We sometimes get to places in our lives where things are … well, they’re really good! Money is flowing. Our health is great. Our relationships are loving and nurturing. We wake up in the morning full of satisfaction and contentment.
It’s tempting in this wonderful state of fulfillment to think that we’ve “arrived.” The “there” that we were striving for and working towards has become “here.” And “here” is exactly where we want to stay. Life is great, and we want to sit back and enjoy. There’s nothing wrong with that, of course. Hopefully, we all take time out to truly enjoy and savor the life we’ve created for ourselves, every single day.
And yet, from this state of satisfaction and contentment, it’s easy to slip into unconsciousness and become complacent. It’s easy to try and hold on to the joy of life as it is right now. We forget that we are growing and evolving Beings and that life circumstances inevitably must change to accommodate our ongoing evolution.
We may not realize that in these happy times, we are in the ideal state to consciously create more of what we want – even though our life is great!
Most of us are used to creating out of pain, need or lack. In fact, without pain, need, or lack, many of us stop creating altogether. If that is the case, we inevitably finally manifest a new pain, need, or lack in our lives, because that’s the only motivation for change and evolution we respond to.
We are not used to creating out of fulfillment and satisfaction. We are used to fixing what’s broken, rather than creating something new for the sheer joy of experiencing ourselves in new ways and circumstances. And yet, creation out of love, joy and abundance is the essence of Divine Creation. After all, Source / God / the Universe doesn’t create and express itself out of pain, need, or lack!
In times of satisfaction and fulfillment, we have the unique opportunity to truly experience ourselves as Divine Creators. We can playfully, joyfully, abundantly explore our authentic self-expression by changing what’s already working for us, to improve what isn’t broken. From love and joy, we can grow and evolve into even more abundant circumstances, simply because there is no end to what’s available to us. We can go deeper and deeper into the inquiry of what truly serves us in the present moment, because we are not operating from lack or fear.
When we’ve “arrived” in a place of fulfillment and satisfaction in our lives, the journey of conscious creation isn’t over – it’s just beginning!
Blessings,
Andrea
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Hi Andrea:
As you know, I have signed up and I am now looking forward to this series of teleclasses. I am doing some mental and physical prep ahead of time,
best of health, naturally, Nina
Hey there Andrea
Thanks for the mail…loved the read!!!
Blessings, love and light to you:)
Mark…
Andrea,
You have an incredible talent for describing what I was trying to put into words earlier when I was thinking about how my new relationship surprised me. It has that fire, that passion, an intensity, she challenges me but at the same time it flows easy. There’s none of the past questions that I’m sure we’ve all experienced with new relationships ( or even standing ones ) where we say to ourselves ” I like her…but” ( for you women, I’m sure you can insert a “him” in there ). I found that I fell in love with her ( which is a scary, wonderful thing ). This was not an easy thing for me to say ( I was in the U.S. Army Infantry, served in Iraq, 91′ and that was simple compared to saying those words ) and she actually feels the same way! I didn’t see it coming either, total surprise, wasn’t what I expected at all. In past relationships we ( my girlfriends, and lets throw an x-wife in there as well ) were never on the same level…ever…This is the first time I’ve actually ever felt that we are both walking side by side. We accept each other for our differences and love each other anyways ( and that part actually stimulates the relationship further ). Again, you hit the nail on the head with your description.
Chad Lares
Andrea, this post reminds me that I used to think the only way to be loved was for people to feel sorry for me. Later, I learned I could be loved while being happy and joyful. And you are right–we can create and learn more and more from a place of happiness. Things to be learned and discovered are endless. I wouldn’t want it any other way.
Andrea – what a compelling distinction you draw about creating from a positive place vs. from a place of \”pain, need, or lack.\”
Please help me out here by sharing an experience you have had when you consciously created from that place of having \”arrived.\” Your example can help me understand at a more basic level how to create from this place instead of my typical place of need and lack.
Thanks in advance!
Deb Call
Hi Deb,
Just wanted to answer your question real quick … I’m actually currently “fixing what isn’t broken” in my business. My business has been going great, and it’s definitely at an income level I only dreamed of a year ago. And I’ll be changing it up quite a bit very shortly!!! It’s working – and it’s not quite the perfect expression of what I want to do anymore, so I’m changing things! Stay tuned …
Blessings,
Andrea
Andrea, I think you are right on about how easy it is to become complacent! How easy it is to just coast. And yet it is the perfect time to go for the refinement or readjustment of life or business direction. I am in that place now, having caught myself – and stopped myself – from creating that chaos to propel myself forward. Thanks to you and your Abundant Healer course for that!
I think it is almost easier with the chaos there because the contrast is so great and they choose from bad or good, and it’s harder for people when they have to choose between good and great!
Also, since like attracts like, the feeling of satisfaction and fullfillment (abundance) will automatically attract more of the same…not exactly on autopilot, but freeing one to tweak the whole thing and continue to fine-tune things to a higher level. Just another way of expressing it.
Lookit me, ma…Master of Concept, slave to Implementation…
Hi Andrea — yes, I’ve known a number of people who were afraid of feeling joyful because they figured they’d have no motivation if they allowed themselves that feeling — but the paradox is that joy is what they’re seeking through their restless doing. Giving ourselves permission to enjoy life seems like the way out of this dilemma. — Best, Chris