Relationships and Energy You are Surrounded With

by Al Diaz

You probably have heard the saying "You are what you surround yourself with" or something close to that. I have had some great friends and a few of them I was very close to. For the most part they all remain my friends but the closeness has drifted apart to a large degree. That is because our energy is now different and not really a vibrational match.

As I reflect back on those relationships they were conducive to what my mindset was at the time, they fulfilled the Lifestyle that I was living then. I now realize that opportunities of having other relationships come about as you shift or change your energy or vibration.

Several years ago when I started to live consciously on my path, I knew that some of my long term relationships would melt away, but it wasn't like I was cutting anyone off, it was more like it was time to move on. Was it sad? Yes it was, but you know I would not be where I am at today if it wasn't for me moving forward. So it was all worth it...

The type of people that have come into my Life for the last several years have been phenomenal! Each one of them has guided me to remember a little bit more of who and what I am. You see as your energy shifts you start drawing to your Self the types of people that are of a vibrational match to your energy. But here is the catch... When you have the opportunity of a new relationship it is your conscious act whether it is keeper and for how long.

I take interest with as many people as possible that I come across and it doesn't matter where I am and who it is, because you never know who you are with, looking at or speaking to. At the beginning of this year I met an older lady in Kauai who is Now my mentor and who has guided me through some amazing things. There is no possible way that this lady would have come into my Life 10 years ago, because we were not a vibrational match and I wasn't ready. In one of our first conversations she said "I am here to guide you to the next level", I was blown away! I said to my Self "me?"

Now I understand why she and others are in my Life, including all those that directly and indirectly support me with their gifts, strengths, talents, and their resources, and some of you are part of the almost 1600 reading this article. (I am forever grateful to you) That is what energy is all about, you draw to your Self what you emanate, like the saying goes "The teacher will come when you are ready", because your energy will vibrate as BEing ready for the resource to appear to guide you to the next level.

My mentor from Kauai who is spending some time visiting family in Texas and California is coming to my home a couple of days prior to the "Playshop" that I am a part of on Oct. 27th & 28th and attend it and also spend a week in my home. 

Allow me to tell you what the power of someone's energy can do...

A few weeks ago my mentor indicated she would like to do a "Sacred Circle" at my home the day before the "Playshop", without really knowing what that is my wife and I agreed to have it. So this is where we stood at the time: Not really knowing what a "Sacred Circle" is, introducing a complete stranger to our sphere of influence, a blurb to give out to those who are interested that even I didn't fully understand, and her telling us to limit it to 20 people with a Love donation at the door.

I said to my Self "Who in the heck am I going to invite? Who is going to come?"

As I write this we have a waiting list for those who would like to attend, and those who are already confirmed are asking if they could bring others. Except for a few of us nobody knows her! All of these people are coming to our home to see and hear a complete stranger!!

That is an example of someone emanating powerful energy. That is how amazing this woman is... For the most part all who will be at our home are of elevated awareness and a higher vibration, and some are even driving from as far as three hours away.

The blessing for my wife and I is that this is all happening in our home, because that is the energy we vibrate, that is who and what we are, an energy that brings to our lives all that is for our best and highest good...

That is what we consciously chose to BE and have... So can you... Just choose to.

Here is a confirmation I wrote that I say almost everyday and can also raise your vibration and energy as it has done for me:

From my Heart and from the Creator, right Now and in every moment every cell of my body, every level of my consciousness, every area of my BEing, and every part of my mind with expressed appreciation and Love I am living the blessings of the energy, essence and quality of Life of my next new experience that is wonderful and momentous and for my best and highest good, and the best and highest good of all, thank you Spirit!

You have to start somewhere... How about here and Now!

Ilumine 2 Ao,

Al

Influence
By Al Diaz

Who or what has influenced you in your Life? All of those influences have and do mold your perceptions, attitudes, beliefs and your overall thinking process. The only way that they would not influence you would be if you consciously and deliberately did not accept them.

Being influenced doesn't just happen to you, but every single person on this planet is influenced by someone or something. That means to varying degrees we all influence others and situations that we find ourselves in whatever they may be.

