Have you ever felt like you are banging your head against the wall, trying to achieve your goals? Setting very large goals and attempting to accomplish everything yourself is one sure way to get overwhelmed fast. No matter how confident you are at the outset, you will lose steam quickly when you begin encountering obstacles at every turn.
One good way to turn this around is to ask the universe to work in partnership with you. By asking for help and believing that help will be provided, you ease the sense of pressure you would otherwise feel by knowing everything is resting on your shoulders.
If you turn every endeavor into a joint effort, you truly can’t fail. The universe helps by sending lucrative opportunities, shortcuts and more in your direction. You do your part by taking care of what comes most naturally or easily to you.
In their popular book, “Ask and It is Given” Jerry and Esther Hicks describe an exercise called a “Placemat Process.” This process was named such because the Hicks’ were traveling a lot for business and Esther found herself feeling overwhelmed by everything she needed to do on a daily basis.
She devised a simple way to divide up her duties by asking the universe for help. While sitting in a restaurant, she took a paper placemat and flipped it to the blank back side. With a pen, she drew a single line down the center of the mat. At the top of one column, she wrote, “The Universe,” and at the top of the other, “Me.”
She then proceeded to list everything she wanted the universe to take care of in the proper column, and in her own column she listed the things she would be able to handle on her own. According to Esther, this process works incredibly well for her. The universe does indeed seem to take care of the things she lists on that side of the paper, and her focus is freed up to take care of her own duties. Talk about a brilliant partnership!
If you want to perform a similar activity for yourself, simply use a sheet of plain paper and follow the same format. Which tasks seem too overwhelming to you? Which of them seem confusing or burdensome in some way? Which do you feel you can handle without a problem? Place these tasks in their proper columns, then fold the sheet and put it away somewhere, trusting fully that it will be taken care of.
If list-making isn’t your favorite activity, you might try verbalizing this process in prayer, or simply making a mental list during a visualization session.
In the end, the process you use doesn’t matter. The whole point of this exercise is to move you from a position of overwhelm to more balanced and productive place so you don’t feel like it’s all up to you.
When you do this on a regular basis, everything automatically seems easier. Not only do you look forward to holding up your own end of the bargain, you just never know who or what you might attract into your life by asking for help.
Have you ever wondered how much time and energy you have expended chasing after money?
If you include all the times you’ve thought about it, worried about it, cried about it, panicked about it; not to mention all the times you’ve spent it unwisely, begged the universe for more of it, and even did unpleasant things to obtain it - it would probably add up to a few years’ worth of intense work.
But what if there was an easier way? What if you didn’t have to chase after money at all and it would instead come directly to you? What if, by taking the right actions and keeping the right mind-set you could not only attract limitless amounts of money, but also turn your life into the most fulfilling, passionate, amazing journey ever? Would you be interested in learning more about it?
Of course you would! (Who wouldn’t?) All right, I’m going to tell you exactly where to find your wealth, but the answer may surprise you.
Direct your attention to the center of your chest right now. That’s where your heart center is. That is where your true wealth lies, in the form of your life calling.
The definition of “life calling” can be debated. Some people will say that it is a divine purpose, a destiny, or a soul mission. I choose to see it as the one thing that makes you most happy; the one thing that no one else can do exactly like you do; and the one thing that you can do to make a unique difference in the world.
You may not feel that you have an actual “calling” to do anything in particular, and that’s okay! What I want you to do instead is think about what you LOVE to do. What gets your heart pumping and your body tingling? What makes you feel so wonderful that you could do it non-stop?
Once you have identified this one thing (which, by the way, might be a combination of several related things), find a way to use it to make the world a better place. Don’t do it for money, do it for love. Do it with all the passion and power you can muster, and share that essence with other people as often as possible.
Will money start pouring into your life immediately as if by magic? Probably not. Most likely there will be a time delay before you really start to notice more abundance coming your way. Keep this in mind and be prepared for it. If money is a concern to you, do what you can to earn money in other ways (like a job) - but don’t stop working on your life calling! It is truly your very own path to wealth.
A funny thing happens when you stop chasing money; it starts moving toward you. A funny thing also happens when you start moving toward your life calling; wealth and abundance in ALL FORMS start moving toward you. Not only do you find yourself with more money, but also more passion, happiness, inner peace, love and meaning in every area of your life.
And that, my friend, is true wealth.
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