Right Livelihood Class 2

Staying Focused on your Goal

More answers to the question:
Why is it so hard to manifest what I want in my life?

This class uses Intuitive Learning Circles from the workbooks “Soul Prayer Charts” and “Gifts from the Rainforest” to clear your mind and thinking.

Many people are unable to manifest what they want in life because they are so easily distracted from their goal. Let’s say that someone has a goal to lose 20 pounds in 6 months. Innocently enough, they sit down for an evening in front of the TV, and after about six or seven commercials, they find themselves reaching for the potato chips or a bowl of ice cream without even thinking about it. Is it because they are weak? Are they incapable? Not at all. It is simply because they have gotten distracted from their true goal by engaging in an activity that is likely to get them off track.

A similar thing happens in society at large, for example, let’s imagine that we are in a classroom up in the Fourth Dimension and the soul of George W. Bush is giving a lecture on success. He’s probably saying something like this:

“Under the current paradigm on earth, anyone that’s in a powerful position can avoid responsibility by using confusing doubletalk to distract the people. When I was in power, it worked perfectly. I would say something contradictory and while everybody looked at each other and tried to figure out what I said, I was able to do something “under the table” and they wouldn’t figure it out until it was too late for them to do anything about it. This kind of thing happens all the time, and if you think I’m stupid – well, the joke’s on you.

The opposition is easy to defeat, because while I am focused on pushing through my policies, they are busy chasing issues around and being politically correct. They lose sight of the goal, because they want to be liked by everybody. You see, I don’t need to be correct, and I don’t need to be liked, I simply remain focused on my goal.”

Of course, George isn’t the only one who has used these tactics. You can see this whole pattern of distraction and abuse going on right now in many political situations. If you look carefully in your personal life, you can probably find it there too.

Help in Getting Out of the Game of Victim/Perpetrator

Abusive people get what they want because they have a strong ability to stay focused on what they want and they are willing to use any means they can come up with to get it. They are not concerned with the negative karma their actions are creating for them to experience in the future.

We, however, are concerned with karma because we are subscribing to the idea that what you put out comes back to you, which is the essence of the Law of Cause and Effect. So how do we effectively clear the karma from our own past and stay focused on our goals for freedom, prosperity and happiness without creating more negative karma?

We can accept that if we are experiencing abuse, at some point in our continuum, we have planted the seeds for it. Accepting that we are infinite beings who have had many past lives where we have committed both kind and cruel actions is the first step to gaining control of the situation. If we cannot accept both the preferred and unpreferred aspects of our experience, we will not make much progress because we are refusing to face the truth.

So take the first step by releasing all agreements with the web of victim/perpetrator using this symbol.

There is no sentient being that has been only good, just as there are none who have been only bad.

You may say that your life is miserable because of what someone else has done, however blaming them does nothing to move you into higher states of awareness and personal power. The negative mind is sure that blame and feeling victimized is the only answer, yet this is simply not true.

Blame keeps you distracted and entangled with the problem, and as long as you are stuck in the web of victim/perpetrator, you will not be able to see clearly enough to stay on track with your goals and service to your community.

The ego will never submit to this kind of perspective, that is why we must look to the heart for proper guidance.

Focus your attention on your heart using this chakra key from Reiki Chakra Keys. Make an agreement with your spirit to abandon the web of victim/perpetrator and reconnect with your true source.

Release your unconscious agreement to participate in these common hallmarks of enabling abuse (be sure to release your agreements both crossed and uncrossed):

Frequent apologizing.
Easily distracted by other people’s problems.
Habitually letting people off the hook when they haven’t followed through on their agreements.
Inability to sit with other people’s suffering without having to “do something” about it.
Enabling or rescuing behavior.
Chronic sacrificing or martyrdom.
Codependency – protecting other adults from the consequences of their actions or inaction. “I just can’t leave her. She’d fall apart without me”, “You know he can’t handle these things, so I’ve got to.”
Not following through on the things you say you are going to do to take care of yourself.
Needing to be “nice” or prove that you are fair and “hard working”.
Remaining in relationships or situations that are obviously detrimental.

Now you are ready to go through a few Circles from Gifts from the Rainforest and Soul Prayer Charts that will help you to let go of the web of victim/perpetrator and reclaim your integrity so that you can more easily stay focused on your goal.

Remember that when you are viewing the Circles
Go through the steps below and look at each circle one at a time with a soft gaze for approximately one minute. A shorter or slightly longer time may be necessary, however don’t push or try to force something to happen. Just breathe deeply and relax. The Circle is providing structural support for the contents of the intention, affirmation or question that accompanies it. Allow yourself to be open and receiving. You may notice subtle energies, memories or emotions running through you or the circles may begin to move, rotate, pulsate or even change colors. This is all part of the experience. Just keep breathing; relax into your body and stay objective. You are encouraged to journal on insights or new ideas that may come to you during the exercise.

If you find that you don’t understand a question or direction, look at this Circle and relax for a minute or two, then go back to the question and read it again.

If your mind goes blank in response to a question or direction, gently gaze int the center of this Circle and breathe deeply until your thoughts start to flow again.

Note: G stands for Gifts from the Rainforest and SC stands for Soul Prayer Charts

SC #13 Fifth Chamber of the Heart

Use this chart to access your connection with the Divine in your heart.

SC #21 Elements
Relax and bring balance into your body, mind and spirit.

SC #22 Inner Divinity
Use this symbol to imagine that you can call back any parts of your essence that have been trapped in the web of victim/perpetrator abuse in any past, present or future lives. You will know that you are done when you feel stronger and more grounded.

G #44 Garden
Visualize yourself in your garden and make sure that it is your garden and not someone else’s. You will know you’re in the right place because you will feel calm and centered.

G #37 Seed
Now let’s clear the karmic seeds of past negative deeds before they have a chance to ripen. Use this symbol to find the seeds of past abuse that came about from any form of ignorance, anger, confusion or greed. Ask the Divine within you to remove them and send them to the light.

SC #10 Air
Read the affirmation that goes with this chart. Then, look at the chart itself while you repeat this affirmation several times:

“I return to integrity with my Soul.”

G #37 Seed
Plant a seed that symbolizes integrity with your Divinity and make a promise to nourish it.

G #34 Butterfly
Make a list of things you can do that will feed your positive potential. These are the actions that will be the greatest help to you at this time.

Finally, use this symbol to dissolve the negative patterns of distraction and abuse that have kept you from being able to stay focused on your true heart’s desire.