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Becoming At Peace With This Moment

At times, life can be very turbulent. In most humans, there is metaphorical peace and war going on all the time. The thoughts and feelings that you hold, which affect your vibrational frequency, determine what you will ultimately attract in your day-to-day experience. Learning to raise your energy so that you attract positive, peaceful circumstances is very important, however is attracting material “stuff” going to truly make you happy?

Think back to a time when you achieved something, it can be anything at all. Do you still feel as happy as you did when you achieved it? Or can you remember when you got your very first car? How happy and excited were you? Only to discover that a few months later you wanted something bigger and better than before.

The truth of the matter is that the material world will never bring you true substantial happiness. It brings an illusionary instant gratification but that is all.

Only true happiness can be found deep within yourself.

The best part about this is that you can experience this happiness in every single moment. When you release the need for the material world to bring you the instant gratifications then you can begin to become truly and deeply happy with any moment at all.That isn’t to say that the material world isn’t important or shouldn’t be given your attention. It’s quite alright to want the car, the money, the house or the perfect health. But holding these material items as something that will truly fulfill you is an illusion and this is a trap that most have fallen into.

Would you like to experience the inner happiness that can be with you in every moment, right now?

After you’ve read this paragraph, stop in the moment, and listen to all of the sounds around you. You may hear cars driving past your house, you may hear a dog barking, you may hear birds chirping, you may hear the hum of a heating system or the noises of a washing machine. Maybe you will hear nothing at all and you will simply hear silence. Whatever you hear, listen to it. Listen to it intensively.

Keep listening to the background noise as intensely as you can. Don’t seek for anything to happen because nothing is supposed to happen. You may find that your mental chatter tries to cloud the noise by chattering away, allow that to happen also. Don’t resist anything, but keep your focus.

This is where you will find the true inner happiness I have been speaking of.

When you don’t need to add anything to a moment is when you will experience the true inner happiness. It’s always been there with you, it’s just most of us choose not to experience it.

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Helpful Tip to Remain Calm in Any Situation

Christmas is traditionally a time that we spend with our loved ones. As much as you love your family and friends, it is also a time when high emotions can be flying around and arguments can brew more easily.

A couple of weeks ago I made a post giving you two tips on how you can stay positive around negative people. If you missed the post, you can read it here: Two Tips To Stay Positive Around Negative People.

I wanted to continue with that post and give you another helpful tip to help you remain aligned through any tough and difficult situations that may arise this Christmas.

Life will never work out exactly as you want it to. We can use the Law of Attraction to manipulate what enters our life but we cannot control how it happens. Surprises and so called “unwanted” things will inevitably enter your life from time to time, but this shouldn’t upset you and we shouldn’t allow those unwanted events to take control of us!

Instead there is a much better way of dealing with any difficult scenario… and that is to simply let it be exactly as it is.

By releasing any emotion that you attach to an event you will undoubtedly live a much more harmonious life and will no longer be pushing against unwanted circumstances. Instead, you’ll be working with them.

So how can you “allow” any situation to be as it is?

It’s simple but will also require a little practice. Before reacting immediately to an unwanted situation, practice the following steps:

1. Do nothing. Stop in the moment just before you’re about to react and do nothing at all. Do not wait for something to happen, nor should you immerse yourself in thoughts about the situation, but instead, do nothing.

2. Breathe deeply. As you stop just before you would normally react it is good practice to begin focusing on your breaths. This will help you to take your attention away from the situation and focus solely on your breathing.

3. Feel your breathing. Become so immersed with your breathing and feel everything that you can when you breathe deeply. Feel the air inflate your lungs. Feel your abdomen expand and retract. Feel the air enter your nostrils and flow down your throat. Become immersed in the breathing.

4. Release your thoughts. Accept that something has happened and release your thoughts. When you breathe and focus solely on your breaths you will have a much greater chance of releasing your thoughts. Continue to do this until all thoughts have dispersed from your mind and allow them to leave you, even if it’s just for a few moments.

