<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300619935244462902</id><updated>2012-02-16T05:10:23.692-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Live Life Through Your Dreams</title><subtitle type='html'>Inspired by The Secret and passages of the Bible, this is a short guide to realize one's dreams through thought, asking, believing and giving thanks.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://livelifethroughyourdreams.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3300619935244462902/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://livelifethroughyourdreams.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Laura Jorge</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05519351359827906834</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>7</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300619935244462902.post-4386326053819968687</id><published>2008-02-13T22:10:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-02-13T22:15:27.226-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Receive and Share</title><content type='html'>&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left; line-height: 150%;"&gt;&lt;b style=""&gt;Receive and Share&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;"  &gt;It is great to realize your dreams, to enjoy the fruits of your hard work; that in itself is a blessing, but do not fall in love with your great successes and hoard it all for yourself.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;A greater more extraordinary and infinite blessing is when you share your success and the rewards of your dreams with others with open arms, mind and spirit, not just with your family, not just with your friends but with those unknown to you.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Share it with strange people that need comfort, both physical and emotional, enlightenment, both emotional and spiritual, encouragement, in achieving their needs, goals, and dreams.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Share your affluence with others, with the poor, with those in need.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class="MsoNormal"  style="line-height: 150%;font-family:times new roman;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;The more you share, the more you give with a deep love, joy, happiness and gratitude, the more the Universe will give you.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;No matter where you are in the realization of your dreams, no matter whether you have much or very little, share what you have gladly, believing that you have enough and you will receive infinite blessings.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class="MsoNormal"  style="line-height: 150%;font-family:times new roman;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;If you say to yourself that you can’t help people because you don’t have enough for your own needs, it is exactly what you will get.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Your needs will multiply and you will always have very little, but if you say out loud “I have plenty, I have enough for me and for others” and believe what you are proclaiming, the Universe will guarantee that you will have exactly as you proclaim and in great abundance. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class="MsoNormal"  style="line-height: 150%;font-family:times new roman;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;The greatest anthropologists are more often than not multi-millionaires.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;These super rich people have discovered that the more they give to others, the more you contribute to causes that will bring relief to the poor and destitute, the more you can improve the life of other human beings, and you do it with love and joy, the more abundance and prosperity you will receive. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class="MsoNormal"  style="line-height: 150%;font-family:times new roman;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;By doing this, by sharing your triumphs with those that need, by believing that you have enough to share with those that have less than you, you will be blessed with great prosperity and success.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;By expecting nothing in return and by giving to others with all your heart, utter joy and happiness and willingly, God will continue to reward you without end and in huge abundance.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"  style="line-height: 150%;font-family:times new roman;"&gt;God bless you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3300619935244462902-4386326053819968687?l=livelifethroughyourdreams.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://livelifethroughyourdreams.blogspot.com/feeds/4386326053819968687/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3300619935244462902&amp;postID=4386326053819968687' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3300619935244462902/posts/default/4386326053819968687'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3300619935244462902/posts/default/4386326053819968687'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://livelifethroughyourdreams.blogspot.com/2008/02/receive-and-share.html' title='Receive and Share'/><author><name>Laura Jorge</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05519351359827906834</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300619935244462902.post-9127178417187257227</id><published>2008-01-28T15:20:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-28T15:27:31.553-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Believe You Have Received</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Believe You Have Received&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; font-family: times new roman;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;So everything you wish for, goes on your Vision Board.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;But, that is just the beginning.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;The hard part is &lt;b style=""&gt;&lt;i style=""&gt;believing&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt; that you have already received your dreams, that they have already been realized, that they already exist.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Since there is no past, present or future in the Universe, since Time does not exist in Heaven, whatever you see in your mind’s eye, believing you have received, your dream becomes manifest through your Faith, your Love and Gratitude in a very short period of time.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; font-family: times new roman;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;This is not a fairy tale, there is no magic involved, no swaying of wands and “abracadabra” it is there.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;But, there is a certain amount of make-belief.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;This is an aid to help you believe in what you cannot see immediately.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;If the make-belief is really strong, if through your imagination you can place yourself in the middle of your dream, if you can actually feel being there in your dream and if you can see everything in detail, then the quicker and stronger the realization of your dream will be.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; font-family: times new roman;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;When it actually happens, you won’t even be surprised because you have already experienced it, lived it in your mind. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: times new roman;"&gt;Even though the Universe does not perceive time, we do, due to the laws that bind and surround our planet.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;As a result some dreams will be realized quicker, others slower.