We have already talked about how thoughts are like ‘things’ which produce effects.  We have talked about how you are a conscious being living in a conscious Universe, that is in a constant state of evolution.  So, let’s take a look at what happens when you live in the habit of thinking in the negative... where every thought you think manifests in kind. 

The Divine Light only ‘thinks’ in the positive so, when you give it a ‘negative’, it cancels out the negative and gives you what is left.

Let me give you an example.  Do not, and I mean, DO NOT think about... elephants.

What did you think about?  If you were really paying attention, you thought about elephants first and then forced yourself to think about something else.  It took some work. 

Let’s try another one.  DO NOT think about... bananas. 

What did you think about?  Again, you probably thought about bananas before choosing something else, like an apple for example, to replace that image.

Why?  Because our mind thinks in positive images, as does the Divine Light.

When you read these negative commands, what comes to mind?

1. DO NOT SPIT  (spitting!)
   

2. DON’T CRY (crying!)
   

3. DON’T WRITE ON THE WALL  (graffiti!)
   

4. NO JAYWALKING  (jaywalking!)
   

5. NO DRINKING AND DRIVING  (drinking and driving!)
   

6. DON’T HIT HIM  (hitting... or, if you’re really angry while you’re reading this, punching his lights out!)
   

7. DON’T DRIVE FAST  (booking it down the highway!)
   

Wouldn’t it have been more effective to list out what they want you to do, instead?

1. KEEP THE SIDEWALK CLEAN
   

2. SMILE
   

3. KEEP THE WALLS CLEAN
   

4. CROSS ONLY AT THE CROSSWALK
   

5. DRIVE SOBER
   

6. GIVE HIM A HUG
   

7. DRIVE WITHIN THE SPEED LIMIT
   

Bottom line, it takes a lot less energy when you simply state what you want in the positive.  Your brain can wrap itself around the image with a lot less wasted effort and the Divine Light gets the message loud and clear.  Remember, the Divine Light will manifest exactly how you request it to.

EXERCISE:

1. 1.Look at what you wrote in past exercises, especially the last one.  Go back and pull out anything that you stated in the negative.  Rewrite it using a simple positive statement.
   

2. 2.If you have identified any situations in your life that you want to change, write out your best interpretation of what it is you want.  Write it in the simple positive. 
   

3. 3.Ask your Divine Soul if this is an accurate interpretation of what it is you are wanting.  If you get a strong ‘yes’, you’re good to go.  (If you haven’t yet learned how to listen to the ‘yes’ from your Divine Soul, go to Divine Soul Conversations in the Activating the Alchemy section of the website.  I linked it for you - don’t forget to come back if you go there right now).  If you don’t get a strong ‘yes’, keep trying different formulas until you get something that resonates as right.  This is different from traditional goal setting, where you are taught to project your past into your future, the more specific the better.  You are now being asked to listen to your deepest heart song to discover what is right for you in your highest good.
   

4. 4.Take it into meditation and ask for what it is you wrote or something better.  Always leave a request open for something better than you could imagine at this point in your life.  After all, your Divine Soul has a larger vision than you do of what is possible as well as what is best for you.  If you don’t get a strong ‘hit’ on something that resonates, then take that into meditation and ask, “Reveal to me that which is in my heart.”  Then, be patient and listen.  If you haven’t discovered it yet and you’re not in the habit of meditating, I’ve put a few guided podcast meditations on the website to help you get kick started.  Naturally, I am going to suggest the Basic Activation of the Divine Light Vibration as your warm up meditation, also available as a podcast guided meditation.
   

5. 5.Last, pay attention to how you put requests out to other people at home, at work and at play.  Try to ask in the simple positive.  The same goes in the opposite direction.  If someone asks something of you that isn’t clear or is stated in the negative, turn it around by clarifying what they’re looking for in the simple positive.  When requests are stated in the simple positive between people, it is easier to work together.  That makes life a whole lot more fun, doesn’t it?  They might not always agree with what you want from them... and they might not want to play in your sandbox... but, at least, you’re giving them the chance to understand clearly what it is they are saying yes or no to.  I’m sure most of us can look back in our lives and see the confusion we created simply because we weren’t clear with ourselves and/or weren’t clear with others in our communication.