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Why the Angels Want You to be Abundant

By Julie Caldwell, M.A., ATP®
October 2006

Abundance, particularly financial abundance, seems to a challenging hurdle for many who feel driven by the need to be of service to others. We seem to hold a belief that we should freely offer our time and services, but expect little or nothing in return. I've worked with many clients who hold a belief that they are unable to earn a living by following their natural passions and talents. ''Not True!'' exclaim the Angels. Following your natural passions and talents is ALWAYS in your best interest, and is the most direct path to a happy, abundant life.

Somewhere along the line we bought into a belief that we're ''good'' when we give, and not as ''good'' when we receive. The Angels would like you to consider how such an unequal energy exchange could ever promote health and harmony. They suggest that you always hold an awareness of the energy exchange that is represented by the exchange of money, and how important it is that this exchange be fair and balanced. It is time for us as individuals and as a collective to learn to open and receive. We would live in joyous harmony if a true balance existed between giving and receiving as we strive to fulfill our desires.

Money represents an energy exchange that serves to balance and harmonize the dance of giving and receiving. Too much giving makes you exhausted, inflates your ego (in the sense that ''giving'' is a position of power and control, while ''receiving'' is passive), and drains your resources; too much receiving makes you feel helpless, doubtful and often fraudulent. Money symbolizes a necessary energy source in our lifetime. To borrow from John Randolph Price, MONEY stands for ''M.y O.wn N.atural E.nergy Y.ield.'' In other words, the energy that I put out into the world in the form of thoughts, feelings, and actions returns to me in the form of money. Or, to put it another way, I create my own money yield (harvest, return). I create my abundance. My experience of abundance is never created or controlled by a force outside myself.

When unpleasant thoughts and the unpleasant emotions attached to them control what we experience in our lives, we feel bad. For example, ''I'll never have enough money to do the things I really want to do;'' ''I'll always be in debt;'' ''I never seem to hook up with the right people in relationships;'' ''I haven't felt healthy in years;'' ''I don't like the way my body looks;'' ''I can't afford to take a vacation;'' ''My car is always breaking down;'' ''This same unpleasant situation happen to me over and over again;'' and so on, and so on. Thoughts like these keep us in a very dense, low emotional/vibrational state. Emotions attached to thoughts like these include fear, grief, depression, despair, insecurity, guilt, powerlessness, jealousy, hatred, discouragement, blame, worry, doubt, and so on. Thoughts that produce these emotions are NEVER in alignment with our higher self - they are not our truth.

But, when we generate happy thoughts, our emotions will be contentment, hopefulness, optimism, positive expectation, eagerness, happiness, passion, joy, empowerment, freedom, love, and gratitude. Constructive thoughts that make us feel good are ALWAYS in alignment with our higher self.

We are always creating, whether or not we hold a consciousness awareness of this fact. Through the energy contained in our thoughts, we are all creating, all the time. Our thoughts move out into space and time with specific vibrational frequencies, and, like a boomerang, return to us with experiences that match the vibrational frequencies of our thoughts and emotions - the good, the bad and the ugly. This is the Law of Attraction, which simply put means like attracts like. Dr. Doreen Virtue likes to explain that we all come hard-wired with our own internal, never-empty ATM  - Automatic Thought Manifestor. Thoughts become things. What you think about, you bring about.

You will be exposed to this truth again and again and again as visionaries from a wide range of disciplines continue to speak and write about the Law of Attraction. Spirit is offering this information to us from every angle. I'm most happy to note that the Law of Attraction was even the topic of a panel discussion on Larry King Live! a few weeks ago! And, he repeatedly stated during the broadcast that he'd be offering ''many more shows like this one'' in the future. Hooray!!

We each come into a lifetime with a specific unique offering that only we can create - our unique blends of natural talents, skills, life experiences and even planetary alignments ensure that we each project a slightly different aspect of Source.

Life should be abundant in all things - abundantly healthy, abundantly loving, abundantly happy, abundant in comfort, abundant in all the experiences, tools and life circumstances that enable you to be the highest expression of who you really are.

Consider for a moment these lines written by Wallace Wattles, a spiritual visionary, whose book The Science of Getting Rich was published in 1906:

''No one can rise to his greatest possible height in talent or soul development unless he has plenty of money, for to unfold the soul and to develop talent he must have many things to use, and he cannot have these things unless he has money to buy them with. The object of all life is development, and everything that lives has an inalienable right to all the development it is capable of attaining. A person's right to life means his right to have the free and unrestricted use of all the things which may be necessary to his fullest mental, spiritual, and physical unfoldment; or, in other words, his right to be rich.''

I was surprised, too, when I was first guided to read these words, but their truth was undeniable. It is time for us to use our ability to consciously create our life experience so that each of us can experience our fullest mental, spiritual and physical expression! Imagine a world where everyone is aligned with the wishes of Source, or their Higher Self. Imagine that everyone on the planet lives an abundant joyful life filled with experiences that help them reach their greatest potential. This is our birthright!

So, you may be thinking, all this sounds great, but it doesn't change my body size or my bank account balance. The experience in life you have right now reflects the vibrations of your past thoughts. If you want to change your life, change your thoughts and feelings about your life, starting NOW. If your thoughts and feelings are positive and happy, your life experience must also become positive and happy - that is The Law of Attraction.

The Angels suggest the following prayer/affirmation to begin to shift your vibration into a state of joyful allowing:
Beloved Divinities, Angels, Ascended Masters and My Highest Self, thank you for the abundant supply in my life, overflowing with beautiful opportunities for me to express my highest potential so that others may benefit as well. Thank you for the peace, happiness, and love you bring me. Thank you for all of the time and energy that I have to fulfill my dreams and desires. Thank you for the abundant financial support and supply. I gratefully accept these gifts, and ask that you help me maintain the most appropriate vibration to receive my heart's desires.

For further reading and information, I recommend the following: The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace Wattles, available free on-line at www.consciouslivingfoundation.org/ebooks-inspirational.htm;  Ask and It Is Given by Esther and Jerry Hicks; The Law of Attraction by Esther and Jerry Hicks; The Abundance Book by John Randolph Price; Divine Magic by Doreen Virtue, PhD.