"The Last Lecture": This video and quote showed up in my inbox today... I've always said that the messages come right when you need to hear them most. Probably many of you have seen this video of "The Last Lecture" by Dr. Randy Pausch but if you haven't he provides some beautiful insight into living your dreams.
...which I think goes in hand nicely with one we've heard,
"If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got."
Messages from the Universe always come right when you need to hear them. I've often found that the message I need to hear will show up in a song lyric that randomly stands out when I'm listening to music. Today driving down the road this morning I heard this message to share which is a song by ELO, "Hold On Tight To Your Dream". I've included the video below so you can hear the song. Are you holding on tight to your dream?
hold on tight to your dream
hold on tight to your dream
when you see your ship go sailing
when you feel your heart is breaking
hold tight to your dream.
it's a long time to be gone
time just rolls on and on
when you need a shoulder to cry on
when you get so sick of trying
just hold tight to your dream
chorus:
when you get so down that you can't get up
and you want so much but you're all out of luck
when you're so downhearted and misunderstood
just over & over & over you could
accroches-toi a ton reve
accroches-toi a ton reve
quand tu vois ton bateau partir
quand tu sents -- ton coeur se briser
accroches-toi a ton reve.
repeat chorus:
hold on tight to your dream
hold on tight to your dream
when you see the shadows falling
when you hear that cold wind calling
hold on tight to your dream.
oh, yeah
hold on tight to your dream
yeah, hold on tight...
to your dream.
One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, "My son, the battle is between two "wolves" inside us all.
One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.
The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith."
The grand son thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: "Which wolf wins?"
The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."
"Do you think gravity has to work twice as hard to hold an elephant to the ground, as it does an acorn?
Ha.
So please understand, it's the same with the principle of thoughts becoming things.
The size of your dreams has nothing to do with the likelihood of them coming to pass, nothing. Think BIG" - author unknown
So... it's been a while since I've posted.. almost 6 months to be exact. Some of you may be wondering what the heck happened. Well, here it is:
I literally woke up one morning and realized I had nothing to say (on the blog that is). That actually bothered me quite a bit to say the least. It took me a while to figure out why that was so and then it hit me, it was clear as a could be. The message was extremely loud and clear. I needed to quit talking and start doing. I needed to get my butt off the manifesting couch. So, that's exactly what I did.
In that time some incredible, incredible, incredible things have happened. Four of which are some of my biggest dreams that occured in December after my last post:
1.) A cruise to the Bahamas
2.) Found my dream job: now work directly for Joe Vitale (yep, that's right.. the guy from "The Secret")
3.) Got to fly a WWII aircraft: T-6 Texan
4.) Went Diving in Cozumel
This was taken at Disney's Castaway Cay.
What you see is The Flying Dutchman from the movie Pirates of the Carribean
Yep... it's really me. This is taken over Kissimmee, FL
I just took a picture with Joe the other day on my camera phone but I don't know how to get it off my phone yet so that one is coming soon!
So WOW!!! The last 6 months have been surreal!! So how did all of this happen? Here's the simple truth: I let go of my attachment to wanting any of it to happen and just became very thankful for exactly where I was. Period. Then like a lightening bolt... BAM!!
Probably the biggest thing that occured was me letting go of my attachment to owning my own business. That was a big pill to swallow to say the least. And, isn't it interesting how the Universe just does it work when we just let go and quit trying to steer it in the direction we want?
When I let go of my attachment and really became ok with it I decided to start looking for a 'real job'. I went to Craig's List and typed in "Internet Marketer" and here's what the first job listing I laid my eyes on said: "Interenet Marketing Expert? Is That You?". Weeellll... as a matter of fact, that is me.
Who would have ever have known that this job position was actually to work for the one, the only Joe Vitale... a man that I have admired from afar since I started on the internet in '98.
Talk about a dream job!! I get paid to do what I love and work for 'The Man". I now work with the most incredible group of people and minds that I believe ever exsisted. There has not been one day that I have not been deeply thankful and greatful for such an amazing opportunity.
This is something that I have envisioned for years. But, how could it have ever possibly have happened if I kept my attachment to owning my own business. The possiblities that now lay before me totally line up with the dreams I've had for my future. But, truly, this string of events could not possibly have happened had I not let go to the attachment of owning my own business. I realized I can still have my own business.. it doesn't mean never... it just means not right now. Had I stayed tucked away by myself in my little office I don't think that I would be where I am today.
Another interesting thing... I was sitting on the beach in the Bahamas drinking a Corona with my Dad gazing off at a little island in the water and then it hit me..OMG...the scene I was looking at was almost absolutely identical to a picture that I had put on my dream board about 5 years ago.
