Here's to Joy!

For the past two week, I anticipated the nightly 2010 Olympic Winter Games with great eagerness.

It was thrilling to share in the energy of the games, as well as to celebrate with each player his or her privilege of competing at the games.

The enthusiasm was always high and very contagious as it eeked out via my flat screen on a nightly basis.

It was entertaining to spend so many hours blissing and basking in the joy of each moment. Truly, every moment was joyful!

I found myself rooting for the team or individual who was having the most fun in the moment. I sang the Canadian and American anthems whenever they were played.

Many of the participants played for the joy of it.

I watched for the joy of it.

At the top of the week I opened a bottle of champagne, and everytime a gold medal was won, I poured a sip.

When a silver medal was won, I had a piece of chocolate and for bronze I had cup of tea in my finest china.

Tonight, I had the last glass of champagne in honor of the Ice Hockey teams- both of which played exceedlingly well.

As you can well imagine, I milked the games for all the fun and joy I could personally experience.

Now that the games are over, I hope to carry out this ritual of celebrating myself and everyone just for the joy of it because it feels good and because the better it gets, the better it gets!

A toast: To the Joy of this moment!

Appreciation

This week I've been beating the drum of good weather in my neck of the woods and sure enough that is exactly what I've been experiencing.

This morning, as I was journaling in bed, while looking out the bank of windows in my bedroom, I was mesmerized by the big fat fluffy snow flakes.

It was so beautiful to watch them dance their way to the ground.

Later on, as I was preparing olive bread dough - olive because it's a good way to make sure I am eating my MUFA's - it was hailing 8mm beads. This was fun to watch too!

They were raining down in perfect, white spheres, which was abruptly followed by about ten minutes of sunshine, followed by a slight rain and now itis perfectly dry and quiet.

I like knowing that the Universe responds to my drum beat. Whatever I offer appreciation and praise for, is exactly what my world manifests.

Nothing is better than knowing that Universe responds to my vibrations every single time!

Questions from OWN

Do you have any regrets?

No, I have no regrets. To regret means that I have misused the purpose of my life.

Does Everyone have an inner voice?

Yes, we each have our own guidance,  the most important voice ever.

What are your hopes for yourself in the future?

To continue to live a joyously expansive life. 

What brings you joy?

Anything that feels really, really, good.

How do you approach a big decision?

I will think about how I will feel when this decision is made and if it feels like a big fat ‘Hell Yes!’ I’ll go for it. If it does not ring my bells, then it’s not for me.

Once I’ve made a decision I will list a hundred reasons why this is good for me, and I will not ever make a  ‘con’ list.  

The only thing a pro and con list does for me, is to split my vibration, so that the decision end up being a  fifty/fifty success.

Lining up with a decision is what makes it successful.

My feel-good word list

Abundance, Bliss, Clarity, Delicious, Energetic, Fun, Gorgeous, Harmonious, Inspiring, Jazzed, Kind, Lively, Marvelous, Nice, Optimistic, Prosperous, Quintessential, Resourceful, Spunky, Terrific, Unique, Versatile, Wonderful, ‘Xciting, Yes, Zesty.

Intentions

I notice when I deliberately set my intentions for the day, everything I intend, presents themselves with ease.

Usually I am not even in the mood at the time of writing these intentions, but I write them because I know they are beneficial to my wellbeing and because I do enjoy them.

For example I wrote today's list of things while I was still in bed-

Today I intend:

To workout on the Precor for 25 minutes.

Wii fit for 30 minutes.

Download some audiobooks from the library.

Create some new jewelry for my vacation.

Work on a scrapbook page.

Transcribe a workshop.

Cross stitch.

Read a chapter.

Meditate for 15 minutes.

Manage the wellbeing group.

It’s almost the end of the day, and I noticed I got ninety percent of the list done without even thinking about it.

The inspiration came to create six pairs of earrings and one bracelet which I did in two hours.

What are you intending?

My Ithaka

I use to think my life’s purpose was all about getting to Ithaka, until I discovered the journey itself is Ithaka.

My journey so far has been full of adventures and discovery of both wonderful and contrasting things.

Initially, I was afraid because I didn’t understand how and why certain things were happening.

As I asked for and became open to the answers, I began to see differently.

There is only wellbeing or me cutting myself off from the wellbeing.

There is only my connection to Source, or me cutting off that connection to Source.

After that revelation, my voyage became quite blissful and at some point I began traveling through Ithaka without being aware of it.

I am living, moving and having my being in Ithaka.

How else can I explain the lovely days of my life?

The expanded thoughts I think?

The pleasure I derive when I think of loved ones?

When I stop at their shores and I choose what I want to buy?

I don’t have to live in those shores to love and appreciate the best things about them. Instead, I take what I want and leave the rest.

Taking in the best of everyone and everything is what Ithaka is to me.

If I should ever forget my way, get lost, or thrown out, it’s all right as I know how to find my way back to Ithaka.

