Last week we took a look at the statement used so often by the Extreme Makeover - Home Edition crew: “Let’s do it!” We applied that to our own declarations, and the value of paying attention to our intentions, with particular emphasis on our thoughts, words, and actions.

This week, as we wrap up our third pillar of prosperity, Declaration, we look at the other strong statement used every week on the show: Move That Bus!”

Perhaps the biggest barrier to declaring our prosperity is the world of appearance. And that’s where this second declaration from the TV show comes in. “Move That Bus” - shouted at the end of the show - the Reveal — when the family is ready to see the beautiful home that has been created for them. This is a demonstration statement, a proclamation that manifestation has occurred, and you just need to remove any obstacles that are in the way of seeing it.

We are so deceived by what looks to be reality, and we allow our doubts, our fears, our insecurities, other people’s doubts, and so much else to block us from seeing and experiencing our true prosperity and abundance. This is where we need to say, “Move That Bus!” Imagine that the bus represents those doubts and emotions that are blocking us. On the other side of the bus is our manifested good. Our faith is the driver of the bus. So we must reach into the Consciousness of our One-ness with God, and speak to our Faith power center, telling it to Move That Bus!

Let’s practice! Right now, think of the biggest barrier you are allowing to stand between you and the essence of what you believe is your abundance and prosperity. Got it? Now, call on your power of intention as you shout it aloud (yes, we’re serious about this! Shout it out!): “Faith, MOVE THAT BUS!” (We encourage you to shout it out three times, getting stronger and more enthusiastic with each repetition!)

Do you feel the incredible energy flowing through your body? Do you feel a positive surge of hope, of intention, of a desire to take action? That’s because you have just set it into motion! When you declare it, you are claiming your abundance and prosperity … and it shall be yours!

Put this into practice this week. Next week we reveal the fourth and final Pillar of Prosperity that can literally transform your life!

Here’s a little test. See how quickly you can finish these sentences:

-         You’re in good hands … (with Allstate)

-         The Energizer bunny - keeps … (going and going and going)

-         (picture a man wandering around, talking into a cell phone) Can you … (hear me now?)

Now, here are some age-sensitive challenges:

-         Plop, plop, fizz, fizz … (oh, what a relief it is!)

-         You’ll wonder where the yellow went … (when you brush your teeth with Pepsodent)

-         Two all beef patties, special sauce … (lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun!)

Those last ones go way back to the ’60s and ’70s! Advertisers really understand the power of the third pillar of prosperity: Declaration! You may be thinking this is about affirmations and denials. Well, yeah, that’s part of it. But we’re talking pillars here. And this is much more than just affirming. We are talking DECLARATION! Claiming the essence of your prosperity and abundance in three ways:

• your thoughts,
• your words, and
• your actions!

Going back to Extreme Makeover: Home Edition - the crew uses two very powerful declarations, which we can embrace as excellent metaphors for our declarations. And both of them come with exclamation points! Nothing wishy-washy about them!

The first one is “Let’s Do It!” - an initiating statement - an affirmation of commitment, intention, resolve. It’s not “maybe; we’ll try; we’ll do our best …” It is an affirmation that it will be done!

Let’s look at that statement. What if we could approach our affirmations with that same kind of faith and expectancy? Imagine what we could manifest! So how does that statement, Let’s do it!, resonate with our third pillar, Declaration?

There are three ways we declare: By our thoughts, our words, and our actions. And just like the Extreme Makeover team, we want to declare our prosperity with an exclamation point!

Have you ever noticed the power of thought declaration? This is where you set your intention. Think about going somewhere - maybe to a meeting or a class. You may think that what got you there was getting in your vehicle and driving there, or hopping on your bicycle and riding there. But just consider: before that happened, you had the intention to come. Without that intention, you would not have taken action. So it is important to be very clear in your intention - declare your essence in mind first. This is where you can add the exclamation point: Let’s do it! This opens your consciousness to allow the ideas to flow, and sends out the magnetic energy to attract the resources needed to manifest your essence.

Next, you put it into words. Our blog contains lots of information about denials and affirmations -they are such important tools on our Spiritual journey. For the purposes of this article, we invite you to begin to really pay attention to all the things you say, beyond your carefully crafted affirmations. What do you say when you aren’t thinking about what you are saying - and what impact is that having on the energy you are sending out?

For example, when asked, “Did you meditate this morning?” you might say, “I didn’t have time to do that.” What if, instead, you were more accurate, by saying, “I didn’t make time …” Subtle shift, but feel the difference in terms of accountability and intention!

Finally, we declare in one final way: by our actions! The best quote we know that illustrates this is by Emerson: “What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.”

This week, begin to pay attention to what you are declaring, with your thoughts, words, and actions. Next week, we will look at the second powerful declaration statement used by the Extreme Makeover - Home Edition team, and how it affects our third pillar of Declaration.

