This is Heaven

Is This Heaven? By Steve Pavlina / Source: MindTrip Magazine If you maintain a negative limiting belief about your reality, such as a belief that this reality is insane, crazy, violent, indifferent, apathetic, etc., then your attitude will absolutely cream you. You can't expect to get anywhere good with a belief that this reality is anything less than heavenly. You're not actually judging reality with such beliefs because you only have access to your limited perceptions of it, and those are 100% within your mind. So by labeling reality negatively, you're actually labeling a part of your own mind in the same way. That's a trap — a huge trap that you must avoid at all costs. The Trap of Labeling Reality Negatively Subconsciously your mind will respond to such beliefs by crippling your self-esteem and strangling your ability to leverage your skills and talents. Some people who go this route even kill themselves in the end. It's a completely foolhardy way to deal with reality. No good can come of it. Well… no good other than the eventual realization that it was a rather lame idea. Once you realize that your perceptions of reality are all you have to go with, the most sensible approach is to permanently rule out the idea of casting aspersions on your reality, since you're actually ridiculing your own perceptions, which can only make you go a bit insane. You can't afford to do anything of the sort. That cannot possibly do any good whatsoever — it can only take you down a path of self-destruction and ruin. What's the alternative? Do the absolute best you can to cultivate a harmonious and supportive relationship with your reality. Settle for nothing less. If anything conflicts with your efforts there, ignore it as best you can, and refocus your attention on re-establishing a harmonious and supportive relationship with reality. You cannot get anywhere in this life if you do otherwise. Some people have the belief that this reality is something of a proving ground between heaven (bliss) and hell (torture). They're mistaken. When those people experience physical death, if their consciousness continues, they'll only continue recreating more of the same flavor of experience they had here. They won't suddenly ascend or descend just because they drop the connection to this particular physical plane. When you disconnect your computer from the Internet, it doesn't suddenly upgrade or downgrade itself. If you want to upgrade your life experience, you must be the upgrader. How to Take Control of Reality This reality is actually as good as it gets. You're already in heaven now, if you believe such a thing exists. There is nothing better. Whatever you think you can create in heaven, you can create and experience here. This doesn't require magical powers or magical thinking. It does require taking full responsibility for how you relate to this reality. Since that relationship exists entirely within your mind, it's under your control… but only to the extent that you believe it is. If you think that's a Catch 22, you're also right, since that's just another belief. The benefit of a Catch 22, however, is that you can choose to be on the side that cheats, so no matter what happens, you win. I maintain the belief that reality is 100% on my side. This is not based on evidence. It is based on choice. The evidence comes after the choice, not the other way around. I even believe that reality conspires to go out of its way to help me, and I see evidence of this constantly (again, only after I chose this belief). And so this is what my experience of reality becomes. It's full of pleasant surprises. Today, for instance, I received an extra $900 out of the blue that I didn't even know was coming. Reality loves to bring me gifts like this — financially, socially, experientially, etc. And because I maintain this belief, people frequently help and support me on my path. No one is going to do that for someone who thinks this reality is somehow lacking or damaged — that belief will only get you drained, beaten down, and abused. If you seem to have a love-hate relationship with reality, then who's the abuser? It can only be you. If you wish to continue suffering, then by all means, do so. I won't stop you, especially when you do it in an entertaining way. What if the whole time you've been here, reality was conspiring to bring you the most heavenly experiences imaginable, and all this time it's been waiting for you to get with the program? Reality was functioning perfectly — within established parameters. But perhaps you've been slacking off in the imagination department. Have you been dwelling on what you'd love to experience and summoning it, or have you been muddling your mind with thoughts of perpetuating more of what you don't want? If you love what you're experiencing right now, you can just keep observing that, and it will self-perpetuate; if that's you, you're already golden. But you can't afford to let your mind dwell on your observations and their extended predictions if you've already established the pattern of creating experiences you don't desire to continue. If you want to break the pattern of what you're already experiencing, you need to shift your energy from observation and prediction to unfettered imagination and creation. Essentially that's a time management challenge — spend less time observing and more time imagining. Have you thought about what heaven might actually be like? It's surely not all harps and angels and clouds like you might see depicted in a movie. That might be fun for a few hours, but then you'd be bored for eternity. This Is Heaven Here's how I define heaven for me. Heaven is a state of existence that let's me experience the following: Beam - Enjoy my life immensely; feel deep appreciation and gratitude for this experience; laugh and smile Harmonize - Maintain a deeply positive, loving, and supportive relationship with my reality Shine - Develop my skills, talents, and habits to genius level; shamelessly express and share my creativity and brilliance Explore - Search, study, travel, learn, and discover, guided by my curiosity, desires, and intuition Open - Open my heart; actively invite and experience delicious connections that I desire Grow - Become more capable and free; release and shed fears and limitations Prosper - Create and enjoy tremendous prosperity and abundance No need to wait for an afterlife. This is achievable here and now.

