Do you find it easy to know what you want and express it clearly? If not, what is holding you back? Whether we pay homage
to God, nature, the Universe or whatever, there comes a time when we seek help or intervention for something important to us, something that affects our innermost desires. Very often our prayers or requests are not granted and then we tend to lose hope. But we are not likely to have our prayers answered for three main reasons. First, we tend to pray or make our request when there is a crisis, so we pray with anxiety and desperation, the panic button at full throttle, with lots of doubts and fears, and no real belief in routine miracles or getting a result! Surprise, surprise, nothing much happens, which then confirms the lurking doubt within us that our god doesn''t truly care or isn''t really there! Second, any prayer to a higher unseen power takes a massive leap of faith and belief in what is possible and we tend to lack such blind faith. Third, and most important, we fail to ask specifically for what we want because we have not stopped to think about it clearly. Instead we cling to a generalised idea of our situation, a kind of cure-all "Help me, please!" plea because too many things in our life need sorting out. We are afraid to make our request specific in case it might seem unrealistic, unreasonable or even selfish to others. But that attention to specifics is what helps to provide focus, and once we start to focus we begin to energise the desire, to make it an intention rather than just a fleeting wish, which then moves people and the environment to help us to achieve it. In fact, to show how the Universe (or your God) delivers when we have faith, just think of any item, like a type and colour of car, and focus on it for a while. From that moment on, a rush of cars conforming to that type and colour will come into your vision; the articles which draw your attention in magazines are likely to relate to it and unexpected occurrences around that type of car will begin to happen. The power of thought is phenomenal for fulfilling our wishes. Sooner or later, circumstances will conspire in a series of coincidences to give us that car, if it was our desire. We are on earth to be happy and healthy; to have our desires fulfilled. However, it is a focus on negativity which keeps us feeling unhappy. The Fulfilment of Dreams There is no great mystery to fulfilling our dreams. So long as we can articulate exactly what we want, we can always achieve it with action and commitment. I am in totale agreement with Steve Andreas and Charles Faulkner (NLP: The New Technology of Achievement) when they say, "in NLP we believe that anyone bordo SO anything." If its not possible the world of experience will let us know. We''ll find out by doing not by thinking that we can''t."" In fact, i believe that we can have anything we want in our lives if we have five simple attributes, what i call my ingredients ''magical '': 1. The SELF-BELIEF that we can make it happen. 2. The FAITH in our abilities, and a higher power, to carry it out. 3. The ACTION and effort to bring it to fruition. 4. The willingness to pay the price in focus and COMMITMENT 5. The COURAGE and patience to see it through. There is nothing so great about my suggestion. It is the power of thought and belief that has built our world. When i use my computer i am writing on someone else''s thought which they brought into being through their belief. When i use a microwave, i use someone else''s thought, the direct manifestation of their faith in what is possible. When i drive my car i am enjoying henry Ford''s thought and experimentation for my comfort and journey. Every time i turn on the electric light we take for granted i am using Thomas Edison''s thought and the personal courage and determination that took him 10,000 attempts and a massive leap of faith to get it working. And as you read any of my books or articles youghts and creations, the enation of a deep faith and belief that i could actually write a book or anythng for public consumption, take action on it and find the courage and determination to bring it to life! I simply asked, believed in it, took action, and it was given.