Let’s put to rest the argument concerning giving, especially with regards to giving money.
Many ponder and even go as far as to criticize themselves for not giving money (or rather not giving enough). This argument is an extremely heated one and a cause of stress to those lightworkers who wish to do the right thing.
Some may ask…
Is there a middle ground?
Can one not give money, if one doesn’t have any?
How much is enough?
What is a tithe and am I really responsible for paying it?
Yikes…The truth is:
The reason why the subject of giving money stirs so much negative emotion in so many is the realization that many individuals simply do not wish to give money; while others don’t want to feel obligated in having to give money.
Now, this is not the case for a great deal of people, but for many it is a struggle. This is very much a struggle for those souls who want to do the right thing but may suffer subconsciously from money issues stemming from the illusion of not having enough or fear of someone “taking” something from them.
Unfortunately, when people hoard, or feel lack in one area of their lives, more than likely that sense of hoarding permeates all aspects of their lives.
Soon those who hoard discover that they carefully monitor minuscule items such as… toothpaste. They “cut back” on household and personal needs, and they usually give grief to one of their loved ones because they won’t make the same “cutbacks.”
This rather miserly type of thinking comes from the illusion of lack and a fear of not having enough. Whenever one believes that they don’t have enough then they end up hoarding or trying to make something stretch, holding on to things that have seen their better days, and wanting everyone around them to do the same. These same individuals usually believe that money will last forever if they don’t spend it. However they continuously find themselves in situations where money is always slipping away from them.
Living with the illusion of lack actually causes one to lose or “run out” of what they are trying so desperately to hold on to.
Friends there is never a need to feel in a state of lack or “not enough.” Remember the Universal Law Of Giving states, “what you give out, you receive back in greater measure.
Aspiring to become a giver means never running out, never lacking, and never being in a state of desperation. Giving is the direct opposite of hording (holding on, hiding, and putting away). Giving allows you to be in the direct flow of the abundance of the Universe.
This flow of good returns to you in the form of abundance. Just as the farmer plants his seeds in the soil, the goodness of the ground always responds, yielding an abundant harvest.
When one hoards, they are sending a message to the Universe saying, “I don’t trust you to supply my needs. This is not enough.” Unfortunately, lack and fear also yield a despairing return.
There are several ways to activate the mighty Law of Giving to operate fully and abundantly in your life. Through the Law of Abundance, which states that it is every individual’s Divine Right to live abundantly, one can begin to live a balanced life of wealth, health, and optimal living.
So start today. Look for opportunities to give. Give whatever is needed; whether it is a sincere ear for listening to the troubles of a good friend to giving a large tip to the guy who bagged your groceries at your local market. Give and it shall be given back to you.
Until next time, Live Well, Live Wise, Live Wealthy, and Let the Creative Spirit move you.
An old 70’s funk song’s belts out the lyrics, “I want to be free.” Do you know what I am talking about? I am talking about creative freedom and the flow of abundance from pure consciousness. Pure consciousness allows us to create what we truly desire in this holographic time-space-reality network.
I want to be free!
It is the goal and greatest desire of the Soul to live fearlessly—to live with the expectancy of ever-increasing good, freedom, love, abundance, expansion, and growth. Pure consciousness, which is granted by enlightenment, is the elixir that frees us from the bondages, fetters, and illusions of the ego. The illusion we live and struggle through if we allow our Soul to be trapped in the programs and systems of the Matrix.
Pure consciousness is what allows us to live in a continued expansion of happiness, creative freedom, and the flow of abundance. Creative freedom, the flow of abundance, and happiness is not a program. Happiness is a state of being. Creative freedom is an expression of who we really are, infinite creative potential. The flow of abundance is the movement and rhythm of our true nature which is that of abundance.
The Visionary’s Insights grows in a state of happiness, creative freedom and expression, and in the flow of abundance. Pure consciousness makes it all possible.
To expound on this truth, we must understand that there is no separation between who we really are—the true and authentic self, the Soul—and The Source of ALL-That-Is. When we receive the Oneness Blessing or the Holy Spirit, we live in pure consciousness and we open our lives to the infinite possibilities of creative freedom and the flow of abundance.
