Form
Form, the manifestation of what we’ve been working towards; seeing all our efforts of Love, Faith, Health, Ambition; Happiness; Attraction; our Mind; Attraction; Stress, and ; Lack of Success coming to fruition. So now, what? How do we deal with all of the “good” we’re seeing now.
In this section, we will understand and acknowledge God created human kind in its image and likeness. The generic code for God is hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen. God is spirit. The generic code for humans is hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon; A spirit with a body. When the body dies, the spirit goes back to God from whence it came.
Monthly Affirmation: I am perfect, God made me.
Your Struggle towards the Truth
Evil as a reality has been taught since the beginning of recorded history. This assumption obviously owes its origin to the fact that humankind has never been able to account for the occurrence of evil, which falls on the just as well as the unjust, the strong, the weak, the wise, the ignorant, the rich, and the poor.
When a child is born deformed, radical thinking, people say God must be punishing this child for the sins of the father. It is not however, the moral transgressions of the father that are visited upon the son; it is his errors of thinking. Not only of the father, but also of every erring individual who projects his thoughts into the creative mind of the universe.
Now consider this very carefully. The Universal Subconscious Mind tends to create for your neighbor what you think into it for him or her and it tends to create for you what your neighbor thinks into it for you. Eighty-seven percent of the people in the world are basically vengeful, selfish, negative thinking, or what’s-in-it-for-me individuals. Is there any wonder why we have so many wars, so much crime, so much sickness, so little kindness, and so little love for our neighbors? We have been taught since the beginning of recorded history that we are separate from God and that we will be judged by God when we die. Think about it… is God, the creator going to judge his creations and condemn herself to an imaginary place called Hell? What in the world were these religious leaders thinking, and how can any intelligent human being propagate this insane thinking?
The truth is easy, God loves you, and no one, and I mean no one will ever be judged by God for breaking human laws. We judge ourselves and blame everyone else for our shortcomings.
Today’s Exercise: Think, why did God make me?
Today’s Affirmation: I am perfect, God made me.
Points to Ponder: Is God the creator going to judge his creations and condemn herself to an imaginary place called hell? I don’t think so.
Talk to Yourself
Usually if people go around talking to themselves, some people will think they are crazy. But, this is exactly what you have to do to enjoy a full and successful life. I would of course encourage you to do it silently while you are out in public.
Think of your Subconscious Mind as a very powerful computer and like a computer it will only give you back what you put into it. Your Subconscious Mind responds directly to the commands put forth to it by your Conscious Mind. So, if you want success, you mentally say to it, “I am a success.” In the beginning, say it at least ten times a day. If you want to be healthier say, “I am in perfect health.” Again, keep saying it the first thing when you wake up and the last thing before you go to sleep.
If you are stressed out say, “I am a calm, peaceful, and patient person.” This is my personal mantra and believe it or not, I have stopped yelling at people for cutting me off in traffic while they are talking on their cell phone. If you are looking for romance say, “I am loved by the perfect person for me.”
You can make up any affirmation to fit any situation, but just like computer programming has a certain language to be effective, so does your mind. First always say, “I.” Second, always use the present tense, “Am.” Third, the condition you want, like “Happy.” Do not question the brevity of your command; your Subconscious Mind knows exactly what to do.
Today’s Exercise: Talk to yourself only about what you want.
Today’s Affirmation: I am perfect, God made me.
Points to Ponder: Think of your Subconscious Mind as a very powerful computer and like a computer it will only give you back what you put into it.
Regrowth
To be able to think correctly you must know the truth. As the old saying goes, “You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free.” To know this truth you must be in harmony with the Superconsciousness of God and the power of your Subconscious Mind. Every thought you have that is not in harmony with God be it by design or through ignorance of the law of cause and effect, will result in limitations of all kinds. The vast majority of human beings are not aware of this law so they blame their lack of success on being in the wrong place at the wrong time or some other well-worn alibi.
