?" so, we follow the crowd and post "living my best life" with a picture of you eating pizza after the game as you let everyone know that you had a great time bonding with your child at their game. Smh! Most of us aren't living our "best life" because we have no idea how to create an okay or good life, let alone a "best life!

A Better Version of Myself: Something Has to Change

There are many people who struggle to create the life that they once pictured in their head, many people often think and believe that "Life" happened while they were making plans for their future. I understand what they mean and I can relate completely; now I can say, that if I had the same understanding and knowledge that I have now, I would have made different choices. The truth is that life is always happening and it will until we die. The reality is that we didn't stick to our plans for the future, we didn't implement those plans, we didn't really plan for the future, we become afraid of failure/success so, we gave up on our plans or we had a plan but had no idea to how to implement those plans. Circumstances and situations will always have the potential to sidetrack anyone and many times poor decision making can result in giving up on our plans and dreams.

But, those things should never prevent you from achieving your hopes and dreams! I have noticed that there are plenty of people who when faced with adversity tend to use whatever the adversity is as a reason to stop going for their dreams; they squander all that they were striving for and throw in the towel. I often share in my coaching sessions the importance of evaluating one's thought processes. I can't stress enough how important it is to have someone in your life that cares enough about you that they will tell you the truth rather than telling you what you want to hear. I believe that 85% of the time, we are defeated by our own thought processes and our unwillingness to alter or change our plans when a change is needed.

Most people become upset if you see a (legit) flaw in their process and then have the nerve to share what you see. I think that what people often hear when they get feedback is that their plans aren't good; many people that hear information contrary to what they think, as a personal attack on their dreams and they dismiss things that have great value and could be the difference between success and becoming unsuccessful in achieving their dreams.

A Better Version of Myself: Lay the Foundation Once

Have you ever met or know someone who constantly makes huge plans and have big dreams but never complete one thing because they become bogged down with a million details? Do you tend to become so excited about all of the possibilities of achieving your dream that you put everything into making it materialize but, you are constantly going back to insert things that you need into your plans after you've started full speed ahead?

Do you find that as you are working towards building on your dream/goal that you become distracted or sidetracked by some new, better way of reaching your dreams? Do you have a lot of activity but zero progress and you've become frustrated because you are constantly taking four steps forward and three steps backwards. Or, there's always someone that's willing to help you with reaching your goals and after investing in whatever it is that they offer; you are no closer to your goals than when you started!

All of these things that I mentioned are indications that there is no firm foundation on which to build your dreams on! Listen, I want you to be able to experience endless possibilities as you walk in the reality of your goals and dreams but you'll have to be willing to take the time to lay the foundation first before you do anything else.

What is your strategy? How sound is your plan and is that plan written out? If it isn't written out then it doesn't exist! I strongly recommend that you write or dictate everything that comes to your mind regarding your goals and dreams. Have a notepad, use your "memo" on your phone, have a designated place to put your thoughts and ideas.

There is a dream destroying thought that a lot of people operate under and that is this; "You don't share your dream with everyone because they will try to kill it with negativity!" There's a lot of truth in that but, the problem with it is that usually we tend to share our plans with people that we know will not try to kill our plans. They aren't a threat of possible change, they aren't a threat to making you have to stop what you're doing and rethink everything that you thought was a good idea.

I don't like feedback but, and that's a BIG BUT; I know that I need it if I am to be and remain successful. I have people purposed in my life that think totally different from the way that I think. I need people in my life to help me to see what I can't, to see things in my blind spots and guess what; so do you!

A Better Version of Myself: Building My Team

I have had big dreams and an entrepreneurial spirit since I was in middle school. I was constantly creating ways to make money and I did just that-make money. As I've become somewhat mature, money is never a thought when I begin any endeavor and as a matter of fact, money typically comes into mind after I have fleshed out everything and have decided on a course of action. I have learned from a lot of pain and suffering that money cannot drive (my) plans, goals or dreams, it just can't! So, what's driving you to do what you want to do?

Do you want to know what is number one on my list after I've decided on the next step of building on my dreams? Well, thanks for asking. I immediately begin to think about who will help me in accomplishing what I want to do and if I don't know anyone for that particular project, I'll begin to ask my contacts if they know someone that can help me, yep, I ask for other people to help me and you should too.

Here's the trick, well, really, there is no trick; you have to learn how to determine who are safe and who isn't. Most of us recognize "red flags" but we choose to ignore those "red flags". We tend to sense when something or someone is on the "up and up" for the most part. The issue is we develop scenarios and conversations that haven't happened yet or think that the conversations will be too uncomfortable to have so we let things go that tend to come back to bite us you know where.

