Mixed Signals

Human beings are always making contingency plans. You know the ones that say, “well if this doesn’t work out I’ll do that, and if that doesn’t work out I can do this other thing and no matter what happens I have a plan”.
Most of us were taught to make contingency plans from well-meaning authority figures in our lives. It was usually part of the food, lodging and lessons program we all signed onto at birth.

But there is a problem with making contingency plans, a big problem. When you always have a backup plan in case something goes wrong you are sending out the signal to the Universe that you are lacking in Faith. Not only that you are also sending out mixed signals so anything that you do happen to manifest is diluted from its original power and potential and there is always that fact that what you create may well turn out to be the contingency rather than the dream because that is where the majority of your attention is.

The Universe is not making judgments and considering what it is you really want. The Universe is only responding to your thoughts, feelings and vibrations. So if you are making contingency plans where are all of your thoughts, feelings and vibrations? They are not firmly on the dream so how can the Universe guide and direct you to the right actions if the goal is not clear?

There is no reason to make contingency plans if you really want the dream. If you really want the end result or the amazing outcome that you say you are shooting for, then you need to focus all of your attention, thoughts, feelings and vibrations on the final outcome. Don’t worry about the “hows”, and don’t even consider that it might not work out. If it makes you feel any better consider that if it doesn’t work out you can make your plans of what you will do when and if that happens instead of ahead of time. The contingency is not what you want anyway so why spend any time or energy on it at all? Your time and energy is better spent on thinking, dreaming and knowing, absolutely knowing with 100% faith that you will achieve the dream that you want.

The Universe has a way of providing everything that we need when we come from a place of Faith. If you look into your heart and into your past you know that happens. Things always have a way of working out. When someone says “if I can only make it to the end of the month” they always do “make it to the end of the month”. And when someone says, “well if this doesn’t work out, I’ll have to do that” they oftentimes end up doing “that” instead of the “this” which is what they really wanted.

So if you really want to create the life of your dreams, you need to pump up your Faith, you need to only focus upon the outcome, stop trying to make it happen and let it happen and stop making contingencies!
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This post has been included in the Carnival of Powerful Living-April 15, 2007 edition. You can read many wonderfully empowering posts this week at Verve Coaching.
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The Success and Abundance Mindset Carnival #2 has included this post among many inspiring and informational posts. You can see the carnival at Creating Abundant Lifestyles.