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Welcome back! We’re in the middle of looking at the second Pillar of Prosperity, which is Definition. So far we’ve worked on two questions to build and strengthen this pillar: Who am I? and What is my purpose? We’ve explored Truth Principles to support our work around these questions.

Are you ready for the BIG question, the one that truly brings the strength to Pillar Number 2? That question is: What is the ESSENCE of a prosperous and abundant life for me?

Here’s an example of essence versus goal. We know a professional at a large corporation who was seeking recognition in his career. His manager gave him the opportunity, as a reward for his good work, to present project findings to the Executive Development Team at their annual meeting. The problem? This professional was petrified of speaking in public, and said, “If this is the reward I get, you can bet this is the last time I’ll do a good job for this company!” Obviously the essence of what this professional wanted was quite different from the reality of what he received.

Essence discovery is actually a step above goal setting, in that, once you identify your goals, you can then do an essence discovery around them. For example, when we lived in a condo and wanted to move to a new home, we created an essence list defining what was important to us. (This is so important, because otherwise, you are always chasing after someone else’s dreams.) What we realized was that we were able to create the essence of what we wanted right there in the space we were living! Once you release the specifics, and move to the essence, you open yourself up to receive incredible abundance in amazing ways.

No matter what life throws at us, we can realize that we are not defined by our circumstances. Rather, we define our circumstances by how we chose to move through them - and if we make our essence to always be stretching toward the light, we can know we are safely connected to Divine Substance, and we have access to all we ever need, whenever we need it. Standing in this Truth gives us the consciousness of prosperity and abundance in everything we do.

Next week: The Third Pillar of Prosperity: Declaration!

That brings us to the second question: What is my purpose?

People go through tons of workshops and therapists to figure this one out - but in reality, there is only one answer, and it is the same for all of us! Take a deep breath, because this is really important!

Your purpose is to express your Christ nature to the fullest extent you are able, by using your talents and gifts for the good of the world. Remember this: There is no one in the whole world that can do what you do, the way you do it!

We invite you to go back and read that last paragraph again. Go ahead, we’ll wait for you! You might even want to read it again, out loud!

Katherine Graham, former President of Washington Post, said, “To do what you love and know that it matters - what could be more wonderful?” When you living your purpose, you know it! It doesn’t mean you won’t experience problems, challenges, frustrations. It means you know you have within you everything you need in order to move through them, growing in the process.

So, this week your adventure is to spend some time becoming aware of your gifts. What brings you joy? What do people compliment you about? What is it that you would do even if you were never paid a penny for it, just because you enjoy it so much?

Here are a few affirmations you can use to help you reinforce the incredible gifts and talents you have been given, to share with the world:

• I am God expressing at the point of me, and I allow myself to nurture my gifts, appreciating the many talents I possess.
• I am willing to be of service to God and others through my gifts, and know that people are abundantly blessed by what I do.
• I deserve a rewarding, creative life, and I demonstrate my gifts to claim that life.
• I am God expressing at the point of me, I have a constant flow of new and interesting Divine Ideas that allow me to develop and share my gifts.

Repeat these affirmations at least five times a day, and reflect on them as you go into meditation. Then journal around what comes to you following meditation. You will discover you are acutely aware of your gifts, as well as ways to use them for good. And your prosperity consciousness will be expanding every day!

Next week, we will explore that BIG question that comes with Definition: What is the essence of a prosperous and abundant life for me?

This sounds a bit strange to a lot of people. Why would we need to demolish anything spiritual? Here’s the question we invite you to consider: What are you putting your faith in? Is there any embedded theology that is creating a roadblock in your spiritual growth and evolvement? Anything that even hints at a separation between us and God needs to be demolished, with great joy! And there is absolutely, positively no substitute for time spent in the Silence, going to Headquarters! Time spent in the Silence, in meditation, will reap amazing benefits in so many areas of your life.

We know - everyone is so busy already, that it becomes a real challenge to find time to create any type of regular spiritual practice of meditation. So, here’s your adventure for this week: Discover ways to creatively find time to spend in the Silence. Here are some examples:

• Schedule it as a meeting and write it in your calendar or put it in your PDA or Blackberry. Just write: Meeting at Headquarters!
• Transform waiting time into meditation time! Carry a meditative affirmation with you. When waiting in the doctor’s office, grocery line, lobby, meeting start, traffic light, etc., focus on your breathing and repeat the affirmation over and over. You don’t even need to close your eyes!
• Try out new types of meditations, such as an eating meditation, walking meditation, writing meditation, art meditation. If you need resources to help you, just call us!
• Start with a 5-minute/day commitment, and gently add time each week.