Listen, your time and money is just as valuable as the next person regardless of the amount; if you had to work for it then it's valuable! You have to know when you're the consumer or the provider. The consumer always has the upper hand because that hand holds the money. If you can't get what you want or need from one source, then move on to another source because you're the consumer and you're the one that decides who the provider is.

You are never forced to give someone your time or money but, many people act as though they have no say in the matter and get burned. After you get burned, you create thought processes to protect ourselves from getting burned again and it is that very thought process that causes you to continue to make poor choices.

Surrounding yourself with individuals that have your best interests at heart even if it's on a paid, professional basis should always be your goal. Research everything and everyone and do your due diligence. Plan your work, have other capable and knowledgeable people review it for you with the sole purpose of finding flaws or at least things that make them ask you questions. I have individuals who have different skill sets for each project that I'm working on. If I'm working on something that involves construction work or video production then I'll talk to people in those fields. This is a great benefit and it introduces you to people who know other people that may become a resource for you later.

I hope this helped you in some way. Please remember to desire change, to create a solid and tested plan or strategy and last but not least, begin to put together a team that can help you and you can become a resource for them as well. I think that this will be a good start to becoming a better version of you.

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Step Out, On,Toward

Life is filled with disappointments. It throws you curve balls and unexpected mayhem. But even in all those mishaps, life can be good. You hold the key to how good your life can be. I know you have heard this before but let me give you a new perspective. First "Step Out". Step out from what... the crowd.

The crowd is not always going where you want to go. It does take courage to step away from what you know you don't want in order to move into the unknown path that will take you to where your heart desires to go. Imagine your life in that new place. This will give you the courage to step away from the crowd. Remember, the crowd can not get you to your destiny, but you can get there once you are on the right path.

Next, "Step On". Step on to what... new territory. It can be fun and exciting to walk on to new territory. New adventures await. Life does not have to be dull and unadventuresome. You can use your voice to pray for guidance and direction and then move in that path. You will be amazed at the new discoveries that will propel you on to making a good day, an even better day.

Last, but certainly not the least, "Step Toward". Step toward what... a brighter future that contains your heart's desire. Your heart's desire was put there by our Creator. You can achieve it. It takes work and it takes believing in the dream and in yourself. Look around you. Who shares your passion. Who wants to move toward a brighter tomorrow. You don't have to go alone, once you step out, then on, and now toward the destination. You will meet others along the way that will make this journey a great one. But you must take the first step.

No one can take this step for you. So you must ask yourself, how important is it to me to obtain this awesome dream that lies in my heart? If you want it badly enough, you will make the decision to go after it. If you do not, you will remain stagnant. Let me suggest to you that remaining stagnant should never be an option, not when so much good is waiting for you. There is so much more to life than just a mundane existence.

You owe it to yourself. Make this a great day, step toward your awesome tomorrow! And for each day you live to see, keep on stepping. Enjoy the journey!

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Freedom of the Mind and Soul Intelligence

Attention, Distraction, and True Freedom

We are endowed by our Creator with freedom of the mind. Our mind creates our reality. As a whole, humanity has lost its ability to see the connection with aspects of consciousness, primarily thoughts and feelings, and the experiences and circumstances in our lives. Through Divine Grace and intervention, we are now re-awakening to our true creative powers.

This is an opportunity to reassess our lives and our world and to change whatever it is that does not resonate with our true being. We can put an end to suffering. We can put an end to poverty and debt. We can put an end to illusions and experiences of lack. We can experience optimum health.

Humanity as a whole and each of us individually is experiencing cognitive dissonance, or stress, when we are not in alignment with our true power of mind.

By becoming aware of our inherent freedom of the mind, how to reclaim it, and how to harness its creative powers, we can be set free to create and experience our lives and our world according to our true hearts' desires. We can experience abundance and fulfillment. We can tap into the power of our soul, know truth, and consciously direct our minds. We can discover our individual gifts and put meaning and purpose into our lives using the creative freedom that is our birthright. This is Universal Order and it will bring peace and harmony to our planet.

Through societal conditioning, our values and awareness has become skewed. Our minds have been like ping pong balls, bouncing here and there, directed and re-directed through outer forces. We have not retained the awareness of the power of our minds and hearts. We have relinquished our individual sovereignty. We have become distracted from purposeful living. We have developed the belief that life is happening to us rather than through us. We have devolved to victim consciousness.

Time to Reclaim Freedom of the Mind

The first principle to understand when reclaiming freedom of the mind is the conscious direction of attention. Normally, we direct our attention outwardly most of the time. Unless we meditate or contemplate regularly, our awareness is observing outer reality. We need to spend regular period of time directing our attention inwardly to access the power of our soul-our true self. By tapping into our inner wisdom we apprehend truth. We become empowered by our essential nature of spirit. We receive guidance and direction for our lives and we discover our individual gifts and reason for being.

