Magical Mind

Purely Positive

2011-06-30T10:06:00.000-07:00

Positive energy...
behind a positive thought...
always brings a positive result.

It's Magical

2011-01-20T10:45:00.000-08:00

Just discovered something magical... It was there all the time; I knew about it but didn't give it any real thought until
a few days ago. Your mind is like that too... magical. But the magic doesn't work unless you give it the energy to express itself.

The magical thing I became aware of and acted upon is creating a Kindle edition of Magical Mind, Magical Life. It's available on Amazon for $8.00.

Happy New Year

2011-01-01T07:00:00.000-08:00

Today is the beginning of a brand new year... a magical year. Think about the New Year's resolutions you've made. Think about what inspired you to make them and what you want to achieve. Think about what will make you happy. Don't let past failures stand in your way. Use them as stepping-stones that inspire you to success this year. Look forward to what the new year will bring. Anticipate what you
will accomplish this year.

Use your imagination to imagine and create the wonderful new year you want to enjoy. What can you do in this new year that will bring you happiness? What are your dreams, goals, and visions for this new year? What do you want to create that sparks your interest, ignites your passion? What will bring you total bliss and joyfulness? What will put a song in your heart, a dance in your step, and light into your soul?

Imagine it. Create it. Embrace it with your whole being. Believe it
to be, and it will be. Create it first in your mind, in your imagination, then expand it outward into your physical world. Whatever your reality is at the present moment, simply close your eyes and envision your Happy New Year.

Excerpted from my new book, Spirit to Self: Little Reminders of Who You Really Are... A Powerful, Spiritual Being of Light. Copyright 2011 by Gloria Chadwick. Pub Date: October 2011, Mystical Mindscapes.

Have a wonderful, magical Happy New Year,
filled with happiness and light!

Looking Back Before Looking Forward

2010-12-31T10:15:00.000-08:00

As this year comes to a close, we all begin to think about what our New Year's resolutions are going to be. Most of the time we base them on regrets or past failures, thinking that this year will be different; it will be new, exciting, and wonderful. More often than not, we fall back into the same habits and routines, into the same way of thinking. Nothing really changes because we haven't changed our mind. I think it's important to look back at what we're basing our New Year's resolutions on so we can chart a positive path we'd like to travel in the new year.

Take a look at where you've been and what's happened. Look deeper into why you'd like to make changes, into where you're coming from with your feelings. Look into the thoughts that created your previous experiences. Accept whatever is in your mind and recognize why you'd like to make the changes you're contemplating. By looking back, you can look forward and employ
the positive power of your mind to create a wonderful new year.

Manifesting... Making It Real

2010-02-07T16:00:00.000-08:00

One of the secrets of manifesting is to make it real first in
your mind, then put positive energy into it and watch it appear
in your life. Think about what you want, play with your thoughts
and feelings about it, put your belief into it, then imagine it as already real. Towards that end, an amazingly powerful thing you
can do is to create a physical picture of it. By doing that, you're helping it to manifest. You've begun to make it real.

When you vividly imagine something you want to achieve, and
you visualize it in great detail, you're halfway there. The home stretch is actually believing and knowing that it is already real,
even though it hasn't yet appeared in your physical reality.

What you've done in this seemingly simple process is to generate and gather the necessary energy to make your desired reality become real... to manifest in your physical reality. As this energy swirls through you--through your thoughts and feelings, and into your heart, mind, and soul--it invites you into the power you have within you and inspires you to action... to make what you want to manifest become real.

There are so many wonderful, and very magical, things that happen
in this process. You shape invisible energy, you bend time and space, you mold illusions, and you tap into the energy that is all around you and within you to create what you want. The magic that makes it work is because you see something that does not yet exist as something that already exists.

It's a simple process, really... manifesting and making it real. Think about what you want, imagine it in your mind, feel it in your heart, believe it in your soul, and put the magical power of your mind to work for you.

Changes

2009-11-28T18:49:00.000-08:00

Change is a good thing because it changes things and offers a new, exciting approach to doing things and a new way of looking at things. Changes offer a new vibration of energy.

