Subonscious programming really has a grip on us as a whole.  We program our minds by what we listen to, what we read, what we have been taught, what we keep being taught, what we watch, what we say, what we remember, the stories we tell… the list is endless!

In case you didn’t know this, your subconscious mind is the captain of your physical manifestations.  If you think about a glacier, what’s above water is much smaller than what’s below the surface of the water: what we can’t see.  Our subconscious mind is like that too!  It’s the larger part of the mind that governs our manifestations.

So you say, “Megan, I thought that we can consciously co-create our realities. If that’s the case, why is the subconscious more important?”

Simply because the subconscious is ALWAYS working whether you’re aware of it or not.  You know how your mind incessantly just bubbles and bubbles and bubbles with thought?  Most of them are bubbling up from the subconscious.

What do you do as a result of those thought bubbles?  You possibly entertain them.  If they are empowering, entertaining them will serve you well!  If they are disempowering, that can really hurt you in the long run.

So how can you manage your thought process if these continuous never-ending bubblings just keep happening over and over again?

Through “Thought Management™”  There are NUMEROUS methods to managing your thoughts and some can be daunting or not as appealing to some as they are to others.  A few are listed below with links to other articles or products that can help:

• EFT: Emotional Freedom Technique, also known as “Tapping“
• Meditation: quieting the mind gently so that inspiration and wisdom can come through
• Active Prayer: Specifically focusing your energy and attention to Source for direction and wisdom
• Ho’oponpono: an ancient Hawaiian practice for clearing blockages and healing

These are just a few!

If you want something SIMPLE that is VERY effective and can start working today, simply do what T. Harv Ecker teaches: When a disempowering or unpleasant thought comes into your mind, simply “cancel” it, say “thank you for sharing” and then bring your thoughts back to your current activity and direction you were focused upon before getting off track with the disempowering thought.

Here’s an example of how that often times happens:

You set the intention to do some research for a business you’re interested in starting and you’re very excited about the possibility of getting it started.  However, once you start taking action, you start hearing these thoughts, “I wonder how long this is gonna take. Man, I hope it doesn’t take too long because I don’t have any money.  I really need to make some money this month because the bills are over due.  I’m so tired of not having enough money.  When is this nightmare going to be over? I can’t believe I let myself get into this mess. Man, I suck! What kind of nerve do I think I have by thinking I can do something like this.  I can’t start a business.  I’m too busy…etc….”

WHOA!!!  Can you see how the simple act of moving in the direction of possibly inspired action caused a FLOOD of disempowering thoughts to arise?  What would be different if the second thought was “canceled?”

Bringing your self back to the current thought of, “I wonder how long this is gonna take” and then moving in a more positive direction: “I’m excited about the process because I know I can do this!  I’m inspired to do this! I have what it takes!  I’m committed to doing whatever it takes while listening to inspiration! I know what inspiration sounds like and feels like! I see my goals!  I can see the finish line!  I’m focusing on the finish.  Regardless of what obstacles come my way, I can hurdle them and stay focused on the finish line! This is so wonderful!  Thank God I can do this!!!”

What a big difference when you are able to “cancel” the disempowering thought.

So, for today, challenge yourself to become more aware of what bubbles up in your head.  Again, if it’s empowering, celebrate it and build from it.  If it’s disempowering, say “Cancel! Thank you for sharing” and move back into your current focused direction.

Let me know if this was helpful to you by leaving your comments below!

Hugs,
Megan J. ♥

Have you experienced that as a marketer?

It just so happens that the more I communicate, more messages come back to me with words like: “you’re not as inspirational”, or “you’re lame” or “too many emails”, or “you’re boring.”

I could take those statements personally, but I don’t.  I consider them but I don’t look at them as if they are a reflection of my worth and value to others.

What I’ve come to realize again is that whoever and whatever resonates with you, will be close to you.

Whoever and whatever doesn’t, won’t.

It’s as simple as that.

The people who made those statements no longer resonated with me.  They were no longer in sync with what I have to offer them, and that is OK.

When I was in business school, the subject that irritated me the most was marketing.  I was fine with economics, accounting, finance, human resources, etc.  Oddly enough, it was marketing.

I understood the concept, but I didn’t agree with the psychology associated with it.

During that time of my life, I associated marketing with manipulation because of how messages were being crafted to influence people to do what you desired for them to do.

