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This month’s thoughts UNCOVER THE

about things... DAYDREAMS

“I want to look back on my life and be giddy with HOLDING YOU
joy that I was the one who got to live it.” BACK
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To ease yourself into this expectation and belief, you just prac- The following “When…then” exercise will help you
tice some dollars visualization for a very few moments several discover three core agreements you have made with
times a day. Remind yourself that dollars can come to you from yourself and which need to be broken today. Take out
all corners of the universe that the Universe can delight you by an a sheet of paper and a pen and fill in the blanks for
unexpected windfall of dollars. Imagine what it would feel like if yourself for the following statements:
that happened, feel the sense of giddiness and delight bubbling
up inside your chest kind of like when you fall in love or win the When I _____, then I will_____.
lottery. Get that feeling going as you're imagining dollars flying
into your bank account. God is your supply and gets a kick out of When I _____, then I will_____.
giving you what you ask for.
Now, cross off the beginning of each sentence so that
We did a little visualization of all the dollars in the world circling it starts with “I will”:
around the globe just flying around in the air, because there are
lots of dollars out there. Then we did a little visualization, mean- I will_____.
ing we imagined in our mind's eye, a large silver funnel over her
physical bank location. We imagined all the dollars flying around I will_____.
in the sky and a whole lot of them being funneled down into her
bank account. She giggled when I said that which was a good sign You now have new goals —ones that you can achieve in
because it showed she had no resistance to it. this moment getting you out of the daydream turned
nightmare and closer to your sacred dream.
YOU CAN'T SPEND HOURS A DAY READING
CONSPIRACY THEORIES ON THE 'NET AND How do I know if a daydream has become a night-
ENGAGING IN POLITICAL ARGUMENTS AND EXPECT TO mare?
ATTRACT PLEASANT SCENARIOS INTO YOUR LIFE The daydream that turns into a nightmare can be the
relationship or job that was so seductive but that
A Facebook friend into conspiracy theories and faux gurus, post- now has become a dark hole you cannot get out of or
ed: "I'm uninterested in positive focus, I'd rather be authentic." change. The nightmare does not offer you much hope
He fully believes that positive thinking is some airy fairy notion. for things to be different. When you are trapped in
In my experience, positive thinking is choosing to find something it, you come to believe that the poor health you are
good in every situation, even if the good is only that the situation experiencing is just part of getting old and you may as
is temporary and better things are on the way. Positive thinking well get used to it, or that the boredom and frustra-
has nothing to do with ignoring the woes of the world , it has to tion of your job or marriage is the price you pay for
do with focusing on what is optimistic in every situation. security. Or you might believe there is nothing you
can do to change the divisive political climate or the
IF YOU WANT A RESPONSE, YOU HAVE TO ASK violence happening in the world.

The theme for the month seems to be having faith that things will The nightmare keeps you paralyzed.
work out even tho you see no evidence of it. A couple of friends A daydream may seem benign or even quite pleasant
are energetically poised for career advancement. They're in that but is almost always a formula for disaster. And while
place where they know something's happening but they're not daydreams sometimes do not turn into nightmares,
sure if things will work out for them. In cases like that, I think they can keep us comfortable but not growing—and
it's important to ask the universe to guide you towards your next soon our lives feel stale and purposeless. Sometimes
step. Ask the universe to put people and circumstances in front of daydreams fool us, mimicking yet forestalling the
you that represent opportunities that you will not miss. And keep courageous dreams that are most rewarding. We think
your eyes and ears open and see everyone who comes toward you we are leading a life of meaning, and then one day we
as having part of the answer for you. The process of your hopeful realize it doesn’t seem that way at all. However, if we
expectation is an important part in attracting what you want. are courageous enough not to settle, transform our
dreams from nightmares and answer the call of the
Enjoy our offering this month. sacred dream - our true quest begins.
Hari Om. Andrea ...continued to page 27...

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