Medical science informs us that you completely rebuild all the cells in your body every eleven months. So, from a physical standpoint you’re really only eleven months old. If we carry over our thoughts of fear, anger, and disharmony, then we have no one to blame for our condition but ourselves. We are the sum total of our thoughts; to replace the old you with a new perfect you merely requires you to change the way you look at things. The skeptics will laugh in your face if you tell them that but that’s why we call them skeptics. You should not be concerned with what other people think; you should only be concerned with what you think. The only way to overcome a negative thought is to substitute a positive thought. This is not as easy as it sounds although it could be, but we live in a negative world, a world made up of alibis, excuses, blaming other people or conditions, or down right skepticism. But, change we must or we will get thrown on the junk heap of humanity, never having enough money or always in the wrong place or just plain unlucky. Now that you know, what excuse are you going to use?
Today’s Exercise: Just as your body gets rid of old cells, let your mind get rid of old negative thinking.
Today’s Affirmation: I am perfect, God made me.
Points to Ponder: You should not be concerned with what other people think; you should only be concerned with what you think.
Yes, You Can Succeed
Charlie Garcia is a friend of mine, and we both belong to the same international mastermind group called The Executive Committee (TEC). He is an inspiration to everyone, especially to our employees of Hispanic origin. If I had to write up all of his accomplishments, I’d use up three chapters in this book. Charlie is CEO of Stirling Financial, in Boca Raton, Florida, and wrote the book I’m encouraging you to read, A Message from Garcia. Charlie says you need “Ganas,” the Spanish word for desire. Charlie accomplishes more in one week than most people do in a year, or for that matter, more than most people accomplish in their lifetime.
Charlie advises people to read. Teach your children to read. Read instead of watching television, which I personally feel is ruining the world. Teach your children to dream, to dare, to think, to be kind, to love, to try new things, to be brave, and to believe. Teach your children, and in teaching your children, you too will learn. Teach your children that it isn’t necessary to win every argument or to succeed at someone else’s expense. Teach them that it isn’t necessary to follow the crowd. It’s only necessary to be kind every day.
Be kind to your family, be kind to your friends, be kind to strangers, and be kind to animals and birds. Kindness is contagious. It is impossible to do an act of kindness without it being passed on and on.
I saw the movie Pay It Forward, and it showed how one act of kindness ended up effecting hundreds of people. The problems of the world can be only solved by kindness, and it needs to start with you. Do one act of kindness today, no matter how small, and watch your world change.
If you change the way you look at the world, the world you look at will change.
Today’s Exercise: Consciously go out of your way to be kind to someone today.
Today’s Affirmation: I am perfect, God made me.
Points to Ponder: Teach your children that it isn’t necessary to win every argument or to succeed at someone else’s expense.
Paintings
I dream my paintings and then I paint my dreams.
Vincent Van Gogh
How simple an explanation of genius this is. It is not in the finished work that genius occurs; it is in the dreaming that the master appears. Your mind is like a canvas waiting for you to paint a picture of what success means to you. Once you paint it in your mind, it becomes a work of art, the original. Then physical reality is nothing more than a replica of the original.
Our mind is perfect, there are no mistakes, we decide what to put in the picture and God will decide how to paint it. Do not waste time with silly worries of what could go wrong or if you don’t have enough paint or you don’t have all the colors. Once the masterpiece is complete in your mind, all your needs will be provided you. No two humans are exactly alike and your masterpiece will stand out, for you are original; you are God’s hands, God’s eyes and God’s mind. Your career or journey is just getting started, yet you are well equipped to provide masterpiece after masterpiece. Vincent Van Gogh only sold one painting while he was alive, but his work lives on. Don’t die without leaving a work of “Art.”
Today’s Exercise: Start Dreaming, start painting your future in your mind.
Today’s Affirmation: I am perfect, God made me.