Inspirational message to build child.s career.

This is a powerful message in our modern society. We seemed to have lost our bearing & our sense of direction. One young academically excellent person went to apply for a managerial position in a big company. He passed the first interview, the director did the last interview, made the last decision. The director discovered from the CV that the youth's academic achievements were excellent all the way, from the secondary school until the postgraduate research, never had a year when he did not score. The director asked, "Did you obtain any scholarships in school?" the youth answered "none". The director asked, " Was it your father who paid for your school fees?" The youth answered, "My father passed away when I was one year old, it was my mother who paid for my school fees. The director asked, " Where did your mother work?" The youth answered, "My mother worked as clothes cleaner. The director requested the youth to show his hands. The youth showed a pair of hands that were smooth and perfect. The director asked, " Have you ever helped your mother wash the clothes before?" The youth answered, "Never, my mother always wanted me to study and read more books. Furthermore, my mother can wash clothes faster than me. The director said, "I have a request. When you go back today, go and clean your mother's hands, and then see me tomorrow morning.* The youth felt that his chance of landing the job was high. When he went back, he happily requested his mother to let him clean her hands. His mother felt strange, happy but with mixed feelings, she showed her hands to the kid. The youth cleaned his mother's hands slowly. His tear fell as he did that. It was the first time he noticed that his mother's hands were so wrinkled, and there were so many bruises in her hands. Some bruises were so painful that his mother shivered when they were cleaned with water. This was the first time the youth realized that it was this pair of hands that washed the clothes everyday to enable him to pay the school fee. The bruises in the mother's hands were the price that the mother had to pay for his graduation, academic excellence and his future. After finishing the cleaning of his mother hands, the youth quietly washed all the remaining clothes for his mother. That night, mother and son talked for a very long time. Next morning, the youth went to the director's office. The Director noticed the tears in the youth's eyes, asked: " Can you tell me what have you done and learned yesterday in your house?" The youth answered, " I cleaned my mother's hand, and also finished cleaning all the remaining clothes' The Director asked, " please tell me your feelings." The youth said, Number 1, I know now what is appreciation. Without my mother, there would not the successful me today. Number 2, by working together and helping my mother, only I now realize how difficult and tough it is to get something done. Number 3, I have come to appreciate the importance and value of family relationship. The director said, " This is what I am looking for to be my manager. I want to recruit a person who can appreciate the help of others, a person who knows the sufferings of others to get things done, and a person who would not put money as his only goal in life. You are hired. Later on, this young person worked very hard, and received the respect of his subordinates. Every employee worked diligently and as a team. The company's performance improved tremendously. A child, who has been protected and habitually given whatever he wanted, would develop "entitlement mentality" and would always put himself first. He would be ignorant of his parent's efforts. When he starts work, he assumes that every person must listen to him, and when he becomes a manager, he would never know the sufferings of his employees and would always blame others. For this kind of people, who may be good academically, may be successful for a while, but eventually would not feel sense of achievement. He will grumble and be full of hatred and fight for more. If we are this kind of protective parents, are we really showing love or are we destroying the kid instead?* You can let your kid live in a big house, eat a good meal, learn piano, watch a big screen TV. But when you are cutting grass, please let them experience it. After a meal, let them wash their plates and bowls together with their brothers and sisters. It is not because you do not have money to hire a maid, but it is because you want to love them in a right way. You want them to understand, no matter how rich their parents are, one day their hair will grow gray, same as the mother of that young person. The most important thing is your kid learns how to appreciate the effort and experience the difficulty and learns the ability to work with others to get things done.

