Co-Creating the Life of your Dreams

Co-Creating the Life of your Dreams
Authored by Matthew Mitlas

In an effort to live the life of our dreams, we tend to get excited and selfish. We take and take and take, forget about giving, and eventually lose our connection with ourselves. Of course this feels great in the beginning, but sooner or later you will begin to feel lacking once again. You will look for things to fill up the voids in your heart and mind- TV, books, food, objects. Surely when you sit down in silence in your own company it becomes very challenging to even exist! Luckily, there is a teaching that can help us shift our awareness and to make a new choice!

The catalyst for the above predicament is this idea which we all innately have- that we are in control of our lives. Ask yourself- are you, actually? Eastern traditions teach us to Co-Create our lives with God and the Universe in such a way that we can intend and direct energy but still be open; to hold the space for something new to occur. Our control rests in intention and action. The ways in which our desires will manifest is not in our control and the idea that we can control that is what we need to release. When you try to control these secondary processes, you end up in the same cycle of selfishness, greed, and anxiety! It just does not work.To see change in your life, you need to do things differently so that you have different results! Here are a few things that can help:

This is what is in your control:
1. Choiceful DesireWhat do you desire in your life? What will aid in your physical and spiritual growth? This can be anything from a relationship, an object, or an event.  We are born equipped with the tools of discernment. We can ask ourselves questions which allow us to understand what we want and what we do not want, and then we must CHOOSE to focus on what we want. This process helps you discover your intention/desire, and your intention/desire is the basis for what will determine your actions.

2. ActionYour action is in your control. This is a blessing! With each step you take, you choose to move towards fulfilling your intention/desire. This means living in such a way that you already have what you desire. FEEL grateful for what you already have. Prepare yourself for the fulfillment of your intention/desire. CHOOSE to feel good, to wake up happy, and to say YES! Let go of the “How” and learn to say YES more often. You never know what or where a new choice will bring you. This is your declaration to the universe that you surrender to a higher intelligence and a new way of manifesting!

This is what is not in your control:
1. You do not have control over how something will manifest- and how could you possibly?! The universe is so vast and mysterious that it becomes silly to think we ever had control of how things manifest in our lives! Let God direct universal action. Soon, you will meet important people in the most random places; receive unexpected checks in the mail. As our abundance expert Georganne McIntyre says, “You will be amazed at how many people owe you money- they will come out of nowhere and pay you back!” This is the intelligence of the God and the universe working for you because you have, in your own control, made a choice to surrender and to focus your energy on actions rather than day-dreaming “how-to’s.”

When we look at this map, we see that once we hone in on an intention or desire and begin to focus on taking action in every way possible, we are already two-thirds there! The rest is in the hands of the universe, directed through God- and with your choice to hold the space for what you want and to surrender to the creativity of the universe, you will begin to see results quicker than you ever imagined! This is the essence of co-creating the life of your dreams. Enjoy!