Points to Ponder: I dream my paintings and then I paint my dreams.
Brain vs. Mind
When we refer to someone who is smart, we refer to him or her as a “Brain,” as if our brain was the difference in our ability to read or not. The brain is simply and organ, a most wondrous organ no doubt but the brain takes orders from our Subconscious Mind. Our Subconscious Mind controls the brain for all bodily functions while our Conscious Mind handles all our motor skills. Our Subconscious Mind can control our brain to keep us healthy, to make adjustments in our physical abilities, and even to replace damage or lost functions. Our Subconscious Mind determines our fate in life. Many people rose to great heights with little or no formal education and many highly educated walk the street homeless. Our Subconscious Mind, not our brain, can cure a terminal disease.
We have begun to understand the Law of The Power of Positive Thinking. “As a man thinketh in his heart so shall he be!,” has been around for two thousand years yet the vast majority of human beings, probably ninety-five percent of all humankind has no idea of this basic law. You are now exposed to it. How will you use it to make your life better?
Go to Las Vegas, and watch people put money after money into slot machines that are programmed so that the odds are heavily favored to the house. When you ask many people why they gamble, they say because it’s fun, yet, when you look at their faces you don’t see too many of them having fun.
The person who constantly impresses upon their Subconscious Mind that they are unlucky and that fate is against them, compounds the unfavorable odds even more. Look at the person who declares, “I’m lucky, I always win,” and lo and behold more times than not despite the odds; always seems to come home with more money than they went with. Professional gamblers know they are going to win, not every time out, but in the long run, their Subconscious Mind is programmed for success and they win despite the odds. There is a new poker game in town called Texas Hold ‘Em. Thousands of people enter this tournament; yet, invariably it’s the same few who end up playing for the big money. They are not smarter, they don’t get better cards, and they are not luckier. They just believe in their Subconscious Mind that they are going to go home winners. We can do this in our every day life. We must believe we can succeed. We must condition our Subconscious Mind so that no negative thinking can enter our world. We have one big edge; very few people know this and practice it, so to get ahead is not that difficult. Step away from the crowd; be different. Use your resources and control your thinking and any setbacks or temporary failures are just stepping stones to the success of your conviction.
Today’s Exercise: Don’t play the lottery today, buy a book.
Today’s Affirmation: I am perfect, God made me.
Points to Ponder: Use your resources and control your thinking and any setbacks or temporary failures are just stepping stones to the success of your conviction.
What is the Meaning of Forever?
When you say forever what do you mean? I say it means right now, this moment. Time according to Einstein is an illusion. Time is right now and that’s all. Too many people live in the past or dream about the future, but they never let right now count for anything. Yesterday is gone forever, tomorrow never comes. How easy is it to get caught up in the world of physical things, a world that is constantly moving away from us? We do the same things today that we did yesterday, yet, somehow we expect today to be different than yesterday.
We know someday our bodies will die, but we act as if it will never happen to us. Only when we have an incurable disease do we plan for death. Death to the majority of the world is the end, but to the enlighten few it is just the beginning. Well, not quite the beginning, because we are infinite, we had no beginning nor will we have an end. We only have now and now is forever. Cheer up, it’s not that deep. This journey has a purpose; that purpose is to pursue happiness and success. It’s not that hard. Happiness is something that you decide ahead of time. All truly happy people are already a success. Simple, right? Think about it.
Today’s Exercise: Look in the mirror, put that smile on your face and keep it there forever.
Today’s Affirmation: I am perfect, God made me.
Points to Ponder: All truly happy people are already a success.
The Ladder of Success
Think of the journey called success as if you were climbing a ladder. In order to get to the top you must put one foot in front of the other. If you slip and fall down a few rungs, you must gather yourself together and start climbing again. The higher we go the bigger the risk of falling and getting hurt. But, like climbing a ladder, we never look down (back). If we are afraid then we freeze and stop climbing and hang on for dear life. We may be passed by, by those with more courage or maybe even too dumb to be scared.
