Friday, September 4, 2009

First picture, then work

A lot of getting what you want is like following a map. You can do anything you want to highlight your destination--put a circle around it, put a big gold star on it, surround it with pictures of what you think it should look like...but if you never set foot on the path that leads to it, you'll never arrive.

This is easy to figure out when action is required. If you want to be a published author, you're going to have to sit down and write. If you want to be a yogi, you're going to have to do yoga. If you want to be a cordon bleu chef, you'll have to at least learn how to boil water.

We forget, sometimes, that the same could very well apply in other areas. Want a new car? Visualizing is good--visualizing might be essential. Visualizing a new car without going out to car lots on Saturday mornings might get your old car stolen to put you in a place where you must take action to fulfill your desire. Even if the action is small--you want a new car, but the money just isn't there. Any action, no matter how small--a penny in the penny jar every night--is a step toward the outcome. The universe can feed on this step, bringing more resources to you, not limited to what you are physically able to add.

It is traditional to add to visualizations, affirmations, and prayers for things like this--whether emotional blessings, physical wealth, or other changes--an affirmation for a positive process: for the highest good of all, with harm to none, in the right time and place, etc.

But don't forget the power of the penny jar. Little things add up.

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