Having It All: Why Some People Make the Leap--and Others Don't

Kids dream of a peaceful life where people are happy and
healthy. Children can’t wait to grow up to be free to do
whatever they want. Kids play in a world of unlimited
opportunity where anything is possible. Children’s natural
passion is to live to the Max!

Are you still squirming with excitement to get up in the
morning? Do you have the zest in your relationships,
career and spiritual life you dreamed of having when
you were a kid? If your answer is "Not yet," why haven’t
you been able to create the abundance you want?

WE ARE EACH BEINGS OF LIGHT

Within that light are all the colors of the rainbow—all the
aspects of God and humanity—all the power of our natural
spiritual abilities. Why do some of us open to the full
spectrum of our magnificence and power?

BLACK AND WHITE

Why do most of us continue to see only black and white?
My Dad was colorblind his whole life. He was a "good"
man—faithful husband, dutiful father, respectful son, hard
worker, trusted employee, solid citizen, on the school
board, town council, church elders—heck, he was even
the Mayor of the city—but he only saw the world as various
shades of gray. He often asked me as a child what color
different flowers were. I’d describe to him the planet I
perceived as best I could. As a child, I often wondered why
he chose not to see all the colors of the rainbow of life.

TOO MANY CHOICES?

Funny, I always saw his colorblindness as a choice, a
decision. I could feel my father’s fear of being bombarded
with too many colors to look at—too many attractive choices,
too many exciting paths to follow in life. I could feel his relief,
his comfortableness, in not seeing too many attractive
possibilities—and in doing so, not having to choose between
too many intense passions and divergent options.

I cry for my father and all the other men, and women, who
choose to limit their exposure to disappointment and
frustration in life by limiting their vision—who decide to be
safe, rather than sorry, within their gray skies and gray walls.

I CRY OUT OF LOVE—AND UNDERSTANDING

I know why they look away from the alluring bright lights,
the captivation of the dazzling dawn, and the frighteningly
brilliant hues of a fiery sunset. They are scared of bring
snared, captured, by the wonders of the world if they
acknowledge the infinite magic of each moment, the
aliveness of unchecked spontaneity, the wild electricity
of every life encounter. They feel risk where others see
adventure. They feel threat where others see opportunity.
They feel danger where others see liberation.

ADVENTURE OR RISK?

Why are some people excited by life’s banquet and others
terrified? Our openness to life’s bounty is determined by the
decisions we make along our journey—decisions about what
we can "safely" handle, what we can "pragmatically" create,
what we "realistically" deserve. Our freedom to grow and be
happy comes from discovering and re-making those choices,
mindsets and self-images—about who we are and what life
is really about.

WHAT DO YOU THINK LIFE IS REALLY ABOUT?

What do you think is the purpose of life?
And do your actions flow from that perspective?
Do your life choices flow from what you think is the meaning
of your life? Or does your behavior in life actually reflect a
different set of beliefs?

WHAT DO YOUR ACTIONS SAY?

One of my teachers observes, "You can tell what a person
really believes by watching how the person acts, not by
listening to what they say."

A person’s behavior—personal everyday choices—reveals
most accurately what they really believe is central and
important in life. We often sincerely think we believe one
way, yet we act in another.

For example, many people think they believe that life is
about sharing their blessings of time, talents and money with
others. However, if you closely watch how they allot their
time and resources, you see a very different motivating force
driving their choices—most of their energy goes into building
private reserves of money and "things."

Many folks genuinely think they believe "we are all one,"
yet their actions scream separateness and competition.
A lot of people say "the universe will provide," yet they
worry all the time about money and they take jobs they hate.
Many "believe" they have a "soul mate," yet they settle for
a "comfort mate" just to keep the horror of loneliness at bay.
People believe in abundance, yet don’t have what they want.
Many people believe they are "eternal souls," yet their fear
and insecurity shout "I’m not safe."

CLOSING THE GAP

Why is there a discrepancy between how we "think" life is
and how we actually experience it? Why the gap between
what we say we believe and how we act?

Because our "unconscious" beliefs are running the show!
The same observant teacher comments, "What we create in
life is the sum total of our conscious and unconscious beliefs."
How can you tell what beliefs are lurking under your surface,
keeping you from true happiness? It’s obvious—simply look
at what realities you’re currently creating in your life.
Anywhere you’re struggling—financially, emotionally,
physically—you have subterranean beliefs undermining
your stated goals.

The way to create the prosperity, love and health you want
in life is to transform your unconscious sabotage. Then your
actions will align with your natural state of abundance and
support—and the goodness will flow naturally in your life.