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;We also determine, through our thoughts, which wishes and hopes get realized first.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Therefore, decide which of your dreams is the most important, give it a specific time period for your dream to become manifest and concentrate on that without loosing interest or sight of the others. Next installment you will read about being grateful for what you have received, in the meantime, believe you have received.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3300619935244462902-9127178417187257227?l=livelifethroughyourdreams.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://livelifethroughyourdreams.blogspot.com/feeds/9127178417187257227/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3300619935244462902&amp;postID=9127178417187257227' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3300619935244462902/posts/default/9127178417187257227'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3300619935244462902/posts/default/9127178417187257227'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://livelifethroughyourdreams.blogspot.com/2008/01/believe-you-have-received.html' title='Believe You Have Received'/><author><name>Laura Jorge</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05519351359827906834</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300619935244462902.post-8952779648726908856</id><published>2008-01-28T15:13:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-28T15:19:47.319-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Create Your Vision Board</title><content type='html'>&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; font-weight: bold;"&gt;Create Your Vision Board&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; font-family: times new roman;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;You place on your Vision Board images of everything you want.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;You want your perfect mate: you have a strong idea of what he or she looks like but you have not met that person yet, so you find a picture that represents your ideal mate and you paste it on your Vision Board.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;You also write on the board all the qualities you want in your ideal mate. You want children, so you find an image(s) of your ideal children and you paste it on your board.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;You can also write down the qualities you want to see in your ideal children.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;You do the same with the home of your dreams, and you do it in detail, the outside of the house, the gardens, the interior of the house, every possible room the way you want it to look.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;For a more accurate vision of your ideal home create a floor plan that shows you the exact layout of every room.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; font-family: times new roman;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;You want a certain car: so you find a picture of that particular car; the color of your choice, the exact model, and you write down exactly what features you want it to have and you paste it on your board.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; font-family: times new roman;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;You want a specific job, career or business: find a picture or create one yourself that will depict exactly what you wish to do, what career you want, what type of business you want to build and paste it on your board. Create a written depiction of the perfect job, career or business.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Go as far as describing your ideal employer, ideal office, ideal atmosphere, and ideal colleagues.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;When you describe the business you want to have, describe it in detail what you want to do, what products you want to sell, how many clients you want to have, how much money you want to earn, how many employees you want to have, what work should each employee do, what type of character do you expect in the ideal employee, how long do you expect to build and reach the ultimate success in your business, how many hours you expect to work.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;For a more successful business, create it around your passion. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; font-family: times new roman;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;Once you have pasted every wish you have on your Vision Board, place it in a place in your home where you will see it every day.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;If you spend a lot of hours at your computer then place it right above your monitor.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;If you spend a lot of time in your kitchen, then put it on your refrigerator door.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Place it in a strategic place that you know you will see every day, a few times a day.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Every time you look at your Vision Board, stop and look at it and see in your mind all your dreams coming true and believe that you have received them already.  That is very important, believe that you have already received and achieved your dream; that is key...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; font-family: times new roman;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;In the next section we will give you another very important part to help you achieve and realize your dreams.  In the meantime, create your vision board.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3300619935244462902-8952779648726908856?l=livelifethroughyourdreams.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://livelifethroughyourdreams.blogspot.com/feeds/8952779648726908856/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3300619935244462902&amp;postID=8952779648726908856' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3300619935244462902/posts/default/8952779648726908856'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3300619935244462902/posts/default/8952779648726908856'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://livelifethroughyourdreams.blogspot.com/2008/01/create-your-vision-board.html' title='Create Your Vision Board'/><author><name>Laura Jorge</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05519351359827906834</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300619935244462902.post-1739326352803638475</id><published>2008-01-28T15:05:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-28T15:13:07.699-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Visualize Your Dreams</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Visualize Your Dreams&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; font-family: times new roman;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;Jesus Christ created many miracles, He cured many diseases, but every time He created a miracle He said that the recipient had Faith, the recipient Believed.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Unwavering Faith in Christ and the ability to see themselves healed brought about the miracle of the cure.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;The miracles that Christ created when He fed the multitudes with just a few fish and a few loaves of bread, and the water that He turned into wine were done so that His disciples could see what can happen when you have complete and unshakable Faith.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;These men needed the affirmation of what one’s Faith can bring about.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; font-family: times new roman;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;For some of us, visualizing an idea is somewhat difficult. &lt;span style=""&gt; &lt;/span&gt;For others it is quite simple a process. The concept we come up with is strong enough but for many of us our minds are not sufficiently disciplined to sustain a Vision for a long period of time.