It took me about half of my life, until I was 50 years old, to really understand that there is a power greater than myself. I believe I always knew that our world our universe does have a definite purpose. That their is something or someone that has a master plan for all living beings. I can feel this power when I make it to the top of a mountain after a strenuous climb, while standing on my skis in 2 feet of fresh powder watching the snow crystals twinkle through the trees in the sunlight, and when I'm in the surf feeling the power of the crashing waves. I am typically full of adrenaline from the physical activity that put me in these places. My mind is clear due to my concentration and the view is amazing, an ah-ha moment. At this moment I can feel the power of the universe, I know that there is a power greater than myself.
I believe my clarity came to me from my ongoing study of personal development. Many of the authors I have read and the speakers I have listened to talk about this power. Is it a secret like the movie The Secret wants us to believe? I don't think so. There are no great secrets, merely just a belief that there are. So what else is there? Being of a scientific background, I like to believe in what Wallace D. Wattles, in the Science of Getting RICH refers to as the "thinking STUFF." Simply put, there is this stuff that fills all the space of the universe and when we put a thought into the universe the thinking stuff produces what we have thought. This makes complete sense if you understand quantum mechanics and the theory of quantum physics.
Napoleon Hill in his book Think and Grow Rich talks about a money making secret in his thirteen chapters on the subject. Both Wattles and Hill keep coming back to the way you think. Not just thinking any old thoughts and hoping they come true, but thinking in a certain way. What does this "thinking in a certain way" really mean? I believe it is something everyone has the capability to do, however, it takes a conscious effort to be successful at it. In others words we can train our subconscious mind to think in a certain way and when we are faced with a choice (like every moment of our life) we will make the choice that will bring us closer to what we think we want (subconscious or conscious thought). Thinking in a certain way is just merely understanding that we are always faced with choices and by regularly making the right choices we become closer to what we want and envision for ourselves. This is much easier said than done. Our subconscious mind regularly will take over and we fall into conditioned or learned behavior.
One of my favorite authors on the subject of the power of the universe, thinking in a certain way, and the law of attraction is Eckhart Tolle. He does a brilliant job of discussing and understanding our spirituality in his book The Power of NOW: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment. He really helped me grasp a better understanding of the ah-ha moments I mentioned earlier. At those moments our minds have slowed down and have allowed us to experience the power of the universe now. Living in the now is all that matters. There is nothing we can do about the past so stop thinking and worrying about it. If there is someone we need to forgive then do it right now. Pick up the phone and call them, forgive them or ask for their forgiveness, and then stop thinking and worrying about it. I particularly enjoy his view of organized religion and highly recommend this book to people struggling with their spirituality.
Finally, I would like to conclude by writing that I am the absolute supreme authority over my life. That I alone am 100% responsible for how I experience my life. That I am continually faced with choices and that I am responsible for the actions I take right now on the choices I make.
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