Friday, November 30, 2007

Appreciation Game: Day 19

Today's appreciation list:

  • sleep
  • my new boots
  • getting ready for Detroit trip
  • all the cool opportunities happening
  • my first Young Living check of $102!! I didn't know I would make money so soon! And next month will be even higher!!
  • the rain. it feels somehow protective and sheltering. peace-giving
  • my friend Sarah, for her courage and appreciation
  • my friend Patricia, for being the total goober-head, funny lady she is
  • my life. i am so blessed!

Thursday, November 29, 2007

Appreciation Game: Day 18

What I am appreciative of, for today:

  • Jacqueline - everything about her and how wonderful it is to spend time with her
  • My dear friend Londin -- for lovely co-creating with me, teaching me new ideas and playing business together
  • My best friend Paul -- for being the first to teach me how to do business with someone
  • My best friend Patricia -- for being such a goober, a superb REI and a great friend
  • Lara bars -- damn I love those things. So yummy!
  • Yummy kisses
  • Science exhibits -- that actually work! :)
  • Young Living oils and that whole business -- oh my God I didn't realize how easy it is to make money doing it!!
  • Christmas -- I love the joy of the season, the lights and colors
  • video games
  • sleeeeeeeeeep!
  • real estate investing -- specifically, finding and evaluating deals, making offers, playing negotiations, devising exit strategies, the meet and great
  • My best friend Lea -- for very courageously going for her dreams, like m

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Appreciation Game: Day 17

I'm playing this Appreciation Game, the last step of which is a to make a list in the morning of everything I appreciate in this moment. Here's mine for today!

  • looking at and evaluating deals
  • making and negotiating offers
  • working out various exit strategies
  • doing all this from my laptop, at home or away
  • remembering what I love about investing
  • wanting to do more of it, blow it out of the water and have it be phenomenal!
  • my dear, dear friends
  • my lack of emotional response to death.
  • Ningxia Red juice!
  • yummy, juicy, sensual moments!
  • loving, cherishing and adoring a woman

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Appreciation Game: Day 16

I'm playing this Appreciation Game, the last step of which is a to make a list in the morning of everything I appreciate in this moment. Here's mine for today!

  • I love the way a close, sweet hug feels, from a friend I adore
  • all my friends from Monday night
  • waking up happy and appreciative
  • looking forward to the day
  • my ability to decide what I want and focus exclusively on it
  • I am SO appreciative of my Florita project and how successful it is and will make me feel
  • so looking forward to completion and success and profit from Florita
  • how everything is unfolding in my life
  • Cashew Cookie lara bars
  • my apartment
  • my current dating life
  • the simple things

Monday, November 26, 2007

Expectation

How much of Abundance consciousness is tied to expectation? What do you expect in your life? And what does it feel like?


Personally, I find that expectation is closely tied to abundance and manifesting. And I don't mean expectation in terms of hoping or wishing something will occur. I mean that deep knowing, almost assuming, feeling that something will occur.

For example. I have my first investment property in Kansas City almost completed with the rehab. So it's nearly time to sell it. And when I move past the angst about how quickly it will sell and rest in the knowing that it will definitely sell, then I can quietly and calmly expect it to sell.

I think it's the feeling component that makes the difference here. That deep feeling of knowing something and accepting the inevitability of it, without worry, angst, rancor or struggle.

I like that. Especially coming from someone (me) who grew up living off of hopes and wishes for tomorrow in my head, but never believing they would come true.

Appreciation Game: Day 15

I'm playing this Appreciation Game, the last step of which is a to make a list in the morning of everything I appreciate in this moment. Here's mine for today!

  • comfy sheets, pillows and comforters!
  • lounging, slow waking mornings
  • the preciousness of Hudson
  • my friends Patricia, Londin, Michael, John, Amy Rae
  • dinner at Cheesecake Factory hamburger and guacamole
  • my new property offer and cash flow analysis spreadsheet
  • the upcoming Detroit trip
  • training Ami
  • how much I know about the system of professional real estate investing
  • my yummy day yesterday -- dance and friends and hanging in the park
  • easy-busy days
  • feeling protective of my friends
  • all my spiritual growth

Sunday, November 25, 2007

Appreciation Game: Day 14

I'm playing this Appreciation Game, the last step of which is a to make a list in the morning of everything I appreciate in this moment. Here's mine for today!

