THEY SAY MONEY CAN'T BUY YOU LOVE OR RESPECT. NOR CAN IT BUY HEALTH OR HAPPINESS. BUT IN TODAY'S MODERN SOCIETY, WHAT IT CAN GET YOU, IF YOU KNOW HOW, IS GREAT WEALTH AND MATERIAL SUCCESS. MARIA DOMINGUEZ SUGGESTS SOME KEY WAYS TO ATTRACT THE MONEY YOU NEED TO SATISFY THE LIFESTYLE YOU DESIRE.

According to Esther and Jerry Hicks, authors of the international bestsellers The Law of Attraction and Ask and it is Given, there are a few simple principles, that when put into practice, can help you achieve a prosperous and abundant life.

Know your focus: money or lack of money
There are many of us who have experienced a difficult financial situation at some point in our lives. Whether it was a shortage of money, or just trying to make ends meet, these instances could have been the direct result of the thoughts, beliefs and feelings you've held towards money, or the lack of it.

Perhaps the most common scenario is that we can constantly blame or justify the amount of money we have on our past experiences, other people or events beyond our control. Self-limiting beliefs such as, ‘I am not thriving because my parents always struggled with money' or ‘I would be thriving if people weren't taking resources that should have been mine' result in limiting actions that places us in a position where we are powerless to make the changes we want in our lives.

If one constantly focuses on the negative state of their financial condition or the shortage of money, it gives attention to an unwanted situation, which only emphasises and confirms their life experiences of lack.

One of the most significant misunderstandings of beginning this journey of a prosperous and abundant life is thinking that it has a lot to do with external factors such as the family or wealth one is born into, geography or academic background, gender or age. But in fact, if you can harness the power of aligning your thoughts, beliefs and feelings on abundance, it will attract the financial situation that is pleasing to you.

Assigning power to things outside yourself to explain why you are not thriving in the way you would like is unproductive as this perpetuates the same condition of lack. You are the creator of your own reality.

What you think is what you become
Once you have discovered your self-limiting beliefs about money, you can then start to change your thinking and thereby see that real changes to your financial situation will soon follow.

Money will not necessary manifest instantly in your life with the changing of your thoughts, but you can expect a steady improvement as a result of deliberately making an effort to think of only the positive aspects of your financial condition from right where you stand.

Consider that you are given a $100 note to spend. As you walk around during the day, think of all the things that you can buy with that money. By directing your thoughts on what you can have with the money, instead of thinking that it can't get you much, you have effectively acknowledged that you are prosperous - now.

Similarly, whenever you may be thinking, ‘I never have enough money. It just seems like I can't get ahead,' make a conscious choice to replace it with a positive, empowering thought like, ‘I have the power for money to come easily and freely. I feel confident that, in time, by aligning my thoughts on abundance - money will flow powerfully into my experience'.

In telling the story you want to experience rather than what it is you are currently experiencing, you are projecting an improved feeling, an improved mood and an improved attitude that attracts you to the things you want. This is the fundamental law of attraction.

By giving undivided attention to what you want, not what you do not want, you are sending out a positive pattern of thought that leads to attracting a ‘real life' situation or manifestation. All people, circumstances and events are attracted to you by the power of the thoughts you are thinking - you are literally thinking the things in your life into being.

So just as positive thoughts on money opens you to the abundance you want and deserve, holding negative, self-limiting thoughts about money closes yourself from the ability to change your financial situation. If you are wanting from a place of lack, ‘I need more money, money is tight right now', this holds yourself in resistance to the things you really want. You cannot feel you are lacking in money and thrive, because abundance cannot find you unless you begin to think and feel more prosperous.

Show me the money!
Having established a new, positive pattern of thought on money, and an awareness of the way in which your thoughts create your reality, you can become the deliberate creator of your life.

The more you continually and consciously align yourself with abundance, the faster the manifestation process will occur. One of the easiest methods to do this is to discover what makes you feel good, and incorporate more of that into your life. When you feel good you are in a place of attracting what you want.

Imagine yourself abundant with all your needs fulfilled, and then note how you feel while you are envisioning this. The more you view and feel your world through the lens of wealth and prosperity, the more you are in the position where the universe will respond to your positive energy.

While wealth and material success may seem beyond reach for many of us, know that there are ways to place you in a point of attracting money and manifesting abundance. Look for positive aspects in your current situation, align your thoughts on abundance and accumulate better feelings to enrich your life, and the universe will respond to your positive energy for wealth and prosperity.

Esther and Jerry Hicks will be travelling to Australia for the first time to present workshops in December this year. For more information visit www.hayhouse.com.au

Disclaimer
The information provided here is general in nature. It should not be relied on as the basis for any decision to take action or not take action. Readers should obtain professional advice where appropriate before making any such decision.