How We Can Choose Again!!

(Recent article by FLOW Chief Visionary Officer Michael Strong.)

Our friends over at FLOW posted a really great article regarding the turn around in China, and the climb out of poverty.  It highlighted the reasons to believe that--here's an unexpected twist--Wal-Martmight well be single-handedly responsible for bringing about 38,000 people out of poverty in China each month, about 460,000 per year.

To read the article visit the FLOW home page and click on the first link under the news section on the left hand column.

As noted by Jeff Klein, the piece has already elicited thoughtful responses both favorable and contrary. You can visit the discussion thread at the FLOW pod to read and post comments.

I don't want to get too deep into the specifics, but here are some of the interesting stats:

Between 1990 and 2002 more than 174 million people escaped poverty in China, about 1.2 million per month.[1] With an estimated $23 billion in Chinese exports in 2005 (out of a total of $713 billion in manufacturing exports),[2]

So then I went to the discussion page... and found that a large group of people were STILL wanting to focus on WHAT was WRONG vs. what was improving.  And then my fingers had to start typing... Here's my reply:

Just one simple thing...

I won't take sides here or even label right, wrong, or somewhere in between.  Somehow I don't think that will serve anyone.  But what I do feel inspired to do is bring it to our attention that very often, it is much EASIER to focus on the negative.  It is automatic for us, as we've learned to do this.  We've been conditioned to observe and react, observe and react.... over and over.  Well, it takes a conscious effort-- we literally have to practice and exercise our mind-power--to instead hold our focus on what we envision and what we desire for ourselves and for the planet.  In order to create positive change, we must be a VISIONARY, not an Observer/Reactor. 

Remember that.  Remember that we are creators.  Remember that we are like little magnets walking around; and that, according to HOW we are feeling, and WHAT we are thinking about, and WHAT we are focusing on... we are ATTRACTING an exact "match" of this energy INTO our lives.  So if we're holding our focus on the conditions, issues and problems, then we are, in essence, sustaining them... the LAW OF ATTRACTION works whether we like it or not... whether we believe in it or not... we will always CREATE what we're flowing out.  And how do we know what we're FLOWING OUT and what is on it's way to us?  Our emotions. Our feelings. They are the gauge.  They let us know, beyond the shadow of a doubt, whether or not our activities and thoughts are in alignment with our TRUE SELF...our Source. 

If they ARE in alignment we will feel light, joyful, open, and expansive.  If they are NOT in alignment we may feel constricted, constrained, fearful or doubtful.  It will be a sliding scale.  But to the degree that we are feeling GOOD, that will determine our openness and our ability to RECEIVE that which we align ourselves with--by the power of our thoughts.
And if we are feeling BAD, then that is a sign we are closing off the "valve" and restricting the FLOW of Well Being or God Substance; restricting the FLOW of an abundance of what we desire.... an abundance of everything that is a "match" for our current preferences, perspectives, dreams and intentions.

So be aware (#1) of where you are focusing and (#2) of how you are feeling (good or bad)... and then you'll know what is headed your way.  By merely observing something and thinking about it over and over... we will attract it to us faster than my dog does his tricks when he's trying to earn a treat!  We will always receive what we are "asking" for.  And we don't have to ASK the Source or God Force with words or even prayers.  The asking happens automatically when a desire wells up within us.  We ask by merely having the desire--unconscious OR conscious.  The Universe responds immediately to our desires (or the vibrations we send out).  If we desire something or hold our focus on something... it is on it's way to us.  And if we are an energetic "match" to that desire, then it will FLOW through us and to us RIGHT AWAY.  Like attracts like. 

If we are focusing on something negative and we are resisting it and thinking "Why does it have to be this way? This is horrible." Then we are holding our focus there... in that LOW energy space; and the universe always provides for us an abundanceof WHATEVER it is we are focusing on or directing our energy towards--in this case, a "horrible situation".  But the key is, the Universe only works by INCLUSION, not EXCLUSION.  Let me explain.

Here's an example: Don't think about a white elephant!
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...What did you think about?
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A WHITE ELEPHANT!

That is the power of thought.  That is the language of the Universe.  If you're thinking something, it is INCLUDED in your vibration... and even if you're thinking that you DON'T want it... you're thinking of it none the less, and attracting MORE of it to you.  You think it.  You feel it.  You flow it out.  The Universe gives you MORE of what you are flowing out!!

But sometimes we are not AWARE of our creative powers because we don't see the tangible results of them in our lives.  We think, "Well I sure would like to have a million dollars, but I don't see that manifesting in my life."  Well that may be because you THINK you're focusing on the million dollars, and you THINK you're an energetic match for that million dollars because you believe in it, the idea of it feelsgood, and you want it.  Well, if it's not in your experience then you have not ALLOWED it in.  You must have some beliefs or programs that invalidate (in your mind) your blessed deservingness of that million dollars.  Or you must THINK you're focusing on the million when in actuality what you're really focusing on is the LACK of it... the fact that you DON'T have it!  Then guess what... you create more LACK.  You perpetuate the NOT having it!


Now back to the Wal-Mart discussion... So if you poo-poo anything or anyone, even if it IS justified... know that you are fueling it and attracting MORE of it to you, because what you attract is ALWAYS an exact match of what you are thinking and feeling.

SO THEN, WHAT'S THE SOLUTION?

So if you want something to change or to improve... you must bless it.  See it as CONTRAST and thank it for helping you to get clear about what you DO want.  By noticing what you do NOT want, you can instantly CHOOSE what you DO want, and then get on with becoming a match for it so that you can ALLOW it into your life. 

So again, you'll see the "DON'T WANT", then you must instantly shift your focus to creating it's opposite (what you DO want) ...and DO NOT think back to the "problem".  Only hold the SOLUTION in mind.  Be grateful for the problem because it was simply a display of CONTRAST that gave you a reason to CALL FORTH something new and improved.  And then you must be a match for that solution.  So make sure you are feeling grateful and enthusiastic and open... accepting of all your experiences and all the "contrast' in the world that helps you to be a better creator!!  And that includes giving ALL the other billions of creators out there the FREEDOM to create without YOUR judgment.  We are all seeking love and creation, even if we have not yet realized that.

So if you want to change something... LOVE IT.  Thank it.  Bless it.  And then choose to CALL FORTH a solution and a better way!!  Voila!  Conscious evolution.  Problem solved.  Now on to the next display of contrast and the next opportunity to be an INTENTIONAL CREATOR. 

So here... let's try loving Wal-Mart.  Thanking Mr. Walton for the contrast he has demonstrated and provided, that helped us to understand what we want to CHOOSE and CALL FORTH as a better solution.... then move forward!!!   Do not look back.

If enough of us do that, then the powerful MOMENTUM of our MASSIVE THOUGHT WAVE will indeed create a solution, and Wal-Mart's issues will be a thing of the past... old news... history.

So what else do you OBSERVE that you want to change?  Can you appreciate it NOW as a form of contrast... a message come your way so that you could CHOOSE again?

Now choose.  And keep choosing.  Until the solution rests tangibly in front of you.  Then give thanks....

And get ready to do it all over again, my lovely creator!  And enjoy the adventure!!!  (o: 

With utmost respect and love,

Kris


p.s. I do not claim to be an expert on this subject but rather I see ALL beings... in this world and worlds beyond... as my equal... on all levels.  And I share and teach and write about what I most desire to master.  So thank you for taking the time to read my message.