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	<title>The Way to the way &#187; consciousness</title>
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		<title>Healing through Relationship</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 16:51:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Emotion connects the individual consciousness between two people, and that is the basis of personal relationship. When we share an emotional connection (relationship) with someone, we affect their consciousness through the projection of our own thoughts. The deeper the emotional connection, the more power our thoughts have over the consciousness of the other person. &#160; [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Emotion connects the individual consciousness between two people, and that is the basis of personal relationship. When we share an emotional connection (relationship) with someone, we affect their consciousness through the projection of our own thoughts. The deeper the emotional connection, the more power our thoughts have over the consciousness of the other person.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>In this way, just thinking about a person is a very powerful form of communication. Whatever we are feeling while thinking about a person indicates what’s being communicated as a subtle, yet powerful invitation for that person to behave in a manner that activates the same feeling.<a href="http://thewaytotheway.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Healing-Relationship.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-3628" title="Healing Relationship" src="http://thewaytotheway.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Healing-Relationship-300x224.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="224" /></a></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>While every person has free will, and the ability to accept or decline any of the emotional invitations being launched into their field of awareness - emotional patterns work in the unconscious mind to sway consciousness without notice. Accordingly, only the one who is attentive to their thinking and feeling is able to resolve unhappy feelings before their behavior is affected by them.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>By focusing through untruth in the form of personal dislike, disgust, pity or pain - our relations can move into a space of love and compassion. In this way, not only do we heal our relationships - but we energetically invite everybody involved toward total transformation and healing. This is the peaceful warrior way, and this is many times more powerful than the barrage of invitations that affect people toward dis-ease.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Breathe through any personal thoughts that feel bad, painful or uncomfortable with willingness to see those thoughts for what they are. By allowing your self to be open to feelings of appreciation and release, conflicted thoughts can let go of you so that your relationships and your world can fall into harmony.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>You are the Light of your world - Let it shine!!</p>
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		<title>Prosperity</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 18:24:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Life is self sustainable and infinitely abundant. Your individual Life form is a conduit for Life's expression, and as such you are inherently prosperous in this lifetime. &#160; However, the ease of inherent prosperity can only be enjoyed by you to the extent you are not buying into thoughts that are resistant to Life. &#160; [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.thewaytotheway.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Prosperity.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-3114" title="Prosperity" src="http://www.thewaytotheway.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Prosperity-300x226.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="226" /></a>Life is self sustainable and infinitely abundant. Your individual Life form is a conduit for Life's expression, and as such you are inherently prosperous in this lifetime.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>However, the ease of inherent prosperity can only be enjoyed by you to the extent you are not buying into thoughts that are resistant to Life.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Some examples of such resistance include but are not limited to ideas about: (a) what emotional sacrifices must be made Now in order to achieve prosperity later; (b) how some people must suffer in order for others to prosper; (c) how prosperity is only available to a privileged few; and (d) how the majority of people are held back by an unethical few.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>These ideas and many others like them are deeply ingrained into the mass consciousness of modern society, thus making it extremely tempting to just go along with what the majority takes to be true instead of being an authentic expression of Divine Love - which is prosperous under any circumstance. Every time you feel the emotional sensation of Life-resistant thought while regarding that thought as true, you are making scarcity/struggle/suffering relatively true in your perception, and for the collective perception by energetic invitation.