The Secret of Solving Problems & Manifesting Your Dreams

Everything in our lives we have had a hand in creating. What we think, feel and believe deep inside becomes real in the physical world. Take for example the war in Iraq. Cases of kidnapping and car bombings have skyrocketed in recent months. Despite the best efforts of our armed forces and the appointment of Iraq's Interim Government, the situation on the ground is rife with violence and terrorism. Rightly or wrongly, the justification for war was based on two things. First of all that Saddam was stockpiling weapons of mass destruction that posed a threat to our security, and second, that the former Iraqi regime had links with al-Qaida. Last week, the commission investigating the reasons behind the attacks of September 11 dismissed the idea that Saddam Hussein was involved. President Bush quickly countered that there have indeed been "contacts between Saddam Hussein and al-Qaida." With the US election looming, no doubt these arguments will continue. Whether or not you believe the case for war in Iraq was justified, there is something much more profound going on that hasn't really been talked about. The attacks of September 11 brutally reminded us of the threat posed by terrorists. Of course a certain level of fear is useful in the fight against terrorism. On the other hand, our *fear* had a large part to play in *creating* a situation of terrorism, where before it may not have existed. It was our fear that led us to into war in Iraq. That fear helped to create the situation of terrorism we see on the ground today in Iraq. Whatever we think, feel and believe is true inside, we manifest in our concrete, external reality. Exactly the same principle is true on a personal, as well as a cultural level. If we are afraid of something or if deep down we believe we are not really good enough; if we secretly believe we're not capable or deserving of our heart's desire, our feelings and beliefs will make manifest that reality. Stop for a moment now and consider your life. Realize that you have had a hand in creating everything in your life. Your work situation, your relationships, your financial situation