5. Decide in the Now. Once you’re feeling very calm and totally immersed in the breathing, now is the time to decide whether any action is required. Do you need to do anything? Or is it something that is out of your control? If it’s something out of your control then you can stay in the present moment with your breathing and remain there for as long as you wish. If it’s something that requires action from you then you’re now in a much better position to make a more rational decision and will no doubt make a much better decision than if you were to react immediately without having taken this time.

The above is just a quick and easy practice to help you become more present in the present moment. When you’re so immersed in the present moment and not clouded by thoughts then your decision making is far better than if you were stuck in thought and reaction.

This is an incredible life changing way to work more harmoniously with life and it is something that I highly recommend you try.

I wish you a very Merry Christmas!

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One Dollar Christmas Frenzy

There’s something very magical about Christmas and I can never quite put my finger on what it is exactly, but around this time of year I not only feel very grateful for everything I have but I feel more inspired to give than usual.

Perhaps its because every year we’re conditioned into giving gifts?

Or maybe its the Christmas energy that people around me emit?

Whatever the reason - I’m glad I’ve got this warm feeling inside and I hope you have it too! In the spirit of Christmas I always like to do something a little crazy… and this year is no different.

I’m currently running a Christmas Special Offer that is just for my loyal readers of this blog and subscribers of my free e-course.

One of my eBooks, How to… Manifest a Miracle was written earlier in 2007 when I had an unstoppable passion to write down the exact methodology I used to transcend the lack mentality that had plagued me for so many years. It’s the first eBook I ever wrote on using the Law of Attraction and it won’t be my last!

As a Christmas Special Offer I’m practically giving away copies of the eBook by putting it on the site for just $1! But there is a catch… Every time someone purchases a copy of the eBook the price increases by twenty cents.

So if you’re the first person to get it, congratulations! You’ve got my eBook for just one dollar. But that means the next person will get it for $1.20 (still an absolute bargain!) and so on and so forth.

So if you like a real bargain then head over to the link below and pick up your copy of How to… Manifest a Miracle today! But hurry, every second that you wait could mean that you will be paying more for this profound wisdom.

Click here to take advantage of the Manifest a Miracle Christmas Special Offer!

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Longing For More

I just saw this inspirational short film today and felt inspired to share it with you.

What is it that you really want?

What is it that you’re really looking for?

If you liked this video, spend a little time over at monday9am.tv to see some other excellent creations by Nic Askew.

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Creating a Comfortable Routine for Manifestation

A routine is essential for getting yourself into a place of feeling good and manifestation. Without a routine you will be sporadic with your intention and will only apply your processes “now and then” which is not likely to have enough of an effect on your overall feeling.

For me and in my own personal experience having a routine has been invaluable. It has kept me accountable for consciously feeling good even when I’ve had some not so good days.

Your routine should be comfortable for you. It should not be a chore of any kind, it must be something that you look forward to and really want to do. No one else can choose what will be right for you, and so you are the best and only person to decide what is right for you.

I have created a morning and evening routine.

I spend 2 hours in the mornings and 2 hours in the evenings doing my processes. I also carry certain processes into my day time routine, however these are only refreshers to keep me in a place of feeling good.

Now you may be thinking, “I’ve got to give up 4 hours to feeling good every day?” No. Not at all. This is what I do because it makes me feel good. In fact if you could get into the habit of doing processes for just 30 minutes in the evening and 30 minutes in the morning then this could be just as powerful to you.

I love giving time to myself and I love making myself feel good and so I want to give as much time to myself to do it!

So the first step to ensuring that you will stick to your manifestation processes is to make a routine that you are comfortable with.

Next you need to pick out the processes that feel really good to you and ensure you stick to them on a daily basis. Remember, this should be a fun and exhilarating process for you, so if it feels like a chore or hard work, then it’s not something you should do. Here are some suggestions to help get you started;

Meditation

Gratitude Diary

Feel Good Statements

Vision Board

Music

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Creating a Manifestation Vision Board

A powerful tool that was discussed in “The Secret” was the use of a vision board. If you are not familiar with this term, then it is my intention that by the time you’ve read this article you will be familiarized with the term and will also have a clearer ideas as to whether you want to create one or not.

There are lots of different names for this tool which all have the same meaning. You may have heard it being called by a different name such as a dream board or manifestation poster. Whatever the name given to it, it is a tool to help you manifest your desires.

