This is the first article in our “Prosperity now!” series. Worried about all the doom and gloom in the news? Read on:
Crisis? What crisis?
That may sound like a naive or even irresponsible attitude, but it is based in solid metaphysical teaching. Regardless what is happening around us, what other people are saying or doing, what “experts” are predicting, WE still choose our own experiences.
Many of the world’s wisdom teachings bear this out. Here’s a quote from Christian scripture:
From Psalm 91:
You who live in the shelter of the Most High,
who abide in the shadow of the Almighty,
will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress;
my God, in whom I trust.”For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler
and from the deadly pestilence;
he will cover you with his pinions,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.You will not fear the terror of the night,
or the arrow that flies by day,
or the pestilence that stalks in darkness,
or the destruction that wastes at noonday.A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.
The point is, the fate of the masses need not be YOUR fate. You get to choose what kind of life you will have. And if you will step up and take ownership, you will find that your life can begin to take a much more positive course, starting today. This is not just a pep talk or pie in the sky; this is a practical truth that you can take to the bank.
I and others have proved these principles over and over again. They work to the degree that we apply them. So if you want a different outcome than the doomsayers are predicting, this is your chance!
Perhaps your financial situation was not so great even before the current “crisis” began. If so, join the club! Most people are at least a little dissatisfied, if not downright scared, about their financial situation. We live in a culture that teaches competition and scarcity thinking, and it’s little wonder that most people feel that they can never get quite enough to meet their needs and wants.
Well, if you are tired of being like “most people,” this present situation provides you with an outstanding opportunity to step out of the herd mindset and launch yourself into a better, happier and more abundant life.
Over the next few weeks we’ll be covering various aspects of this “Prosperity Now!” process.
Here’s your first assignment: Make sure you will be undisturbed for at least 20 minutes, get into a comfortable sitting position, and relax. Take a couple of deep breaths. Now think of a time — even if it was only a brief period in your life — when you felt like you had plenty of money. It may have been after that tax refund you got last year, or that bonus check you received a few years ago, or perhaps you will have to go all the way back to childhood and the time you got $20 for your birthday. The amount is irrelevant; what we are after here is the FEELING of abundance that you had at that time.
Close your eyes, recapture that feeling of “more than enough,” of “plenty,” and of “Now I am set.” Savor that feeling, and relive the rosy glow of “enoughness” and the sense of peace and relief that accompanied it. All pressure was off. Perhaps you had a pleasant sense of anticipation as you contemplated some of the things you could do with that money.
When you are strongly experiencing the feeling, anchor it so that you will have easier access to it in the future. Choose a simple gesture that you do not commonly make, but that is inconspicuous enough that you can do it in public. You might touch the tip of your little finger to your thumb, or tap two adjacent fingers together a certain way. The point is to choose something that you do not ordinarily do, that you can use anywhere, any time you want to refresh this state.
For a full explanation of anchors and more suggestions, read this article on NLP anchoring.
If you really want to get the most from this, write about your experience. How would you be sitting, how would you be acting, how might you be doing things differently right now if you had more than enough of everything you need? Call up that feeling as often as it takes, and do more than “act as if” it’s justified — decide and know that it is, and act from that state.
Throughout your day, and especially before you fall asleep, recapture that feeling — that sense that “all is well” — and follow it with a few minutes of sincere gratitude. Miracles await you!