What are your perceptions?
What are your attitudes?
What are your beliefs?
How do you think?
What do you verbally communicate?
What kind of energy do you emanate?
Most importantly how do you feel about your Self?

The answers to the above questions indicate how you are influencing others.

If you have kids and you are telling them "to be all they can be" or "do all that they can" speaking in the terms of no limitations, but your own personal perceptions, attitudes, beliefs, thoughts, even the energy you emanate is one of limitations that is what your kids will pick up. Even though you mean well, your influence may come across as mixed signals at best because of what you say versus who you are.

Even the media and business is influenced by you. Someone or something will figure you out and create a product that will meet your specific needs and of those that closely match yours. Then their media advertisement will be directed at you for them to have another source of income and it all came from your influence.

Do you see how powerful influence is?

It is time you realize that because of your influence you are powerful! Yes, I am talking about you!! If your Self worth is on the low end of the scale that is how people will see you and treat you, but on the other hand if tomorrow morning you decide to BE more Self assured and confident others will pick up on the shift to eventually treat you accordingly.

How you speak and the energy you vibrate is critical with how your influence will be taken by others and the effect it will have in all situations. When you understand that in every moment you are influencing something or someone you have begun to empower your Self. To have your influence more compelling or effective is to do it consciously and deliberately as often as you can. In other words choose to influence in as many as possible moments that you can, while making sure that your thoughts are positive, your words are positive, your perceptions are positive, your beliefs are positive, your attitudes are positive, because why would you want to influence something or someone in a negative manner? What you influence in a positive manner will come back to you in positive manner, thus creating a win/win situation for all concerned.

Do you understand how simple this is?

In every single moment with all of your actions and words you are somehow and someway influencing all that is around you.

Do you understand how powerful this is?

That you can deliberately and consciously influence all that is around you!

So what is your current influence?
Better yet what value are you bringing to your Loved ones and those around you with your influence?

Most importantly what and how are you influencing your own Life that is going on around you?   Because that is what you will get in return...

The following is a declaration I wrote and what I tell my Self almost daily to influence those around me for the best and highest good of all...

From my Heart and of the Creator, right Now and in every moment every cell of my body, every level of my consciousness, every area of my BEing, and every part of my mind I am honoring the Divine within all that I encounter and hold up the reflection for all to see the Divine within, and I also see my Self in others and extend first to them at the highest quality level what I aspire to my Self, thank you Spirit.

How about this as a powerful influence...

It is all for our best and highest good, all ways... In every moment.

Because it is.

Ilumine 2 Ao,
Al Diaz
www.thetitusconcept.com

DECISIONS & CHOICES

By
Al Diaz

Every single day there are choices to be made and  decisions to be made. We as humans because of  free will get to decide or choose whether or not if  want to make a choice or decision. Does that make  sense? So somehow, someway we are always  making decisions and choices.

Some of them are easy to do, some even come  naturally to us. After pushing my Self for the first  part of the day, I may decide to take a power nap  to rejuvenate my Self for the rest of the day. That is  an easy decision.

But the more difficult decisions which give rise to  fear are the ones we go back and forth with  wondering what to do, or we may even walk away  from and just ignore them, and to me that sounds  like procrastination. When you understand that all  fear comes from your ego, and ego is an  accumulation of all of your Lifetime experiences,  you are at the starting point of having the ability to  make more decisions and choices, and perhaps  even more effectively.

For whatever reason most humans base their  decisions and choices on past experiences which  supposedly leads you to be more informed. The  past does exist for us to move forward, but only if  we have used it as an opportunity to grow and  move forward, and we could have done that as we  went through the experience, or even right Now as  we look back and reflect on the experience.

But if we hold onto an experience that didn't have  a joyous end result and we are using that  experience to move forward in our Life in a positive  manner, for many it is not going to happen. That's  because they are gripped with fear of what may or  may not happen. Some who do move forward in  that moment probably have the determination and  courage to do so and hope that it all works out for  the best.

Then there are the few who seem to function  without any visible fear, and consistently seem to  have the end results that they desire or require.  That is because they acknowledge their prior  experiences, appreciate that they created them,  and kNow that they have ability to recreate in the  current moment. But perhaps most importantly  they listen to their Heart or their intuition. The ego  functions in self protective mode or survival mode,  where as the Heart will lead you to what is for your  best and highest good.