As we live in pure consciousness, our need for acceptance becomes true self-realization and our light shines. We develop and expand this light and the light becomes so luminous that we ourselves become lightworkers with a Visionary’s Insight, intuition, foresight, awareness, and power.
All lightworkers know the power of pure consciousness, the Oneness Blessing, and how it frees you creatively. The power of pure consciousness frees you from resistance and you find it unnecessary to be attached to anything or anyone. Now, living without attachments doesn’t mean we are living without love, but instead we are living in unconditional love which is the prime source of pure consciousness.
As unconditional love flows through us, we become this wonderful state of being (pure consciousness) by letting go of the ego and listening to the voice of the Soul. We become this wonderful state when we realize that the programs and systems of the Matrix are but an illusion and we are not trapped.
As we become this wonderful state we live in creative freedom and the flow of abundance because we have allowed the Creative Spirit to move us. With each move, we make a Quantum Leap into true self-awareness, ever-increase good, and continuous spiritual evolution and the light within us to shine brighter and brighter.
Harmony and well-being that is the true desire behind every desire we have. We just have to become enlightened to what harmony and well-being truly is.
Deliberate Creation is a faculty of increased consciousness, enlightenment, and your spiritual awakening. We all desire to succeed in life, but we all have different ideas and perceptions of what success is. In the Matrix, there are many programs and systems which “tell us” what success is and what it is not. And these programs and systems devalue our true self-worth. We get so caught up in the illusion–the belief that these programs and system are reality and real life that we forget who we really are and why we are here.
However, for those of us who have developed a Visionary’s Insight, we know that if we buy into these illusions we are furthering an agenda that in no way aligns with what we truly desire to experience in our lives. In fact, in all cases, it is counterproductive to what we truly desire to manifest in our lives.
It takes a true spiritual practice to “see beyond” and live beyond the Matrix—the great illusion. When we practice true spirituality, we have the empowerment and determination for deliberate creation. It is essential for our success to practice deliberate creation in harmony and well-being.
I am Awake!
As we commit to harmony and well-being on the path of enlightenment, we will discover that we can live beyond the Matrix and we no longer are victims of its programs and systems. Deliberate Creation in harmony and well-being gives us the power to hit the delete key or the escape key to any program or system we don’t like in this holographic time-space-reality network.
With this empowerment, we can begin again, and create what we truly desire instead of suffering with “experiences” we don’t want. Our true self-worth is beckoning us to use this empowerment. Our true self-worth is beckoning us to begin again with the self-awareness and consciousness necessary to create the life we want to live, manifest our dreams, and actualize our vision of purpose in life.
There are many aspects to success and we have a divine right to experience opulence and success but we must work with the Source of ALL-that-is in us as us in order to experience this opulence, success, and abundance. This is co-creation and co-creation is deliberate. We will find that when we take this spiritual approach to creating the lives we want to live, we put ourselves in harmony with nature and we create in joy, peace, love, and happiness.
This is the purpose and intention of the Visionary’s Insight. The Visionary’s insight is to see beyond the Matrix and align with that which is affluent, abundant, and harmonic. There is a rhythm to life in which we can master and create a melody that is sweet, beautiful, and inspirational. When we practice deliberate creation in harmony and well-being, we find that rhythm and we find our dance.
And when we dance, we are greatness. Each of us wants to express momentously who we really are and to showcase that expression to the world. It all happens with deliberate creation in harmony and well-being. This proactive way of living allows us to manifest optimal health, empowering and fulfilling relationships, creative independence and freedom, financial independence and freedom, emotional and mental stability, peace of mind, happiness, and meaning in lives.
And as we commit to deliberate creation and develop a Visionary’s Insight, we realize we have become a seer who can manifest our dreams. We have become a lightworker who shines our own light. Yes, when we practice deliberate creation in harmony and well-being, there is no limit to our power as co-creators.
The Visionary’s Insight sees beyond the Matrix. And when we develop a Visionary’s Insight, we have consciousness, self-awareness, and a true spiritual awakening for success in business, art, and life. When the knowledge of who you really are is incorporated in your consciousness, you become aware of your true and authentic self which is a real spiritual awakening. To be awake, to walk the path of enlightenment, and be conscious of who you really assures your success in business, art, and life. You cannot fail.
