The Law of Attraction, as described by Napoleon Hill, encompasses the belief that thoughts and beliefs have the power to shape an individual’s reality. Hill’s teachings emphasize the concept that whatever we focus our minds on, whether positive or negative, we attract into our lives.
One of Hill’s notable quotes on the Law of Attraction states, “Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” This encapsulates the idea that by cultivating a clear vision of our desires and wholeheartedly believing in their attainment, we create the necessary conditions for them to manifest in our lives. According to Hill, our thoughts act as a magnet, attracting corresponding experiences, circumstances, and opportunities.
Hill also highlights the importance of maintaining a positive mental attitude, stating, “Your mental attitude is the only thing you have complete and total control over.” This quote underscores the significance of cultivating a mindset of optimism and gratitude, as it sets the stage for the Law of Attraction to operate in our favor. By focusing on positive thoughts and emotions, we align ourselves with the positive forces of the universe, attracting positive outcomes.
Another essential aspect of the Law of Attraction, as outlined by Hill, is the power of visualization. He asserts, “Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire and begin at once, whether you are ready or not, to put this plan into action.” Hill suggests that by vividly imagining and visualizing our desired outcomes, we not only strengthen our belief in their achievement but also stimulate our subconscious mind to seek out opportunities and take inspired action towards their realization.
Moreover, Hill emphasizes the role of persistence and perseverance in utilizing the Law of Attraction effectively. He says, “Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.” This quote highlights the idea that setbacks and challenges can serve as opportunities for growth and ultimately lead us closer to our goals. By maintaining a resilient and determined attitude, we can overcome obstacles and stay aligned with our desired outcomes.
In summary, according to Napoleon Hill’s teachings, the Law of Attraction centers around the power of thoughts, beliefs, and visualization. By focusing on positive thinking, cultivating a strong belief in our desires, visualizing our goals, and persistently taking action, we can harness the forces of the universe to manifest our aspirations and create the life we desire.
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“Know that if you are not intentionally guiding your life, life will guide you by default.” (Neville Goddard, ‘The Law and the Promise’)
This quote by the late author and spiritual teacher Neville Goddard encapsulates an important life lesson: that by actively taking charge of our lives, we can shape our destiny and take control of our future, instead of letting it be influenced by external forces. In this article, we will discuss the implications of this quote, explain how it can be applied to our lives to create positive change, and examine existing scholarly research on the concept of taking charge of one’s life and destiny.
The concept that we have the power to take charge of our lives is one we have seen throughout many forms of literature, philosophy, and psychology. From the ancient Stoic teachings of Epictetus to modern self-help books, the idea of individual responsibility, and taking control of our lives has been stressed by countless authors, thinkers, and experts. This quote by Goddard reiterates this very same concept: that we must be intentional in our actions and choices, or else life will guide us by default. This means, simply, that by making conscious decisions and striving toward a given outcome, we can shape our destiny instead of letting life define it for us.
So, how can we apply this quote to our own lives? The first step is to identify our goals and aspirations for the future, and then take positive, tangible steps to make them a reality. This may involve planning out our days and weeks, setting achievable tasks and goals, and then taking decisive action to accomplish them. It also involves reframing our thoughts and challenging self-limiting beliefs that may prevent us from taking charge of our lives. By taking conscious ownership of our lives, we can make meaningful progress in achieving our goals and desired outcomes.
Research in the fields of psychology and sociology has further supported the importance of taking charge of our lives and destinies. For example, research has shown that those who adopt a proactive, goal-oriented approach to their lives tend to experience greater levels of well-being throughout their lives. Similarly, research has shown that taking charge of our behavior can help us to be more effective in achieving our goals, leading to increased self-efficacy.
This idea by Neville Goddard encapsulates a timeless life lesson: that by taking charge of our lives we can shape our destiny rather than letting life guide us by default. Research in psychology and sociology has further reinforced the importance of this concept, highlighting the benefits of taking proactive steps to achieving our goals and desired outcomes. Practically speaking, we can apply this quote to our own lives by setting achievable goals, challenging our self-limiting beliefs, and taking decisive action to make them a reality.