The purpose of business, bottom line, is to make a profit, and the primary means to generate that profit is through marketing.  Sure your product or service is important, as well as money management.  But hands down, the most important aspect of running a business is marketing.

Somewhere in my business school path, I adopted the belief that marketing was manipulation, and as a result had a very hard time marketing myself.  I REALLY didn’t like doing it, and thus, my businesses have struggled.

It wasn’t until recently that I started studying other rich people (who aren’t jerks by the way), and learning the true difference between marketing and manipulation.

Manipulation is when you intentionally and maliciously want to TAKE ADVANTAGE of someone for your own personal gain, no matter the expense to the other person.

Marketing, defined by Myron Golden is the art and science of discovering and developing in other people a desire for more and more of your product, your service, or your opportunity.

Why an art and science?

Because marketing works best when you take “I” out of it and put “you” everywhere.  There is an art to discovering and finding what it is that others actually want.  Most people are motivated by two things: Pain and pleasure.  You’d rather move away from pain or toward pleasure.

As a marketer, it becomes an art to figure out what you can provide that will take care of others’ wants and desires.  The science is uncovering what those are, and the art is finding creative ways to provide people with exactly what they want.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with that.

Would you agree?

So, tell me what you want?  I sent an email the other day and few people responded.

What I’m finding is that people want to know how to generate more money while spending less money.

They are tired of trying and things not working for them.

They want to get really good at manifesting.

They also want to learn about driving more traffic to their websites and offers.

So, over the coming days and weeks, I will be providing you with options to satisfy several of these wants.

My intention behind it all isn’t to take advantage of you or to manipulate you in any way.

It’s simply to provide something for you that can benefit you in the ways that you most desire them to.

Fairly and sincerely.

One of those ways is located at this link: http://connectwithmegan.com/yes.

Keep your eyes and ears open to learn more info about it.

Leave your comment below and let everyone know your opinion and what you think about marketing.

Let’s make this a two-way conversation.

As always,

What would LOVE Do?

Hugs,

Megan J. ♥

A very dear friend of mine told me the very jovial and humorously true story about how she was able to purchase a pair of boots that she really liked.  However, she didn’t have any money.  As a matter of fact, she’s been living for the last 3 or so months collecting employment insurance benefits as a result of being one of the employees in a mass layoff… something that’s happening in astounding numbers across our very “rich” nation.

One could see her situation as bleak, scary or hopeless, but I was quite delighted to learn what she decided to do during this trying time.

To make herself feel really good, she decided to “splurge” by going window shopping.  But instead of standing outside of the window of the department store she decided to visit, she went inside and took in the sights, sounds and emotions of being in the shoe section of the store.  This in and of itself brought a surge of excitement to her.

She wanted to literally feel what it was like to wear the shoes that she set her sights on.  She tried on pair after pair of boots and shoes.  Notwithstanding the work of the shoe salesman, she continued to indulge in her fantasy, but real, shoe shopping spree!

Her pockets were empty, but she was filling herself up with the energy of “having it now.”  She set her heart upon one pair of very stylish boots (I can’t even lie!!!  I want those boots too!!!–lol).  She liked the boots so much, that after about 2 hours of trying on shoes, she asked the tired, and now frustrated salesman to hold the boots for her.

Although she knew that she had no money and no way of earning any money to purchase the boots within 24 hours, she still asked him to hold them (24 hours is the limit that particular store is willing to keep an item off the floor).

She even took it a step further.  She didn’t simply let the 24 hours expire without the chance of her getting the boots.  She made it a priority to call the store every day after that and request the boots be held until she was able to purchase them.

Not sure where the money would come from or how long it would take before she would have the money in hand to actually buy them, She was determined to have them, and never entertained the thought of not having them for long.

The entire process was exciting and wonderful for her.  She thoroughly enjoyed all aspects of the shopping trip although she left with no shoes or boots physically in her hand.  She simply left with the very “real” experience of “having the boots now!” with no disappointment or sadness.  Just wonderful, good feeling emotions & lots of smiles.

Shortly after creating this experience for herself, an angel showed up who voluntarily decided to give her a gift of a little cash specifically for the boots.

Do you recognize the essential steps she took to manifest the boots with no money and no clue of where the money was coming from?

• She had a very strong desire to feel good
• She took inspired action to make herself feel good
• During the action, she created a very “real” experience of what it was like to have what she desired “now.”
• She only entertained thoughts of “having” and not so much “wanting,” but “having already.”
• She believed she would have what she desired.
• She didn’t stop.  She continued to take action.

