Moving past the power of what if…
January 18, 2009 by Rebbekah
Filed under Positive Thinking
What a powerful thought! Or is it? The question of what if….let’s ponder this for just a minute…. it could be very powerful yet it is only powerful in the sense of negativity!
“What if” is not the right frame of mind if you are really living the laws of attraction. “What if” is a negative thought!
Why waste time and energy wondering “what if”…
Things in our lives happen for a reason even when at the time it seems like its the worse things in our lives, yet going back over everything time and again with what you think should have happened is not going to help you move forward in your life!
- Why be bogged down with this negative thinking?
- Why be bothered with things in your past that you think should have been different?
- Why be bothered with people, things and situations that are in the past that you have no control over?
It does not serve a purpose and only keeps yourself stuck in the past instead of moving into the future. It fills you up with doubt and it doesn’t move YOU FORWARD it only keeps you TRAPPED in the past!
So instead of sitting there at your desk, or on your bed and wishing things had happened differently and how things “could have been” why not think on the lessons that those memories actually taught you?
- What did you learn from the past, what is it that keeps you in this negative thought pattern?
- Can you apply the lesson that life gave you at that time to make your future better? Everything in our lives happens for a reason! Whether you believe it at the time or not, eventually you will see that what happened in your past only made you a stronger person! What happened in the past only made you know more about yourself and what you wanted even more from life!
So stop thinking in the past with the phrase “What if…” it serves no purpose but to keep you trapped in the past and unable to move forward!
I challenge each and everyone of you to erase that thought from your mind today, if you feel like you cannot move forward from this type of thinking grab your journal write down all your feelings from that situation that you cannot move past and get it out of your head NOW!
Then tear that piece of paper up, or light it on fire (be sure you do this in a safe environment) flush it down the toilet what ever you choose to do with it just get it out of your head and out of your life TODAY!
As you are watching the paper burn or go down the toilet envision this thought being released, never coming back, envision the lessons you learned from this past thought that is keeping you in the past and not letting you move into the future. Let it go! There is nothing more to learn, once it is gone it is gone!
Now move on, see your future as bright and free of all past influences in your life. See yourself as a strong person, doing what you want, feeling free and safe!
You are free and safe!
Below are a few affirmations that I use to help me when I feel that powerful yet negative thought “What if…” happening:
From Louise L. Hay’s Book “The Present Moment”
- “I see myself as beautiful, lovable and appreciated. I am proud to be me.”
- “I am created to succeed, and I now give thanks for my succes.”
- “I give myself the green light to go ahead, and to joyously embrace the new.”
- “I am in charge. I take my own power back.”
- “I constantly find new ways of looking at my world. I see beauty everywhere.”
- “I speak up for myself. I claim my power now.”
These are just a few of the 365 daily affirmations you can use to help heal your life and let go of the past!
I encourage each of you to find your “what if” and get rid of it today!
-Rebbekah White
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Prosperity Consciousness or Bargain Consciousness?
November 24, 2008 by Rebbekah
Filed under Positive Thinking
by Marilyn Jenett-Copyright 2008
Just recently, A very good question was posted on the Feel Free to Prosper Network.
I thought this was an excellent subject to share with you as I have no doubt that with the current climate that has most people concerned, this subject is probably on the minds of many who desire to maintain a prosperity consciousness when outer appearances suggest the opposite.
The Question:
“I consider myself a good shopper: use coupons, wait for sales, buy generic, etc. But are these smart shopper “actions” sending a bad signal to my subconscious? After all, the message I want to send is “I can afford anything (at any price).” How about it, do we have to be as careful with our actions as we are with our words?”
My Answer:
Here are my thoughts relating to prosperity consciousness vs. bargain consciousness…
On the subject of sales and bargains, there is something magical that happens when you acquire a prosperity mindset.