It takes money to make money, Biggest lie

"Go to the effort. Invest the time. Write the letter. Make the apology. Take the trip. Purchase the gift. Do it. The seized opportunity renders joy. The neglected brings regret." - Max Lucado The Biggest Lie: "It Takes Money to Make Money" By Dr. Steve Sjuggerud "Congrats Steve, you just made $100,000 today," a lawyer said to me this week. I just bought a property, cheap. The lawyer thinks I could sell it for a six-figure profit right away. A friend of mine heard about this deal and said, "Well... it takes money to make money." I was surprised he said that, actually. To me, this little phrase is one of the biggest and most dangerous lies out there. It is a convenient excuse to simply not try to succeed. It's like the old joke: "Lord, I've worked hard all my life, why couldn't you have just let me win the lottery?" The Lord replied, "Why didn't you just buy a ticket?" You've got to try. And it doesn't "take money to make money." In my last real estate deal, one of my business partners put up no money at all. Instead, he's putting in "sweat equity." He's doing most of the work on this project, adding value to our investment. I'm certain he will come out with a six-figure profit when we sell. He could even make a couple hundred thousand dollars! Remember, he put zero money in. So in his case, it didn't "take money to make money." His situation is not unique in real estate. A common deal goes like this: A young guy comes up with an idea to make money. He finds a property he can buy for $100,000, put $20,000 into, and sell for $150,000. The problem is, he has no money. So he finds an old guy with money, and they agree to split the profits 50/50. If the deal goes according to plan, they both walk away with a $15,000 profit. He had the only two things you need: 1) an idea, and 2) the willingness to roll up his sleeves and make it happen. He did everything from finding the old guy and convincing him to invest, all the way through to selling the property. In both examples, the young guy didn't even have any risk in the deal. Real estate deals are an easy example. But it doesn't "take money to make money" in other areas, either. A young friend of mine came up with a simple idea. He launched a website that focuses on - get this - forklifts! It's like a Hotels.com, only for heavy-duty equipment. If you need to buy or rent heavy equipment, you can locate them through his website, and find the pieces you need that are closest to you and at the best prices. It's not the sexiest-sounding business, but it's a great idea. It cost him next to nothing to set up his website and call equipment owners to get them on board. Now he earns a commission from every sale or rental. Life is good. He doesn't work for "the man" anymore and hasn't for years, and he's making more money than ever. It doesn't take money to make money. You just need two things: A great idea. To roll up your sleeves and make it happen. You can't underestimate either of those things. The amount of effort and commitment required will be extraordinary. But that's the way it goes. You're trying to break out of the ordinary. So an ordinary effort won't cut it. You will need to sustain an extraordinary effort. This is hard. But it's how you make money. It is much easier to give up. It is much easier to say, "It takes money to make money" and never try. It is much easier to complain that you'll never win the lottery, without buying a ticket. (You know what I mean.) Don't ever catch yourself saying it takes money to make money. It doesn't. It takes a great idea, and the willingness to make it happen. Now get to it! You can do it...

SURRENDER

"Surrender to life itself and you'll just be rewarded with so many things. And I've been rewarded so many times, in so many mysterious ways. So I have no reason to be disappointed with anything." - Jason Mraz, singer-songwriter. "The word "surrender" is often interpreted as giving up, as weakness, as admitting defeat. Although this is one way to use the word, we will use it in a different way. Surrendering means letting go of your resistance to the total openness of who you are. It means giving up the tension of the little vortex you believe yourself to be and realizing the deep power of the ocean you truly are. It means to open with no boundaries, emotional or physical, so you ease wide beyond any limiting sense of self you might have." - David Deida, best-selling author. "Surrendering completely to love, be it human or divine, means giving up everything, including our own well-being or our ability to make decisions. It means loving in the deepest sense of the word. The truth is that we don't want to be saved in the way God has chosen; we want to keep absolute control over our every step, to be fully conscious of our decisions, to be capable of choosing the object of our devotion." - Paulo Coelho, best-selling author.

