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LIVING BY DESIGN NEWSLETTER
by Leslie Karen Sann, MA, LCPC
V3, #6
June 18, 2003
IN THIS ISSUE
Living by Design
Quotes
Practically Speaking
Wonder Questions
LIVING
BY DESIGN
(Part 1)
(This article is the first in a series
about the creative process.)
As human beings, we are often pushed by what we
perceive as our issues. Equally important, we are also pulled forward by
our dreams, visions and inspirations. Often, we tend to focus on our
issues due to their pressure, and don't invest in the process of creation.
Many people donąt take the time to ask themselves,
"What do I really want?" Without taking the time to reflect, and
discover what is true for us, we are likely to repeat old patterns that
were imprinted when we were younger, living someone else's plan for us,
rather than our own.
The past doesn't have to equal the future. You can
design the future you want now. If you can dream it you can create it.
Sit down and ask yourself, "How do I really
want my life to be?" Encourage that part of you that holds the
dreams. Give it the freedom to express. I suggest writing down what comes
forward.
Allow yourself freedom of expression, with no
constraints. In this initial stage we are focusing on the vision, the
what, not the how.
Review the different aspects of your life. Job,
financial, recreation, spiritual, education, home environment, family,
community, etc. . . . Ask yourself, "Are there any areas I would like
to improve?" Notice any inner response, and if the answer is yes,
discover for yourself, what it is you would prefer.
One by one, write down a present tense description
of you doing, being, living, that area of your life the way you prefer it
to be.
Be specific. Little to nothing happens when you
generalize. If you write down, "I am earning more money," you
may find at the end of next year you earned one more dollar than you did
this year. Tell the Universe exactly what you want. "I am doubling my
income." This is clear and specific.
Write it out as if you were sending someone to the
store to pick it up for you. Spell it out, be clear, state it simply.
If I asked someone to get me a loaf of bread, they
might return with a loaf of "Wonder Bread." I would choose to
throw it out because I wanted Ezekiel sprouted grain bread, with sesames.
The one in the green package. It's in the freezer section.
What are your conditions of satisfaction? What will
make you purrrrr? Write it down. Make sure it represents your most
expanded self.
Look at your list regularly. Tell yourself,
"This is what I want and it is coming to me."
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QUOTE:
"Nothing happens unless first a dream."
~ Carl Sandburg ~
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PRACTICALLY SPEAKING:
- Honor yourself and this process by setting aside
a least an hour of uninterrupted time to do this work. Perhaps you
could clear a space, light a candle, play some soft music . . . .
- Ask yourself if my (relationship, health, career,
etc.) was exactly the way I want it to be . . . what would it look
like, feel like, sound like . . . (NO limitations...NO restrictions).
- What you are focusing on is what the ideal scene
will look like . . . NOT what it takes to get there . . . just see the
outcome you want to experience.
- Use present tense language. Such as:
- I AM gratefully earning $X/year.
- I AM enjoying my new position as Y.
- I AM loving my marriage and joyful
partnership.
- Empower your statements by adding enriching
qualifiers such as enjoying, gratefully, joyfully, etc.
- Include essence as well as form. (e.g.: form =
job as a CPA.; essence = productive, satisfying, contributing work
that I enjoy).
- Ideal scenes are powerful tools. When you get y
our pictures clear, and you start envisioning what you want, you are
sending out a request. The more you put your energy into your request,
the greater will be the support in manifesting the experience you are
asking for.
- Ready yourself to receive.
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WONDER QUESTIONS:
- Are you willing to know what you want?
- Are you willing to have what you want?
- Are you willing to be the predominant creative
force in your life, and create a life of your own design?
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