Have you ever used one of those GPS navigational systems? They are pretty interesting - - I don’t know the technical terms…. But - - here is what they do - - You turn this little contraption on - - and it hooks up with satellites in the sky - so it knows where you are.

Then you input in it where you want to go - - and it calculates and shows you how to get from where you are to where you want to go.

Pretty Cool…..

Wouldn’t it be great if you could have a GPS system that shows you the way to get to your dreams and desires?

Well you do have one!

We each have our own personal GPS system! It is your inner voice - your intuition - some call it your guide…. Whatever you call it - it is your own internal guidance system and it is working all day - everyday…

It guides you towards your dreams - it knows where you are and it knows the path you need to take to get to your desires….

Some of you are saying –

• I didn’t come with one - where can I get mine?
  • Yes - Yes - you truly did come here with one….
• Well if I have this - how do I turn it on….
  • You don’t turn it on - it is always on
• Mine must be broke - where can I get it repaired?
  • Relax it isn’t broke….
• Well then where are the directions?!
  • Mmmm… that’s a good question….. We actually did get the directions - as we came here into this physical world with the knowing of this guidance system and the knowledge of how to use it.
  • Watch the little children - they know about their guidance system - they also know they are supposed to follow it — that is why they usually throw a temper tantrum when they are being steered away from it!

Abraham Hicks has spoken often how these GPS systems are so similar to our guidance system….

Let’s look at them -

• Both systems know where you are - -
  • The GPS knows where you physically are -
  • Our internal guidance system knows where we are vibrationally…..
• Both systems let you input where you want to go - -
  • With Garmin I have to type in the address -
  • With our personal guidance system - our desires - are the input of where we want to go - You don’t even have to say it verbally - you radiate your desire - you send out the vibration - the signal to the Universe - even when you aren’t aware you are doing so….
• Both systems guide you to your destination - -
  • Garmin has a LCD screen with a map that shows you on your journey and it also speaks to you -
  • Our personal guidance system - comes through us - with hunches, thoughts, inspiration, feelings, all guiding us on our way…..

Let me tell you my GPS story…..

Carol & I decided to purchase a portable gps navigational system in December. We choose the Garmin Nuvi as it seemed the easiest to use. We have real estate business within the cities up here and using a map to get from one spot to another was cumbersome.

I would be driving - Carol would get the map - then her glasses - find the page - figure out where we are - then try to figure out the best way to get to where we wanted to be…. I would still be driving - “is this right? - am I going the right way?”

Sometime I would pull over - let me see if I can find it on the map — Oh geez where are my glasses?

It was definitely cumbersome!

A few days after our system arrived in the mail we went to Albany with several addresses we needed to find. We turned on Garmin - put our first destination in - and off we went.

We were amazed at how simple and precise it was! It took us directly to our first destination - then we typed in the next address… No problem - no pulling out maps and finding our glasses — we were off and running… Turn here - stay to your right - in .5 miles make a left… This system was perfect!

As Carol and I were driving - we decided to stop at a store that was not on the route — we didn’t stop garmin - we continued on — and garmin spoke up - it wanted us to make a turn to get back to where we said we were going….

Our guidance system works like this also — We have the desire to have better health — Our guidance system says OK and off we go — but then we talk to a friend, or watch a news show that tells us how this disease we have is probably going to get worse….

And off the path we go — As we go off the path — our inner voice is talking to us! It is telling us “Wait you said you wanted health - turn over here and I will bring you back to health” –

Now with garmin - after we stopped at the store - it “recalculated” where we were and sent us on towards our destination.. It didn’t care that we didn’t follow it’s directions at first - it just recalculated and put us back on track….

Our inner guidance is the same — How many times do we set out to have a great day — only to find ourselves sidetracked - maybe we got caught up listening to the news and found ourselves agitated about the economy…..

The minute you find yourself agitated - you are not following the plan of “having a happy day” - you have gone off your course… Your guidance system is telling you turn around here - and come back to your planned destination!

If you are aware of your feelings - you will then be aware you are off course… If you don’t catch it right away - you will continue down the road of agitation - which will continue to bring you more agitating things…. Just like we talked about in Little Dopey Annoying things…..

Each feeling of agitated - is your guidance system telling you are not following the course to your destination… It will “recalculate” and give you new directions from where you are to where you want to go - - have a happy day - -

Both systems work great — though I will say Garmin has a - in-your-face map that I can look at and see where I am and it will verbally tell me where to turn.

Our inner guidance system does indeed have a map and verbal instructions — but they are not so in your face…. And we have not been trained how to see and hear it!

Truthfully we have, in many cases, been trained not to see and hear it! We have been trained to pay attention to what the other people say we should do. We have been trained to follow so-called logic instead of following our inner voice.

At any point we can choose to hear our inner guidance system. You know that feeling - when you finally realize – Geez I am totally agitated and I am certainly going to continue down this path if I don’t change how I am looking at things.

Ahhh - there you go… you are, again, on course…. If you continue to be aware and find the next thought that will make you feel a little better - you will stay on course.

But if you go off - don’t worry as your internal guidance system will determine where you are and gently guide you back to where you want to be….

So - since you don’t have an LCD screen that shows a map, like Garmin has - how can you determine if you are indeed on track?

Well let me continue my story….

A few days later we were on the highway again this time headed towards Schenectady. Carol turned on Garmin and immediately entered the address of our destination. We weren’t paying any attention to it and then it said “make a right turn”

Make a right turn? I’m on the highway!

Carol looked at the LCD monitor and said - it doesn’t show us on this highway!

As she said that - Garmin started to say — “Recalculating - Recalculating - Recalculating - Recalculating….”

It was flipping out!

Then it said - - “When possible make a legal U-turn”

Both of us broke out in laughter….. We certainly could not make a U-turn - we were still on the highway…. And this crazy system did not even have us mapped correctly!

But as it was rattling off “recalculating… recalculating… recalculating… recalculating…” I became so aware of how many times my own inner guidance system must “recalculate” during the day….

I say I want this happy day - I start out with those thoughts and intentions - but there are days as I go on - I let those little dopey annoying thoughts throw me off!

Some days it only takes a few minutes for me to hear my guidance system - other days ….. well it could take a long time!

But never fear - - because no matter how off course I have gotten - as soon as I start paying attention to my feelings and I know I am off course - I can easily get back on course by listening to my inner voice…. And there I go back onto the route I had set out to be on….

Carol & I both thought - this Garmin must be sick - it must be broken… We pulled over - turned it off and waited a few minutes then turned it back on. That is when we realized what was going on….

When you turn it on - there are several small bars up on the left top hand of the screen. These are the indicators of the satellite connections…. They need to turn to the color green - before you program your destination in it.

We realized we never even looked to see if we were connected… We immediately programmed the destination and we had totally confused Garmin! Once we waited just a few seconds - we saw the bars turn green - we were now connected! We again put our destination in and Ta…Da…. Garmin knew we were and got us there without a hitch.

The Good News is … Our internal guidance system always (all ways) knows where we are….

But this whole situation made me so aware - if I don’t take the time - just a few minutes every morning to appreciate my life, claim my power and set my intentions - (as I speak about in the “4 Steps to Creating the Life You Desire”) I can easily become confused and scattered -

Our internal guidance system never gets confused, like Garmin did — But if I start out my day scattered - it becomes harder for me to hear it as it guides me through my day.

Take the time, everyday, to make sure you are connected to your Internal Guidance System.

And…. If you are listening real close you just might hear it say…

“Recalculating - - When Possible Make a Legal U-Turn”