As the law of attraction would see fit, she was energetically aligned with having the boots, and thus she was drawn to the resource to help manifest the boots.

The six bullets above can be applied to ANY area of your life.  These steps work for anything made of energy, and that my friends is EVERYTHING!

These same steps can be used to manifest significant others, money, material possessions, professions, careers… you name it.

Thus, the sky is the limit!

What will you decide to manifest today?

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/01/the_inauguration_of_president.html

It’s been five days since the historical inauguration of the 44th president of the United States, Barack Hussein Obama.  I knew the day would come when a president with noticeably African ancestry would grace the oval office in Washington.  I have to admit, I’m not one with huge political viewpoints or opinions, but I exhaled enormously when he was largely elected by the American people.

I was relieved once the year-long election was over.  I even documented on video when I was voting.

Fastforward to Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at about 11:00 am.  I was on my way home from the gym when I received a voicemail message from a friend of mine saying that he had a gig for my string ensemble to play at one of the Inaugural Balls in Washington, DC on January 2o, 2009.  The People’s Inaugural ball to be exact.

This was ONE WEEK before the ball was to take place, but of course I had to say YES!  Who would pass up this once-in-a lifetime opportunity to be an active participant FOR HIRE in one of the MOST HISTORICAL and memorable events in American history and the African American community?  I was thrilled and thought for sure that when the message was broadcasted to the network of musicians that I work with, everyone would be ready with instruments in hand to take on the task.

Well, it didn’t go quite as planned because this was definitely a last minute gig.  Here were some factors we had to face that made this gig not as palatable to some taste-buds:

1. Transportation: We had to provide our own transportation to and from the event. The security that day was very thick and no cars were allowed within a 5 block radius of the hotel.  Not even hotel vans or taxis were allowed.  At this stage in the game, we could not expect a “designated driver” to cart the string players to and from their various destinations.  It just wasn’t going to happen this time around.  We had to take the metro (the subway) *smile*
2. Lodging: Since our name was added to the vendors list one week before the event, we were not able to get any rooms in the hotel, let alone rooms in or near Washington, DC.  When my friend spoke to the contact who hired us for the gig, he spoke on our behalf and said that we already had lodging.  He took that liberty because I’m from the DC area, so he assumed that I had “people” that we could stay with. *smile*
3. Pay: They were willing to pay our rate for an out of town gig for an hour; however, since lodging and transportation weren’t covered, it seemed a little on the lower side for our rates.
4. Lack of rehearsal time: Since the core ensemble would not all be able to attend, I had to use other musicians in the network, with whom we all haven’t played together with as a whole.  Some of us were familiar with the repertoire we’d be using, and others had never seen it.  We wouldn’t have a chance to all get together to play until it was time to perform.

Considering the caliber and the grandeur of the event, to the outside looking in, it seemed as if all of these things should have been taken care of without any problem whatsoever.  I don’t think that this is a normal scenario, but at the same time, it was very, very, very last minute AND in was for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.  I was hoping that everyone would be flexible and take it all in stride in order to participate.

I was unable to use all of the “first choice” musicians for various reasons, but as destiny would see fit, the most qualified and energetically resonant musicans were those who played (thank goodness!!!!)

Another issue we faced was the issue of our security around the instruments.  Since we had to travel on public transportation to get to and from the gig, we were advised that we had to have our instruments secured in the hotel the day before (Monday, January 19th, 2009) by 3 pm.

This posed a problem seeing as though I lived 3 hours away from the gig, needed my instrument over the weekend to teach and play with, and was NOT going to send my instrument to DC days before I would get there.

There had to be a solution.

The Stafford Foundation, the organization that hired us, was also holding a Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast the day before.  I asked if we could play for both events.  After some negotiating, it worked out so that we could do both events, which would allow us to get there the day before as needed, earn additional income for time spent, as well as securing our instruments for the ball the next evening.

The breakfast went very well!  We got wonderful feedback from many of the attendees.  We made a couple of media contacts and even got a chance to take a picture with the Grammy Award Winning Gospel Artist, Yolanda Adams.

