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Carlee
So a lot of us have been taught to struggle or stress over money, but we haven't been really taught to be grateful for it. And a lot of us haven't been taught how to manage it. Now, this month on the stress less show, we're going to be talking about all things money. And today we're actually going to be talking about the law of attraction. Hi, I'm Carlee Myers, your friendly stress management expert. And I'd love to introduce you to this week's guest, Hillis Pugh. Now, Hillis is an author, teacher, speaker and holistic practitioner. He utilizes his gifts and tools to empower others on their journeys. The reason he chose to do this work is to guide others on their path and to let them know that they are not alone. I feel like money is one of those things where we oftentimes get caught in that spiral and we feel all alone. And I'm just so excited to have you on the show, Hillis. Welcome.
Hillis
Hello, Carlee. Thank you for having me on today.
Carlee
Absolutely. All right. So we're all curious. How did you get into this line of work?
Hillis
Well, obviously, it became it began with the lack of money. You know, like most of us, you know, we always thought, well, the majority of us are always taught to, you know, have gratitude and appreciate money or appreciate the small things or finer things in life. And it was back in 2008 when I had my own business. Recession hit, lost my business. And what am I going to do? I have to find a way to make ends meet. And like most of us, we find ourselves reaching out to family, friends and other resources that, you know, at one point we wouldn't even consider because we're at a point where we have to allow ourselves to receive and this. Part of what brought me on my path was to teach myself, how to receive how to receive money, how to receive and how to be open to not just money, but to receive the love and appreciation from my friends and family. And it was that energy in itself that really allowed me to see what gratitude really is. And that led me on the path to understanding this synergy and this symbiotic relationship of gratitude and law of attraction in itself.
Carlee
So for those of us who are listening that are like they have no idea what law of attraction is and I like, what the heck is this and what the heck? Gratitude can make you money. Like, they're perplexed by it. They don't understand it. Tell us what. Tell us a little bit deeper what law of attraction is and how it works.
Hillis
So I will do this the best I can to simplify it, because. When we initially think of law of attraction, we think of think of yourself as a giant magnet and you're walking down the street and whatever thought you have, you can attract that as long as you're on that same frequency or have that same energetic pull as your thought. Because as I teach people to really understand it in the way, the best way to simplify it is a formula that I have created. Which you have your thought first and thoughts are neutral, so they don't have any emotional content. And then you have your emotions that are connected to the thoughts and the emotional connection really pulls that thought together to really give it content, to give the structure, to give it the energy. And then you have the words with other words, which is the energy to solidify the thought process, which is the energy of the thought and the emotions bring it all together to manifest what it is you want. So in essence, you are a walking magnet, attracting what you want by the thoughts and emotional energy and the words that you put out into the world.
Carlee
So it sounds like its thoughts lead to feelings, lead to words, you know, which leads to the manifestation. Or I would say. Yeah. Yeah. Leads to the manifestation. But I might actually personally add another step, which is because those thoughts, feelings and words actually end up turning into probably in this case, like a subconscious action or conscious action that can lead to the manifestation. Am I? Am I.
Hillis
That's exactly. Yeah, that's exactly it. And that's what the manifestation is. The manifestation is you taking action because you have your thoughts, you have your feelings, you have your emotions, you have the words. And now the universe is urging you to take action. OK. I've given you everything that you've asked for. Now its time for you to take action, just like, you know, you wouldn't step into a car without you turning the key, putting your foot on the gas that would give it the energy to go.
Carlee
Yes. It reminds me of this like old Greek. I don't know if it's Greek. It's like this old story will just say, like a. An old story, I'm not even going to try to find the terminology where this this guy would walk every single day by this magic fountain. And every single day he would throw a coin in and he would wish like to pray to the gods or wish to the fountain. Like, can I please win the lottery? Like, please let me win the lottery today. And every day he would throw the coin in and he would say, I'd love to win the lottery. Please, will you help me win the lottery. And everyday he would do it and every day he would a coin. And finally, after like a year goes by, this fountain finally kind of wakes up and it's like, I wish he would just buy a lottery ticket. You know, I think that that's what we're talking about here, because I think a lot of times law of attraction can get a bad rap because we think about, oh, oh, if I just think about a sandwich it is just going to show up in my hand. And I don't think that's what you're teaching here. You're really thoughts, feelings, words equal the manifestation of your actions and the manifestations of the things you want in life. So if we're talking about and focusing on money in this context, because I know we can attract a lot of different things in our life. What is it that like where can we start if we want to be able to manifest more money?
Hillis
One simple thing that people can do is to create a personal affirmation for themselves to attract money because, you know, unlike a lot of the teachings they teach about. Oh, well, if you write down what you want, if you feel good about it, that's a start. So that when you write down this affirmation, you feel good about what you want, but you can't say, well, I want a ten million dollars by July 22nd on two thousand and twenty at nine fifty nine a.m. and just have is is it doesn't work that way. It's not the law of attraction. Isn't built around specifics. The law of attraction is built of being general, the more general that you are, the more open you are to receive what it is that you're asking for. And it just really simplifies everything. And so when you do that, when you begin this process, you have to make it. real for you.
Carlee
So but at the same time, I would say, like, you don't want to be too. You don't want to be too vague either. Like, I want mon. Like, I don't even I don't even know what I would say. Like, I want a house. And then you might manifest a like a one bedroom house when you have four kids. So, I mean, is that a fair assessment of like you you want to be too specific about? I don't know if anybody's been that crazy where they were like, I want 10 million dollars by July 5th at eleven forty nine pm. But there has to be some level of.
Hillis
Yeah, there's some level of specifics to really allow for it to happen. And the thing is, you start off being in general, allow the energy to open up. Now once you sit in the generalization of what you want. Then you can feel the joy, the happiness, the vibration, lifting yourself for you to become more specific about what you want.
Carlee
Mm hmm. So we start with this general affirmation and then we're going into a state of gratitude around almost as if we've already received whatever that item is.
Hillis
Exactly.
Carlee
So you for those that are listening, it sounds like we're just really starting by writing down what and why we want something and and moving from there. Awesome. So this is really great. Hillis I. I love that. I know that we could talk on and on and on about the law of attraction. But I think having our first steps is so important. So thank you so much for coming on the show.
Hillis
Thank you. Carlee. It's an amazing time, as always, to spend with you.
Carlee
Absolutely. So for those of you who are listening, we want to know what money gains do you want to manifest in your life? How much money? What else do you want to manifest in your life with this new role, this new law of attraction? Now, we also want to know, do you need help putting your self self-care first, putting yourself and your well-being first? Well, we've got your back. Join us three times a month for self care accountability group for only seventeen dollars a month. You can learn more at stress Lessco dot com. Now, this concludes this episode of The Stress Less Show. If you've enjoyed this week's episode, let us know by giving us a big old thumbs up and hitting that follow or subscribe button. Thanks for listening and we'll see you next week.