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;We get easily distracted by the different emotions and elements that surround us that prevent us from staying focused on our Visions.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Often, we also allow negative thoughts to intrude into the process of visualizing our dreams.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;To help us maintain that Vision in the forefront of our minds and consciousness we use visual aids, better known as Vision Boards.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Keeping these Vision Boards in front of our eyes helps us fight the negative and bad thoughts that can kill the realization of our dreams and hopes.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; font-family: times new roman;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;In the next blog we will discuss what we use in Vision Boards.  Until later, start visualizing your dreams.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3300619935244462902-1739326352803638475?l=livelifethroughyourdreams.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://livelifethroughyourdreams.blogspot.com/feeds/1739326352803638475/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3300619935244462902&amp;postID=1739326352803638475' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3300619935244462902/posts/default/1739326352803638475'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3300619935244462902/posts/default/1739326352803638475'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://livelifethroughyourdreams.blogspot.com/2008/01/visualize-your-dreams.html' title='Visualize Your Dreams'/><author><name>Laura Jorge</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05519351359827906834</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300619935244462902.post-5034972674962227184</id><published>2008-01-24T21:36:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-24T21:48:08.363-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Life is what you make it</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;"&gt;LIFE IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is how dreams start, by first visualizing them in your mind, writing them down in detail and then creating the picture gallery that represent your dreams and goals.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;     &lt;p class="MsoNormal"  style="line-height: 150%;font-family:times new roman;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;Some plans are just wishful day-dreams, fanciful thoughts without real substance, they appear in our minds in a shower of sparkling stars as if touched by a magical wand, and as they appear out of nowhere they’re gone a few days later.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;     &lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:12;"  &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;Often, these so-called wishful day-dreams could actually become a reality, if you really wished it, but sadly you seldom believe you can achieve them from the get-go.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;You think that they are just there to brighten a hard and difficult day, to give you respite from worry and despair.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;A&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;"&gt;great pity, because that wishful thought, that “silly” day-dream can be the catalyst that will relieve you of all your troubles if you had only believed.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;o:p style="font-family: times new roman;"&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;"  &gt;On the other hand, there are those dreams that are well thought out; they are connected with our talents and are the passion of our lives.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;These dreams tend to be more realistic, from our point of view, and therefore stay with us, often, throughout our lives.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;"&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;    &lt;p class="MsoNormal"  style="line-height: 150%;font-family:times new roman;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;But why are there so few of us that actually realize our passions?&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Why are there so many of us that have so many regrets of unfulfilled dreams at the end of our time here on earth?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;     &lt;p class="MsoNormal"  style="line-height: 150%;font-family:times new roman;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;Are we too set in our comfort zones that stretching out and stepping away from our cocoons is too traumatic for our psyche to contemplate? &lt;span style=""&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Do we have so little belief in ourselves and in the power of God that we don’t want to try to reach for the stars at all?&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Is mediocrity preferable to excellence if it will maintain the status quo?&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Is it better to deprive ourselves of our dreams so that life’s waves will not rock and maybe sink the little rafts we’re on?&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Perhaps! &lt;span style=""&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Fear can also be a deterrent from living our lives to the fullest…&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;     &lt;p class="MsoNormal"  style="line-height: 150%;font-family:times new roman;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;I believe that humans are and have always been conditioned to live within a specified norm imposed by the societies we live in.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;People today are addicted to instant gratification; most people live from paycheck to paycheck and beyond their means.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;What they see, they want, and what they want, they buy without thought of whether they can afford it or not.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Most people today don’t believe in waiting to satisfy their physical comforts or go without for a while so that eventually they can have it all and in abundance when they realize their dreams.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;People don’t realize that if the going is easy on the way to realize their dreams, they won’t appreciate the end results.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;It is those who work hard, stay focused and struggle along the way to success that eventually truly enjoy the fruits of their hard work and can truly celebrate their achievements.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;      &lt;p class="MsoNormal"  style="line-height: 150%;font-family:times new roman;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;But God wants us to share the abundance we have with those that have nothing.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Throughout the Bible the Lord tells us to care for orphans, widows and the poor.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;When the Lord gave Moses the laws of harvesting, He often mentioned that the Israelites must not harvest their fields from the one end to the other, that they had to leave some of the grain unharvested and if some of the grain fall on the ground to leave it.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;This was the share of the poor, of passing foreigners, and of the wild animals.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;     &lt;p class="MsoNormal"  style="line-height: 150%;font-family:times new roman;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;Through giving abundantly to others that are in need, through sharing your wealth you can show the Lord how much you are grateful for the blessings you have received.