Playing together at this event first gave us all a good feel for each other and our playing styles.  This would serve as our rehearsal somewhat.  I was playing viola, (my second instrument. Violin is my first instrument) and I was presented with some challenges of sightreading in alto clef.  I love the challenge though and it was a lot of fun to play with the other musicians who were EXTREMELY competent and masterful on their instruments.  I was thoroughly impressed with their sightreading ability (which professional musicians are supposed to be able to do anyway–lol) and their attitudes!  They had the most delightful spirits and outlooks on the situation.  Their energy was impeccable, and I couldn’t have asked for a better group of musicians to work with considering the circumstances.

The day of the actual ball posed a few more challenges that would serve to test our demeanor a tad bit more.  Again, we were dealing with last minute issues that could begin to make your blood boil if you didn’t remain calm.

When we arrived at the hotel, after having to deal with very congested metro traffic and tired spectators of the actual inauguration (Since I had to play, I stayed home with my best friend and her daughter, my god-baby, as we watched it on TV), the security hadn’t been properly informed of our needs.  Unlike the day before, we didn’t have a place right away to secure our items and to change our clothes.  We also had a hard time getting into the hotel.  Overall, it took almost two hours to finally get situated in the hotel.

Ironically, before we were getting ready to get set up and started, we had to make another adjustment: the start and end time of our playing.  After going over it with the other musicians and with the people in charge of the event, we worked something out right up until it was time for us to begin playing.  We had just enough time to quickly snap the above shot before we were to sit down and provide the ambiance for the many people who would be coming to the ball.

I was exhausted before we even began playing, but I knew that the synergy we created and the music we would be playing would take care of the anxiety and stress I was feeling.  It took me a while to remember to do this, but I continued “cleaning” on the situation until I was calm.

I didn’t have any idea at this point when the Obama’s would be arriving.  I was informed by my friend that this was one of the balls that they were to attend.  We played until around 8:30 pm when the ball was just getting started.  We were offered the opportunity to stay and attend the ball where we would be able to mingle, network, sit down and eat.

I was torn with what I wanted to do.  Everyone else who participated lived in the DC area and were home once they got off the metro.  However, I still had a 3 hour drive that I had to make back to Virginia that evening as to beat the rush of spectators leaving DC the next morning.

After we were finished playing, the fatigue of the two days actually finally hit us, and we decided to call it an evening.  All of us wanted to go home and beat the rush when it was time to leave.  We may have missed the Obama’s dance, but the experience that we had was worth what we went through.  Participating in this event has opened up many doors and has caused a great multitude of advantages and opportunities to head our way.

I’m believing along with the rest of us that because we sowed a seed of goodwill, generosity, and service with quality and a high standard of professionalism, we will be remembered and called upon again many times over.  I am truly grateful for the opportunity and wouldn’t change a thing about how the events unfolded.  Sure, I would’ve loved to get better quality photos of the corset and floor-length tu-tu ensemble I was wearing, but that’s neither here nor there!!!–lol *smile*

The sights, sounds and emotions are implanted in my psyche forever, and it was worth everything that I had to experience to get here.

I’ve just received this wonderful post in the ho’oponopono yahoo group I’m a part of.  I wanted to share this letter with you so that you could use it to generate more prosperity energy around your consciousness.

What matters most is your intent and feeling behind what you’re saying.

You can read aloud this letter for 30 days and instead of it making you feel glorious on the inside, it can actually spark emotions of inadequacy.  You want to release the blockages that are keeping prosperity consciousness away from you and clogging up your “wealth spout.”  Ho’oponopono is one of those ways to do so.

Thus, the message (composed by Linda Miller):

Joe Vitale posted this beautiful Prosperity Prayer from Will Bowen, author
of A Complaint-Free World, who says this is the greatest consciousness
conditioner available to attract prosperity. Enjoy.

The Prosperity Prayer

Prosperity Affirmation

(Read Aloud Every Day for 30 days)

I am the source of all wealth. I am rich with creative ideas. My mind
abounds with new, original, inspired thoughts.What I have to offer is
unique, and the world desires it. My value is beyond reckoning. What the
world needs and desires, I am ready to produce and give. What the world
needs and desires, I recognize and fulfill. The bounty of my mind is without
hindrance or limit. Nothing can stand in the way of my inspired
creativeness. The overflowing power of God life energy overcomes every
obstacle, & pours out into the world, blessing & prospering everyone, &
everything through me. I radiate blessings, I radiate creativity, I radiate
prosperity, I radiate loving service. I radiate Joy, Beauty, Peace, Wisdom &
Power. Humanity seeks me and rewards me. I am beloved of the world. I am
wanted wherever I go. I am appreciated. What I have to offer is greatly
desired. What I have to offer brings a rich reward. Through my vision the
world is blessed. Through my clear thinking & steadfast purpose, wonderful
new values come into expression. My vision is as the vision of the mighty
ones. My faith is as the faith of the undefeatable. My power to accomplish
is unlimited. I, in my uttermost God Source, am all wealth, all power, all
productivity. I hereby declare my financial freedom, NOW and henceforth
forever!