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong><em>However, if you are willing to cultivate the feeling of prosperity and surrender your concepts, you can break through the barriers of self limiting belief, allow abundance to be prevalent in your experience, and uplift the collective perception accordingly.</em></strong></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>When you are feeling creative and free, you are allowing space for the abundant essence of Life to express prosperity from your vantage point. To cultivate this feeling, make it your intent to keep remembering that you are in relationship with and magnetically attracting all that is perceived in your inner (thoughts and feelings) and outer (what appears separate from you) world; and simply accept (keep relaxing self judgment) exactly what's happening Now.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>When you notice emotional constriction whereby the feeling of creativity and freedom seems out of reach, let that feeling speak its ‘truth’ to you, take slow-deep breaths and observe how those 'truths' are manifesting in your body as dis-ease. In this way, you allow conscious awareness of the story you are telling, what that story means from your point of view, and what memory/feeling/judgment is presently impressing the need to perpetuate that story upon your energy of awareness.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Through the consistent practice of cultivating the feeling of prosperity coupled with illuminating the mental/emotional impressions that are filtering your perception of Life, you are becoming ever more receptive to Life's movement beyond memories, concepts and emotions - whereby your material awareness and the expansive abundance that is your true essence may alchemize to make prosperous expression what's relatively true in your world.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Being prosperous uplifts the energy of All. To be prosperous is not only your right, but your responsibility. Get to know what’s been making prosperity seem elusive from your perspective, and allow the true You to seize the day!</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Note: I have released an essential oil blend called 'Prosperity Formula'. This formula consists of four pure essential oils in a synergistic blend that harnesses the power of plant spirits coupled with Reiki healing energy to gently remind your cellular system, brain and auric field that being prosperous is natural for you. The brochure for this formula can be found here: <a href="http://www.thewaytotheway.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Prosperity.pdf">Prosperity-pdf</a>, and this Divine blend may be purchased here: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Prosperity-Formula-100%25-Essential-Blend/dp/B005T2ZWVG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1319002848&amp;sr=8-1">Prosperity Formula</a></strong></p>
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		<title>Love Message: Co-Creation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 11:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Each instance of The One co-operates with all 'others' to collectively co-produce Existence. How you Be as you perceive your 'reality' is the part you play in the direction of what's to come for All. In that regard, your presence in this moment is greatly appreciated. Aloha!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Each instance of The One co-operates with all 'others' to collectively co-produce Existence. How you Be as you perceive your 'reality' is the part you play in the direction of what's to come for All.</p>
<p>In that regard, your presence in this moment is greatly appreciated. Aloha!</p>
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		<title>Invocation of Presence</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jan 2011 20:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the purpose of this article, "Presence" means conscious overview of the thoughts and feelings being entertained within your awareness. Your physical body can only be focused into a single location at any point in time, and when your Presence is focused there too, experiences are seamlessly digested and your perspective is advanced for the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.thewaytotheway.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Light-of-Mind.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2140" title="Light of Mind" src="http://www.thewaytotheway.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Light-of-Mind-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a>For the purpose of this article, "Presence" means conscious overview of the thoughts and feelings being entertained within your awareness. Your physical body can only be focused into a single location at any point in time, and when your Presence is focused there too, experiences are seamlessly digested and your perspective is advanced for the evolution of your world.</p>
<p>The only thing that prevents you from being fully Present is internal conflict which manifests as emotion. Emotion makes your thought based perceptions feel real, and the emotion you are feeling is an indication of how much Presence you are allowing around and between your thoughts.</p>
<p>Specifically, all thought is a patterned mental/emotional response, which leads deeper into unconsciousness in the absence of conscious overview (Presence). Presence directs your awareness toward those thought patterns that feel more closely attuned with your non-emotional yet eternally Joyful essence. In this regard, the closer your thoughts feel to contentment, the more presence you are allowing around thought - while less contentment means you are allowing less presence.</p>
