A biologist did an experiment with what he called ‘processional caterpillars in which he took a potted plant and then lined up caterpillars on the rim of the pot so that the lead caterpillar was head-to-tail with the last caterpillar, with no break in the parade.
The tiny creatures walked around the rim of the pot for a full week before they died of exhaustion and starvation. Not once did any of them break out of line and venture over to the plant to eat. Food was only inches away, but their follow-the-crowd conditioning was stronger than the drive to eat and survive.
I can’t help but parallel this experiment with some of our own conditioned behaviors. What are we denying ourselves because of our learned behaviors and beliefs? Are we missing out on growth, expansion, and success due to following what we’ve been told is the right path or the accepted behavior?
We choose a pattern of behavior or thinking because it’s comfortable and requires no risk. (yes, following a conditioned behavior or thought is indeed a choice). And getting out of it requires courage and a willingness to make tough choices to do things differently.
We adopt certain patterns because someone has taught them to us directly, or by example, even if they aren’t what we necessarily want. This is called Programmed Behavior, we all have conditioned thinking, programmed into our minds when we were very young, and now many of us are struggling with feelings of discontent, a life out of balance, inauthentic, and unfulfilling.
Living a life that isn’t of our own making is not a life of contentment, freedom, or joy. But here’s the good news… you can change that! You have the power to design your own life and create exactly what you want and who you want to be. You have the authority to create and live a life of your own making, based on the desires of your own heart.
You may be familiar with a bible passage that states, “Where there is no vision, the people perish”. Another aphorism I often share with my clients is, “No wind is favorable to a sailor with no destination.” You must first have a vision before you can design your dream life, and then, you must change the programmed thinking and behavior that is keeping you from creating that life.
Here is a powerful truth I want to share with you. You are a powerful creator. The very energy that creates worlds runs through you and you have infinite power to create whatever you desire. It’s just a matter of learning how to unlearn the false truths you’ve been programmed to believe and then use the powerful laws of universal creation to build the life of your dreams. But it all starts with a vision.
This is the foundation of the work I do with my clients, tapping into your vision and then teaching the tools needed to make that vision a reality. And some of the most powerful tools I teach are the Universal Laws of Attraction and Deliberate Creation.
These are powerful spiritual laws that have been taught for almost five thousand years through some of the oldest wisdom traditions all the way up to our modern day personal development movement.
The first Law, the Law of Attraction, says: That which is like unto itself is drawn. While this may seem a rather simple statement, it defines the most powerful Law in the Universe – the Law that affects all things at all times. Nothing exists that is unaffected by this powerful Law.
The second Law, the Science of Deliberate Creation says: “That which I give thought to and that which I believe or expect, is.” In short, you get what you are thinking about, whether you want it or not. A deliberate application of thought is really what the Science of Deliberate Creation is about, and if you don’t understand these Laws, and deliberately apply them, then you will create by default. That is to say, what your dominate Unconscious thoughts are.
Only when you understand that another can’t be a part of your experience unless you invite them in through your thoughts, (or through your attention to them) and that circumstances can’t be a part of your experience unless you invite them to you through your thought (or through your observation of them), will you be the Allower that you wanted to be when you came into this expression of life,
An understanding of these powerful Universal Laws, and a deliberate application of them, will lead you to the joyous freedom of being able to create your own life experience exactly as you want it to be. Once you understand that all people, circumstances, and events are invited into your experience by you, through your thought, you will begin to live your life as you intended when you made the decision to come into this physical body. And so understanding the powerful Law of Attraction, coupled with an intention to Deliberately create you own life experience, will ultimately lead you to the unparalleled freedom that can only come from a complete understanding and application of the Art of Allowing…. which is the next Universal Law we’ll cover in our next post.
Are you ready to take control of your life and learn how to harness these powerful Laws to create your dreams? Contact me to discuss my LifeDesign Coaching program. Learn how to unleash your deepest powers to design and step into your dreams.