Diving Deeply into Our Hearts

What would our lives and the world look like if we all dropped "telling it like it is" and all our stories and reflections of "how it is" and blow-by-blow descriptions of what happened and who did or said what and focused exclusively and joyfully on how we wanted things to be?

What if we all went so deeply into our hearts that how we feel ends up mattering more than any perspective, belief, story or justification? If we were so profoundly heart-centered that we allowed that natural guidance to lead us and inspire us into the lives we truly want.

Things are changing my friends. For the better. Everyday is a chance to follow our hearts, to drop logic and reasoning and justifications. I know for me, it's been a long journey before finding Abraham. And now, that path to my heart is shorter, sharper and clearer than ever before.

Today, no matter where I am going, what I am doing or who I am doing it with, my dominant intention is to see that which I want to see, that which feels good to me, which I appreciate. And in so doing, I see more that I appreciate and that feels good, and in turn, feel more good and more appreciation.

Thank you to all my friends!

My Magical Creation Box

Just before Christmas, and right after I bought my new furniture, I found myself willing to finally play a Law of Attraction game called "The Magical Creation Box".

Now, I've done an exercise like this before, called a God-jar (or God box). But there's a huge difference. Where as a God-box is used for letting go of something you're worrying or obsessing about, in order to free the mind, the Magical Creation Box is to create and concretize one's feelings for what one is creating. It is a concrete focusing the energy of Abundance.

So I went around looking for a box I felt good about when I saw it. Tough job. But I found one at Pier One, and even got it for 25% off, just for asking AND for being nice. (see photo above)

The next day, I sat down with some magazines and began looking for images I thorough enjoyed. I clipped and clipped and clipped and put all the clippings into this awesome box, saying "Whatever is contained in this box -- IS!" with each clipping. It was a blast.

I put in islands, travels, art work, sunsets, women and men together in romantic settings, boats, cruises, furniture, dream homes, new apartments, gobs of money and a list of 121 things I want in a girlfriend/life partner which I wrote a year ago to that day. Then I put the box back in it's resting place.

And on New Years, while looking at it, I realized something profound. Playing this game literally IS creating. If I clipped it and put it in with the saying, and if I truly believe and trust that this item IS, then I am actually creating it, just like the Universe does.

That's when I realized the true power and value of this game. It so closely resembles the dynamic of what actually happens when we have a desire and focus on that desire, that I was amazed. And in physically going through the steps with this game, it is an enormous alignment with what has already been put in motion. Wow!

Abundant Beauty

Last night I stepped into a realm of utter beauty and grace. I shared moments of heartfelt appreciation. And was entranced and enchanted by eyes so deep, beautiful and expressive that I cannot even begin to describe their impact.

And for this, I am filled with the utmost Appreciation.

I wish to linger in this pond of Abundance, as often as I can.

Happy Abundant New Year!!!

Welcome, everyone, to the year 2008! 2008 is a significant year because it holds an energy of fruition and manifestation. 2007 was a year of deep inner work -- releasing, purging, letting go, integrating, moving from fear to love, releasing again and re-integrating. As we move into a whole new year to play and celebrate in, all that work -- both inner and outer -- is now coming to fruition.

2008 will be a year where those who have done their best this past year to get more in alignment with their natural Well-Being and Abundance will begin to see, and more importantly truly FEEL, the fruits of their labors.

2008 is about making real, what has already been lived through, desired and felt.

Now once could say that this is what life is about. And I would be the first to agree. But not everyone is on board with this concept, much less the practice of it. I'm appreciating how much of my 2007 was spent shifting from physical and action effort, to inner and vibrational effort: manifesting more from the spiritual center and less from the outer effort.

However, most people don't live that way. So I believe we have periods of time which we can choose to use as instructional, so that may actually learn and integrate new information and practice new ways of thinking and being. Everyone is on a different time scale with this. But globally, I sense that 2007 was a year in which this took place.

So 2008 is a time to watch what unfolds from the practices and learning of 2007.

