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Part Seven, Eight and Nine...Page 64 to 86
Part Seven: Faith and Gods Infinite Intelligence
My life has been drenched by the constant stream of people that come in leave their thoughts and ideas then quickly leave. People, that have deposit their love and understanding and a touch of their wisdom in my bank of memories.
Of course I’ve had those who leave broken hearts and lay out the fragment of their shattered lives. These people have given me insight and let me gaze upon the beauty and the ugly found in each day.
All of these people have tattooed their footsteps right on my heart. To these people I owe the many values and structure that made me what I am today. I’m proud to be me and I thank all the people that made this a possibility. You are my ticket to peace and security.
I’m not what you would call a religious man but I do believe there’s a power much greater than mine. My God is a God who loves people from all walks of life. He loves his creations no matter what their religion or beliefs. We are special to him and he’ll give us a helping hand and help us to understand.
Yes... My God lives in my heart and my soul and he’s always with me where ever I go. I don’t belong to any religion, I believe in all of them as far as they go.
If you have a faith that you believe in and you live up to the doctrine that faith gives to you, you can’t help but find salvation. At least that’s the way my God feels.
My God lives in a room built inside my heart so he’s always with me whatever I do and where ever I go. When I do wrong he scolds me, corrects me and then he forgives me.
Each day I speak to my God and ask him to guide me from harm’s way. Since he knows what I’m thinking and sees all that I do there’s never a need to pray. My God knows what I need and he guides me and directs me and keeps the devil away. I love My God so I let him know and I thank him several times each day.
No! I’m not a religious man and I don’t go to church. My God lives in my heart and when I found him that was the end of my search. I’m thankful that he still loves me in spite of my past and I know that he’ll be with me as long as eternity lasts. I’m so glad and happy that My God found room in his busy life to give me this gift. I’ve found peace and serenity and the freedom to be me.........
This is what I sincerely believe and for no other reason than LOVE I want you to listen to me. I believe in what's solid and firm, something that's not a mystery and is easy to confirm. I believe in LOVE.
I'm not sure that the Holy Bible was written under the influence of God and I don't know for sure that from here there's a hereafter. There's one thing for sure that I do know and that's the power of Love and how it can grow.
Hate, disagreement and turmoil are a few of the things that cause war and destruction. Whereas, true Love given is the quickest way to peace and serenity.
Whether God sits somewhere above us on his throne to guide and direct us is still a mystery to me. I know for sure that if the foundation of our life is fortified with LOVE we will have a great destiny.
There's a God in my heart and I call my GOD LOVE and my God's as strong and as powerful as anything that comes from above. Love is not something that you need blind faith just to know that it's there. If you open your eyes you'll see it everywhere. I believe in LOVE and that's what I wanted to share.
I believe the reason we were given psychic abilities is so we could use them to get information from a higher intelligence. When I decided that I wanted desperately to recover from my addiction I started looking for answers but I wasn’t finding answers, I was finding roadblocks.
Finally through hopelessness and frustration and as a last resort I decided to try prayer. I got down on my hands and knees and asked God with all sincerity to please have mercy on me, for all of my sins, and please show me the way.
I stayed on my knees for almost an hour confessing all my wrong doings and pleading for help. When I finally finished I arouse to my feet with a sudden realization that all the weight and stress was gone from my body. I knew that I had communicated with my Infinite Intelligence, my higher self, my God and suddenly the answers I was searching for started to appear.
On the table be side my bed was a copy of Think and Grow Rich (a book that I had bought several weeks prior) anyway, I hadn’t opened it and it was just collecting dust. It seemed to have a mystical glow that drew my attention immediately. I picked it up and I couldn’t set it down until I read it cover to cover, twice...
It hit me like a bolt of lightning, yes the answer was written in the book of Napoleon Hill. After reading what he had written I knew that the solution to my problems would have to be a complete change in my way of thinking. That is when I started researching mind enhancement techniques and developed the steps that saved my life and gave it new meaning.
The first thing I learned was how to use auto suggestion and self hypnosis. Then I took several courses in motivation and meditation. I learned how to use affirmation, visualization, time lines and palm therapy, effectively. I believe that through the power of positive thinking nothing is impossible and that is what I teach.
It is my educated belief that there is a quiescent (inactive or dormant) part of your brain that when aroused will give you the potential to achieve heights beyond your imagination. All we have to do is use the right key to unlock that power. I have several keys that we can use.