As we take a deeper look into the principles of having and maintaining a prosperity consciousness, it becomes so apparent that it is impossible to solve financial problems with money. We must go deeper, and totally demolish any and all barriers, so the problems will never arise again.

This week, create your own personal Demolition Party … and experience Physical, Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual Demolition. This will pave the way for a fresh, gigantic leap in your consciousness - and begin the foundation for Jesus the Christ promised: you to have life, and have it more abundantly!

Coming Next: The Second Pillar

Emotional Demolition is tough! It means we really do need to release those grudges … and the begrudges (like when we begrudge someone else financial windfall, or promotion, etc.) We love the quote from Buddy Hackett: I don’t hold grudges against people; while I’m holding the grudge, they’re out dancing!”

Here’s a great way to begin your demolition of the internal emotions that can play havoc with your prosperity consciousness: Give your emotional voices a name. Your cast might include:

• Unforgiving Ursula
• Dramatic Diva
• Critical Crabbie
• Judging JoJo
• Begrudging Bella

You get the idea! It just means listening to those voices you hear from your “not so loving side” and naming them accordingly! Then, empower yourself as Director, and get serious with these characters - write them out of your life script!

Then comes the forgiveness work. As you realize you are bringing up the same person again and again, it’s a signal that you need to let that person go! Here is a great blanket affirmation to help us with this one. As individuals come to your mind who may be creating blocks for you, simply picture them in your mind and say:

I fully and freely forgive you. I release all judgments, resentments, criticisms, and unforgiveness, and transform that energy into good. I hold you to your highest good, and affirm only the best for you.

Also, emotionally, be kind to yourself! We are spiritual beings having a human experience! The humanness means we get to grow! It’s a process! This week, become very aware of the emotional bondage you have created within yourself, and begin to untie those bonds and let that baggage go.

This article focuses on the second area of Demolition we can work on, which is in the Mental Realm. Charles Fillmore said, “Thoughts are things and occupy space in mind. We cannot have new or better ones in a place already crowded with old, weak, inefficient thoughts. A mental housecleaning is even more necessary than a material one.”

Listen to your mental thoughts about prosperity. Be aware of your belief in “only-ness.” For example, I only have x amount of money; I only have this much food; I only have this stupid, low-paying job; etc. Transform your language to focus on the joy of what you have, blessing it and allowing it to be more than it appears.

On Good Morning America, we saw a segment where they sent an expert fashion guy to a woman’s house. He raided her closet, and immediately created four new, very trendy outfits from things she already had in the closet! Using that idea, here’s your adventure: Become aware of where you are mentally affirming “only-ness.” It may be with your clothes, your house décor, your finances, your relationships, or some other area of your life. Once you identify your “only-ness” area, see how you can create something new and different out of things you already have within that area.

Charles Fillmore had another great quote, which I have renamed the Fillmore Challenge! He said, “Never make an assertion, no matter how true it may look on the surface, that you would not want to see manifest in your life.” This is a perfect example of demolition in the mental realm. Every time you become aware of thoughts of lack or fear, demolish them! Refuse to give them any parking time in your consciousness! Only by getting rid of the error thinking can we clear the way for the power of prosperity thinking to make a home!

Next article, we will discuss Demolition on the Emotional Realm!

True prosperity is the consciousness of God as the inexhaustible, constant, everywhere present resource, unfailing and ready for all. God is not a Being out there withholding our good; it is us who are not truly embracing the principles which allow us to receive our good.

We’ve heard so much about Prosperity - so why isn’t it always working for us? It just might be because we don’t truly grasp the foundational principles. We get some of them, some of the time - but just imagine what we could do if we got them all, all the time! So we would like to offer the metaphor of pillars: imagine 4 strong, solid pillars, supporting your prosperity consciousness. If any one of these pillars is weak or missing, it just won’t hold up and support your complete prosperity Consciousness!

Over the next several articles, we’ll be discussing these pillars - what they mean, the Truth Principles behind them, and a few practical ways to begin demonstrating each one, to make it LIVE for you! Let’s start with the first pillar.

Pillar 1: Demolition!

Sounds extreme? It should! Think about the popular TV show Extreme Makeover, Home Edition. Before this famous crew can begin building the perfect home for a deserving family, they need to implement a Demolition of the old house. But they don’t just tear it down in a boring way. This team creates a CELEBRATION out of the demolition process. That is the spirit we want to approach our demolition pillar - not with any guilt, regret, or shame. Celebrate the decision to release what is blocking your good, so you are open and receptive to receive what is yours to have. Demolition is really important, because it is a visible symbol that we believe in God as the inexhaustible source. We are releasing, letting go, knowing that something far better is there for us. We need to create some demolitions on four levels: Physical; Mental; Emotional; and Spiritual.