So let’s discuss first off how you can make one.

The first step is to create a vision board and the easiest way in my opinion is to start by writing a list of what it is that you want.

If you don’t know what you do want, then make a list of what you don’t want. By knowing what you don’t want, you can easily see the polar opposite and turn it into a desire. For example:

I don’t want lot’s of bills >> becomes >> I desire endless streams of money

I don’t want to be without a relationship >> becomes >> I desire a fun, loving partner

I don’t want my old car anymore >> becomes >> I desire a brand new BMW

The next stage is to go to your favourite search engine and type in keywords that relate to your desire. On most search engines there is a function where you can search for images only, select this feature and display images related to your search term.

Carefully choose some images that appeal to you and make sure they are images that really give you great feelings when looking at them.

Once you have your images, print them off, cut them out and stick them onto your vision board. You could make your vision board from:

• A large white poster
• Use a pin board and pin all of your images to it
• Stick them directly onto your wall

Positioning is quite important now. You want your vision board to be close to you and in visual range as much as possible. If you work from home and spend 10 hours per day in your office then your office is the ideal place to put your vision board. Put it somewhere that you often look at.

Here are some examples:

• Behind your monitor
• Behind your telephone
• Close to your waste bin
• Next to your printer

I have my vision board right next to me and so when I am working in my office I turn my head about 30 degrees and there it is.

Now you have your vision board, how often should you look at it?

I spend 15 minutes in the morning and 15 minutes in the evening looking at and visualising the desires on my vision board.

This makes me feel great and often I am actually closing my eyes and taking the vision further than just staring at an image. I use the images to start my vision off and then I expand them to the depths of my desire.

Remember, the purpose of this is to feel good and so if you look at an image and it doesn’t feel good then replace it with one that does. It is a trial and error process but when done repetitively it can be very powerful. Your vision board should be an ongoing process for you and will never be complete as new desires will continue to emerge.

You should use your vision board as a “jogger” to remind you to visualize and also to help you recall feelings. It is not intended to be the ultimate tool that you must use to manifest. A lot of deliberate creators choose not to use vision boards and are just as successful. My advice is if it feels right for you - then create one. If you have doubts and you’re not that interested in it, then do not make one.

There are plenty of tools and processes available to you that could be more powerful to you than a vision board.

The key point to making a vision board is to help you create powerful emotions within you. It is those emotions and feelings that are doing the manifesting, not the picture on your vision board.

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How To Win Friends And Influence People

To celebrate the one year anniversary of my friend’s first son’s birthday, I’ve felt inspired to write a review of his “How To Be An Expert Persuader… In 20 Days or Less” book written by Michael Lee. Michael has always been a dominant figure in the self-improvement industry and I know him as someone who is passionate about providing top quality products and information that has the ability to change lives.

If you’ve been a long term reader of this blog then you will know that I do not post unless I feel I have something of value to share with you. And today is no different. As this is my first ever product review my goal is to share with you the facts and then let you make the decision whether it is worth your time or money.

I’ve personally read his ebook and feel that Michael certainly does over-deliver on value (his ebook weighs in at 229 pages), but we shouldn’t let that cloud our judgments. So here is an impartial review of “How To Be An Expert Persuader… In 20 Days or Less” by Michael Lee.

Table of Contents
When you first download the book, not only do you receive the ebook that you’ve paid for but you also get several bonuses as well. I counted 8 bonuses on the download page and although I won’t be providing detail on the bonuses, I already recognized a few names including “Think and Grow Rich” which is renowned for its life changing capabilities.

