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Copyright © 1997 by Alan Cohen
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Copyright © 1997 by Alan Cohen
All rights reserved. Inquiries should be addressed to
Hay House, P.O. Box 5100, Carlsbad, CA 92018
I was taken aback to read a newspaper article about a convention
of psychics that had been canceled "due to unforeseen circumstances."
Now that got me thinking! If a group of professional psychics
didn't know their own future, how can we know that anything we
predict will happen?
Your future is not set in stone; it is molded with love. We create
and re-create our future in every moment, with every choice we
make. When you choose in harmony with your spirit, you draw unto
yourself the wonderful things your heart desires. When, out of
fear, guilt, or a sense of powerlessness, you bump along with
the herd, you find yourself wondering why you are here. You are
here to be you; all else is detail, and will take care of itself.
You can either be a statistic or an ecstatic. Statistic-people
believe that whatever happens to most people will happen to them,
and so they succumb to the tyrant called "normal." I
know very few normal people, and I am all the happier for it.
(Most of my friends and associates fall toward one end of the
bell curve or the other.) If you expect to get a different result
than most people are getting, you have to live in the way that
is uniquely joyful to you. Reality is not an absolute, but a personal
choice. A long time ago I read that more persons have survived
cancer than the population of Los Angeles. I am certain that number
has increased by many times now. I know of support groups for
"former terminal cancer patients" -- now there is a
beautiful oxymoron!
A psychic, seer, or prophet can look down the road and see likely
outcomes of actions that are currently in motion. (An oriental
sage suggested, "If you do not change direction, you will
end up where you are headed.") But at any moment a human
being can make a new decision and alter the course of events.
Because we are imbued by God with the power to create, we are
always free to create a new destiny.
On an episode of Northern Exposure, Shelly received a chain letter
telling her that if she mailed the letter on to a friend within
three days, she would enjoy unprecedented good luck. Believing
the prophecy, she copied the letter and mailed the letter at the
local post office. To Shelly's delight, all manner of good things
befell her: she met a wonderful man, got a raise, and felt healthy,
alive, and free. A week later when Shelly returned to the post
office, the clerk held up her letter and informed her that he
did not mail it because she needed more postage on it. Shelly's
jaw dropped when she realized that the letter did not make her
luck. She admitted, "I guess we are in charge of our own
lives."
There is no force outside of you that can determine what happens
to you. You are the force that engineers your destiny. Walt Whitman
declared, "I do not seek good fortune. I am good fortune."
The power or help that you have been seeking in the outer world
already lives inside you, as you. All personal and world change
begins with inner change. Luck is not a capricious gift that whimsically
falls into our lap; it is a force we activate with our thoughts,
feelings, attitude, words, and actions. I saw a Ziggy cartoon
in which our hero explains, "I have a rabbit's foot, a four-leaf
clover, and a lucky charm -- only problem is, none of them become
effective until I do."
If you are waiting for your ship to come in, get into the captain's
seat and pilot it yourself. If you are waiting for a particular
person to come along and make your life wonderful, that person
is you.
If you are seeking a mate, write down all the wonderful qualities
you would love for him or her to embody. Then review the list
and see if you feel you are lacking in those qualities yourself.
Often we tend to look for someone to fill in the gaps we perceive
in ourself. But every time we give someone else the power to make
us whole, we affirm that we are not whole. No one can deliver
or take away any more good than you can deliver or take away yourself.
A Course in Miracles reminds us, "I am affected only by my
thoughts."
Instead of seeking someone to give you what you believe you are
not, bring the light back home and find those qualities in yourself.
If an ideal of beauty is in your consciousness, the beauty is
already in you; we become what we are conscious of. The more you
love yourself, the greater your power to draw loving companions
and support. At this very moment you have everything you need
to set into motion a chain of events that will change your life
forever.
Your future is predictable; you can know it now and manifest it
quickly by being clear on your intentions, and living as if your
heart's desires are worthy of manifestation. As Eleanor Roosevelt
promised, "the future belongs to those who believe in the
beauty of their dreams."
Alan Cohen is the author of the bestselling The Dragon
Doesn't Live Here Anymore. To order Alan's new book I Had
It All The Time, or to request a free catalog of Alan's books,
tapes, and workshop schedule, write to Hay House, P.O. Box 5100,
Carlsbad, CA 92018, or call 1-800-462-3013.
For information about Alan's Mastery Training held in Hawaii and
focusing deeply with fourteen participants, write to 430 Kukuna
Road, Haiku, Hawaii 96708 or phone 1-808-572-0001.
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