Climbing this ladder successfully requires help. Most of us can only go so far and then fear and doubt take over. The cure for this is simple, find a mentor. There is always someone who is successful doing what you do. Most successful people would love to be able to help someone reach greater heights, but you must ask for the help. There’s an old saying, “When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.” As you are climbing reach up with one hand and grab your mentor’s hand and hold on so that they can help pull you up over the rough spots. When you have your mentor’s hand reach down with your other hand and grab hold of your student’s hand and the three of you go up together.
As soon as you learn something, teach it to your prodigy. Success is a lot more fun if you can share it. If you don’t have a mentor now but want to get started today, let books be your guide. Here’s a list of books that have helped me:
How to Win Friends & Influence People, Dale Caregie, (year)
Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill, 1938
The Secret of the Ages, Robert Collier, 1926
Three Magic Words, U.S. Anderson, 1954
The Active Side of Infinity, Carlos Castaneda, 1998
Jonathon Livingston Seagull, Richard Bach, 1970
Infinite Mind, Valerie Hunt, 1989
The Power of Intention, Wayne W. Dyer, 2003
Happiness Is, Shawn Shea, 2004
The God Code, Gregg Braden, 2004
Power vs. Force, David Hawkins, 2004
Today’s Exercise: Read a book or climb a ladder, your choice.
Today’s Affirmation: I am perfect, God made me.
Points to Ponder: When the student is ready the teacher will appear.
Harmony
How we interfere with the innate principle of harmony. To think correctly and scientifically we must know the truth. There is a saying that goes, “You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free.” To know the truth is to be in harmony with God and the power of your Subconscious Mind, which is always moving in the right direction.
Every thought you have that is not harmonious, whether through ignorance or design, will result in disorder and limitation of all kinds. If you’re building defects into your body by thoughts of fear, anger, jealousy, and ill will, then you have no one to blame but yourself. You are the sum total of your own thoughts. Think about that every time you have a negative or inharmonious thought.
It’s like climbing a mountain. When the mountain gets too high and you can’t see over it, your life and the way you see the world becomes distorted. You start to believe everyone is against you, you are unlucky, or that this world sucks! You can overcome the mountain from this moment on, by overcoming negative thoughts by substituting positive thoughts.
Affirm the good and the bad will vanish. Know this and know it well. It is not too late. You are not too old to change, or too miserable to be happy. It’s not normal to be sick, unhappy, unloved, unproductive, and miserable. All of your thoughts, ideas, and beliefs will operate with greater potential when they are in harmony with God who is forever seeking to preserve and protect you. It follows from this, that normal conditions can be restored with greater ease and certainty than abnormal conditions can prevail.
Likewise, in the healing of disease, you must increase the inflow and distribution of the vital forces of your Subconscious Mind throughout your belief system. By eliminating thoughts of fear, worry, anxiety, jealousy, hatred, and every other destructive thought, you can do this. These feelings tend to tear down and destroy your nerves, glands, and body tissues that control the elimination of all waste material. In other words the phrase, “You’re full of S@%T!” is an accurate description of someone who is not in harmony with the universe. Faith in your subconscious powers will make you whole. “Peace and harmony are yours, sayeth the Lord.”
Today’s Exercise: Change your routine. Drive a different route to work or the store; see what’s new.
Today’s Affirmation: I am perfect, God made me.
Points to Ponder: Faith in your subconscious powers will make you whole.
Enlightenment
Your security in life depends entirely on your recognition of your divine nature. Only great unity and your own association with the infinite, your own individual manifestation of the Universal Superconscious Mind of God is your security. This and only this is changeless. Your acceptance and use of this great truth will provide you with such security to unloose in you such a flood of creative energy as to fill your life to brimming with success, accomplishment and vitality.
