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Meanwhile, BOB enjoys Its latest creation, people, where It experiences a variety of dramas and emotions through them on their way back to Love, BOB’s essence. Since they had free will with their creative thought, they made some rules for living that don’t work: “You must always be right, and you exist to please others.” We call them the RACE rules. Righteousness and Approval Complicate Everything.
Last month, I explained how it all works and left off with the questions: “What do we really want?” Of course, since we’re made out of BOB stuff, we want what BOB wants. “And what does BOB want?” BOB just wants to have fun!
By now you may have figured out that the story of Intelligence and Power we call BOB has some parallels with the mythology in various holy books. The tree of knowledge for example, could have something to do with righteousness since the knowledge is of good and evil, right and wrong. The story of Cain and Abel vying for their daddy’s favor might have something to do with approval. Ya think?
Since every thought is a request, BOB gets a lot of conflicting requests. If you ask for something you don’t want, BOB gives you what you ask for. Have you ever said; “I’m fat,” then wonder why you have trouble losing weight? You just spoke your word for FAT. BOB isn’t a mind reader, you know. Oh wait! Yes It is.
Emotions are the energy to communicate with BOB, and they’re often beneath the surface, so if you say “I feel good” when you feel lousy, BOB will not be fooled. You’ll get more “lousy.” Then there’s preponderance. If you spend a half-hour a day “thinking positive” and the rest of the time living and thinking negative, what do you figure BOB will create for you?
Some people I know, when invited to go for coffee after their prosperity class, say: “I can’t afford it.” Hmmm.
So what’s a body to do? Simple. Just be clear, happy, and creative 24/7… and apply for sainthood. As for the rest of us, let’s just do what we can when we can with what we have. The good feelings we generate will complete the circuit and voila! Manifestation! Here’s how that’ll work:
Attachment
If you want to change the way things are, the trick is to be unattached to the outcome.
This is one big enigma, so let’s take it apart. What does “attachment” mean? Attachment is “I gotta have it, and I suffer without it.” “NEED” is the word I use for attachment, and one I prefer because it gets right to the heart of the matter. It’s usually accompanied by some degree of fear, anger, anxiety, or frustration. Since you communicate with BOB through emotion, It gets the request, even if it isn’t loving.
When people are in NEED, they radiate “I don’t have…” as that is the focus of their attention. They exude lack. Sometimes they’re downright creepy. You can notice certain characteristics when somebody (maybe even you or me) is needy.
They never get enough.
They try to manipulate people and situations to get more.
They’re afraid they’ll lose what they have.
They envy those who have more than they do.
They perceive other people only as threats to or suppliers of their need.
When others get it more easily, it lowers their self-esteem.
In other words, they’re putting out a lot of “I don’t have” energy when they operate from NEED. Think how puny a positive affirmation is beside all that. NEED is another acronym. It stands for “Never Ending Expectations and Demands,” and it is always active, usually below the surface.
Just for fun, pretend you need money. If you’re loaded, you probably know somebody else who really needs it. Go down the list above, and I’ll bet you can remember times when they’ve done all that. What? You, too? Yeah, I know.
Now, suppose you’re looking for a place to park your car at the mall. All of a sudden, the list looks pretty silly, doesn’t it? Who ever lost a single wink of sleep over not having a place to park? See? That’s non-attachment. That’s why one of the first things a student learns to create is a parking space. Just think a message to BOB of “I accept a place to park” and BOB makes sure somebody nearby is just about to leave.
Now try it with the rent, that perfect relationship, or something else you really must have. See? Now there’s all that bulleted stuff above that comes into play, so it takes a little more work. Feeling “I need” is just another way to say, “I don’t have,” and BOB says, “OK, you don’t have.”
On the other hand, “I accept” is just another way of saying, “I accept.” If the NEED isn’t there to interfere, the message from BOB is “OK, here it is” or “OK, It’s on the way.” If I say “I accept” when I’m really feeling “I need,” it’s back to square one. Remember, we’re all part of BOB, so we might fool ourselves, but we can’t fool BOB.
The list works for any emotional NEED. You went down the list thinking about money. Try it now thinking horny. See? It’s still the same list, and it still actually repels what you need the most. The stronger the need, the more repulsive is the energy (and the needy one).
So where does BOB come in? Remember, It’s just playing a game. We’re all parts of BOB, so It gets to play the game from infinite perspectives. Heroes and horrors are all part of BOB’s experience. The horrors are caught up to one degree or another in RACE rules. They’re either drowning in righteousness or floundering for approval.
The heroes, on the other hand, are those who work their way through the RACE rules in varying degrees of realization and find the cardinal rule—the ONLY rule: Thoughts become things. I don’t know about you, but I know for sure I’d rather be a hero than a horror so that through me BOB can have the experience of winning the game in new and exciting ways.
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