For those of you that are new to Law of Attraction or Abraham Hicks this is especially worth looking into, and for those of you with a bit more 'experience' there's enjoyment in listening to Esther and Abraham I'm sure.
This is an interview Oprah did with Esther and Abraham on her Oprah XM Radio show last year. If I remember correctly, in the first audio she interviews Esther and in the subsequent ones she speaks to Abraham and asks various questions of them, about what or who is Abraham, Law of Attraction, 9/11, their involvement with The Secret, and other questions.
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A man was sleeping one night in his cabin when suddenly his room filled with light, and God appeared. The Lord told the man he had work for him to do, and showed him a large rock in front of his cabin. The Lord explained that the man was to push against the rock with all his might...
So, this the man did, day after day. For many years he toiled from sunup to sundown, his shoulders set squarely against the cold, massive surface of the unmoving rock, pushing with all his might!
Each night the man returned to his cabin sore and worn out, feeling that his whole day had been spent in vain. Since the man was showing discouragement, the adversary (Satan) decided to enter the picture by placing thoughts into the weary mind: (He will do it every time)!
'You have been pushing against that rock for a long time and it hasn't moved.' Thus, he gave the man the impression that the task was impossible and that he was a failure. These thoughts discouraged and disheartened the man.
Satan said, 'Why kill yourself over this? Just put in your time, giving just the minimum effort; and that will be good enough.' That's what the weary man planned to do, but decided to make it a matter of Prayer and to take his troubled thoughts to the Lord.
'Lord,' he said, 'I have labored long and hard in Your Service, putting all my strength to do that which You have asked. Yet, after all this time, I have not even budged that rock by half a millimeter. What is wrong? Why am I failing?'
The Lord responded compassionately, 'My friend, when I asked you to serve Me and you accepted, I told you that your task was to push against the rock with all of your strength, which you have done.
Never once did I mention to you that I expected you to move it. Your task was to push. And now you come to Me with your strength spent, thinking that you have failed..
But, is that really so? Look at yourself. Your arms are strong and muscled, your back shiny and brown; your hands are callused from constant pressure, your legs have become massive and hard.
Through opposition you have grown much, and your abilities now surpass that which you used to have. True, you haven't moved the rock. But your calling was to be Obedient and to push and to exercise your Faith and trust in My Wisdom. That you have done. Now I, my friend, will move the rock.'
At times, when we hear a word from God, we tend to use our own intellect to decipher what He Wants, when actually what God wants is just simple obedience and faith in Him. By all means, exercise the Faith that moves mountains, but know that it is still God Who moves the Mountains.
When everything seems to go wrong..........................Just P.U .S.H. When the job gets you down..................................Just P.U.S.H.
When people don't do as you think they should.............Just P.U .S.H. When your money is 'gone' and the bills are due...........Just P.U.S.H. When people just don't understand you............. ........Just P.U.S.H.
P = Pray U = Until S = Something H = Happens
Pass this on to all your loved ones and friends who may need it; they may get it just in time. 'Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.' Friends are like quiet angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly. May God Bless You.
When you're looking for a lasting romantic relationship everything you think, feel and believe makes a difference in how successful you will be in your search. The Law of Attraction has always been the driving force behind the kinds of people you have attracted into your life, whether or not you knew it.
The people in your life and the way they treat you is directly a result of the way YOU think about yourself. The simple fact is that your relationship with yourself is what attracts your friends and lovers or sends them away.
It is easy to start feeling fractured, or less that whole when you do not have a romantic relationship that consumes you with love and passion. You feel empty and search for love to make you feel whole. As long as you feel that way, the Law of Attraction will keep sending the same unsatisfying energy back at you.
Here's the truth: You are whole already. You never were empty and drained of the qualities that would make you whole once again. That feeling of emptiness, though, might be driving you to look for Mr. or Mrs. Right everywhere so you can feel connected and part of a relationship that completes you.
Unless you change the way YOU feel about yourself and start treating yourself the way you want to be treated, nothing will change in your relationships. Your search for a "soul mate" will come up empty.
Think about YOUR image of your "soul mate," or passionate lover, that you have been looking for most of your life. What picture do you have buried in your heart that the Universe keeps sending back to you in various forms? Was your image of the lover you want in your life crafted by Hollywood images or, even earlier, by fairytales? Might be time for a new image.
Here's a simple method of changing your relationship with yourself and making a new image of the perfect partner you wait for.
You are in total control of your reality. When you believe that you do not deserve a passionate relationship or that you have to create one that might be "good enough" from the people in your life that treat you shabbily, you are wrong.
Change your belief and your reality will change with it. That's the simple, but extremely powerful, concept that will remove all the blockages you've created and start attracting better relationships for you.