However first I want you to consider the primary purpose for which you are, presumably, reading Cashes Secrets. Naturally, it must be to acquire the ability to alleviate your problems and stay free of those monsters that have invaded your life.
By following my instructions on auto suggestion and the subconscious mind, you can convince your mind to receive that for which you ask. It will act upon your suggestion which your subconscious mind passes back to you in the form of faith.
We live in a world where the majority of the people don’t except things by faith alone. You might say we are a society of “I’ll believe it when I see it” kind of people. The “show me and I’ll believe” attitude is for all intents and purposes a flaw because no creation is ever manifested before it’s beginning. However this attitude is defended by many as being realistic. Which I believe is the exact opposite of faith.
Faith sees the possibility of all things; the world we live in depends on positive belief, hope, and faith to continue. Negativity breeds destruction. If we depended on cynicism and negative thought, we would self destruct and cease to exist. Vision and belief come first and action follows.
Before I could help others overcome agony and defeat I had to successfully help myself. Through prayer I found the way to allow wisdom to flow in freely from God's infinite intelligence. The most viable technique and the one I almost over looked, prayer.
Prayer is simply communicating with God, the Infinite Intelligence, listening and talking to Him in your own private chambers or with your family and friends. Believers can pray freely, spontaneously, from their hearts, in their own words and in their own way.
The place to start any change in your life is in the Devine presence of God through prayer.
The hopeful truth remains that there is an eternal flame of the spirit in all of us and if we tend to it and give it nourishment we have the ability to create and change the world in a positive way.
I find the Serenity prayer beautiful, meaningful, and reverent. If you believe in God you should memorize it and use it often.
The Serenity Prayer
God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next.
Amen.
I don’t believe in any set religion but I am a Christian and I believe Jesus Christ was our Savior. He lived to teach the Christian concept and he died for our sins so that we could be reborn. I’m one of the lucky ones that was given a chance to be reborn here on earth so that I can be reborn again and enter Gods Kingdom. Nicodemus asked Jesus about rebirth in the book of John; Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God. In the book of Acts Peter explains being born of water; Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
I also believe that through redemption I was forgiven for my sins and given a new life here on earth with a mission. My mission is to help others in need, to be reborn and live a clean and successful life... So I have dedicated the rest of my life to people like you who are sick and tired of being sick tired and want to move on to a more rewarding life.
You may not be a Christian and you may be total agnostic or atheistic that doesn’t matter to me, in my book your still one of Gods creations so I’ll help you no matter what. Regardless of your beliefs you still deserve a chance to reach your ultimate dreams.
I love to write and I read a lot and it’s through books and written material that I find the secrets to success. You may scoff when I suggest Napoleon Hills “Think and Grow Rich” as a bible that will definitely aid in your journey to success, but let me assure you it works and so does “The Power of Positive Thinking” by Norman Vincent Peale. By understanding and applying the thirteen simple steps that constitute Hill's formula, you can: achieve your goals, change your life, and join the ranks of the rich and famous. I suggest that you buy both of these books and give them a special place in your library.
Here is a short review of what we have covered, it is important that you keep these things fresh in your mind. Repetition is a good way to learn and learning opens the gateway to wisdom and knowledge.
Do a complete overhaul of your mind and change your way of thinking. With me as a passenger and you in the driver’s seat your trip will be successful and easy.
Open your mind, get a clear picture of what you really want in life, find the solution, and stick to your guns. You now have the keys that will start the vehicle that will drive you to success. Remember I’ve been there and I know what it‘s like to want something better.
Set your goals and make a definite plan to achieve them. Write them down and post them where you can review them daily. Again, take positive action and don’t let anything or anyone change your direction.
Schedule a time to use auto and self suggestion, everyday. Don’t put off what you can do today. In 21 days by constantly reminding and taking care of things up front you will create new habits. Make sure non-procrastination is one of them.
You can become the Master of Your Destiny if you use honesty and integrity as a guide line. Don’t blame others for your weaknesses and failures. Everything that has happened to you has happened at your own accord. It was your decision to live the live you are living no one else’s. It’s time to stand on your own two feet and be responsible for your actions.
Use the relaxation steps I outlined for you to put yourself in a hypnotic state to use auto and self suggestion. Make sure you are completely relaxed before you start feeding your mind. It may take several times before it becomes effective but don’t give up it really works.
Use repetition and retention to amplify your senses. Learn to meditate at least once a week, more if so desired. Meditation will renew old goals and aspirations; it will also recapture old strengths and moral beliefs.