  • recognizing my emotions as simply an indicator, and adjusting my thinking
  • hope
  • love
  • sensuality and sexuality
  • my body
  • my intelligence
  • how the light slips in through my blinds as the sun rises
  • a place to call my own
  • all my wishes, dreams and desires. they are so much more than I allow them to be
  • knowing I just need to allow in order to manifest
  • the down times, even though I don't always like them. they do inform and motivate me
  • rice milk
  • ningxia red juice!
  • my friends
  • my soon-to-be girlfriend
  • my soon-to-be cashflow and profits

Friday, November 23, 2007

Appreciation Game: Day 12

I'm playing this Appreciation Game, the last step of which is a to make a list in the morning of everything I appreciate in this moment. Here's mine for today!

  • waking up in appreciation
  • lara bars
  • my Lavender and Valor and Joy oils
  • my new video games
  • my recent realization about my max offer prices
  • my commitment to stick to my formulas for making offers
  • all my amazing friends!
  • dating from an allowing and attracting place, instead of a "finding and making it happen" place
  • muscles
  • sunny mornings
  • gentle wake-ups
  • the realization that I can expect income on a regular basis and especially in the next 30 days
  • the thought of having a lover/girlfriend/date in my life during the holidays this year
  • my new cell phone!

Thursday, November 22, 2007

Thanksgiving

It's Thanksgiving and definitely a time to focus on Abundance. More and more I am coming to understand, feel and really experience how the more I allow, the more I allow. It's definitely Law of Attraction in action. Allowing begets more allowing.

Take dating for example. I recently following a tingly feeling in my heart regarding a woman I've known for a few months and asked her out. She accepted and we had a wonderful time. I stay focused on how I was feeling, on valuing and appreciating her and on allowing the date to be whatever it would be. And it was lovely. A truly wonderful first date. Simple too.

Then today, at the very end of this special Thanksgiving Day dance class, I had a lovely, sweet dance with a wonderful woman. There was definitely a yummy connection, because neither of us wanted to stop hugging the other one. Being close to the same height certainly helped! We're having lunch on Sunday.

So in opening myself up to dating again, and letting the Universe indicate to me -- through my feelings -- when to take action, and allowing it all to unfold by staying in appreciation and OUT OF MY HEAD, I am experiencing attracting wonderful women into my life.

The same has been true of money. Last week, I had a great meeting with a mortgage broker who has 2 solid sources of hard money for me and my business partner. That's without needing partners, which is ideal.

So my life is really magical on many, if not all, levels. So now, I would like to manifest a wonderful couch, side chair and ottoman for my living room, costing less than $1200 total. :)

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Appreciation Game: Day 10

I'm playing this Appreciation Game, the last step of which is a to make a list in the morning of everything I appreciate in this moment. Here's mine for today!

  • waking up thinking nice thoughts
  • feeling love in my heart
  • excitement for my date today
  • the realization that I have been afraid to offer too low on my deals for fear of not getting the deals, then finding out I can't actually close on the deals because I offered too much, therefore not actually getting the deals. this realization is what I appreciate most today!
  • the love of friends
  • having gotten to ask 3 questions to Dr. Peebles last night
  • my enthusiasm for being connected to Source
  • committing to my business and the core strategies more and more
  • willingness to offer less in order to get better deals that align with my goals and desires!
  • reading "Ask and It Is Given"
  • being goofy with my friend Patricia

Monday, November 19, 2007

Appreciation Game: Day 8

I'm playing this Appreciation Game, the last step of which is a to make a list in the morning of everything I appreciate in this moment. Here's mine for today!

cold pillows and warm comforters
the preciousness of Hudson
my camaraderie with John
the beauty and enthusiasm of Sarah
dance and lunch with my friends
long Sunday afternoon naps
knowing I have creative control over my life and don't need to be reactionary or an observer
inspiring romantic movies! :)
the love I feel for my soon-to-be girlfriend and partner
my business and how it works like a system
my new mentee!!
easy days, full of simple tasks and abundant accomplishments and receivings!!

