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One Step Backward. Two Steps Forward – Chris Cade

by Chris Cade "There actually are great spiritual secrets. They exist. The thing about spiritual secrets is that you can tell them openly. Because the ability to understand something and then the power to integrate into your life are two very different things." - Guy Finley As people on the path of conscious living, we almost always have a gap between what we know and how we live. That's not a bad thing. It's just that living 100% of what we believe to be true is difficult because there's so many subconscious barriers to doing it. We might live 75% of what we know on one day. Then life challenges shift us closer to 50%. Then we do some inner work, and it bounces up to 80%. And this process continues. This kind of "two steps forward one step back" is fundamental on the path of conscious living. On one hand, we can punish ourselves emotionally for not doing what we "know" is right. That's the Inner Critic taking its hold on us. Telling us we "know better" and "should do better." On the other hand, we can accept our humanity and recognize that each step "back" is an opportunity to…

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February 6, 2012
Being Grateful / Believing / Choices / Dreams / Goals / Motivation / Positive Thoughts

A New Year a New Outlook

This is NOT going to be one of those look back over the past year type of posts.  I could do that, but I figure just about everybody in the bloggerverse is doing that, and I'm a rebel. 2011 was a rough year for a lot of people, myself included, and I see no point in in reliving it.  It's time to move forward, and move forward with purpose, drive, determination and joy.  Joy?  Yes, joy.  Because great things are going to happen in 2012. Great, wonderful and amazing things. Set your goals in your mind, and see yourself achieving them.  Do this every day.  Develop a plan, and take baby steps toward that goal.   Just keep reminding yourself that every day in every way you are a unique and incredible individual filled with love and light! Have a wonderful and prosperous 2012 and stay positive!

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December 31, 2011
Daily Positive Thought / Happiness / Positive Thoughts

Happy Thoughts

Your happy, positive feelings will attract happy, positive circumstances. originally posted 9/3/10 I'm sitting here wondering what can I say about this that hasn't been said thousands of times before, and I've got nothing. I think we all pretty much GET it. I mean it's not rocket science after all. If you are thinking happy, good positive, thoughts, you're going to attract happy good, positive things to you. But what do you do when your car breaks down and the repair cost is twice what is in your checking account, and the kids need new school supplies and your hours got cut at work? What then? How in the world are you supposed to have all these happy, positive thoughts when your world is basically imploding around you? I'll tell you, it's NOT easy, but it can be done. Try and find even one sliver of good in all that's going wrong. Okay, sure your car broke, but at least you have a car. Sure, buying things for your kids for school is a drain on the budget, but you have healthy, happy kids who are going to school and learning. And maybe your hours are being cut at work…

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September 3, 2011
Articles / Law of Attraction / Positive Thoughts / The Secret

Chris Cade – Happiness is where the Heart is

From Chris Cade

What would your life be like if you said and believed, “Today is a good day” independent of what actually happened to you? The answer to that question is what it means to be truly happy. However, if you want to discover the answer then you have to ask another question that goes deeper:

“What does my heart truly want?”

It is in the wanting that you discover how to feel truly lasting happiness. Society, and your life’s conditioning, have falsely led you to believe that the wantings of your heart must be fulfilled in order for you to be filled with happiness.

But nothing could be further from the truth…

How often have you heard about millionaires who are unhappy, even though they have “everything” anybody could ever want? The reason: Money can never buy what it represents. You hope that by having the money you will be happier, when in reality, most people would gladly give up all the money in the world just to be happy. (more…)

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June 28, 2011
Being Grateful / Happiness / Positive Thoughts

Gearing up for a new week

I had an incredibly insanely busy weekend.  I'm a single parent and as such, all the to-ing and fro-ing of my kids falls to me.  And let me say, they are very busy kids.  I was sitting down a little while ago, queuing up the daily positive thoughts for the week and to be honest, I was feeling a little bit sorry for myself.  We spent yesterday at a college fair and today, I don't think I was out of my car for more than 15 minutes at a time.  I was mopey and sulky and wondering when I was going to get some time to myself to relax and kick back (and maybe play some Angry Birds). Then I gave myself the proverbial Gibbs slap to the back of the head (yes I watch way too much NCIS) and I started looking at all the sulky things and turning them around. Yes, I spent all day yesterday at a college fair with my kids, but hey, that means I have two great, smart kids who are planning for their future.  Today, I had to drop my kids at school for a parade, do the grocery shopping, pick up the…

