Happy New Year - Feel Good!

Happy New Year...seriously. Be happy in 2007. Why is it important to be happy? Is it just because it feels good?

From a metaphysical standpoint, emotions are vibrations of energy. You've probably heard or used the expression, "I got a weird vibe from that person." This is shorthand for talking about a feeling you got that you couldn't really wrap words around.

At our core, feelings are complexes of tens of thousands of thoughts. If your dominant thoughts are "negative" then you will get a bad feeling, if your dominant thoughts are happy - then you'll have a happy feeling. It really is that simple. And, when you let go of an unpleasant feeling, you are loosening the hold of thousands of thoughts over your mind.

Remember, your mind is your servant - it is there for you. You created it so you should be the one to tell it what to do.

Trying to hold conflicting thoughts or feelings creates an uncomfortable situation called cognitive dissonance. Eventually the dominant thought will win out. This is why people sometimes describe depression as a downward spiral. You can build emotional momentum, so let's move it in the right direction.

The law of attraction states that we create what we focus on. So, the emotional state is not just a barometer, but it is also a creative tool. Staying negative only creates those things you do not want. Positive emotions, leading to positive thoughts, can only create that which you want.

Find some tools to use to get yourself into a happy state and stay there. Beware of escapism, it only masks the underlying state. Self inquiry using tools like the Sedona Method, is one of the best ways to do this.

Save the Drama For Your Mama

From time to time many of us get caught up in our stories: "I lost all my money; I grew up in an abusive household; I have a disease." And while these things may seem true to you, the more we dwell on our "poor me" stories the worse things get. After all the Universe just gives you more of what you ask for with your dominant thoughts.

Why do we love this drama when it moves us away from what we truly want? Metaphysically we are each the embodiment of the Universe. The Universe creates a sense of ego in order to observe itself. Then, like a doctor pressing on parts of the body to find out what hurts, we create tension and resistance as a form of exploring our nature.

However, the ego likes to believe it's separate from the Universe. Nothing is separate from the Universe. We are an integral part.

Sometimes our stories become a launching board to a downward spiral away from the consciousness of our god-selves. They become false "becauses". I can't do that because I am not smart enough. I'll never be happy because my spouse left me. On, and on, and on.

There is no such thing as "I can't because." Very fat people have become healthy and in shape. Homeless penniless people have become millionaires. People with terminal diseases have gone into complete remission. If someone has done it at least once, then you know it is possible for you now.

Our stories and our drama do not serve us. they do not protect us from anything - they only prevent us from the realization of our unity. Snap out of it. If you find yourself lost in your drama, stop yourself right there. Find a positive focus, meditate, or reframe and shift your thinking.

Remember that the law of attraction states that like attracts like. If you are lost in negative thought - you attract more negativity to you. Shift to the positive any way you can, right now.