PHYSICAL Demolition: The physical world of things is an outer manifestation of what’s going on within us, so it is very important to be aware of it. When our outer world is cluttered, unorderly, and overwhelming, it is a signal that we are out of sync on the spiritual realm. So we want to practice the act of demolition on the physical clutter in our life, releasing things that are no longer serving us.

Giving stuff away is good, but here’s an adventure that will really amp up your Prosperity Consciousness. Look around your house and find one thing you like, but that you are not using at all. Then think about someone you know who could use it, would absolutely love it, and would truly get great joy from having it. Then give it to them. Free, no strings attached. For the joy of giving!

(Example from Cher: My mother had a beautiful set of green crystal etched goblets someone gave her and my dad as a wedding gift. They NEVER used them - they were too fragile and beautiful for everyday use. She gave them to us, and we love them; we use them often, just to drink water from! She gets excited every time she visits, and sees them being used!)

This week, look for ways to perform a “Demolition” on the physical realm of your being. Release things that are no longer serving you and see what happens!

Next article, we will explore the Mental Realm for Demolition!

It’s called the Bait and Switch game of marketing. We’d like to share a different, more enlightening game, called the Subconscious Bait and Switch! Here’s how it works.

You “BAIT” those hidden memories, thoughts, and feelings - at a time when you are not emotionally attached to them - when you can look at them objectively and dispassionately - like following some meditation time at Headquarters, or when you are doing some journaling. You “Bait” your subconscious by saying or thinking key phrases that are incomplete, allowing your subconscious to fill in the blank.

Here are a few examples of phrases you can finish:

“I am just no good at ” (singing; marketing; managing money; meeting people..) “I would be so much better off, if it weren’t for” (parents; my boss; some past event) “The one thing I fear most is” (failure; looking silly; being taken advantage of; being alone; health problems.) “When I look in the mirror” (OK - no examples necessary!)

You get the idea Your subconscious immediately completes the blank. This is your cue to pull the “Switch!”

You “Baited” the unhealthy awareness to come to the surface, but rather than nurturing that belief, and supporting it with your thoughts, words, and actions, you begin the process of Truth Transformation! Jot down your error thoughts, and then set the intention to replace that false belief with a more empowering Truth about who you are.

For example, let’s use a non-threatening, low-risk example: “I’m just no good at singing!” Let’s evaluate that thought for Truth. Says who? Who am I comparing myself against: my friends or Celine Dion? What if I sang for fun? What if I asked a vocal coach to give me an honest appraisal of my singing? How is claiming that I can’t sing serving me?

Now for the big part: Every time I catch myself saying this, what could I say instead? Create a replacement phrase for yourself. We’re not talking about lying to yourself, but some replacement that moves you to a better place in your subconscious about this issue. In this example, you might switch to saying, “I enjoy singing for fun!” or “I like to sing in the shower!” Can’t you already feel the cobwebs being swept away? Try the Subconscious Bait and Switch to get acquainted with your hidden limiting thoughts and beliefs, and transform your thinking and your experience!

Everyone loves a good challenge, right? Well, step right up, because we have a hum-dinger of a challenge for you, if you think you can handle it! When you succeed with this challenge, you will experience an incredible leap in Consciousness, and discover a depth to your spirituality you’ve never imagined possible.

Are you interested? Here’s the deal: In his book, Prosperity, Charles Fillmore writes: “Never make an assertion, no matter how true it may look on the surface, that you would not want to see manifest in your life. For example, don’t say, money is scarce; the very statement will scare money away from you. Do not say times are hard; the very words will tighten your purse strings. Begin now to talk plenty, think plenty, and give thanks for plenty.”

So here’s the challenge! Try to go one full day following Charles’ advice! Refuse to speak any words of your mouth that you do not want to see manifested in your experience! Sound simple? Not as easy as we wish it would be! But a great awareness activity! The very day we created this challenge, we took it on ourselves. Not 30 minutes into it, Cher exclaimed, “Boy, I’m having a bad hair day!” Then we laughed and Cher added, “I sure don’t want THAT\That’s definitely not what I want to be manifested! Let me change that statement: I LOVE my hair, and I look great!”

Perhaps you\You might hear yourself say, “I can’t afford that.” Ooops - you don’t want that idea manifested! How about saying instead, “I choose to spend my money in a different way!”

You could be experiencing a health challenge, and you find yourself complaining about your pain. Take on the challenge, and change your languaging, because you surely don’t want pain manifested. Do not assert what you do not want to see in your life experience! Instead, claim “I am healing I am health I am the nature of God.”

This challenge really forces you to become very aware of the words you speak, which are actually your Subconscious Speaking! This will allow you rewrite the conversation! And switching the conversation alters awareness, which changes thoughts, which changes your manifested reality.

We invite you to take on the Fillmore Challenge, and experience a transformation in your spiritual growth, your abundant prosperity, and your joy!

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