Here’s a look at the table of contents:

Introduction
Chapter 1: Persuasion Essentials and Mindset
Chapter 2: Astounding Methods To Make People Like You… A Lot!
Chapter 3: The Most Used Yet Most Misunderstood Secret Language In The World
Chapter 4: Press The Magic Button And Get What You Want … Instantly!
Chapter 5: Authority Domination
Chapter 6: Social Force of Herd Mentality
Chapter 7: Reciprocity: Give First and the Rest Will Follow
Chapter 8: Unstoppable Commitment
Chapter 9: Relentless Consistency
Chapter 10: Scarcity Supremacy
Chapter 11: Power of Participation
Chapter 12: Wonders of Comparison
Chapter 13: Sizzling Techniques to Explosively Boost Your Sales Through The Roof
Chapter 14: How to Handle and Give Criticisms Nicely
Chapter 15: The Art Of Persuasive Attraction
Chapter 16: Ask And You Shall Receive
Chapter 17: Expectations Become Reality
Chapter 18: How to be an Impressive Hypnotic Communicator
Chapter 19: How To Win Arguments And Negotiations
Chapter 20: Conditions That Foster Persuasion
Conclusion
Bonus Article: 4 Powerful Ways To Fire Up Your Motivation
Be A Grand Master Persuasion Expert – Claim Your Exclusive Customer Benefit

My first impression when I opened this ebook was that it is not like your average online book. Most ebooks contain up to 50 pages maximum (and that includes my own creations) however it is quite evident that a lot of time and effort has gone into creating this book given the vast amount of pages.

Michael recently made a massive update to the book which took the page count up considerably. The website has been reported to have been online since 2004, so straight away you can tell the author is not about making a quick buck online.

The fact that Michael continues to add value and make special offers like the anniversary special he is running at the moment just goes to prove that Michael is a keen advocate of this subject and will continue to provide additional value to his readers. It is quite common to see digital product owners forget about their products and never update them – quite the opposite has happened here.

Writing Style
Michael’s style of writing is very conversational which really helps you to get stuck into the book. In fact if it wasn’t written in such a style that involved the reader then I doubt I would have read through the whole book myself.

Michael likes to involve you whilst you’re reading by getting you to think about what you’re learning. He offers examples where needed and gives you practical and simple methods you can take away and practice.

Every chapter is split into sub-categories which make it perfect if you like to take notes and re-visit certain sections at a later time. Every section is very well headed and easy to find.

Throughout the book you may find the odd word or two that has grammatical errors that a spell-checker wouldn’t have picked up. Things like missing an “s” from a word here and there and also there is the occasional wrong word used. Eg. Words like “lend” when what was meant to be written was “lent” etc. Overall it isn’t very noticeable as there aren’t many of these occurrences but there were a few that only a fresh pair of eyes would ever pick up on.

Content
The content that you will find in this book is second to none. I honestly haven’t come across another book on the subject of persuasion that includes such vast knowledge and helpful tips and techniques as this book does. When searching for content to critique in this book I was finding it very difficult indeed because the actual knowledge that is shared is on top of its game and impossible to find holes in.

I’ve found all of the information to be accurate and to be helpful. There really aren’t any flaws in the content as far as I can see. Michael often includes personal stories and real life examples of how he and others applied the specific techniques in this book which really helps you to understand how you can apply it within your own life.

The only drawback that I found with the content is that there may be too much information contained within this book and one could quite easily get information overload. I found it easier to read in small stages, one or two chapters at a time, so that you actually do take in what you learn.

Final Thoughts
My own personal opinion is probably quite clear. Michael has produced an excellent piece of work on the science of persuasion. The benefits of becoming a “persuasion master” as Michael puts it, really does outweigh not acquiring this priceless ability.

As an online business owner I’ve picked up a lot of techniques and tricks that are already helping my copywriting skills to bring more in more and more customers which is making my business more profitable. Something I am very appreciative of!

I’ve also already practiced a few of the techniques on my family in order to defuse what could have been stressful situations; this alone would have been worth the price of his ebook as I now have a much calmer and happy home.

I would definitely recommend that you head over to Michael’s site and make your own informed decision about whether or not the ebook is something you’d like to own. I think the testimonials on his site do speak for themselves. You will see that I’ve already left Michael a testimonial for his book stating that I think this is the updated version of Dale Carnegie’s “How to Win Friends and Influence People”.

As I mentioned earlier, this is Michael’s one year anniversary for his first son and to celebrate he is giving 50% off to anyone who orders between December 12th and December 16th. When you visit his site and if you decide to order, make sure you click on the link at the top of the page “Click Here to Slash 50% Off the price of How To Be An Expert Persuader” to buy the book at $23.50 otherwise if you click on any other order links on the page you will be charged the normal price of $47.