It is YOUR job to make yourself happy and whole and not anyone else's responsibility. When your perfect partner, or romantic lover, drops into your life, you need to be happy, secure and a complete person, BEFORE they find you.
You are sending emotional frequencies to the Law of Attraction 24/7 when you focus on what you want from the Universe. That includes romantic partners. Feelings of desperation, lack and sorrowful need just attract more of the same to make you feel deeper desperation and need.
Feeling happy and fulfilled by the conditions of your life, including your own activities and accomplishments, will send frequencies of happiness to the Universe. You know what that means, don't you? The Universe will send you happy people to match the change in your feelings and beliefs. One of those happy people would probably be your life partner.
Simplicity is the call to action here. Your present state of lack or neediness was created by your relationship with yourself. Change that by moving your attitudes and beliefs about yourself into a more positive approach and your entire life will change for the better.
Visualize what you want like it was already a fact. Practice affirmations that are specific to what you want from the Universe. Consciously be grateful for the love already in your life. Just believe.
A quick and simple example of how knowledge is power can be seen in the fact that we pay our plumbers, electricians, physicians, mechanics, dentists, and others for their knowledge in their fields.
Knowledge is power when it comes to making a point either in an argument or in an attempt to persuade others. The sarcastic remark about getting into a "battle of wits with an unarmed person" that has made its way into books about "come-backs" or witty remarks and onto bumper stickers and refrigerator magnets is funny, but it also rings a bell of truth. Arguments are won by people who have the facts. They are won when the opponent cannot punch holes in what is presented. The person with less knowledge of a subject is usually the one who presents an argument in which the opponent can easily punch holes.
When it comes to life in general, knowledge is power. The person who understands himself and other humans gets along better with others, understands how to care for others, knows how to get respect for himself, knows how to learn and teach, and understands any number of other things that can make interacting with others and becoming a whole person easier.
Knowledge of what it takes to raise children or socialize pets results in well behaved, well adjusted, happier and healthier children and pets. There is power and happiness and peace in a home where healthy practices exist and dysfunctional behavior doesn't.
Knowledge of history offers insight, as well as the benefit of hindsight. It provides a frame-of-reference - and therefore grounding - for approaching present-day situations, and it provides a deeper appreciation of people and life in the past, present, and future. In general, seeing the "bigger picture" is always more useful and powerful than seeing only the "small picture" for any number of reasons.
Knowledge of science is the reason so many of yesterday's problems have been eradicated. Knowledge of science gives its possessor the ability to understand the world and universe around him and to make beneficial choices.
Knowledge of math offers a wide range of benefits. Among them is that knowledge of math enhances problem-solving ability. Enough of an understanding of math changes how a person thinks and views the world. It also makes managing one's own financial life easier and more capably, which - as with anything anyone can do for himself - amounts to a certain amount of power.
Knowledge doesn't always guarantee winning in a situation where physical strength or brute force is the defining factor, as in the case of when a knowledgeable person is mugged by a drug-crazed individual in need of money. At the same time, though, even when it comes to a situation like this there are times when knowledge will help a person know how to stay out of such a situation, affect the degree of damage that results from it, or effectively deal with what has already happened in a way that prevents it from happening again. (In other words, a knowledgeable person may be better at making sure he gets the information needed and the right authorities involved to put the criminal away.) Also, though, the person with knowledge of self-defense is better able to protect himself in such a situation.
When it comes group conflicts such as a war, it is those who have the most knowledge who are best able to develop strategies for winning.
The person who is not an attorney but who has a good lay-person's general knowledge of his rights under the law and of how laws work is less likely to be victimized than the person who doesn't. The person who is not a doctor but who has a good lay-person's general knowledge of health and disease is more likely to know when to get professional care than the person who lives in ignorant bliss. While knowledge of history may not offer power to the person in need of a new transmission in his car, there are times when knowledge in one area can help a person in another area. For example, the person who understands computers may transfer his knowledge of how a computer works to his ideas of how his own thinking works. The person with solid knowledge of grammar and the meaning of words will use that knowledge to read and gain knowledge in other areas. Someone with excellent communications skills will be better able to present an argument or help his child understand something better than the person who lacks that type of knowledge.
Having knowledge of any particular type or even a lot of knowledge about a lot of things will not guarantee that a person will become president of a large corporation or of a country. It will not necessarily guarantee an amazing income, and it certainly won't guarantee freedom from some illnesses or losses in life. In general, though, in all areas of life knowledge is power; and in general, it is those who have knowledge who will succeed in any of those areas while those who have little knowledge are the ones most likely to remain powerless.