<p>So the question then becomes "how can I feel contentment when I really hate what's happening?" The answer to that question is Acceptance and Appreciation - which “happens” within the remembrance that everything happens for you.  That remembrance can be invoked by slow, deep breathing and the consistent allowance of silent space between thoughts.</p>
<p>It's futile to resist thoughts that you think you should not be having, because it's the having of those thoughts that inspires your creativity. Simply allowing Presence around and between thoughts leads your awareness to thought patterns that feel better, while resistance to your thoughts leads in the opposite direction.</p>
<p>Contentment is not a goal that you have to achieve, but the emotional direction in which Presence leads your thinking irrespective of circumstance.</p>
<p>All that you perceive is only a reflection of the feelings that you have allowed to take form through the focus of your thought, and your conscious aspect (Presence) feels like the ultimate bliss/pleasure/joy/comfort - transcending all emotion. Just by looking for things in your perception that please you, and/or imagining what would please you more, you are invoking Presence for the creation of more pleasure in your world.</p>
<p>Conversely, to the degree you are focused on things in your perception that evoke anger, worry, sorrow, desperation, etc. - you are resisting presence and relying instead upon Ego aka fear - which is only capable of offering thoughts that evoke more fearful feelings which are then reflected in your world.</p>
<p>The temptation to be driven by unconscious thought comes in the form of things and people (including yourself) that you don't like, or want to change. Your perception of such things immediately decreases your happy feeling because it shifts more of your awareness away from the moment and into the fear-based Egoic mind.</p>
<p>This is not to say the Egoic mind is a bad thing, or that feeling uncomfortable emotion should be avoided. This is about being aware of how much Presence is being allowed at any given time so that you can navigate your awareness back into alignment with 'who you are' when you're ready.</p>
<p>The more you practice allowing Presence, the easier it will come to you, and your world will evolve in a way that is ever more pleasing from your perspective. Amaze yourself by giving your awareness over to the only aspect of yourself that is capable of creating a world you might describe as "heaven", and exalt your material aspect in this very moment in time.</p>
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		<title>Animal Consciousness Supports Human Creativity</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 21:48:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Earth itself and everything manifested on Earth is projecting consciousness; and consciousness is the creator of our shared reality.  Every expression of consciousness in our world has evolved and is evolving for the creation and evolution of more intelligent life. This is because existence is the infinite expansion of consciousness, and in our world, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.thewaytotheway.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/ComfortingTheAnimals2.gif"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1494" title="ComfortingTheAnimals2" src="http://www.thewaytotheway.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/ComfortingTheAnimals2-150x150.gif" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a>The Earth itself and everything manifested on Earth is projecting consciousness; and consciousness is the creator of our shared reality.  Every expression of consciousness in our world has evolved and is evolving for the creation and evolution of more intelligent life.</p>
<p>This is because existence is the infinite expansion of consciousness, and in our world, intelligence fuels that expansion by driving the creative force toward greater leaps in creativity. Every human expression is the culmination of every thought that has come before, as the individual being has evolved over many lifetimes as many different species.</p>
<p>At present, humans are the only species endowed with the level of intelligence that commands the creative force with specificity.  As such, human thought is on the leading edge of creativity.</p>
<p>Whatever possibilities we humans create for ourselves, we are also creating for everything else. Indeed, beings currently expressing themselves as animals, trees, etc., are all evolving toward the human experience.</p>
<p>Animals do not perceive the world as humans do - they live more from a vibrational perspective and summon the creative force for manifestations that support life on Earth.</p>
<p>Unlike humans, animals express their preferences from an instinctual rather than a material perspective.</p>
<p>Through their thought-based projections, animals contribute greatly to the sustenance of the environment on Earth as being conducive to human life.   They do so effortlessly, simply by living in rhythm with their environment, and following the flow of life through the perception of Unconditional Love.</p>
<p>However, humans are the judges of the world. Thus it is we who are responsible for everything in the reality shared by every creature on Earth.</p>
