Do you find yourself gazing longingly at that happy couple wandering down the street falling over each other as they bask in their love? Or how about when you see that beautifully tall girl strutting down the street with purpose oozing from her pores? Or what about when you see that stunning dress in the shopfront and then quickly tell yourself you can't have it because you can't afford it? And each time any of these moments occur in your life you pine, feeling that familiar heaviness surge through your limbs, and you begin to wonder whyeveryone else is so happy, so in love, or so rich and you are not.
If you can hear that little voice inside of you screaming YES, then this is your moment. Your moment to break free of your self imposed shackles for a serious shake up! Each of these moments of pining, of heaviness, of despair stems from an energy of lack within your mind, and by shining your torch on it you are going to watch it vanish. You will realise you have been weighing yourself down seeing what you don't have, can't have or what everyone else appears to have, and this attitude can snowball until all you see is what's missing. Life can feel so unfair and hopeless and you may even be thinking there couldn't possibly be an alternative. Well how could there be? Until you are rich, gorgeous, in love and ridiculously happy...
Well there is an alternative, and one that is so simple and guaranteed to be much more enjoyable than the reality you reside in right now. This alternative, this key to unlocking a happier life, is neatly packaged in one simple question – what can I give?
Ask yourself...
What can I give? When you feel as though you don't have any money...
What can I give? When you feel all alone and like no-one cares...
What can I give? When you don't have any time for yourself....
Giving is the fastest track to receiving, and its almost magical because you get to feel good before you've even done anything! Merely by thinking the thought you will feel lighter, happier and more full. And I hear that you may be thinking BUT I don't have enough to give anything away, or why should I give, I'm the one without! But for one brief moment in time, just try it. Ask yourself; What can I give in this moment?
It might be a phone call to your mum to brighten up her day, it might be writing an appreciation list to feel the gratitude for things in your life, it might be to say hi to your elderly neighbour who doesn't seem to get any visitors. In each and every moment we have the opportunity to give, we can give to ourselves, we can give to others, we can give to our dog and we can give purely to this moment in our magnificent universe! Soon you'll feel so good in each and every moment that you're not even concerned with whether you are receiving anything in return, because you are already there! You are already living a life of abundance! You can enjoy yourself, your life and everything that is available to you because you will be seeing what you have to share.
The paradox of it all is that, by no longer focusing on what you lack, and pointing your thoughts and attention toward what you can give in each moment, you actually begin to attract all that you desire into your life. So just for one day, give it a go. What can you give, right now?
By Sharon Cavill, DCHt, DPLt
Clinical & Past Life Hypnotherapist at Waking Life, www.wakinglife.co.nz
