Many people are familiar with,
And you may be one of those people that knows of the teachings of Abraham channeled through Esther Hicks.
And the specific practice advised to always find something to appreciate so that you tune your vibration as you gently go off to sleep each night.
And to that end,
Esther Hicks advises that having a wonderful appreciation for your pillow as you lay your head resting and drifting off to sleep is a great way to find that vibrational tune that sets the motion toward a wonderful sleep cycle.
Well,
I happen to have a friend that I conduct a weekly treatment session with that also follows some of the teachings of Abraham.
And we also recognize that the egocentric,
Karmically conditioned mind can also be quite wily,
Can figure out the most elaborate ways to resist tuning your vibration to joy.
The egocentric mind knows exactly what to do to undermine your practices to keep you stuck in that same cycle by subverting whatever new techniques you might be attempting.
As an aside,
You should know that it does get easier,
Although it never goes away.
But over time and with practice,
Consistent practice,
You can learn to condition that mind and reprogram it to become an ally in your journey.
Nevertheless,
It is a challenge,
Especially at first.
And in fact,
One time my prayer partner was doing the appreciation of the pillow practice as she was going to bed and found herself resenting the fact that she only had her pillow to appreciate,
That she was resenting not having the other things that she wanted in her life,
That she was using these law of attraction teachings to hopefully get or obtain.
We had a good laugh at that because again,
The egocentric mind wants to keep you small,
Wants to keep you from venturing outside of the comfort zone so that it can protect you.
And it has a place and it may have been a valid thing to do at one time to be very limited and to stay small and to not venture too far outside your comfort zone.
Particularly on this life's journey as we are figuring out how things operate in the realm of time and space and form.
But we spiritual seekers are on a path to expand our comfort zone.
So finding something to appreciate is a wonderful practice and tuning your vibration actually has very practical effects.
So at some point you have to appreciate just how creative the ego can be at trying to keep you small.
But thinking about this further also led me to realize a deeper dynamic to appreciate,
Namely that anything that you are resenting or feeling lack of is an example of contrast.
It breaks down to something akin to I am over here when I really want to achieve or to be over there.
There's a separation and that contrast is something also to appreciate when you think about it.
Because as infinite spiritual beings having a human experience,
The larger part of us,
Our higher self,
Our true self remains non physically focused.
Part of this mass consciousness that we call the universe itself or the one energy that created all things.
As an infinite being,
It has to create contrast.
And so every contrast that we experience is indeed a demonstration of that infinite power at work.
And we can appreciate that infinite power in all of our experiences because an infinite being created us and created the manifest world so that it can have experiences other than its innate and unformed infinite self.
An infinite being has to create finiteness in order to have these experiences.
And it's purposeful and we are part of that.
And taking time to appreciate that reality is also another opportunity to practice facilitating that dynamic flow.
So the infinite creates the manifest world in order to experience contrast.
So noticing here versus there is a demonstration of that creative power.
And when we appreciate that creative power,
We recognize what is in and of itself aligned with a divine purpose,
Both for the human in the finite and for the universe itself in the infinite.
We are expanding the awareness of all that is the infinite creates out of itself so that it might better behold its creative power.
And indeed the appearance of finiteness or limitation and lack is part of that.
It is integral to the human experience.
It is part of the rules of the game to have a human experience.
And indeed it is necessary,
Yet also impermanent and subject to change according to creative powers that are always at work and operating through universal law.
So the purpose of all creation is to experience and to witness the flow of this divine energy so that the infinite may know itself and each individual part,
Including you and I are part of an integral to that cosmic becoming because an infinite oneness or divine energy cannot flow if it doesn't divide itself into these contrasting aspects.
The one must create the appearance of division out of itself to have these experiences.
And we as individualized aspects of the infinite,
When we appreciate that contrast,
We are indeed facilitating the flow and appreciating what is also amplifies the flow of creative power in our experience.
So we are creating a win-win situation.
We get to experience it,
But the infinite using us as its eyes and ears also experiences expansion.
So as physical beings in the here and now,
When we feel appreciation,
We are contributing to that cosmic becoming that expansion of infinite mind.
Also,
We experienced the tangible benefits because the feeling of appreciation relaxes our tissues and even elongates the coils of our DNA.
And so elongated those relaxed DNA coils have greater potency in influencing what scientists call the quantum field and that quantum field responds to the energetic signature that we are offering.
This is why raising your vibration by finding something,
Anything to appreciate is a very basic practice and a very beneficial one.
And again,
Now that you know the secret,
It's benefiting you,
But also benefiting the entire universe or God.
So having this object and the story behind the objective facts that brought this object or circumstances into your awareness is of great benefit.
But the story isn't really all that important.
In fact,
It's irrelevant.
The feeling is what's important.
The feeling is the juice.
The feeling is the momentum.
It is the activation of universal forces and what some people popularly call the law of attraction and the practice of deliberate appreciation is the way we let go of the storyline.
It doesn't matter that it's only a pillow to appreciate is the fact that you are engaged in the practice of appreciation that provides contribution to this cosmic becoming for yourself and all in existence.
And it's also a very practical way to increase our experience of the abundant life.
And that appreciation should also include yourself for being willing to be on the leading edge of creation and to be a willing participant in the storyline that created this dynamic of recognizing contrast of being the eyes and ears of God of being the sense organs of the universe itself appreciate yourself for your willingness to play the human game.
And when you look at it that way,
There is so much to appreciate so much to be grateful for and so much to anticipate an even greater good because we by doing this appreciation practice are setting new causes into motion that will certainly yield new conditions,
New results.
And this is a virtuous cycle of ever expanding energy flow and activation and awakening of consciousness and it is good for everyone and everything involved in a way that permeates and transcends time space and form.
Indeed,
All in existence benefits.
So I offer this for your own consideration.
Find something to appreciate,
Just as I appreciate you for your willingness to join me on this journey.
So until next time,
Be well.