BIG LIE

BIG LIE #1 -- It is the government's responsibility to CREATE jobs. This is like saying a job is a RIGHT rather than a RESPONSIBILITY. They're going to pay you to exist. Which means all of us (as taxpayers) are under obligation to pay for things we don't want or need. What happens if you believe this big lie even a little? It robs you of your DRIVE and INITIATIVE. The poisonous pretzel logic goes like this: "If the government can't make me a job, who am I to make one?" You feel small, weak, and in need of being taken care of, EXACTLY how the politicians and power brokers want you to feel. THE TRUTH: Nobody is responsible for anyone else's job. Productive work is about finding unfulfilled desires and filling them. And the world is positively OVERFLOWING with unfulfilled desires waiting to be filled. BIG LIE #2 -- A good job leads to financial security. Your whole life you've been PROGRAMMED to accept the notion that if you go to school, study hard, and follow the path laid out for you by the establishment you'll be handsomely rewarded. Yet if you're like most people you've already been declared REDUNDANT several times during your working life. The reality is you were trained for a world that no longer exists. Rapid advancements in computing power and telecommunications have utterly disrupted the conventional pattern of commerce. ... First it was AUTOMATION and OUTSOURCING. (Your function was performed more cheaply by a machine, or by sending it offshore where the standard of living was lower.) ... And now it's the OUTRIGHT DISINTEGRATION of the old economic order. (Work that used to be done under one corporate roof is now a complex global collaboration between dozens of smaller unrelated companies and independent entrepreneurs.) THE TRUTH: The very concept of "job security" is an OXYMORON. Unless you BECOME one of those collaborating companies or independent entrepreneurs I just described, your financial condition will continue to deteriorate. BIG LIE #3 -- You need formal accreditation to succeed in the world today. Let's look at the origin of this wealth crippling fallacy... In the beginning, knowledge was transferred orally from one person to another. As knowledge deepened, craft guilds were established to ensure important skills were passed down efficiently from one generation to the next. Those in the upper echelons of the guilds held enormous sway and influence over the rabble. They controlled who would and who would not gain access to the sacred halls of power. And this continued for thousands of years until a disruptive new technology came on the scene -- Gutenberg's printing press. Publishing flourished and it became more difficult for the elite to maintain absolute control of the arcane knowledge that elevated their social status. And so guilds gradually morphed and merged into a more efficient means of COMMAND and CONTROL -- modern government. The transfer of knowledge became institutionalized in colleges and universities. And ever more elaborate rights, rituals and accreditations evolved in order to sanctify the elite's authority as the only legitimate source of learning. The clever ruse continues to this day. Of course today, a new disruptive technology has emerged -- the Internet. And with it, the barriers to information have come crashing down. The establishment's stranglehold on the dispensation of knowledge and expertise is effectively OVER. Now anyone can teach independently. And anyone can learn, apply and profit from any knowledge they please. There is simply no need for intermediary bodies in most areas of commerce. Knowledge flows from peer-to-peer and can be immediately TESTED and VALIDATED in the real world. And this new method of knowledge transfer is in fact infinitely superior to the outdated, outmoded method of institutionalized training and accreditation. It liberates and empowers, inspiring SELF-RELIANCE and INDEPENDENT RESOURCEFULNESS. The old way pigeonholes the learner, encouraging DEPENDENCE and CONFORMITY. It lags reality. It churns out bewildered people ill suited to thrive in the new economy. THE TRUTH: Education is all around you, and school is NEVER OUT. Endless ADAPTATION and INNOVATION are the new currencies. They now circulate directly from person to person. And you must learn to become both consumer and producer. BIG LIE #4 -- It takes money to make money. Adaptation and innovation are the new engines of wealth. Knowledge transfer is the fuel that drives them. And knowledge can be transferred instantaneously at practically ZERO COST over the Internet. You are reading my words. I paid nothing to get them to you. Yet I will earn handsomely from writing them. Anyone can do the same. Your existing skills, knowledge and expertise can be sold, monetized and leveraged independently on the open market. They can be transferred or applied anywhere in the world they are needed... from anywhere in the world you happen to be. And the demand is INSATIABLE ... The Internet has basically annihilated the transactional friction that gave rise to big business. Collaboration is now easier, less costly and more efficient than incorporation. The result is an EXPLOSION OF OPPORTUNITY for independent consultants, coaches and freelancers. Such entrepreneurs transact with almost zero overhead or expense. They collaborate with one another informally... assembling and disassembling shared resources at lightning speed... ...They easily run rings around traditional capital-and-employee-dependent corporations in many areas of the economy. Some even coach, consult and freelance within those same old guard corporations as they dis-integrate and downsize. THE TRUTH: All of the resources you need to grow a thriving knowledge-based business are now within reach. They are out there sitting idle, underexploited, or underappreciated. You can put them to work for little to no upfront investment in today's frictionless economy. BIG LIE #5 -- We're in a recession STUPID. You have no right to expect more when everybody else is suffering. THE TRUTH: The only people who are suffering from the big bad bogeyman of recession in this day and age are people who are still asleep... brainwashed by the inane babbling of media talking heads. Sadly, that's most people. * Those who think it's up to the government to create jobs... * Those who think a good job leads to financial security ... * Those who think you need formal accreditation to succeed in the world today ... * And those who think it takes money to make money ... The rest of us are thriving. In fact, there's a movement afoot -- The Independence Movement. ... A movement of FREE THINKERS, who see through the self-serving lies of power hungry politicians who will say and do ANYTHING to perpetuate an outmoded economic mainstream that's cracking at the seams ... ... A movement of COURAGEOUS CHAMPIONS, willing to seize the unprecedented opportunities available to them in the emerging new economy... where anybody with a little GUTS, DETERMINATION and DISCERNMENT can claim their financial independence. And I invite YOU to join.