Isn’t that beautiful?

Pass it along to those you care about and let’s help everyone create more
Prosperity and Wealth (whatever Prosperity and Wealth means to you).

Many blessings for your prosperity and well being.

But, this single bird and single bee story is different….

http://montereybay.com/creagrus/larks.html

First… the bird….

The bird was seasoned, but never seemed to age.  She lived life to the fullest, challenging the borders that she had been presented with her entire life.  Armed with more wits and moxie than a stereo-typical “bird brain,” she was looked at differently by her family and peers.

Many who observed her moving through life called her beautiful.  She soared easily and effortlessly to reach new heights that were set either by herself or by others.  She LOVED to fly and explore what it felt like to always be free…. free to dance among raindrops if she chose, free to make beautiful music anytime she felt like singing…. free to express the many facets of her personality without ridicule or shame. She liked being different.  She enjoyed being a beacon for others who also wanted to find their true selves.

To the bird, life was grand!  Life was full of endless possibility, discovery and exploration.  She welcomed change and embraced new experiences.

The bird had one weakness.  She had a hard time loving without expectation or attachment.  For a very long time, the bird associated love with doing or being something specific.  When she was just a little chick, if she behaved well, she received affection.  If she didn’t go too far from the nest, she received approval.  Love was something you received in exchange for something else.  I’m certain that had her “environment” known that this was the perspective of “love” that was being created for the little bird, they would’ve done something differently, but this was all they knew.

At a young age, the bird felt alone because her individuality was a dichotomy.  On one hand, it was glorious because she could always be her authentic self.  On the other hand, it was hard for her to be understood.  Therefore, she looked like everyone loved and adored her, but inside, she felt very separate from the rest of the world.  She would later unconsciously search for her reflection, as she later would discover served two purposes…..

The bee….

Fast and furious from the beginning, the bee was on a mission… to get it done.  Everything the bee touched, he had to do with vigor and perfection.  He had to be the best at whatever it was he chose to do.  On the surface, he didn’t seem very flashy, as if he didn’t want the world to know just how great he was, but on the inside, he had a passion for being unstoppable.

The bee’s nest was mobile.  They traveled to many places and had to adapt very quickly to life wherever he was at the time.  There was a period in the bee’s life where he made a choice to experience life more quickly than his current pace.  There was something about the adrenaline and excitement that he experienced going this fast, but this speed definitely had it’s consequences.  He had moved so quickly that he soon found himself without the safety of his nest to support him.

He was stuck in his own muck, so it seemed, but he maintained a different vision for his life.  Surrounded by the products of his previous choices, he found himself having to make some considerable changes first to himself, and he would later notice something very significant about his words and thoughts….

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The bird continued to flutter around oftentimes aimlessly because she felt so free.  She felt like she “bumped into” or was “drawn” to oddity. The reflections that began to manifest around her were also different like her; they marched to their own rhythm like her; they went against the grain and were non-conformists like her.  She attracted people like her, but another part of her reflection that she attracted was people who were needy like her.

See, the bird operated from a place of lack in her love life.  For a long time, she felt as if she needed something/someone to validate/approve of her,… residue from the early lessons of love she learned.  She was a passionate and dedicated “do’er,” almost subconsciously “performing” for approval, albeit it felt so natural to do so.  She needed to feel needed… she was a needy person for other needy people, an interesting paradigm that would later, although ironic, serve her.

The bird’s soaring was limited due to all of the “neediness” she was attracting.  She carried the weight of “neediness” for a decade before she realized that she was doing this to herself. It wasn’t until she too, began to create a different vision for her life, starting first with herself.

