Your outer life is but a reflection of your inner life. If it is full of strife you can change it. Just change the strife within. Many times we forget this and struggle in the outer world to create what we would have. Maybe we want to be rich, have a new house, a new car, bring about world peace. There is an old hymn Called "Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me." You only have control over you what you think, feel or are. You can't change the whole world or others. But if you are filled with peace then peace on earth does begin with you.
Focusing from the outside in does not work very well. We must change what is within to have our outer world change and to receive these things we desire.
How do we do that? We already live in a state of peace. What you say how can you say that when the whole world is going to war and there is such lack in the world. We only really need air, food, and water to survive think on all you have beyond that. We live in a state of abundance at all times We already have all the peace we can express. Just center yourself and meditate for a few moments. When you truly get to the center of you there is all the peace you could desire. You do not have to get caught up in the mass conscriousness, you do not have to give in to fear. These are choices you are making.
Focus on the peace you already have. Focus on the state of abundance you already live in. Be grateful. Write a grateful list. The universe responses to your state of mind. If your state of mind is usually in a state of want then you will continue to want. If your state of mind is one of gratefulness for what you already have then you will receive more to be grateful for. So in this time of uncertainty focus on peace for you and the world. More peace will come.
It is much easier to effect change internally because we are dealing with an aspect of the universe that we can have complete control over. We can’t always control our outer universe but we can always, with effort, control our inner universe. Within is the building blocks of the world. So build a world that you would love to live in. You must want this for others as well as yourself. The more we look within the more our outer world will reflect what we would have. About the author Judi Singleton is the webmistress of Jassmine.com, Gotojassminestienow.com and byjassmine.com. She publishes six ezines take a look at her sites and join her ezines. Creating Your Life From Within
by Michael Carpenter
As the masters have been teaching for centuries: Your "outer" life is a reflection of your "inner" life. Although many of us have heard this insight, often we still forget to associate it with our daily lives. Often we place our focus on trying to create a new car, house, more sales, and money without ever thinking about the fact that our "outer" life is a reflection of our "inner" life.
Focusing on creating these things in our outer life is usually not the most effective way to go about creating them. Focusing on "within" can create those "things" much more easily. If we want to create all of the material things that we desire, what we need to do is place our focus on the "inner" state of mind that will create the "outer." We need to focus more on "abundance."
How do we do that?
By recognizing and focusing on the abundance we already have! If you don’t think you are living in abundance, think again. Look at your life through "abundance" colored glasses. Truly recognize all the areas of your life, and things in your life that are beyond what you need.
All you really need to live is air, food, water, and shelter. Everything beyond that is just gravy. Abundance! Make a list of all those people and things. Focus on that list everyday in a true state of appreciation and watch it expand and create all of your desires.
If you want more success, focus on all the ways that you are already successful.
If you want more love, focus on all the people that already care about you and the abundance of love you have to give to others.
If you want to create greater health, focus on all the ways that you are healthy, so on and so forth.
The universe responds to our general "states of mind." If our general state of mind is always in a state of "want", then that's what we will get. If our general state of mind is usually in a state of "gratitude", then we will get more to be grateful for. That doesn't mean you still can't have desires. It just means not fretting over them.
Whenever you have a desire, ask yourself what is the "real" reason for that desire. What is your motive? Focus on creating more of that motive by appreciating how much of that you already have in your life.
For years we’ve been told to focus our imagination and effort on the "things" we want, but it is much easier and productive to focus on creating the "state of mind" that will spontaneously create these "things" in our lives.
It is much easier to effect change internally because we are dealing with an aspect of the universe that we can have complete control over. We can’t always control our outer universe but we can always, with effort, control our inner universe. About the author Judi Singleton is the webmistress of http://www.jassmine.com, http://www.gotojassminesitenow.com and http://www.byjassmine.com She publishes six ezines visit one of her sites now and join her ezines. http://www.jassmine.com/ezines.shtml
