Dream Achievement

Ahhhhhhh.

Sometimes it makes sense to just sit back and enjoy the wonderful things you've created. That's how I'm feeling in this moment. Big things have been happening in our lives. I have not been talking about them that much. I've been feeling a little more silent. (Keep meaning to write a post on silence, but it doesn't seem to come out! Ha!)

I just celebrated my seventh wedding anniversary. For some reason, seven seems like a big number. It seems much bigger than six. It seems like a relatively long time to be married. (I know, not long compared to some, but yes long compared to others. It's all relative.) Other than this one, the longest I've been in a relationship with one person was a year. So, seven years of marriage, plus two years of living in sin is pretty impressive.

We are living in the house of our dreams. (It is a work in progress, but still.) We have two wonderful children. We have a cute little dog. We have come pretty far in nine years. I feel, "Aaaaaahhhhhh."

One of our biggest accomplishments is that my husband, Kevin, is now a published writer. It's taken years of hard work. I suppose it didn't have to, if we'd just gotten our thoughts together sooner. But it's been a hill to climb, and we are climbing it together. Oddly, I feel pretty accomplished for his accomplishment. Is this what marriage is about? It feels good.

I guess this is all a reminder to stop and take time to look around you. I imagine you have created a life with wonderful dreams which came true as well. You may not have everything you think you've ever wanted, but the most you notice all the wonders you do have, the more wondrousness you will attract.

The biggest ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh of today is that Kevin's book came out on Amazon today (or yesterday? We're not sure!) This is it. This feels like the big time. This is where we see...it's all happening. It's really just the beginning for him. I feel sometimes like he's been interviewing for this job for seven years and now he just got it. Now he's got it and we're starting from the ground up. But I have faith. We're working from the inside out. We're working on feeling good. We are rendezvousing with an amazing group of people. It's been a fabulous ride and I truly believe it is just going to get fabulouser and fabulouser. (Yes, I'm making up a lot of words this post. I guess that's what happens when I don't write for a while...I forget how!)

So, if you've made it this far in this post, thank you! If you'd like to read Kevin's post on Dream Achievement today, click here. (I lifted the title from him.) If you'd like to check out his book on Amazon (I still can't believe it!), click the photo of the cover below. (Or here.)



And remember to appreciate your ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh moments. (We've also been saying EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! a lot. That's fun too.)

God is a Detective?

This really cracked me up this morning. It's from Creativity: Unleashing the Forces Within (Osho, Insights for a New Way of Living.) I'm trying not to mention that I was in the bathroom when I saw this...

"The idea of God is that of a Peeping Tom who does not even allow you privacy in your bathroom, who goes on looking through the keyhole, watching what you are doing. This is ugly! All the religions of the world say God continuously watches you -- this is ugly, what kind of God is this? Has he got no other business but to watch everybody, follow everybody? Seems to be the ultimate detective!

Humanity needs a new soil -- the soil of freedom....Of course, you have not to interfere with anybody -- but as far as your life is concerned you have to live it on your own terms."

Still immersed in The Vortex

I'm greatly enjoying the newest offering from Abraham-Hicks: The Vortex: Where the Law of Attraction Assembles All Cooperative Relationships. It's one of those books I can't help but read with a pen in my hand. And continually quote on Facebook. I think it's also taking me longer because I keep reading it before bed. When I get tired, I can't help but think, "What would really make me feel good right now?" And the answer is often "Sleep". It's nice have reinforcement in making good choices in the now, so I go with it.

The focus of this book is on relationships, which literally touches on almost everything in our lives. Like many of the Abraham-Hicks books, a regular Abe reader will have heard much of what they are saying before. However, it's generally put together in different ways, with some new tidbits and much humor thrown in. I've been reading it in small pieces, savoring the experience. I also find the repetition to be very helpful in integrating the information into my life. Great stuff.

THE VORTEX: the newest book from Abraham-Hicks

I am only 9 pages into this book, but I am already loving it and quoting it all over the place, so I figured I might as well share it here. If you are at all drawn to it, I suggest you get The Vortex: Where the Law of Attraction Assembles All Cooperative Relationships.
Enjoy!

Daily Focus 1/3/09

I have been inspired to take time off from intentions (perhaps indefinitely) in favor of rekindling a more direct, immediate, and useful connection to the divine. I have always had challenges with manifesting in knowing what is best for me. I often have direct preferences, but not always. Especially in these cases, it is best to surrender the decision to a higher power. Source energy will come up with something, generally far greater than I would or could imagine.

As such, I am sticking with:

I love you
I'm sorry
Please forgive me
Thank you
I love you

This is the ho'oponopono path. I have been learning of this path from this book, written by Joe Vitale and Dr. Hew Len:



In this path, one takes 100% responsibility for one's life. Everything that comes into my life, I created or attracted in some way. Therefore, I take responsibility. If I do not like something, I ask forgiveness of myself that the divine may transmute it into something more divine. Usually, love. The words above are spoken to self because everything in the outer world is a reflection of the self. They are spoken incessantly, internally, and externally. They bring peace. They bring flow.

As Dr. Hew Len says,
Peace of I

So, you may be reading those words from me a lot. That could be a good thing.

Currently Reading: The Spontaneous Fulfillment of Desire

The Spontaneous Fulfillment of Desire by Deepak Chopra



I originally got this 2004 book by Chopra from the library, but ended up ordering my own copy because I want to work with it in more depth. This work looks at the science behind coincidences and synchronicity and gives guidelines for how to use them to create what you want in life. Sometimes I had to fight through the quantum physics descriptions, but if I made it, then they are pretty accessible. My science quotient is pretty low.

Chopra also goes into a method for using archetypes in daily meditation. This section was notable for me in that I have come across archetypes in many other books and never felt moved or inspired. I never quite "got it" before. I understood the ideas, but for some reason, they fell flat for me. Perhaps it was just the right time for me, or perhaps Mr. Chopra puts it in a new way, but I found myself being very motivated to figure out my archetypes and use them to inspire me to live larger on a daily basis.

Daily Focus 11/7/08

Today is a great day.

I am so happy to be free today!

Everything that needs to get done today will get done.

I am increasing my financial assets all the time.
I am creating more passive income.
I am truly abundant.
Our lives are happy.
My family is harmonious.
We enjoy fun times together.
My kids are getting along really well.
They are both good at manifesting!
They enjoy being in harmony with the rest of the family.
My home is getting more comfortable, clean, organized, and beautiful all the time.

I savor every moment.
Ha! I originally wrote "I savor every money." Well, that too.

Here is a great weight loss affirmation I got from the book Amazing Grace:

I am always at the best weight ever for myself and I instantly achieve and maintain that weight in any situation forever.

Money is coming to me from everywhere.
Money money loves me.

Today, I am in the flow.
Today, I have fun!
I accomplish what needs to be accomplished.
But mostly, I savor life.
I have fun!

Celebration of Results: New Business?

The reason I was so scattered this morning to the point of not even posting my daily focus was that I was focused on something else entirely!

As you may know if you read this blog regularly, I have been planning on offering law of attraction coaching. For some reason, I have not gotten it going yet. Well, I was out of town last weekend. That makes it tougher. There are a few things I need to get together in order to offer it. I just have not felt called to get them together. So I haven't. (If anyone out there is dying for my law of attraction consulting services, let me know, and I'll light a fire under my own butt.) So anyway, the fire under my own butt right now seems to be burning very dimly, so it hasn't been happening.

In the past couple days I received an email from a new company that was recently born. I quite literally just got swept away with reading all their materials and sending them the introductory email required to get the process started. It is quite possibly a very exciting opportunity, including many of the things I enjoy about my current job, but so much more. It is not only an opportunity to make money, but also to make a difference in the world in a way that really, really makes sense to me. I tend to look for that in a job. Aquarius, I guess.

Funny thing is, I kept opening up Money and the Law of Attraction from Abraham-Hicks to a certain point that talks just about that: if you want a new opportunity, focus on the things in your current employ that you really appreciate. Although some fear that will get you stuck in your current employ, it is not the case. It just raises your vibration and brings you more of what you do want.

And then this opportunity just dropped into my lap.

And then I felt very drawn to researching it and getting my stuff together. Fast.

And then I responded to by the company. Fast.

And I also received more confirmation from the universe. Pretty fast.

So, it's exciting and I'm moving forward on it. Obviously, I'm being vague right now. If and when I am committed, I'll no doubt share more of the details here.

However, I thought it interesting as a result of things I'd been manifesting. And also explains why the coaching here hasn't been really flying yet.

I truly believe, all in good time.

I follow my instincts.

I act on inspiration.

It's all very exciting.

Currently Reading: Five Wishes

I'm in the process of reading the above book right now. I am on his third wish right now, I think. It's an easy read, and I'm enjoying it. I have not read any books by Hendricks before, but I'm thinking I might with my current refocus on my relationship. He's all about the relationships.

So far, I like the idea of the book. The central question is, (from page 17) "If you told me on your deathbed that your life had not been a success, what would be the things you'd wish had happened that would have made it a success?" And it goes on from there. The question creates a sense of urgency and focus.

I hope to go through the process myself (not my deathbed!) when I'm done with the book and see what I come up with as 5 things that would make my life more successful.

I think this is a potentially handy tool, especially if you would like to inject a little more passion into your life and goals. I'm trying to keep things simple for myself and not work with too many tools at once. However, whatever keeps the things you want in your life in the forefront of your mind is great. What you think about you create.

Now, go forth and wish.

Looking for Romance?

We had a date night last night, which was really, really nice. I guess that's why the law of attraction brought me this video this morning. I just sort of followed a seemingly random train of clicks and found this new video by Ray LaMontagne. It's called You Are the Best Thing. It's very sweet. It occurred to me that this video would make a great mind movie if one is looking to create a romantic relationship. (The above link takes you to Amazon. I couldn't find the vid on YouTube.)

Enjoy!

Abraham-Hicks Quote: "I'll Seek Reasons to Feel Good."

I've been thinking about a quote I read that I meant to share with my husband. And suddenly, I did one of those "random" book openings today, and there it was.

This is the book:



Here is the quote, from page 186-187

Jerry: So, in other words, unless people now focus on what they do want and get their focus off of what they don't want...they'll just continue to -- in some form -- recreate a negative situation?

Abraham: This is absolutely correct. No matter how justified you are in your negative emotion, you are still messing up your future.

Most of you have given enough thought to what you want to keep you happily busy for 10 or 20 lifetimes, but your manifestation cannot get to you because your door is closed. And the reason that your door is closed is because you are so busy complaining about what-is or busy defending where you now stand...Look for reasons to feel good. And in your joy, you open the door. And as you open your door, all of these things that you have said "I want" can then flow in. And it is our expectation that, under those conditions, you would live happily ever after --which, after all, is that which you have truly intended as you have come forth into this career of physical life experience.

BTW, Kevin is getting really good at this. I just thought it might be helpful for someone else.

At the risk of appearing like a crazy old lady...Abraham Cats

I will post this link to cats illustrating Abraham-Hicks quotes.

(shakes head: I am young. I am cool. Really.) :D

Ok, here are the cats.

(It's all about cats today for me for some reason. Hmmmm.)

Has everyone seen this book:



I love it. We consult it in our house whenever we are seeing a predominant animal theme in our lives. The keynote about cats is "mystery, magic, and independence." It says, among many other things, "anytime a cat becomes predominant, look for magic and mystery to come alive."

Nice.

Currently Reading/Listening: The Astonishing Power of Emotions

Currently listening to the CD attached to the book. LOVE track 9. You want it, you get it. You want it, you get it. You want it, you get it.

Currently Reading/More Results: Celebrating My Abundance

Currently reading:



I'm reading the above book, trying to determine if taking Losier's Law of Attraction Certified Facilitators Program is the right move for me. I'm putting it out into the universe to make my path clear.

So far, I like the book. He comes from the Abraham Hicks school, so many (if not all) of the ideas presented are familiar to me. However, I love repetition in important things, so that's fine. Anyway, he has a great section on abundance towards the end. He encourages you to celebrate whatever abundance you do have and notice every aspect of abundance that comes into your life.

I have an amazingly abundant life!

We have a great house
We have two great cars
We have all the food we need and then some
We pay all our bills on time every month
We have some nice entertainment items
We have oodles of books

We have a number of sources of income. (I really like that.)

And then, there are some sources of abundance that Losier points out that people might not normally consider. I've received a number of these recently too!

I got a $600 airline ticket for $5 using my airline miles
For the same trip, I was offered free lodging and transportation!
I got the gift of flowers yesterday
I receive advice and coaching free most days at work
I get discounted food all the time
I just received a CD I wanted that cost me $4 including shipping
A spot opened up in a free preschool for which we were on the waitlist

Interestingly, I noticed myself saying to someone today, "No one ever really buys me gifts."

I'm turning that one around! Buy me gifts, universe!

Ok, there's some celebration of my abundance. And this is just financial abundance. Yikes, I am so abundant in love and surrounded by talent. I have oodles of energy, health, friends, and joy. I receive help in many different ways throughout every day.

I am abundant!

Ok, that's how we do a celebrate abundance rampage.

In what ways are you abundant?

What I'm Watching: Abraham Hicks, The Law of Attraction in Action, I

So this is what I just finished watching. If you are at all drawn to it, I highly recommend it. Someone at Netflix warned that it's just filmed in a hotel. Well, yes, it is. But the production quality is high enough that it didn't bother me.