Take action now to incorporate Neville’s philosophy of the Law of Assumption into your life! Believe that you can achieve anything you set your mind to and focus your attention on the positive aspects of your life. Make a plan for yourself, work hard to accomplish it, and trust that the Universe will grant you success. With hard work and determination, you can create a life that you happily deserve. Believe in yourself and take action today!
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“Our youth must be steadfast and take advantage of the benefits of modern civilization. Do not fall prey to idleness for it shall be a curse to you and to succeeding generations. You must set yourselves us as examples of determination and hard work. Plan your time and use both your physical and mental powers purposefully and productively.”
~Haile Selassie I
It is often said that the youth are the future of a nation. Indeed, the power and potential of the youth are immeasurable. Our youth possess the ability to shape the future and realize the dreams of the present for all generations to come. This is why it is so important for our youth to be equipped with the necessary tools to succeed in life and make their mark in history.
Perhaps one of the most powerful tools in the arsenal of any young person is the use of modern civilization. Whether it’s the internet, advanced technology, or the many various resources available to us in the modern world, these tools are an excellent way for our youth to further their education and stay abreast of world developments. Ignorance is not an option in the modern world and our youth must take advantage of the opportunities that are presented to them.
At the same time, it is also important to recognize the dangers of idleness. All too often, idle hands are the devil’s playground. When our youth lack direction and purpose, it can be all too easy for them to become distracted from their goals and fall into a state of apathy. Therefore, it is essential for our youth to be steadfast in their efforts and use their time and energy productively, with a clear plan in mind. They must be role models for others and demonstrate that hard work and determination are the key to success.
The words of Haile Selassie I serve as reminders for all of us that our youth must be empowered to live up to their potential. They must be willing to take charge of their own destinies and face the world prepared with knowledge, determination, and hard work. Only then, can they leave their mark on the world and pave the way for the generations to come.
1. If you can think about what you want in your mind, and make that your dominant thought, youwill bring it into your life.
2. Through this most powerful law, your thoughts become things in your life.
3. As you think of yourself living in abundance, you are powerfully and consciously determining your life through the law of attraction.
4. The only reason why people do not have what they want is because they are thinking more about what they don’t want than what they do want.
5. The law of attraction is the law of creation. Quantum physicists tell us that the entire Universe emerged from thought!
6. What you are thinking now is creating your future life.
7. Your thoughts are seeds, and the harvest you reap will depend on the seeds you plant.
8. Whether you have been aware of your thoughts in the past or not, now you are becoming aware. Right now, with the knowledge of The Secret, you are waking up from a deep sleep and becoming aware!
9. Decide what you want to be, do, and have, think the thoughts of it, emit the frequency, and your vision will become your life.
10. The law of attraction is a law of nature. It is as impartial and impersonal as the law of gravity is.
11. Your feelings are your greatest tools to help you create your life.
12. Your thoughts determine your frequency, and your feelings tell you immediately what frequency you are on.
13. You can purposefully use your feelings to transmit an even more powerful frequency, by adding feeling to what you are wanting.
14. There is no greater power in the Universe than the power of love.
15. The feeling of love is the highest frequency you can emit.
16. There is a truth deep down inside of you that has been waiting for you to discover it, and that Truth is this: you deserve all good things life has to offer.
17. You get to choose what you want, but you must get clear about what you want.
18. Asking is the first step in the Creative Process, so make it a habit to ask.
19. You must believe that you have received. You must know that what you want is yours the moment you ask.
20. In the moment you ask, and believe and know you already have it in the unseen, the entire Universe shifts to bring it into the seen.
21. Claim the things you want by feeling and believing they are yours.
22. How it will happen, how the Universe will bring it to you, is not your concern or job. Allow the Universe to do it for you.
23. Ask once, believe you have received, and all you have to do to receive is feel good.
24. If you have an intuitive or instinctive feeling, follow it, and you will find that the Universe is magnetically moving you to receive what you asked for.
