When the sh#! hits the fan!

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Recently my family noticed I wasn’t as perky and positive as usual. They said it was weird, as I’m usually bopping around on Cloud 9. Call me Mary Poppins!

Stress and fear had overtaken me about a work situation that expanded like the Stay Puft Marshmallow man until I was overwhelmed and depressed.

It was horrible and the more I fought to raise my vibration, the worse it got. Kind of like quicksand, the more you struggle…

I was trying like hell to hold the door closed on the monster but it was exhausting.

So I did the scary thing. I opened the door and examined the monster, up close and personal.

“What’s the worst that can happen?” Sounds like the sort of thing you DON’T say when you’re following the Law of Attraction, right?

Well, here’s the thing. There is a difference between saying positive affirmations and really feeling them. Your words might lie but your emotions don’t.

Not to mention, the fear of the unknown is usually exponentially more terrifying than the actual reality. And oftentimes, the fear of something if magnified can actually attract it. Self fulfilling propehcy, yo.

When you address your fear, you take away its power over you. Once released of this weight you can proceed with a calm, or at least calmer mind. And let’s be honest, it probably won’t happen anyway.

Florence Scovel Shinn said, “I walk boldly up to the lion on my pathway and find it is a friendly airedale.”

So I examined my fears. What if I lose my job? Sure, a lot of stuff came up regarding my mortgage, bills and other commitments. But it was like a wave; it crashed into me then receeded.

My higher self overpowered my reasoned mind and said, “That doesn’t exist in the NOW.” and even if it does happen, “Another opportunity will come.”

Now, this next part might not sit well with some people but it’s what worked for me.

I call it, Ignorance is Bliss!

This involves creating a bubble around your awareness and being very intentional about what you let in. That means avoiding any news, social media or conversations that might bring down your energy and/or bring attention to your issue. And consuming positive content, environments, people…don’t consume people, just the content!

For instance, you looked at your bank account and reasoned that there is no way you will make it to your next pay day. There are no smart loans, no believable opportunities to earn or receive money. You have decided that your next paycheck is the only solution and it won’t get here in time.

Where’s Keanu, this sounds like a movie plot!

Well, let’s examine your options. You can either freak out for the next 14 days or you can accept that the current reality is what it is, with no judgement.

It’s just a fact. I have $(fill in the blank) in the bank. Don’t assign it good or bad.

But how do you restrain the fear that wells up and threatens to take you over?

Accept that there is nothing you can do in this moment. You’ll cross that bridge when you get there.

Then you work on your energy. I find that recounting the times it did work out is extremely helpful, if not necessary.

I lost my job before and there was some struggle, uncomfortable conversations were had with the credit card companies and some things had to be placed on hold to focus on the important things like rent, food and gas. I became a skilled juggler!

I told myself things would get better, they had to! Everything is always working out for my good, even if I don’t see it at the time.

I was hired by a family member for a temp position. Sure it was an hour away and the pay was low but I was GRATEFUL and used that hour drive each way to listen to positive YouTube videos. I also played the ‘wouldn’t it be nice?” game.

“Wouldn’t it be nice if I worked from home?” Which led to imagining what the setup would be. Where? In the kitchen or in a corner in my bedroom? What type of company would it be?

Two weeks after starting this temp job I received a call from a friend and former colleague. He referred me for a remote work from home position. Booya!

Now, you probably think the cool part was manifesting the work from home opportunity but that was only part of it!

You see, this job provided salary pay at an amount that allowed me and my mother to qualify for a home loan. In 9 months from the start date, we moved into a 3 bd house!

That wouldn’t have been possible, or at least not so soon with the job I had lost because I was considered an independent contractor.

You see? Everything works out for us! The key is to keep your FAITH. You have to lose or leave a job in order to accept a better one, right? There are only 24 hours in a day!

As far as the bank account. I can tell you that whenever I’m unaware of the constant state I usually have nothing to worry about.
There is always enough money or at worst, a slight fee once I’m back on track.

Now I’m not suggesting you be reckless, I’m suggesting that you need to give yourself a break. If you know that your money is coming on a certain date then it does no good to constantly remind yourself about it and freak out. Take 30 minutes or more for a feel good break!

Go for a walk, dance around your room, play the ‘wouldn’t it be nice?’ game, cheer someone up who has it harder than you, meditate, send love to your family, friends and your community, look at pics of kittens or puppies or puppies and kittens!

If you raise your vibration to a happier state and things fall apart anyways, at least you will be better capable of resolving. But best case scenario is the thing you thought was bad was actually making way for something better and maybe it doesn’t feel good now but a few weeks out you will look back at it through the lens of APPRECIATION.