How do we break down the barriers established by your Conscious Mind? These negative concepts are built up over many years, so that your belief system is challenged at every turn. Just reading this or any book may not be enough. Only a diligent effort every day to control your thoughts, your words, and your actions will dispel those negative concepts. Let’s face it, you didn’t get into this mess overnight and you won’t get out of it overnight. But, this is your quest for the “Holy Grail.” This is your grand purpose for existing in the time period called your life. Success and happiness is not a destination, it is a journey. It is to be enjoyed every second of your life.
I’m reminded of a story to illustrate these points: There was a man who worked sixteen hours a day, hard, tedious, back breaking work. When asked why he worked so hard and so many hours at a job he really didn’t like. His answer was so when he retired he could live like the people he worked for. He retired after forty years of doing something he hated. Unfortunately he died five days after he retired. You were born to be great, to be successful, to be happy, to make those around you happy, and to teach your children the meaning of life. It all starts with your recognition of the divinity of your soul, your association with that infinite spirit that lives in your Subconscious Mind.
Today’s Exercise: Start with your job. Find a way to love your job, if not find a job you can love.
Today’s Affirmation: I am perfect, God made me.
Points to Ponder: Let’s face it, you didn’t get into this mess overnight, and you won’t get out of it overnight.
The Perfect Partner
In my business ventures, I’ve had several partners, who for one reason or another didn’t work out. Yet, they were all perfect in the sense that they were preparing me for success. At the time, you wouldn’t have thought so, but today, I thank them for the lessons they taught me. I became stronger and learned valuable lessons. I learned that it is almost impossible to be successful alone.
On the outside I haven’t changed much. I’m not a preacher, or a Born Again Christian, just a man who decided at age seventy that it’s time to get the perfect partner. I know that I’m not special, I’m not even talented, I’m sitting here writing these words and I have no knowledge of where they are coming from. Wait, yes I do! You simply have let go and let God. God wants to be partners with each and every one of us. How much more successful can we be with God on our side? What great and impossible tasks could we accomplish with God’s help? How much easier would life be if we just declared, “I am going to be successful?”
First we must have faith; then we must not waver. We must not say “Yes” one day and then “Maybe” the next. When you say “Yes,” and believe it then you will achieve perfect faith. You will know that all things rest with a greater power than you. You will have the courage and faith of your convictions and will reject all else until your desires become manifested in your life. This is the art of living. This is the reason for our being. When you ask yourself “Why am I here?” the answer must be “To form a partnership with God. To be happy, to be kind, to promote peace, to change the world.” Mighty ambitious if we were alone, but we are not and our partner is perfect. In your sense of oneness with God, you will never be alone, and all the powers of the universe will live within you. You will no longer have to fight for faith, for faith will be as natural to you as breathing.
Today’s Exercise: Call a meeting and bring in the perfect partner.
Today’s Affirmation: I am perfect, God made me.
Points to Ponder: In your sense of oneness with God, you will never be alone and all the powers of the universe will live within you.
Humankind’s Position in the Universe
We are the center of the universe, because we are made in God’s image, because we carry God’s universal Superconscious Mind, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Yet look at the species as a whole, what a sorry lot we are. Never happy, complaining about everything, always sick, completely stressed out and have no idea who we are, why we are here or where we are going. With the God conscious inside of us, we listen to scam artists, charlatans, and misguided religious leaders who try to sell us the concept that God is a vengeful God, that God will judge us and condemn some to the everlasting fires of hell. COME ON PEOPLE, LET’S STOP THIS NONSENSE. God is love, God is beauty, God is peace; God is everything. What would a God with everything need of anger, vengeance, revenge or hate? These are not God’s traits, these are feelings of some humans who don’t have love, who seek power by controlling people with misconceptions, lies and personal vendettas.
