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Why the past keeps repeating itself

Life doesn’t just happen. We interact with life in a very specific way which produces a very specific result. When you change how you relate to life, you change what happens around you.

Look at your life and notice that there are certain areas of your life that don’t work. These areas of suffering may clear up from time to time, but they keep coming back. They keep coming back because we create them.

These areas may seem to be the problem, but they are not. They are the symptom. If you have a relationship, or any other area of life that isn’t working, there will always be an underlying condition that is creating the problem.
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Create a life of prosperity

When we get upset about money, we think that the problem is the lack of income, but this is seldom the case. Most of the people in this world would love to have our level of income. The problem is how we handle the money that we have. Most of us overspend.

We use every resource available to raise our standard of living. The result is a lifestyle where expenses can equal or exceed our income. When this happens, you can expect to be upset. No matter what your income is, it will soon be gone. You will never have enough. This creates a consciousness of lack which then produces more lack.

Now notice what your prosperity consciousness would be like if you took 10% of everything you earned since you were eighteen years old and invested it wisely. What would your prosperity consciousness be like? You would be wealthy and your prosperity consciousness would be one of abundance.
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Are you willing to be vulnerable?

For most people, the thought of being vulnerable is very threatening. We think this will open us up to getting hurt. Actually, it’s the other way around. Being vulnerable is your greatest protection. When your walls of protection are down, you radiate love. This dissolves opposition and resistance against you. Getting hurt then becomes a lot less likely.

Look in the face of someone who has little or no walls of protection. What do you see? The words that you would use to describe this person are the same words that you would use to describe the experience of love. They are the same words because this person is radiating love.

Now find someone whose walls are thick. Notice how uncomfortable you feel. This person is pushing away love. The same thing happens when your walls are up. You push away love. You also create an environment where people can’t be themselves around you. Then they put up their walls and become negative in return.
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The steps for restoring inner peace

There was a day when I was a little discouraged. My work was slow, my thinking was negative, and I was definitely out of the light. To get back in the light, I went for a long walk. During the walk, I saw the key to having difficult times come and go quickly.

The first thing I did was to identify the specific circumstances that I was resisting. I saw that I had a fear of my work becoming slower and slower and eventually ending. This was a painful thought. Then I looked and saw a deeper fear. I saw that I could lose my income. I could become homeless and unable to care for myself. This was a very scary thought.

Then I looked for the hurt that was under my fear. I asked what it would say about me if my fear came true. As soon as I looked, I saw the hurt that was running my life. I saw that if my fear came true, this would prove that I am a worthless loser.
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Creating possibility – One of the keys to a great life

One day I felt discouraged and my thinking was negative. Then I started looking at what was possible for my life. Suddenly, everything changed. I saw a possibility for my life that I could get excited about. In a split second, I became very positive, full of joy, hope and aliveness. Creating possibility changed my life in a very positive way.

When you have something special to go for, life becomes an exciting adventure. You have direction and purpose, a reason to wake up in the morning. Having something special to go for is one of the keys to creating a great life.

When you have nothing to go for, life has no purpose. It feels empty and meaningless. Instead of life being a source of joy, it becomes something you have to endure, and a life to be endured is not much fun. So, if you don’t have something special to go for, find something. Find it as fast as you can. Then take whatever steps you need to have your dreams come true.
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