I’ve got some tips for helping you get through.

  1. Express GRATITUDE for what you do have! There is plenty, I’ll share some of mine: Oxygen (VERY IMPORTANT!), trees, birds, the sun, water, having a roof over my head, clothes, food, family, friends, etc… The longer your list, the longer you stay in a high vibe state!
  2. Journal or write a letter to yourself as though writing from the future. “Dear Me, remember that terrible thing that happened and we thought our world would end? Guess what? It worked out and we are doing amazing and here’s how…”
  3. Listen to music, watch videos or read books that inspire you! Which leads to…
  4. Avoid any media or conversations that are negative. If it isn’t bringing you up, turn it off or walk away!
  5. Remind yourself every day that you are an infinite spirit, here on Earth for a limited time in a temporary body. You came here to experience humanity, not to suffer. Let your light shine and INSPIRE others!

Let me know if any of this resonated, you think I’m crazy or want to share your tips. Happy to hear from you!

As always, Love and Blessings!

Karma Marie

Designing your reality

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The Three Levels of Consciousness

Level One is your HIGHER MIND.

Level Two is your PHYSICAL BRAIN.

Level Three is your PHYSICAL MIND.

The levels are similar to a mountain. The Higher Mind is the peak, able to see all around, while your Physical Brain and Mind have limited view.

The Higher Mind CONCEIVES.

The Physical Brain RECEIVES.

The Physical Mind PERCEIVES.

Imagine your Higher Mind as a filmmaker, who creates or CONCEIVES an experience. This is streamed to your…

Physical Brain, which RECEIVES, think of a movie or tv screen.

Your Physical Mind then PERCEIVES or watches and interacts.

That is why when changes are attempted on the Physical Mind, you might feel struggle and failure. You are trying to change the IMAGE, not the SOURCE.

In order to change a movie, you need to EDIT the filmstrip. Because that is from what is projected.

Imagine this – You are staring into a mirror and you don’t like the style of your hair. Do you attempt to change the mirror image?

This doesn’t mean never taking action, it means you need to be prepared so you can take inspired action.

Your Physical Mind only sees and interacts within the environment that the Higher Mind has created.

Imagine you are a player in a video game. You are restricted by the constraints of the environment – you can’t fly over certain barriers or access specific sections because they are either not created yet or you are blocked.

So how do we change our experience? By communicating with our Higher Mind. You can do this through meditation, daydreaming, vision boards and/or scripting.

The first action must be the focused feeling of what you want, the subsequent action then is inspired.

For instance, you are attempting to gain new employment. You apply to every position you can find. Maybe you even get hired. It’s not your preferred job but you did say you would ‘take anything’.

OR you could be driving to your seasonal job and keeping your vibration high, in a state of gratitude for the fact you were offered this job when you needed it but also feeling, “Wouldn’t it be nice to have a full year career, working from home, earning more money and benefits?”

There would be expansion on those feelings like pay, fitting in with a wonderful team, benefits, etc…

The feelings are conveyed to the Higher Mind like suggestions or a movie script.

You then RECEIVE a call from a former colleague offering you this opportunity.

Then comes the inspired action. You need to polish your resume, apply to the job and interview, prepare an office space, then listen to your friend remind you at least once a month how they changed your life.

There is still activity, but unlike the hustle mentality of just trying or forcing everything, you are filtering your experience, making choices then taking action.

“80% of success is psychology, 20% is mechanics.” – Tony Robbins

Let me know what you are creating – I’m nosey like that! 😉

Love and Blessings!

Shifting Timeline Questions and Answers

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Do you just jump into a completely different timeline that is unfamiliar, like Sam in Quantum Leap?

    Possible, but highly unlikely. With an infinite number of realities, most shifts are subtle. Each reality is a result of YOU making a choice.

    Simply put, in one reality you go right but in another you go left. Most of the major points are still there but this slight choice changed certain aspects.

    It looks like your previous reality, but something is slightly different, better. Oftentimes, you can’t put your finger on it. Or it just looks like progress.

    For me, I feel the differences before seeing them. I awake, feeling like I’m in a dream and usually deviating from my daily routine. It’s a strong pull away from operating on auto pilot and following my emotional bliss.

    Lately, I have been called to sit on my back deck before work. I live in Tennessee, so beyond my back yard is a small woody area. It’s beautiful and calming.

    Today, it was raining, so no sitting outside…on the back deck, that is. I have a covered FRONT porch with two chairs that are so perfect for enjoying my other view, which is an adorable neighborhood with lots of trees and nature. This is a different experience of habit including the coffee creamer, the borrowed sweater and my listening choice – about shifting timelines. 🙂

    1. What happens to my family and friends when I shift?

    Some people are afraid to shift timelines because they feel like they will lose family or friends. While it is common to ‘lose’ – for lack of a better word – people you don’t put in the effort to stay close to, however, your family and friends that are dear to you remain with you due to your focus and attention.