What we place our attention on is where our energy goes. It also programs our memory. If we become conscious of what we are doing with our attention and the impact it has on our life, we can become inspired to make some beneficial changes.

Societal conditioning has occurred by design. If we can be deceived to give up our freedom of the mind, then others can control us. They can usurp our personal power, and they can greedily accumulate the world's wealth of resources through selfish motives and deceptive strategies. It's been happening for a very long time. Technologies are being used in harmful ways that destroy, rather than support, life on our planet. There is much to be brought into our awareness here so that we can rise above it. We can learn to succeed with true values and by using our greater inner technologies.

There has been purposeful programming of our subconscious minds through commercials that contain subliminal messages and symbols. There has been values programming by making us believe our being and our value is determined by what we have. Our perceptions are manipulated to serve the few rather than the greater good of the whole. Waking up to the truth about these issues will help to impress the importance of the changes we need to make to become empowered by freedom of the mind once again.

Geoengineering, H.A.A.R.P., the pharmaceutical drug push, media manipulation through narratives, weather warfare, biowarfare, radiation, and EMF waves from cell phone technologies that are meant to harm or destroy us have no power over us if we master our own minds and vibration. The frequencies of love are scientifically proven to provide better health and welfare. Attune to the frequencies of Earth by going out into nature. Understand the Schumann resonance factor for your health and well-being. Your mind will respond. Your body will become healthy.

Distraction

Distraction is a method of capturing attention and energy. Have you ever had a goal or something you wanted to accomplish and then got distracted? What did you do to eliminate distractions to accomplish your goal? Have you ever "set your mind" to get something done, and then did it?

Imagine eliminating all distractions and focusing your attention on your intended outcomes. Practice setting some intentions and then focus your attention on achieving it, use your mind (attention), your heart (feelings of passion), and your body (physical action) to accomplish your goal. Inside you will feel the intrinsic value (joy, happiness, peace) of being in alignment with your True Self.

Awareness is not a matter of ignoring the truth. It simply places the negative effects of what has been created into the periphery vision of the mind, moving into the causal nature of the mind and whole consciousness, to create something better. No, awareness is powerful. We just can't dwell on things that are negative without having in mind what we are going to replace it with. We are becoming conscious creators.

True Freedom

We can experience true freedom by attuning to our inner core-to our soul self through our heart with inward attention. This attunement is a calibration of consciousness. It connects us to the genius intelligence within. It is where we know that we are essence of love. Infinite, undivided, whole.

It is time for humanity to collectively regain control of our own of minds and be free.. Suffering cannot continue. Oppressive forces cannot remain hidden and attempt to control our minds for us.

Individually we must make the choice and the effort to regain control of our mind. We can do this through conscious attention direction, elimination of distractions, and focusing our attention on solutions provided through the intelligence of the soul.

Let us master our minds and be free!

This is a great time in human history. We are free to create a peaceful world through unity consciousness. We are all waking up together to realize what we focus our attention on determines our vibration and our reality is created by our thoughts. We are understanding our potential now, and we are empowered!

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A Mind With Clairvoyance

Clairvoyance is a topic on most of the people's mind. Many people believe that clairvoyance is a trait which is seen in cinemas mostly but the reality is, thousands of people around the world are blessed with this unique ability. Before understanding how it helps in eliminating negative influence from the life we need to know:

What exactly clairvoyance is

The word clairvoyance is derived from two French terms meaning "clear vision". This meaning was derived in the 17th century. Clairvoyance is considered as a special gift. It is experienced by only a few numbers of people. The person with clairvoyance has the ability to visualize events and people at another point in time. Clairvoyance can also be linked to second sight because the people having this can visualize or see the vision of any person, place, location, object or maybe any physical event which finally turns out to be true. This kind of vision occurs in mind. Here the person with clairvoyance doesn't see a spirit sitting on a couch or a bed but, the vision is something which comes out from the mind. Few clairvoyance abilities which one might have experienced: Clairvoyance is sometimes experienced by people but they don't actually realize why they are getting this.

Few psychic abilities are:

a) Random images flashing before your eyes suddenly.

b) Decent colours surrounding a person or living things.

c) Dreams which seems real.

d) A slight movement in your peripheral vision.

Different ways of receiving clairvoyant messages:

a) Images in your head: different people experience different things. It can be a snapshot of an image in mind or a vision of any symbol or maybe moving pictures etc.

b) The third eye: If one has the ability he or she might see the messages/visions/ images in their mind. Via third eye messages from our spiritual guides come through.

c) Symbols: Symbols can be a huge part when we talk about psychic ability. Many of the time the people receiving psychic messages are symbolic. One might experience the things or might be playing some character.

