The Key of Awareness

We meet ourselves time and again in a thousand disguises on the path of life - Carl Jung

The first key to unlocking your potential to an amazing life is the Key of Awareness. Start with the simple awareness that you are a divine creation of God worthy of any good and perfect gift. Awareness is simply the ability to sense all that is happening to us now and all that has happened to us in the past. When we become aware of our unique and divine nature our senses literally anticipate what is happening around us. Awareness therefore is the acute sense of mindfulness. It allows us to think about who we are and what we want, it allows you to process who you are and to change any aspect of your life. In that moment when we become aware of who we are and what we came to this planet to accomplish this is the moment when our lives begin to take on new meaning. We grow up in life being conditioned to fit into this person or that person, to do this job or that job, to marry this person or that person. Rarely are we told of who we really are what are true potential is. We are children of God and we have an amazing ability to do, be, and accomplish anything that we set out to do. We have been created to live an amazing life filled with love, hope, dreams, and passion. We just need to look within to the true awareness of who we are. A deep and abiding awareness of whom and what we are can set all things right in our lives as well as the lives of those around us. When you become aware of your true self and why you are here, ideas and creating anything that you want for your life begins to happen for you.

If you are overweight and have a desire to lose weight, it means you have brought this thought into your awareness and have thus set the process of losing weight into motion. Once a thought is brought into your awareness, you then begin the process or necessary steps to bring about or accomplish that goal. But first there has to be a complete awareness of a desire to change.

Eckhart Tolle in the Power of Now enlightens the reader about the magic of present moment awareness. Present moment awareness requires letting go of all thoughts about the past or the future and be here now. It requires a shift from anything that keeps us from witnessing the now. When we are aware of what lies within us, the power of what we can begin to manifest in our lives is beyond magical. Everything that we need in every moment of our lives is within our present moment awareness.

Most of us are asleep to the greatness available within us; in other words, we are on automatic pilot to everything that happens around us. If someone hurts our feeling we respond or if someone says something negative about us we take it personally. Awareness is a waking up from this sleep state into a higher level of being so that we can respond to all that is negative or all that hurts us from a place of love. How people treat you is their reality, how you respond is yours. You can choose in every moment how you will react or respond to people, situations, and events that are happening to you. To become fully aware of who you are and why you are here is truly the most amazing gift that you can give yourself. Awareness allows you to release the pains of the past, the fears of the future and allow you to lead a full life in the present moment.

The way to access present moment awareness is through prayer and meditation. You must let go of the conditioning of your life and begin the process of living in the moment. Release all thoughts of who you thought you were and become the amazing human being that God has intended for you to become. Awareness of your divinity will allow you to attract all that you want into your life. The blessings of joy, love, hope, wholeness, faith, truth, and abundance can all be yours once you are aware that you have a right to all of these things.

Forgive yourself for ever having the thought that you did not deserve all that is wonderful and great. You are meant to have an amazing life. You are meant to live life to the fullest and to enjoy all the things that you ever wanted to enjoy. There is no limitation to what you can achieve or accomplish when you embrace the simple practice of awareness. Remember that you are a divine being having a human experience. You have an unlimited potential to attract all that is good in your life. The universe begins to conspire to bring forth everything that you are thinking and feeling in this moment when your thoughts are in harmony with your awareness.

Apply the Key of Awareness

1) Begin today a practice of stillness and quietness. Release all thoughts about the past or future and just practice present moment awareness; because in this moment is where life happens. Life happens in the present moment so stay focused on now which is the only moment we have.

2) Let go of all thoughts that you may have of limitation and lack; and realize that what you seek is seeking you.

3) Begin a practice of knowing that you are and always have been perfect as you are. You made some mistakes in the past so forgive yourself and move on. Holding on to feelings of guilt or frustration is a waste of your precious life and consumes your present moment awareness.

4) Recognize the spark of divinity inside of you which allows us to dream and to achieve all that is possible to us.

5) Trust that what you want is already there only waiting for your senses to become sharper.