    Your focus and attention acts like an anchor.

    However, to help you feel more confident in shifting, you can include them in your visualizations, vision boards, journaling, etc…

    In fact, many of my timeline shifts involve desired experiences with my family, like us all gathering together at Mt. Shasta whenever we want because in that timeline I own a property there or can easily accomodate otherwise.

    1. “I’ve been visualizing, listening to meditations and nothing has changed, like-“

    Whoah! Let me stop you there. Remember your focus is an anchor. If you are still acknowledging the remnants of your previous timeline then you can pull yourself back or never shift at all.

    Instead of looking for signs that things are the SAME, look for signs that are DIFFERENT.

    Recently, I was prescribed blood pressure medicine that made my ankles swell. I gave it some time to normalize, but after a couple weeks with elephant legs, decided I would make an appt. with a dr.

    In the meantime I started really focusing on shifting reality to one of better health. I realized a few days later that the swelling was gone. I don’t know when it happened because I stopped fixating on it.

    1. How do you choose the reality?

    Choosing your reality involves embodying the vibrational identity of it. If your preferred reality involves you being wealthier than you are, then you need to assume the identity of the wealthier version.

    That doesn’t involve taking a loan out for a Ferrari, just embodying the feeling of being what you associate with that change.

    For me, wealth equals opprotunities, freedom, relief and generosity. To align with that version I would encourage myself to feel relaxed and get excited about trips with my family – my treat, of course!

    Think of it like a radio. There are 100’s of stations from light jazz to hard rock or country. If you want to hear pop music you need to be on the frequency for that station. You can’t hear FM 105.1 if you’re tuned to AM 100.

    I’ll share more later, but until then, happy shifting!

    Love and Blessings – Karma Marie

    Experiencing Your Other Realities

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    The Multiverse theory is more than a Marvel movie plot. It’s a concept that has been considered and believed by everyone from scientists to ‘new age’ teachers and inbetween.

    The concept is this. At any given moment there are multiple realities that exist simultaneously. Burt Goldman says there is a reality where you might be a pauper and another where you might be a king.

    The dramatic version of this for me would be the tv show Sliders. A team travels via wormholes to various parallel realities in an effort to return to their home reality.

    In the less dramatic, it can be minor deviations from your current path or memory.

    Think of the Mandela Effect – people swearing the childrens books about a bear family was called The Berenstein Bears with an “e” instead of The Berenstain Bears.

    I like to think of Bashar’s example, that multiple realities are similar to tv channels – coexisting, but what is experienced is

    whichever you give your focus to.

    You could be watching FRIENDS, at the same time that E.R. is playing. Your experience is six friends in their 20’s living in New York in the early 90’s.

    Someone else might be experiencing George Clooney dealing with hospital emergencies in Chicago…and looking damn good while doing it, too, I might add.

    Now this is a simplified example but it does apply to the ‘real world’.

    The way I am utilizing this is by creating a journal of my ideal reality…remember our focus aligns us with what we want to experience.

    I am using a loose version of Jon and Missy Butcher’s Lifebook format. Essentially, you break down your life experience into whatever number of categories you prefer, they use 12.

    It’s good to include a well rounded vision, so not just focusing on money or a relationship but also including health, emotional well being, family, etc…

    In my journal I devote one page for each category. The next step is writing out what that category looks like in your ideal life.

    For instance, Career might start like this: I pursue my creative interests with joy, helping others while receiving wonderful compensation.

    Then I will expand into what a typical day looks like in relation to my career, from the time I wake up until I go to sleep.

    The point of this is becoming crystal clear about what you want your experience to be. If you aren’t intentionally making choices then you are most likely living on auto pilot and responding to what your life experience has been.

    For instance, your dailly route could be driving north on I-5 to the 120 East exit. Your GPS alerts you to traffic ahead. You have a choice, continue forward to 120 East or take the Louise Exit and avoid the traffic altogether.

    There is a reality where you sat in traffic, another where you took the different route or maybe even one where you turned around and headed back home!

    This seems like a silly example, who would choose sitting in traffic because that is the norm, rather than making a different and better choice?

    But we do it all the time. I myself am guilty of complaining about a situation, yet continuing with it, like my part time job while in college. It didn’t pay enough, it was exhausting and didn’t bring me any joy. Yet, I showed up to every shift.

    What is the definition of insanity again?

