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How Strong is the Power of Place?

Recently I was thinking about the extent to which we as human beings are affected by our environment and how we can also be independent of it.

On the face of it, it’s easy to believe that we will generally feel better if we are in a beautiful place, close to nature, away from the noise and pollution of the urban sprawl. And perhaps that is generally the case when we are on vacation, ‘getting away from it all’, when we are not only in a more pleasant environment but are also away from the stress of the workplace. But life’s not that simple, and there’s not necessarily a direct link between the place where we are and how we feel, especially if all is not right in our internal world.

I clearly remember a conversation I had with a European couple a few years ago. They had left their high-stress careers in advertising in a crowded capital city to run a dive centre on a small Indonesian island near Bali, a real paradise of white sand and palm trees.

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A smile costs nothing, but gives much;
It takes but a moment, but the memory of it usually lasts forever.
None are so rich that can get along without it;
And none so poor but can be made rich by it.

A smile enriches those who receive, without making poor those who give;
It creates sunshine and fosters good will,
and is the best antidote for trouble;
Yet, it cannot be borrowed or stolen, for it is of no value, unless …. it is given away.

If some people are too busy to give you a smile;
Give them one of yours;
For the Universe knows that no one needs a smile so badly
As he or she who have no more smiles left to give.

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The Law of Attraction and Meditation

I am currently visiting Cambridge in the UK and last night I
attended a talk on “finding happiness” at the magnificent
St Catherine’s college.

The speaker was a remarkable and very wise 91-year-old
Indian lady, Dadi Janki. She is a leader of Brahma Kumaris
Spiritual University (often known by the name of their
meditation practice, Raja Yoga).

Speaking in Hindi through an interpreter, she covered a lot of
ideas which were in one way or another related to the
Law of Attraction. I’d like to relate one of them.

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Many people with an interest in Personal Development have expressed to me the wonderful results that they have been getting by applying The Secrets concept of the Law of Attraction. The Law of Attractions is a Hermetic Doctrine originally from Egypt and was, I believe, also known as the Law of Cause and Effect. Many of you may be familiar with this concept perhaps from your goal setting perspective.

When people apply the Law of Attraction (or Cause and Effect) and still don't get what they want they often ask why?. I believe that when we attract things into our environment they are attracted by magnetic pull on three different levels.

Level 1 We can set our goals based on conscious goal setting i.e. in our mind, and manifest the result.

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It is all within you

So much of the time, we expend energy in blaming outside forces for our situation, while not appreciating that we have the power change just about everything around us.

We are made of the same 'stuff' as everything else: energy. If we align ourselves with the laws of the universe, we can attract whatever we desire into our lives - this is the Law of Attraction.

Be conscious about what you attract

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Do you know the power of visualization?

Itâ??s incredibly powerful in â??making things happenâ?? in your life and many people have found that they have achieved great things using visualization. The is shown very clearly in the movie, The Secret.

These are the steps which are generally suggested:

- Develop a vision of what it is you want to achieve.
- Be quite specific about the outcome and the timescales
- Write it down
- Carry the vision with you on a day-to-day basis
- Never give up on your vision
- The Universe will deliver!

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The Fundamental Laws of the Universe

The recently-released movie The Secret has prompted a lot of talk about the "Law of Attraction", something which many people have known, perhaps subconsciously, all their lives: that is, what happens to us and how our lives turn out are not just the result of random events beyond our control.

Despite the chaos which we may see daily on our television screens, there is order in the Universe, and fundamental laws which govern its operation and the unfolding of human lives.

Although the mechanisms at play may be hard to understand, most of us appreciate that the existence of physical laws such as gravity and magnetism.

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