Sunday, November 18, 2007

The Expected-Unexpected Nature of Abundance

One of the things I am learning about Abundance -- or manifestation in general -- is how unexpected -- yet not -- the things that come to me are.

For instance. You know, from earlier posts, that I've been on this allowing the Universe to bring me consistent funding for all my deals. And a lot happened even just 1+ plus short weeks since writing this into my Placemat process.

Well, since Wednesday, two new things happened:

  1. I met with a potential cash partner and we decided to work together. This enables me to be able to do at least 2 deals at a time with her. Maybe more!
  2. A trusted colleague called who I hadn't spoken to for a while. He had some Qs about him becoming a credit partner for other investors. I explained the process and how it worked. And then -- quite unexpectedly -- he asked if that was something I would be interested in doing with him. Of course the answer was yes! But what's interesting is that he didn't know that I had recently decided to take on credit partners. :)

So between this new cash partner, this new credit partner and my current credit partner -- not to mention a few private lenders -- I will be able to do 2-4 deals per month easily, effortlessly and consistently, from now on. For THAT I am so damn appreciative!

There are two things that are most striking about each of these events. First, I never expected these exact results. And certainly not so quickly since writing this down on my Placemat Process. But, I did expect for my request to be taken care of. That's what's cool about this!

If we expect -- on a feeling level -- that the Universe will take care of these requests, then we can be surprised beyond our wildest dreams and simplest conceptions of how it should unfold.

So today, I wrote a new additional request to the Universe: "consistent income to pay all my bills and have lots of fun $$ left over, beyond my wildest dreams".

I have no idea what this will look like, but I'm sure it will fit my preferences AND knock my socks off!!

Appreciation Game: Day 7

I'm playing this Appreciation Game, the last step of which is a to make a list in the morning of everything I appreciate in this moment. Here's mine for today!

soft sheets
warm showers
cashew cookie lara bars
my new investing mentee
my business partners
how when I put something on the Universes side of the Placemat process, it simply gets done
the changing angle of the sunshine as the year moves on
my intuition
bodies in motion
dance
my essential oils
Ningxia Red!!
feeling good, even when I wake up NOT feeling good
consistent funding for all my deals
my new credit partner and cash partner
all the wonderful income I have and that which is on its way to me right NOW!
my friends
my Sundays

Saturday, November 17, 2007

Appreciation Game: Day 6

I'm playing this Appreciation Game, the last step of which is a to make a list in the morning of everything I appreciate in this moment. Here's mine for today!

long, slow wake-ups on a sleepy Saturday morning
my vibrational alignment
my feelings -- those oh so yummy feelings
something I can't mention publicly, but I really appreciate it
I have a date next week!
I love my friends
how everything I want is really coming to me with little or no effort on my part
recognizing what's my part and what's not
chicken and vegetables at unexpected places and prices
my essential oils!!
yummy showers and shaving clean
that I am the sole creator of my reality
how people and experiences come in or out of my life based on how I feel and vibrate
Abundance!!!

Friday, November 16, 2007

The Power of the Oils: Lavender and Thieves

This morning I slammed the door on my right thumb. Ooooouuuch!! MAN did that really hurt!! My thumb was throbbing but luckily not broken. I could barely wiggle it without hurting.

After I ran some cold water on my thumb, I dripped a drop of Lavender oil and a drop of Thieves oil on it. Immediately the pain started lessening! The sting went away a few minutes later. And shortly after, the redness died down.

Now, over 2 hours later, there's just a hint of tingling and tightness in my thumb, no sign of swelling and I can type and write with it just about normally -- which could potentially really hurt this soon after injury.

I'm stunned, amazed and elated!!