<p>It is our thought-based projections that create the vibratory environment that everything else projects back to us.  While all other forms of consciousness are supporting our survival, humans are creating well beyond this basic instinct.</p>
<p>To be human is a gift that the soul has done nothing special to receive, and every Earth-bound being is on its journey to becoming human. However, humanity is not the end of our journey. Once our being is expressed through the human mind, we continue to evolve toward more conscious expression in the progression of the creative manifestation that is our world.</p>
<p>The more we allow consciousness to prevail in our lives, the more we come to appreciate animals and every other expression of consciousness that supports us. The more we appreciate everything in our environment, the more our world represents our perception of harmony.</p>
<p>Humans can learn a lot about allowing from animals, and when we develop our ability to couple allowing with creativity, our thought-energy manifests blessings for ourselves and everything else.</p>
<p>Related Article: <a href="http://www.thewaytotheway.com/key-to-heaven/" target="_blank">Awareness is the Key to Heaven</a></p>
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		<title>Independent Thought Shifts Collective Consciousness</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jul 2010 18:17:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[No one is separate from the whole, and each individual is the same energy that has contributed to the creation of all belief patterns in the shared mind that manifest in our individual and shared experiences. If we find ourselves or anyone else suffering, it's because we have believed in our own limitation and/or we have judged those we perceive as "others".]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.thewaytotheway.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Water-Drop.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1460" title="Water Drop" src="http://www.thewaytotheway.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Water-Drop-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a>Collective consciousness is the belief patterns projected by all people in a shared environment .  From within our homes, neighborhoods and places of work to our cities, countries and even the entire world - individual human thought is largely dictated by the mental habits that prevail within that environment.</p>
<p>Like always attracts like, and onto itself it is drawn. This is a fundamental law of the Universe. Even though opposite poles attract, they must have a resonant vibration, otherwise they will repel each other.</p>
<p>The thought patterns that each individual has projected from this and all previous lifetimes determines the environment in which they find themselves now. This is because humans are attracted to other humans by virtue of mental energy - the coalescence of which determines collective consciousness for a particular environment - and collective consciousness dictates our default perception of shared environments.</p>
<p>Most of us do not yet realize the power we have to affect our shared environments because we are conditioned to believe that the reality we know is created by "others", and that change must be preceded by undue suffering, struggle or even war. Whether there are arguments in our homes, gossip in our workplace, dishonesty in our government, or hunger in our world - the human ego seeks to lay blame on something, someone, or some group of people that appears to be outside of the Self.</p>
<p>But no one is separate from the whole, and each individual is the same energy that has contributed to the creation of all belief patterns in the shared mind that manifest in our individual and shared reality. If we find ourselves or anyone else suffering, it's because we have believed in our own limitation and/or we have judged those we perceive as "others".</p>
<p>This does not mean that anything is our fault. The human mind is born in limitation because limitation is the basis of a material reality, and we are not held liable or judged by anyone but ourselves.</p>
<p>However, everything is our responsibility in that the ego commands the creative force to manifest according what we have projected, and we have the ability to project that which can create the change we seek. Only by accepting responsibility, embracing our uncomfortable feelings, and forgiving ourselves for projecting the thought patterns that have created conflict, can we effectively shift (instead of reinforce) the beliefs being projected by collective consciousness.</p>
<p><strong>Applying the Practice</strong></p>
<p>When we notice anything we do not like, we can transmute our uncomfortable emotional energy to calm deliberate energy - and create new momentum for ourselves with the following process:</p>
<ol>
<li>Take a moment to realize that what we are perceiving is a reflection of what we have projected</li>
<li>Direct our awareness to the feeling that realization creates in the body</li>
<li>Breathe deeply into the uncomfortable feeling while forgiving ourselves for having projected it</li>
<li>Once we feel the uncomfortable feeling shift to calm excitement, offer thoughts that match what we want to create</li>
</ol>
<p>Similarly, when we notice anything we do like, we can use the resultant happy emotion to focus our creative energy to attract more of what we prefer with the following process:</p>
