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Thought power is the key to creating your reality. Everything you perceive or experience in your visible, outer world has its origin in the invisible, inner world of your thoughts. To become the master of your destiny, therefore, you must learn to direct the nature of your dominant way of thinking that determines your overall mental state or frequency. By doing so, you will be able to attract into your life what you desire to attain as you come to know the Truth that it is indeed your thoughts that are the seeds that give rise to your experience of reality. Put simply, thought power is your inherent power to create your own reality.

Everything in your inner world begins with a thought. You may think your beliefs and feelings are independent of your thoughts but they all started as a single thought. A belief is a thought you repeated persistently, be it consciously or not, until it was passed down to your subconscious mind and became part of the core beliefs of your personal belief system. Even a single thought-reaction to an outside event can be so impressionable that it creates a permanent belief. Thereafter, your beliefs confirm and justify the way you think. The same applies to your feelings. Your thoughts about a specific event, be it an actual event or an imagined one, give rise to corresponding feelings. And those feelings then affirm your thoughts about the event and the one sustains the other.

Your overall mental state is determined by your mental diet. In the same way that the state of your body is largely determined by the food you eat, so the state of your inner world is a function of the mental food you consume—what you think. We can say that the term 'thinking', in the context of thought power, does not only refer to what we are accustomed to as thinking about this or that. All your mental activities—your beliefs, imaginings, assumptions and the feelings they evoke, are the thinking activities of your mind. And together they determine your mental frequency and direct your thought power in their respective directions.

Every effect you see in your outside or 3D physical world has a specific cause, which has its origin in your inner or mental world. This is the essence of thought power. Put another way, the conditions and circumstances of your life are a result of your thinking, or else, your overall mental state. James Allen said it best when he said: "circumstances do not make a man, they reveal him". The state of your life, from the state of your finances to the state of your health and your relationships, is accurately revealing what you think (imagine, believe and feel) in each area.

Most people have it back to front, believing that they feel or think a certain way because of their circumstances, not knowing the Truth that it is their thoughts that are creating those very circumstances, whether wanted or unwanted. By internalizing and applying this Truth, that your thoughts create your reality, you will grant yourself the power to create the changes you want to see manifest in your life. Reality creation is an inside job that is fuelled by the power of your thoughts.

The One Universal Mind is the single, intelligent Consciousness that pervades the entire Universe—All-Powerful, All-Knowing, All-Creative and present everywhere at the same time. Your mind is one and the same with Universal Mind and since your thoughts are a product of your mind, and your mind is Universal Mind in its entirety, it follows that your thought power is also limitless.

Once you truly understand that your mind is one with the Mind of the Single Source of All Power—The Absolute—and that this power is within you, that it is you in Its entirety—you will have found the only true source of limitless power for which anything is possible. All the power you can ever come to harness comes from within. Accessing the Source of All Power begins and ends by looking inwards.

The greatest mystics and teachers have long told us that everything is energy, a fact that is today undeniably confirmed by modern science. Albert Einstein said that "everything is energy... [that] a human being is a part of the whole called by us [the] Universe". Your thoughts are also energy. Invisible to your physical eyes, but very much alive with energy. More specifically, the first of the Universal Laws, the Law of Mentalism, tells us this energy is mind or consciousness. All, therefore, is Mind.

