And yet so often I want what I want so badly it’s easy to try and tweak things a little here or give a little push there because of course I *know* what I’m doing (hehe).

And invariably what happens is I manage to muck up the works.  And sometimes I succeed in bringing things to a dead stop!

So anyway… I thought it might be helpful to share some of the ways I get myself turned around so I can once again go with the flow instead of trying to swim upstream.

• First, if it feels hard, yucky, etc. and you find yourself making excuses to not do it, complaining, or doing it badly then it’s time to take a break.  It is definitely NOT a good action moment.  Go clear your head, divert your attention, do something to get your mind completely off things.  I promise when you go back later you’ll get more done and in less time than you thought possible.
• Second, restate your intent to have things flow easily.  Yeah the Universe heard your request the first time and its busy lining things up but perhaps YOU need a reminder (I know I do).  So restate your intent firmly and with purpose, fully expecting that it be carried out.
• Third, stop backing yourself into corners.  Many times when I’m trying to take control it’s because I have forgotten that the Universe can deliver in infinite ways.  When I needed a new TV once I got it in my head that the only place I could get one was this particular store.  So I was checking each week for sales and getting frustrated that what I wanted wasn’t yet in my price range.  One day when I was complaining to a friend, he reminded me that he’d offered me an extra TV of theirs weeks ago.  All I had to do was come get it.  Duh…I was too set on my own “how” to see what was right in front of my eyes.
• Finally… sometimes you have to just give up.  That’s right.  Give up, tell the Universe you’re done and walk away.  Very often this is exactly what’s needed to open the floodgates and bring your manifestations into your life.

I hope you find these tips helpful.  I’ll look for ya as I’m floating happily down the stream of life…. what color is your tube?

When I got home the guy I was helping out called to let me know I’d made some pretty dumb mistakes.  Mistakes I wouldn’t have made had I not worn myself out working almost 10 hours straight without a break or any significant food.

I took this a bit personally because I pride myself on my work and usually have great attention to detail. So what’s the lesson here?

First, I realized that I’m not perfect.  As much as I’d like to think I am, there are simply times when the keys move under my fingers and the wrong stuff appears on the screen, things get misplaced, and my results are less than stellar.  So if you ever beat yourself up for being less than perfect just know that there is at least one other person on the planet who makes mistakes now and then too :)

Second, and this was the big lesson, I need to listen to my body.  Yes the guy wanted the project finished and yes, I wanted to get it done too but my body had other plans.  It wanted to go home, have dinner, and go to bed!  And had I listened I could have finished the project today, probably in less time and with a lot more accuracy.  Instead I have to go back today and correct what was wrong last night which will be another couple hours…ugh!

So the next time my eyes start acting funny, my fingers refuse to type even simple words like “and” and “the,” my stomach is shouting at me, and I can’t remember simple things like my phone number or where I put that pen I just had a second ago, I’m going to take the cue from my body, take a break and come back later to finish what I’m doing.

Oh… and how does this tie in to Law of Attraction?  A lot because your inner being often communicates through physical cues.  Your body a reflection of your emotional and mental states so when it’s rebelling pay attention!  It is telling you that you’re out of sync with your true self.

Ok back to that project now.  And yes…I am well rested!