As
many of you are aware, I have been practicing living by the Law of Attraction philosophy
for a while now. Some of the basic
concepts include living from a perspective of gratitude and appreciation, and
putting my focus on what I DO want, rather than what I do not want. I love the
phrase: “Energy flows where our attention goes!” For example, if my neighbor’s dogs are
barking loudly and disturbing me, I can choose to focus on how irritating the
barking is, (what I do NOT want) or, I can remember how lovely it is when my
home is peaceful and quiet, and trust that it will be peaceful soon, if not in
that moment. (What I DO want.) In other words, I am flowing my energy towards
a peaceful home environment, rather than giving more of my energy to my irritation. This is using a Key I refer to as "Anticipation." Anticipation requires me to TRUST AND EXPECT things to be the way I want.
In the past, I have spent a lot of time and energy ‘wishing’ and ‘hoping’ that
what I desired would manifest, with mixed results… Why was it so hard for me to manifest what I wanted? Clarity came when I recognized that I often had
some doubt that what I wanted would come true -
Maybe I wasn’t being good enough, or maybe I wasn’t visualizing clearly
enough, or maybe I needed to write more affirmations….
It is sometimes challenging to have a clear expectation that what I am desiring
will come to be. I sometimes stumble when I
cannot see HOW what I am wanting will come
to be. Lottery fantasies are a way to
imagine a convenient ‘how’ to bring many things I want. But I still have those nagging thoughts about
how high the odds are against winning the lottery. Or, I notice my current situation, and can feel frustrated that I can’t do all the things I want to do
right now, and so I am giving my energy to what I DON’T want. And so, I can dance between trust and
doubt.
And now, I am aware of the holiday season approaching, and I remembered the feelings I had as a
child just before Christmas - the delightful anticipation that WONDERFUL things
were coming. There would be festivities,
parties, decorations, goodies, music and, finally, a Christmas tree with
presents overflowing underneath! In
those moments, it didn’t really matter to me what presents I got, I was sure
that there would be great things coming, and I especially liked surprises, so
the anticipation of Christmas day was thrilling!
I
realized that this feeling of excited ANTICIPATION was one of no doubt. I knew
it was going to be fun, I knew I
would have a great time and love what I received - even if I didn’t know exactly what would be
under the tree…. THAT is the feeling I
want to create in my life on a regular basis.
When I can wake up each morning, anticipating a wonderful day, not
knowing what surprises are coming, and not even worrying if today isn’t the day
for the surprises, because I know they will be coming soon, then I will be
living in a clear place of expectation and appreciation!
So,
all I need to do is be six years old again, and pretend that every month is
December. That sounds silly, but it
feels pretty good. Want to "play Anticipation" with me??