For myself, I learned more about real estate investing than I ever thought possible. I created learning after learning and story after story has been added to my arsenal of knowledge. I have also practices alignment and FEELING good and Appreciation more than ever in my life. And through these efforts, have come to know Abundance -- inside myself -- on a level I have never, ever known.

And so, I believe -- no, I KNOW -- what 2008 holds in store for me: ever-expanding, never-ending, every-increasing Abundance on every level. And this is my New Years wish for you, as well.

Thsi year, 2008, may you be well in your Well-Being!

Christmas Abundance, Hidden in the Mystery

I was hoping for something different than what I experienced this Christmas. I was hoping for an abundance of love and companionship and warm-hearted times. But the key here is that I was hoping -- not expecting or knowing.

Instead, I allowed everything to unfold organically and stuck with what felt best. And that meant spending a lot of time by myself.

At first this was a bitter-sweet pill for me to swallow. I was a bit rebellious about it, while embracing it on some level. Eventually, after I worked through the sadness or disappointment of it, I was able to relax into what was true for: I needed this time alone!

Especially because of the sudden and large influx of abundance into my life on Christmas Eve day: my new furniture arrived.

I have been living in this apartment -- without furniture, other than a bed -- for over 6 months. Well, last week I broke down and went out and bought some. Phew. It took a while to make the decisions, but I was so elated I had a good cry afterwards. I felt proud of myself.

So when it all arrived -- huge cushy sofa, large plush chair and dining room table -- I was not elated, but overwhelmed!!

Oh I was so surprised by this emotional reaction. I thought for sure I would be crying for joy or excited and eager. Instead. Shutdown. It took about 24 hours to actually integrate this sudden shift. But what's really cool about it is how much appreciation I ended up having once I integrated it all. I cannot describe the deep appreciation I have for now having furniture. But I can assure you that the groundedness, solidity and homey feeling is truly strong. And those are what I wanted anyways.

So in summary, I'll take the longer-lasting, deeper impression of the feelings I wanted from my furniture, than the sudden elation and excitement. And in a way, this has been a good, smaller-scale practice for the massive abundance that is heading my way right now.

Thank you Universe!!

Being an example of Abundance

How can we be examples of Abundance when we haven't "arrived" yet? When we haven't gotten "over there"? Or acquired this, that or the other thing.

I'm gathering lately that being an example of Abundance is much simpler than having the material indicators -- which is all they really are anyways. It's actually carrying the inner feeling throughout any material or physical conditions. And that by carrying this inner feeling and radiating it out in love and appreciation, letting it flow through us instead of demanding things come to us, we are true examples of Abundance.

Today, as I face a quiet day -- with joyful expectation -- and expect the best of things today, I feel this truth more than ever. And yes, the physical indicators of abundance are on their way for me and countless others. But they don't need to be here, since in my now I am already there.

Funny, those spiritual paradoxes, eh? :)

What a wonderful day

I awoke this morning to a little bit of fear. Not much. Just some stuff about money and bills. Thanks to the last 37 days of playing the Appreciation Game, I simply slipped into making a mental list of what I am currently appreciating. Man, does this game really do the trick. I essentially bathe in the feeling of appreciation right from the moment I wake up.

And today is lovely. The rain is beautiful and nurturing. My tasks are light, easy and fun today. I'm making money right now, while I type and I am surrounded by beautiful people, beautiful possessions and lots of love. I really am blessed.

This perspective of appreciation is really doing a lot for my sense of abundance. I can see now what Abraham means by it. And when I am so often in this state of appreciation, I'm noticing that when things don't go "my way" I am even less phased by them.

For example, tonight I was scheduled to meet a friend who I adore. She had to go to the hospital to support a friend who suddenly needed to go. When I heard this news, I wasn't even disappointed. Well, maybe a tad bit sad. But because of my state of appreciation, I rejoiced in the increase of free-time and the freedom to go eat where I wanted and do what I wanted.

I also thought about how people vibrate out of our experience when we and they are not vibrational matches. So I took the change of plans as a good thing.

The funny thing about this -- as it relates to abundance -- is that I really do FEEL more abundant when I am in appreciation. I don't completely understand this. Nor do I need to. I just know that it is working.