Keep yourself physically fit by taking long walks, working in your yard, participating in a sport, working out in a gym and anything that keeps you moving. Keep yourself nutritionally fit by eating the right foods, taking vitamins, drinking several glasses of water or juice and eat small amounts several times daily. Keep everything in moderation.
I like to use different methods of meditation and again it is my educated opinion that meditation is a good way to get rid of stress, sleep better, eliminate anxiety, relieve depression, boost intelligence, creativity and confidence, slow ageing, increase energy, and create remarkable emotional changes at the deepest level.
The experience of deep meditation is so powerful it immediately begins to create profound, positive changes in the structure of your nervous system and your life!
Part Eight: Affirmations and Visualization
Developing a positive frame of mind is one of the most powerful characteristics a person can have, by using the power of positive thinking it is possible to achieve whatever you desire. You can gain a spirited edge at a personal level that will change your life and give you a passion for the rewarding things life has to offer. You can change your way of thinking and make anything possible using positive affirmations and positive thinking techniques. With this power you can turn failure into success and drive it to a whole new level. Your positive attitude is the fuel for your success.
What are Affirmations?
Affirmations are a collection of every thought you think and every word you say. Everything you say to yourself becomes a stream of affirmations.
We are continually affirming subconsciously with our words and thoughts the creation our life experiences in every moment. What we believe are just learned thought patterns developed since birth, some work well while others may be working against us.
There are dysfunctional affirmations that can sabotage us from achieving what we believe we want. Every affirmation we think or say is a manifestation of our inner truth or beliefs. These inner truths may not actually be true they could be based on invalid or inappropriate impressions we constructed in our childhood, which if examined as an adult can be exposed as unsuitable.
Creative visualization is the ability to use the imagination to see images in our minds and make them come true.
Through concentrating our feelings and emotions it can become a great creative power that makes all these things happen. Used in the right way, visualization can make magical changes in our lives.
Now, almost like magic, in every single area of your life, you can literally erase fear, doubt and frustration and replace it with courage, confidence and willpower. In other words, your mind can spawn amazing coincidences to move you towards your goals.
The coincidences could be things that were seemingly unconnected to you and beyond your control. However you do have control and that's what this books all about.
Part Nine: Starting Over
To be successful in anything, you have to look in the future not in the past. Forget and forgive yourself for the mistakes you have made. Make a new beginning and let your mind know who you are, what you want from life, and where you want to go with your life, leaving the past and moving into the future can be a blessing in disguise and new doors will open.
Life can be anything you want it to be, you have to make it happen. Set your dreams and goals high and look for new opportunities. You have a chance to do what you may have only dreamed of doing before. It takes strength and courage and success comes as you take that step forward and endeavor to move on. Starting over takes hard work and dedication but keep in mind the best things in life will be your reward.
In Part One of Cashes Secrets we talked about goals and there importance in becoming successful. If you have already made your goals then it's time to put them in action, so the first thing we want to do is set up your goal and make a definite plan to achieve it. Clearly write down a description of your ultimate aim and post it where you’ll see it every day, several times a day. Now say to yourself that you’ll never stop trying until you gain the self confidence needed for its attainment. Don’t let anything stand in your way. It’s a definite must to change your current way of thinking.
The secret is in a behavioral thought process. You are your own master and you can accomplish anything you set your mind on.
Now say to yourself, I know that I have the ability to achieve a definite purpose in life. Therefore I demand of myself persistence and continuous action towards its attainment. I give myself a solemn promise to render such an action. I realize the predominant thoughts in my mind will eventually reproduce themselves in an outward physical action and gradually transform themselves into a physical reality. Therefore I will consciously apply my thoughts thirty minutes each day picturing the person I want to be and that I intend to become. I also know that through the use of auto-suggestion any desire that I hold in my mind will eventually express itself and give in to the object of my intention. So I will demand of myself the self confidence by devoting thirty minutes a day feeding my mind with this thought....I will succeed regardless of setbacks. I can accomplish anything I set my mind too.
Procrastination is the tool of the devil. Stop and ask yourself a moment...just how much has procrastination cost you over the years? Has it cost you yourself respect? Have you lost out on great opportunities, only to watch someone else take advantage of them? Besides the losses in pure dollars and cents (Believe me there’s no mistake about it, being a procrastinator does make you poorer) the biggest cost to you is what procrastination does to you, to your self-image and to your fulfillment of life.