Click here to visit “How To Be An Expert Persuader… In 20 Days or Less”

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What You Resist, Persists

Every time you see something unwanted and you give it your attention you are telling the most powerful law of the universe that you want more of it. The Law of Attraction doesn’t care if you want it or not, it simply responds to your thoughts and emotions that you emit.

If you are looking at something unwanted and shouting “no” at it, you will unwittingly attract more of it.

When you look at something and shout “yes” at it, you will attract more of it.

This tells us that you have to be careful about what you give your attention to. It is very easy to get focussed on something unwanted and to spend a lot of time thinking about it, visualizing it and focussing upon it. This is the worst thing you can do as it creates two devastating things;

Firstly, you will feel bad. When you feel bad you are not allowing the natural source energy to flow into your body. In this very moment you are creating more of the things you do not want including bad health. Your body and cells respond to your thoughts, so thinking and feeling bad has a very negative impact on your body.

The second thing that happens is that you are attracting and pulling more of what you do not want towards you by giving it your attention and focus.

The Law of Attraction never sleeps and it will constantly find ways in which to deliver the objects of your attention to you in the most appropriate manner.

Often it is the subconscious mind that is doing all of the attention and focussing for you as you’ve programmed your mind to think in a certain way for so long that it will continue to do so as a habit. This is why the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. Those who are considered rich have a rich consciousness that is embedded within their subconscious mind and so that is what they are putting out to the universe on a continuous basis. They’ve practiced these types of thoughts over and over again so it is a deeply rooted belief that they are rich. The same is happening with a poor person. They’ve thought thoughts of lack and being without wealth for so long that their subconscious mind is now continuously putting out these same thoughts.

In Lighten Your Load, Peter Field states:

“The way you think
will determine the way you feel.
The way you feel
will determine the way you vibrate.
The way you vibrate
will determine what you ATTRACT.”

Remember, a belief is just a thought you’ve thought over and over. The obvious way to gain a success consciousness is to think the thoughts of success over and over again until they too become a belief. This can be harder than you may first imagine, it will require dedication and a commitment to yourself but it is not impossible.

After all, if this stuff was easy – wouldn’t everyone be a millionaire? You must decide if the effort required is worth the rewards.

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Self Control & Decision Is Your Key To Change

In order to change circumstances and events in your life, you must not only be prepared to change but you must change. People often think that they can manifest millions or attract a dream relationship without the drive to change in order to accept their new desires.

In my experience change is required to bring new and better things into your experience. If you are happy and content with what you’ve got then feel free to wallow in what you have already achieved. If you desire to have more then be prepared for change.

How many times have you got all fired up about something and then only to find that your enthusiasm has dissipated into the ether? How many times have you made a firm decision and really meant it and said:

“I’m going on a diet”

“I’m quitting smoking”

“I’m not going to eat that cake”

Only to find that a few days (or even a few hours) later, you’ve given in to your own self-control and have gone back to your comfortable routine that you’re used to! This happens to everyone and it’s only because you haven’t exercised your self-control muscles enough.

Everyone has the power to decide upon something and stick to it. Consider a different situation for a moment. You’re in a life or death situation and someone is ordering you to go on a diet, to quit smoking or to eat only healthy foods. Do you think you would do it then?

Of course you would! There are two elements that help you decide that “it’s okay to keep smoking” or “it’s okay, you can start exercising tomorrow”.

The first is self-talk. It can be quite easy to talk yourself out of something that you haven’t practised for very long. Your new decision has not really become a part of you yet and thus your self talk can go into overdrive and easily rationalize why you shouldn’t start the new habit just yet. When faced in our life or death situation, self talk has no place whatsoever. In fact you demand that it shuts it mouth as the situation is very serious to you and your will and emotion overtakes your self talk completely.

The second is lack of proper planning. Let’s say you make the decision that you’re going to start exercising on a regular basis. You say to yourself, I’m going to wake up early and go for a run every morning. The problem is, you’ve not planned this properly. What are you going to do when it rains? How long are you going to run for? Where are you going to run? Why are you running? What will you do when you don’t feel like running? If you plan every possible decision that your self talk will tempt you with, you’ll have an answer for everything and if you’re definite about your decision then you will follow through with it.

