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Adaptability and Elasticity

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Anthony

Sometimes radical shifts in our perspectives of how we see ourselves and our world require major, dramatic openings. Sometimes they happen slowly over time – like adaptation – which is the process of natural selection that ensures a species’ survival. And other times, the shifts occur suddenly. Like a lightning bolt from the sky.

Either way, it’s simply in our DNA to continue to expand and adapt.

Not just biologically, but spiritually, emotionally and in our awareness of Self.

It seems that we collectively adapt our paradigms to match the evolving consciousness of our culture and planet. But actually, our collective paradigms are what shift the consciousness of our culture and our planet. The world mirrors back to us how we choose to see it.

But why do we hold onto antiquated thoughts? Old, outdated beliefs that no longer serve us? Conditioning we want to move beyond?

Simply because our fixed paradigms make us feel safe and in control. They’re familiar to us and we’ve spent a lot of time defending them and creating our identities around them. So our ego doesn’t want to see them go.

Thankfully, our brains have an elasticity that makes the neural wiring changeable. And therefore, our paradigms can change.

Part of our adapting new ways of thinking requires us to let go of old beliefs and start adopting new ones. It’s a complete rethinking of how we choose to see the world.

You can choose to see the world from the science of classical physics that is rather finite, limited and fixed. Or you can choose to see your world from the quantum perspective – infinite, changeable, possible.

To me, the easiest way to get there is to start asking “Why?”

We did this as children, but for some reason, as adults – we give up that curious exploration of getting to the root of why something occurs. As adults – because of our conditioned thinking – we believe we already know all the answers.

Keep probing deeper. Engage in a more thorough inquiry with yourself.

As you hear yourself say things that to your friends or loved ones would seem preposterous (“I’m ugly.” “I’m fat.” “I’m untalented.”), ask yourself why you say those things to yourself.

Why?

No one else thinks those things of you. And if they did . . . who cares?

So keep asking. Don’t stop with the first answer you get. Keep going deeper to get to the genesis of your limited paradigms.

Crack open your world. Crack it open! You do this by asking better questions. And you’ll begin to see that your paradigms will shift to meet the new discovery of who you are and what’s possible for you. What you’ve been scared to meet all along: Your Magnificence.

All from asking “Why?”

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Break Your Hidden Agreements With Yourself And Get What You Want In Life.

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Anthony

In her book, 5 Steps To A Quantum Life, Natalie Reid discusses how we all have binding agreements that we’ve created for ourselves that keep us from actually getting what we want in life. They’re tied to the past and keep us operating in our lives from blame, anger, being the victim, and not letting go of the past.

I consider these agreements to be hidden because generally we act out of them unconsciously.

Consciously, you want a girlfriend or a new car or a role on a TV show or a fantastic agent. But unconsciously, your hidden agreements with yourself keep you from experiencing those things you want.

It’s up to each of us to discover what put that agreement into place and then break it.

Agreements served us at some point in our life. They were created to protect us and keep us safe, as a defense mechanism. (“I’m never going to do that again. That person hurt me!”) But as we progress in life, we outgrow their need but the agreements continue to operate without us knowing and they become saboteurs.

If you think about it, there is always a reason why you don’t want something.

There’s always something you’re getting in not getting what you want. A pay-off. Again, your first response might be, “That’s crazy! Of course I want a better job! Of course I want to star in a movie! Of course I want a boyfriend!” But if you dig deeper, you might uncover why you don’t actually allow yourself to experience these things.

Maybe if you actually got what you wanted you’d have to step into a new level of accountability and responsibility. And you’re scared to do that. What if you mess it all up? So the agreement says it’s better not to try.

Maybe by not getting what you want, you continue to have people supporting you sympathetically. Poor you. So the agreement says it’s so hard being you but you’re getting lots of attention!

Maybe by not getting what you want you can continue to blame others. For example, you want a girlfriend. But you say all the girls out there are “crazy,” or “have a boyfriend,” or “aren’t interested in you.” By continuing to blame them, you don’t have to break the agreement that says you’re unlovable or scared of intimacy or going to be hurt.

What might your life be like if you broke these agreements that are no longer serving you and truly are holding you back? Who might you become?

Well, I think Marianne Williamson says it best:

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?’ Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

Break the agreement. There is a whole other life waiting for you once you do.

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YOU WANT TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE? LET’S TALK PHYSICS.

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Anthony

Life is all about choices.

And each of us meets certain junctures in our life where we realize our lives aren’t working as efficiently as they could. We don’t feel excited. Passionate. Hopeful. Alive.

When we’re up against this sometimes uncomfortable realization, what if you shifted your paradigm so that you could see the world from a new perspective?

All it takes is a willingness to see things differently.

For example, perhaps you never really thought about the causality of things in life. What makes things happen? What makes someone book a job while you constantly get passed over? What makes someone land a perfect girlfriend while you continue to stay single? Why does everything happen to him, but not to me?

Well, let’s talk science.

Atoms are the basic building block of everything in the universe. And atoms are made up of 99.9% empty space.

If our bodies (and everything else in the universe) are made up entirely of atoms (which they are!) then you and I and our friends and lovers and moms and dads are all 99.9% space.

Space is immeasurable. It’s infinite. It’s expansive.

Scientifically then, you are infinite.

We have a hard time connecting to that truth because we’re stuck on the physical form of matter. We look at ourselves and see things we don’t like. We’re too fat or too old or don’t look like Heidi Klum.

We look at our world and see things that aren’t happening for us. We see the lack of money or no boyfriend or a career that seems to be stalled or the inability to catch a break.

If you continue to view your life only from the materialistic viewpoint (that of matter) it’s very difficult to create change. Because from a quantum perspective, the level of transformation we’re looking for doesn’t occur in the material world. It occurs at the quantum level.