25. Remember that you are a magnet, attracting everything to you.
26. It is as easy to manifest one dollar as it is to manifest one million dollars.
27. Create your day in advance by thinking the way you want it to go, and you will create your life intentionally.
28. It is impossible to bring more into your life if you are feeling ungrateful about what you have.
29. When you give thanks as though you have already received what you want, you are emitting a powerful signal to the Universe.
30. The reason visualization is so powerful is because as you create pictures in your mind of seeing yourself with what it is you want, you are generating thoughts and feelings of having it now.
31. Everyone has the power to visualize.
32. To use the law of attraction to your advantage, make it a habitual way of being, not just a one-time event.
33. To attract money, you must focus on wealth.
34. The only reason any person does not have enough money is because they are blocking money from coming to them with their thoughts.
35. When you need money, it is a powerful feeling within you, and so of course through the law of attraction you will continue to attract needing money.
36. The shortcut to anything you want in your life is to BE and FEEL happy now!
37. Your wealth is waiting for you in the invisible, and to bring it into the visible, think wealth!
38. “I am a money magnet.”
39. “I love money and money loves me.”
40. Giving is a powerful action to bring more money into your life, because when you are giving you are saying, “I have plenty.”
41. Prosperity is your birthright, and you hold the key to more abundance – in every area of your life – than you can possibly imagine.
42. The key is your thoughts and feelings, and you have been holding the key in your hand all of your life.
43. When you do not treat yourself the way you want others to treat you, you can never change the way things are.
44. When you make feeling good a priority, that magnificent frequency will radiate and touch everyone close to you.
45. People are responsible for their own joy.
46. Focus only on things you love, feel love, and you will experience that love and joy coming back to you – multiplied!
47. Treat yourself with love and respect, and you will attract people who show you love and respect.
48. To make a relationship work, focus on what you appreciate about the other person, and not your complaints.
49. Healing through the mind can work harmoniously with medicine.
50. All stress begins with one negative thought.
51. Love and gratitude can part seas, move mountains, and create miracles.
52. Illness cannot exist in a body that has harmonious thoughts.
53. Start thinking happy thoughts and start being happy.
54. Just the simple process of letting go of negative thoughts will allow your natural state of health to emerge within you.
55. Laughter attracts joy, releases negativity, and leads to miraculous cures.
56. You have the ability to give so much to the world by emitting feelings of love and well-being, despite what is happening around you.
57. When you feel good you uplift your life, and you uplift the world.
58. You are the master of your life, and the Universe is answering your every command.
59. Your ability to think is unlimited, and so the things you can think into existence are unlimited.
60. When we open our minds to the unlimited creative power, we will call forth abundance and see and experience a whole new world.
61. There are no limits to what you can create for You, because your ability to think is unlimited!
62. The Universe offers all things to all people through the law of attraction.
63. You have the ability to choose what you want to experience.
64. When you are praising or blessing you are on the highest frequency of love.
65. Instead of focusing on the world’s problems, give your attention and energy to trust, love, abundance, education, and peace.
66. The law of attraction says like attracts like.
67. You are energy, and energy cannot be created or destroyed. Energy just changes form.
68. As you ask and feel and believe, you will receive.
69. When you emit the perfect frequency of what you want, the perfect people, circumstances, and events will be attracted to you and delivered!
70. When you say “I am,” the words that follow are summoning creation with a mighty force, because you are declaring it to be fact.
71. When you conceive something in your mind, know it is a fact, and that there can be no question about its manifestation.
72. You are a genius beyond description, so start telling yourself that and become aware of who you really are.
73. All your power is in your awareness of that power, and through holding that power in your consciousness.
74. The real secret of power is the consciousness of power.
75. Be aware of everything around you, because you are receiving the answers to your questions in every moment of the day.
76. To not love ourselves can keep what we want from us.
77. To attract the things we love we must transmit love, and those things will appear immediately.
78. We are all connected, and we are all One.
79. The Secret is within you.
80. The more you use the power within you, the more you will draw it to you.
81. The time to embrace your magnificence is now.
82. See yourself living in abundance and you will attract it.
83. The law of attraction is always working, whether you believe it or understand it or not.
84. Your thoughts become things.
85. The emotions are an incredible gift that we have to let us know what we’re thinking.
86. Our feelings are a feedback mechanism to us about whether we’re on track or not, whether we’re on course or off course.
