Thrive Anyway

After staying up watching voting results longer than was perhaps helpful, I went to bed with a sense that the headlines I’d been imagining were happening in a different reality than the one I was in.

The one I might possibly be in (I wasn’t sure, but it was starting to look suspiciously like) one where I would get yet another chance to walk the talk I preach every day.

Which is that my well-being isn’t dependent on what’s happening out there. My peace and happiness are an inside job. That’s my work.

And I’m good at sussing out thoughts that don’t serve my well-being in order to replace them with thoughts that feel better.

I know how to change my mind. I know how to manage my vibration. And that’s what dictates what unfolds next. Not the name on the White House letterhead. Not the party in majority on Capitol Hill. Not anything other than what I choose to observe into my reality.

Contrast only fuels my expansion. And I know how to surf this contrast. I get to show again the pro that I am.

This is no time to lose sight of what I want. In fact, it’s a perfect time to double down and commit even more to what lines up with what I want. Which ultimately is just happiness, peace, freedom and well being. I choose contentment, satisfaction, enjoyment, and empowerment. I’ll have delight, joy, expansion and connection.

And that’s all I need to know in order to navigate this particular plot twist in life.

As I look back on last night and even the weeks leading up it, I notice how I was looking to the external to help me feel better. I was worried when I saw something that didn’t bode well for the results I wanted. I was relieved when there were signs that it might come together after all.

And that’s exactly the muggle routine that traps us in contrast, because the relief has to come from us first. Universe can’t deliver relief when the vibe is anxiety, suspense, blame or horror.

The good news is it’s never too late to get my LOA head on straight and remember how this works: I go first.

I choose what I want, I focus on that (more often than the unwanted contrast), and Universe will meet me there. Some way some how it says yes to whatever vibration I offer. Because circumstances don’t matter, only state of being matters. (Hat tip to Bashar.)

And that’s why I’m choosing to thrive anyway. I’ll lead the way. I’ll get even more familiar with that feeling than I already am. I’ll trust Universe to light up the path that lets it become even more so.

That’s my game plan: thrive anyway.

This routine will likely include unfollowing the news, disengaging from any certain conversations, and filling my mind with things easier to enjoy and appreciate. All on the heels of feeling some big feelings, of course.

I’ve done this drill often enough to know that it’s a reliable way through. It transforms hard times into miraculous successes when we bring our LOA skills to bear.

But what I’m doing doesn’t matter. What matters is: how are you using your creative powers?

(GVU members can find the relevant forum thread here.)

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