Life, art, and business requires that you be awake in order for you to manifest what you truly desire rather than furthering someone else’s agenda. Life is the process of being and becoming. Art is man’s ability to demonstrate that something can come from “no-thing-ness” while business and entrepreneurship is about expansion of ideas, resources, and concepts which spreads wealth and prosperity.
This holographic time-space-reality network is filled with programs and systems we’ve created ourselves and in the worst case scenarios we have forgotten this. We have forgotten what we agreed to “create” while we are here. We have forgotten that we are not stuck. We have the ability and creative power to get ourselves out of any program or system that is no longer working for us and our vision of purpose in life.
But many among us are afraid to hit the escape key because many of us have come to believe in the programs and system more than we believe in our true and authentic self. It is Soul liberation when we awake and realize we are not limited to the program or system. We can create something different.
What we can create is business that promotes wealth and prosperity for ourselves and others. We can create avenues of entrepreneurship which allows us to use our gifts and talents while providing apprenticeship opportunities (what we now call jobs) for others to grow in skills to expand their careers or start their own businesses.
Yes we can create art that demonstrates the power and effect of our imagination—art that inspires and reflects the beauty of life. And there is so much beauty despite the images often shown in the media.
Most importantly and significantly, we can create the life we want to live. We can actualize our vision of purpose in life and be the “idea” and example of hope to others who truly desire to do the same.
It is through consciousness, true self-awareness, and our spiritual awakening that we can express our true nature. Our true nature is that of abundance and we are infinite creative potential. When that potential is activated, it becomes creative energy, and when our creative energy is used, it is creative power.
This infinite power organizes and it is how we are able to create avenues for success in business, art, and life. All of us have a burning desire to “be” something great and to do something spectacular with our lives. This is very much a natural desire for all of us.
It is not always about fame, but remembers friends; it is good to be celebrated for who you really are and for using your gifts and talents to inspire others. The applause is not for the ego, but for the beauty of life that is expressed through you.
If we all just took a little time each day to appreciate our own Soul and listen to the voice of our Soul as it speaks to us and reveals who we really are, then we will find that we are increasing in consciousness. That increase in consciousness produces a powerful self-awareness which allows us to live and create in harmony and well-being.
Being an Entrepreneur is one of those gifts we all have access to if we develop our skills in areas of productivity and creativity. As a Holistic Creative Entrepreneur, I have discovered that productivity and creativity are the basic essentials for success in any field of business.
Since we’ve re-established Blue Lotus Living, productivity and creativity have been the focus of everything involved with our business model. Our business model is that of internet publishing (blogging, social networking, link-exchange, digital products…) and with internet publishing you have to be creative and productive on a daily basis.
Yes, here in the blogosphere and cyberworld, you have to utilize productivity and creativity daily because things are constantly changing. Do you know how many times I go to the administration area of our site to find out I need to upgrade a plugin? But this is what entrepreneurs do; we have to stay on top of things. We have to know the latest innovation.
With this in mind, I wanted to share with you today some skills necessary to promote productivity and creativity in your business or career. And let me make it very clear, productivity and creativity is necessary even if you are “hired” by someone else.
Some skills necessary to enhance your productivity and creativity for good business sake are:
1. Innovation
Innovation is not unique to the entrepreneur, but it is most definitely required. Innovation is spawn from the creativity and the execution of one’s witty ideas. It is always good to be an innovator instead of an imitator. Innovation is the ability to use creative energy and channel original ideas which become something unique.
For instance, as I have become more and more involved in the internet publishing or e-publishing industry, I have learned the necessity of innovation. We live in an age of the Global Economy and The Age of Information (an overlapping gumbo of an age you can say). Because information can be transmitted with the touch of a button, we are consuming more information than ever and we are consuming it quickly. Those who are succeeding online are staying on top of ways to meet the demand for information. They are staying on top of ways to get information out quickly, efficiently, and accurately.