Let’s face it, you are not what you want to be and if you keep procrastinating you'll always be what you don't want to be. So let’s change your way of thinking right now. By learning how to stop putting things off you’ll be more efficient, have more self confidence and have much less stress. You’ll also find it much easier to perform daily tasks and accomplish anything you set your mind too.
Procrastination is only a state of mind - one that you can easily change. Take a few minutes each day and tell yourself you‘ll not put off until tomorrow what you can do today. Eventually it will become a habit.
All of my exercises are designed to make traumatic behavioral changes that will have a lasting effect on your happiness and success. A habit is nothing more than a behavior pattern that has become involuntary as a result of repetition.
When you feed your subconscious mind with good habits be practical and begin by visualizing the results the habitual change will eventually produce. Put yourself on a time line and look at your habits in the past, the present and the future see the results where the good replaces the bad. Root out your bad habits because they will only drain you of the motivation to live the wonderful life you know you can achieve.
Positive habits embedded in your subconscious mind will guide and direct your actions, your life’s destiny. It’s time to stop the past from becoming the future and take complete control of your life.
The best things in life have to be worked for, there’s no doubt about it, but it’s all very simple if you know where to get started. Take my words, my advice and my techniques for success and use them as a foundation for your success. I keep stressing the point, but it is a must, you have to make this a part of your life for the rest of your life.
Establish a daily routine that works best for you. I make a daily schedule that I follow religiously it keeps my mind prepared for all new opportunities and successes. I follow this routine without thinking because it is a behavioral response.
I start my day with a breathing exercise, not only does it relax my mind and body, it gives me better lung capacity. Since I haven’t yet given you this exercise I’ll give it to you now and then I’ll continue with my daily routine. Basically, this is what you do:
FIRST clear your mind of everything. This includes worries, brought about by work stress, troubled relationships, everything and anything.
SECOUND.. Inhale through your nose as deeply as you possibly can.
THIRD when you feel like you have reached your lungs maximum capacity, keep trying until you cannot breathe in anymore.
FOURTH now hold it for a few seconds, and exhale through your mouth slowly, taking 3-4 seconds to fully exhale. Repeat this and keep doing it for as long as you feel able, I do this every morning when I get up and every evening before I go to bed. See if you can at least do this for 20 minutes a day.
Here is another way that I sometimes do deep breathing. I enjoy taking long walks so I breathe in deeply when I take 5 steps and slowly exhale when I take the next 10. I repeat this several times while enjoying my walk. Our life energy is carried in our breath
This practical effort to focus completely on our breathing, takes our minds away from the "mind clutter" that constantly tries to invade our mind and eliminate feelings that will lead to a time of calm. With repeated effort the goal of clearing your mind (to think of nothing), does occur and the process of meditation takes on its own energy. The result is, and I guarantee this, peace, serenity, calmness, eventually opening you up to new insights.
Breathing exercises make it easier to do the relaxation exercises that prepare you for auto suggestion, meditation, self hypnosis and other mind enhancing exercises. They are simple, they take very little time and they put you in the right frame of mind.
Now on with my daily routine, at the breakfast table while having my morning cup of coffee, I relax and use a visualization exercise to prepare myself for the day’s events. While doing this exercise I embed powerful affirmations to make my day a success. After lunch I take a few minutes to meditate and picture my life as a success. I meet each challenge of the day as something new and exciting and I do it with a positive attitude. I learn from the people that cross my path by listening to what they have to say. I try to show my love for all in an unconditional way. I keep my mind active throughout the day and constantly feed it with positive thoughts. Each day I take a step closer to achieving my ultimate goals and desires. Because of my deep desires to live a better and more rewarding lifestyle these things have all become a deeply embedded habit. At first they require a lot of attention but after awhile there just normally you.
I can’t remember where I first heard this comment "A good goal should scare you a little - and excite you a lot." but you can bet your life that it’s true. .
If your current goals don’t both scare and excite you, set goals that are a little more challenging. Set your goals high but be realistic and keep them within reach. This is what Arnold Schwarzenegger, actor, sportsman and a governor had to say about goals; “The mind is the limit. As long as the mind can envision the fact that you can do something, you can do it - as long as you really believe it 100 percent.”
Expectancy is the hardest factor to create but the exercise on creative visualization can help exceptionally well. Since your subconscious mind is unable to distinguish between real experiences and an imagined experience frequently visualizing the end result you desire you can cause your subconscious to accept it as real. This causes the mind to draw that situation into your life.