The Key of Belief

You can have anything you want if you are willing to give up the belief that you can't have it -Robert Anthony

The second key to unlocking your potential to an amazing life is The Key of Belief. Belief is very powerful. I have witnessed entire cultures dress and behave in the exact same manner. Our belief about life, about ourselves, and about what we can accomplish is truly important to what we manifest in our lives. You see what we believe about ourselves and what is possible for us to achieve is closely linked to our beliefs. The truth is if you don't believe you can succeed, the battle for success is already lost. Whatever we choose to believe about our lives will in fact become our reality. I was repeatedly told that I would never be anything in my life but I repeatedly told myself that I would do whatever I wanted to do. It was my core belief in myself.

It is our core belief system that determines what we believe that we can accomplish. Our every thought shapes our awareness about our lives. A belief is something you hold onto because you KNOW it is true. There is nothing more motivating and at the same time nothing more destructive than the power of a belief. A belief can become your best friend or you worst enemy. The more aware you are of your underlying belief systems; however, the more powerful you will become to achieve your dreams and goals. Awareness is the key to creating that change. Awareness is the beam of light in the dark room of your belief systems. It breaks through the darkness, illuminates the way and allows you to move through your life with confidence and hope.

What we manifest in our lives is in direct proportion to the beliefs we harness about ourselves. They are the keys to an amazing life. The divine force that is available in the universe is available to every person. The mental conditioning that takes place within our families is what causes some of us to have limiting beliefs about who we are and about what we can accomplish in life. The simple belief that you can achieve greatness will start the process for greatness to occur in your life. We literally become what we think about or what we believe about ourselves.

One of the most important things we can do as parents is to teach our children a strong foundation and a firm belief that they are a part of something greater than they can imagine. They are part of the same divine universal consciousness that cause a flower to bloom in the spring time. We have to teach them that whatever they believe in their mind they can achieve in reality. The same is true with raising our universal consciousness; we have to start believing that great things are going to happen. We don't have to struggle over things because we are a part of something great, something divine, and something so amazing. We only have to believe in this power; the power to create, the power to change, the power to evolve. Whatever is our deep driving belief is what will be manifested in our lives.

Apply the Key of Belief

1) Identify one belief that holds you back from achieving your goals and dreams. Analyze why you have it, acknowledge that it no longer serves you and then destroy it.

2) Challenge yourself and start changing the limiting beliefs that you have about yourself and what is possible for you.

3) Take steps to increase your belief in a higher power that can help you to achieve the amazing things that are possible in your life.

4) Eliminate and destroy all negative self-talk.

The Key of Attention

What you pay attention to grows -Geneen Roth

The third key to unlocking your potential to an amazing life is the Key of Attention. Have you ever had an unending desire to achieve a particular thing or goal, and most probably you desired it with all your heart? Have you ever had a desire to succeed against all odds? For example, if you want to go back to school to get a higher education, you will start by focusing all of your attention and energy in the direction of achieving that goal. As it is with anything you want to attract in your life. If you desire something bad enough you will place all of your power and attention on achieving that goal. You see energy flows where attention goes.

Attention is the deliberate act of putting a thing or thought in your mind until it becomes a habit or it becomes a reality. Just like the opening quote from the author Roth, what we pay attention to grows. It is impossible to think about thoughts of a happy and satisfying life and have a life of misery and turmoil. Life just doesn't work that way. The universal Law of Attraction is an unerring law and it states that we don't manifest what we want but that we manifest what we are. Your attention determines your reality.

Attention is also known as mindfulness, awareness, or concentration. Attention can be practiced throughout our daily lives to bring about whatever change we wish to see. If you want more moments of joy, gratitude, and happiness, place your attention on these things and they are sure to follow.

Take for example a gardener; he carefully plants his seeds into the soil, waters them and leaves them to grow. The same is true with whatever it is you want in your life. Plant the seeds that you wish to harvest and then allow them the space to grow. Plant seeds of greatness, if you wish to be great. Plant seeds of happiness if you wish to be happy. Plant seeds of abundance if you wish to experience abundance. Some days when I am out for a walk, I will silently bless everyone that I meet. Or some days while paying for my lunch, I will buy lunch for the person in the line behind me. I never expect anything back from these people but the most amazing thing will happen in return as I give out, I receive in return.

