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17 Mar 2010 What You Expect You Attract
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Expectations are very powerful. Why?

Because expectations involve focus.


Your mind focuses on the object of your expectation. This creates mental images or pictures in your mind. These mental images are like the blueprint from which you will build your life (consciously or unconsciously).

This means that if you are not getting the results you want in a certain area of your life, there IS something you can do. What? Change the blueprint. How?

First – stop and take notice:
What are you focusing on during the day? Where does your mind stray when you have a few idle moments? This will probably give you some clues as to what you may be expecting even unconsciously.

* When your mind is full of fear you will expect negative results.
* When your mind is full of faith you will expect positive results.


Second – recognize that YOU decide what goes into your mind.
It all depends on what you are feeding it. It is very difficult, even impossible to have your mind full of faith when you have been feeding your it with all of the negative news, emotions and chatter around you.

Here are some things you can start doing to turn your mind to the positive.

  • Stay away from all negative news. (Close you ears to it).
  • Feed your mind with positive and challenging affirmations (free affirmations ebook here), quotes, books, recordings every day.
  • Speak only positive words.
  • Write down in your journal some keys that stand out to you from what you read and listen to. Make some notes about how you can apply these things to your life
  • Train your mind to think on the positive. (You do that by taking action on the things you learn each day).
  • Download these free recordings (audio and video) right now and get started with training your mind to think on the positive.
  • Pick up a copy of this book The Power of Focus by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hanson and Les Hewitt (I am reading it right now, and it will certainly help you) – you can get it from this link (aff), from your local bookstore or even your local library.

JillTake action today and your tomorrow can only get better!


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08 Mar 2010 Do You Expect Miracles?
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Expectations create a breeding ground for miracles – John Di Lemme.

Of course this quote is referring to right expectations. If you allow yourself to expect negative things then you are preparing for the very opposite of a miracle.

Expectation is closely related to both focus and belief (or faith). The dictionary defines expectation as “belief about (or mental picture of) the future”.

I like that – the mental picture. Those mental pictures that you and I have in our minds are our imaginations.

Thoughts and imaginations are filtered by the mental structure or mindset that you and I have created over the years by our thoughts, actions and decisions. You may find that you need to recreate that mental structure in your life.

So what is that breeding ground for miracles in our lives?
Miracles can only happen within the atmosphere of faith. This is the breeding ground.

Faith is cultivated in your mind by 3 basic things:

What you hear, what you focus on and what you expect.



What you hear:
For miracles to come into your life you need to prepare for them. This means preparing your mind and your life by creating that atmosphere of faith.

In the Bible, in Romans 10:17 it says that faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God. Yes listening to God’s Word brings and cultivates faith.

Listening to and reading good motivational and inspirational books and recordings also contribute to building up your faith. This is because all wholesome motivational concepts are based in the principals found in the Bible. These are simply expressed in different words and ways by each author.

What you focus on:
Yours and my mind are working flat out (that means very fast :) all day long.

The key is the make sure that YOU are making conscious decisions as to what your mind is focusing on. (If you don’t it will run wild like an untamed animal).

When you spend time every day listening to and reading the Bible and good motivational material, you are training your mind to create the atmosphere of faith in your life.

What you expect:
Write notes in your journal every day about what you are learning and how you plan on applying it to your life. This will also train your mind to create mental pictures that will expect the best.

You cannot expect good things to come into your life if you are constantly listening to negative conversations or watching violence, horror and defeated characters on TV or the movies. These things will not create the atmosphere for miracles.

Are you busy creating the atmosphere for miracles in your life?

Do you REALLY expect miracles to happen every day?

Listen to and read only faith building material –

Focus on creating mental pictures that will bring miracles –

Expect a miracle every day and watch your life be blessed.

Jill


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