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3 SPIRITUAL LIFE
LESSONS I’VE YOGA SHAKTI

LEARNED MISSION

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These days I’m working very hard at not changing the
entire plan, but rather, just redirecting my energy in a As with the other lessons, this one has taken some time to sink
slightly different direction while keeping my focus still on in for me. I am much better at being aware of my thoughts,
the original idea or thought. Also, each time I am met with feelings, and words than I was five years ago. For me, I had to
what appears to be a failure I take a deep breath and say take extra time to consciously work on becoming aware of not
a slight thank you to God. Thank you for letting me know only what I was saying and how, but what thoughts were going
that there is a different and better way than what I think I through my head and what emotions I was feeling.
know.
There were times when I would say I wanted to do something,
LESSON 3: but deep inside I felt fear about actually doing it. This creates
WHAT WE THINK, SAY, AND FEEL CREATES conflict in the Universal Mind. Likewise, to feel happy while or
immediately after yelling at someone also creates conflict. As
Much of the Law of Attraction focuses on thoughts. Think a result, when we say we want something but inside are afraid,
better, and life gets better. We have to realize, however, we attract more situations into our lives that will bring out that
that it’s not just what you think that creates, but what you fear. When we yell at someone – even if we tell people we don’t
say and feel that creates too. like yelling, if we feel a sense of satisfaction after doing it – we
will attract more situations into our lives where we feel we need
Your whole being is constantly projecting to the Universe. to yell.
Creating better things means not just thinking differently,
but acting/speaking differently and feeling differently The point is, our words, thoughts, and feelings must be in align-
too. If you think positive thoughts but are feeling angry, ment to truly create and get those things which we want in our
you’ll only create situations in life that bring more anger. life.
If you think positive thoughts but go around speaking ill of
another, you’re only going to create in life more situations So these are three spiritual life lessons I have learned. Are there
where you’ll want to speak ill. spiritual life lessons you have learned that you want to share
with others?
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