    It wasn’t until I allowed the possibility of a different experience that it finally changed.

    And for those who think this is woo woo nonsense, I want to direct you to your RAS – Reticular Activating System. Basically, it’s your subconscious filter. You decide you like a red Lexus RX, so now every day you see them everywhere.

    They were always there, you just weren’t paying attention. Now, change the car to a new job.

    Think of all the conversations, emails, texts, advertisements, etc…that you might notice now because your RAS is filtering for and bringing your attention to them.

    Now, you can choose to believe your reality can change or not but let’s not forget Henry Ford – “Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t–you’re right.”

    Love and Blessings! – Karma Marie

    whole lotto love

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    I have been deep into writing my screenplay, ‘Take Care’ but doing that thing where I am very involved in the project at hand while tinier fractions of my brain are saying, “We need to finalize Amuse II!” and “When is the last time you posted on the blog?”

    Yeah, they’re assholes.

    I need time management and outlines, not money men for the mob.

    So, I’ve been dedicated in my endeavor while also keeping my eyes and ears open. This morning I saw a post about the Law of Attraction and winning the lottery.

    The question posed was this, “If the Law of Attraction is so powerful, then why aren’t the people teaching it, big winners themselves?”

    I scrolled through the comments that ranged from “Maybe their core belief wasn’t that of a winner…” or “Too much doubt…” or even “They created resistance by ‘trying too hard’.”

    Deep sigh. Hey, I am as delulu as they come. I daydream all the time, you know this, you’ve read about it. And yes, I’ve manifested from these mind movies.

    Interviews with David Draiman and Dan Donegan from Disturbed. All it took was watching a bad interview with David where the ‘interviewer’ (using the loosest quotes ever!) asked him about leather pants and sweaty balls.

    That propelled me into a constant state of imagining my dream interview and how impressed he would be with all my intelligent questions and no nervousness whatsoever….yeah.

    “Calm down my dear,” David Draiman cooed. I survived and dare I say it was a pretty damn good interview.

    Let’s see, I’ve also manifested a free limo ride to the BART Station in San Francisco, an almost replica of a house that I had on my vision board (I didn’t win it, but manifested owning it.) and so many other really cool experiences.

    But not the lotto, at least not in the big win kind of way.

    My biggest win was $6200 at a California casino. Around that time it was nothing for me to win $800 or $1000 most trips…but it wasn’t a job, it was fun.

    Why don’t these law of attraction gurus live off their constant winnings if they are so darn talented?

    Ready for it?

    Here it goes!

    I have 2 words for you. Bruce Almighty

    Yes, my response to why manifesting coaches and their students aren’t living off the lotto is the 2003 Jim Carrey, Morgan Freeman and Jennifer Aniston led movie.

    Do you remember what happens when Bruce (Jim Carey) gets to play God for a day? SPOILER ALERT he screws things up big time. Like…

    Granting every single lottery player’s prayer to win the big draw! Yes. Every. Single. Player.

    They converge on the studio, where the drawing is held, demanding their big win. “I got all the numbers, so why am I getting $1.50?!”

    So, while people want to debate the level of confidence of the player, the manifesting technique itself or a million other aspects, I don’t hear them talk about the competition.

    Sure, they will talk about the odds but they don’t put any power behind them.

    What happens when two wands with the same Phoenix feather attack each other? A stand off.

    If I am confident I am going to win the next lottery then I must be not only more confident than my normal self but I must be more confident than you…times possibly, 1 million.

    Here in Tennessee, there are 61 draws per week. Only 61 and some of the drawings, like Mega Millions and Powerball, are multi-state. Many of these players are also students of law of attraction.

    And I’m also going to throw a big monkey wrench in there called ‘Sympathy’. I am a caring person so I wouldn’t want to win something if it’s going to take away from someone who ‘really needs it’.

    The reason most manifesting teachers don’t promote the lottery, is this: It’s a lot of competition for a limited outcome.

    These teachers and their students are usually making their money or receiving their prosperity from experiences they love, like helping others.

    While a lottery win sounds exciting, it’s typically not a loving endeavor. I guess maybe if you were buying tickets for the church orphanage…hey that might make a good book or movie.

    Speaking of, a woman in the hot seat at an Abraham Hicks event, talked about an experience where she wanted to manifest $25,000. She didn’t know how it was coming but she got excited about it. Out of the blue her friend invited her to lunch and announced, “I won the lottery!”. The woman asked her, “May I have $25,000.” and her friend said ‘Yes’.

    Now that sounds fun to me!

    Let me know, what are your feelings about manifesting the lottery, the law of attraction, the OTHER laws, or whatever is on your mind.

    Until next time, Love and Blessings!