Let me take just a minute to explain something about Abraham-Hicks, because I don't think I have yet. Abraham is a non-physical group entity which shares blocks of thought with Esther Hicks. Esther Hicks translates the blocks of thought into words and shares them with everyone else. This began a long time ago (over 20 years?), mostly as answers to questions that her very inquisitive husband, Jerry, had. Now, they travel all over the U.S., answering questions for interested parties in seminars. So, it is one of these seminars that is filmed for this DVD and 5 or 6 others in the series. If you specifically want to learn more about Abraham the information they share, go here.

So, this is what is sometimes called "channeled material". Abraham (speaking through Esther) addresses that in the DVD. I cannot remember right now for some reason exactly what they talk about. Mostly, I think, about sharing the information with others, who may have some resistance to the idea of information coming from the "non-physical", as they say. They reference how so many people doing so many different things are channeling every day, including when a sports hero makes a great move. Channeling non-physical energy into the physical. It is so natural, we all do it all the time. But for some reason, in this now-time, people are resistant to KNOWING that they do it. So, anyway, that's what Abraham is.

What else Abraham is, that I LOVE, is hilarious. I think anyone claiming to know anything in the arena of spirituality and LIFE who is not having fun, who is not enjoying the ride, does not really know too much. At least at any rate, it's not someone I want to learn from! So, in addition to being very informative, the Abraham-Hicks books and DVDs are fun.

They have at least 6 different DVDs available right now (and growing, I'm sure) that are similar in this format. This is the first one I've watched, but I definitely want to watch more. I have been looking at them a lot, and they were a series called The Law of Attraction in Attraction. It seems they are changing the titles, just in the past few days. I am really drawn to the former #4, which has been changed to be called "Chill Out!"



Just yesterday, Zane said to me, "Mom, you really need to take a chill pill." I guess I'll take it as a sign from the universe! (Of course, I also told him that I would appreciate him speaking to his dear sweet loving mother in a more respectful way.) Anyway, right after that happened, I saw that Volume IV has a big section on "chilling out", so I was drawn to it. Now, today, I see that they changed the TITLE to "Chill Out". So funny. This is how the universe works. Ya gotta pay attention!

So, anyway, I'm going to move on to my daily focus now, before I move on to my day in physical reality. I'm going to share during the daily focus a quote from the DVD last night. This quote was specifically formulated as an intention for a motivational speaker and is applicable to anyone in a speaking, writing, or teaching situation. (I know that right now my biggest population of readers are writers, so it's appropriate!)

Keep on Manifesting!
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Manifestory: Conversations with God

Hey, I just came up with a new word: manifestory! I had originally entitled this Manifesting Story, but I like my shortened version so much better. That's what I'll be calling them. Manifestories. That's fun. So, without further ado...

The book Conversations with God came to me exactly when I needed it, exactly when I was ready for it, as is the case with anything. It ended up being a huge eye-opener for me, bringing me a lot of joy and information to bring myself to more joy. Basically, it offered a whole new world view that really made sense to me. The author, Neale Donald Walsch, was raised Catholic, like I was. We had come from a similar spiritual tradition and had both decided it wasn't really for us in the long run. However, I don't want to get into too many specifics about the book here. I just loaned out my well-worn, dog-eared, written-in copy to a friend for the first time. That was big for me. I don't know if I've ever loaned it out before. I never wanted to have it that far away from me. That's how much I loved it. But one of the coolest things was how it came to me.

I worked for a somewhat large company at the time. This was sometime in the mid-1990s. I was somewhere in my early to mid-20s. The HR department was having these big contests. You could win all sorts of prizes. Now, I had been raised in the "I never win anything" kind of family. Consequently, I almost never won anything. I looked over the list of prizes for this contest, which I believe was basically a raffle, and I thought, "I don't even WANT any of these prizes." Mostly they were giving away sporting events tickets and things like that. I don't really attend sporting events.

However, at the end of the list there was prize I wanted: a free New York Times Bestseller every month for a year. This was very exciting to me. I love books and I wasn't making a whole lot of money at the time. I very specifically remember a moment that stands still for me. (I see a similar moment in many of my manifestation memories. I'll probably share more.) At that moment, I thought, "That prize is for ME. That prize is MINE. No one deserves or will appreciate that prize more than I will. It is MINE." I had a certainty. I felt a power. And then I didn't win it. Just kidding. (Although I do have some stories like that I can tell.) I DID win it. And then a month or two later, I used that prize to get Conversations with God, which then explained to me how I had manifested it. Cool.

If you want to learn more about the book, click the pic.