Recently,
there has been much “buzz” regarding manifesting abundance.
Many people believe that to change their lives they need only to
change their mind, to think positively, to focus on what they wish to
manifest. The Abundance Factor: Living Your Maximum Potential
Workshop review by Cindy Dextraze
Recently,
there has been much “buzz” regarding manifesting abundance.
Many people believe that to change their lives they need only to
change their mind, to think positively, to focus on what they wish to
manifest.
At
the Thursday evening seminar, Kelly suggested that we do need to change our mind but it is not only our conscious mind
that needs changing. He
suggested that we must also change our subconscious mind.
If our vast
subconscious mind is not in agreement with our relatively small
conscious mind, we will be disappointed when we attempt to manifest our
intentions or, if we manage to manifest what we desire, it will be
fleeting. It is useful to
bring awareness to subconscious beliefs and patterns that do not serve
us. Then release the charge
held in these patterns and beliefs by feeling the emotion associated
with them. As there are
many layers of belief held in the subconscious mind, the process of
clearing and aligning with the conscious mind requires patience and
dedication.
Kelly
went on to explain that once we have aligned the subconscious and
conscious mind, manifesting an abundance of whatever we desire can be
done with ease and speed. However,
we may still find ourselves feeling unfulfilled.
How can this be? If
I have an abundance of everything I have ever dreamed of, why would I
not overflow with happiness? Yet,
most of us know someone who has “everything” and is still
discontent. Kelly suggested
that often we manifest with our “personal will” that which we
personally desire. He
suspects that to truly feel fulfilled, we must align our personal will
with Divine will (Universal Mind).
This will bring a sense of purpose to the creating of abundance
and allow us to create that which is truly for our highest good.
Friday
we began to dig into our subconscious minds.
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Saturday, we uncovered a subconscious belief that making mistakes is bad
and shameful and that we must be punished for them. Parents, teachers, coaches, etc. handed out punishment
for our errors during childhood. As
adults (still carrying a subconscious belief in the need for punishment)
many of us have become
self-punishers. We tend to
self sabotage our own success / abundance in order to punish ourselves
for our mistakes. At the
workshop, we were given a potent opportunity to feel and release the
shame associated with our errors by voicing our mistakes in a loving
supportive environment. This
was followed by an exercise that provided a powerful opening to
experience self-forgiveness.
Sunday,
we continued to dig into the subconscious mind and discovered that, as
children, many of us felt we were a burden to those who loved and cared
for us. This subconscious
belief also carried shame and guilt as well as grief.
As adults (still carrying the subconscious belief that we are a
burden) many of us have avoided feeling the depths of this grief by
getting busy, indulging in an addiction, being angry, etc.
This controlled grief creates a huge block to fully receiving the
abundance life has to offer. At
the workshop, we were given an opportunity to feel and release this
grief and “re-parent “ our inner child.
After
a day and a half of clearing subconscious beliefs, we spent time
increasing our abundance by bringing attention to a particular desire we
wish to manifest. Focused
journaling was followed by sharing which allowed us to draw on the
wisdom and experience of others to help us move toward fulfilling our
intention.
We
ended Sunday by sharing what we had learned and appreciating the
abundance already present in our lives.
