Monday, April 14, 2008

Appearances Are Deceiving

deceive: to ensnare, to take: 1 to make (a person) believe what is not true; delude; mislead 2 to be false to; betray.

Things are not what they appear. We spend most of our time basing our actions on the evidence of what we see. After all, we live in a concrete world. However, things are rarely what they appear to be. If we act based only on what is seen, we miss unseen opportunities and often act or react improperly and often create the very situations we are trying to avoid.

It is difficult not to act on emotions. Yet emotions are behind almost every decision. Appearances often have an immediate impact on our emotions and affect our decisions and thoughts. If thoughts are things (and they are) they have energy and affect our actions, then it follows that our thoughts ultimately affect our results.

If we have fear about something happening (or not happening) and dwell on those thoughts we give energy and life to those thoughts and create (manifest) the results we are focused on, good or bad. FEAR has been defined as False Evidence Appearing Real. Acting out of fear generates unwanted and often unfortunate results.

But patience and analysis reveal that there are unseen events happening and unseen opportunities everywhere. We only have to look 'behind' events to see a much bigger projection of possibilities. We also need to realize that manifesting results, no matter how big or small, requires time. It is often referred to as the "Law of Gestation". Everything takes time to manifest and you can't rush it, no matter how bad you want it right now.

No matter how much technology we develop, it still takes nine months to have that baby! But whether we see it or not, something is always happening. Once the seed (the thought) is planted, something is definitely happening. If we are only wise enough to realize we do not physically see the overwhelming amount of things that are happening, and we are patient, the things we want will always be born into existence (manifest) and become a part of our lives.

Every week I talk with wonderful, hopeful people who have dreams of a life much different than what they are living. They see the outward expression (appearance) of other lives that look better than what they have and want more for themselves and their families. But they fear that it cannot be possible for them.

False evidence appearing real does not make it real. We can have or create any reality we want. If we have all of the right ingredients, we can make a cake every single time. What are those ingredients we need to have the things we want? Can we use the Law of Winning in our favor to manifest those things? Absolutely. Let's start then with the basic ingredients and bake a cake of dreams. It is so simple that most people miss it altogether.

First... thought. You cannot have a thought about creating something, the life that you want, unless it were possible to create that life. It is critical to understand this. If you have the power to conceive it, you also have the power to manifest it! Thoughts are things, and every thought has power and is also possible. Every thing in the material world began as a thought.

Second... faith. It has been said that the most powerful force in the universe is faith. It can move mountains. Books have been written and lives have been changed and you hold the power of faith in your heart. It is the very essence of the unseen that causes creation.

Third... emotion. Your emotions are like the horsepower of the engine or the heat of the oven. If you only have a small amount of emotions (your vested interest) engaged in your dream, it may never manifest. However, if you have strong emotions, like love or desperation, you add unbelievable power to your engine and things start happening very fast!

Fourth... action. You must take action to 'create' the reality you desire. Action is the process of taking all of our ingredients and putting them together to form that cake. If you add your thoughts, otherwise know as focus, with faith and emotion to any activity, you will absolutely have results. Things seen and unseen will begin to manifest. This is also referred to as the "Law of Attraction" and it works every single time!

Fifth... patience. You must have patience because nothing happens instantly. The greater the "thing" is that you want to manifest typically the longer it will take. But don't forget, your emotions are the horsepower behind the engine, and if you are desperately engaged, emotionally driven, you can manifest things very quickly.

Five ingredients that work to make that cake every single time! However, most people fail to realize their deepest dreams because appearances are deceiving. They begin something of great importance to them but they forget to add in one of these ingredients! Unfortunately, the majority of people do not have enough 'faith', failing to understand their own creative power (literally the power of the universe) and when they don't 'see' anything happening they falsely believe nothing is happening. They become unemotional about the outcome because they no longer believe it is possible and they quit (turn off the engine) and their dream never becomes a part of their reality. It happens again and again to the very people who are within inches of realizing their life long dreams but they are deceived by appearances.

Dream like a child. Have unshakable faith that your dreams are already a reality. Be passionate about every breath you take. When in doubt, take action. And, never, never, never, never ever quit!

No comments: