When viewed from this perspective, making an effort and using one's willpower in order to bring about change in the external world will not result in changes that are genuine and long-lasting. You are making wasteful use of energy, which you are then diminishing. The only way to actually and permanently affect the reality around you is to become aware of the programs and ideas about you and the world that are residing in your unconscious mind, and then take steps to change those programs and ideas. When you change, the entire universe adjusts to accommodate you. It is not a question of manipulating energy by attempting to create a different universe; rather, it is a question of creating a different you. Awareness will transform you by preventing you from repeating the same old patterns over and over again and experiencing the same results. Your ideas and thoughts are being projected into the world, and the world is merely reflecting back to you; therefore, if you want to see a c