87. Life can be absolutely phenomenal, and it should be, and it will be, when you start using The Secret.
88. You will attract everything that you require.
89. You can start with nothing, and out of nothing and out of no way, a way will be made.
90. Asking the universe what you want is your opportunity to get clear about what you want.
91. Receiving involves feeling the way you feel once your desire has manifested.
92. When you want to change your circumstances, you must first change your thinking.
93. Gratitude is absolutely the way to bring more into your life.
94. The daily practice of gratitude is one of the conduits by which your wealth will come to you.
95. When you visualize then you materialize.
96. Expectation is a powerful attractive force.
97. Success comes from within, not from without.
98. Your joy lies within you.
99. The Universe is a masterpiece of abundance.
100. You can change your life and you can heal yourself.
4. High belief that you can have it & you deserve it (the how doesn’t matter, the universe will move mountains to bring it to me, beyond my imagination, beyond the radar screen).
5. Focus & believe you’ll receive it (don’t think about how, it has to work because it’s the law of attraction, shifting things, bringing people & situations in my life making it happen)
6. Picture it, feel it, hear it, add myself to the picture, smell it, taste it, emotions being there, imagine I already have it & how good it feels
7. Ask and you shall receive (Ask Believe Receive)
8. Use breathing technique with 3rd eye and send out to the Universe
9. Ritual/song : create a ritual or song to emphasize and energize your desire.
10. Use of Affirmations :
• Whatever the mind of man can conceive & believe, it can achieve.
• Who feels it knows it, I am Wealthy beyond my imagination.
• I have large amounts of money constantly coming to me.
1. Whatever may be said in praise of poverty, the fact remains that it is not possible to live a really complete or successful life unless one is rich.
2. The purpose of Nature is the advancement and unfoldment of life.
3. Success in life is becoming what you want to be.
4. Wherever there is unexpressed possibility, or function not performed, there is unsatisfied desire.
5. Desire is possibility seeking expression, or function seeking performance.
6. No man is kept poor because opportunity has been taken away from him.
7. Nature is an inexhaustible storehouse of riches; the supply will never run short.
8. Nature is formed for the advancement of life; its impelling motive is the increase of life.
9. Thought is the only power which can produce tangible riches . . .
10. A man’s way of doing things is the direct result of the way he thinks about things.
11. To think according to appearance is easy; to think truth regardless of appearances is laborious, and requires the expenditure of more power than any other work man is called upon to perform.
12. There is no labor from which most people shrink as they do from that of sustained and consecutive thought; it is the hardest work in the world.
13. By thought, the thing you want is brought to you. By action, you receive it.
14. The grateful mind is constantly fixed upon the best. Therefore it tends to become the best. It takes the form or character of the best, and will receive the best.
15. Many people who order their lives rightly, in all other ways are kept in poverty by their lack of gratitude.
16. There is no labor from which most people shrink as they do from that of sustained and consecutive thought; it is the hardest work in the world.
17. Desire is the effort of the unexpressed possibility within, seeking expression without through your actions.
18. The desire for riches is simply the capacity for larger life seeking fulfillment; every desire is the effort of an unexpressed possibility to come into action.
19. It is the desire of God that you should get rich.
20. The universe desires you to have everything you want to have.
21. God wants that you should make the most of yourself, for yourself, and for others; and you can help others more by making the most of yourself than in any other way.
22. You must get rid of the thought of competition. You are to create, not to compete for what is already created.
23. You must never think for a moment that the supply is limited.
24. The desire you feel for riches is the Infinite seeking to express Himself in you.
25. The whole process of mental adjustment and atonement can be summed up in one word, gratitude.
26. Many people who order their lives rightly in all other ways are kept in poverty by their lack of gratitude.
27. It is easy to understand that the nearer we live to the source of wealth, the more wealth we shall receive.
28. The more gratefully we fix our minds on the Supreme when good things come to us, the more good things we will receive.
