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No Parking Allowed!  by Matthew C. Horne



In life, there is a mark in which we’ve all been designed to achieve. A higher purpose which in no way respects society’s governing laws is what we’ve been created for. Destiny is what awaits us if we’ll make progressions in the direction of this higher purpose which nags us internally, forcing us to either continue existing and conforming, or grace the stage of your dream which patiently awaits you.

My company motto is Your Best Life Possible Awaits You. I say this because your human potential is always beyond your past successes and failures. Your best life possible is what you’re capable of living if your vision for your life is beyond the good and bad of your past.

Looking back when your future awaits you is what keeps people parked in life. Parking is an enemy to your limitless possibilities, and will undoubtedly keep you grounded in life. Anything which enters your life and forces you to swing the momentum away from your dream is what forces you to park.

I’ve made the vow to lose myself in my dream this year. I know that if I lose myself in my dream, then it will begin to make decisions for me which are in accordance with the actualization of my dream. Your dream, when it consumes you, forms a protective barrier which sets of an alarm when anything poses a detriment to it! So, if you’re immersed in your dream, then it becomes difficult to park because the momentum is pulling you in the direction of it constantly, and combating the hindering forces of mediocrity which want to steal your greatness.

Immersing yourself in your dream keeps you looking and moving forward at all times. This is why my favorite book says “Where there is no vision the people perish.” Why? Our nature is to surpass any current standing, good or bad, and evolve into the divine beings we are. This occurs as we press towards different marks in life. Forget the good and bad of the past and press.

Never fear failure at the onset of any endeavor. One thing I write in my book, The Universe is Inviting You In, is “Truth is the only permeating element at the end of dream pursuit, not success of failure.” We become discouraged in life when we falls short of our various marks, but if you look back you’ll see clearly that every endeavor showed you things about yourself which are pivotal for you functioning at the level you are currently at.

You never just stumble into situations in life; you’re strategically placed into them with the design that they’ll introduce you to some facet of yourself which is in accordance with the true you. Any situation in life, if viewed correctly, will serve you and not be a deterrent if viewed with an optimistic perspective. This will occur as you develop a trust in your Creator and His divine orchestration of events which are designed to benefit you by allowing you to bypass limitations put on you by yourself and others, and allow you to connect with the limitless possibilities we’ve all been endowed with, but so rarely connect to.

There’s good and bad in every situation in life. It’s just a matter of the perspective you take when viewing the past which determines whether you park, or see the good and allow it to accelerate you towards your vision. This day, this month, this year, this lifetime, fixate your own NO PARKING sign on your heart, and everything in your life will move you in the direction of your best life possible!

-Matthew Horne, Life-Changing Motivational Speaker




Matthew C. Horne is a motivational speaker and leading authority in maximizing human potential and self-development. He is also the president of Optimum Success International and author of “The Universe is Inviting You In.” Matthew can be reached via email at hornespeaks@yahoo.com.

To learn more about Matthew C. Horne, visit www.matthewchorne.com.
Seven Things You Should Know About
the Law of Attraction and Other Spiritual Laws©
By J.J. Michael


Since the publication of The Secret, I have been getting a lot of questions from my readers about the Law of Attraction and does it really work. Yes, it works. However, there are seven things that you need to know and understand before you start repeating affirmation several hundred times or visualizing a bucket full of money. The Law of Attraction works within the frame work of the major universal laws.

The seven major universal laws are called the Hermetic Law. The Hermetic laws are attributed to Thoth (Hermes Trismegistus), the Egyptian god of science and writing: Law of Mentalism, Law of Correspondence, Law of Vibration, Law of Polarity, Law of Rhythm, Law of Cause and Effect and the Law of Gender.

Believe it or not the Law of Attraction is not one of the major laws. Don’t ask me where it came from. It’s a secret!


Now here is a real big secret: Seven things you should know about working with the laws of the universe.


1.Laws are impersonal

They work the same for everyone. They don’t care who you are, what you look like or how much money you have or don’t have. They don’t show favoritism.

2.Laws are constantly at work.

Whether you are relaxing, working, playing or sleeping, guess what folks, the laws are working. They work 24/7 without taking so much as a break.

3.Laws work together.

The laws are interconnected and therefore work as a team. If you didn’t get what you desired after doing your 1000 affirmations and visualizing that new car, it could be because the Law of Cycle has kicked in. It’s not time for that new car. The universe may have something better for you later.

4.Laws will only give you as much as you can handle.

You have to build a consciousness for what you desire.  You may want to be a   billionaire, but do you have the belief in place to achieve this status? The secret to getting what you desire is to create a consciousness for what you desire.

5.Laws require that you step up to the plate.

So you learn all you can about the laws. You are aware of them and you are armed with the knowledge. Nevertheless, it’s not enough. Sorry. You have to live by the laws to get what you want. This means working on your self. 


6.Laws will test you.

Just when you think you have master the laws and you have received what you desire, the laws will test you. The challenges/opportunities that are presented to you are life lessons in the mastery of the spiritual laws.


7.Laws supersede any religion.

I saved this one for last because this is a touchy one. If you dig hard enough you will discover that the laws are in every great body of religious work. However, humans continue to interpret the laws based on religious dogma and not universal truth.


Don’t get discouraged as you work with the laws. Think of them as a rose with many petals that are interwoven, interdependent and interlocked all unfolding according to your spiritual development. Have fun as the laws teach you to be free and how to fly.



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J.J. Michael is the founder of Pathtotruth.com and publisher of Path2truth.com, an ezine that promotes spiritual awareness and world peace. A graduate of Howard University and University of Maryland, Ms. Michael is also a renowned numerologist and author of two contemporary spirituality fiction titles: Life is Never as It Seems and It’s Not Over Yet published by Genesis Press. Ms Michael resides in DC and is currently working on the next novel in the trilogy.




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