Organized religions are at the base of all our problems. Early leaders use fear, sins and hell to control the masses and unfortunately this has been passed down from generation to generation. A major shift in our thinking is necessary and I honestly believe it is underway. People are leaving the religions of their ancestors. The bible has so many ungodly passages that it is losing the title of “The word of God.”
We are in the age of enlightenment and modern communication is bringing the light to the masses. No longer must we throw away this life for the sake of the next life. Our destiny is to use this life as a step in the evolution of the soul. No longer will we worry about death for death is just the door to the net step on our journey to the oneness of God.
Today’s Exercise: Reread the bible with the mind set that you are the center of the Universe, on a journey to the oneness of God.
Today’s Affirmation: I am perfect, God made me.
Points to Ponder: What would a God with everything need of anger, vengeance, revenge or hate?
Food for Thought
A person gets up in the morning, bathes, dresses, combs their hair, sits down to a healthy breakfast, and goes about their business, giving nary a thought to the mental preparation for the day. The mind is usually left to hit or miss conditions. We get buffered around by our so-called bosses who seem to know less than we do. Our day goes straight down hill from there. We have lunch with some of our colleges who are usually having a worse day than we are. Then, the clock watching starts and we can’t wait to go home. The result is one wasted day of our life. You know we only get so many, but then tomorrow will be better. Guess what, it’s the same old same old. We need to break this vicious cycle.
The idea is to make up your mind before you start out. What predominant state do you wish to carry through the day with you? Shall it be courage, health, energy, feeling of power, confidence, creative thinking, kindness, love, or financial skills? Pick one. Intend the Subconscious Mind to develop that quality all day long. Guess what. Your Subconscious Mind has no choice. Once you give it a command, it is infallible. It will achieve whatever you demand of it. Each day starts out with the command, “Today I feel good, today I am a success, today I am happy, today I am a leader, or today is the first day of the rest of my life and I am making it a memorable one.”
Always positively assert your own mental superiority. Your aim is not to be better than anyone else, but to be better than you were yesterday. The world is in short supply of leaders. There is room for you, me, and everyone else. Those who believe that life is a win-lose proposition are usually the losers. Life is a win-win situation and right now, it’s calling your name to stand up and be counted. Have courage, for fate has chosen you. Answer the call.
Today’s Exercise: Don’t comb your hair until you decide how this day will turn out.
Today’s Affirmation: I am perfect, God made me.
Points to Ponder: There is room for you, me, and everyone else.
Pay the Price
There is a cost for success as well as for failure. The cost for failure is always one hundred times more expensive than the cost of success. Think of how an unsuccessful person lives. They usually live from paycheck to paycheck. They normally have a lot of month left after their money runs out. Their car sucks, their apartment is too small. Everything they own wears out before they finish paying for it and world travel is watching the Discovery Channel. Now think of how you would live if money were not in short supply. Now here's a truth. Money is not in short supply.
There are millions of dollars with your name on it just waiting to be claimed. You don’t need gimmicks, to strike oil, or star in a movie. Look at a list of the richest people in the world, and how they made their fortune. Other than inheriting it, most successful people are common folks from small to medium size towns, who took one idea and ran with it. You must prepare yourself to be able to take advantage of an opportunity once it presents itself. My philosophy is that once in a lifetime opportunity comes along every fourteen minutes, but most people are not prepared to take advantage of it or they are so frustrated they don’t recognize it as an opportunity.
Success is mental, happiness is mental, leadership is mental, genius is mental, good health is mental, talent is mental, peace of mind is mental, and love is mental. Do you see a common thread here?
The knowledge you need to be successful usually comes about ten to twenty years after you get out of school. Grades five to senior in college are usually time wasted when it comes to learning how to be successful. Think about it. Do you think that if your teacher knew how to make a million dollars wouldn’t they be doing it? Regardless of your formal schooling, you need to be self-taught. Read everything you can get your hands on about successful people. Understand the price you have to pay. Then, pay it with all your heart and soul. Remember success is not just making money. You will find a higher cause.