29. Gratitude will lead your mind out along the ways by which things come.
30. There is a Law of Gratitude, and it is absolutely necessary that you should observe the law, if you are to get the results you seek.
31. Without gratitude you cannot long keep from dissatisfied thought regarding things as they are.
32. To permit your mind to dwell upon the inferior is to become inferior and to surround yourself with inferior things.
33. To fix your attention on the best is to surround yourself with the best, and to become the best.
34. The Creative Power within us makes us into the image of that to which we give our attention.
35. The grateful mind is constantly fixed upon the best; therefore it tends to become the best.
36. The grateful mind continually expects good things, and expectation becomes faith.
37. You must form a clear and definite mental picture of what you want; you cannot transmit an idea unless you have it yourself.
38. You can never get rich, or start the creative power into action, by sending out unformed longings and vague desires.
39. All you need is to know what you want, and to want it badly enough so that it will stay in your thoughts.
40. The more clear and definite you make your picture then, and the more you dwell upon it, bringing out all its delightful details, the stronger your desire will be.
41. The man who can sincerely thank God for the things which as yet he owns only in imagination, has real faith.
42. It is faith and purpose in the use of the imagination which make the difference between the scientist and the dreamer.
43. Hold to the FAITH that the imaginary is being realized, and to the PURPOSE to realize it.
44. Think and speak of all the things you have asked for in terms of actual present ownership.
45. The science of getting rich does not require you to apply power or force to any other person, in any way whatsoever.
46. To get rich, you need only to use your will power upon yourself.
47. It is by your will that you determine upon what things your attention shall be fixed.
48. Get rich; that is the best way you can help the poor.
49. People must be taught to become rich by creation, not by competition.
50. The purpose of life for man is growth, just as the purpose of life for trees and plants is growth. Trees and plants grow automatically and along fixed lines; man can grow as he will. Trees and plants can only develop certain possibilities and characteristics; man can develop any power which is or has been shown by any person anywhere.
Your beliefs create the world you live in and experience. If you wish to make any lasting change to a habit, pattern, repeating experience and so on, you do it at the fundamental level, at the level of belief. Affirmations are a great way, one way, to change beliefs.
“Your beliefs form your reality, your body and its condition, your personal relationships, your environment, and en masse your civilization and your world.”
In the creation of wealth, you require to ensure that you are clear and positive (allowing, not resisting and negating) in four key areas of wealth:
1. Earning (receiving)
2. Spending (giving)
3. Saving
4. Investing
These are the four corners of wealth. The first two function like breathing, like your body’s circulation system, or even like the weather pattern. In other words, money, just like breath and the rest of life, moves in cycles. In and out. Giving/receiving or earning/spending are two sides of the same coin. They both need to be healthy. Without circulation, the system dies.
The remaining two are what allows for growth in wealth. Saving represents many things. For one, it represents the fact that you value your future enough to save for it; you feel you have a future worth saving for. It also represents paying yourself first, valuing yourself. Instead of spending all the money you earn and leaving nothing for yourself, you spend some and keep some for yourself. By the way, you are not saving to buy consumables like a TV or a trip in future. No. You are saving to use that money to invest in yourself, and to have it make money for you. And this is where the final corner, investing, comes in. You invest so that the money you earned, at least part of it, is not forever lost in a spending spree. Instead, it remains with you and works on its own, without your further effort, to make more money for you. In other words, you work for the money (earn) and then stop, after which you allow the money to work for you and give you much more than you produced in the first place. That is the point of investing – having the money work for you and produce more of it than was originally, without you having to spend more effort. Investing is similar to nature’s principle of creating more of itself effortlessly. Without this last step, it is very hard to become wealthy
Remember: Invest wisely
Here are sample affirmations gathered for you from various sources (affirmations partly gathered from You Can Heal Your Life by Louise Hay and Rebirthing in the New Age by Leonard Orr and Sondra Ray). As you do the affirmations, notice how you feel about them. Then follow these feelings freely without resisting or manipulating them and see where they lead you (they will always lead you to the beliefs behind them).