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;The more you open your heart to others the more the Universe will give you what you want.  Therefore, life is what you make it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3300619935244462902-5034972674962227184?l=livelifethroughyourdreams.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://livelifethroughyourdreams.blogspot.com/feeds/5034972674962227184/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3300619935244462902&amp;postID=5034972674962227184' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3300619935244462902/posts/default/5034972674962227184'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3300619935244462902/posts/default/5034972674962227184'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://livelifethroughyourdreams.blogspot.com/2008/01/life-is-what-you-make-it_24.html' title='Life is what you make it'/><author><name>Laura Jorge</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05519351359827906834</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300619935244462902.post-3809723273184778257</id><published>2008-01-24T21:17:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-24T21:36:49.752-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The Corner Stones of Our Lives</title><content type='html'>THE CORNER STONES OF OUR LIVES&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="line-height: 150%;"&gt;There are four corner stones that support the structures that harbor our lives: Perseverance, Faith, Hope/Belief and Dreams!&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Dreams come first.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="line-height: 150%;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;The dreams I am referring to here are the things we want in our lives; they are the plans and goals we make and want to see realized either today or at some later date.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;These dreams are the ideas and visions of how we want to change our present and create an ideal future for ourselves and those we love.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;These are the plans that we weave in our minds—we can actually see the final outcome in our mind’s eye, step by step, and in perfect Technicolor.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; font-family: times new roman;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;You want a new house and so you browse through real estate postings, you walk through some of the houses that are for sale looking for that special home you have visualized in your mind; you look through Homes and Garden for the perfect décor for each room of your ideal home and a perfect garden.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;You also want a new car, so you go on the Internet and start looking for the exact model of the car of your dreams.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;You actually are able to build your motor vehicle with every comfort, every gadget you may want, right there on your computer.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Once you have all the things you want, you then print the picture of your new car with all the comforts and the color of your choice.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;You also print images of the interior, gardens and façade of your new home and paste them on your refrigerator for your enjoyment and to keep you reminded that what you see on the refrigerator door is the epitome of your most cherished dreams.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; font-family: times new roman;"&gt;But dreams cannot realize themselves by themselves.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;We all need a support structure.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;People who try to work in isolation end up giving up.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;We all need others to boost our morale, to encourage us not to quit; to help us through the hard spots; to do what it takes to reach our ultimate goals.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;     &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; font-family: times new roman;"&gt;So it is with dreams as well.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Dreams also need a support group and that is where Hope/Belief, Faith and Perseverance come into the picture.&lt;/p&gt;     &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; font-family: times new roman;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;Together with your dreams comes Hope/Belief.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Hope/Belief is what keeps the threads of your dreams glued together.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;The stronger the Hope/Belief, the more tightly woven it is with your dream and the more defined your dream is.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;The moment Hope/Belief wavers your dream starts unraveling and eventually dies.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;     &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; font-family: times new roman;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;The second component in achieving your dreams is Faith.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Faith is completely and utterly interconnected with Hope/Belief, one cannot function without the other.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Faith is the stronger of the two components, with Faith, Hope/Belief thrives, but without it Hope/Belief becomes an empty shell that eventually dies and so do your dreams.&lt;span style=""&gt;                    &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;     &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; font-family: times new roman;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;Perseverance is what leads to the actual execution of your dreams.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Perseverance is the hard road that you need to take to reach the eventual success that your plans have conjured up. Dame Julie Andrews explains exactly what it is to persevere: &lt;span style=""&gt;“Perseverance is failing nineteen times and succeeding the twentieth.”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;This is the third element that will carry you to achieve your goals and let you reach the finishing line, a winner. &lt;/p&gt;     &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; font-family: times new roman;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;No dream has a chance of realization unless it is strengthened by Hope/Belief, Faith and Perseverance.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Together with these three elements, dreams can become the reality of your life.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;But, ultimately, you have to have Love and Gratitude in your dreams.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;     &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; font-family: times new roman;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;You see, Hope/Belief, Faith and Perseverance will help you reach the culmination of your dreams, but it is Love that will maintain your dreams realized and will keep you going forward to higher realizations and achievements.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Love binds Hope/Belief, Faith and Perseverance together creating an indestructible force that will attach itself to your dreams and which will propel you to realize your future and place you in a state of euphoria of utter fulfillment.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Ultimately, Love is the foundation and the true meaning of life. These are the corner stones of our lives!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;     &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; font-family: times new roman;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3300619935244462902-3809723273184778257?l=livelifethroughyourdreams.