<ol>
<li>Take a moment to realize that what we are perceiving is a reflection of what we have projected</li>
<li>Direct our awareness to the feeling that realization creates in the body</li>
<li>Breathe deeply into that feeling while thanking the creative force (which is the broader aspect of ourselves) for the manifestation</li>
<li>Offer thoughts of appreciation for what we are receiving instead of worry or dread over the experience coming to an end in a future that does not exist</li>
</ol>
<p>Perhaps the best place to test and develop this practice is within the home or workplace because we can easily evaluate and refine our ability on a smaller scale. For example, if we perceive a family member, boss, client or coworker as angry - for the final step of this process we can offer thoughts that change our perception of them to being jovial, kind, romantic or whatever we most prefer.</p>
<p><strong>What to Expect</strong></p>
<p>As we consistently and deliberately shift our mental energy, we will begin to notice that the people and behavior we are attracting starts to shift.  On a subconscious level, our new perspective invites everyone who experiences our energy to shift their thought patterns into alignment with what we are projecting.</p>
<p>As our new perspective becomes more believable in our perception, our energy is becoming very different. Thus, the people we have previously associated with can only continue to be attracted to us if their energy continues to resonate with ours by virtue of the belief patterns they are choosing to follow.</p>
<p>In this way, unhappy relationships and situations will easily fall away in favor of those that resonate with our new perspective. During these transitions, fear can permeate our thoughts, and it can be very tempting to return to our old belief patterns in order to maintain the status quo. This is because the ego is programmed to fear what it does not know.</p>
<p>However, if we persevere we will reap all the benefits of our efforts by creating a more Joyful reality for ourselves, while contributing to the creation of a more Joyful reality for the entire world. While our own energy is a small contribution to global consciousness, every person who experiences us is also changed on an energetic level, and as the new patterns of belief are supported by more individuals, our once unorthodox perception of reality will become a mental habit that Earth's present inhabitants and future generations are drawn toward.</p>
<p>Celebrate your independence by making a commitment to offer independent thought no matter what else is happening, and be the one to start a new momentum for yourself and for our shared reality.</p>
<p>Related Article: <a href="http://www.thewaytotheway.com/life-force-energy-is-creative-power/" target="_blank">Life Force Energy is Creative Power</a></p>
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		<title>Collective Consciousness</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 17:57:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are solely responsible for our own experience, but all thought being projected makes up the collective consciousness - and that dictates our shared reality. Our individual thoughts influence collective consciousness because we share one mind, and every thought projected attracts like thoughts. The energy of our thoughts either deepens the grooves of current belief patterns [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We are solely responsible for our own experience, but all thought being projected makes up the collective consciousness - and that dictates our shared reality. Our individual thoughts influence collective consciousness because we share one mind, and every thought projected attracts like thoughts.</p>
<p>The energy of our thoughts either deepens the grooves of current belief patterns or creates new ones. When we offer independent thought, we command creation for something new - but most of us offer thoughts that follow wherever collective consciousness is leading them.</p>
<p>When we take responsibility and forgive ourselves for the dissonant thoughts that have created anything unpleasant in our experience, we become more receptive to independent thought, and thereby improve our individual reality while redirecting collective consciousness to project for a more Joyful shared reality.</p>
<p>Our individual egos are not separate. As we heal ourselves, we heal the world.</p>
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		<title>Purposeful Change</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 18:28:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If our beliefs do not change, we energetically bind ourselves to the situations and circumstances that have already been created in our experience. In this way, we resist becoming unified with the possibilities we have created for what we would perceive as improvement.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.thewaytotheway.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Purposeful-Change.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1284" title="Purposeful Change" src="http://www.thewaytotheway.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Purposeful-Change-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a>Existence is energy in motion, constantly transmuting between form and formless. Change is the Universal constant that keeps expanding existence toward infinity.</p>