My Red Mittens

I was thinking about those Red Mittens as I watch the 2010 Winter Olympic Games and the lyrics of a rap song by Classified which talked about the Canadian flag, Keep it high, keep it visual. The waving mittens were certainly keeping spirits high and visual. It was hard not to feel the essence and exuberance of their enthusiasm as I took in the games via my flatscreen.

I feel so much appreciation for the spirit of the games...

Then this morning my door bell rings.

It is the our post mistress who needed my signature for a package.

Contents of said package?

Red Mittens commemorating the 2010 games.

How blessed am I?

To think a thought with ease and then to have it manifest without me whispering a single word to another human.

This is creation at its very best.

My blessed ear ache!

My only work is to get happy or release resistance.

I have made a career out of feeling and being happy.

When I have resistance going on, my body lets me know; by giving me ear aches.

As soon as this comes on, I know I have got to do the work of soothing myself into a better feeling place.

Within minutes of soothing myself with a few processes I've learned along the way, the ear ache disappears.

If I don't do the work and use eardrops instead. The ear ache increases.

The purpose of my ear ache is to let me know I have resistance.

Your body has its own unique way of letting you know when you have resistance too.

Do you know what it is?

Do you know what to do about it?

Do you do it?

My horoscope for Feb 2010

A friend asked me if I believed in horoscopes and I said, "As long as I write them."

She was puzzled and then thought I was being funny.

I wasn't. I am the creator of my own reality, and I decide how I want to feel at all times.

So let me write my Horoscope for this month of February 2010

Expect an avalanche of inspiration for the artist in you.

Be prepared to mentally download any information you want.

Loved ones are about to share very exciting news!

Go shopping in your closet, there are some unexpected finds there.

Savor your life more. Expectation is everything.

I am a loyal fan.

My personal wellbeing is evolving; I am always in a state of becoming.

There are different degrees of feeling good depending on the individual and also the set point or tone of that individual.

This is something that one has to experience at a personal level. You cannot read about it in a blog to know it.

For example, 15 years ago, I felt better watching TheOprahShow than Sally Jesse. Today I watch Oprah about once a year when her guest happens to be someone I adore. The shows about abuse, rapists, messy homes, overweight and such, do not ring my bells, so I never watch them.

I am no longer a loyal fan of the show, but rather a loyal fan to my wellbeing.

This is true of all TV series and movies. I will watch only that which feels good to me and ignore the rest.

I apply this rule to relationships as well. In my own marriage, we are not together because we've been married for 21 years. We are together because we want to be with each other.

Anytime a relationship is making demands on me to be less than I am, or asking me to change so that they can feel better, I let them off the hook by backing away. My feelings are what matters most to me.

My only job is to seek joy in my life. In all ways, by all means. I milk every aspect of my personal life for the joy of it by blogging about the fun I am having or talking about it with others at every opportunity.

Whatever I think about is!

A technique for feeling better right now

It is rubbish for others to think they know what is best for me.

It is rubbish for me to be beholden to anyone but myself.

It is rubbish for me to listen to gossip.

It is rubbish for me to participate in anything that does not support my personal well being.

It is rubbish for me to listen to tales of woe.

It is rubbish for me to watch the news, movies, or anything that does not make me feel good.

It is rubbish for me to put up with things because.

It is rubbish for me to be bound by duty and not desire.

It is rubbish for me force myself to take action.

It is rubbish for me to participate or believe in something just because others are doing it.

It is rubbish for me to do anything other than live a joyful, fun, thrilling, adventurous life.

After that little rampage, the sentence that brought the most tingles down my spine is

It is rubbish for me to participate in anything that does not support my personal well being.

Let me repeat that for good measure

It is rubbish for me to participate in anything that does not support my personal well being.

For the rest of this glorious big, fat snowflakes day, I am going to journal around this topic.

Reminder to self

Sometimes I tend to act all human and forget the things my IB knows, so I'm listing them here as a reminder to self ;)
I am always guided to do what's best.
I know that all is well and getting better.
Time is limitless.
There is always another boat and another day.
The best is yet to come.
I am always in the right place at the right time.
We live not once, but as many times as we choose.
I live in a world of my own creation.
Wellbeing is the order of the day.
New desires are being born every minute.
Life is good.
I am doing extremely well.
My only job is feel as good as I can feel in every moment.
I am living happily ever after.
I am living a joy filled life.
I am looking forward to what's coming next.
I am frequently inspired to new thought.
My thoughts always delight me.
My body is a wonderful chemical factory that knows and does take care of itself.
All I ever have to do is breathe deeply and deliberately as often as I can.
I am good.
I am deserving.
I am worthy.
Good things come to me.
Life is fun.
I came for the fun of it.
This world is not broken nor does it need fixing.

Be the love you seek in the world

I am thinking of John Lennon's song Imagine as I meditate on today's post.

In truth there really is no heaven because there is no hell.

It is always today and the time is always now because we are eternal beings.

There are no countries because we are everywhere and nowhere.

No one ever dies because there is no such thing as death the way we've been lead to believe.

There is no religion because we are creators.

Peace is an individual choice we make with our every thought and feeling.

We are always choosing peace or not.