Speaking of changes, I've just changed the book cover for Magical Mind, Magical Life. I LOVE the change. It breathes new life into the book. The cover really represents and resonates with what's inside the book. The vibes are so much better now. I also added a new chapter -- Change Your Mind, Change Your Life. The only thing that didn't change about the book is the price. It's still $14.95.

You Are Always Magical

2009-07-21T09:50:00.000-07:00

Believe in the magical power
of your mind and your magical ability to create whatever you want, whenever you want.

Subtle Signs

2009-07-17T08:17:00.001-07:00

Subtle signs... or maybe not so subtle. I love when the Universe shows me signs and offers me a direction to go in that I wasn't seeing clearly before. My desk lamp broke yesterday. It wasn't the light bulb because I tried several different bulbs; it was the lamp itself. Refused to work. It wouldn't light my desk--and the words I write.

You could say this happened because the lamp is four years old, but I looked for the deeper meaning of this experience. I've been working on an idea for a new book and it just wasn't working. Then I realized what was really happening and what the Universe was trying to tell me. I needed to see things in a new light, to put new ideas and fresh words into my book... to take it in an entirely different direction.

These type of messages from the Universe are often shown to us in a symbolic manner. All we have to do is clearly look at and listen to our experiences to see what they're really showing us and saying to us.

What has the Universe shown you lately?

Attitude of Gratitude

2009-07-14T07:48:00.000-07:00

Having an Attitude of Gratitude offers you a way to fully embrace gratitude in your life and send it forth to everyone around you, to
the world, to the universe, and to yourself. Look within your thoughts and feelings to see how gratitude can open your heart, mind, and soul to all the good that is all around you, everywhere, all the time.

Take a moment every day to go quietly within yourself and meditate on what you are grateful for in your life. Acknowledge your blessings and embrace all of these wonderful feelings inside you. When you're done meditating on what you are thankful for, send your feelings of gratitude to everyone around you and into the Universe. By doing this, you send and receive gratitude for yourself from many sources.

By simply living, breathing, and being with an Attitude of Gratitude, you can change your life profoundly. Simply being grateful is a truly amazing gift that brings you so many wonderful things. Try it; you'll like it.

Something Special is Happening

2009-07-11T05:38:00.001-07:00

Something very special and magical is going to happen for you today. Expect it. Know that it's going to happen. Eagerly anticipate it with happiness, joy, and excitement. Really feel it in your heart, mind, and soul. Be open to receiving it, accepting it, and enjoying it.

Watch Your Thoughts... They Happen

2009-07-10T07:10:00.000-07:00

Finding Hidden Treasure

2009-07-09T16:41:00.001-07:00

Do you ever wish you could find a hidden treasure and become rich? Would you believe me if I told you that you have always had access to this wonderful hidden treasure in your mind simply by engaging the magical power you have within you?

It's true. The hidden treasure is really your hidden potential to create everything you want--and to live in abundance, in every part of your life--by using the magical power of your mind. The only reason it's hidden is because you haven't fully recognized it yet and put it into motion.

Looking for hidden treasure? Remember what you've always known: You create what you experience through your thoughts. Focus the power of your mind toward what you want and put your positive energy into action.

Dancing in the Rain

2009-07-08T12:50:00.000-07:00

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass... it's about dancing in the rain.

Embrace the adversities in your life. Turn your storms into a joyful expression of the magic within you.

Look Within

2009-04-07T21:22:00.001-07:00

The ancient ones, the wise beings of the Universe, came to earth, bringing with them all the secrets of spirituality. They worried about where to hide these great gifts until mankind was spiritually ready to appreciate and appropriately use them.

One lamented, "If we hide them on land, people will conquer the
land and discover them." Another commented, "If we hide them in the sea, mankind will reach the very bottom of the sea." A third observed, "If we hide them in space, men and women will one day soar into space."

They pondered. Then the wisest said, "Let us hide these secrets in the last place they will think to search. Let us hide the secrets in their own minds."

Look within. You hold all the secrets
to your magical self within your mind.

Exploring Your Outer World... Earth

2009-03-21T12:01:00.000-07:00

My last post was about exploring
your inner world; this post is about exploring your outer world... Earth.

We're all spiritual beings traveling through our experiences in physical form, and Earth is the place we call home for the moment.