For most the ego is their master, which means their  decisions and choices are based on fear, while the  Heart is there patiently waiting for you to tap into  it's Wisdom, the inner Wisdom that we all have. Is it  easy to go from listening and following your ego to  listening and following your Heart? At first it was a  battle for me, but with determination and courage I  crossed the line to have my Heart as my guide. To  be honest I am still a work in progress to live and  function from my Heart in every moment, but I am  getting there, that is my intention.

The simplest way to start is to breathe deeply and  follow your intuition, and for those who meditate  that is probably the best way of accessing your  inner guidance. Breathing deeply or meditating  after awhile calms the mind and all the chatter  which then gives you the opportunity to listen to  your inner guidance. Once you have gone through  this process and made your decision or choice, let  it go and trust that it is all going to work out for  your best and highest good, even state it.

Let me share with you something that I wrote and  that I tell my Self when required to trust and let it  go, it even helps me to live and function even more  from my Heart.

From my Heart and of the Creator, right Now and in  every moment every cell of my body, every level of  my consciousness, every area of my BEing, and  every part of my mind I am making all decisions and  choices together with the guidance of my Heart,  and anything that arises from those choices or  decisions that require clearing, resolving, or  redefining who I am, is Now done in the Light of  Love, thank you Spirit.

I trust that this will support you as it has done for  me.

For our best and highest good, all ways... In every  moment.

Mahalo Ke Akua, Al

Blessings and Opportunities


Throughout most of my speaking engagements I have expressed that in every moment

it is either a blessing or an opportunity and that any third option is not

existent. Unless of course you wish to have a third, forth, or beyond that in

options, because you do have free will and free choice.



But if your goal is to keep it simple and productive, and utilizing your Heart

even more instead of your ego, then having every moment as a blessing or an

opportunity is the way to go. But kNow that you co-create both of them and that

every one comes from within you.



When a blessing comes into your Life it is something that you have brought into

your Life either with ease or something you have “worked” towards. For example

let’s consider a blessing in the form of success in some part of your Life and

it could be either small or big, as you consider it you may find that particular

kind of success comes easy or natural to you. It just seems to happen naturally,

almost like an inner kNowing that it is all going to happen the way it is

suppose to. Another take of that blessing of success is an accumulation of

understanding from all your prior experiences to finally getting it right to

have a successful end result in that specific area.



You know what those prior experiences were?



Opportunities



With blessings you perhaps do what I do and that is to feel good, express

gratitude, and look forward to your next blessing.



But with opportunities they are presented to you to remind you who you are, the

wisdom that you have, and reclaim the power you have. An opportunity is an

experience of possible growth as an end result.



Whatever your current situation is there are opportunities for you to have, it

is all part of everyday living. For some they could be described as a challenge,

a hurdle, an obstacle, a setback, or even a failure. Please note that I said

they could be “described” that way, but that I still view them as opportunities,

because that is what they are.



Everything in this Universe is here to grow, expand, progress, to move forward

and express itself fully of what it is. It is the natural state of BEing. We as

humans are the only ones that have free will and free choice to decide to move

forward or not. That means we must consciously decide to move forward so that we

may have deliberate outcomes, which means when an opportunity presents itself

that we utilize it to the best of our current ability. This is how we grow. As

we put a string of opportunities to good use we then create our blessings, the

ones we have “worked” towards.



To be honest there are opportunities that seem to be easier than others, or

perhaps even feel we are not yet ready for, I have been there. In those

instances I just proclaim them as BEing for my best and highest good and do the

best of my current ability to make the most out of them, and trust that I am

still moving forward.



Every utilized opportunity is for our path of Self discovery or Self mastery, it

is when we come to more of a realization of our power, our inner Wisdom, to

eventually BEecome the fullest and grandest expression of who we are.



For our best and highest good, all ways… In every moment.



Mahalo Ke Akua, Al

 

7/7/07

I cried this morning.

I cried for my Self because I put myself in a position I didn't want to be in.

Then I cried for someone who has a huge Heart and has done a lot for many people.

Which led me to shed some tears for those who are at the end their rope and almost ready to give up.