Our emotions color our lives with varying palettes. Sometimes we feel a strong emotion in reaction to something that has happened, but emotions also visit us seemingly out of the blue, flooding us unexpectedly with joy or grief or melancholy. Like the weather, they come and go, influencing our mental state with their particular vibration. Sometimes a difficult emotion hangs around longer than we would like, and we begin to wonder when it will release its hold on us. This is often true of grief stemming from loss, for example, or lingering anger over a past event.  Usually, if we allow ourselves to feel our emotions fully when they come up, they recede naturally, giving way to another and another. When an emotion haunts us, it is often because we are afraid of really feeling it. Emotions like despair and rage are powerful, and it is natural to want to hold them at bay. Certainly, we don't want to let them take us over so that we say or do things we later regret. When we are facing this kind of situation, it can be helpful to ask the spirit, "How long do I need to sit with these emotions, how long do I need to feel these emotions before they can pass?" If you ask sincerely and wait, an answer will come. Setting a time limit on your engagement with that difficult emotion may be just the technique you need to face it fully.  When you have a sense of how much time you need to spend, set a timer. Sit down and make yourself available to the emotion that has been nagging you. All you have to do is feel it. Avoid getting attached to it or rejecting it. Simply let it ebb and flow within you. Emotions are by their nature cyclical, so you can trust that just as one reaches its apex it will pass. Each time you sit with its presence without either repressing or acting out, you will find that that difficult emotion was the catalyst for much needed emotional healing.

Hello all, I just want to let everyone know that I am back and we will be back to our normal schedule of every Tuesday and Friday.

I know that a lot of you out there are very young.  And the problem with being young is that you don't see or can't appreciate the issues you will deal with as adult women.  One of these issues is skin care.  Do NOT make the mistake of thinking that you don't need to use anything to take care of your skin now.  You most absolutely do have to take care of your skin now.  Starting now and going into the future, if you consistently use skin care, you are going to look much younger as you get older.  The point is PREVENTING the issues that pop up.  It is much difficult to fix bad skin than it is to just start taking care of it when you are younger.  And when you get into your forties, I can promise you that you will be trying to hunt me down to thank me.  Skin care is more than just the face.  It is the whole body.  As I mention in the podcast, Avon (which is sold through the girlstakingpower website) is one of the best cosmetic companies out there that will help keep your skin healthy and young looking.

When we offer nothing but excuses in our lives, we are not being honest with anybody, mostly ourselves.

Excuses may seem like rational reasons for us not to do something, but if we're not careful we can allow them to keep us from reaching our goals. Too often we accept our excuses as reasons why we cannot accomplish what we set out to do, and instead of finding alternatives we give up. But if we can be honest with ourselves and take responsibility for our choices, we will begin to notice that we no longer give excuses. When we keep our minds focused on our goals, we will find that excuses fade away in the light of our priorities, and issues become challenges that can help us become wiser and stronger.  Sometimes we may give others excuses rather than be fully honest. We may think it is kind to tell someone we are willing to do something with them, whether work or play, but then keep putting them off. This diverts our energy into keeping the truth at a distance while continuing a falsehood. But when we can take responsibility for our feelings and express them honestly, but gently, the other person is free to find someone who is better suited to accompany them while we are free to pursue the things we like. When we can do this, our energy can be invested in building better lives and relationships.  There's another way in which excuses rob us of energy -- and that is in the power of our thoughts and words. If we find ourselves in a situation, for example, where we are being asked for a financial contribution but we use the excuse that we can't afford it, we create and attract lack and limitation into our lives. The same goes for seemingly simple things like pretending to not feel well or any other false statement. We may think that excuses make things easier, but they complicate matters with smokescreens. When we can commit to our priorities, take responsibility for our choices, and communicate them honestly to others, there will be no need to make excuses, and we will have much more energy to dedicate to all the things we love.

You create better energy when you are FOR something, rather than AGAINST something.