And if you don’t think you have great ideas, that doesn’t mean you are not meant to be an entrepreneur. Innovators also know how to capitalize on a great idea. A few moments ago, I told you about how I always have to update my plugins for this site. Well, this site is powered by www.wordpress.com, but many different people have developed the plugins I use for this site. That’s still innovation. I may not have “invented the internet,” but I sure am finding wonderful and innovative ways to use it to promote and establish a luminous and beautiful community and company called Blue Lotus Living.
2. Passion
Few people believe it, but we got to keep saying it. “Do what you love and the money will follow.” I tell you the truth, you will be amazed at the amount of energy you can muster when you are doing what you love. And that energy which will take you so much farther than ambition and drive is called Passion.
It is very difficult to be passionate and enthusiastic about anything you don’t love. Moreover, it is difficult to be productive and creative if you are not passionate about what you are doing. Again, ambition can only take you so far.
Passion puts the intensity in your intentions. Those among us who understand how the Law of Attraction works also know that your intentions are critical to the manifestation process. The intensity behind your intentions are fueled by love and passion. Productivity and creativity follow this passions.
And how can passion be a skill, you might ask? Passion becomes as skill when we use it as vehemence. Vehemence has force as in influence. And in this context of influence we mean the ability to effect something. For this reason, passion is very important in helping you enhance your skills for creativity and productivity.
If you are not passionate about what you are doing, you will not have a passionate staff or passionate subordinates and you most certainly will not have passionate consumers or clients.
For instance, before I left New Orleans, I was told that an associate of mine was stepping down as Executive Director of her Community Based Organization. She had been providing Substance Abuse Counseling services to HIV/AIDS clients for over 14 years. After leaving, she opened a small but elegant Night Club in a more up and coming neighborhood in New Orleans.
She was met with a lot of criticism because people felt she had turned her back on the community. After running into her daughter, a few months after she opened the club, I asked about her. Her daughter said that her mom stepped down because she was tired. She wanted the services to continue but she no longer had the passion for it.
“Mama wants to be around music and laughter at this point in her life. She’s 47 and she has been doing community work and activism since she was 19,” her daughter told me. “She has a new passion now. I wish people would stop dogging her about it. She’s happy.”
I fully understood and I told her daughter to tell my former associate that I wished her well. There is nothing productive nor can anyone be creative if they continue to do a thing they are no longer passionate about. You know longer have influence when you are doing something for which you no longer have the passion to do.
Are there ways to stir up your passion again? Of course there are. Some great ways to stir up your passion are:
- Return to your purpose and intentions. Why did you begin to do the thing you are doing in the first place? Think about how you would feel if you could no longer do it. Ask yourself, if you are resisting some sort of necessary change or transformation which has caused you to lose your passion. Again, this will take you back to purpose.
- Find ways you can make things new and fresh again. Is there something you haven’t tried? Is there something you haven’t tried a different way?
- Associated with others who are interested and passionate about the thing you are doing. Passion can be contagious.
- Walk away for a while and see how you feel before making a drastic decision. We all need a break.
3. Attention and Focus
Some of us have developed a short attention span for everything but what “entertains” us. Developing our ability to focus and pay close attention to what is truly important in our lives has now become an arduous task for many. It has become a task because of the vast number of distractions or “dis-attractions that we have in our lives. The average home in Western cultures has at least 3 televisions. Then you have iPods, cellular phones, 200 Apps on the cell phone, video games, tons of DVDs and CD, computers, and computer games.
When was he last time you sat in a room other than the bathroom quietly for 15 minutes with no television, no phone, no computer, or any other gadgets? Hmm…Can’t remember?
Sometimes in order to get our focus back and to start paying attention to what really matters in life, we need to detoxify from our distractions. Yes, all these things serve their purpose and have become important in the day to day tasks in our lives, but we still have to put all the stuff away at times in order to keep our footing in life. Most importantly, we must pay attention to and remain focused on our vision of purpose in life.
For example, as entrepreneurs we always have to remain focus if we want our business to grow and expand. You have to pay just as much attention to customer and client relations as you do to the bottom line. What good is a top-notch marketing plan if your customer relations suck? What good is customer relations if you have no marketing plan and your business is barely breaking even?
