I’m sure I got your attention by the very mention of losing weight but that was never my intention. Every year since my awakening in 2018, I have vowed to focus on one theme per year and I decided 2020 would be the Year of Finances because the Scarcity AKA Feast or Famine Mindset I “enjoyed” my entire life was no longer serving me. As dreadful as that sounds, I have identified over the past few years that EVERYTHING IS MINDSET. What matters less is the object of our focus. The real victory lies in realizing the power within yourself to accomplish anything you set your mind to. Of course we’ve all heard this before but wisdom is a cliche on a bumper sticker (now meme) until you put it to the test and it means something personally to you. That said, once I made up my mind that I was going to commit, not only to demolishing my debt, but more importantly to RESPECT money and be responsible with my hard earned resources, I had the humbling task of combing through all of my monthly expenses and income sources in order to upload them onto the accounting software Quicken with the help of a trusted friend. YIKES!!! So you can understand how I lost my appetite and the pounds just dropped off. Just kidding…sort of.
I was aware of my habits because I’ve been employing them for years and they were serving some part of me but what I didn’t know were the exact dollar amounts and percentages they were consuming. NUMBERS DON’T LIE. I allowed myself to behave in the same way I always had so that I could observe where the opportunity lie for me to free up some cash to apply to my debt. After 2 weeks of daily entering into my app…Starbucks, Starbucks, Starbucks, Champagne, Champagne, Champagne, restaurant, restaurant, restaurant…I connected my behaviors, that is, HABITS to the reality of where I was financially. IT’S THAT SIMPLE! Same habits, same mindset, same outcome.
Now, I know I wanted a new outcome MORE than I wanted to maintain my luxurious, self-indulgent lifestyle. HEAR ME: MAKE THE THING YOU DESIRE BIGGER than your objection to changing your lifestyle in order to achieve it!!!. SWITCH YOUR FOCUS! One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned in this process is more often than not we are addicted to the HABIT of doing something vs. the thing itself. I am astonished at how quickly I adapted new behaviors all at once, not just one thing, with my determination leading the charge. Things that I attached myself to as part of my so-called identity that I confused with serving me. Can I get an Amen!
So the 1st thing I did was head straight to Trader Joes! The last time my fridge was full was in August 2019! I adjusted my budgets on Quicken to accommodate more grocery shopping and less eating out. The fact that I dislike cooking helps because I now stock up on lots of salads, fruits, soups, and a few pre-made hot foods. I buy instant coffee to create a powerful cold brew to replace my 4 shots of espresso at Starbucks. One of the biggest changes I made was to not to buy any cold alcohol, including Champagne, Rose, or white wine during this debt payoff period given my propensity to suck it down as a thirst quencher. Instead I changed to red wine, which I sip and savor, and have 1.5 glasses a day at most and allowed myself a maximum of 2 bottles a week. In the interest of making good choices across the board, I also got in the habit of drinking a large shot of apple cider vinegar with Stevia concentrate on an empty stomach 1st thing in the morning 30 minutes before coffee/food PLUS squeezing one whole lemon per water bottle with Stevia concrete averaging 4 lemons a day, depending upon how much water I drink. I drink plain water in between as a palette cleanser and heat up lemon water in the evening to digest my food and prepare for bed. It’s become a little ritual, a healthy habit, signaling it’s time to wind down. When I am craving champagne, hot sweet lemon water does the trick for me for some reason. I’ll take it!!!
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Between those changes alone, I am ingesting loads less sugar and hidden calories, curbing my appetite, speeding up my metabolism, dissolving barnacles off my digestive system, which all have lead to a slimmer body, not to mention saving $20-$30 a day, which I have applied to my debt, paying off my 1st credit card with a $4200 balance in one month! How can you do that you ask? $30 X 29 days = $870 not $4200. Well that’s were the MAGIC comes in…
FOCUS + ALIGNMENT is a multiplier of ABUNDANCE. In addition to my new responsible behaviors, I carved out time to meditate daily and connect with the higher powers that could assist me. For ME, it looks like this…I lay down my exercise mat and light a prosperity candle; I burn a palo santo stick to clear the energy and initiate my practice while my favorite DEEP MEDITATION 528HZ.MP3 by www.mindvibrations.com plays in the background. I lay down and empty my mind until I CONNECT with the ENERGY OF GOD. I know I have a connection because a tingling sensation comes over me, originating from my heart and sometimes my head or crown chakra, permeating throughout my entire body. Once I am in this space, Vortex, or Zone as it is sometimes referred, I start thanking God for all of the things I’m grateful for while feeling the gratitude at my core. When I find myself asking for things, I rephrase in the form of being thankful for them as if they have come to pass. Then I put my energy behind that, envisioning all that I wish for and stating IT IS SO in Jesus Name. I stay here for a while, being grateful, speaking affirmations, visualizing, feeling the sensation of having, and speaking things into existence plus sending light, love, and healing energy to those who pop into my head until I have a knowing that my meditation practice is complete.
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After that, I am quiet and listen to the instruction, which I write down to take action on with urgency. This is called INSPIRED ACTION. Inspired action can take you out of your comfort zone because it defies your tendencies or commonly accepted logic but you have to TRUST that the ideas that come to you during SACRED CEREMONY are DIVINE INSTRUCTION. Between the facets of identifying a goal, devising a plan, aligning with the Divine to co-create, taking the necessary action steps, and STAYING FOCUSED ON THE VISION VS. THE REALITY OF WHAT YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU, you have a probable success rate of 100%. Insert whatever goal you have into the equation and the results will always be astounding. The power of your thoughts, spoken word, and intention are ignited through meditation. FOCUS & ALIGN and you will live life in a very different way to miraculous results. This is how I am choosing to live my life forevermore and I would be happy to help you too. Below are some links to my favorite resources:
POSITIVE THOUGHTS AFFIRMATION CLUB https://youtu.be/xEm-a0AhLu0
MICHAEL SEALEY Inspirational Positive Affirmations https://youtu.be/eCrZ5R4yPns
MICHEAL SEALEY Guided Meditation For Meeting Your Future Self https://youtu.be/eCrZ5R4yPns
ABRAHAM HICKS 4 Things You Must Do Everyday https://youtu.be/AQsAP8mG5BI
ABRAHAM HICKS Passive Income Without Action https://youtu.be/T6bn3X6vDbk
ABRAHAM HICKS Letting Go IS Getting Into The Vortex https://youtu.be/SfEAbni35rs
TIBETAN HEALING SOUNDS https://youtu.be/x6UITRjhijI
MIND VIBRATIONS DEEP MEDITITATION SOUNDS https://www.mindvibrations.com/product/deep-meditation/
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Light & Love,
Dawn Bliss
