Manifesting vs Unfolding: Creating life for your highest good.

With all the books and articles about Manifesting and creating the life you have always wanted, I am not surprised that people are still unhappy, poor, and still living in a state of fear and want. If we really look at what manifesting means, we may see an opportunity to really be specific about our wants and desires.

We are taught that to manifest something, we have to feel and believe that we have that "something." If you desire to be rich, to manifest wealth, you have to truly believe and feel that you are already rich...right? Then you hope and wish, and maybe even pray that the Universe will make you rich. You can't understand why when you are doing everything you are supposed to, that you are still not rich.

Unfolding, is different from Manifesting because when you ask the Universe for "something" you are asking that this "something" be given to you ONLY if it is in your highest good. That's the difference, you are leaving it up to God or the Universe to give you only what is right for you to have at this moment in your life. You understand that when you ask the Universe for support, you have to be open to releasing the request and waiting for divine timing to occur....ONLY if its in God's perfect plan.

Have you ever had one of those moments, when something occurs and you realize that if it had happened any other way you would not have the most perfect  outcome? We do not happen upon opportunities by chance. They are divinely placed on our paths at the right moment for us to receive the lesson or gifts from that opportunity. To make sure that these opportunities are positive we must maintain a healthy relationship with the Universe. That means understanding that nothing is a coincidence and that we are all connected to one another.

Manifesting, is asking (desperately) for support from the universe, but remember that to manifest you must feel and believe for that "thing". So when you are asking for financial support because you are desperate for money, you are putting desperation out to the Universe. Anything you put out to the Universe will come back to you like a boomerang. So if you put out that you are desperate for money, then in return you will receive more opportunities to feel desperate. If you ask for a boyfriend/girlfriend because you are scared to be alone, then you will attract more opportunities to be alone. In order to assure that you only attract that which is for your highest good, you must really understand why you want what you want and ask for it in a way that leaves the answer and endless possibility.

Take a look at what you want and why. Are you seeking more money or a better job? Maybe you really are seeking security and sustainability rather than actual money. Are you seeking a relationship? Maybe you are really seeking stability and companionship. When you really look at the fundamental emotion behind your asking, then you can re-word your questions to unfold what is for you highest good. Instead of asking for more money, ask the Universe to send your the financial support so that you may continue on your life path. Instead of asking for a relationship, ask the Universe to strengthen the relationship you have with your self so that you may attract a healthy partner when the time is right.

The thing with unfolding is you have to let it go once you ask. You have asked the Universe for the support, now you must be patient and let the Universe to conspire to make it happen. The less you try and control the outcome, the faster it happens. Instead of asking and asking and re-asking. sit on it. Go for a walk. Get in touch with nature. Meditate. Center yourself and let the answers to your questions come to you. I wanted to write a book, like really bad. I was feeling the need to let Spirit come through my fingers and get very important information across. I was way too busy with my new, high paying job that I barely got laundry done some days. I went for a walk at the local bike trails and had a total epiphany.....why not write a blog. I could write shorter article about the information that came to me, but I didn't have to sit for long periods of time to dedicate to a book. I asked that I would be allowed to write and put my information out there and I let the idea come to me. It really is that simple.

I was feeling stressed at my new job because I wasn't feeling supported by my management. I asked the Universe that I please find the support and backing that I needed to feel secure at my new job. Literally two days later, A new manager was hired and completely made me feel supported and encouraged. I felt a wave of relief and excitement as I knew that my request was answered. I also got the feeling that the reason I am at this job is because if have so much to learn from my new manager that I will take with me to my next phase when it is the right time. Once you realize that you don't have to be religious or a prophet to talk with the Universe and to hear the Universe to talk back, you can play with the gift of knowing that what you want is possible if you know how to ask for it.

Remember, in the beginning you were asking to be rich? Look at your life. Look at your wife/husband. Look at your kids. Look at your health, your job, your family. Look at all the things you have. A house, food in your pantry, a car, and education. You are far richer than a lot of people out in the world. You just have to see past the stress and frustration and truly be grateful for all that the Universe has bestowed upon you. Ask from a neutral place, be patient and wait for the signs and answers that you seek, be grateful for what you already have, and understand that we are made love and soon you will be unfolding a life greater than you could ever imagine.

