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Start a prayer<\/strong> \/intentions list<\/strong><\/p>\n \n As you can probably tell I\u2019m a real big fan of praying. \u00a0I don\u2019t just believe that it works. I absolutely know it works. But on this particular issue of having a prayer or intentions list you don\u2019t have to believe in prayer to make it work. The purpose of this is for you to pray for or pass along positive intentions to specific people. It is a form of giving. After all, you are a person who wants to receive; so in order to receive, you are going to have to give and this is one of the ways of doing it.\u00a0 It is great to begin this list with people whom you care for, maybe close members of your family or friends. However, it is also a great value to pray for or pass along good intentions to people you don\u2019t know. You might even want to put people on this list that you perceive as your \u201cenemies.\u201d Even praying for people who society deems as \u201cevil\u201d reaps a positive benefit for you.\u00a0 So, start a list today.\u00a0 It certainly doesn\u2019t hurt to have this prayer list posted at home so the whole family can see.\u00a0 Encouraging them to add people\u2019s names to the list merely increases the positive return.\u00a0 It is a great habit for everyone to get into, and it is easy.<\/p>\n \n Prayer <\/strong><\/p>\n \n I don\u2019t claim to be an authority on prayer, although I do it a lot. Regarding changing jobs, there are two things about prayer I might enlighten you about; and then you can take it from there. First of all, I\u2019m reminded about the story of the fellow that prayed every night to win the lottery. He got down on his knees and every night he asked God to help him win the lottery. This went on for a number of months and every night he got on his knees and said, \u201cDear God, please, please, please,\u00a0let me win the lottery! \u00a0I deserve to win the lottery\u2026 please, please, let me win the lottery!\u201d\u00a0 After a number of months, his plea became even more passionate. Finally, one night when he is reciting his prayer, a roll of thunder came out of the sky and a booming voice said \u201cYou first have to buy a ticket!\u201d The point of the story is that simple praying without doing all the necessary things that it takes to get a job isn\u2019t going to help your prayers be successful. Without massive amounts of activity, the kind that I am recommending in this course – all the prayer in the world isn\u2019t going to help you.<\/p>\n \n \n Prayer:\u00a0<\/strong>Without action is useless \u2013 (with apologies) St. Paul<\/p>\n \n The second thing about prayer that I find essential and successful is to pray for guidance in the process, not necessarily for a specific outcome. Praying specifically for a good job or a certain job doesn\u2019t seem to be as effective as praying for spiritual guidance and help in the process of finding a job. There is a slight difference in praying for the process as opposed to praying for a result. If praying for a result, say a particular job, and the job does not come about for one reason or another it\u2019s too easy to believe that prayer failed. Contrarily, if you pray for help and guidance in the process of finding a job, the effects seem to be more real.<\/p>\n God grant me the serenity to except the things I cannot change, the courage to change things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.<\/p>\n \n \u2026Thy will be done<\/p>\n \n Meditation<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong>If you are not a practice meditator\u2026 start. Along with prayer, but different, it\u2019s one of the most mystical things you can do. Unfortunately, it takes a very short time to learn meditation, but a very long time to really experience its effects. Having said that, most people will get a lot out of meditation in the very beginning.<\/p>\n I\u2019ve been meditating since the early 70\u2019s\u2026 every day. It calms the emotions, focuses the mind, and alleviates tension and simply balances just about everything mental, emotional and spiritual. Its greatest value in a job search is that it helps center all of the challenges one experiences.<\/p>\n The long-term value of meditation is that it quiets the ego. And when you come down to it, one of the most foundational aspects of looking for a job is dealing with the highs and lows that the ego experiences.<\/p>\n \n Volunteer<\/strong><\/p>\n \n This is a tremendous way to get \u201cout of yourself\u201d and really help other people. Now, I\u2019m not recommending that you volunteer while you should be interviewing. However, there are plenty of opportunities in the evening or on weekends to volunteer. There are hundreds of volunteer organizations that help people who really need assistance. You need to be doing this. Help people who cannot help themselves. Find any kind a volunteer organization that might take advantage of your skills and volunteer. This is a form of giving and asking nothing in return: serve food at the soup kitchens, build homes for Habitat for Humanity, visit old people in hospitals, children in hospitals, etc. If you\u2019re not a joiner or can\u2019t fit volunteering into your schedule, you (just yourself) can organize to do things like pick up trash on the street, clean up your alley, or mow and trim the lawn of an old person in your neighborhood.<\/p>\n \n Seek peace<\/strong><\/p>\n \n Your life is going to be stressful enough just looking for a job. As I mentioned in one of the previous chapters, I would recommend staying away from newspapers (other than to look at the classified ads), negative people, violent movies, television for the most part, etc. I recommended in a previous session to seek solitude and quiet especially in the morning; but throughout the day doesn\u2019t hurt, either. Seeking peace and solitude also allows you to really focus intensely on all the activities it takes to find a job.<\/p>\n \u201cIn the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in a clearer light,<\/p>\n and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness.\u201d<\/p>\n -Mohandas Gandhi<\/p>\n \n Let go <\/strong><\/p>\n \n You know all that stuff that you cleaned out – Your trash, attic, closet, office, car, etc? Well, give it all away! In fact, anything you can give away to someone who probably needs it more than you is a way to build spiritual credit. Streamline your life and give away what you don\u2019t need. \u00a0Learning to give anonymously is truly a great experience. The \u201cfeel-good\u201d you get in giving even a modest gift, without anyone knowing who you are, is tremendously gratifying. I personally have $5 gift certificates to one of the fast food chains in the console of my car.\u00a0 When a street person at an intersection asks me for a hand out when I have stopped, I will give them a $5 gift certificate. It is a really good feeling and it only cost $5. It\u2019s also very instructive to my children.<\/p>\n \n ….more next week<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Start a prayer \/intentions list As you can probably […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n