Have I ever mentioned to you that one of the great perks of acquiring a prosperity consciousness is that savings and discounts of all kinds will follow YOU on the path. When we are connected to our Universal Source, suddenly it seems like the Universe becomes your personal shopper whose goal is to provide you with the best for your needs at the very best price. You no longer have to shop to seek the best prices - no comparison shopping, no bargain hunting. Discounts and savings seek you and appear before you magically as if you are the elite member of a private wholesale club. Except that the savings you attract are often far below wholesale!
This is not to be confused with a kind of “bargain” thinking that is based on lack and the consciousness and fear of not having enough. The spontaneous manifesting of savings - the real bargains - come when we accept prosperity as natural to us and know that the Universe is providing for all our needs. It’s a joyful experience. We really do feel guided. We attract bargains at the highest possible level. We are spontaneously led to the right place at the right time.
I recall a couple of my many experiences over the years of being guided specially in this way to ‘Universal’ size bargains. 
I have always loved beautiful and very fine quality handbags. I also love touches of leopard in my wardrobe and accessories (not real fur, of course).
Well, one year I walked into Nordstrom’s and found an absolutely gorgeous black leather and leopard handbag. It was extremely expensive looking, but I didn’t recognize the designer name. The attached tag showed the price of $135 - not at all unreasonable for such a beautiful bag. I had to have it. It was the only one in the department. I gave it to the saleswoman and she looked at the tag and told me she couldn’t sell it to me. She said this designer’s bags sold for at least $500-600 and this had to be mislabeled. Although the label was attached, she refused to sell it to me. She believed she was justified. The manager wouldn’t be in until the next day. We arranged for the saleswoman to put the bag on hold and have the manager call me that next day to give me the correct price.
The next day, the department manager called me, told me the bag was $600 or so, but that since there was an attached tag that read $135, she told me that by law (or store policy, I don’t remember which), she had to sell me the bag for the displayed price. She told me to come pick up my bag for $135.
I still have that beautiful bag after many years and it still looks brand new. I have found that expensive bags do seem to stay new looking for years.
Another year I found an elegant Donna Karan Couture clutch handbag in a department store. It was $900 - way beyond the price I would choose to spend. But I had a “hunch” to ask the saleswoman if the bag might go on sale at some point. For some unknown reason, she looked over the bag very carefully and found an imperceptible teeny flaw hidden in a fold that no one would ever see. I certainly would not have found it. But she said that since it had that teeny flaw, she would be able to sell it to me at half price! Now remember, I never asked for this. She offered. Another beautiful bag I still have that receives many compliments.
One of my most striking experiences happened when I acquired a complete collection of Villory & Boch dinnerware a couple of years ago. I didn’t set out to buy a collection - I thought I would buy a few place settings of the gorgeous Plantation and Tropical Switch Collection, which I saw were on sale in the department catalogue that came in the mail. Well, when I called to order, the store didn’t have any. By “coincidence,” I found out that that particular pattern had just been discontinued. Without ever leaving my telephone, I was able to manifest the entire collection from various Bloomingdale’s and Villory & Boch stores around the nation. The retail cost of the whole collection: $7,000. The price I paid for everything: Under $1,500!! That included not only all the dinnerware (10 settings) and accent pieces and accessories, but all the bakeware and three different styles of flatware. And a few extra duplicate pieces I use as planters.
A couple of years ago I was shopping for some specific sleepwear items. I didn’t intend to buy anything else. But I was irresistibly drawn to the sale rack. On that rack were two Ralph Lauren pieces - top and bottom - in my favorite shade of red. They were the only two pieces, both my size and fit perfectly. They were marked down half price - $19.50 each - but I loved the outfit so much I would have paid full price. When the items were rung up at the register, the saleswoman informed me that they scanned at $6.52 each!!!!
I won’t get into the long details, but a major coup was when the Universe literally handed me my beautiful new car a few years ago - a Mercury Grand Marquis in ‘toreador’ red - and I was able to purchase it new for about $10,000 less than retail. I am the kind of person who needs a roomy, quiet, cushy, cruising ride - no sexy road cars for me. I love my car - I feel like I’m driving a mattress.