Think of different important areas in your life Sobriety, Friends, Family, Spirituality, Finances, etc. Focus your attention on the most important. Make a list and rank each area in order of its importance. Using creative visualization, visualize where you want to be in the next 5 years in each of these areas. By visualizing where you want to be five years from now you have planted a long term vision in your subconscious mind. Now make a plan to accomplish your vision. You can use a combination of techniques to achieve your goal,
Something else that stands in the way of success, that you may not have considered, is denial. This is not conjecture, this is fact. Denial can stop you dead in your tracks. Let’s take a closer look at denial.
Emotional denial in the short term is a way to avoid hurting our self and people we care about. However it also keeps people from taking action when the overall happiness of their life calls for it. Denial is a reason people keep themselves trapped in unhappy relationships or life situations. They know the situation is not good, but not bad enough to force them into action.
Human beings protect themselves by using denial as a psychological process to block things that are threatening their lives from their awareness. . It is a defense which distorts reality; keeping the individual from the pain and discomfort of things they would rather not face. Everything is fine if we cannot feel or vision the consequences of our actions without the need to make any necessary changes.
We all have denial not just the sick and afflicted. Denial comes in many forms; you can have denial in your relationships, your behavior, your health, your family, your job and finances, etc. Psychologically we all want circumstances to be normal. Denial is the human characteristic that keeps us from pain.
There are many negative traits brought on by denial for example; fear, anger, shame and isolation are just a few.
Accepting denial, by changing ones way of thinking, can bring warmth and comfort and a new beginning.
Facing the brutal facts is important to eliminating unhappiness.
Facing the truth means acknowledging that you pay an emotional price every day you don’t take action. It also at worst hurts, and at best, keeps your family and friends in limbo every day nothing is done to make a change. This isn’t a very high price when you’re living for the moment. But each day adds up and in a short time you will be avoiding the issue from one moment in time to another.
Each moment is a moment of slow dying death to yourself and your relationships. Your opportunity for happiness will be squandered away in a series of moments struggling to find a solution but still in denial.
The pathway to real happiness has to include a means to deal with and eliminate unhappiness that shows up in our real life situations.
Eliminating unhappiness means taking action. It is only by tackling the real issues of unhappiness that we have a chance to build a new and better life. Real honesty to face the brutal facts is more than putting on a happy face and acting happy. You have to overhaul your attitude and change your way of thinking.
Denial is an unconscious defense mechanism which is necessary for survival. None of us can survive without a certain amount of denial to keep us in balance. However denial in regards to addiction is taken to an extreme and becomes unhealthy in that it becomes an obstacle to recovery.
People have a tendency to go into denial when they need help. One reason for denial is that people generally do not like to feel helpless and out-of-control.
It takes pure guts and determination as well as the power of positive thinking and a complete change of mental behavior to find success in any endeavor.
I want you to realize that no success will endure for any length of time unless it is built upon honesty and integrity.
A large part of being successful is having Peace of Mind, Serenity, and Tranquility. Can you remember the last time that you took a moment to gaze at the sky or look at the ocean and see all the beauty they bestow? How about watching the leaves on a tree dancing in the wind or lovely flowers glistening in the sun? When you allow yourself to soak in and appreciate these peaceful moments, you can experience instant peace and tranquility. I call these moments’ natures’ relievers. Good music, works of art, poetry and literature are also nature’s relievers and a tool for instant relief from misery and pain.
It’s easy to meditate using nature’s relievers experiencing the simple beauty that is everywhere around us. Close your eyes and inwardly embrace the magnificence of all the natural surroundings the world has to offer. When you feel anxious or stressful, take a moment and realize all the good things you’ve missed, then respond in a positive manner to the dynamic glories around you and rejuvenate yourself in rebirth.
Engage in no transaction that doesn’t benefit all of those it affects. You will find success in your own forces plus gain the cooperation of others. You will, by serving others, induce others to serve you. By eliminating the traits that cause a negative attitude in others as well as yourself and developing a love for all humanity you will gain the trust of others finding a lifetime of success.
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You have come to the end of this journey but the beginning of a new life. By using the steps that saved my life, turned it around and led me to success in all things, you will accomplish great and unimaginable changes in your life.
You have read what I have written, learned from what I have written now it’s time for you to make some powerful changes in your life using what I have written. I’m going to conclude what I’ve written with the true story of my life. It will show you how the techniques that I have given you can work miracles.
As you read this story I’d like you to realize that it was my first attempt at writing and it may not be the best, but it’s where it all started. It wasn’t the ending; it was the beginning of a new and successful life. With that in mind please read the story with an open mind and takes from it whatever you can.