OVERCOME ANY OBSTACLE..

Overcome Any Obstacle By Rich Schefren What if I told you that whatever is holding you back... whatever barriers are preventing you from increasing your income... whatever obstacles are keeping you from achieving financial success... can be overcome simply by thinking differently? Now I know that this might not be what you are accustomed to hearing. But the fact is, you don't need rah-rah rhetoric, secret strategies, quick-fix solutions, or incredibly complicated tactics you'll never apply to get ahead. What you need to see is that both the causes of and cures for your problems are found inside your mind. Over the years, I've shared the following techniques with my private clients. And I've received mind-blowing reports of the business success they have stimulated. You, too, can use them to bust through the obstacles that are preventing you from achieving the success you want. They are incredibly easy to incorporate into your daily routine. But their simplicity has nothing to do with their power. In fact, you may be surprised at how drastically these simple tools will impact your success. Get ready to see the world and yourself differently. Pay close attention. And be prepared for the payoff. Barrier Buster #1: Grade Your Performance When you think about the big, important areas of your life - your business, your family, your health, etc. - you may find that you aren't as successful as you want to be. Perhaps there is an area of your life where you have gone off track. An area that is currently on the failure curve. An area where you just can't seem to make progress. You can turn this area of your life around completely and achieve incredible results... by simply remaining conscious of your behaviors. This technique has been proven to work in many different ways. For example, tons of research shows that simply writing down everything you eat (as you're eating) can help you eat less and eat healthier. And one of the easiest ways to remain on the success curve is to issue yourself a performance grade, every day, for an important area of your life where you've headed in the wrong direction. The best way to do this is to take a moment each night, right before you hit the sack, to give yourself a score from 1 to 10 on your performance that day in that area. If your grade is lower than you'd like, write out what you'll do the next day to make certain you'll give yourself a better score. It really is as simple as that. Barrier Buster #2: Identify Your Most Expensive Words The costliest words you'll ever utter are the excuses you use to rationalize not doing the things that must be done. You might not be aware of them right now, because they may seem to be accurate and rational in the moment. But upon reflection, you'll see them for what they really are: Excuses that allow you to stay inside your comfort zone. Overcoming this success obstacle is easy. Simply keep a log of the excuses you use for not doing the things you know you ought to. Over time, you'll probably notice that there are a few excuses that you repeatedly use. You will also realize that these words are keeping you from turning your dreams into reality. And once you see them for what they truly are, they'll lose their power to impede your success. Common excuses include things like these... I'm too tired to work on this right now. I'll do it tomorrow when I feel better... Before I can start I need... It's too important to get this right. I need to talk to ___ before I go further... I've done enough already today... And so on... Once you've identified your excuses, be skeptical of their truthfulness when they surface. Instead of letting them stop you, turn them into reasons to take immediate action to achieve the success you desire. Barrier Buster #3: Use Micro-Goals to Create Instant Accountability How many times have you planned out your day... and by day's end hadn't been anywhere near what you should have or could have gotten done? This used to happen to me all the time. I'd write out some ambitious goal for the day in my journal. And then in the evening, I'd write how disappointed I was with myself for not staying on track - not doing what I'd promised myself. It was usually because, at some point during the day, I'd develop goal amnesia. I'd get swept up in something else... and totally neglect what was truly my most important task. This never happens to me anymore. And the method I used to get over it is so easy I know it'll help you if you're struggling with this problem. I realized that the time between writing out my ambitious goal in the morning and beating myself up in the evening was too long. If I simply compressed that time - and therefore the goal - I figured I wouldn't run the risk of allowing myself to get off track. So what I did was start writing one-paragraph entries into my journal every hour or two. I'd quickly recap what I'd accomplished since the last entry and what I was planning on completing before the next entry. Let's say you have to write a big report. To force yourself to stay on track, you might log journal entries at 6:00 a.m., 6:45 a.m., 8:55 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:05 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:45 p.m., 3:40 p.m., 5:45 p.m., 7:40 p.m., and 9:45 p.m. In each entry, you would write about the section of the report you have just completed, including the number of words you've written. Then you would write about the section you'll work on next, including the number of words you will complete. By simply working these three techniques into your daily routine, you will find that fewer obstacles stand in your path. I use all of them regularly, and I can almost guarantee that they will contribute significantly to your success. By the way, practicing these techniques has an interesting side effect... Once you get into the habit, you'll invent your own barrier-busting methods that will serve you even better than mine.