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://livelifethroughyourdreams.blogspot.com/feeds/3809723273184778257/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3300619935244462902&amp;postID=3809723273184778257' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3300619935244462902/posts/default/3809723273184778257'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3300619935244462902/posts/default/3809723273184778257'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://livelifethroughyourdreams.blogspot.com/2008/01/corner-stones-of-our-lives.html' title='The Corner Stones of Our Lives'/><author><name>Laura Jorge</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05519351359827906834</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300619935244462902.post-2391469275890620750</id><published>2008-01-23T21:43:00.002-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-23T23:53:30.478-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Ask, Believe, Received and Give Thanks</title><content type='html'>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"  style="line-height: 150%; text-align: center;font-family:times new roman;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;ASK, BELIEVE, RECEIVE AND GIVE THANKS&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"  style="line-height: 150%; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;"&gt;Human beings were created to dream dreams without end and be able to realize those dreams.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Life without dreams is an empty shell discarded on the shore of greatness.&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class="MsoNormal"  style="line-height: 150%; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;God created humans in His image; which means that He gave us the same abilities He has.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;The Lord is the Universe and the Universe is the Lord and since we were made in God’s image, we are one with the Universe.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Time has no meaning to the Lord.  An hour to us is merely an instant, a fraction of a moment to God.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;We are aware of time passing because we are bound to Earth.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;In God’s realm everything happens at the same time.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;There is no past, no present and no future.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;That is how the Universe functions.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;The Universe does not distinguish between yesterday, today and tomorrow.  The Universe does not know the difference between good and bad.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"  style="line-height: 150%; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;"&gt; &lt;span style=""&gt;We know what is good or bad for us because of how we feel.  If we feel good or happy when we think about something, then that is good;  if we feel bad  or worried about a thought, then that thought is bad for us.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class="MsoNormal"  style="line-height: 150%; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;"&gt;The Universe reacts exactly to the way we think. &lt;span style=""&gt; &lt;/span&gt;It gives us exactly what we ask. &lt;span style=""&gt; &lt;/span&gt;It is like the genie in the lamp, it says: “Your wish is my command!”&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;So, whatever you wish, you will receive. &lt;span style=""&gt; &lt;/span&gt;If you have constant thoughts of worry, fear, unhappiness, you will receive more of it.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;If your thoughts are of abundance, success, prosperity, joy and happiness, that is what you will get and more. &lt;span style=""&gt; &lt;/span&gt;It is up to you to make the right wishes for you and those around you and to make those wishes with love and gratitude while believing you have received them. &lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; font-family: times new roman;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;The reason I mention this, is so you understand that being made in God’s image, being part of God and being part of the Universe you too have infinite power, your Creator gave it to you when He made you.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;As long as you Ask, Visualize what you wish, Believe that it is already available to you, have Faith and are ready to Receive what you asked, anything you desire will manifest itself.&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class="MsoNormal"  style="line-height: 150%; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;"&gt;Your thoughts and feelings determine what and how you Ask, they control your Visions, they influence your Belief and Faith and affect your Receiving.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="line-height: 150%; font-family: times new roman;"&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="line-height: 150%; font-family: times new roman;"&gt;So, if your thoughts and feelings are positive that is what will manifest in your life, if your thoughts and feelings are negative in nature you will get exactly that and much more of the same.&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="line-height: 150%; font-family: times new roman;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;Happiness, joy, contentment, love and gratitude are always the benefits you will reap from good and positive thoughts and feelings.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="line-height: 150%; font-family: times new roman;"&gt;Sadness, despair, unhappiness, dejection, inadequacy, rejection, inaptitude, etc, are the direct results from bad, negative thoughts and feelings.&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="line-height: 150%; font-family: times new roman;"&gt;There is nothing in the Universe that you cannot do or accomplish; it all depends on your state of mind and your level of Faith.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;If you have a dream, and you can see it clearly in your mind, ask the Universe for it. Then believe wholeheartedly that you have received what you asked for.  Give thanks for receiving your request and nothing, but absolutely nothing in this world and in the Universe can or will prevent you from getting it.&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class="MsoNormal" face="times new roman" style="line-height: 150%; font-family: times new roman;"&gt;You ask for it, you pray for it, you believe you have received it and it will be so.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;God said, ask and you shall receive, believe that you have received whatever you desire, now, and everything will happen as you wish.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;In the book of Matthew 7:7-8 Christ Jesus says: “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.”&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;In Matthew 21:21-22 when the apostles were amazed after Christ withered the fig tree, Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and it will be done.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; font-family: times new roman;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: times new roman;"&gt;The actualization and materialization of your dreams lie squarely within you.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: times new roman;"&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: times new roman;"&gt;It is entirely up to you. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: times new roman;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: times new roman;"&gt;Your attitude, your thoughts and feelings will determine whether or not your dreams will come to life and stay that way.  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