Create Joy Now!

There are three ways to deal with the negativity the world has to offer. 

The first and most popular, for some reason, is to immerse yourself in the negativity and allow it to bring your vibration down.

The second is to hide from all negativity as though it is a toxic plague that will kill you if you don't seal all your doors and windows and hide inside your home.

The third way is acceptance that you are the creator of your own life experience and have the ability to encounter negativity and not be moved by it.

You can take action as needed, or walk away, but the situation does not affect who you are. 

It is not a powerless shutting down of the senses, so that you cannot see the scary thing, but an eyes open encounter which allows you to access the situation, deal with it and whip out your magic wand like Glinda and say, "Be gone, you have no power here."

Vibrating in fear an misery will not improve your life, only a vibration of love and joy will do that.

You are a child of the Divine Creator. It is time to accept your place in the royal family. It is your right and your responsibility to bring joy and prosperity to this planet. 

Now, take out your wand and get to work! ~Silas

Temporary Burden, Permanent Blessing

There was a time on this planet, when all people were considered equal. It does not exist in your recorded history, because you history has been written by those who defeated individuals of lesser strength and influence.

Those weaker ones are like a person who has broken their leg. 

The condition is temporary, and  with help, that person can heal and be a contributing member of society. 

The leg is immobilized, the person is given assistance in obtaining food and helped to get around as needed. This is done because all are aware that the leg will heal and the person will again be able to care for himself and help others in the group.

A temporary condition of powerlessness when addressed with compassion, can help the person to get back on their feet.

Helping out the less fortunate can get tiresome, and you sometimes reach a point where you say, "Enough is enough!"

You withdraw help, breaking the cast, forcing the person to find whatever food they can get.

You rationalize that they are not doing their part and so it is morally right for you to cut off all assistance.

The person desperately tries to walk on a badly healed leg and does more harm to themselves.

The injury worsens and becomes a permanent condition of disablement.

Now, the person has truly become a burden to the group.  Your prophecy has become self-fulfilled.

Yet, what if you let the person heal; demonstrated compassion without resentment. What if the person completely healed and from the experience, not only regained full strength, but a new found compassion for others. 

He has become even better than he was for having been broken. 

He returns as a equal, contributing member of the group and has more experience and gifts to share.

What if every time, instead of marginalizing a group to separate yourself from those who are "weaker," you help them to become healed and strong.

Then, your self-fulfilling prophecy will create allies and partners instead of burdens. 

But then, perhaps, your world is already in such a perfect state that you have no need to do this.

Yes, we have made a joke. We hope you find it funny, and educational. ~Silas

Replacing Fear with Adventure

You are so quick to place fear upon a situation that you have never encountered. 

You might be starting a new job, or looking for one. You might be meeting someone new or going somewhere you've never been. 

Rather than anticipating the next great disaster in your life, what if you changed your attitude?

Instead of seeing yourself as a potential victim, imagine that you are a great explorer or adventurer.

"What will this new day bring? What will I learn? What profound, life-changing, spiritual truths will I uncover this day?"

Go about each new day and new experience as though you are leaving to go on a vacation trip. 

 

What goes right, will bring you pleasant memories and joy, what goes wrong, will teach you valuable lessons and give you funny anecdotes to tell.

Your human tendency is to fear the unknown. This causes you to fear things such as success, power, money and love.

You try to attract these things while surrounded by your fears and often have less than stellar results.

Visualize yourself as having what you wish for and looking back and remembering that you just had to approach it with a sense of wonder and a dash of daring. 

Know that this vision is very real and waiting for you. 

If you want to get to this destination, you need to buy a ticket and board the plane. If you've never traveled by plane before, then enjoy the ride. ~Silas

The Gift of the Learning Process

It can be very frustrating to watch someone who has a special talent or a natural gift. What they do seems to come effortlessly.

You ask, "Why can't it be that way for me?"

You may even look for "cheats" or "shortcuts." You try to find ways to make it happen faster or easier.

Surely, they must have an easy life being  born with such talent. 

Even with short cuts, you will learn, but you will miss the gift that a learning curves provides. 

You lose the gift of time, which enables you to absorb the new learning so that it does not overwhelm. You lose the gift of work, which helps you to appreciate what you have. You lose the gift of experience, a gift which has stories to tell you and important lessons that will serve you in all areas of your life.