<p>Consciousness is the creative force that makes change possible. For without creative consciousness, there could be no perspective for change.</p>
<p>All living things are the extension of creative consciousness made manifest to benefit existence through individually focused perspectives in an environment of contrast. Planet Earth and all of its inhabitant life forms are vehicles for experiences that inspire the creativity that leads to the continual expansion of the Universe.</p>
<p>As individuals, we sense what is in our reality, and that causes us to project our preferences for change into the Universe. Those preferences are immediately created as energetic possibilities for our soul – which changes and expands the Universe.</p>
<p>While every preference confers a benefit to the Universe that is immediate and eternal, a preference only manifests in our individual experience when the energy of our beliefs becomes a vibratory match to it. By changing our beliefs accordingly, our material self expands toward the new possibilities we have created.</p>
<p>If our beliefs do not change, we energetically bind ourselves to the situations and circumstances that have already been created in our experience. In this way, we resist becoming unified with the possibilities we have created for what we would perceive as improvement.</p>
<p>Resistance to change doesn't prevent us from being a benefit to existence because we continue projecting preferences for change until physical death.  But resistance does cause us to experience less Joy because our lives exist in a constant flow of energy, and when our energy is stagnant dis-ease becomes our experience.</p>
<p>Because it is the nature of the human ego to resist change within ourselves, we naturally seek happiness by changing and/or condemning the outside world. As we follow the nature of ego, we develop greater fear of true change because ego perceives inward change as death to itself.</p>
<p>Through resistance to change, we develop an egocentric sense of self importance and false pride, from which we employ hard work and dedication to manage worldly changes. In doing so, we manipulate people and situations to benefit our individual self (or our cause) as if we were disconnected from the balance of creation.</p>
<p>But outward changes in and of themselves only validate our egocentric fear of death, which causes us to worship the cleverness of mind as the creative master of our lives.  Since we are truly spiritual beings, we can never be fulfilled by outward achievements, and chasing them only leads to feelings of desperation and despair.</p>
<p>However, through inner focus coupled with the courage to harmonize with our preferences despite all external circumstances, outward change happens as the effortless manifestation of what we are becoming.  Moreover, when those changes are received with appreciation and humility, they glorify the core of our Being – which is the only part of ourselves that endures forever.</p>
<p>We are only capable of creating our reality from a self-centered perspective, and when we allow the energy of our beliefs to change with the constant development of our preferences, we cultivate our own peace of mind.  As we experience inner peace, we heal conflict and dis-ease in ourselves and in the world to which we are intricately connected.</p>
<p>That which we practice being is what we are becoming. When we practice being unified with our preferences, in appreciation of all that is, the things we achieve are simply the Joyful expression of what we are becoming.</p>
<p>There is nothing to do but relax into being the real You. Be the change you wish for the world and keep becoming toward the purpose of your inner Truth.</p>
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		<title>Behold Your Beauty</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 16:44:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Where our thoughts go, creation follows. And, when we make conscious decisions about the direction of our thoughts, we are deliberately commanding the power of creation.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.thewaytotheway.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/See-Beauty.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1221" title="See Beauty" src="http://www.thewaytotheway.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/See-Beauty-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a>No matter where we are in the world, the beauty within is being projected for us and through us by the power of our thoughts. In fact, the profound beauty of creativity is the energetic force that causes every person, circumstance and material object to manifest in this material reality.</p>
<p>Although it's not always readily apparent, all things seen and unseen are made possible through the beauty of Divine Love. Many times we cannot realize this beauty through the layers of mental conflict and struggle that have been manifest, but it's always present - just waiting to be discovered.</p>
<p>Everything in existence is created and sustained by all conscious and subconscious thought that led to the present moment, and this moment is constantly being recreated through the energy of our thoughts.  Because humans are the embodiment of the creative force coupled with a materially receptive mind, the balance of what we focus upon always multiplies in our reality.</p>