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The bee became enlightened and more conscious about his thoughts and words.  So much so, that the other bees around him started to fall away.  He would go to some of the same places, but the places were not as attractive anymore.  Neither were the other bees.  He began to experience a lot of contrast, which in turn would shape his thoughts even more.  He even began to take notice of how many of his thoughts and words were beginning to come to past.  The things that he was least attached too, he manifested quickly.  He didn’t realize that “detachment vs. attachment” played a critical role in manifestation.  Nonetheless, the things that he spoke about with passion and feeling, sans attachment would happen almost instantaneously…

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Relationships can be messy, especially when those involved are operating from a place of lack (where the bird was), and a place of attachment/familiarity/comfort (where the bee was).  Almost simultaneously, unbeknown to either, the bird and the bee were both consciously carving out/creating their ideal lives with their ideal partners.

The bird… letting go of the old… letting go of the fear of letting go… letting go of the need to be needed…. letting go of the thoughts of being alone…. letting go of past suffering… letting go of what was holding her back.  She became complete.  She became one with her “Self” and she fell in love with Her.  She began to love herself more than she could ever imagine and pour into her vessel the most self-love possible.  She had experienced so much contrast of what she thought “love” was, that she could finally express really what it is.  She knew that her environment and experiences were a direct reflection of herself, so she created a different perspective/perception of herself that was 100% with or without anything or anyone.  She finally felt what it was like to be “in love” when she decided to create her own very personal, “in love” experience with herself.

The bee… constantly providing thoughts and words opposite of what his environment showed, spoke with clarity and conviction the picture of his ideal partner.  This took place each time he experienced contrast with this vision.  The vision became more specific and more detailed, the more contrast he experienced.  Slowly, his environment started to take on the shape of what he felt most strongly about.  As he experienced more, he thought and spoke more, every time speaking and feeling as passionately about it as if it was his first time.  The interesting thing to note here is that although the bee was carving out this image, he wasn’t “looking” for her.  He wasn’t “seeking” his ideal partner.  He was just creating her with his words and feelings of what it would be like once she was with him.  The bee subconsciously knew that “looking/searching” for her conveyed thoughts and feelings of her not being there, thus she would always seem to elude him.  Whereas, creating the picture, without the attachment of having to have her or searching for her, she could gently and in a timely manner manifest.

The bird too, very creatively and in her typical artistic fashion, created an audio of her melodic voice set to song, speaking very carefully the characteristics of her ideal life partner.  She spent much time with this audio while loving herself… pouring into her space with energizing activities to strengthen her body and her health.  The air was filled with these vibrations of “him” while she went about her daily tasks.  She surrounded her aura with the energy of this “him.”  She would even fall asleep at night with the audio on repeat… this time without any feelings of lack or neediness attached.

The course was established and the frequencies were in phase.

It was time for the bird’s and the bee’s creation to manifest.

Without warning, and without expectation, the bird and the bee were revealed to each other, both being the physical manifestation of their conscious creations…. their dreams.

To the outside looking in…. the bird, with a bee…. those who know the bird, can see that she’s extremely happy and the bee fits perfectly.  He only adds.  He doesn’t take away.
To the outside looking in…. the bee with yet another bird?  Not the chicken or the hens, but the lark… African in origin, with a graceful and long-lasting melodious song.

How, one may ask, did this work out this way?  They both recognized that change begins with self, contrast provides desire, and detachment with inspired action yields manifestation.

…. and together, they are flying and living happily ever after….

… oh yeah… I almost forgot… the bird is me… :c)

Yes, I said that right.  I actually did attract Yogi using the Law of Attraction.  I wrote about the story in my book, How Ordinary People Attract Extraordinary Wealth! Since having him in my life, I have experienced some wonderful feelings of love and appreciation that only a pet can give you, especially a dog!

Listed below are some of the cool things that we experience together:

• Tons of affection and attention
• Long walks (brisk jogs for Yogi)
• Playtime with lots of plush toys
• Baths once a week (or 2 weeks if I’m very busy)
• He gets chicken treats for being obedient
• He has a wardrobe! (sooooo cute!)
• He doesn’t bark incessantly or unnecessarily
• He gets to sleep on my bed
• He has free reign over the house when I’m not there (he doesn’t really mark up the house, so I can trust him.  Also, he only chews his toys)
• He has an apartment area where he can also take care of his “bathroom” needs
• He gets cool haircuts
• Sometimes, he gets homemade food
• Lots of time lounging by my feet or beside me in the recliner when I’m working
• He used to like to get up on the desk in the office sometimes (when he was smaller)
• Visiting with his friends in the neighborhood
• Taking long rides in the car to visit family
• Spending time with his godmother (yes… he has a godmother)

I see now this list can get pretty long!  I can go on a rampage of appreciation for my beautiful pup, which I do often.  He helps to even out my emotional scale if I’m leaning a little more toward the negative side at times.