I didn't cry for anyone or for my Self because I felt sorry, I cried because I thought I didn't understand. As my tears flowed, it raised my emotions and my frustration, where I got to the point of telling God "You promised to protect us, to be there for us!" Even while going through all this, I knew deep down inside that it was each one of us who had put us in the predicament we have found ourselves in.

For my Self, I did not like something that was brought to my attention and which then brought me to tears, but I would take the same path all over again, because the journey that has brought me to today has been magnificent. Every experience has been worth it. Every experience has helped me to grow. Every experience has been an opportunity or a blessing. I could have taken a safer route that perhaps would have brought on a more comfortable moment for me. But then I would not have all those great experiences that have benefited me. So for my current experience I will figure out what to do and move forward.

My friend who has a huge Heart and is a visionary and a healer has helped many people, including my Self. Though I would not call her a mentor, her guidance and the guidance that I have received in the past from her first project is part of the reason of where I am at today. She is going through some huge opportunities disguised as "major challenges" and it is her second one within a few years. She moved on from her first opportunity and I would assume not happily, and after some healing started her next project, and now finds herself in almost the same predicament. I know, I know... It is something within her that is putting her in these situations. But you know, she is here on earth to help and guide others, she has demonstrated that over and over again. My first book would not have been written if it wasn't for the guidance I received and the people I met from her first project. To me that is how important she is, that is the type of effect she has had on others. I wish someone or my Self could guide her so she will remember how to fulfill her dreams that she so deserves.

I am not here to compare war stories or even success stories, you have gone through what you have gone through, and I have had my experiences. I will tell you that I have had my share of ups and downs in the past, so I can understand or at the very least imagine what you may be going through or have been through. With that said, if your Life is great right Now, my intention is that you continue to accelerate in that direction. If on the other hand you are going through some opportunities disguised as "challenges" or maybe you are at wits end. Do us a favor! Ask questions. Ask for guidance. If what your doing is not working, then you must evolve, change, shift, or do something different to have a different outcome! If you keep doing the same thing over and over again, you are probably getting the same outcome and frustration. It is not worth it!!! You deserve better!!!

Don't ever give up on your Self. You are part of this world, you are part of this Universe. There are gifts, strengths, and talents that are unique and special to you, and that will add value to your Life and to others as well. Perhaps you don't know what they are right now, but trust me they are there! It took me over 40 years to realize mine, but my intention is to guide you to yours and for you to use them for the best and highest good of all, and at whatever your current ability or level of awareness is. That is all you can ask of your Self:  to BE and DO what you can, nothing more, nothing less. As you raise your level of awareness, then you consciously raise your state of BEing and DOing to match it.

You raise your level of awareness by tapping into your inner Wisdom, and if you don't know how, then you seek out the guidance so that you remember how to. That guidance can come from any source, even from Spirit. But you must seek it, you must ask questions. If you get a response that doesn't make sense, tell the Universe "next" because I don't understand what was just brought to me or told to me.

My tears this morning were guidance to have me write this article, to tell you and remind my Self never to give up, but to always surrender or give it up to Spirit. We are on a path of Self mastery and discovery, but we can insist that our own journey is a joyous one and for our best and highest good at an optimal level.

Today must BE a very inspirational and perhaps a powerful day. I am going to share with you a modified version of something personal that I say almost everyday.

"Spirit, I have expressed, stated, articulated, communicated, and conveyed to be known all of my Heart's desires, I have done what I have done, but Now all of my desires or better, are surrendered to you Spirit, for you to complete them, and I kNow and trust thy will be done for our best and highest good, thank you and amen."

If  today you have done the best to your current ability, then say the above and surrender it to Spirit, and trust that the energy of your intention has moved forward today, and that tomorrow will present another opportunity to do your best once again.

For our best and highest good, all ways... In every moment.

Mahalo Ke Akua, Al

www.thetitusconcept.com

Perceptions

This month I spent an interesting evening with two individuals; one of them is
someone who has probably been mentoring me for about 25 years, but I wasn’t
really aware of that for the first 15 years. Last year he moved from California
to go back home to New Mexico, so now we basically just keep in touch by phone.