<p>When in a mental state of sincere appreciation for the beauty in our experience, we offer a very powerful vibratory pattern which commands the Divine creative force to manifest more of what we consider beautiful. However, many times we do not allow ourselves to enjoy the beauty we have noticed because our focus is quickly drawn to what should be done, changed or fixed in some way.</p>
<p>Where our thoughts go, creation follows. And, when we make conscious decisions about the direction of our thoughts, we are deliberately commanding the power of creation.</p>
<p>But in order to make our thoughts our own, we must be aware of the thoughts being offered by mind - and consciously choose whether to follow any of them.  Many of us have been so conditioned to notice what we find wanting that we must access imagination to offer thoughts independent of what we are programmed to receive from mind.</p>
<p>The creative force is limitless possibilities. The more Joyfully we focus upon whatever we personally find beautiful, the more prominent beauty presents itself in our experience; and the more our ideas of beauty are created for the world.</p>
<p>Make your thoughts an offering that resonates with those possibilities that are the most beautiful from your point of view, and create a more beautiful reality now.</p>
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		<title>Go With the Flow</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 16:37:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most of us who try to use the Law of Attraction get discouraged very quickly because we get ideas about what we want - only to be disappointed when they don’t manifest.  But the Law works based on our vibratory resonance or dissonance to the Divine flow of the Universe - not like a genie [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.thewaytotheway.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Mystic-River.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1179" title="Mystic River" src="http://www.thewaytotheway.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Mystic-River-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a>Most of us who try to use the Law of Attraction get discouraged very quickly because we get ideas about what we want - only to be disappointed when they don’t manifest.  But the Law works based on our vibratory resonance or dissonance to the Divine flow of the Universe - not like a genie just magically granting every wish.</p>
<p>It's important to remember that we are not our bodies or our minds, but the spirit that expresses through them. Our minds are very limited, and thus they can never know what the spirit wants.</p>
<p>While every desire is Divine and honorable, each one is also a creative invitation for the mind to get into rhythm with the Joyful nature of the Universe.   When our vibratory offering is in perfect rhythm and flowing with spirit, we become conduits for our true Self to express through our bodies and minds - and our lives unfold effortlessly and gloriously.</p>
<p>But in practice, we tend to attach ourselves to specific outcomes - meaning we make ourselves feel dependent on something in the material world to make us happy.  This feeling of attachment is rooted in emotion, and its energy is counterproductive for creating anything we want.</p>
<p>Specifically, when we feel emotionally attached to anything, it's because we are afraid of feeling how we felt before when we didn't get what we wanted. This causes our energy to be expressed through emotion, and is exactly what keeps us from creating our lives according to our true desires.</p>
<p>The path of least resistance is very difficult to see while when our vision is impeded by the emotions that underlie our attachment. That's why it's imperative that we expose our emotions to the Light of our awareness if we expect to move forward in life.</p>
<p>Through practice and attention, we can release that which binds us to what we know - and open ourselves to the blessings that are presently unknown. By staying alert and attentive to every emotion, we can notice the physical and mental tension associated with attachment to our desires, and consciously observe them along with their associated thoughts.</p>
<p>By simply remembering that we are not our mind or emotion, we may be able to redirect our thoughts into alignment with what's true about our real Self. But if the emotion does not immediately dissolve, that's fine.</p>
<p>While in an emotional state, it's helpful to take no action or as little action as possible so that we can just rest and observe our thoughts and feelings while consciously releasing tension in the body. Whenever we feel ready, another effort can be made to redirect our thoughts for improvement of our emotional/vibratory offering.</p>
<p>It’s common for feelings of failure or self-judgment to present themselves in conjunction with an extreme emotional state. But by loving ourselves unconditionally, we release the layers of self-judgment that otherwise prevent us from accessing and exposing the root cause of emotional attachment.</p>
<p>There is no hurry, but the time is always now to be presently present. Expose yourself to yourself in order to release attachment and deliver your body and mind into vibratory resonance with the Divine flow.</p>
<p>The most difficult thing we have to do is release mental tension about how anything turns out. As we release, we begin to recognize the Divine flow and learn to ride it’s rhythm toward the fulfillment of our destiny.</p>
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