Do I look for bargains? No. Do I love a bargain? Yes!
And I want you to know that this prosperity principle works the same way for our business as well as personal life - and for everyday items - everything - not just for luxury items.
The Universe is my personal shopper
© Copyright 2008 Marilyn Jenett, Feel Free to Prosper
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Marilyn Jenett, an accomplished business owner in the corporate arena, founded the Feel Free to Prosper program to mentor and teach others to become aligned with Universal laws and accept their right to prosper. For more information, visit www.FeelFreetoProsper.com
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The Power of Positive Thinking
November 10, 2008 by Rebbekah
Filed under Positive Thinking
Although you can see that the glass is half-empty, you chose to see it in a positive way. It is still half-full, anyway. The absence of half of the volume of water didn’t even bother you. What mattered was that it still contains water. If this is how you answered the question above and how you justified your answer, then you have a positive way of thinking.
Positive thinking is a way of looking at the brighter side of life. Everything is good, beautiful, and light. There are no worries, problems, or fears. In short, all you see and believe in is, well, positive. I guess that’s already the most suitable word in describing this way of thinking, which is why it is the term being used.
This kind of thinking is very powerful in that if you think that you are going to pass an exam, you are going to pass; if you think that you’ll get noticed by your crush, you’ll get noticed; if you think you will get promoted at work, then you’ll get promoted. This is how powerful the mind is, particularly positive mind. Even the famous Clint Eastwood believes in this general truth that he quoted, “If you think it’s going to rain, it will.”
So, how does the power of positive thinking works? How can it create reality? Do we only have to think of positive things and then will it happen right away? That positive thinking really is powerful may be somehow hard to believe at first, that’s why we may ask certain questions like those above. Because the mind is working on the information you send it, positive thinking leads to positive reality. This is how it works. Yes, we do have to really think of positive things. But it doesn’t stop there.
Remember the ever-famous cliché “Do your best and God will do the rest”? You know, it’s true. Aside from believing in and having faith in something we want to happen, we have to do something about it. You can’t ace an exam just by sitting on the couch and watching TV days before taking it, can you?
Let us take into account again the computer as a metaphor of the human mind. The mind is like a computer, this time due to the fact that we can program it with certain functions and tasks. Sometimes, it even acts as our autopilot. For instance, we use it when we drive and talk on a mobile phone at the same time. Therefore, we can program it with whatever we want to happen.
Say, for example, you want to be attractive. Thus, you say to yourself “I can be beautiful, healthy and slim.” But for this positive thinking to work, you can’t just leave it at that. You still need to do something. You need the right self-programming: “I can be beautiful, healthy, and slim if… (a) I’ll take enough rest every night; (b) I’ll eat proper balance diet; (c) I’ll do exercises; (d) I’ll brush my teeth every after meal; etc.” And if all these thoughts sink into your system, you’ll see that they wouldn’t be far from happening.
Mind power implies will power. With positive thinking, one does not stop with I can or I am. There will always be an I will after it in which it will cause the realization of his aspirations.
Positive thinking is a powerful tool that helps us build the life we want. It can make us beautiful and smart. It can get us the dream job with the excellent salary we always dreamed of. It can help us find our one true love. But we have to use them properly and we have to continue working with them regularly - to the point where it becomes such a habit that we ought to say them all the time. Isn’t it better maintaining such thoughts than keeping worthless ideas inside our head – the stuff we keep thinking about but doesn’t really help us accomplish anything and, in many cases, may actually push us backwards?
We should also understand that some affirmations take some time to take effect. It really depends on where we are and what we want to accomplish. For example, if you’re unemployed yet want to be a millionaire, well, in reality, it will take quite some time. You have to get a job first, and from there, start making the big money and earn the millions you want. Successes usually not happen overnight. So the first step is to focus on how we can accomplish our goal. If we are on the right place, plus we possess the right attitude, then it won’t be too far.
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