We enjoy being in the manifest world of energy to play with our thoughts and watch them turn into reality.

Explore what's inside your magical mind to see it reflected in the world around you.

Your Inner World

2009-02-22T14:21:00.000-08:00

A really wonderful website for meditation and inner journeying, and exploring the magic within your mind, is My Inner World. It offers you a spiritual journey of self-discovery. The scenery, sounds, and music are beautiful and calming, peaceful and serene, encouraging you to explore your inner spirit. The website opens with a beautiful nature scene showing you a path that leads you into your inner world. As you arrive, you are greeted by a rich, wonderful landscape and the sound of chirping birds.

The creator of the site, Michele Bernhardt, offers you a world to explore that leads you into your inner self. Among the many things you can enjoy are a wishing well, a meditation tree, word magic, the energy of the day, and a nurture nook where you can weave self-care into the fabric of your everyday life. When you enter the castle, you are offered 12 separate inner journeys and are invited to travel the one that resonates most with your heart, mind, and soul.

This is one of my favorite websites. Please go and experience it for yourself.

The Magic of Manifestation

2009-02-10T09:51:00.001-08:00

Having what you want in life, and creating it, begins in the magic
of your mind, in a meditative frame of awareness. Being clear in
your vision of what you want will help it manifest in the way that
you desire, for the highest good of all. The following meditation--Releasing a Request--is excerpted from my book, Inner Journeys.

You have a very special request, perhaps a hope you'd like to see realized, a dream you'd like to have come true, a question you'd like to have answered, or a problem you'd like to have solved. Think about your request carefully and in great detail. Ponder all the reasons why you want it and how you'll feel when it is granted. See what you will do with it when you receive it, and how you will share it.

Imagine all the things that may need to occur in your life before your request is granted. See those things happening in your mind; be open to receiving other ideas, insights, and images that show you things you may not have thought of or considered yet.

Feel a wonderful sense of hope in your heart, and believe that your request is manifesting even as you think about it. Be loving in your desire and appreciative in your anticipation. Simply feel the joy of
it in your soul.

Begin to put your thoughts, feelings, insights, ideas, and images
into motion by taking action on them to bring them into being. Be spontaneous and free with your actions, going with the flow of them, listening to your inner thoughts and following your feelings. Trust and know that your request will come to be, yet remain detached from achieving specific results so that even better things can occur.

As you prepare to receive the fulfillment of your request, you may decide to ask for help from higher sources so that whatever happens will be the most beneficial for everyone who is involved or who will be touched by it. In your mind, write your request on a piece of paper, pouring out all your thoughts and feelings about it.

Give the paper to a beautiful white dove who is waiting on the sill
of an open window. As the dove flies into the universe with your request, you know that it is being fulfilled in the proper timing and
in the most appropriate manner for the highest good of all.

Copyright 2008 by Gloria Chadwick. All Rights Reserved. Inner Journeys: Meditations and Visualizations offers 71 meditations as well as several chapters on the many ways to meditate and the process and purposes of meditating. It's available on Amazon for $15.95.

To read more about the book, please visit Mystical Mindscapes.

Life is Just a Dream

2009-01-19T15:04:00.001-08:00

It's been said that we dream our life into being, and that life is as you dream it.

Dream a different dream. Dream your life differently; do your life differently. Dream that your life is exactly as you want it to be and live that dream.

Happiness is...

2009-01-10T12:14:00.000-08:00

What is your definition of happiness? What does it mean to you to be happy?

What can you make happen in your life that will give you happiness?

Or perhaps you can see that happiness is all around you, wherever you look, waiting only for you to become aware of it.

Or maybe you know that happiness comes from within and is always available to you.

Healing in Harmony

2008-10-28T14:47:00.000-07:00

We all have a wonderful, sacred ability within ourselves for healing and renewal. By reaching into and touching this place of harmony,
we can experience true health in body, mind, and spirit. There are many ways to reach this place of health and harmony; the following meditation, Healing Nourishment, is one of them. You are the only one with the power to heal yourself and you must find the way that will work for you. Healing begins with the desire to heal yourself.

Imagine that you're walking outside on
a pleasantly warm summer day. You feel a wonderful sense of peace and harmony within you. You're completely enjoying being outside and breathing in the pure clean air on this beautiful day.