STRESSED OUT OF WOMAN

If you’re reading this email, then you’ve taken a time out from the stressors of your life…if only for just a moment or two. Good for you! I know how difficult it can be to take even a small breather when you’ve got so many people depending on you and so many responsibilities pulling you in a million different directions. The pressure to get everything done can be overwhelming. But taking time out for you—just you—is actually good for everyone in your family. Heck, it’s good for everyone you come in contact with. I know what you’re thinking. If you take a break, your whole world is going to fall down all around you. Who’s going to help the kids with their homework or put away the laundry? You’re probably imagining your to-do list growing into a mountain that you’ll never be able to climb back on top of after your so-called break. Am I right? But I have a secret to share with you—one that’s going to transform the way you look at “me time” from now on and one that has the potential of changing your life for the better. Once you really grasp the implications of this bit of wisdom, you’re going to be empowered to take back control over your life. You’ll finally be able to enjoy some balance in your life and start really enjoying yourself instead of feeling completely stressed and anxious all the time. You see, right now, you’re stuck in this vicious cycle of trying to please everyone, running out of energy, and then beating yourself up for not getting enough done or not making everyone in your life happy. How do I know that? Because I’ve been there—many times. It’s a crappy feeling, I know. You start to feel like everything in life is a chore, and a really, really hard one at that. It can be really defeating. I’ve got good news for you, though. You can stop that vicious cycle, and it’s not a chore. In fact, it’s a joy! It’s so simple and sounds too good to be true, but it really works. Ready to hear the one simple, too-good-to-be-true secret that is going to change the way you look at me time forever? Here it is: It’s not only ok, but it’s necessary for you to take time just for you. Yes—you read that right. It’s time to write yourself a prescription for alone time—every day. Yes, every single day of your life, you not only deserve, but you absolutely— without a doubt –need time just for you. So now that you know the big secret, here are the three easy steps to making this technique work in your own life. It’s so easy, you won’t believe that it actually works until you try it yourself. That’s ok. Roll the dice anyway, and see what happens. Here goes: 1. Give yourself permission to take time for yourself. Let go of any negative self-talk telling you that either a) you don’t deserve it or b) you don’t have time for it. 2. Take at least 30 minutes during the day to do something just for you. It doesn’t have to be meditation, especially if your attempts at meditation seem to only make you more anxious. The only rule is that you have to be completely alone so that you’re not unintentionally attempting to please anyone around you. 3. Repeat every single day. Do it religiously, no matter what! This is as important as eating and sleeping. Make it non-negotiable!