Play with the unfolding and let me know what you create. Take care of your self and go for a walk to center yourself to the Universe's energy.
-Heather

The Soul Mate or Twin Flame: Finding our Spiritual Relationships

When we express our desire to find the person that we are meant to be with, we talk about finding our Soul Mate. We search out all the books, websites, and blogs to learn about characteristics of soul mates, how to find them and most importantly how to keep them. What these resources DON'T tell us is that we shouldn't stop our search at the should mate level. We should move beyond the soul mate and seek the ultimate in spiritual partnership, Twin Flames.

What is the difference between Soul Mates and Twin Flames?

Your soul mate(s) come in all different relationships and partnerships. They can be your friend or family member, they can be your boss or co-worker, at times even complete strangers. A soul mate is a person whose soul is contracted to connect with your soul in this life time to help you grow and move towards ascension. They come into your life and out of your life to teach you lessons about yourself and to help clear up any karmic baggage that you have carried with you from one life time to another. Have you ever noticed a pattern in the people you meet or form relationships with? If you do, then you are probably not learning your lessons and will be tested with the same situations and types of people until you become aware of what it is you are supposed to learn. 

Soul mates can teach you about patience, love, loss, and letting go. The souls mate acts as the homework of life to prime you for the ultimate in spiritual relationships, the Twin Flame. 

The Twin Flame relationship is the re-connection of two halves of one soul. In the beginning, our souls were one. When our souls descended to earth, they split into two halves with the purpose of finding each other again through lifetimes of lessons and karmic teachings. When you begin to become "aware" of the universe, how it works, and let go of the earthly egos that hold so many people back, then you start to move through ascension and towards finding your twin flame. 

Twin Flame characteristics will mirror your own characteristics with room for individuality. You may like pizza and your twin flame does not, but you will be compatible on every level. While no relationship is perfect, the twin flame relationship will be perfect in the sense that you have found the finish line. You will share similar feeling on raising children, morals, dreams and passions (you both want to help people or you both want to make a difference), you will just know what the other is feeling or thinking, there is more than just chemistry when you are intimate, and you will know that this relationship was written in the stars. There really is no relationship like the twin flam relationship. 

There is also a Twin Flame Counterfeit, this is a person whom you feel is your twin flame but there is just one problem, they fall short on some level. You two could be perfect on every aspect of your being except that they don't want children and you do, or you love each other but they are married, or there is an issue between you two that you cannot just seem to repair. The twin flame counterfeit, or imposter, is actually a higher level soul mate. They are usually the last step before you meet your twin flame. The twin flame counterfeit relationship is usually the hardest lesson to learn because you think that they are your other half and when that expectation is fractured, it can be the hardest and emotional test you will ever experience. That also means that the soul you are supposed to connect with is really close....like really close. 

So what lessons are your supposed to learn from your soul mates in order to find your twin flame?? Look at the patterns in your relationships, romantic or otherwise. Do you find yourself in co-dependent relationships? Are you always looking for someone to make you feel complete or whole? Do you need validation and acceptance from your mate to feel worthy? Do you choose partners who treat you poorly? Do you mistake sex for love?

All these things are lessons that we must conquer to move up the consciousness levels of the universe. When we live out of fear, need, guilt, depression, or shame we block the energy inside all of us to really see life for what it is, beautiful. If you are constantly worrying about money, or having a boyfriend/girlfriend, and feeding the ego's need to be in control then you are living a lower level lifestyle. Once we realize that God or the Universe (what ever you are more comfortable with) will provide everything that we need and once we start doing the soul work that we actually came here (earth/lifetime) to do, then we can create and unfold anything that we desire that is for our highest good. We don't want to manifest things into existence because manifestation is a level of need and when you create out of need it may or may not be what is best for you. We will talk about manifestation vs unfolding next post, but for now to get this consciousness  ball started, spend some time in silence with yourself. Right now as I channel and write, I'm listening to a Chillwave station on  Pandora, thats how I can get away and meditate. Getting outside for a walk is perfect, about a half  an hour into your walk you will really start to get answers from your self. Thats the universe speaking to you by the way.

Once you find your inner voice talking to you, then start to really focus on the things you desire in life. Do you want a good paying job and a house and a new car? Then you are probably feeling that you want more security. Do you desire a relationship that is healthy and happy? Then you  need to start loving yourself first. Remember you attract what you focus on. If all you think about is being alone and not having a relationship, then guess what...you won't have a relationship. 