Appreciation Game: Day 5

I'm playing this Appreciation Game, the last step of which is a to make a list in the morning of everything I appreciate in this moment. Here's mine for today!

waking up
interesting women
my ability and decision to keep my energy in and not give it away so easily
sitting reading after breakfast
meditating
flowers
friendly cashiers
being friendly to cashiers
the variety of people in the world
how there are SO many different health foods in the world
continual amazement at the oils -- LOVE Thieves and Valor now too
deep, deep appreciation for understanding and working with the Law of Attraction
how much is being drawn into my life right now, simply by intention, focus and allowing
my body and health
sex
how I want to feel when I am financially free and madly in love
teaching people about real estate investing
inspiring people toward abundance

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

An example of receiving Abundance

So, a few weeks ago, as you may recall, I had discussions worth over $2 million. All of it was around attempting to find financing for my deals, either private or institutional or partners. Well I learned alot from that experience. Namely, that I didn't want to work that hard trying to make it happen.

So during one of our recent Abundance Parties, I put various statements relating to this on the Universe's side of my Placemat process. Eventually, in refining the statement, it came to where it is today "consistent funding for all my deals, from now on."

What this means is that I was turning over my funding woes to the Universe, that I wouldn't go looking for it and that I wanted it to come to me easily and effortlessly. And, that at a minimum, I would always have enough funding to do 2 to 4 deals a month.

Well, what has unfolded has been really cool.

First off, I have relaxed around the whole thing! This is the hugest piece, because it is only in relaxing and letting go of effort and resistance that anything can manifest these days.


Second, TONS of financing sources -- potentially solid ones -- have been coming to me. With little or no effort on my part. Seriously. Check this list out

* my business partner found two hard money lenders on Craigslist. I emailed them and they wrote me back. I'm no applying with them
* my realtor called me having found out about another hard money lender. i did nothing for a few days and he found out even more information
* a colleague called me about a deal and I found out he has two resources he said he'd turn me on to
* I called a colleague to talk about partnering and she's totally for it AND has lots of resources
* my business partner has a friend who is going independent and can get us both hard money
* the hard money lender I am already in tight with said they could do 2 deals with me instead of one


I'm telling you. When I am clear on what I want -- consistent funding for all my deals, from now on -- and allow the Universe (God or whatever you want to call it) to manage it, the results are really quite wonderful and amazing!

Appreciation Game: Day 3

I'm playing this Appreciation Game, the last step of which is a to make a list in the morning of everything I appreciate in this moment. Here's mine for today!

waking up under my comforter
lara bars
wealth and luxury - whether actual or dreamt
my Abundance oil
silly movies
shopping
the way I feel during meditation
learning new things in my business
email discussions with friends I haven't seen in a while
having the guts to go out on a ledge
the taste and smell of the right woman
Dr. Peebles and Natalie G.
the funding I have for my deals, now and in the future
great little quotes and sayings
how my body seems to adjust itself while I sleep
Lavender oil on my pillows
Start Trek -- all the series!
my friends
life itself
my soon-to-be-girlfriend
always having money from now on

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

I'm in Love!

You know that feeling after you've fallen, where your heart swells and you feel some how lighter and more alive than ever before? Sometimes it's accompanied with not being able to think straight or think of anything or anyone else?

Well that's how I'm feeling right now. It's a very big-energy, high-vibration feeling. Like every cell in my body is vibrating faster and with more joy. It's really wonderful.

And I haven't even met her (in the physical world) and I didn't even sniff any Joy oil just now!

I will say that I feel like I just met someone, or received someone or something. Or maybe I am just deeply appreciating everything.

Well, whatever it is, I wish everyone could feel it right now. It's so yummy and delicious and whole.

Surrender: What people misunderstand most about it and how it relates to Abundance.

It occurred to me today that many people misunderstand the notion of Surrender.

When I was fat -- yes, hard to believe, but I was, although I don't identify with those years anymore -- one could say I had "surrendered" to the food. In truth, it was more like resignation. The problem with this type of surrender is that it is sort of backward focused, stuck on lack and the problem. Surrendering to a problem -- or in my case resigning to the "fact" that I would be fat for the rest of my life (ha! what a lie) had nothing to do with a solution. Nothing to do with hope or inspiration or even where I wanted to go.

And if humility is an acceptance of where we are and a willingness to become all we can be. Then this type of "surrender" even lacks humility. Because there's no "can be". Only where we are.

