How to Be Sure You Can Handle Success

Frustrated? Here's how to get your hands onthreads of time, it doesn't matter where that is,
success. A lot of teachers and gurus have promisedeither. Just keep your mental grip on what you want,
us that everything we want is literally within ourdon't let it go, and you'll gradually draw it into your
reach. But maybe it doesn't feel that way to you."reality," which means you draw it into your own
Well, it may be easier than it seems.timeline. You have claimed ownership of it, and you're
Maybe you've already read something aboutnot letting it get away from you.
"timelines" and "parallel universes." If so, this next ideaI like to imagine that my other self and I are drawing
won't seem so far-fetched (and if this is new to you,together and merging. Even more crucial, I like to
try Googling those two terms). In any case, let's playthink that not only is he bringing me something I
with that idea for a bit because it's going to be usefulwant, but at the same time I'm bringing something
in helping us learn to think of everything as beingthat he wants, too. That way we both gain and
within our grasp.become more integrated and complete. Do you have
Let's think back to threads of events - timelines -to know what he wants? No... let him take care of
that constantly branch and branch again, with everythat part. Just know that you two make a
decision we make. There are lots of parallel threads,compatible pairing.
and lots of different things are all potentiallyThis process is totally different from wanting
happening at the same time. Even though they're notsomething. Wanting is a feeling of separation. This is a
happening to you right now, they are happening tomerging
some other version of you.When you want a thing, it's absent from your life.
Now, please understand: a theory doesn't have to beBut with this process, you already know it exists,
"true" to be useful. This is just a theory - a model -you've gone out and found it, claimed it, and you
that we're going to use to help us understand howeven have your (mental) hands on it. It's not lacking,
things might be possible. And more importantly, I'mit's just in transit to you. So you're not wanting it,
not asking you to believe in this theory. You don'tyou're in the process of receiving it.
have to believe in something to use it. You don'tVoila! No more wanting things, only receiving.
have to believe in the rules of soccer, for instance,It's sort of like mental mail-order.
to use those rules for organizing a game and having aYou know, the universe, with all its parallel time lines,
great time.is like Ali Baba's cave. Every treasure you could
So, here we have all those parallel threads. Andpossibly ever have is in that cave. Your mind is the
scattered out among some of them are alternatedoor to that treasure cave, and your mental hands
"you's" where some of "you" are enjoying thingsare the "Open Sesame." With those hands, you can
you've always wanted. In other words, somewherereach into the cave and draw forth every treasure
out there is a version of you who already has whatpossible.
you want.Will this impoverish those other fractionated versions
Now, what's the point of this theory? As long as youof yourself? Are you taking anything away from
clearly know what it is that you want, you canthem? No, I don't believe so.
probably have it. Here's the secret. Just imagineI picture this as re-uniting some of the fractionated
reaching out across all those parallel threads ofparts of myself so that, together, we become more
alternate "you's" with a pair of mental hands, and usewhole. One part of me is capable of having great
them to grab hold of what you want.riches. Another part of me over in another time line
Then mentally pull it toward you with a firm mentalhas great intellectual powers. Still another knows
grip. Hold it mentally close to you; keep on holding it,everything about music. And maybe I can contribute
every time you think of it, day or night feel it theremy understanding of time lines and mental hands. So
with you, close to you. It's yours - right now. Youwe all gain and grow stronger.
already have it within your mental grasp.When you look at it like that, maybe this is the true
No, you don't have to know which timeline or threadmeaning of "soul mates" rather than the male-female
it's on. When you turn your TV set to channel seven,paradigm that's been used for so many centuries.
you don't know what frequency that is, do you? ItMaybe your real soul mates are all those other parts
really doesn't matter.of yourself that really do make you more complete.
And likewise, when you tune your mind across the