Earning (receiving)
1. My income is constantly increasing
2. I enjoy earning.
3. I deserve to be wealthy.
4. My job/business is one of the pipelines through which I tap the infinite wealth of the universe for my own desires.
5. My personal connection to Infinite Being and Infinite Intelligence is enough to yield a huge personal fortune.
6. People enjoy paying me for what I enjoy doing the most.
7. Life always holds out as much goodness as I am willing to accept.
8. I am enjoying creating value for the people that give me money.
9. I have the right to give myself permission to become wealthy or do anything that I want.
10. Each year, my money increases faster than I spend it.
11. It takes less effort to be wealthy than it does to keep out the universal supply.
12. Life rewards me with abundance.
13. I deserve to be wealthy, rich, prosperous and affluent.
14. I enjoy expressing my abundance.
15. I don’t have to work to get money.
Spending (giving)
1. I spend money wisely.
2. I always have more money than I need.
3. I bless all my bills with love.
4. I pay all my bills on time easily.
5. I enjoy spending.
6. My income now exceeds my expenses.
7. Every dollar I spend comes back multiplied.
8. The more willing I am to enrich others, the more willing others are to enrich me.
9. I now have a positive personal cash flow.
Saving
1. I am worthy of having money in the bank.
2. I am financially independent and solvent.
3. I enjoy saving.
4. A part of all that I earn is mine to keep.
Investing
1. I enjoy investing.
2. I find investing to be relaxing, easy and safe.
3. My income increases every day whether I am working, sleeping or playing.
4. All my investments are profitable.
5. I don’t have to work to get money.
6. Part of all my profits goes into permanent wealth creation, capital and reserves.
You have many beliefs about money. Many of those beliefs are transparent to you (you do not consciously know you have them) and so they work behind the scenes producing results that seem to come from some external source (thus the idea of being a helpless victim of circumstances or chance). But you can bring them out of transparency and even change them. You can also discover your beliefs by asking yourself questions like:
– What did I learn about money as a child?
– What is my biggest fear about money?
– How did my family handle money?
– How do I handle money?
– Do I feel worthy of having and enjoying money?
– What do I criticize and praise myself for regarding money?
By Jahn Hooks aka Illuminati Congo
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Today I was doing my daily reading, a commitment I made when I joined the Inner Circle. The idea is to encourage reading daily to learn and be inspired. One of my mentors within the Inner Circle said something which is quite profound.
“Daily Disciplines Create Empires”
Today, I read in the Book of Matthew, Chapter 25 which has some deep parables within. Yeshua gives a lesson on the Law of Attraction and reveals a profound Secret in attracting more Abundance into your life. To give and receive in the right state of mind is the key.
Matthew 25:29
“For to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have an abundance. But from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.”
Yeshua is explaining that when you are given anything at all in life and you give and share of it, you will continually be given more and you will have abundance, but if you choose to withhold and hide what you have thinking that you don’t have enough to share and give, that you are somehow lacking, you will repel abundance from you and continually create more situations of lack in your life.
Read the Parable of the Bags of Gold to overstand further how this state of mind and being is manifested in relation to money and abundance.
The Parable of the Bags of Gold – Matthew 25:14-28
14 “Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them. 15 To one he gave five bags of gold, to another two bags, and to another one bag, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey. 16 The man who had received five bags of gold went at once and put his money to work and gained five bags more. 17 So also, the one with two bags of gold gained two more. 18 But the man who had received one bag went off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money.
19 “After a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them. 20 The man who had received five bags of gold brought the other five. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with five bags of gold. See, I have gained five more.’
21 “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’
22 “The man with two bags of gold also came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with two bags of gold; see, I have gained two more.’
23 “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’
24 “Then the man who had received one bag of gold came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed. 25 So I was afraid and went out and hid your gold in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.’
26 “His master replied, ‘You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed? 27 Well then, you should have put my money on deposit with the bankers, so that when I returned I would have received it back with interest.
28 “‘So take the bag of gold from him and give it to the one who has ten bags. 29 For whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them. 30 And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
JAH!