Say affirmations like "the universe will provide me with everything I need" or "the love I give myself will satisfy me until God decides to introduce the person He wants me to be with, when it is right". Saying positive affirmations will help you keep your thoughts focused on the right things. If all you think is negative thoughts then all you will get in return are experiences that reflect those thoughts. When you really understand this concept, then you are ready to start moving up through ascension and you will find your self closer to finding your Twin Flame. 

Until next time, take care of your self and practice self-love.

Heather

Age of Enlightenment

Have you ever wondered why our world is the way it is? Our governments are corrupt, our middle class is considered poor and uneducated, and our society rather pop that latest anti-depressant rather than face their demons. 

In a world of such chaos and negativity, how can we ever truly find happiness? 

Have you ever heard the phrase "what you think is what you get?" Well, it is true! The way you look at your life and situations is what will be reflected back to you. Take for example, you HATE your job. It is unfulfilling, stressful, and maybe it even sucks the life out of you. You get up every morning dreading going to work. Does that sound familiar? Probably....I've been there too.

Now what if you looked at your awful job as a lesson? What are you supposed to learn from this situation? Are your co-workers who talk behind your back really teaching you to thicken your skin? Are your rude customers helping to teach you unconditional love? What about your relentless boss? Is he/she teaching you to alway strive for a little bit more? 

Any bad or negative occurrence in your life does NOT happen by chance or by accident. It is a carefully placed event to teach you something about yourself. It just depends how you want to look at it; do you play victim or hero in your own life? 

Sometimes the universe will push or pull us into situations that tests what we are really made of because if we are not pushed to our limits, we would never know how strong we actually are. A mother of two depends solely on her husband for financial and emotional support. She stays at home to take care of her children and has placed all her dreams and future plans in a box in the back of the closet to sit and collect dust. Then one day her husband leaves her for a younger woman and she is forced to stand on her own to support her children. Her life as she knows it is over and the future is completely unstable and unknown. 

She can choose to play victim or she can choose to play hero. She can go into a deep depression, medicate herself, hold on to the hurt and pain for many, MANY years and maybe never have a romantic relationship again for fear of getting hurt. OR, she can mourn the loss of the dependent woman she once was, she can go back to school to get an education in a field she was always interested in, she can get a job and feel the power of brining in her own income. Her children will grow up knowing the value of working hard and providing for themselves. She can re-invent herself and one day meet a man (or woman) who is at the same vibration of her newly developed self and truly find what it means to be in love. 

Any situation can make us or break us and it is time for everyone to learn to make this life everything we have ever wanted. This is the Age of Enlightenment! It is time for you to dig deep and bring to the surface any unresolved emotional baggage, fears and secrets that energetically hold you back from your greatest potential. Believe it or not, when you try to cover up and hide past emotions, traumas, and judgments, your life and health will pay the devastating price. 

Illness and disease are reflections of our inner space. It is our body's warning system letting us know that the way we treat our spiritual selves is killing us. Do you give too much of yourself? Do you bend over backwards to make everyone else happy and completely neglect yourself? Do you live and breathe for your children or spouse? These ways of thinking/living, though we are taught it is better to give than to receive, are making us sick. Literally. My friend and mentor uses the following analogy, imagine you are a bank, you give money out to your friends and family, to strangers and co-workers, but you never put money in because you are so busy giving to everyone else. Soon you will be negative and overdrawn. That is what is happening to your body and soul when you give everything to everyone else with out taking time to give to your self. These deficiencies turn into cancers, illness and traumas. Though these are serious, life-altering events, they kind of need to be to wake you up and force you to start focusing on the most important thing, YOU. 

Once you start changing the way to see yourself, your life and your world, you will start to shift the energy around you to a more vibrant and positive energy and soon you will start see things in your life change. You find the perfect job, you find the perfect mate, you follow your soul's path and truly find your place in the world. It is all possible and all events and situations you encounter (positive and negative) are placed on your path to teach you about an aspect of yourself that is needed for the next step in your beautiful journey. It is easier than you think, but requires a commitment  to work through your demons and once you do, you will unfold that which is greater than you could ever imagine. I promise. 

Until next time, take care of yourselves and follow your heart. 

-Heather