And.. one last thing to be said about letting go of our attacments... what a freeing feeling. When I finally let go I felt an incredible feeling of excitement come over me. I was now standing on the rim of all possibility... completely and totally limitless. And, all I did (and continue to do) as I stand on the rim is know, without a doubt, that within the realm of all possiblity good stuff is there looking for it's way to reach you.
When will I write again... I'm not sure but something really made me feel compelled to write again today. Not sure if I'm still in the realm of "doing" or entering back in the realm of "talking" so we'll see :-)
Oh yea... just so you know what I do for Joe. I am an Internet Marketing Business Coach for Joe Vitale's Executive Mentorship Program. It's an absolutely fantastic program and if you've ever thought of starting your own internet business (or need a boost with your exsisting one). I cannot recommend this program enough. And hey, I could be your mentor!
1. We all work with one infinite power
2. The Secret is the Law of Attraction (LOA)
3. Whatever is going on in your mind is what you are attracting
4. We are like magnets - like attract like. You become AND attract what you think
5. Every thought has a frequency. Thoughts send out a magnetic energy
6. People think about what they don't want and attract more of the same
7. Thought = creation. If these thoughts are attached to powerful emotions (good or bad) that speeds the creation
8. You attract your dominant thoughts
9. Those who speak most of illness have illness, those who speak most of prosperity have it..etc..
10. It's not "wishful" thinking.
11. You can't have a universe without the mind entering into it
12. Choose your thoughts carefully .. you are a masterpiece of your life
13. It's OK that thoughts don't manifest into reality immediately (if we saw a picture of an elephant and it instantly appeared, that would be too soon)
14. EVERYTHING in your life you have attracted .. accept that fact .. it's true.
15. Your thoughts cause your feelings
16. We don't need to complicate all the "reasons" behind our emotions. It's much simpler than that. Two categories .. good feelings, bad feelings.
17. Thoughts that bring about good feelings mean you are on the right track. Thoughts that bring about bad feelings means you are not on the right track.
18. Whatever it is you are feeling is a perfect reflection of what is in the process of becoming
19. You get exactly what you are FEELING
20. Happy feelings will attract more happy circumstances
21. You can begin feeling whatever you want (even if it's not there).. the universe will correspond to the nature of your song
22. What you focus on with your thought and feeling is what you attract into your experience
23. What you think and what you feel and what actually manifests is ALWAYS a match - no exception
24. Shift your awareness
25. "You create your own universe as you go along" Winston Churchill
26. It's important to feel good
27. You can change your emotion immediately .. by thinking of something joyful, or singing a song, or remembering a happy experience
28. When you get the hang of this, before you know it you will KNOW you are the creator
29. Life can and should be phenomenal .. and it will be when you consciously apply the Law of Attraction
30. Universe will re-arrange itself accordingly
31. Start by using this sentence for all of your wants: "I'm so happy and grateful now that.... "
32. You don't need to know HOW the universe is going to rearrange itself
33. LOA is simply figuring out for yourself what will generate the positive feelings of having it NOW
34. You might get an inspired thought or idea to help you move towards what you want faster
35. The universe likes SPEED. Don't delay, don't second-guess, don't doubt..
36. When the opportunity or impulse is there .. ACT
37. You will attract everything you require - money, people, connections.. PAY ATTENTION to what's being set in front of you
38. You can start with nothing .. and out of nothing or no way - a WAY will be provided.
39. HOW LONG??? No rules on time .. the more aligned you are with positive feelings the quicker things happen
40. Size is nothing to the universe (unlimited abundance if that's what you wish) We make the rules on size and time
41. No rules according to the universe .. you provide the feelings of having it now and the universe will respond
42. Most people offer the majority of their thought in response to what they are observing (bills in the mail, being late, having bad
luck...etc..)
43. You have to find a different approach to what is through a different vantage point
44. "All that we are is a result of what we have thought" - Buddha
45. What can you do right now to turn your life around?? Gratitude
46. Gratitude will bring more into our lives immediately
47. What we think about and THANK about is what we bring about
48. What are the things you are grateful for?? Feel the gratitude..
focus on what you have right now that you are grateful for
49. Play the picture in your mind - focus on the end result
50. VISUALIZE!!! Rehearse your future
51. VISUALIZE!!! See it, feel it! This is where action begins
52. Feel the joy .. feel the happiness
53. An affirmative thought is 100 times more powerful than a negative one
54. "What this power is, I cannot say. All I know is that it exists." Alexander Graham Bell
55. Our job is not to worry about the "How". The "How" will show up out of the commitment and belief in the "what"
56. The How’s are the domain of the universe. It always knows the quickest, fastest, most harmonious way between you and your dream
57. If you turn it over to the universe, you will be surprised and dazzled by what is delivered .. this is where magic and miracles happen