Types of clairvoyance:

There are three types in this:

Precognition is the ability to predict or visualize events that have not yet come.

Retrocognition is the ability to see events and people related to past.

Remote Viewing is the ability to see events and people who are beyond the range of the standard eye.

The people having clairvoyance experience a variety of visions even in dreams. These visions are so accurate that maybe one may dream of his or her loved once getting into a car crash accident and then later finds it comes true. Or one may get a vision of some historic event and later finds that this similar event has already happened.

What history tells us about clairvoyance?

In history, there have been numerous times when people claimed others or themselves to be clairvoyant. In history Christian saints claimed themselves to be able to visualize things which were occurring far from their sensory perception. They claimed this to be a gift of God. Not only Christian saints but also Jesus Christ, Iona of, Anne Catherine Emmerich and much more recorded as being able to know things that were far from human perception.

Similar cases came out from different religions as well. The ability of clairvoyance was considered as a higher power and not thought as an ability that lay in every person.

What does Jainism says about clairvoyance?

In Jainism, clairvoyance is considered as one of the five kinds of knowledge. In Jainism the beings of heaven and hell have the ability of clairvoyance in them. According to Sarvarthasiddhi, "this kind of knowledge is called 'Avadhi' as it ascertains matter in downward range".

What position does bible takes on clairvoyance?

Bible takes a negative position on this. The Bible expresses complete disapproval to clairvoyance and anything related to magical powers, practices or phenomena. Bible says that the Almighty has created the creatures with limitations for a reason. He created us so that we can be dependent on him. The moment people try to gain knowledge beyond their sixth sense then god is the only one who can answer everything. These powers like clairvoyance or magical powers or vision have no role in conveying the revelation of God. The god is the creator and no one is beyond it. Bible shows no support to clairvoyance.

Is clairvoyance a gift?

People having the clairvoyance power are different from other people not physically or mentally but it's just the vision which makes them a bit unique than others. There are few traits which a clairvoyant person has:

One learns better by seeing things or information visually. The person might grasp any information written on a paper, chart or a book instead of listening.

One might visualize things or in other words, day dream things in mind that they can actually feel that happening.

One is visually a sharp observant. If anyone moves his or her book a half inch from its place the person is gonna notice.

All this might sound creepy and might be a clairvoyant person had been suggested not to daydream and think real but this is a gift which one must cherish.

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Tending The Heart: How to Get From Fear to Empowerment

Fear constricts and empowerment frees; and tending the heart allows us to find our way to that freedom.

Fear is a deeply rooted meme in society because every generation on earth has faced the need for survival. In earlier times, fear of abandonment was primary for most individuals, because abandonment by the tribe most often led to death.

Fear is also used extensively by egoic minds and unawakened beings to control, manipulate and force consensus, even when it is false.

Fear is an illusion

Fear is truly false, for it presents false evidence in order to coerce us into submission; it often parades the imminent danger of abandonment to make us cower from the possibility of what other humans might do to us.

Even this grandiose posturing of fear is false! In truth, the Creator cannot abandon creation, for the creation is the very expression of Divinity in physical form. To abandon creation, the Creator has to abandon Himself, and that is not possible. Both Creator and creation are one in consciousness; therefore all divisive concepts of fear and abandonment come from the unawakened ego self.

To make space for the realization of Divine support and protection in our lives, we need to evict the fear of what man can do to us.

We need to understand that fear is a man-made phenomenon that has no power over our eternal souls. Only then can we affirm that we are embraced by a loving Creator who does not and cannot abandon His creation.

Tending the heart

Once we have revealed fear for what it is: false evidence appearing real, there is a Zen Buddhist teaching that reminds us there are only two things in this world we need to do: sit and tend the garden.

Even though the world is full of suffering, it is also full of empowerment to overcome. When we stop and become quiet, we can see this.

And so, we need to tend our hearts so we can transition from fear to faith; from disempowerment to true empowerment.

Take the time to sit and calm your heart; feel beneath the fear to the woundedness there that begs for healing. It takes courage to step away from the crowd, to push away the busy schedule and to sit, tending your heart and your soul. Yet all masters knew how important that is: even Gandhi took one day a week to sit in silence, tending the garden of his heart so he could be the change he sought in the world.

Right action

When we've taken time to tend the heart, we can engage in meaningful action. How you do your work is as important as what you do. Never act out of guilt, because then you are propagating the very suffering of the world. If you truly wish to grow love and not anger, fear or guilt, then do what you do from love, and not from any other emotion.

When acting out of guilt, anger or fear, we act out of ego, no matter how noble the cause we engage in.

Expand your circle

We also need to stay connected to the whole of life, even as we figure out our individual parts of the journey. Don't draw your circle of life too small. You are more than one person - you are one with life itself, expressing in this life through consciousness.