See, true Surrender -- and I capitalize it on purpose -- is not just an acceptance or resignation of where we are. True Surrender is to Life itself: to the stream of life that flows powerful and magically through our days and nights.

When we surrender to that stream of life, we are saying quite simply: I'm okay where I am and I'm willing to let the rest unfold.

Surrender to a problem says "well, I might as well accept that this is how it is and will always be".

See the difference? One has hope and movement. The other is stuck and lacking.

I think this is an important thing to be aware of when attempting to manifest Abundance in one's life.

Don't surrender to your problems. Don't surrender to "what is"! Don't resign yourself to how you currently view things!! You might as well shoot your self!!!

Abundance is there, waiting for us, in every moment, just a reach away. And we get there faster when we truly Surrender. :)

Lavender to the Rescue! (and Abundance too!)

Last night I gave a friend some Lavender and Abundance oil. And a wee bit of Peppermint. She had heard about the Lavender from my friend Brian, who bought some a few weeks ago. So she wanted to sleep better. Here's what she wrote me this morning.

"I slept I slept!!! AND i just closed my first deal!!! I am so excited!! Want to know how a friend of mine can get some lavender oil too?? let me know!!"

That, my friends, is the power of these oils. I swear by them. And I don't swear by much. They are truly life changing.

Abundance is becoming a norm

What an incredible life this is! Really. For one, starting the Appreciation Game has been such a joy. Focusing on appreciation as I go to sleep, wake up and start my day has been really fun. So that carries over quite nicely to my day in all areas.

Then, combine that with intention and focus and everything unfolds nicely.

Like for example, on Sunday after dance, I had a friend ask me about Abundance oil. I happened to have Joy and Peppermint with me. So I broke them out and shared some drops. I love watching as people enjoy and appreciate the oils. Two friends definitely want to get some.

Same thing happened yesterday. I was simply minding my business when a friend emailed and wanted to know about lavender oil. Someone using it had told her about it. So I hooked her up with some last night. I'm very curious to see how she slept.

Plus, on Sunday, at dance, I set the intention to be surround with love and loving joyful experiences. I also set the intention to see beautiful women. And you know what, I saw beauty everywhere, was surround by love and luscious dances and felt filled with joy and love.

The yesterday (Monday) I found tons of cool deals and was feeling very abundant in my business life.

Let's see what happens today!!!

Appreciation Game: Day 2

I'm playing this Appreciation Game, the last step of which is a to make a list in the morning of everything I appreciate in this moment. Here's mine for today!

my health
i love the way the sun shines through the slots of my blinds as I wake up in the morning
i love the taste of lara bars and vanila rice milk
my friends from Monday night: Lauren, Gaby, Heidi, Heather, Josh, Michael, Hillary
the way it feels when I'm first waking up, covered in my warm comforter
the feeling of my naked body
the completely visceral, sensual feeling of having sex, body-to-body
showering
reading "Ask and It Is Given"
KNOWING that the more I focus on love, joy and appreciation, the more those things will BE
KNOWING I can be in relationship at any time
FEELING her nearer and nearer
my money and wealth: past, present and future
my new-found knowledge that everything I want is already a part of me, simply by desiring it!
my soon-to-be girlfriend
my hear-now girlfriend :)
meditation
showering
my essential oils
when people want essential oils
day-dreaming :)

Monday, November 12, 2007

Appreciation Game: Day 1

I'm playing this Appreciation Game, the last step of which is a to make a list in the morning of everything I appreciate in this moment. Here's mine for today!

sunshine
my health
my work and my team and my deals (now and in future)
my friends, specifically Londin, Patricia, Juliet, John, Michele, Michael, Brian...
my peanut-shaped, red-colored desk!
my soon to be living room furniture
dance and movement
my bed
Young Living essential oils, specifically Abundance, Lavender, Peppermint, Envision and Joy!
how my life is unfolding so magically
the teachings of Abraham
Natalie Gianelli and Dr. Peebles
Lara Bars
Jamba Juice
wraps
yummy salads
BBB&G's
women
how women move and dress
the softness of their skin
the loveliness of their shape
the variety of shapes of women
the spot on a woman's hip where my hand fits ever so perfectly
my own body: it's form, movement, strength, definition, gentleness
my soon-to-be girlfriend
my deep love for her

