Tracey Rissik

“… if we “act as if” we already have something we want, “act as if” something is already occurring in our lives (even if it’s not), or “act as if” we know how to do something (even if we don’t) – we create the conditions for it to manifest in our life with greater easy and probability.”

This is the start of Mike Robbins’ latest blog post on the Power Of “Acting As If”.

He continues…

“As I’ve been reflecting on it more, I realize that although I understand the concept of “acting as if” and I write, speak, and teach about how we have the power to create our own reality, in certain areas of my life – especially the ones that are most important to me or the ones where I feel the most cynical and resigned, I often pay “lip service” to acting as if, while simply hoping things will get better, worrying that they won’t, or allowing the outcome to determine how optimistic or pessimistic my outlook and approach will be.

This has been a sobering, but important realization for me this week. There is a big difference between knowing something and living it.

“Acting as if” is about believing in things that don’t currently exist and that there may not be much evidence for. This is about living a “faith-based” life, not an “evidence-based life.” The term “faith-based” often gets used in a political, social, or moral context when talking about initiatives or organizations that are connected with the church or some specific organized religion. However, being a faith-based person, while it can and often does encompass our religious beliefs and our spiritual practices, is even broader than this.

When we choose to live with a strong faith in things not seen, not proven, and not guaranteed – we tap into the power of the possible and we supersede the literal and predicable.“

This SO resonated with me … in some areas of my life, I’m comfortable handing over things to the universe, trusting that the right things will happen for me… but in other areas (and I now realise they are those areas where I have most fear and perception of lack of control) I still think that I have to be in control, and worry about things until they go right.

Hmmm… hard work!! Letting the Universe & my spiritual power handle things seems to make a whole lot more sense

[To read the full article, go to Mike Robbins' blog.]