Sorry, I haven’t written the blog for ages because I have been busy moving house and dealing with builders.  It’s a good thing that despite teaching memory techniques the memory cleverly fades out the stressful demands of renovating house and home!  But the reality is that it is exciting and also that we, Dr  David Beales (my partner and co-author of Emotional Healing for Dummies) and I created it through visualising exactly what we wanted in the way of house, home, location, life … and it manifested itself with almost no hesitation or effort at all, as those who know me will tell you.

So whether scientists can prove a creator God or not doesn’t prevent you from creating the life you want to lead, the work you want to be involved in, and developing the potential that lies within you to be the person you want to be.  As this new phase of my life has begun and is unfolding I become increasingly convinced that we do create our tomorrows in the personal energy, thoughts, behaviours and actions we focus on today.  If you focus on pessimism, helplessness, or negativity then you can manifest problems (I know from experience!); if you take time to create a real picture of what you are looking to bring in to your life, and begin to act as if you have it, then the more likely it is that this will come into being.  It isn’t infallible but when it does happen, often with very little effort other than a real intention, it feels like magic but in reality you were the creative force within the process.  As Professor Richard Wiseman’s book The Luck Factor points out, luck is made through attitude, action and creating opportunity.

So we owe it to ourselves and others to create a positive energy around us every day.  Not in a mindless way that denies our emotions because experiencing all emotion heightens the good times but in a way that makes each day as good as it can be.  My observation is that this is spirituality, however you personally define the word, as daily practice.  So maybe take time this week to crystallise what you would like to bring into your life.  Begin with reflecting on the life and experiences you have already created; accept and enjoy where you are now and then identify goals that will enhance this further.  Complete the process by developing the thoughts, behaviours, verbal and body language, and personal energy of the person who already has this in their lives.  Have positive expectations of yourself, others and life.  Let go of stress and doubt as these not only block the process, they lower your immune system too.

It’s easy to be cynical about this process – where is the proof of how it works or that it will work?  But Einstein said ‘not everything in the world can be counted and not everything that can be counted counts’.  Despite scientific advances there are still many things in life that cannot be fully understood.  Analysis and cynicism can be helpful in certain situations but not every situation.  So you might like to just give it a go - as Wayne Dyer said ‘you’ll see it when you believe it’.