Friday, January 9, 2009

Reader question: Why doesn't the Universe understand the concept of "no?"

Today's reader question is about the idea that whenever you focus your attention on "no war" or "no sickness" or "no debt," all the Universe understands, energetically, is the opposite of those concepts. This is to say, the Universe does not hear the word "no" and simply delivers more of whatever it is you are pushing against.

To understand this more deeply, we must understand that there are two sides to each issue. Health and illness, wealth and scarcity, happiness and sadness, etc. They are both ends of a spectrum dealing with the same topic. Each end has a different vibration. You can even feel this in your body (as suggested in the last post) when you say the word "war" for instance, focus on your midsection and you may notice a slight tensing or stress feeling. When you say "peace", it is a different feeling in the body, lighter and less tense.

So when we push against an issue we do not want, we are simply focusing our attention on that issue and becoming a vibrational match to it. It does not matter that we are against this thing, all the Universe knows is that you are focused upon this, and not the opposite end of the spectrum.

Hence, the best way to change something you do not like in your life is to focus upon that which you DO want. Fully ignore the aspects of it that are displeasing to you. All they do is lower your vibration (we are energetic beings, emitting vibrations 24/7), causing you to become a vibrational match to all kinds of lower, denser energies.

Ever experience or witness someone going on a downward spiral? When it seems like things couldn't possibly get worse, something else bad happens. One thing after another goes wrong, bringing this person into a state of despair and hopelessness. Do you know how this happens? It's simple. When the first bad thing happened, they placed their full attention on it, bringing their vibrational level down to that of this mishap. By worrying and obsessing over it, they remained in this vibrational place, making them a perfect match to other things of this nature. I've had it happen myself... car accidents, DUI, breakups, they all tend to snowball if you are unaware of how energy works. It is basic Law of Attraction. You get what you focus on.

How does one avoid or recover from such a downward spiral? Find things to focus upon that make you feel good. They don't even have to be related to the issue bringing you down. Anything that is high vibrational by nature, such as petting a cat, thinking of someone you love, doing a hobby that makes you happy, helping others, singing, listening to happy songs and beautiful music, all of these are great ways to "flip your switch." It will be different for each person, as we are all unique and different things make our heart sing.

Try this next time you find yourself worrying or thinking negative thoughts. Find your best way to flip your switch, to raise your vibration instantly. This will help you keep your vibrational set point high, and then upsetting things won't be able to happen because it just won't be a vibrational match.

This is not to say that things we label "bad" (what is bad, really?) won't happen at all. You must understand that the Universe, or God, if you will, ultimately knows what is best for us. We will never see or comprehend all that goes on in the orchestration of everything happening in our lives. However, the Universe does have everyone's best interest in mind, always. Some of the things we label "bad" end up helping us learn and grow. We can't see from our perspective, the ways that something which seems unpleasant now will empower us or lead to another happening that will be pleasant.

I tend to experience bad things in the best possible way. For example, I was rear-ended recently. The man who hit me said his brother owned a body shop and I should call him. Fortunately, there wasn't any real body damage, only the paint was scratched. I took the car to the shop and ended up getting the whole car buffed and polished for free (which it badly needed.) Things like this always happen to me, if bad things happen at all. You can make a conscious decision- set an intention- to also have bad things happen in the best possible way. It's interesting to see the outcomes, when you know in your heart you will always be loved and well taken care of.

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