The other person I met this past December because I went with a gut instinct of
a picture I saw of him to get a healing. After the healing I knew there was
something special about this gentleman, so I asked him for his business card. We
reconnected this past March and through some prior guidance given to me from a
mentor in Hawaii, this Healer has also become a mentor in my Life. So much so
that my wife and I are now certified as Reiki II practioners, and he has
contributed to raising our level of awareness even more for both of us.

My friend from New Mexico had called and said he was in town visiting his
family, and so after some thought I suggested that we hook up and that there is
somebody I would like for him to meet.

I have been blessed with many mentors in my Life, and some have even met each
other. But these two individuals I mentioned have a high level of awareness and
are strongly connected to their indigenous past and I thought having them meet
would be a great experience, so I suggested it, and I was looking forward to the
get together.

Before I continue on with this story, let me tell you what our perceptions do in
our daily lives. Most of us use our perceptions of past experiences for our
present day actions and thoughts, including the choices and decisions that are
to be made. We remember an experience, perceive it, then use it to judge a
current, new, or an upcoming experience.

For the most part I shift the perceptions of past experiences as often as I can
as BEing for my best and highest good. (First step of The Titus Concept) Some of
these experiences may already have been labeled as successful, failures, good,
bad, or just indifferent. Either way I shift them to BE for my best and highest
good, because that is what I desire.

Let’s get back to the story…

Having both of these individuals in my Life has been both an honor and a
blessing, they are part of the reason of where I am at today. So I really never
took the time to shift the perception that our relationships were for our best
and highest good, I guess perhaps I just assumed they were. Thinking that since
both were my mentors with great insights and both are connected to their
indigenous pasts I felt this would be a very harmonious get together and a
memory to keep.

Was it a memory to remember? Yes. Was it harmonious? I would prefer to use the
word spirited, as in looking at things much differently. We had met at a
restaurant and ended staying there even after it was already closed. At one
point after these two individuals were going back and forth, I realized that
they were moving away from the simplicity that Life could be, to having all this
knowledge and making it complicated. I was given an opportunity to speak when
they paused for a couple of seconds and I took full advantage of it, reminding
them that humanity has the tendency to make things more complicated than it has
to be, that Life really could be simple if we so desired.

But afterwards the lesson for me was what I thought how this meeting would go
was based on perceptions of how I viewed these individuals, and that with these
perceptions that they would mesh and the whole experience would be wonderful and
harmonious.

Instead of basing the get together on my perceptions which obviously didn’t
work, I could have just stated these individuals have been in my Life for my
best and highest good, and I am introducing them as for BEing for the best and
highest good of all. That would have allowed the Universe to have the meeting go
exactly how it was suppose to go “for the best and highest good of all”.

Sometimes what we are told by others is a “false” truth or what we think to be
true is far from the truth. But we do have choice what we will DO with them.

What to do?

Here are three processes I use that work great and perhaps you may consider:
- Raise your ability of discernment to a high quality level
- Listen to your Heart and follow what resonates
- Shift whatever the perception is as BEing for your best and highest good
All three work, use one or a combination of them, but keep it simple, because
that is how Life should BE.

For our best and highest good, all ways… In every moment.

Mahalo Ke Akua, Al

Vibration and Energy

Do you know what is probably one of the best ways to know what your vibration and energy levels currently are?

How about what you are emanating to the Universe?

For the next few days look around you.

Who are your friends?
What are your resources?
Who are your contacts?
Who are your guides, teachers, and mentors?
How about relationships or even acquaintances?

The answers to those questions will tell you what your current energy vibration is. It will tell you exactly what it is that the Universe and those around you are receiving. Let's add the Law of Attraction into this. Since your vibration is what you will attract to your Self, doesn't it make sense that you raise your vibration and energy to the highest possible level?

How about having a Life journey that continues to get better and better?

The following simple way of raising your vibration and energy has been told in varying degrees in workshops, seminars, teleseminars that I have done, and in my book. The feedback I have received along with what it has done for me in my Life is incredible!

Here it is:

Love your Self unconditionally.

That doesn't mean you do it from an ego standpoint, but from your Heart.

Honor who you are and what you are.

In Spirit's eyes you are absolutely perfect, which is how you must see and feel about your Self.

How do you do this?

