For all those who love to do thought work and play with the Model, the idea of upstream vs. downstream thoughts may really appeal to you! Get ready to BE lit up!
We are in the final week of our playing and exploring Abraham Hicks and law of attraction topics in a January 2022 private group, Ginnie of Love and the Entourage into the Vortex: Law of Attraction. I found an Abraham Hicks video speaking about upstream and downstream comments or thoughts. It reminded me of when I originally heard these ideas and wove them into my life, breath, and family.
Nutshell: Abraham, in the video, shares about how we have thoughts that have a lot of resistance or make us work hard to get what we want. These are upstream thoughts. That old mindset of pushing, fighting, and efforting.
They introduce the downstream thoughts to us. These are the thoughts that come to us when we are in the allowing and receptive mode. We receive pure, positive inspiration and when we follow them, we are able to flow with the stream of life. Easy. Effortless. Allowing.
When I heard Abraham talking about UPstream thoughts vs. DOWNstream thoughts, I lit up. It was such a neutral way of saying unintentional/intentional thoughts or non-preferred/preferred thoughts or bad/good thoughts or low vibe/high vibe thoughts, etc.
We created the idea of upstream and downstream comments to neutralize the direction of the stream of conversation in our own home. I am laughing just thinking about it. Whenever someone would start going in a direction of negative polarity (through gossip, judgement, harsh language, fear, discouragement, etc.), a kid, spouse, or my own mind would pipe in with a white flag...
THAT IS A VERY UPSTREAM COMMENT.
This one easy-going comment, well placed, immediately neutralized the energy and momentum of the conversation or heat of the moment. IMMEDIATELY.
Full stop. I would hear these words. Feel the confused zing momentarily. Laugh. Inquire within. What in the world someone else must have been hearing and witnessing that I was unconscious to? Curiousity. Softening. Open to possibilities. Ability to hear. Ability to pivot. Turn my boat downstream? Yes. Or just let go of the oars? Stop persisting? Stop fighting? YES! All of the above!
You see, even when you stop. Full stop. You cease fighting anyone or anything, even yourself and your inner being. Imagine being in a boat trying to battle the stream. When you stop the fight, stop resisting the natural flow of the water, you are gently pulled into the direction of the stream without having to do anything at all. That is what "that is a very upstream comment" does for me. Offers me a pause. Awareness. Options. Flow. Ease. Allowing. Grace. New Higher Timeline. Love.
We would see the mirror that the other loved one was holding for us. What could they see or hear that we could not see or hear because of our blind spot?
We could stop. View the words from either a higher perspective or a 360 degree perspective or even from one other perspective. Anything to get us out of the rut of the groove we had found ourselves in.
"That’s a very upstream comment" does the trick.
Because our “loved ones” truly love us. These words are spoken as a wake up call.
Our inner being is always giving us wake up calls.
Our spirit team is always giving us wake up calls.
Our triggers are always giving us wake up calls.
Our shadow is always giving us wake up calls.
Can we listen?
Are we willing to listen?
Are we listening?
Can we hold the space for others when they are not listening or seem unable to listen - staying in their ruts? Pushing upstream. Fighting against their own inner being and higher consciousness of Love.
Upstream thoughts, when heard, are GOLD! They are sources of so much inquiry and growth.
The downstream thoughts slip into the Tao and become formless particles and waves in the stream of life.
Join us in the free Facebook group A Wonderful Playground if you want to play with us on shifting into higher consciousness through our frequency vibration. If you want to slip into the downstream with the rest of us floating there.
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*This post is inspired by the Ginnie of Love January 2022 Law of Attraction event.*