Sunday, November 11, 2007

Appreciation Game

Here's a game from Abraham that I will be playing for the next 30 days. Join in if you want. :)

"Go to bed tonight and set forth the intention to slumber into your alignment with Source, which you always do. And then set forth the intention that when you awaken in the morning that you'll just slide back into this physical body in an attitude of appreciation. And in fact before you sleep, go through a list of things that are very easy for you to appreciate so you set the tone of the environment into which you will re-emerge in the morning.

And then when you awaken in the morning, lie in your bed and move through your mind this list of things that you are appreciating. And then go right from there to brushing your teeth and doing whatever you need to do immediately. And then go right to your chair of meditation and bring yourself again into vibrational alignment with wellbeing. Only this time, you're not doing it because you are asleep --you're wide awake. And you are tuning yourself to the vibration of Who You Are. Then get up from your meditation chair and go right to the kitchen, and find something that is delicious and refreshing to eat. And as you are eating it, sit with an attitude of appreciation.

And once you've finished eating your delicious meal, whatever it might be, then sit with your paper and pen and make a list of things that you appreciate. Just write the things that flow forth from you easily. Don't make it a list of things you SHOULD appreciate --the things that you do appreciate.

And this process will put you in the vibrational attitude of alignment with Source. And if you will do that tomorrow and the next day, and the next day, and the next day, and the next day, and the next day, and the next day, and the next day, before you know it, and certainly within 30 days, you will have set the tone of seeing the world through the eyes of Source in a way that you have never done before. [Powerfully] And then you will not be asking us what it's like to be pure, positive energy, because you'll know it VISCERALLY. You'll feel it in EVERY FIBER OF YOUR BEING."

Albuquerque, NM, 8-28-07

Saturday, November 10, 2007

Money is a Part of Me. It's Not "Out There".

Last night I had an incredible epiphany! I realized that there is absolutely NO separation between me and the money I want. In fact, it's not even really about the money I want, as much as it's about changing the perception of where it "lives". Let me explain.

See, when I was growing up, money was something very foreign to me. My family didn't have much of it. They never spoke openly about it -- it was always a kind of "behind closed doors" sort of thing, right up there with sex. And we were always pinching pennies, cutting coupons and doing cost saving things around the house.

So I got this message that money was in short supply, hard to come by and needed to be preserved and watched closely, and rarely spent. My family had the "lacks". And yet, I saw plenty of evidence of money in other people's lives. Even on the street where I lived. I was under the impression that we were different from all of them. (see, more separation!)

Over the years, I've grown to have a better relationship with money. Have actually learned to make a lot of it in 9-to-5 J.O.B.'s. But one old story has remained.That is the belief that money was always "out there", "over there", in other people's hands or anywhere other than associated directly with me. Even while I was earning big bucks on wall street back in 1995 and 1996, money was something that other people gave to me, in exchange for my labor, service or brilliance. But it was an exchange. Not a right. I associated it with them, not with me.

In recent months I've been practicing allowing more abundance into my life, through various exercises. Most of that fun and games has been around deserving, defining feeling states I associate with money and wealth, defining what I want, and shifting my belief around it needing to come from a 9-to-5 JOB.

And lat night was the next big piece -- bring it home to where it really "lives": with me. Perhaps this was the final piece of my shift. I certainly hope so. Here's what happened.

I was listening to someone talk about how we are connected to everything around us: how we are the chair we're sitting on, the grass we walk on, the air we breath, etc. Many people would say this is the major tenet of the "We are all One" or "We're all interconnected" spiritual beliefs. But I took it deeper than that.

For me, it was a deep realization that money -- as much or as little as I may want -- is not "out there" or "over there with them" or "theirs" or that anyone needs to give it to me. That's when I realized that everything I want is simply an energetic extension of me and, in fact, is actually part of me!!