Reclaim your connection

It is in sitting and contemplation that we recognize the stillness of the Creator Presence and our connection to all. That awareness can foster in us spontaneous caring and compassion for the woundedness of the world, so we commit to the awakening and care of the world.

Many brave souls have gone before to show the way. I often find inspiration in this excerpt of author Diane Ackerman's poem titled School Prayer:

"In the name of daybreak

and the eyelids of morning

and the wayfaring moon

and the night when it departs,

I swear I will not dishonor

my soul with hatred,

but offer myself humbly

as a guardian of nature,

a healer of misery,

a messenger of wonder,

and an architect of peace."

Centuries earlier, the Buddha taught: "To live in joy and love even among those who hate; to live in joy and health, even among the afflicted; to live in joy and peace, even among the troubled; quiet your mind and tend the heart, and free yourself from fears and confusion and attachment, and know the sweet joy of living in the Way."

What is your gift to the world that only you can bring? Listen closely, push beyond fear to find it, and then commit to do it with love and joy!

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The Art and Science of Creative Self-Expression

We live in a universe of law and order - which includes personal expression and achievement. In order to express yourself on higher levels of your potential, in any area of your life, it's necessary to know the underlying law, principal or formula. Once you know the formula, you can adapt it to any creative goal whether in your art, business, relationships, work, hobbies, etc. The formula is a universal template upon which you can just fill in the blanks.

The formula consists of three integrated parts: (1) you, the personality that does all the expressing, (2) you, the creator from which the thing to be expressed comes, and (3) the outcome or expression itself. Each part needs to function appropriately for the formula to work.

Let's look at how each part works - or is supposed to work. First, the personality. Your personality is your medium or channel of expression. Or as professional actor's term it - your instrument. It's the vehicle that receives an impression or idea from within and communicates it outwardly. Now this vehicle does not and cannot have any ideas of its own. It is nothing but a medium of exchange from spirit to mind and body. It has no ego of its own. No intelligence or power of its own. It is, as it were, totally selfless. All it has is its own individual way of expressing. And even that's not his doing because everyone is different. You cannot help but be different no matter hard you try not to be.

That's what Zen means when it says you are "nothing." It means you are nothing but a medium. Now to the degree you maintain yourself a selfless medium and nothing else - your expression will have beauty, intelligence, power and originality. The way to be a good medium or instrument is to be silent, receptive and open-minded. Only then is your instrument playable. Again, the instrument is not the creator; it's the thing being played - like a violin. And it's only because the violin doesn't have an ego of its own that it can be played at all.

The second part is you, the creator. This part of you is the inner, subconscious source of all outward expression. This is your higher self or higher power, your Muse or your God, etc. - Call it what you will. It is the musician or player of your personality instrument. You, the medium, wait and listen in patient silence and stillness until you receive inspiration from this subconscious self. "Inspiration" means it now wants to, through your personality, say something, write something, play something, do something -- express itself. Then you obey its leading to the letter to the best of your ability. How successful you are at perfectly translating or mirror-imaging this idea or inspiration into sensual reality will depend on the degree to which you're able to put aside your "personal" will in the matter and maintain indifferent neutrality.

The third part of the formula is the outcome or result. It's the thing expressed or created - the words, music, product, etc. You can't know or control what the outcome will be in advance because, remember, your personality is just a medium and has no say in the matter. If you try to have a "personal" say, try to configure the end result, you nullify the formula and get a disappointing outcome. This is the definition and method of letting go, and is the mode necessary to higher creative expression.

The words, music or action comes out the way it comes out. It's spontaneous, and has to be so. Were you to know the outcome in advance, it wouldn't be "creative." It would be predictable -- not special or unique. It would lack the joyous surprise and power of originality. (The only way you can control and predict an outcome is to repeat what has worked before. For example, playing music someone else wrote, or duplicating a product or process someone else invented, etc.)

The first part of the formula - being a receptive and passive instrument, is the only part you can control. And this won't be easy because the personal, egotistical self clings to the erroneous, insidious idea that it alone is running the show. So correcting this false notion is where most all your personal development work needs to be focused

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Peace of Mind

Peace of mind or inner peace is a state when your brain is free from the thoughts of distress. The state when your feelings and emotions reach the level of existential bummer. You submit yourself to your creator whole-heartedly. You are no longer convinced by the statement that there is no absolution. You find a way to map the radiant thinking process of your brain against the flow states. Inner peace is a feeling of relief and calmness. You are actually close to your Lord and your Lord is close to you. You find yourself emotionally present and no longer lost in some kind of fantasy.