You notice a few puffy white clouds that have gathered in the sky above you. You know that these clouds are very special because they are filled with liquid drops of healing light. As the rain softly begins to fall, nourishing the earth, you notice how the rain caresses and cleanses the earth, healing and rejuvenating it. The rain feels like warm gentle kisses on your skin and you're completely enjoying this experience of walking in this very special healing rain.

You listen to the gentle patter of the rain on the leaves of the trees and notice how the raindrops cling to the leaves, nourishing and renewing them. You feel the rain gently nourishing and healing you
as it softly touches your skin. The soft raindrops somehow seem to enter inside you--inside your body, circulating through you, cleansing and healing you from the inside out. You feel a wonderful sense of being nourished and completely healed by this beautiful rainfall.

Want to Play a Magical Game?

2008-10-06T15:56:00.000-07:00

Creating your own reality is a magical game you play with your mind to make your life magical. It's a magical game because it works with the power of your thoughts and feelings. There's only one rule; the rest of the rules are designed and defined by you. The best part is that you can do whatever you want to do. You can change anything to change your life and make it magical.

You already know how to play the magical game of creating your own reality because you do it every day. Your experiences are a mirror of your thoughts. If you look carefully into, at, and through your present experiences, you'll see how your previous thoughts, feelings, actions, beliefs, desires, and expectations created those experiences. You'll see how you played the game before and you can choose to play it differently now.

You can create any reality you want--that's the magic of the game--
by recognizing that your thoughts are tangible things. Maybe not the moment you think them, but sooner or later they will appear in your life in the form of experiences. That's the rule. It's called cause and effect. Every thought and feeling you have, and every action you take is a cause which creates an effect. You cause events to happen; you attract people and situations and things into your life through your thoughts, feelings, and actions. Then you experience the results--
the effects--of your previous thoughts, feelings, and actions.

This magical game of reality is a really fun, learning experience. Playing with energy and watching it manifest in your life is very powerful. You have the power within your mind to make your life magical, filled with happiness and light.

Just be Happy

2008-10-02T20:17:00.000-07:00

Happiness is a wonderful gift that we give to ourselves and to other people. Share your happiness with yourself and everyone around you. If you're happy, everyone around you will be happy. You might think that this is too easy and wonder how it can be effective. It's a good question that you can answer yourself. Think about it for a minute before you read the next paragraph.

When you're with a happy person, how do you feel? Happy! When
you hear someone laugh, can you resist smiling or laughing along
with them, even if you have no idea what they're laughing about? Every living thing radiates and emanates energy, and that energy affects everyone and everything. By just simply being happy, you're emanating and radiating good vibes and joy in your thoughts and feelings, affecting other people in a happy, lighthearted way.

Send happy thoughts to yourself and to everyone around you every day, all day, all the time. Spread a lot of good feelings of cheer and joy. Your joy is wonderfully powerful and goes a long way. Smile and just be happy!

Illusions?

2008-09-26T07:47:00.001-07:00

The night isn't black if you know that it's green.

What do you suppose this means? That reality is only an illusion? That what we choose to believe makes something real? That truth is how we see it? That our feelings define our perception? What do you think?

Today is a Great Day!

2008-09-23T13:39:00.000-07:00

What you think and believe turns out to be what you experience. What you expect to happen, will happen. Tell yourself that today is going to be a great day. No matter what happened yesterday, or what you have planned for today, or what you think may happen today, simply tell yourself, "Today is going to be
a great day." Put your whole heart and soul into it. Say it with lots of positive feelings and an absolute belief in the truth of your statement.

This sentence will create a great day for you. I guarantee it. And
you may even experience a few happy surprises. You'll be opening yourself up to wonderful experiences and allowing great things to happen. If you're having a bad day, this simple sentence will turn
it around. Try it and see what happens!

How's the Weather?

2008-09-18T13:23:00.000-07:00

I'm sure you've noticed that when the weatherman is predicting the weather, he says, "There's a 30% chance of rain." He never says, "There's a 70% chance of sunshine." In the weather forecast, as well as in our life, we're programmed to look for the negative rather than the positive even though it's all around us. What if you looked for the sunshine rather than the rain? How would your life be different?