As human beings, we cannot help but be subject to our preferences. However, we do have control over the manner in which these manifest themselves in our lives. Every value we hold dear is an expression of either support or opposition, and it is our perspective that determines whether we are for something or against it. As an example of a situation we are all familiar with at this time: We can direct our energy and intentions into activities that promote peace rather than using our resources to speak out in opposition of war. On the surface, these appear to be two interchangeable methods of expressing one virtue, yet being for something is a vastly more potent means of inspiring change because it carries with it the power of constructive intent.   When you support a cause, whether your support is active or passive, you contribute to the optimism that fuels all affirmative change. Optimistic thoughts energize people, giving them hope and inspiring them to work diligently on behalf of what they believe in. Being for something creates a positive shift in the universe, which means that neither you nor those who share your vision will have any trouble believing that transformation on a grand scale is indeed possible. To be against something is typically easy, as you need only speak out in opposition to it. Standing up for something is often more challenging, because you may be introducing an idea to people that may scare them on a soul level.  Throughout your life, you have likely been told that the actions of one person will seldom have a measurable impact on the world. Yet your willingness to stand up for what you believe in instead of decrying what you oppose can turn the tides of fate. The thoughts you project when you choose to adopt a positive perspective will provide you with a means to actively promote your values and, eventually, foster lasting change.

The further you distance yourself from your expectations, the more exhilarating your life will become.

As we endeavor to find personal fulfillment and realize our individual ideals, we naturally form emotional attachments to those outcomes we hope will come to pass. These expectations can serve as a source of stability, allowing us to draft plans based on our visions of the future, but they can also limit our potential for happiness by blinding us to equally satisfying yet unexpected outcomes. Instead of taking pleasure in the surprising circumstances unfolding around us, we mourn for the anticipation left unfulfilled. When we think of letting go of our expectations, we may find ourselves at the mercy of a small inner voice that admonishes us to strive for specific goals, even if they continually elude us. However, the opposite of expectation is not pessimism. We can retain our optimism and free ourselves from the need to focus on specific probabilities by opening our hearts and minds to a wide variety of possible outcomes.  When we expect a situation, event, or confrontation to unfold in a certain way, it becomes more difficult to enjoy the surprises that have the potential to become profound blessings. Likewise, we may feel that we failed to meet our inner objectives because we were unable to bring about the desired results through our choices and actions. Consider, though, that we are all at the mercy of the universal flow, and our best intentions are often thwarted by fate. As you grow increasingly open to unforeseen outcomes, you will be more apt to look for and recognize the positive elements of your new circumstances. This receptivity to the unexpected can serve you well when you are called upon to compromise with others, your life plans seem to go awry, or the world moves forward in an unanticipated manner by granting you the flexibility to see the positive aspects of almost any outcome.  The further you distance yourself from your expectations, the more exhilarating your life will become. Though a situation in which you find yourself may not correspond to your initial wants, needs, or goals, ask yourself how you can make the most of it and then do your best to adapt. Your life's journey will likely take many unpredicted and astonishing twists because you are willing to release your expectations. 

Flexibility is the capacity to bend without breaking, as well as a continual willingness to change or be changed in order to accommodate new circumstances. People with flexible minds are open to shifting their course when necessary or useful; they are not overly attached to things going the way they had planned. This enables them to take advantage of opportunities that a more rigid person would miss out on. It can also make life a lot more fun. When we are flexible, we allow for situations we could not have planned, and so the world continues to surprise and delight us.

Courtesy of Daily OM Since reality is in a constant state of flux, it doesn't make sense to be rigid or to cling to any one idea of what is happening or what is going to happen. We are more in tune with reality when we are flexible. Being in tune enables us to adjust to the external environment and other people as they change and grow. When we are rigid or stuck in our ways, instead of adjusting to the world around us we hunker down, clinging to a concept of reality rather than reality itself. When we do this, we cut ourselves off from life, and we miss out on valuable opportunities, as well as a lot of joy.  Just as we create flexibility in our bodies by stretching physically, we can create limberness in our minds by stretching mentally. Every day we have the opportunity to exercise our flexibility. We can do this in small ways such as taking a different route home from work or changing our exercise routine. On a larger scale, we can rearrange the furniture or redo a room in our house. If these are things we already do regularly, we can stretch our minds by imagining several different possibilities for how the next year will unfold. As we do this, our minds become more supple and open, and when changes come our way, we are able to accommodate and flow with the new reality. 

