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Believe it or not!

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

“Resistance is basically the greatest thing that keeps us from being happy. According to Buddhist philosophy, all of life is suffering and that the key to happiness is to end this suffering. Not to end your life, but to end the struggle within life. The struggle is resistance. Resistance is the greatest sources of both external and internal hostility in the human species. It’s what keeps us stuck, unhappy, sick, unfulfilled and perpetuates a feeling of separateness and disconnectedness”. ~Keena

This is the opening paragraph in my free e-book, Resistance is Futile (which you can get access to via the “key to happiness” form to the right). It discusses what resistance is, how to recognize it and how to get rid of it. In it I talk about the different types of resistance – fear and struggle being two of them. They are some of the mental-emotional awareness triggers that let you know that you are in resistance, so that you then get out of it. Resistance causes stress, anxiety, limitations and keeps you stuck.

We can boil the cause of resistance down even further, past the simple trigger awareness to the deepest source, and I touch upon it in Resistance is Futile:

“Struggle can be defined as “to make a great effort to deal with a challenge, problem, or difficulty” (Encarta English Dictionary); a great effort exerted against both external and internal forces. The struggles may seem superficially to be external, such as struggling with weight or financial issues, but they often stem from internal forces, primarily beliefs.”

What it really comes down to is this: resistance is the result of conflicts in beliefs.

“What you desire for yourself is out of alignment with what you believe you can have or deserve or do, and thus you struggle.”

What is a belief? The Encarta English Dictionary defines it as: “acceptance by the mind that something is true or real, often underpinned by an emotional or spiritual sense of certainty.” Beliefs are thoughts that appear have a sense of truth to them in that are seemingly backed up by our experience. More often than not they are given to (and accepted by) us by a trusted source like our parents (who must know this, we assume, from their own experience), or simply by the culture we live in. Henry Ford often said that there are two kinds of people: Those that think they can and those that think they can’t; and they’re both right.

Spiritual Lattice by Jared Tarbell; Creative Commons

Just like scaffolding, beliefs then become a structure that shapes our experience of reality by attracting thoughts that reinforce the beliefs and by filtering our perceptions of the world. This is why beliefs are tricky. Most people never even think about what they believe, never mind if it’s true. They just act on them. They are such a part of our lives that we don’t notice them, like the nose on our face. And yet because of the power they have to shape our lives we need to examine each and every one.

When we go through the exercise of examining our beliefs we can keep the ones that serve us and get rid of those that limit us. The difficult part is that it is often easier for other people to see your limiting beliefs than you can! So you can use a trusted friend to help you with this exercise. Have your friend ask you (or ask yourself) about doing something outside your comfort zone that you really have wanted to do – whether it’s going on a roller coaster, asking the attractive neighbour on a date or spending money on something you’ve always wanted but never seem to get. When you feel that resistance – fear or struggle of any kind – it’s because you have a limiting belief about it. Journal about it. Explore what beliefs you have concerning doing that thing that is outside your comfort zone. Find out if there are a couple of beliefs linked together. Ask yourself why you believe it. Ask yourself if it’s true. Where did you get that belief from? What would happen if you did not have that belief?

This sort of exercise is extremely beneficial but some people find it very hard to do by themselves. You may wish to consider coaching as an alternative – it’s quicker, easier and often more successful than trying to do it alone. Please see the Bliss section of SimplyDivineLife.com for more information.

To your success and joy!

Blessings,

Keena

PS: Clearing your path of barriers first is the greatest key to success. Challenging your beliefs can be very scary for you, but so LIBERATING! Please do try it!

Is anything holding you back from accomplishing your goals this year?

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Imagine this: it is a beautiful spring day, the birds are singing, the grass is fresh and green, the sky is blue with a few little puffs of white, and the sun shines warmly as you follow your path to your goal. Your path is neat and trim, with nary a twig on it and there is no sign of the house-sized boulders that littered your path last year. You hum with delight as you effortlessly stroll along enjoying your easy journey.

Tea Mountain: Path by Jakob Montrasio; creative commons

We are a couple of weeks into a new year. Your shiny, new resolutions are in full swing. You are strongly committed, your energy is high. The hope and promise of accomplishing your vision drives you forward.

What will determine if you are successful or not? Hope will only get you so far. It is the spark, but it won’t keep the fire going. Clarity, focus and confidence are a given. Many “success gurus” will say that.

Imagine your path to your goal, dream or vision. Are you enjoying the journey? Is it clear of barriers? They never mention to you how to clear the barriers you may encounter on your path – or if they do, they will tell you it’s simply a matter of working harder – or longer. They will tell you that you need better time management, more networking, more money, or eating less and exercising more. Instead of eliminating the barriers, you are just trying to knock them down with force. Success is not just a matter of “doing more”.

We then could swing the pendulum the other way and concentrate on the Law of Attraction, and just work on our intention and attraction ability. This works to an extent, but not always, not reliably. It may work for some areas of our lives, but not others. For example, we might be able to attract loving relationships, but we remain unable to attract financial abundance. Why is that?

The physical world and our experience of it is a reflection of our inner world. It mirrors what we think and believe about others and ourselves. When you look in the mirror and see that your hair needs brushing – do you brush the mirror? No! You brush your own hair and the reflection changes. You do the work on the inside to change the reflection on the outside. No obstacles on the inside, none on the outside. The reason the Law of Attraction doesn’t always work is that you are holding on to obstacles on the inside, so therefore you are attracting more of the same. This is why we always seem to struggle with the same issues over and over again.

So, how do we get rid of the barriers from the inside out? Well, we know that the universe is made of energy. Matter – what we consider our physical reality - is simply slowed down energy, and it is only one level of four that we regularly deal with in our three dimensions. The other three, in increasingly higher vibration rate, are emotional, mental and soul (or quantum) level. All of these levels are prone to barriers – not just the physical. Do you see why just “doing more” in the physical is not going to work? Sure it may get you part of the way, but it is unlikely that you will make it all the way.

Barriers at each level affect the levels below them, so that spirit level barriers affect the mental, emotional and physical levels, and so this is the first place to start. One very effective way to clear the soul level is through Soul Realignment or Akashic Records Intuitive Consultation.

Once the soul level is clear, we can tackle the mental and emotional levels. These two are so closely linked that it is very effective to address them at the same time. At this level we have resistance, fear and limiting beliefs. These often go very, very deep. They can be the very constructs of our reality. We can be reluctant to address them for fear that our entire world will come crashing down around us. I can assure you that you will make it through! And you will find a fresh, shiny, empowering new world on the other side!

Once you have done these processes, the only thing left is to make sure you can access the right information at the right time. And by this I mean have a strong connection to your soul-self and intuition. When you have information you can trust and you path free of barriers then you have a truly clear path to your goal, dream or vision. Getting to it will be E3 – easy, effortless and enjoyable! A veritable “walk in the park”. That’s just so much better than struggling to accomplish your goals by force!

If you want to look into clearing your path, eliminating the barriers to your success and some E3 walking in the park, please contact me at SimplyDivineLife (at) gmail.com. Whether you are working or personal or business dreams, we will9 work together to make your success inevitable! If you have any comments or questions, I invite your comments below.

To your simply divine life!

Blessings,

Keena

PS Stayed tuned for a new project I am working on to help make the whole process even quicker and easier!

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