Having said all of that, I hope you can feel the joy, peace and happiness that I have experienced with him over the past two years.  I’m truly grateful for him and thankful that he was allowed into my world.  I wouldn’t change anything about him.

Happy Birthday Yogi!!!!

After sharing the movie all over the net and in hard-copy form, I finally revisited the original website and noticed that YES, there is an addendum!

I purchased the DVD, and commenced to watch it 3 times, only to be successful on the last time–lol.

Well, I must say, that the the whole way that we have been programmed as a species is really interesting, but even more so is the possibility that the programming can be edited as with other stuff, right?  You decide.

This is pretty neat stuff!

Belief/Reality creates your perception.

This is also a time where we can become exhausted, overwhelmed and burned out to the point where productivity takes a back seat.  Rewind about six months to this summer.  I experienced what I call “electro-magnetic frequency/oscillating magnetic field exposure” burn-out.  This basically translates into me being in front of the computer for way too long and not taking time out to recharge, exercise, breath and stretch.  As a result, a very serious toll was being taken against my health.

I was ready for a change, so I took the necessary steps to start a new habit of getting into gear and harmonizing my entire lifestyle with my business lifestyle.  I had to find a “new groove” that my previous “groove” could mesh with nicely.

During the transition, the following emotions tried to consume me:

• anxiety (feeling the need to write, market and communicate with my subscribers more frequently)
• frustration (knowing there was much to do and seemingly not enough time or energy to get them done)
• fear (that I would drop the ball across the board and miss out on a lot of great business opportunities)

Sheesh!  When I look at this list, no wonder I was burned out.  I later realized that all of these emotions coupled with the desire to “feel better physically” was a huge conflict of interest.  I had to do something completely different.

1. First, the emotions had to be put in check and moved away from the negative end of the spectrum to a more positive vibration.  That immediately made me feel better about what was taking place.
2. Secondly, I had to trust and REMEMBER that All Is Well, and that everything is working out for my greater good and for the greater good of all of those I come in contact with.
3. Third, I had to believe AGAIN that I was worthy of the success that I had created for myself, and to accept stepping into that greatness instead of being fearful of it.

Once I was able to bring into perspective the above and make the necessary changes, the transition didn’t feel as rough anymore, and I had found a new rhythm.  Since this was something I’ve already experienced, I can now recognize first hand when it’s time to “tweak my tempo,” meaning take a look at my speed and whether or not I’m still in my groove: not going too fast, not going too slow, but just moving steadily to a beat all my own.

For you, here are some things you can consider for getting back into gear and making sure that life doesn’t overtake or overwhelm you:

• Breath (take several long, slow and deep breaths for a few seconds with your eyes closed [except when you're driving.])
• Affirm your greatness (speak life-giving and life-sustaining affirmative statements over your current state of being or current situation.)
• Smile (take a few seconds to create soothing serotonin production in the brain to naturally calm your nerves.)
• Express gratitude (be thankful and appreciative of all that is working… all that is good… and all that feels right to you in your life, and relax around everything else.
• Take a day or two to regroup (sometimes, you just need to stop, catch your breath, slow down for a couple of seconds and really take life in.  Enjoy some time alone.  Savor the flavor of your next meal.  Spend time playing with your pet.  Read more stories to your children.  Go out for a walk.  Sit quietly in your den in silence.  Light some candles… meditate… r-e-l-a-x!)

It’s easy to get carried away and wonder where the time has gone.  Instead of letting life take over, you take the lead by setting your own pace and finding your own groove.  Regardless of what the world tries to demand of you, keeping yourself harmoniously in sync with your desires is going to ultimately keep you and everyone around you (who is supposed to be there–lol) happy.

There is power in numbers, and power in the collective consciousness of the planet!!!  I’m so excited right now, I just keep letting out deep breaths of air, anxiously looking forward to participating in the great/enormous movement for mankind all over the planet!!!!!

Look at what we as a people all over the world have accomplished yesterday!!!!  Really look at it!  And now, let’s look at an even deeper level of what can/WILL occur as a result of the evidence that has shown itself!!!!