Inner peace is the state when you no longer question about your fate. You finally accept the fact that life is not about victories or losses, but it is all about a continuous process of growth. The situations where you are just not thinking about your future, but try hard to live in present. You are no longer controlled by the horrible incidents of the past. You finally accept the truth that you are the sum of your experiences and each bad experience had made you stronger. There is little goodness in every bad experience.

The state where you connect your soul to something that is beyond this materialistic world, to something that is greater than yourself. You are self-aware and self-conscious. You know your way and where you are heading. You don't need anyone acceptance. You start keeping everyone at arm's length. You accept the truth that everything is in your Allah's hand. HE is all-knowing and all-hearing. HE is there for you even when no one else is. You finally find peace in your prayers. Your heart just throws the burden of all negative thoughts. You just ask your Lord to give you some purpose in life.

Inner peace gives you strength to go beyond your constraints and become selfless. You beg him not to take you back into something he has taken you out from. You become courageous enough to leave the table where respect is no longer served. You become aware of your critical inner voice. You become ready to take risks and dive into the river of future curiosity. You fill the room with your sense of knowingness. You become more stable in your decisions and less judgmental. Inner peace is a state where things like anxiety and depression, cannot control you anymore. You are free in your head and heart. It is not easy to attain this peaceful state of being; it demands a long and continuous struggle. Once you enter into this state of blissful happiness, you become mentally immortal.

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5 Tips to Take Control of Your Mind and World Using Affirmations

You are a powerful creator. We all are. Every day with the thousands and thousands of thoughts that run through your head, you are creating your reality. If you are not happy with any aspect of your life, you have the power to change it. That's right, you, and only you, have the power. So, why hasn't anybody ever told you this before? It certainly wasn't because they were keeping a secret from you. Most likely, it was because they didn't know.

Don't think that you are capable of manifesting anything?

Think about all the different thoughts you let roam freely in your mind. Those thoughts can range from "do they like me?" "Do the kids have any activities after school today?" "Oh no, I hope my co-workers don't ask me to go to lunch" or "why don't my co-workers ever ask me to lunch?" "I don't know why you got promoted, I deserved that promotion." Just think about what a busy place your mind is. Only you know the thoughts you have and never share with anyone. Most of those thoughts are ego based, I don't mean ego in a negative way. You are the center of your world so of course, everything revolves around you. If you are unhappy with any part of the world your chaotic thoughts have created why not simply create something better? So many people are unaware that their thoughts are creating the good and bad things in their lives, they simply let their world run on auto-pilot. Affirmations are just one way to bring clarity and positive things into your life.

Affirmations can help you to get clear on the things you would like to bring into your life. Once you start to focus on the positive, you will start to bring more positive into your life. Whatever you focus on, whatever you see, you will always draw more of that to you. For example, if you are constantly saying "I hate driving with idiots. Why is it that all the nuts are out when I'm driving." Guess what, that's an affirmation. Your mind doesn't hear sarcasm and so your wish is its command. Just like that you have created and successfully manifested for yourself just what your mind was focused on, driving with idiots.

Affirmations are positive statements about something you would like to bring into your life. You could easily affirm for yourself, "I am surrounded by courteous and competent drivers, at all times." I know which one I'd rather have.

It's easy for us all to focus on the negative. It's easy to run on auto-pilot. It's also easy for us to take control of our world, to see the positive in situations and then focus on that positive and draw more positive into your world.

The person who learns to control their thoughts can have and do whatever they can visualize for themselves; everything is there for you just waiting for you to create it and bring it into being.

Here are some tips to get you started with affirmations.

1. Always start your affirmation by focusing on the positive.

2. Your affirmation should only be about you. Why? Because we all have free will. You must never try to force or bend someone to your will. Respect other peoples choices (Yes, this can be challenging).

3. Whenever you say the words I AM, be aware of the next thing you say or think. I AM is one of the many names of God. When you say (or think) I AM you activate the God power within yourself and connect to universal energy. It doesn't matter what name you call God or if you even believe in God, it works just the same. Just like gravity, it works whether you believe in it, think about it, or not. Whenever you say I AM you start to create and bring what you have affirmed into your life.

4. Take control of your world and your mind by choosing your words and your thoughts carefully. Don't allow your mind to run on auto-pilot give it something positive to focus on.

5. Discover the power of silence, even in the midst of noise and activity. Just a few moments of silence with your eyes closed or open can relax your body and shift a busy mind into deeper peace. You may not always find the time to meditate, but you can still experience sitting in the silence at any time.

Even with your eyes wide open, you can mindfully rest in the presence of peace within. Focus on the easy rhythm of your breath and bring your awareness to the sacred space of your heart. By focusing on your breath and your heart you'll find you are only a thought away from inner peace. Allow yourself to drop into the silence and visit this holy sanctuary within your heart to find deep inner peace.

