Balance is the key.  At least, that was the expressed goal of ‘healthy living’ that seemed most prevalent to me while I was earning my undergraduate degree in psychology.  As I pursued an ongoing interest in human behavior and psychology well after my formal education, the theory on ‘balance’ continued to be the common thread presented throughout many schools of thought regarding self-improvement.

I understood the importance of balancing my diet, balancing my career with my family, balancing my checkbook, balancing my mind, balancing my body, balancing my hormones, balancing my work with my play, balancing the spoils with the rewards, and balancing my personal time with my social time.  Balance, balance, balance.

It would seem that under normal circumstances, achieving balance is the widely accepted ambition of those who wish to lead a happy and healthy life.  Then I remembered that I am not normal.

I would agree that finding a balance between opposing forces is a reasonable solution to obtain a sense of stability.  And yet, why be reasonable when you have the option of choosing a preference?

Consider for a moment, the unlimited supply of potential human experiences that are available to each and every one of us.  For every single experience that we could possibly imagine, there exists a complete and perfect opposite.  Even on the most basic level, the concept of something that is “small” cannot be fully realized without having some understanding of what is “big.”  A notion of being “thin” cannot be fully conceptualized without having formulated some perception of what “overweight” is.  This is a pretty straightforward description of our mind’s ability to understand the varying levels in which we perceive our experiences.

As rich is to poor, healthy is to sick, fear is to courage, and joy is to sorrow, there are at least a billion other possible experiences that are available in which we can discern a level of contrast.  Without the property of this exact polarity for each and every human experience imaginable, we could not appropriate the depth of understanding which allows us to formulate our preferences.

So here we are.  We are human beings who live in a world of unlimited contrast.  We are able to make distinctions.  Our distinctions form our personal preferences.  As we gather a certain level of understanding toward that which we DO NOT want to experience, we can ascertain a certain level of clarity toward that which we DO want to experience.

This is an absolute cognitive equation that can be applied to every possible human experience that you could possibly imagine within the physical realm.  It is so certain that it even includes all the possible experiences that you cannot imagine!  This is the phenomenon of conceptual reality known to every creator.  Contrast allows preference.

Now, keeping this principle of polarity and contrast in mind, let’s consider the three basic human experiences that most physical beings regard as significant.  These would include being healthy, wealthy, and in a loving relationship.  Each of these states of ‘being’ can be experienced from one extreme to the other, as well as in many other variations along the space in between.  Within each of these fundamental human experiences, no matter where they exist along the spectrum between their extremes, there are very specific energetic properties that are required in order for these experiences to exist in our reality.

This is what is so fantastic about this principle!  As individuals, each of us get to determine these specific properties through the nature of our personal observations.  So, my concept of wealth will be represented by specific thoughts and energetic vibrations as they are understood by me, and your concept of wealth will include specific properties that are understood by you.

From one extreme to the other, the possible variations that can exist are continually chosen by us.  Our reality is reflected by the consistent energetic vibrations that we choose to practice.

Even though we are capable of perceiving our own versions of wealth, health, and intimate companionship, many individuals believe that their absolute choices concerning the level of these experiences are limited.  This occurs when there is a conscious rejection to entertain any notions that are identified as extreme ends of the spectrum.  The idea of being extremely wealthy or completely penniless is perceived as being so “unrealistic” that often, without even being aware of it, these individuals will consistently choose to remain somewhere in the middle of what they view as “reasonable” expectations.  They vacillate between what they perceive to be an unobtainable experience on one end of the spectrum, and its objectionable counterpart on the other. (As in somewhere that feels most NORMAL.  As in balance, balance, balance…)

For the sake of illustration, let’s consider the standard see-saw that can be found on a child’s playground.  We could represent our particular concept of wealth by viewing its contrasting properties as opposing weights on each end of the see-saw.  One end would reflect our perception of an extreme LACK of wealth, while the other end would reflect our concept of an extreme ABUNDANCE of wealth.

While keeping the image of a see-saw in mind, gather the thoughts and emotions that you might associate with your understanding of “lack.”  Your specifics may include emotions of despair, fear, or resignation.  These feelings may generate subsequent thoughts such as the absence of food and shelter, and perhaps the inability to earn an income.  Whether these perceptions are based on personal experience, personal observations, or both, they are your concept of “lack” of wealth.

Now if you were to envision all of these specific components as one image, what would it look like?  Considering the sheer number of plausible thoughts and emotions that you have identified throughout your lifetime, this conglomeration could be viewed as a pile of sand, grains of rice, pebbles (rocks and boulders!), beans, marbles, apples, oranges, or any other items that could represent your perception of an extreme lack of wealth.  It is your collection.  Visualizing what these components would look like if they were gathered together in a pile, will allow you to gauge the nature of its perceived weight.  Is it heavy?  Is it light?  Only you can determine that.

Now, without making any judgment calls on the content of these thoughts and emotions in your accumulated pile, just accept that this is your current ‘formula’ for the experience of an extreme lack of wealth.

So if you were to direct your full and undivided attention to this acquired formula by CONSISTENTLY practicing all of the thoughts and emotions that you identify as an experience of lack, it would then become your dominant vibration.  The Universe would respond by providing you with the exact manifestations (representations) of that which you are calling forth.  Your understanding regarding an extreme lack of wealth would become your reality.  There is no exception to this rule.

“Well,” you say. “I don’t want that!”  (Good! This is why we have choices.)

Now envision the contrasting collection of thoughts and emotions that you would associate with your concept of an extreme abundance of wealth.  This accumulated pile of beans (or whatever you want to imagine) might include feelings of bliss, arrogance, and lofty expectations that generate thoughts of high-risk ventures, unlimited income potential, or the ability to purchase an island in the Pacific.  I’m just spit-balling here.  Whatever components that you have identified throughout your lifetime to define your version of extreme wealth, this accumulation now occupies the other end of the see-saw.

How would you gauge the perceived weight of this collection?  Is it heavy?  Is it light?  Once again, only you can determine the weight of this conglomeration.  How does it compare to the weight on the other end of the see-saw?

The same creative potential that exists on the other end (regarding lack of wealth) applies to your collection of perceived abundance.  Without entertaining any opinions on the content of these thoughts and emotions that are contained in this accumulated pile, accept that this would be the current formula that you would have to practice CONSISTENTLY in order for you to experience an extreme abundance of wealth (as you understand it to be, at this particular moment in your life).  Do you want this version?  If it were your dominant vibration, the Universe would provide it.  This pile would outweigh the perceptions of lack that you collected on the other end of the see-saw, and it would be your reality.

Here’s the thing.  Most people do not spend their undivided time and attention within their extreme version that is located on one end of their conceptual see-saw.  Creators do.

(Now that we have established THAT,  I just noticed the word count on this post.  Talk about your extremes.  I really appreciate that you stuck it out with me for this long.  Let’s visit the subject of extreme creation some more next time!)

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