You happen to notice these things when you are focused and paying attention. When you get focused, you get productive. When you pay attention, you are in the present moment. And we all now know that when you are in the present moment, you are in the presence of God or you are in the presence of omniscience and omnipotence. Your most powerful moment is now. As you increase your awareness in the present moment, you tap into the field of infinite possibilities. Here, in this field, there are endless opportunities available to you. By holding the vibration of acute awareness and ever-increasing good, you will draw to you by way of the Law of Attraction, the best opportunity to get the best result no matter what the current situation may be.
Need a marketing plan? It’s available so get focused. Need a better way to relate to your customers or clients? It’s available so get focused. Need a new business concept? It’s available so get focused on it. It’s all available when you become available to it by tapping into the field of infinite intelligence and drawing to you all the resource, opportunities, things, and people you need to conceptualize your desires.
What you don’t pay attention to, you get distracted from or dis-attracted from! What does that mean? Whatever you don’t pay attention to in life is left in a state of default. In other words, you have no influence over or no power to flow energy towards a thing you don’t pay attention to. This means it is left to chance.
For instance, if you don’t pay attention to your children, then you have little influence in advising them on things that could help them succeed in life. When you don’t have influence in your children’s life, then who knows who they are taking advice from. Perhaps, your child is listening to someone who may not have your child’s best interest at heart.
The same is true in the subjective/spiritual realm. Remember, as it states in the Kybalion, “ALL is mind, the universe is mental.” When you do not pay attention or focus in on something, then it is left to be influenced by other mental powers. Yes, this includes your business so pay attention. If you are not focused or paying attention, you may hire the wrong people for a job. You may execute an advertising campaign that isn’t very fruitful. You may launch a product that isn’t ready for market.
When we pay attention, we get full wisdom and knowledge on how to handle things most productively. We also get creative ideas on how we can do things. So, again, pay attention.
4. Imagination and Visualization
Increasing your imagination and visualization skills is crucial for the enhancement of productivity and creativity. Imagination and visualization can be used as tools in business.
When you use your imagination and visualize, creativity flows naturally and without resistance. The flow of creativity then sparks excitement and enthusiasm. When this fire is lit, you become more productive almost spontaneously.
Some of the most effective ways to increase the flow of your imagination and improve the vividness of your visualizations are:
- Journaling about what you would like to see happen in your business in the next year, 5 years, 10 years. Make this a daily activity. As you journal, you are thinking and seeing at the same time. What you are writing down, you are imagining. Be sure to journal in present tense as if the vision you have for your business has already actualized.
- Go on long nature walks. Just going on a 30 minute nature walk sparks the imagination. You will find that nature gives you incredible inspiration that will stir your imagination.
- Meditation as a daily activity. Meditation has a way of clearing the mind of debris and gives you the energy and mental space to imagine and visualize what you truly desire to happen in your business and in your life.
Now, with these skills you will enhance your productivity and creativity as you thrive in life and business as a Holistic Creative Entrepreneur. Furthermore, as you grow in other skills, talents, and abilities as an Entrepreneur, you will find that your productivity and creativity will naturally enhance to meet your growth if you continue to develop these skills.
Yes, Entrepreneurship is a wonderful gift, but as with all gifts, once it is in your hands, it is your job as a co-creator with our loving and abundant universe to make the most of it. Be momentous. During your journey on the path of enlightenment you will gain many gifts and talents along the way, but you must be willing to maintain a progressive state of being. Everything in this universe must grow, multiply, and expand. Anything that stagnates will either disintegrate or die. Digression is death. Expansion and growth is life.
So put the life back into your living and your business or career today.
Blue Lotus Living has been developed as a community and company serving those on the path of enlightenment. The community and company has
been established for those on the path of enlightenment who want to co-create their reality and experience wealth, success, peace, well-being, happiness, joy,
optimal health, and empowering relationships. While Blue Lotus Living is a collaboration between Celebrated Writers, Artists, Visionaries, and Entrepreneurs Carmellita M. Brown and Roslyn J. Randle, it is still a creative
success system designed to help others utilize their creative potential and maximize their gifts and talents.
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