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March 27, 2011
Affirmation / Being Grateful / Positive Thoughts

It’s an Awesome Circle

Every morning, on my way to work, I list out all the things that I'm grateful for as well as my daily affirmations.  It's a part of my daily ritual, and it's a great way to start my day.  One day, I was thinking about the things I wanted to attract into my life and said, "I'm a magnet for luck, a magnet for love and a magnet for money, and I attract these things into my life.  The more I attract, the more I have.  The more I have, the happier I am.  The happier I am, the more I attract.  The more I attract the more I have, the more I have the happier I am.  It's an AWESOME CIRCLE - it's a CIRCLE OF AWESOMENESS! This has become the favorite part of my daily affirmations....thinking about the circle of awesomeness that is my life.   I hear other people talk about how their trapped in a vicious circle, but not me...I live in an AWESOME CIRCLE!

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March 26, 2011
Daily Positive Thought

Throw Away Negative Thoughts

Take those negative thoughts, throw them away and replace them with positive ones. Then and only then will you start having positive results. That's right, throw them away.  Imagine your negative thoughts written down.  Now in your mind, take those negative thoughts, crumple them up and two point them right into the trash!  For every negative thought, come up with a positive, or better yet, come up with TWO positives. It should be hard, you have so many positive qualities.  Take some time and examine the wonderful person that you are and you'll find a never ending list of positive thoughts about yourself.  Once you start envisioning the positive thoughts, you will start seeing results.

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March 21, 2011
Being Grateful / Negativity / Positive Thoughts

The Five Things Rule

This is a continuation of my Hello Negativity- now go away post from yesterday.  Yesterday, I was bombarded by negative attacks from a person, and I came up with a couple of strategies to deal with the negativity, and they worked for me.  I forgot one of the best and most effective strategies though - the Five Things Rule.  What is the Five Things Rule?  It's simple.  When you are angry with someone, or their working to make your life difficult, or if you're just in a  mood with someone (hey, it happens) list five things about that person that you really like.  Write it down, think about it, or even tell them to their face, but find FIVE things about that person that you really like and focus on them.  It's hard to remain mad, or negative when you're thinking about people's positive characteristics, and it's just as difficult to allow their negativity to effect or impact you when you're making a mental list of their good qualities.

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March 20, 2011
Daily Positive Thought / Positive Thoughts

Goals and Determination

This one step - choosing a goal and staying to it - changes everything.- Scott Reed I watch people every day flit from goal to goal. I want this, I want that.  It's okay to want - it's actually kind of important to want, but you're not going to GET until you start to focus and work, with determination, toward what it is that you want.  Once you have a goal, or a destination firmly set, you can begin to work toward it, and that determination will help you reach that goal so quickly.  You can do it.  You will succeed.  And then, you get to set another goal, and another and another.  Achieving your goal doesn't mean that it's all over - it's just another new beginning!  

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March 18, 2011
Daily Positive Thought / Positive Thoughts

Success and Happiness

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. - Albert Schweitzer There are people who believe that success is the key to happiness.  They think if they have things they're happy.  It's true that having things can make life EASIER but it doesn't necessarily make it happier.  True happiness comes when you love what your doing. When you get up in the morning, you can't WAIT to go to work or do what you need to do, then you know you're successful. I used to have a job that I loved.  I'd be sitting at my desk working and I felt like there was a symphony inside of my just trying to burst out of me.  I smiled all day. It was truly the best job ever.  Did I have a lot of things and did I make a lot of money?  The answer to that was a redounding NO, but I was so HAPPY that I didn't care that I didn't have a brand new car and a beautiful house to live in.  I had a car, I had a place to live…

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March 17, 2011