Do not lose faith in your abilities if you find that you struggle in the beginning. Do not give up too quickly. 

In the beginning you may struggle to make small gains. With perseverance, these small gains become bigger ones. With these bigger gains under your belt, you will be able to practice your new skill. You will start to feel pleasure and pride at your accomplishment.

Do not give up at this point, for the best is yet to come. Like a master artist, you now can add details to your practice, smoothing out rough edges and polishing your craft until you are performing at an expert level.

In every step of the learning process, there are delights, gifts and surprises that will enrich all parts of your life.

If you want a bouquet, you must till the soil, plant the seeds, water, fertilize, weed, nurture and harvest. Every step is important. To miss any portion of the process will lead to a dead end and destroy any chance of creating the perfect arrangement. 

Those who have savant-like abilities, do not, necessarily, have it easy. They are often misunderstood and must deal with the envy and resentment of others. They don't feel special or unique and don't always understand the "fuss" about what they do naturally. Their "gift" may even seem to be a burden.

To learn, "the hard way" allows you to appreciate the new skill you are trying to acquire.

The longer it takes you to learn, the more experience you will accumulate, and the more comfortable you will be with your new ability. You will have a better understanding of your new skills and be better equipped to teach and help others develop their skills.

Whatever you want to do, enjoy every step of the learning process. Celebrate your gains and aim to improve upon them. 

One day, you will wake up and realize, that you are the skilled one that others look up to with admiration. ~Silas

Your Reality Belongs to You

It can be hard to always keep a positive attitude. You want to visualize the best possible outcome, but those around you are telling you it’s just not likely or not possible.

When this happens, keep smiling. Honor the resistance and know that if you feel affected by it, there is some block or negative place within your consciousness that needs to be moved.

Think about what was said. Why did it bother you?

If you are constantly complaining that those around you are negative, look within. If you are noticing and feeling, then there is something inside of you that believes it to be true.

Take the feeling inward. Try to locate it. Don’t fear it, you are not bringing it to life, you are cleaning it out and releasing it.

Does it stem from a childhood fear? An early work experience? Something said to you by an authority figure you trusted?

That is their reality. If you don’t like it, you don’t have to make it yours.

Release what you don’t want, think about what you do want. Enjoy the feeling as you would a gourmet meal.

Feel all of the grandness of the experience. Touch it, smell it, taste it! Walk around behaving as you would if you already had it. 

What kind of posture would you assume? What attitude would you have? How would you feel when you walked into a room full of people, knowing that you are living your dream?

Do this daily. Remind yourself often. 

Do not let the realities of others invade yours.

Let them enjoy their dramas. Perhaps they like a good challenge. Don’t judge, just thank them silently, for the information they have given you about yourself. 

Use it to create the life of your dreams. Then if they ask, you can share your reality with them.

If You Want Something Different, Then Try Something Different

When your life feels stagnant and you seem to be going nowhere, try a change of scenery.

Go out in nature, find a coffee shop, bookstore or shopping area that you have never been to and enjoy the experience.

Do something you’ve never tried before and look at the world through the wide-open receptive eyes of a child. 

If you’re happy with your life as it is, then continue what you are doing. If you are wanting something different, you must first do something different.

Your energy will shift and new things will come into your life.  Try something new today and every day.

You will open door that you never knew existed. ~Silas

Want a New Life? Try One On!

You are so good at deciding what you want. You look at the world around you and say, "I'll take some of that!".  Sometimes you get it. Unfortunately, it doesn't always fit.

If you looked in a magazine and decided you wanted an expensive item of clothing, You would probably not buy it without trying on something similar.

You might go to a discount store and find an item in that style to see how it looks on you; how it feels and moves. You might find out that the fit isn't quite right, the lines are not flattering, or that you just don't like how it looks on you.

If you don't like it, you choose another style and go through the same process until you find a garment that is perfectly "you".

In the same way, you manifest the life you want.

What would it feel like to have unlimited funds? Go to a store and look at all of the things you could buy. What would it feel like to take them home?

What would it feel like to be a performer? Work at it. Practice daily. Does it bring you joy or is it too much work?

What would it feel like to be an author? Write! Daily. Constantly. Don't leave the house without pen and paper, for if you wrote for a living, you would not want to miss a single idea.

Find a way to experience what you want on a small scale. Then, you can design a life that will be satisfying, amazing and fun.

And it will always be a perfect fit. ~Silas