It’s All in How you Focus (Magical Living Post 3)
Look at this image. Then refocus and look again. Is it an old couple standing face to face? Or is it a happy couple in sombreros, playing guitar and singing? Is that a light shining down from above, or a golden chalice? Is she wearing an earring, or is that a bottle of tequila? It all depends on how you look at it.
Life is exactly like this picture, if you multiplied it by infinity. Everything that happens to you can be looked at from a million million different perspectives, the ends of the spectrum being, “Nothing ever goes right for me!” and “I am constantly being guided by my Source to move in the direction of what I truly desire. So I am absolutely sure this happened for a reason.” That is nothing more than a shift in the way you choose to look at the situation.
Abraham, through channel Esther Hicks, is always saying that every subject is really two subjects; the thing you want, and the lack of it. Which end of the stick you grab, will determine whether you are happy or miserable. Are you holding the “I don’t have any money. There will never be enough money. I’m always broke. My bills are too high. Everything costs so much these days” end of the stick. Or are you looking at the end that says, “I’m in perfect balance. The more energy that flows out of me, the more energy has to flow into me. This large expense must be a sign that my influx of money energy will be higher this month. What fun!” Or another, simpler example: “Where am I going to get the money to pay for this?” vs. “Ooooh, I wonder where the money for this is going to come from! I can hardly wait to find out.”
Every challenge in life is an opportunity to get excited about the answer. Every perceived problem is an invitation for you to open up to receiving the solution. The entire experience is supposed to be a chance for growth, for new wisdom, understanding and grace, and for finding new sources of joy. We are not supposed to writhe in misery when bad things happen. We’re supposed to look at them, adjust our vibration, and move in the direction of the resolution. After all, every “disaster” in our life is nothing more than an indication that our vibration needs adjusting. That we’re focusing on the wrong areas. That we aren’t experiencing enough joy.
Changing the way we look at life is as simple as shifting our focus. Once we know that everything has a purpose, that everything that comes to us is coming in response to our own attitude, and the signals we’re emitting, we can begin to emit a signal of magic. Of “everything in life is magic, everything is a mirror or me, and therefore everything can teach me what I’m needing to learn about myself.”
This is why when I see an animal that seems to be trying to get my attention, I watch with care. Then I meditate on what animal and its actions mean to me. And then I go look up the symbolism of that animal in books, and then I meditate for a few minutes on what in my life right now, matches that. When I see anything in my experience that repeats over and over, a phrase, a new bit of wisdom, a song, a certain flower, or behavior on the part of others around me, I have to stop and look at what it means, and what it matches in my own thoughts and actions. What’s going on in my life that is attracting this particular thing?
It keeps you from getting angry at others for treating you badly, or screaming “why me?” when bad things happen, if you stop, take a breath, and say “What I have I been focusing on, or doing, or feeling, or thinking about that brought this to me? What is it telling me? What behavior of mine is this mirroring back to me?” Because that’s what it is. The Universe cannot bring to you anything other than what you are showing it. Change your focus, change your life. Next time, we’re going to have some daily practices that you can incorporate into your life that will take very little time, and will help you shift your focus, and help you become one who sees magic in every moment, and uses it to become the person she most wants to be, living the life she most wants to live. Stay tuned.
PS: Many of these thoughts and approaches are included in my non-fiction ebook SHAYNE ON YOU.
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