If it's really dark, it can be hard to find the lightswitch..

Counting the blessings. notice the good - let go and let it grow!!

I never can get enough of Abraham, I'm so grateful for these teachings that are so alive and so inspiring. every time I listen to my audio CD's I get a little shift in the right direction. Yesterday went a bit shonky, and today is back on track, partly due to listening to Abraham. Ooh I am so waiting for the goodies today lol. It's a beautiful day, so going to go out in the garden for a while and focus on all the good in my life.

Life is like a garden, what you give attention to will grow. Not only that, when you raise your vibration, the good that you are not even focussing on will grow as well. Any good that you've asked for ever becomes accessible to you when your vibration is in alignment with it. So work that vibration!! in whatever way you can.

Sometimes really tough things happen in our lives. In those times, to go "everything is wonderful right now" is too big a leap from where we are. At those times, the little shifts we make are important. It's about drawing our attention to the little bits of good everywhere, for the bigger picture to grow. Anything at all that feels better than the overwhelming bad feelings is a good place to start.

For example...you have money worries, you're losing your house, and have lost you job. try some thoughts like

"I have an opportunity to explore new possibilities" that voice will start screaming "but i lost my house, my job, I'm a failure !! etc

"well I can learn from this" you'll never learn, look how often you've messed up says the voice

"well right now the postman smiled at me, that was nice :-)"

change your vibration, look for any excuse however pitiful to make a shift.

What has gone wrong in your life, was partially a result of focusing attention on what wasn't working instead of hope.

It's hard to be hopeful when "reality" is slapping you in the face with bad stuff. But there is always something you can find to be positive about. And just shifting your attention from the bad stuff for a while will create a window where light can shine in.

If you can't find anything good in your situation, find something good anywhere. "that kitten is full of life" "my car is going well" The guys at the service station are always helpful"

there is no point when something really upsetting has gone down, denying it, it hurts too much in that moment. But you can say to yourself "I don't know how I'm going to get over this, but while I'm struggling with it, I'm going to take some time to notice good every day"

then if you read something uplifting, repeat that story to yourself.

If your house is a mess, and needs major repairs that you can't help noticing, find anything positive. For example "that shelf in the kitchen where my teaset sits looks lovely"

I'm serious when I say, if you haven't got a house, notice that you are dry and warm in your car...if need be. I have been there, I had to live in my car once, and I had friends who didn't have a car.

Start thinking now that there is a possibility of something good, and then notice the smallest little things that reflect that.

If you're whole body is a mess....find that one point that is ok...well my toes feel great! My fingernails are awesome. When you are right at the bottom, is hard to imagine the way out, but you have to do it, and you have to start with the really small stuff and build up. Unless of course you have a great imagination, and really get this. Then start huge if you want!. For confidence you may need to start really small if you've been in a bad situation for a while.

Forget just for a few seconds if you can, all the things that are going wrong, and focus on what is right, even if you have to make it up!!

Abraham says that 17 seconds of focus is all that is needed to create a shift and begin to manifest what you want.

He also says that is your life is 90% bad, and 10% good, and you start to focus on that 10% the other 90% will come into alignment and improve.

Use your imagination and be creative in finding good in your life. Become a treasure hunter that digs for those nuggets of gold, and knows that even a small amount is extremely valuable.

Anything you can find that is good, that you can believe in , will help to create a shift.(you may not believe it when you say to yourself "I look like a supermodel" but you can believe when you shift your attention from "I'm so ugly no one would ever want me" to " have really straight teeth, my hair is thick and strong")

Find things to appreciate about yourself, your body, your situation and your life...and you will be well on your way to manifesting a better life for yourself.

It starts with your feelings, so shift them first whatever way you can. A shift from extremely negative to slightly better is worth noticing. Anything positive is worth noticing "I haven't felt like killing him for 20 minutes now"? take it!! notice it !! Any improvement in your situation or feelings, should be pinned up on the wall with stars on it! at least in your mind.

Don't wait for the great big thing you've been wanting to happen to congratulate yourself. Any tiny little thing will get you there, if you can shift your focus long enough .

I'm looking forward to sharing our stories of improvements in our lives.

Remember, the circumstances change when our feelings about them change. If you don't like what you're seeing, change the picture of the wall. Move your attention to anything you do like, and it's all up from there!