Very simple, but for some it will require a lot of courage. For others it will take telling their ego to back off, because ego will try and convince them how stupid this really is and that it doesn't work.

For the next 30 days do the following:

Right before you go to bed go to a mirror and look deep into your eyes (not at your eyes), take three deep breaths, and tell your Self I love you unconditionally 3 times, then tell your Self I honor who you are and what you are 3 times, then go to sleep.

As soon as you wake up go to a mirror and look deep into your eyes (not at your eyes), take three deep breaths, and tell your Self I love you unconditionally (3 times) then tell your Self I honor who you are and what you are (3 times), then get ready for your day.

When you do this simple technique for thirty days your Life will have begun to shift, and your vibration and energy will have been raised to your benefit.

I will give you a few highlights on what this simple technique has done for me. But know that I am a still a work in progress, and yes I still have had some bumps along the way on my journey.

Sept 2002 - I was going through an over all healing process, and during a meditation a very real Jesus appeared showing me his brilliant, vibrant and glowing Heart.
Oct 2002 - I got reintroduced to someone I had known over twenty years ago, and married her four months later on Valentines Day.
2003 - Mentors that I can talk to face to face came into my Life to guide me on my Life journey
2004 - We bought a California home that on paper was a miracle to have.
Aug 2005 - I received inspiration to three steps that are now called The Titus Concept
Oct 2005 - A very gifted group of people who were then my MasterMind group met for the first time by phone with the eventual intention of having the steps published and selling worldwide.
Nov 2005 - I meet an internationally known author, have breakfast with him, and after hearing my steps agrees to do the Foreword to my book. Plus the same author and I attend a seminar of a respected healer who ends up also endorsing my book.
May 2006 - New York publisher releases book and it has sold in many places around the world. Also events supporting The Titus Concept began around this time.
Dec 2006 - I received more inspiration (that will be explained in my new book coming out soon) and I began having almost immediate response to the process.
Jan 2007 - Early part of the month in Kauai I met a very powerful and gifted woman who is now guiding and mentoring me to the next level of my Life journey. Later the same month and in Kauai again I was blessed to meet and talk with an internationally well known author and speaker who I respect and I consider as one of my book mentors.
Jan to April 2007 - Many resources have come into my Life that are guiding me and supporting me in my Life journey, especially from the Hawaiian islands and Arizona.
April 2007 - I was in Maui as part of an invitation to be part of the volunteer staff for the visiting Dahli Lama event. Thirty minutes prior to him coming on stage I get appointed to be right in front of the stage to show the VIP's to their seats!

The best part: the day before we come home, a special new friend, my wife and I got the opportunity to swim with the dolphins out in the ocean far from shore.

Guess what?!!

Dolphins are attracted to higher vibrations and energy. On four different occasions I had a school of dolphins swimming around me when I was mostly by my Self.

May 2007 - Became certified in Usui Reiki I & II by someone I just met from Peru who is a very gifted and spiritual individual, and just came back from spending several weeks in the Andes of Peru. This same individual has been guided to mentor me with his amazing insights to continue going forward on my path.

Everything I just mentioned are actual events that have gone on in my Life, and I am not telling you all this to brag about it, or for you to consider that I am lucky. I am telling you these events so that you will kNow how important it is to love your Self unconditionally, and honor who you are and what you are.

It affects all aspects of your Life, including your level of awareness, but most importantly how you see and feel about your Self, which is what you will vibrate and what the Universe will respond to. I attribute each of the above events to loving my Self unconditionally and honoring who and what I am.

At least for this moment your vibration, your energy level has brought you to read this article. As I continue to raise my vibration and energy level it continues to have Spirit bring me higher levels of mentors that are for my best and highest good, and you can too surround your Self with All That Is for your best and highest good, because Spirit reinforces the Love and honor you have for your Self by matching your vibration.

Most will tell you after they hear me talk, that I speak from my Heart, and that is because it is where Love resides.

DO it for 30 days, the day will come when you will write your own timeline of all the great things and blessings that have come to pass.

You deserve it.

It is time.

It is all for our best and highest good, all ways... In every moment.

Mahalo Ke Akua, Al

Author of "The Titus Concept Money For My Best and Highest Good"
www.thetitusconcept.com