58. Turn it over to the universe daily.. but it should never be a chore.
59. Feel exhilarated by the whole process .. high, happy, in tune
60. The only difference between people who are really living this way is they have habituated ways of being.
61. They remember to do it all the time
62. Create a Vision Board .. pictures of what you want to attract ..
every day look at it and get into the feeling state of already having acquired these wants
63. "Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions." Albert Einstein
64. Decide what you want .. believe you can have it, believe you deserve it, believe it's possible for you
65. Close your eyes and visualize having what you already want - and the feeling of having it already.
66. Focus on being grateful for what you have already .. enjoy it!!
Then release into the universe. The universe will manifest it.
67. "Whatever the mind of man can conceive, it can achieve" W.
Clement Stone
68. Set a goal so big that if you achieved it, it would blow your mind.
69. When you have an inspired thought, you must trust it and act on it.
70. How can you become more prosperous?? INTEND IT!!
71. 'Checks are coming in the mail regularly'... or change your bank statement to whatever balance you want in there... and get behind the feeling of having it.
72. Life is meant to be abundant in ALL areas...
73. Go for the sense of inner joy and peace then all outside things appear
74. We are the creators of our universe
75. Relationships: Treat yourself the way you want to be treated by others .. love yourself and you will be loved
76. Healthy respect for yourself
77. For those you work with or interact with regularly .. get a notebook and write down positive aspects of each of those people.
78. Write down the things you like most about them (don't expect change from them). Law of attraction will not put you in the same space together if you frequencies don't match
79. When you realize your potential to feel good, you will ask no one to be different in order for you to feel good.
80. You will free yourself from the cumbersome impossibilities of needing to control the world, your friends, your mate, your children....
81. You are the only one that creates your reality
82. No one else can think or feel for you .. its YOU .. ONLY YOU.
83. Health: thank the universe for your own healing. Laugh, stress free happiness will keep you healthy.
84. Immune system will heal itself
85. Parts of our bodies are replace every day, every week..etc...
Within a few years we have a brand new body
86. See yourself living in a new body. Hopeful = recovery. Happy = happier biochemistry. Stress degrades the body.
87. Remove stress from the body and the body regenerates itself. You can heal yourself
88. Learn to become still .. and take your attention away from what you don't want, and place your attention on what you wish to experience
89. When the voice and vision on the inside become more profound and clear than the opinions on the outside, then you have mastered your life
90. You are not here to try to get the world to be just as you want it. You are here to create the world around you that you choose.
91. And allow the world as others choose to see it, exist as well
92. People think that if everyone knows the power of the LOA there won't be enough to go around .. This is a lie that's been ingrained in us and makes so many greedy.
93. The truth is there is more than enough love, creative ideas, power, joy, happiness to go around.
94. All of this abundance begins to shine through a mind that is aware of it's own infinite nature. There's enough for everyone. See it.
Believe it. it will show up for you.
95. So let the variety of your reality thrill you as you choose all the things you want.. get behind the good feelings of all your wants.
96. Write your script. When you see things you don't want, don't think about them, write about them, talk about them, push against them, or join groups that focus on the don't wants... remove your attention from don't wants.. and place them on do wants
97. We are mass energy. Everything is energy. EVERYTHING.
98. Don't define yourself by your body .. it's the infinite being that's connected to everything in the universe.
99. One energy field. Our bodies have distracted us from our energy.
We are the infinite field of unfolding possibilities. The creative force.
100. Are your thoughts worthy of you? If not - NOW is the time to change them. You can begin right were you are right now. Nothing matters but this moment and what you are focusing your attention on.
"The more in vibrational sync you are with who you really are, then the more you
are allowing only those things that you're wanting, and the less resistance
there is. And the less resistance there is, then the less delay between the idea
of the thought and the receiving of it." ~ Abraham-Hicks
Normally I can't stand getting ads in my inbox but one came through today from Amazon and I think it was more of one of those "messages" trying to reach it's way to me. The ad was for a new book by Dr. Masaru Emoto who originally wrote the book "The Hidden Messages In Water". He's actually written many books and his brand new one is, "Water Crystal Healing")
I was reminded today once again of the importance of joy and creating "good vibrations". Dr. Emoto's book "The Hidden Messages In Water" physically demontstrates the power of our good vibrations. I orignally heard of his study in the movie "What The Bleep Do We Know?" and ran out and bought the book the next day. It was utterly fascinating. You wouldn't believe it but to see the photographs of these ice crytals that he has documented.
