Forgiveness how important is it

How many times do I need to remind myself 

If you feel stuck in any area of your life it could be
due to a lack of forgiveness. We all at some point in our lives have trouble
forgiving someone else or even ourself's. It doesn't matter. Holding on
to past memories or "stories" is guaranteed to tie up your energy
and block your ability to attract what you want.

I struggled with forgiveness for many years because I believed that
if I forgave someone they would not receive the "just punishment"
they deserved for what they had done to me. But as I looked at that
belief I realized it was just that, a belief. In fact, it was just
an assumption and an illusion.

What I learned is that the universe will always seek balance and it
will deal with that person or situation in the appropriate way,
even if it that means letting them off the hook.  The outcome in 
their life has nothing to do with the outcome in my life unless I 
choose to keep myself tied to it. 

If you think about it, when you choose to forgive someone, it is
nothing more than an ego trip. When you say "I forgive you", 
what you are really saying is you have some sort of hold over them.
By saying "I forgive you", you decree that you are pronouncing
them "free" of your resentment. That isn't forgiveness. That's an
ego trip. 

There is really nothing to forgive.  What we call forgiveness is
simply letting go. It is not placing judgment on other people or
yourself.  When you are truly conscious you realize that nothing
"bad" or "wrong" happened. You may judge it as "bad" or "wrong",
but from the view of ALL THAT IS what occurred is simply what
occurred. It's over. It's done. It's history.  

Because we believe something "bad" happened, we still think of
ourselves as being victimized no matter how much we try to forgive. 
So we are caught up between two conflicting energies. One is to
condemn and blame and the other is to forgive. This is why we
struggle with forgiveness.

However, when we are truly conscious we realize nothing "bad",
"negative" or "evil" happened at all. In fact, what happened didn't
happen TO you but FOR you. It happened to help you to awaken and
grow. It was part of your life lesson to bring you to where you are
right now and to allow you to let go of your "story" of
victimization. 

So if you are stuck in any area of your life, take a look at your 
unwillingness to forgive yourself or others and just let it go! 
Realize there is nothing to forgive. You just have to release it
and move on.

Today will bring you a new awareness.

Thoughts of reflection

While Iv been chilling in starbucks Paris this came to me I think perfect for thoughts of reflection:

Sometimes we forget that Life is here to serve us, not put obstacles in our way.
Everything we desire will show up or not show up in response to
our vibration. Even I get it wrong sometimes but sometimes something else shows itself to us that we would
prefer, life can give you that too. You're calling your own shots.
The key is to feel good no matter what. I struggled with that a little this weekend but I still tell the story the way I
want it to be. You truly can command your subconscious mind.

Sometimes we worry because what we want requires so much of our
attention or so much is happening in our lives that it is hard to
hold a stable position - but we can.  Just keep telling ourselve's,
"I am in charge here. I am in charge of my life. I am in charge of
what comes. And more importantly, I am in charge of how I FEEL."

When it comes to money, the reason most people want a lot of it
is because of fear (which dams up the stream). There is nothing
wrong with having money, but the big mistake is asking for the
security that comes from promises of others.  I use to do that alot and now only a little, Im still working on not doing it at all but every now and then we meet someone and we fall into that if you may trap, however we want our
security to come through our awareness of knowing how the laws of
the universe work. You know how to focus on what you desire and you
know how this focus will always bring you the good things in life,
including money, friends, work and love. Remember, you can command your subconscious mind.

Don't try to see so far down the road. I mean I do plan for the future however stay in the now. Don't demand that promises
be made by others to give you the security you need. I learned that on a deeper level this weekend, this is the
thing that makes the difference between someone who can
stand in an attitude of belief and trust and someone who cannot.

You have a lot of evidence in your life that supports the power of
your focus.  Don't try to figure it all out at once.  Just feel
more appreciation for what you have already and more will come to
you, and thats for sure.

Here is one of my favorite affirmations.  I use this every time I
feel I need to know the outcome of any situation.

"I figure it out as I go. I don't need to know, I figure it out as
I go".

Since Ive been here in Paris, Iv figured it out as I go, its fun.

With that affirmation, say to yourself, "The universe is
yielding to me. Good things are lined up for me. All good things
come to me. There is not a reason in the world for me to worry.
When I worry it is nothing more than old patterns of thought that
have nothing to do with my ability to create what I desire. I have
nothing to worry about.  Everything comes to me at the right time
in the right way. I figure it out as I go.  I don't need to know,
I figure it out as I go". It sounds like a lot however you dont have to say it word verbatim but you get the jist......


Today will bring you a new awareness with Love from Paris......

Never get Discouraged

 Your confidence will depend on how strongly you believe in your intent.
Your intent is your goal or desire. Without intent any action is useless and
meaningless, and your words utterly devoid of power. To be successful you
need to formulate, focus on, and put all your mental energy towards your intention.

Think of it this way; although we know we can never truly be certain as to the exact
outcome of any event, we can be certain about our intent.  Your intent is the outcome
you want to achieve. Just focus on that and nothing else.

Also it helps, before you do anything, to go inside and say to yourself confidently and
powerfully, in the most authoritative voice you can muster, 'Of course I can do this!'

Say that so that you believe it, 'Of course I can do this". You'll notice that the mere fact
that you are saying that inside your head causes you to accept and believe the fact that
what you do will be successful. So, while we can never truly be certain about the specifics
of any interaction, we can always be certain about our intent.

I also want to point out this important fact - confidence isn't certainty. This is true for
anything in life. You can still be confident, but you can never be certain of anything.

I know that I'm very confident, but even with all my confidence, sometimes things don't
work out the way I want them to. That happens. However I also know that even though
I am confident I know HOW to do something, and I have the ABILITY to do it, if it doesn't
work, it is not going to erode my confidence. I know if I am consistent and focus on my
intent it WILL happen.

My point here is this - never get discouraged. With a little practice and focusing on your intent,
you WILL be very successful. So just "BE" confident and the rest will follow.

Truly Caring for Your Success!