So part of shifting our paradigms to create new experiences in our lives, requires that we make changes at the quantum level.

Sounds hard?

It’s not. Where electrons come together to convert possibility waves into particles is where you want to introduce the dreams you have for your life. That’s just fancy schmancy talk for doing visualizations that correspond with what it will feel like when you achieve the things you desire.

Happiness. Bliss. Excitement. Love. Fulfillment. Joy. Passion.

That’s what it feels like to live the things you’ve been visioning for yourself.

You have to stay with the feeling. The feeling portion is part of what creates causality at the quantum level.

I’ll show you how to do this more in the upcoming weeks.

In the meantime, what do you have to lose in looking at your life from a new perspective?

Nothing. Except maybe letting go of all the things that seem to hold you back. And that doesn’t seem like a loss to me at all.

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#52 – EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO HAVE A HAPPIER, MORE CREATIVE LIFE FROM A TO Z! PART 4

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Anthony

Q = Quantum.

Let your thoughts dwell on that which you are: cosmic, expansive, huge. You are not your fears, your challenges, your obstacles. You are made up of the same stuff that birthed our planet 13.7 billion years ago. Tap into that scientific truth and your “challenges” will seem to be a tiny blip on the screen of your magnitude and magnificence.

R = Relax.

Truly, things take time. And patience is a virtue. So just relax, if you can, about those things still unsettled in your heart. Relax that you haven’t yet fulfilled all the things you set out to do. Great things take time. Relaxing doesn’t mean stopping. It’s surrendering to greater faith that things will work themselves out accordingly.

S = Sell The Goat.

The goat represents the albatross around your neck. The thing you keep carrying around with you that you’ve obviously outgrown (a habit, a negative thought, a toxic person, an inattentive lover, an outdated belief) but for some reason, you can’t quite let it go. Out of fear, out of habit, you hold onto this thing that is not only weighing you down, but keeping you from making room for what you really want. You know what it is! Sell it to someone else who’s ready to buy it. You’ve paid for it long enough in more ways than you realize.

T = Totally.

Do things totally. Be with people totally. Share totally. Give of yourself totally. Be out in the world more fully. We’re so not invested in living fully that when you begin to give yourself over to doing things totally, you’ll find you have more energy than ever before. Attention Deficit = Doing 10 things at once. What if you just tried to do one thing at a time? And did it completely?

U = Ugly.

Who me? Yes. Actually, we’re all beautiful, but what makes us so is that all the things we judge and are scared about (our shadow self) are not only the parts we want to see, but they are the parts that reveal our beauty. To us and to others. In short, our humanity. And it’s also the part that gives other people the permission to share all of themselves.

V = Vehicle.

You’re not the source. Not the fount. Not the creator. Let yourself be this amazing channel that we all are for something greater to move through you. Stay plugged into the creative matrix and let your TV-set broadcast something fantastic.

W = When In Doubt . . . Do It.

Do it now. Fix it later. Get out into the world and try things. If it all falls apart, that’s OK. At least you’re out in the world in an alive way.

X = 10 In Roman Numerals = The 10 Chapters Of Your Life:

Watch the video from May of 2011 to see:

Y = Just Say Yes.

Do the things that scare you. Take an acting class. Go out on a date. Stop coming up with reasons why you can’t do something or it’s a bad idea or why it would never work. Watch how often you say “no” to something out of habit. Broaden your horizons. Say yes.

Z = Zymurgy.

Is the branch of chemistry involved in making wine or brewing beer. You are like a fine glass of wine! Which means, the process of your life’s unfolding is alchemical. It’s a process of creating and trying things and experimenting and attempting. You are the scientist and the experiment. The wonderful thing about alchemy is that it’s always a work in progress. Just like you and me.

Your journey is a never-ending art form.

And you are the art.

Now that’s something to celebrate in 2012.

Happy New Year!

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#32 – SCOOBY DOO… BE, DO

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Anthony

We live in the world of action. No doubt about it. If you have great intentions but sit around on your couch all day eating Trader Joe’s Pirate’s Booty and watch 70′s sitcom reruns, it ain’t gonna happen.

Doing means converting possibility into actuality.

But what gives rise to possibility?

Possibilities are born in a place beyond doing; beyond action. They occur in moments of being. And as physicist, Amit Goswami says, “In between doing – possibilities grow and grow and grow. And if there are more possibilities to choose from – the possibility of my choosing a possibility that will lead me to my desired outcome will increase.”

So he says it’s not Do, Do, Do, Do, Do. It’s not like Judi Dench in Notes on a Scandal, screaming to Cate Blanchett, “Do, do, do!”

But it’s also not just being. It’s not chilling out in a cave in the Himalayas for 10 years. It’s not just Be, Be, Be, Be, Be.

It’s what he calls “Do. Be. Do. Be. Do. Be. Do.”

We’re taught how to do in our culture. How to go after what we want. To be aggressive. To win. But we’re not taught that finding a space within us actually connects us to the Quantum and maximizes our potential to create. So we can actually “win” more often without anyone else having to lose. Because it’s about tapping into our own potential. And that’s not competitive. It’s possibility.

So try to find moments in your life as a daily practice to just Be.

Meditate. Visualize. Go for a walk. Dance. Write. Listen to music. Spend time in Nature. Disconnect from the virtual Grid and get connected to the Infinite Potential Grid. We’re so “connected” all the time, but really lack connection. Especially with ourselves.

For five minutes every day, find a way to connect with yourself. Make it part of your lifestyle. Watch what happens.

“If you know you’re going to fail, then fail gloriously.” — Cate Blanchett

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