Masaru Emoto was scientifically able to prove that different vibrations aimed at water create very distinct ice crystal patterns. Good/Postive vibrations create extremely beautiful, geometric and ornate crytals while bad/negative vibrations create "ugly", ungeomtric crystals. Ultimately Dr. Emoto has proven that optimal well-being literally comes from good vibrations.
Dr. Emoto brings to light the point that if our body is made up of approx. 60-70% of water what happens then to our bodies if we are not vibrating anything other than good/postive/calm/relaxed vibrations? What happens to our bodies when we internalize anger or put ourselves down?
Here are a couple of his web sites where you can see some pictures and learn more:
http://www.life-enthusiast.com/twilight/research_emoto.htm (this one has great photos and info)
http://www.hado.net/
http://www.masaru-emoto.net/english/entop.html
Here's some trivia for you:
Water is of major importance to all living things; in some organisms, up to 90 percent of their body weight comes from water. Up to 60 percent of the human body is water, the brain is composed of 70 percent water, and the lungs are nearly 90 percent water. About 83 percent of our blood is water, which helps digest our food, transport waste, and control body temperature. Each day humans must replace 2.4 litres of water, some through drinking and the rest taken by the body from the foods eaten.
Kind of gets ya thinking doesn't it?
I talk so much about power of joy and its ability to help us manifest but this little reminder today drove it even deeper for me as to why it's so important to radiate and follow your joy.... even to our physical body.
I think that if we don't start from the inside out... starting with our physical selves.....it makes getting those good vibes out into the Universe that much more difficult. Your transmitter (You)to the Universe doesn't function 100%. Does a transmitter to the Universe that doesn't function 100% then truly work?
I think today I realized that I think that I've been sending good vibes out to the Universe because I always try and follow my joy... 95% of the time I am but if I tell the truth there's a part of me that talks ugly to myself... where I get down on myself about my weight. I'm therefore creating some pretty "ugly crystals" inside myself... could be a lot... and therefore may make me not an optimal transmitter to the Universe.
Buddah says, "All that we are is a result of what we thought." What have you been thinking about yourself? What kind of "crytals" are you composed of... beautiful, geometric and ornate ones... or "ugly" ones? How functional/optimal is your transmitter
I just came across this great new tool and created a Dream Box.
Set forth those good vibrations out to the Universe by putting your dreams into the dream box. Every dream in the dream box will be given a daily prayer. Be sure and say a quick prayer for all the dreams in the dream box while you're there too. Imagine all the fantastic energy we can create... And imagine having hundreds of people sending you a prayer for your dream to come true! It's a little empty right now because it's brand new so please help to fill 'er up!
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Today I wanted to share a post from the First 30 Days blog and is written by my dear fiend, Ariane De Bonvoisin. Every post I write always correlates to what is going on in my own life so this one really resonated with me tonight so I wanted to share here as well.
The path to prosperity and success has everything to do about growth... and everything to do with growth has everything to do about going through change:
"Change is a funny thing- too often we think things like:
Change is hard
I hate change
Decisions are tough
We don’t look forward to change. We joke that we would prefer things not to change.
So I wondered- why is it we never think of or remember all the great changes we loved?
Meeting someone and falling in love, getting married, having a baby, starting a new job we didn’t think we would get, making some well earned money, losing weight, moving to a great new place, recovering from an illness, doing something exceptional, deciding to change careers, go back to school, pursuing a dream, simply becoming a happier person, or meeting that person that became your best friend now….
There are hundreds of great life changes and decisions we have all been part of.
What are some of the best decisions you have made? What are some of the hardest changes you actually got through and developed real inner strength and spirit?
I met an older man in a restaurant the other day in New York- he overheard me passionately encouraging a friend of mine who was exploring making a change in his life, moving, changing careers etc… he interrupted us and reminded me that change was against human nature, people only want safety and security. He, together with so many of us, want to keep our little world exactly the same. He had never thought of all the great changes he had experienced so far in his life.
And yet, everyday, we are reminded that everything changes. Everything.
If we could only start welcoming changes, even those that make us feel out of control, where we don’t know how things might end up, where our world may be turned around, we might see that usually, there is the seed of something new, something positive that is already growing beneath the surface.
Change is not meant to make us bitter, only better (someone famous said this to me at some point)
Think of what would never happen if nothing ever changed from this point on in your life…..? Now would you prefer to allow change in, or would you prefer to sign up for the no-more change ever program?"
If you are going through any kind of change... good, bad or difficult please do yourself a favor and visit First 30 Days and First 30 Days blog. Their entire focus is helping you through change and transition.
