Are You the Dragon Warrior?

Kung Fu Panda

There are many of us out there who feel we are ‘undeserving’ of receiving abundance, no matter what shape it comes in. We feel that money, a partner, a dream career, etc are all worthy things to have. We might even feel that to have that object, we have to be really special to receive it.

Kind of like when Arthur pulled the sword from the stone; when he completed that task, he was deemed worthy enough to be King. This story isn’t much different from what we want to bring into our lives. At times, manifesting what we want can feel like trying to pull a sword from a stone and not succeeding. Then someone else comes along and pulls it out easily. How does that happen?

The fact is, we are all worthy enough to receive what we want.

But how?

It all begins with dealing with what is going on inside of you. Begin by being diligent about the thoughts you think, your perceptions, and how you feel. If you are sending out negative vibes and thought patterns, you need to address those and make every effort to change it.

Once you switch your thinking, you won’t be the person trying to pull the sword from the stone–instead you will be like Po in Kung Fu Panda.

In the movie Kung Fu Panda, Po is the accident prone noodle maker’s son who is picked as the Chosen One. He is deemed ‘worthy’ by ‘chance’ ….or is it?

Once Po passes all of his tests, he is allowed to read the knowledge that is written on the Sacred Scroll. However, there is nothing written on the reflective, shiny scroll paper when it is unraveled. No one can figure out what is meant by this, until Po has an enlightened moment during a conversation with his father, and realizes its meaning.

What did it mean? That shiny, reflective paper, the paper that mirrored back the person who was looking at it, revealed that You are the secret ingredient. You and only you can make yourself worthy and deserving. The secret ingredient is already inside of you, not outside of you.

You are the key to how you want your life to unfold. It’s time to move forward with your life and feel worthy again. Because you are!


Your mind is like the water. When it is agitated it becomes difficult to see, but when you let it settle, the answer becomes clear.-Oogway from Kung Fu Panda

Natural Abundance: What is it?

Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

When the term "Natural Abundance" is tossed around, most of us wonder what the heck it is. Is that just some fancy term or does it have some meaning to it?

Let's start from the beginning...
At our very core of who we are, we are abundant beings. Our birth rite is to be abundant in every area: happiness, joy, peace, love, food, water, shelter, success, money.... all those things that are a necessity of life, and that we wish to bring into our life experience...all of those things that we bring into the physical because we want to and because it is always our choice.

At times, we may not feel that abundance is our natural birth rite. We look around and see people without food, clothing, and shelter. For ourselves, we may see a stack a bills and very little pay. Or, that we don't have that $80,000 on hand to buy that sweet sports car.

However, we can look at it this way: we don't believe that money can come to us at our will, or that we can have unlimited amounts because we are socialized to think otherwise. We were brought up thinking that there is limited amounts of food, water, money, etc. We were also brought up to believe that we shouldn't be greedy or materialistic for wanting to experience life in many different ways. And most of us were taught that life was unfair, tough, hard, and we have to work hard to be rewarded.

But none of this is true. We were born into abundance. Each of us born with the same birth rite.

So, why are people suffering in this world? Because, we all are co-creating these old beliefs. The world is already changing and evolving. People are becoming more and more aware of their abundant nature, learning how to tap into their own personal power.

So, natural abundance is knowing that we are all abundant beings. We are all in control of the creation of our own lives... that we can be, do and have whatever we want. If we begin to change perspective, begin to believe and KNOW our true selves as creators of our own lives, we will see amazing and wonderful things begin to happen. We just need to get out of our own way.

Finding Wholeness

"You complete me." -Jerry Maguire

Whoever has seen the movie Jerry Maguire is quite familiar with this famous line...heck, even if you haven't seen it, you know what people are talking about when they use it...either sentimentally or humorously.

There is a belief out there that we need a person, thing, fill in the blank, to complete our lives, to make us feel whole.

The fact is, we need to feel whole first. To complete ourselves first. Everything that we want is within each of us already: Love. Abundance. Joy. Happiness. Passion.

Those things we are searching for in another person are already within us. We need to realize that we are already whole and we already have whatever we need and want. We are searching for the feeling that the other person gives us not knowing that we have had it along.

What do we do then?
We love ourselves a little more. We treat ourselves with more respect and kindness. With gentleness and appreciation. We realize what we want and need is within us already. We realize that we complete ourselves.

“We search for happiness everywhere, but we are like Tolstoy's fabled beggar who spent his life sitting on a pot of gold, under him the whole time. Your treasure--your perfection--is within you already. But to claim it, you must leave the buy commotion of the mind and abandon the desires of the ego and enter into the silence of the heart.” -Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love
 

Life is to be Experienced and Enjoyed!

Buddha said, "To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him."

William Feather said, "No man is a failure who is enjoying life."


Are you enjoying life? Are you moving forward unworried, unhindered by life's little obstacles? Life is meant to be enjoyed. However, most of us are still needlessly splashing around in life's murky waters. Time to make the decision to unchain yourself from your worries and begin the trek forward.

What's Your Story, Morning Glory?

Photo credit: Tamara Hanson

I took some time off to think about my own situation...did some much needed reflecting.

What we want in life comes down to this: What is your story? What story are you making up or telling yourself that you truly believe about yourself?

Now, think about that story. Is it really true? Is it an accurate measure of who you want to be? Is it a story made-up through the years by friends and family members; a story that you took on as true?

We can change our story. We can choose for ourselves in every moment who we are.

So, what's your story? And, are you strong enough to change it to what you want?

Are You Manifesting the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man?

If you’ve ever seen the movie “Ghostbusters” then you will remember the scene where the Ghostbusters are fighting off the Sumerian god Gozer. Gozer tells them that the next thing they think about will be the thing they must battle.
In an effort to clear their minds, Dr. Stantz, played by Dan Aykroyd, accidentally thinks about the Stay Puft marshmallow man. Seems harmless, right?

Well, not so much. Let’s just say that the Stay Puft Man is not so sweet anymore.
So, that brings us to the question: ‘What are you manifesting?’Are you manifesting the Stay Puft marshmallow guy? Something that you don’t want? Or are you manifesting something that you really, really want?

Think about what’s going on inside your head. Are you paying close attention to your thoughts? Are you keeping a watchful eye on your feelings? It takes focus to stay on top of those negative thoughts and emotions. Why is that? Because you’ve gotten into the groove of those negative thoughts and feelings. They have become a part of you.

So, what do you do now?

First of all, become aware of your thoughts and emotions. Do a check of your body, both inside and out. If you feel that something is off, reach for a positive feeling thought. Reach for something better, because you deserve better.

Second, decide on what you want. And decide it with passion!

Then, start taking an active role in your life and create the things you really want to create. Make a decision, once and for all, that you will not be defeated by the Stay Puft marshmallow Man!

Are we in alignment with positive or negative abundance?

Abundance is all around us. Positive abundance including financial freedom, love in a relationship and joy are examples. Financial worry, relationship unrest, and unhappiness can also be abundant. What we will do is help you to attain all the positive abundance you would like in your lives. It will be accomplished by aligning your thoughts and actions. this alignment will manifest positive abundance easily and naturally for you. - Trevor Higgins