Yeshua gives a goldmine of wisdom in this parable! We are given these golden opportunities everyday to choose how we will invest our time, energy, and money. One can take action to transform their life by changing their thoughts and words.
How do you view money? Do you love it or hate it? Do you attract money or repel it?
A mentor of mine shared a priceless gem with me recently, when he said:
“The Life you want also wants you!”
Another powerful parable within Matthew 25 is The Parable of the Sheep and Goats. Here Yeshua teaches that to truly inherit the Kingdom of Heaven one must treat others as they treat themselves, a parable which further expounds upon one of the ten commandments which is:
“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”
Yeshua is saying in the parable, by giving to those in need is giving to Christ directly. And by neglecting to give to those in need, is neglecting to care for Christ. And, if you do nothing else for Christ, at the very least give unto those that are in need.
The Sheep and the Goats
31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’
37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’
40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’
41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’
44 “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’
45 “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’
46 “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”
And Keep In Mind, That Giving To Others Only Increases Your Own Abundance!
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My wellness goal has always been at the core of my intentions. I began this class with what I would consider a pretty well-informed and experienced understanding of wellness. That being said, I gained so much from this class because it expanded what I knew of wellness and touched on areas of wellness which I was neglecting to consider or implement, and it also forced me into activities and learning processes which showed me some major weaknesses I had in my personal wellness which needs more attention. This assignment and others helped also by pushing me to construct a practical goal to attain for optimal wellness.
The pedometer project showed me how much I’m active and walking daily. It gave me a way to make a good estimate of how much I’m walking daily without the use of a pedometer too.
At first I was only walking about 5,000 steps per day without pushing myself. Using the pedometer and pushing myself to walk more, I reached an average of about 8,000 steps per day. My goal was 10,000 steps per day and I had to really try to walk extra each day to reach that goal. I enjoyed it but it was definitely an extra 15-30 minutes every day of walking and moving around. I appreciate the difference it made me feel, both physically and mentally.
Ultimately the S.M.A.R.T. Goal assignment gave me an idea of how I would like to implement and maintain a certain way of life scheduled with a regular routine of activities which build and maintain optimal health and wellness.
My goal to reach and maintain is to:
*work out at the gym 2-3 times a week
*a bit of yoga, push-ups, walks and exercise each day
*1 yoga class weekly or biweekly
*Capoeira Angola (martial art/dance) 1-2 a week or biweekly
*1-2 Dance classes or Dance games/videos a week or biweekly
*massage therapy weekly or biweekly
*good food daily (vegetarian/vegan diet)
*good sleep daily
*Study and Reading daily
*Meditation and Prayer daily
*family time
*social outings
*writing, playing, recording music weekly
Now this seems like a lot. But all of them are specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, & timely. The idea is that I intend to create a sort of weekly & monthly schedule where I incorporate the type of classes I want to take regularly which contributes to my wellness such as yoga classes, Capoeria classes, work out at the gym, massage therapy, dance classes, playing music with friends and social outings. And the second half of the goal is the maintain a certain active lifestyle daily at home or wherever I choose to be with such activities as yoga, walks, exercise, stretching, good sleep, eating well, family time, meditation and prayer, my music, study and reading.
The challenge is to maintain a schedule which will combine and balance all these activities and not overwhelm myself in conflict with the daily activities or life in general. Really, the goal is to set up life in a more active way, in a sense aligning social activities around active and wellness activities and shared experiences. I believe that the greatest challenge is just allowing the lazy feeling to get out of hand, because while we all need to be lazy and lounge around and relax sometimes, it’s most beneficial when we have been active and accomplishing things in life when that lounging, relaxing and contemplation really is appreciated most.
Having a regular wellness routine will be beneficial for me, I know that I could not fit all of the activities in weekly in my life, but it is a list of my tried and true activities and ways of living which I know I’d like to fill my life with. So as I approach my days ahead in monthly preparation I will try to pull from these attractions to fill and schedule my days. Thus, in the near future I will hopefully have established a routine of activities and wellness-related social outings as well.
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