Your life will begin to be truly amazing when you start to focus on the truth of who you are; that is, your amazing divine self. Start by paying attention to the things that you want in your life. Pay attention to the things that you love. Pay attention to all the small things around you. Things liked the sun rise, the smile of a child, the gift of kindness, the bud of a new flower. When you place your attention on the small things in life you are able to witness the power of all great things around you. Placing your attention on the details of the smallest things allows you to take a moment of slowing down and processing all that is amazing in life. Take your attention off the things you don't want or don't love. You see where your desire is there is your attention. The power of attention brings everything to you that you want. Focus brings everything into perspective in order that you may place your attention there.

Take the Law of Attraction, it states, whatever you give out, is what you receive back in return. The Law of Attraction is so powerful that it works the same for everyone and it works every time. It is like a boomerang, whatever you throw out comes back to you. It is a law and laws cannot be changed or altered. If you drop something from the top of a building it will always go down, it is the same with natural laws. Laws are unfaltering; they work the same every time. Whatever we want to be, whatever we want to do, and whatever we want to have in our life is possible with the focus of our attention on that object. Wherever you place your attention the most becomes your reality. What do you want to happen for your life today? Do you want things that are positive, then start by focusing on the positive things? Do you want more abundance, then you have to start by focusing on abundance. Do you want more gratitude, then focus on gratitude. And finally, I have to tell you that if you want more drama, then continue to focus on drama and it will be yours as sure as the sun rises. The choice is yours. You choose in every moment. It will be difficult at first but if you stick with it, your thoughts must and will change as it is the law. YOUR IMAGINATION is able to do all that you ask in proportion to the degree of your attention. All progress, all fulfilment of desire, depend upon the control and concentration of your attention. Attention may be either attracted from without or directed from within. When you attain control of the internal direction of your attention, you will no longer stand in shallow water but will launch out into the deep ocean of life.

Apply the Key of Attention

1) Focus your attention only on the things you want to attract in your life.

2) Do not place your attention on the things that you do not want to attract because your mind does not care what is placed on its subconscious. It will only attract that object.

3) Practice focusing your attention on just one thing for an entire day. This will be difficult at first because the mind will tend to wander from one thought to another. But with your attention this application is possible.

4) Always place your attention in the present moment where the potential to create is the greatest.

The Key of Transformation

Let the tears fall until there aren't any left. Let your heart break into what feels like a thousand pieces. For in this letting go, you are rebuilding yourself. In each ending there is a new beginning – Author Unknown

The fourth key to unlocking your potential to an amazing life is the Key of Transformation. Transformation is going beyond your form. It is going beyond the limitations of what you think you can achieve in your life. Transformation requires a completely new way of looking at things and a complete new way of being. We can't begin to create a new reality for our lives until we have moved beyond the old way of living and doing things.

Hospitals, banks, and many other types of organizations will all experience some type of transformational change. Most organizations realize in order to survive in the future global world that they must stay informed and find ways of expanding themselves. They have come to realize the need to make changes that will sustain their mission and vision in order to provide the best customer services.

The bible urges us to be ye transformed by the renewing of our mind. To be a transformed being all of your thoughts must change about how you feel about yourself and how you think about your life. Transformation begins with a willingness and strong desire to be different than what you are now. You must know that you are special and that you are here for a purpose; you must want to live an amazing life. Our lives as we have created them are a direct result of our thinking and we cannot change our lives until we change our thinking. Transformation does just that, it helps us to shift our thinking. We become what we think. So if we want positive things to happen in our lives we must have positive thoughts about our lives. If you think about negative things then negative things will become your reality. Now you may say that I think positive thoughts all the time, but the one negative thought that you might think can negate your positive thoughts. Positive thoughts and a new way of thinking must be practice daily. What we do on a daily basis becomes our habits.

Perhaps the story of the butterfly's metamorphosis represents the most familiar story of transformation. The butterfly larvae feeds on the host's plant leaves until it develops into a caterpillar later it will shed its outer skin before becoming a chrysalis. The chrysalis thus becomes increasingly transparent until the hidden transformation is complete and like magic the beautiful butterfly emerges.