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Here's me complaining about how long all this is taking and along comes a World Authority to mentor me into a reality check!
This is the magic that used to happen on a daily basis to me, but it looks like I have been neglectful of always acknowledging it of late! I want the "heavies" to come in and really touch me, lift me up and let me know that I do still matter, or something.
Well, this morning an Angel did come...I am so thankful that I got the Rhema touch I so desperately was seeking. Read the post below this one for how it all happened.
Years ago when my life was magic and everything I touched did really turn to gold (one solicitor I worked with, used to call me a Money Machine...there were no ATM's in those days) and things just happened so easily.
They say not to turn back and long for the past, but when everything you did, really did reap massive rewards, how can one not long with a heavy heart, for those spectacular days full of excitement, dreams coming true, ability to help people all over the place and just be and do whatever you wanted...
Well, to kick that period off in my life, I gave up on my past life of 3 attempted suicides, my husband going off with another woman, being divorced, having 4 little kids under 6 years of age and surrendered to God's healing Power.
A hand literally came down from heaven in amongst all the turmoil and said to me..."Build a House"
That was all.
I went ahead, learned how to build a house by hanging around building sites all day while the kids were at school and lugging the toddlers around with me to Council Chambers and all the places you need to go to learn how to build a house from scratch, yourself.
I mean design it, plan it, do all the sizes for the rooms, find timber, bricks, gyprock, windows etc. for the house and then sort out the load bearing capacity of hardwood compared to softwood beams, room spans, RSJ beams and so on!
After a couple of years of learning the difference between a stick of timber and a stud, I owner-built a beautiful 24sq , 5 bedroom, 3 bathroom house...all whilst on the deserted wife's pension, with the pension office telling me how to manage the future sale of it and subsequent building of another new home again.
I sold the first one, took the kids to USA, Canada, and Mexico for 3 months, came back and built a 30sq, 3 level home, painted, tiled, sawed timber, carted bricks, tiled the bathrooms and made a nice profit on that one too.
Then I took the kids on a Pacific Island 2 week cruise, came back, bought a farm in Qld and lived a great life, traveling, building houses and taking the kids everywhere. Then they grew up and left home and seemingly, away went the magic with them!
Everyone at the time said "those houses just fell out of the sky" for you girl ...
So many magical things happened in those 12 years, it became 2nd nature to "expect" it, I guess.
Then, about 20 odd years ago I got a severe attack of Ross River Fever at my brothers funeral (he was a Vietnam vet and died at only 43 yrs of age) and from that time forwards, everything has gone down the tubes for me.
It's only now I can open up about it and how bewildered I feel about my lack of power to achieve. I rack my brain on a daily basis, wondering what changed, what happened, watching the train of life go by without me on board.
I can't believe how much work I have done this past 20 years to end up deeply in debt and seemingly going nowhere fast. Underneath I HAVE to believe my tap roots are going deep into the sub-soil to gather nourishment to sustain me for a wondrous future again...otherwise one can't help asking what is life all about ?
I have SO longed for the hand of God again in/on my life and early this morning I was given that touch of God again.
Anyways...here is what came a few hours after the Angel touched me, to encourage me on my quest...
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When Success is Slow, What Can You Do?by Jack Canfield
I get versions of these questions frequently from people who feel frustrated at sluggish progress in their success journey - despite all the know-how and principles they rigorously employ.
Let's get one thing straight...
When we admire someone's success, or even our own, we often focus on the end result and not so much on the effort (and time) that it took to get there. This can cultivate unrealistic expectations, especially the idea that overnight success can happen through careful strategy and an execution of sound advice.
The truth be told, success typically follows a series of little events and achievements that can seem to take an eternity, that include a few disappointments along the way, and that challenge everything about you to the core - your stamina, courage, integrity, and even your willingness to keep going.
If you focus on what's not working, guess what: You're likely coming from a place of aggravation as your mind wraps around all that is wrong.
You may even have negative thoughts like "I'm not good enough," "It will never work," or "Something must be wrong with me."
What this mentally does is engender more of these counter-productive feelings. And given what we know about the Law of Attraction, you attract what you are feeling. So negative experiences, people, and results will beget more negative experience, people, and results. There's not much success in that.
The key is to focus on what IS working.
To do so, I recommend two simple practices: journaling and meditation.
Maintaining a journal (I call it an Evidence Log, Results Journal, or Gratitude Journal) is a great way to steer your attention to the positive and continually renew your vision for yourself.
Start each day with reflections on what you are grateful for in your life (list them out!) and end each day with notes on what went right (again, write them down), however small they may seem.
Spend time each day in quiet contemplation, prayer or meditation.
Meditation can be a powerful tool for arriving at solutions to problems and shifting your attitude so you can attract success sooner rather than later. The magic of meditation is its ability to essentially shut down the outer layer of your judgmental, highly-critical brain and allow your unconscious mind to take over.
This is where you enter a deeper state of inner peace and joy, tapping into a higher level of creativity that will help usher in the results you want. (Don't know how to meditate? Lots of books and materials are available to guide you through this practice. It's easier than you think. )
Let's say you're doing ALL these things, but you still aren't happy with your results...
I'll ask you then, are you taking real ACTION?
You may be taking the actions you are used to taking. But if you keep doing what you've already done, then you'll keep getting what you've always gotten. It's a matter of practicing some new behaviors. Shake things up a bit and see if you can take new actions or modify existing ones.
Remember the Rule of 5.
Every day do five specific things that take you toward your goal. Change up the five actions regularly and be open to feedback so you know when you're off course.
Lastly, I want to remind you about patience.
It's natural to underestimate how long a certain goal can take, especially a profound one. When I set a goal to become a millionaire, the year was 1983. How long did it take? Eleven years. It took time for Chicken Soup for the Soul to hit the bestseller lists. You could say our tenure on the New York Times list was more than a decade in the making. That's a lot of patience for someone who initially wanted overnight success.
So, yes, patience is a virtue. But keep at it, and in no time, you'll be only one week, or one day away from your ultimate success.
Remember... be GRATEFUL, reflect on what IS working and continue to take ACTION!
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Are you "stuck" in this area?
For more on speeding up your success, I highly recommend picking up a copy of
The Success Principles 30-Day Journey Audio Course.
For more on speeding up your success, I highly recommend picking up a copy of
The Success Principles 30-Day Journey Audio Course.
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