  • The $10,000+/month in passive income I want is part of me.
  • All the real estate investment deals I do from now on are part of me.
  • The money I will make from those deals is part of me.
  • What's in my bank account and what's coming to my bank account are a part of me.
  • The relationship with my beloved and all love relationships are part of me.
  • The furniture I want to buy this weekend is part of me.
  • The house in the hills or on the beach are a part of me.

Everything I want is part of me, simply by the fact that I desire it. And in fact, as soon as I desire it, it is a part of me. Or rather, it's part of who I am becoming. Thus, my role, is to let go and allow it to join with my current experience. To let it in and allow it to be part of me.

So there is NO separation between myself and money. It's not "over there" or "in someone else's hands" or "hard to attain" or "requiring big effort". Someone else doesn't need to give it to me. I don't even need to earn it -- although I enjoy doing so. It simply lives with me, in my heart, in my sphere of influence as soon as I ask for it. And it's there, waiting for me to claim it as my own, to bring it into my life experience, as part of me.

That is amazing! For this, I am grateful

Thursday, November 8, 2007

Feeling Good about Great Abundance

A quote I read yesterday morning (and again today!):

"You have to feel good about great abundance before you will allow the pleasure of great abundance to flow into your experience."

-- Abraham-Hicks

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Wednesday Wonders

Wow. Today has been incredible. First of all, I got tons done. Second, I had tons of deals being presented to me. Third, I didn't succumb to fear around how I'm going to fund them lots of powerful things happened:

1. A lender agreed to look at funding an unconventional deal
2. A colleague called to talk shop and he told me he'd hook me up with his local bankers
3. I heard about a new lender to check out
4. I spoke at length with a new, highly liquid cash partner

Plus, I had a cool oil experience in the post office.

I went to the post office and was wearing my Abundance oil and the postal guy says "Who's wearing the Patchouli?! It reminds me of the 60s!" I had to giggle because I knew this was a direct result of last night's training and letting go of resistance.

So I told him it was me and that it was actually a oil blend called Abundance. I said, "I wish I had some on me cause I'd let you try some." And he said "Where can I get it?" I said direct sell and I'm a rep. All I need is your billing info and I can create an account and have them overnight it. He was busy with customers and balked a slight bit (I think I jumped to fast) so I gave him my card and wrote some info on the back. I'm going to go back and take some oils and put them on them.

Wouldn't it be nice to have the whole post office smelling so awesome! Hehehehe!

Oh my God! It's Wednesday!

Here's a cute little abundance trick I enjoy using.

Supposed today was your friends birthday and you had forgotten until you see them. What's a possible thing you would say: "Oh my God! It's your Birthday!"

Or supposed you woke up last Sunday and forgot to set your clock back an hour. What's a possible thing you would say: "Oh my God! I get an extra hour!"

Consider that this attitude of joyous surprise -- sheer delight actually -- could be just as applicable to the ordinary as it is to the extra-ordinary. How would that change your daily view point? Hm?

Oh my God! It's Wednesday!!

Never-Ending, Ever-Increasing Abundance

This morning I awoke with an amazing insight:

"There is a Never-Ending, Ever-Increasing flow of Abundance, on every level, coming into my experience every day!!"

This was the first thought as I awoke and I KNEW, without a shadow of a doubt, that I believe it as 100% true. It has taken me months, if not years, to reach this point. It's awe-inspiring and powerful to feel. And I attribute much of this growth and shift to both Young Living's Abundance Oil and my ongoing study of the Law of Attraction and the Art of Allowing.

Think about it!! A never-ending, ever-increasing, always-flowing, never denying, flow of Abundance. Do you realize what believing this means? It means that whatever I want, I no longer need to control. Whatever I wish for, I no longer need to make happen. Whatever is in front of me can simply be flowed through and not struggled through. That the secret is trusting and flowing. Trusting and surrendering. ALLOWING things to come into being, rather than forcing, coercing or making them happen.

What a relief!

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Moving through the stuck points!

It's really amazing how things can really get flowing once you move through the stuck points!

