"There is a thinking stuff from which all things are made, and which, in its original state, permeates, penetrates, and fills the interspaces of the universe. A thought, in this substance, produces the thing that is imaged by the thought. Man can form things in his thought, and, by impressing his thought upon formless substance, can cause the thing he thinks about to be created.
In order to do this, man must pass from the competitive to the creative mind; he must form a clear mental picture of the things he wants, and hold this picture in his thoughts with the fixed PURPOSE to get what he wants, and the unwavering FAITH that he does get what he wants, closing his mind against all that may tend to shake his purpose, dim his vision, or quench his faith." Wallace Wattles

Everything which exists is formed and defined by the thinking substance which fills the interspaces of the universe. We call it consciousness. It is driven by our thoughts to become reality. It is the stuff from which our thoughts are created and take form. When we ask what consciousness is, the reply must be that it is all that is not our reality, all which does not exist and it is that which defines all that does exist. Consciousness is infinite. It is only our awareness of it that increases, allowing us to experience spiritual evolutionary growth. All by which I am defined, is all that I am not.

Quantum physicists enjoy breaking down matter to the smallest possible particle; which might not even be the smallest there is, but only the smallest our current technology allows us to recognize. No matter how minutely we break down what we call matter, there will always be something surrounding it; giving it form and, what we call, existence. When these particles are combined in different ways, by the intelligent consciousness which surrounds them, objects of matter are created. This is how we have tables, people, trees, cars, animals and everything else which we have defined as existing in our world and in our consciousness. That which does not exist we call nothing. However, by defining and acknowledging nothing, we are validating its existence. The undefined space, which we label as meaningless nothingness, that surrounds and permeates through particles of matter is actually what gives form and life to everything. It is “The Force” that the Jedi’s revere in Star Wars, and rightly so.

What makes us what we are? I don’t mean our personalities, but why am I sitting here at a computer typing? I am a collection of particles, atoms and molecules that is held together by…? I am held together by nothing and nothing works perfectly. All the space that surrounds every unit of the matter that forms me is what holds me together. The intelligent nothingness which gives me life is all around me and flows through me. Yoda was right.

It has also been shown in Quantum physics labs that electrons, our source of energy and light, jump from one orbit to another. This may seem uneventful at first mention; however, there is more to the story. When the electrons jump from one orbit to the other they don’t pass through space to do so, they only start in one orbit and then appear in another. Where do they go in between? They go nowhere and that is where they energize. Nowhere is where there is nothing and that is where the source of light and life resides.

Having said all this we can now see how silly it is for us to call the source of our life force energy nothing and have it reside nowhere. We are so determined to view and define our existence in absolute terms that we have virtually cut ourselves off from the source. How did this happen? When we began to think as rational beings we had to disregard everything that couldn’t be explained logically; a system of accepted wisdom which grew from fear and an attempt to control life as much as possible. Prior to this, people were aware of the forces in life which could influence and affect transformation. Ooops, did I just define magic? The “M” word is like a weed. We try to stamp it out, but it always grows up between the cracks. We try to cheapen it by reducing it to a form of show business, but then along comes Harry Potter and we can’t stop people from loving the idea of magic.

Magic is part of life. When I can smile at someone and transform his or her face into a smiling one, it’s magic. Transformation is part of life. Nothing, as we call it, is magic and that is what gives us form. The problem is that it is difficult to control people when they become aware that transformation is possible. Whenpeople become aware that they have the power to change their lives by changing the way they think, they are then in a situation where they are able to choose their own belief systems, realize their own power, discover they can heal their body, mind and spirit, rise above the system which has taken control here on earth and decide to be happy. It is then and only then that the control, by the dark forces, that has enslaved us, ends.

When you’re happy, you’re energized, vitalized and you know that what they call nothing is more real than what we call something. When you feel a balance between the seen and the unseen, the real and the unreal, something and nothing, you create a state of wellness, for it is then that the life force energy which sustains you can flow through you freely. Being happy is the way to create this balance. It’s that simple, so go for it. Smile and be happy NOW!!!

Author's Bio: 

Wendy St. Germain is the author of “Do You Want to Be Happy NOW?” and numerous articles on conscious human evolution, happiness and Reiki. She is a Karuna Reiki® Master, Merkeba Reiki Master and developer of the Merkeba System of Reiki. After leaving her career as a college English instructor, she moved to Belize where she lived for 15 years, learning the herbal and spiritual practices of the local population and authoring a Belizean cookbook. It was there her writing career was born. Currently Wendy works in computer software, is on the Board AHANJ (Association of Higher Awareness) and Growing Consciousness, teaches Reiki and is involved in cutting edge evolutionary projects in NJ. Her next book, "Life is Good, All is Well" is due for publication in 2010.