***featuring*** never heard before song “Ocean Inside”
Think of life as an ocean.When you’re standing on the shore, you see waves rolling in. They look solid, powerful, unstoppable. But those waves aren’t permanent. They rise, crest, and dissolve.The only reason you can even call it a “wave” is because you’re there, aware of it. Without your awareness, it’s just water.That’s how life works too. The “realness” of everything your house, your body, your problems, your joys exists only because your awareness is shining on it, like sunlight reflecting on the water.🪞 Awareness Makes It RealImagine looking in a mirror.The reflection looks like “you,” but it disappears the moment you walk away. The mirror doesn’t hold on to you the reflection exists only because you’re standing there, giving it your presence.Life is the same. What feels solid and unshakable is actually a reflection of where your awareness is focused. Without your awareness, it has no weight, no form, no reality.Why This Feels HardHere’s the catch: nobody teaches us this from birth.We’re raised to believe life is happening to us, not through us. We’re not taught that we are in charge of our consciousness where it flows, what it focuses on, and what it makes real.- If you grow up in poverty, your mind tunes into lack. Unless you’re shown otherwise, that channel keeps playing, and poverty repeats itself.- If you grow up in wealth, you naturally tune into ease, because your awareness has never been trained to expect lack.This doesn’t mean one life is better than the other it simply shows how much your focus shapes your reality.And when you hear this for the first time, it can feel like a thunderclap. Because suddenly you realize: if my awareness makes it real, then I am not trapped. I can shift.But it’s not always easy. You’re learning to unlearn. You’re training yourself to aim your awareness on purpose instead of letting it drift on autopilot. And that takes practice.🌌 Shifting ChannelsAt night, when you dream, the dream feels real until you wake up. Then, waking life feels real, and the dream dissolves.Notice: you didn’t physically travel anywhere. You didn’t climb out of a dream world into the “real” world. You simply shifted awareness.It’s like changing the channel on a TV. Whichever channel you’re tuned into fills the screen and feels like the only reality.So when you say: “I’m ready for change. I’m ready for a new reality.” That’s your spirit saying, “It’s time to shift the channel.”🗝 A Practice for ShiftingHere’s a way to start simple, repeatable, and powerful.1. Notice where your awareness is now. Ask yourself: “What channel am I tuned into right now? Fear? Lack? Doubt? Or peace? Abundance? Love?”2. Pick your new channel. Decide the reality you want. Don’t overcomplicate it. Maybe it’s: “I am safe.” Maybe it’s: “I am abundant.” Maybe it’s: “I already have what I asked for.”3. Close your eyes and feel it. Let yourself imagine that reality as if you’re already living it. Where are you? What do you see? How do you feel? Let the feeling rise until it softens into ease.4. Hold it just for a moment. Even 30 seconds of focused awareness plants the seed. The more you repeat, the more the seed grows.5. Return, and repeat often. You won’t master it in a day. But every time you shift, you’re strengthening a new channel until it feels as natural as breathing.🚗 How I Proved This TrueLet me tell you how this worked for me.For years, I drove an old van. I was grateful for it, but it was far from dependable. Sometimes it would just stop out of nowhere. The AC would cut out and in Texas heat, that felt unbearable.One day, after yet another breakdown, I felt something shift inside me. I was tired of telling the story of not having what I needed. I knew I was worthy of more.So instead of replaying frustration, I decided to shift my awareness. I closed my eyes and imagined myself already driving a brand-new car. Not hoping, not wishing already driving it. I pictured my hands on the wheel. I leaned into the smell of brand-new leather, breathing it in like it was real. And every time I thought of it, that smell made me smile.I didn’t do this for hours. Maybe a minute here and there. Over two days, I let myself feel it off and on.Then, at 3 a.m., I woke up with a nudge: go online. So I did. I had no clear means, but I acted anyway. I picked out my car and reserved it. The next day I spoke it out loud to someone, and doors started flying open credit approved, details confirmed and within days I was driving that brand-new car I had smelled in my imagination.That’s when I knew: it works. Not because I forced it. Not because I had it all figured out. But because I merged with the reality that was already waiting for me by daring to feel it as real.✨ The Big RealizationYou are not stuck in a fixed world.You are the dreamer, the one who chooses where to place awareness.And if you’re reading this, it means you’re already done with the old channel. You’re ready to tune into something higher.No, it isn’t effortless at first. But practice makes it natural. The more you embody it, the more you realize:You are the god of your own life. You are the dreamer, not the dream.And once you claim that, nothing no past, no circumstance, no wave can tell you otherwise.
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🌱 A Pocket-Sized Version
Now if this feels big to take in, here’s the same truth told in the simplest way I know how. Think of this as the pocket-sized version you can return to whenever you need it.
🌱 Life Is Like a DreamHave you ever had a dream at night that felt so real?You might wake up sweating, laughing, or even crying, because it seemed like it really happened.But then you wake up and realize oh, that was just a dream.Here’s the thing: your everyday life works the same way.It feels solid, but it’s only real because you’re paying attention to it.👀 What You Focus On GrowsThink about a TV.Whichever channel you turn to fills the screen.You can’t watch two shows at the same time.Life is just like that.Whatever you focus on becomes your “channel.”- If you focus on fear, that’s what feels real.- If you focus on peace, that’s what feels real.Nobody teaches us this as kids. We grow up thinking life is just “the way it is.”But the truth is life is like a TV, and you’re the one holding the remote.🪴 Why Upbringing MattersIf you grew up in a home where money was tight, you probably learned to expect struggle. That channel became normal.If you grew up in a home where money was easy, you learned to expect abundance. That channel became normal.Neither is “better” or “worse.” It just shows how what we focus on repeats itself.🗝 How to PracticeHere’s a simple way to practice changing your channel:1. Notice the channel. Ask yourself: “What am I focusing on right now?”2. Pick a new one. Decide: “What do I want to feel instead?”3. Imagine it. Close your eyes. Pretend you’re already there. What would you see, feel, or smell?4. Hold it for a moment. Even 30 seconds is enough.5. Repeat often. The more you do it, the easier it gets.🚗 My Car StoryThis is how it worked for me.For years I drove an old van. I was grateful for it, but it wasn’t dependable. Sometimes it would just stop. The AC broke in the Texas heat. I was so tired of it.One day I decided to change the channel.I closed my eyes and imagined driving a brand-new car. I didn’t just see it I smelled the new leather seats. That smell made me smile every time I thought about it.I only did this for about a minute here and there, over two days.Then one night I woke up at 3 a.m. with a nudge: go online.I picked a car. I reserved it.The next day things moved quickly credit approved, everything confirmed and within days I was driving that brand-new car I had already “smelled” in my imagination.That’s when I knew: this works.✨ The Big TruthLife isn’t happening to you.Life is happening through you.You are not stuck.You are the dreamer. You are the one holding the remote.And when you practice choosing your channel, you’ll see it:You are the god of your own life.