Next time you make a decision, ensure you plan properly and ensure you are definite about your decision. Ensure that failure is not an option.

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Two Tips To Stay Positive Around Negative People

Quite often I will receive an email from someone asking for advice on how they can stay positive when their friends and family members are so negative all of the time. This can be quite devastating to maintaining your own positive vibes and so I’d like to give you two tips that I use to remain positive even when there are negative people around you…

Tip #1 – Focus on the Positive Aspects
The Law of Attraction has one job and that job is to match like with like. Here’s the truth of the matter… you would not be able to have access to that negative person unless you’re practicing something that is holding you in a place that you dislike.

What I mean by this is that you’ve been practicing thinking about their negative aspects and parts of their personality that you dislike. Questions like “Why can’t they be more positive?” and “They’re always so negative around me, what can I do?” is re-affirming the vibration of something you dislike. Remember, the Law of Attraction doesn’t care what you want, its job is only to match like with like. The more you complain, the more you worry and the more attention you give to the aspects of their personality that you dislike then the more you will see it.

The way to move around this is to begin focusing on the Positive Aspects of that person. What are their personality traits that you DO like? Are they funny? Do they have a soft side to them? Maybe they are really clever and you love that side to them? Whatever it is – begin focusing on those aspects of their personality and NOT the negativity that they have once shared with you.

Grab a sheet of paper right now and make a list of everything you like about them. The more you practice focusing on their positive aspects then the less you will see of their negative aspects. The Law of Attraction will not allow you to be in the same room together if you’ve practiced holding your attention on the positive aspects of that person and they are in a negative vibration. The pair of you would be magnetically repelled from one another because you are no longer in vibrational harmony with each another.

Tip #2 – Find a Thought That Feels Better
When someone with a negative attitude shoots you down, more often than not the first thing to happen is for you to respond with some form of defense. The next thing that will happen is that you will begin mental chattering about the situation. “He shouldn’t have said that to ME!” … “How dare she?” … “I wish they’d just…”. It is in this moment when your vibration is being negatively affected.

No one can actually affect your vibration except for you. In this very moment when you’re involved in mental chatter your allowing the negative comments to affect you and thus you begin talking about it. Just a little bit of this and you will begin to feel pretty miserable. The next time this situation arises and you begin the mental chatter, stop where you are and begin talking to yourself out of it.

To talk yourself out of the negativity isn’t a hard thing to do, but it just requires a little bit of time and effort. The way to do it is to find a thought that feels better than the one you currently have in your mind.

Begin by asking yourself what your current focal point is. What was the last thought you had? How do you feel right now?

Let’s use an example…

“I feel miserable because he said I was wasting my time”

Now from this starting point you must find a thought that feels just a little bit better. We’re not looking for a thought like “Everything is wonderful and I love life”, you’re looking for a thought that is real and accessible to your current situation. Maybe it would be…

“I don’t think I’m wasting my time and that is what counts”

Carry on with this game. From your new starting point of “I don’t think I’m wasting my time” try and find a thought that feels a little bit better.

“But he always says things like this to me!”

The above is a thought that may come to you. But it doesn’t actually feel better than where we just were. So in the event that this happens (and it will) you must try again and poke around in your mind for something that feels better. Before long you’ll have a mental dialog similar to…

“I feel miserable because he said I was wasting my time” STARTING POINT
“I don’t think I’m wasting my time and that is what counts” BETTER
“But he always says things like this to me!” WORSE
“I actually enjoy spending my time on self-development” BETTER
“It makes me happy and I feel like I actually know this stuff is true” BETTER
“He can have his opinion and I can have mine” BETTER
“I’m okay with his comment, that’s just a reflection of where he is at” BETTER

Your internal dialog may be much longer than this in reality, but this is just an example of how you can very quickly and easily move out of a negative moment and into a positive one.

So there you have it, two ways to remain positive! Remember the key is to take action or nothing will change for you. Give yourself some quality time and begin to move away from those negative vibrations that you’ve been allowing to keep you down.

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