I also think that after all of my manifesting effort, if things still haven’t moved as far as I want them to, then there must be something within me that is still holding back from what I want. That may be the very thing, in fact, that is holding me back from revamping my resume. So in taking this one step, I’m not only making myself feel better by getting it out of the way, I’m also giving a strong sign to the Universe that, “Yes, I really do want this enough to work for it! Yes, I am ready to receive it!” Just reminding myself that I *can* take the action steps if I need to, can give Universe a big enough opening to swoop in and render those steps unnecessary.

That’s my take on it.

And at one point I found myself thinking “I better come up with something good ie, some breakthrough or revelation to show for my time off! HA!!

What I did come up with, in the last few hours of my self imposed time out, was introspection. A renewed commitment to feeling the peace and love from within as opposed to externals. It was awesome. I didn’t miss being connected with anyone at all cos I was busy connecting with myself.

So that was my inspired action, massive action (taking time off) and just being / doing nothing (what I did with my time out) all in one. Cool, what!?

I’ll catch up when I’m done with the coaching conference in Texas, but in the meantime I’m sharing a question emailed by an ezine reader:

“I am having a hard time processing … I understand that you always need to do what feels good, and only what feels good to allow LOA to manifest our desires, and wait for a sign of what we need to do to make it happen – theoritically. But honestly its so hard to wrap my head around this concept as I do not understand how feeling good can manifest into a desire without action; be inspired or not. Sometimes doing the action doesn’t really make you feel good – but it has to be done. I can use myself as an example to illustrate what I mean.

“My main desire is to find employment, preferably a full time position To get a position, I must have an awesome resume and a beefed up working network. But truthfully it doesn’t feel good for me to sit down and do my resume- I have been through ENDLESS drafts and it always makes me feel bad since I don’t get the responses I desire no matter how times I revamp it. But if I don’t have a good resume, how am I supposed to get a job? Goes the same with networking; I never feel good when I have to network, the dread of making those phone calls to colleagues you haven’t spoken to in ages in an effort to get a lead or two- its the equivalent of going to the dentist and getting a tooth drilled. But it is an “action” that must be done to get a position, whether it makes me feel good or not. And 3rd-ly, how do get to a place of acute awareness where you can listen – and hear – suggestions from source as to how to navigate waters – even when you mediate?

“It seems like a catch 22…. Can you lend some insight to that?”

Who can relate to this question? I know you will know just what to share!

If I running for the sheer joy of it, I find I stick to runs that feel good. It’s when my running vibe is about competing versus others or trying to impress others that I go into “feel bad” territory… and not surprising I guess since these are driven by thoughts of inadequacy or self-doubt.

This post was mentioned on Twitter by ArteDeb: great convo going here this morning http://bit.ly/IOMyT thanks @goodvibecoach !…

I also am guilty of asking “Where is my stuff?” so I love what Tiffany said, that LOA is a way of life. When I have caught myself looking for my stuff, I have used the “Wouldn’t it be nice if . . .?” question. But in reality, this has been a tool just as an If/Then statement is. If I do it right, my stuff will come. It has not been a way of life.

But now, pondering LOA as a way of life, I see that those who are successful manifestors appear to always be doing what feels good.

I am going to chill, and that is foreign to a workaholic. If my emotions don’t scream “Hey, do this!” I am going to just relax and let the Universe have its way and surprise me.

Abe really helped me understand how my emotions were guiding me toward the next step. I had intuitively figured this out (on occasion, LOL!), but was unconscious how to do it all the time–until I got more into Abe and meditating.

Yes, meditation helped me greatly–it FEELS really good! (Jeannette, don’t feel bad–it took me 27 yrs + Abe’s insistence that meditation was necessary for me to finally learn. SOOOOOO glad I listened!) It got me to the quiet, calm place where my feelings are clear and guidance is FELT. Through this incredible connection honed through meditation, I now know what is guidance and what is not.

Tiffany’s suggestion is similar to Abe’s process in Ask & It is Given (focus on the WHY, not the HOW of your desires). I also find that very helpful!

When I don’t receive guidance, to me, that is a signal that I’m on the right path. Even if I don’t yet see how it’s all coming together, no news (guidance) is good news. Yes, it can be unnerving–esp. if you are constantly focused on it! Part of evolving is learning when and how to let go.

When it’s time to just have fun…I like to pet my kitties (aka The ENERGY shifters!) or get out into nature!

Many blessings,
Nancy