This morning I fired my rehab contractor. Mmmm. Felt good. I never actually reached him, but I terminated the contract in writing and wrote what I expect should happen to clean up the loose ends. I'm resolving this on Thursday so the repairs can be finalized and I ca get the house profitable.

That...felt....good. (And scarey.) But it was necesary.

And tonight, I had a HUGE block at the Young Living training hosted by my friend. I'm grateful for the knowledge of when I am resisting or shutting down. But this was painful. I was accutely aware of myself shutting off. However, I was also willing to ride it out. And from that I became further more convinced on how I want things to manifest in my life -- with ease and little action or effort.

In driving home I was grateful for knowing that I want to manifest in such a manner. Sure, I get blocked and stuck. But once I move through those points, there is SUCH a lovely release of energy. My boat gets moving downstream again, going with the flow.

I pulled into my parking garage and simply said "Alright Universe! You build my Young Living business. You provide consisten funding for my real estate investment deals. You deliver the love of my life. I'll sit back and do the best thing I can do: trust, believe, expect and appreciate."

Thank God for the stuck points that sharply contract our more flowing moments. In them I learn. And when I don't judge and simply go with them, they transform to more abundance!

Monday, November 5, 2007

Abundance = Open to new ideas = Going with the flow = Power

I'm tired, so I'll make this short.

Today I had two amazing things happen. First, in the morning, a friend suggested a strategy for the house I'm rehabbing that I hadn't even considered. It was out of the blue and a very strong strategy which will enable me to profit more rapidly AND over time.

The cool thing is that I could sense it was important extra information and didn't dimiss it.

Second, in the evening, that same friend pressed a point about how I'm handling the delay in the rehab I'm doing. She pointed out that I've been patient enough and now I need to put my foot down. I got angry about the situation -- which was good and appropriate -- especially after the disappointment of loosing two deals in a row. :(

The cool thing about this, even though it was a difficult conversation that I had massive resistance around (hello, that alone was indicator enough) was that once I admitted I needed to take action, my disappointment cleared, and I felt my power come back. I also realized that it was the logical next step in learning this piece of my business. I've tried micro-managing. Didn't work. I tried the hands-off approach (admittedly partially out of fear) and that didn't work. And now, I get a clear picture of how to manange this:

Empower my team to do their best to make their part happen, while I hold the vision and offer course corrections and clarifications. That way I guide the ship, without actually doing the rowing!

Oh and I got $750 today!

Thursday, November 1, 2007

Deals, deals and more deals!

So while we're handling the mix-up on the wire transfer and calming the seller and, and, and -- 3 more sweet deals land in my lap!

One I already have a contract on. It was verbally accepted last Friday. I signed the final contract today. It has a 50K profit after rehab. Another is a sweet flip in Lee's Summit, MO -- just outside of KC. Crazy price versus value, with $130K in profit. Even more if we finish out the basement! And then another deal that fell through with another investor and is readily available. That has 50K profit in it.

That's $230K in profit. Split two-ways (because I'm partnering with people) and I make 115K. That doesn't count the one I'm closing on tomorrow and the one I"m currently rehabbing and selling. And you know what's the most incredible thing about this? It can easily happen in the next 2-3 months. Yup. By New Years in fact. I've never made that much money in a year's time, much less 2-3 months. Now that's totally letting the Universe out dream me!

Thank you Universe!

Finally closing! (more lessons in letting go)

Wow. Amazing day. Started sort of the same way the day before ended -- not knowing what was up with my closing on this 4 bedroom flip in KC. Then I had a semi-good meditation. Man, was I distracted. This turned into a good cry and a deeper letting go of the whole situation. I had tried everything and couldn't see anything else to do. I'd even put this closing on the Universe's side of my Placemat Process for yesterday.

Funny thing is, after my cry, a thought/inspiration came to me. I thought of calling my business partner for this deal at his work number. His J.O.B, which I had never called him at. And sure enough, I got it. First time in 3 days! And write before he was leaving his desk.

Turns out the wire never went through. Typo. Hah! Don't you just love Mercury retrograde? LOL

Well, we settled that issue and we're closing tomorrow -- regardless! When this deal flips in December, I stand to make 35-50K!

But it gets better...