Try affirmations out for yourself become the powerful creator I know you are. Experiment with affirmations, gratitude and focusing on the positive and watch your life change for the better.

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Have You Ever Fallen for an Illusion? (By Stephanie O'Brien)

An illusion is when something appears to be real, but is just a trick on the eyes or senses to make our minds believe something that is really not.

This year I have made significant strides in progressing towards my goals. I have developed new disciplines and habits, continue kicking fear where it hurts, and pressing through resistance to see my dreams become reality.

I know this truth. When I focus on this, I have so much gratitude, and happiness that God has blessed me with His grace to persevere and that I have made the choices to keep going.

Despite this, there are moments when I get so down, discouraged, and feel defeated. In these moments I feel like a failure, that things are taking too long, that I'm wasting my time, energy and money building something that hasn't given me the financial return or results I was expecting at this point.

But that's just an illusion. Something crept into my mind and has created an illusion to cause me to think and feel hopeless and defeated. When you are experiencing these emotions, realize that it is an illusion. It's not real. Something is tricking the eyes and senses to make your mind believe that something is happening that really is not.

When you face these moments you MUST shift your attention. As a person of faith, I shift my attention to my creator. I call out in prayer asking for help. I ask that my eyes see the truth and that the illusion leaves. That the lies are exposed and the source leaves. And it does.

Today, I started off in gratitude and excitement to finish the tasks of the day. But then things started taking a bit longer than I anticipated. I began to feel panicked that I was delaying my progress. Then I felt discouraged and like a total failure because yet again I didn't finish my to-do list.

That's when I did the above. I shifted my perspective. I knew those thoughts were not right or based on truth. They may have been how I felt- but feelings are rarely fact.

Determining to allow feelings to pass rather than lead and dictate what I do or do not do has been very helpful in establishing emotional intelligence.

After getting past my momentary "funk" I ended up having a very productive day. I was able to see past the illusion and move forward. Sure, there are still things left undone on my to do list.

It doesn't make me a failure. It just means that I'm still learning how much time things take to do well. I can simply adjust my to-do list and expectations.

I'd rather make a more realistic to-do list and add to it, than to have one that really won't get complete and feel like I'm not making any progress.

Over to you- have you ever fallen for an illusion? How did you shift your view to see the truth of the matter?

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Improving Your Stage Presence

Why do you feel giving 100% of yourself to something in the first place? And why notice the small stuff not adding up? The attempt to create a new idea, as in building a social network, even landing roles for an audition to simply work on your own to make some money... DID YOU think to yourself it will be easy? (I didn't). What about your stage presence in the world at large, did you wonder if one form of acting had anything to do with your not acting well in other places of your life?

Me, I had a "why" question for everything. From why my life worked or didn't, to why my hustle or ambition wasn't aligning any more to my reality than my personal clarity reflecting my own inner authority. Did I REALLY even feel "at all" I can change these things about my life in the first place; From my fixed work habits to new beginnings, assuming I had some access and control to the power stage (within me already activated and design to help me win.)

This level of awareness is where I found I've been saving for others the saying: EXPERIENCE is THE BEST TEACHER, and not ever once considering it for myself. I missed the part where I am THE CREATOR of my own Masterpiece.

I would block out the rest of the world (mentally) just to tune my mind some where I was not to keep from discovering my own life's energy. I sometimes felt I was a record spinning out of control and muted most of the times whole songs (EVENTS) playing noise in my head, I eventually got to the place where SOMETHING had to give: where I'd tell close friends... KNOW what your saying to YOURSELF even though I didn't follow my own advice. It happened all the time in shifts of NOW.

The hardest TIME in the world is... MOVING and fast and right in the right direction. Many of us are looking for the light, except the insight might seem to be holding still...

"Humming." To do what everybody else is doing. THIS is the action position many of us are using for a POST UP stage presence..to FEEL included or joined in synced to the frequency of A TIME. Except this is not enough to later feel honored or represented... like taking medicine not knowing if you got the illness or even are sick.

We can miss the moments to SHINE, acting unaware of ourselves..being lost in our sense of what today might be about; sometime reasoning is not enough and never gaining CONSCIOUSNESS in part, while we drift in our so called PASSIONS, seeming full with gaps minus any type of luck or opportunity. I think in a heartbeat we all experience a kind of VIBE which does go unnoticed, it is this power within that touches us AND at given 100% of our self to an ACT.

My point the next time you feel your stuff is not adding up and feeling frustrated to go along with every BODY around you..instead go within your own heart. Find your shortcomings, your misgivings or the doubts. While therein is the feedback and everything which will remind you of the emotional wave that keeps you out of touch with your best character, YOU.

