Another Piece Of The Puzzle

Often, people learn about Law Of Attraction and how to change their lives through their thoughts and words, start practicing their positive thoughts, visualization, meditation, and daily affirmations, only to NOT see all the results as quickly as they had wished to (this world IS, after all, based upon instant gratification). They get discouraged and just stop because they don't see instant incredible manifestations.
Sound like you? I know it has been me on many occasions.
If it does sound like you, then consider this....
When you begin to put together a puzzle it never looks like the picture on the box at first!
You open it up, dump it on your table and in front of you, you see all these random multi-colored fragments with no seeming rhyme or reason...except for the fact you trust that because the picture is on the front of the box, these random pieces will produce the desired result.
You begin piecing together the colors and images that seem to fit together, sometimes they don't fit exactly as you thought they would, so you take them apart and try fitting them somewhere else.
The entire time you put together the puzzle, the box with the picture on it is sitting right in front of you so it's easy to keep referencing it whenever you are needing a little guidance (or questioning whether or not they put the wrong pieces in the puzzle box!).
Often, you will get frustrated and put it away for a day or two until you are feeling froggy enough to have another go at it! The whole point of putting together the puzzle is to have fun, so when it becomes tedious or is no longer fun, put it away and come back to it! Put your focus on something that IS fun!

The clues about how the puzzle is fit together comes from the way the pieces match up, making up different little scenes of the big picture, then fitting the smaller scenes together into bigger scenes, then fitting them together until, VOILA!
The once jumbled, confusing lump of cardboard fragments that sat before you is now a beautiful picture that looks like the one on the box! (except for that one piece that is mysteriously missing...was it NOT provided or did you lose it?)
What an amazing feeling that is! 
If you had gotten discouraged in the beginning looking at the jumbled pieces that were laid out before you, this great feeling of accomplishment would never have been yours!
Creating the life that you dream of is manifested in quite the same way...
When you decide to make changes in your life, you step back and assess it as a whole and often find there is no rhyme or reason to what you see.
What is necessary at this point is your TRUST in the inevitability of your desired outcome, regardless of the reality you see before you in the present moment; LOOK AT THE BIG PICTURE.
Trust that you have all of the pieces necessary and will be given guidance and along the way.
Pay attention to the intuitions that you have and the subtle hints that life is showing you, then put the pieces together a little at a time, all the while envisioning the end result.
If you get frustrated while you are focusing too much on piecing together your life's puzzle, find something to do that is fun and distracting, and come back to it later! This is all supposed to be about fun, NOT something that requires a great deal of work!
The happier and more at ease you are, the more clues you will be given along the way, and the easier your picture will come together!
Every day that passes, another bit of the puzzle is coming together, bringing the big picture closer to the end result, until one day you look at your life and realize it looks very much like the picture you envisioned at the beginning of your journey!
What a great feeling to know that you have the ability to set your mind to something and accomplish it!
But your journey doesn't end here....
If you're anything like me, at this point you are ready for the next puzzle...

A Better Life Through Daily Affirmations

All thoughts that you think, or words that you speak on a regular basis are automatically accepted as truth by your subconscious mind.
It does not discriminate...good, bad, indifferent, all thoughts and words become truth with repetition.
Most of our beliefs and ideas about ourselves and our values are instilled into our core by others before we are old enough to even make decisions for ourselves!
Most of us have heard of daily affirmations, they are positive statements repeated several times a day, stated in the present tense, with the intention of giving one a better outlook on life, and in essence, altering one's perception of reality.
For instance, one who wishes to feel better about herself might say "I am beautiful" either aloud or silently in the mind, several times a day.
Even though at first, these words might feel untrue or hard to speak, with enough repetition the subconscious mind goes to work making this statement a reality! That simple!
It is no secret, every single one of us wants a happy future, so why not take advantage of this simple yet quite effective means of adjusting our belief set point through the subconscious mind??

Take An Oath For Today...

Just for one day, why not take an oath to make it a day of just enjoying the way things are with no complaints? Whatever displeases you, simply turn the other way to see something that DOES please you, or change the situation if at all possible!
Use this as a possible oath:
~Today I will look for the good in all situations, because no matter the scenario, there is ALWAYS good!
~I will look to find ONLY circumstances that please me.
~I will look at each person I encounter with love and compassion, regardless of their actions or words.
~I will allow others to have their feelings and react toward them in a positive manner.
~I will focus on my attitude, my life, and my intentions! I make the difference in my experience!
~I will reflect upon my day at its end, with gratitude for all its gifts.
Write this oath down on a small piece of paper and put it in your pocket. Pull the paper out several times during the day as a reminder of your promise to yourself!
 Go get 'em! You have the amazing blessing of another day on this earth and the opportunity to make it exciting and beautiful!