YOUR LOVE RELATIONSHIP: This is the measure of how happy you are in your current state of relationship – whether you're single and loving it, in a relationship, or desiring one.

YOUR FRIENDSHIPS: This is the measure of how strong a support network you have. Do you have at least five people who you know have your back and whom you love being around?

YOUR FINANCES: How much financial freedom do you have to travel, experience the world, and do things that open you to new experiences and excitement?

YOUR QUALITY OF LIFE: This is the quality of your experiences, your home, your car, your workspace, the hotels you get to stay in when your travel. How often are you surrounded by beauty and luxury?

YOUR HEALTH AND FITNESS: How would you rate your health, given you age, and any physical conditions?

YOUR INTELLECTURAL LIFE: How much and how fast are you growing and learning? How many books do you read?  How many seminars or courses do you take yearly:  Education should not stop after you graduate from college.

YOUR EMOTIONAL LIFE: How do you feel on a consistent basis? Are your days happy?  Are you calm and blissful in the face of stress?

YOUR SPIRITUAL LIFE: How much time do you devote to spiritual, meditative, or contemplative practices that keep you feeling connected, balanced, and peaceful?

YOUR CAREER: Are you growing, climbing the ladder, and excelling? Or do you feel you're stuck in a rut?  If you have a business, is it thriving or stagnating?

YOUR CHARACTER: Who are you deeply as a person? How easily do you get influenced by others?  How persistent are you with living your values?

YOUR FAMILY & PARENTING LIFE: Do you love coming home to your family after a hard day's work? If you're not married or a parent, define your family as your parents and siblings.

YOUR LIFE VISION: Are you crystal clear on where you're going in life? Do you have a clear vision for the person you want to become and the life you really want to live?

There are a million issues that girls go through in their teenage and even early adult years.  One of the issues I dealt with was having a major crush, or "being in love" with someone who didn't have the same feelings that I did.  Another issue facing us is wanting to belong.  In high school, there are always those groups of girls who are the most popular.  They tend to be the prettiest.  They have all of the clothes you would love to have, but you either can't have them for one reason or another.  Or you know you just won't look as good as they are.  These issues tend to eat away at our self-esteem and our confidence.  We begin to wonder why we weren't born with the great looks they have or the bodies they have and the great clothes and everything else they might have.  With think about these things and then we start to obsess about it.  The more you obsess, the more depressed you get.  The more depressed you get, the more you obsess about these things.  What you are feeling is completely normal.  And I want to emphasize to you is that you have a choice in the matter.  All you need is the will power.  I can tell you from experience that if you face the fact that you are never going to be with the person you are attracted to at that moment, you will muster up that will power to get over it.  So, it is up to you to continue to obsess or you can break the vicious cycle and turn your attention inward.  And I know how incredibly hard that is.  You need to trust that I am telling you all of this from a place of experience.  Being obsessed with someone who does not have the same interest in you is heartbreaking.  It tears you apart.  And yet, you torture yourself with making sure you are at the same place they are.  You may text or contact them on social media looking for any clue that they feel the same way.  Then you start to wonder all over again why they don't like you or are attracted to  you. 

Once you are able to put a little bit of focus inward, and you keep working at it, you find it becomes easier to change your focus all together.  That is why personal growth is so incredibly important.  It teaches us that we are worthy.  It shows us how great we really are.  It gives us the information we need in order to do what we need to do to get to that place where we are ok with ourselves.  And once you take that first step in personal growth, it becomes easier and easier to shift more and more of your focus to where it should be – with you.  And when you get to that place, you will feel the bliss of knowing what it is like to not care about what other people think.  You only care about what you think, and maybe some people who you are extremely close to, like family.

Breaking free from this pain and that vicious cycle is the single most liberating feeling there is.  And I promise you that changing your focus will be one of the best decisions you ever make.  And the biggest side effect of this is having a happy, blissful and balanced adulthood.