Open to the sea of experience, appearing to crash over the growth (pain) in each fade of tides to a single blend. Start showing up AS YOURSELF..even when NATURALLY we're suppose to... ACT LIKE WAVES baring a stage presence not of our own makings, it is this finding of our experience for BEING EMOTIONAL something miraculous happens! Sometimes the vibe of risking it all for THE OPPORTUNITY pulls us IN and unsuspectingly to feel free! Most times it will not happen all at once... especially when we act alone. Pay attention I say..we are able to collect the moments... A PARADISE of our own makings.

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Shortcut to Success

Imagine your ideal world. The world without pain, mistakes and fails. You would be number one, the most successful person in this world. Other people would admire you and your success, but it would be not difficult to you to achieve any aim. Because you are a creator, you set the rules. It would be great, would not it?

But it is just an imagination. We live in the same world, nobody from us is a creator, so that we cannot set the rules to get our goals painlessly. It is impossible. Other words, there is no shortcut to success. Do not even try to find it, do not waste your time. Of course, you can inherit big money. But be sure, you will lose all of it soon, if you know nothing about its worth. You cannot manage it and you do not know how much this money is worth.

For example, Steve Jobs. You know him as a successful person, legend of the world computer and programming industry. But some time before, he was a usual student (maybe not so usual if you know his story), who liked computers. He started his business in the garage. He was making motherboards with his own hands. He was working so hard. Step by step, he was developing his business. He created his own company. It is great result. And do not think that his work was over after this. He was working hard, too. Maybe he was not making motherboards with his hands, but he was doing other hard work. And every successful person is ready to roll up his sleeves, throughout his dignity and work. Jobs approved it when he was retired. He did not give up and build his new company "NeXT".

I can talk a lot about Steve Jobs (I am his fan), but I think you understood the main point - if you want to achieve great goals, there is no shortcut, you must work hard and inexhaustibly.

But there is some advice that can get this way a little bit easier. Find a person, who can advise you, who can direct you on the right way. A person, who has achieved big results and knows how to do it. Find a teacher. He will not release you from pain ahead and not make your way shorter. He just can bring some knowledge and understanding in your life. It is good if there is some person, who can teach you. He will be like a father. It is good if you have a father, isn't it?

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The Great Illusion of Death

What lies beyond the big blue sky? This is probably the greatest mystery of mankind; and maybe the most controversial. What is this biggest mystery all about; what lies behind that veil we have been told we see through darkly? There are many interpretations of death. There are also many religions with different bibles. Perhaps the one thing that remains uncontested is that we are born, we live and our physical body dies at some point in time.

Imagine if you were the Creator, God, watching all of these interpretations and so much fear generated around a very natural process. How might God describe this to us? Could the following be an analogy we can understand?

Imagine that you have an idea, one that you really love and believe in. You may tell others about it and put so much of your creative energy into the idea that they can actually see it in their minds. It becomes real to them because it exists so vividly in your mind, the creator of the idea. Maybe you even create a prototype that everyone can see. Some will love it, not as much as you, but they will love it. Others may disregard it or even hate it, but it's all OK because you love it and believe in it. It is vibrant and alive in your consciousness and you always see the very best this idea can become.

Along the way others may misunderstand your idea, even mistreat it or say or do things that are destructive to it. Still, it is perfect in your consciousness because you hold the idea of all that it is capable of; your love is unceasing. It exists in perfection because it is real to you, a part of you. Maybe the idea grows older or has been expanded and you realize that it's time has passed. You lovingly decide to put it away from the eyes of all others and cherish it alone. To those who were onlookers, it may appear that it has gone away, maybe forever. But to the creator, it remains fresh and perfect, always; you know exactly where it is and that it is safe and beloved.

Our first breath is the God force entering our body, giving us life. That breath and that part of God remains with us to the end when we expel our final breath. Then what? At the higher level of consciousness we have entered we recognize that we were never separated from God, that his presence was never separate from ours. It is this recognition that allows us to understand the process of rejoining the consciousness of our Creator. It is a consciousness that exists in the highest form of love; not a human love, not one we can recreate or ever say we have known. It is far beyond what humans are capable of understanding... until we wake up in the process of death. We instantly recognize the loving energy and even the touch of the Master's hand; so beloved it is!

It is thrilling to be whole and together again. It is as though God has cut a tie that bound us to earth's energy and inhaled deeply allowing us to rejoin his consciousness entirely. Are we gone forever and ever? We never leave His consciousness and so there is no death as we know it. We remain there as real as the first day, as vibrant and as cherished; there to be recalled to meet another loved one or for whatever else He deems is loving and helpful. Do we remember those we loved, even then? We remember always because they too exist within His consciousness; it is why we are all one.

The great illusion and mystery may not be death; it may be life, because most imagine they are separated from their Creator, which is impossible.

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