Indeed I am a dreamer and have been for many years now.

And whether or not you join me, I am living a largely peaceful life.

What's your story?

I thought that since I am in perfect health and experiencing a particularly joyful life today, I would blog about it.

The more I talk about my good life the better it gets.

This is one of the laws of the universe which I am very fond of.

I am thrilled it is Saturday and I get to go shopping for my forthcoming vacation.

I am excited about shopping for swimwear, sundresses and strawhats!

How lovely to be wearing light clothing in warmer weather.

I am enjoying the most delicious Belgian chocolates.

I loved watching the Opening Ceremonies of the Winter Games last night.

I love how good I feel in my body and how good my body feels on me.

I am looking forward to rendezvouing with our friends next month.

The cookies I made yesterday were a big hit.

My potted chives are growing nicely.

I enjoy my LOA ipod apps.

I love the big box of tea I received from my English pals.

I am basking in the appreciation of the wonderful compliments my traveling jewelry is receiving.

Life is good and getting better!

I'm an addict

I think I am addicted to feeling good and the U is my supplier!

Last Monday I did a Placemat Process for the fun of it. I thought it was a waste of paper to just ask the U for 5 things, so I kept asking until the right side of the page ran out.

Then yesterday afternoon, I was settling down to some cross- stitching and noticed the page on the floor, so I picked it up and read it through. Immediately I was filled with thrillbumps (this is the manner in which Source flows through me when I am in perfect alignment) as every single thing on the U's side had materialized!

I was absolutely stunned. I don't think I had ever seen my list manifest this fast.

To be fair, I have been cultivating my skills as a creator for a while now, but sometimes I slip into being sloppy and lazy about it. I guess when things are going well and there is no contrast I tend to slack off. Anyway, this month we are focusing on only processes in my Wellbeing Group, so I guess I have been quite diligently focused and this could be one reason why I am locking on to the signal more frequently.

Either way, it is a wonderful feeling to not just see the manifestations but to feel so exhilarated about everything and nothing!

I'm also seeing energy more now and this is even more fun!

It is true that nothing absolutely nothing is more important than that I feel good. Feeling Good. Feeling as good as I can feel and then feeling better than that!

Feeling so good that when I raise the blinds I see the family of deer feeding in the back garden! This is the pay off for cultivating good feelings and it is so worth it!

Appreciating the ornery ones!

Be grateful and count your blessings!

Have you heard this before? I grew up with this piece of crap and let me tell you it is one of the most self limiting beliefs you can ever practice.

So stick your fingers down your throat and bring this up and out of your system right now!

You finished?

Here's a tissue, wipe your mouth and fingers and go forth and tell no one.

If only it was that easy!

So what did this belief do?

The well meaning adult who imparted this bit of rubbish to us meant that we were less than good, less than deserving to begin with.

Therefore no matter how mistreated and ill treated we were, our only job was to say "Yes'em" and "Thank You".

It was their job to treat us with as little respect or regard as possible, and it was our job to respond with the greatest respect and regard for they were our Gods and Goddesses and we were absolutely non-deserving, bothersome little brats.

We had to be grateful that we were meriting some form of physical or mental abuse because, well, it could be worse. So be grateful damit and count your blessings.

The thing that causes this universe to expand and us to evolve is desire.

Desire that is born when we live a contrasting experience.

The trick here is to run with the desire part and leave out the rest. 
This is what seperates those of us who are living extraordinary lives from those who are living lives of quiet desperation.

When I was growing up I had much contrast and I could not complain to a single soul because they were all Gods and Goddesses who said, "Be grateful and count your blessings!"

I was sent to bed without dinner because I couldn't find Botswana on a world map. Be grateful and count your blessings at least you had a bed!

My mother quarralled every single day of my life.

Be grateful and count your blessings at least you have a mother!

My cousin imprinted her teeth on my fleshy forearm.

Be grateful and count your blessings at least you have a cousin!

School is not teaching me anything I am interested in.

Be grateful and count your blessings at least you have a school!

At some level of my being I knew I was born deserving and I was already a blessed being.

It was not something I had to earn. I was born deserving.

So when I heard this coming from these people whom I thought of as Wise and All Knowing, I realized it was I who held the Keys to the Kingdom.

I loved myself and knew that I wanted a different life from the life they were trying to mold me into.

So every single time they fed me that piece of crap "Be grateful and count your blessings." I decided to do so - with my newfound understanding.

I said to myself, " I am grateful for this experience of having to go to bed without dinner, because I would never treat another kid like that.

I would never withhold food as a source of punishment because I was unhappy with myself." This is what it feels like to go to bed hungry when others are feasting one wall away. It was not a feeling I was likely to forget, nor ever impose upon one other.

I counted my blessings too:

I am glad I know differently.

I am glad that this person is showing me how NOT to be.

I am glad that I know about myself and how I want to be.

I am glad that this is creating a new desire for me to have the freedom to live a joyous life, free of the self-loathing all these adults are demonstrating around me.

I want a better life for myself. I want to live happily ever after. I want to be surrounded by love and appreciation. It will be the only currency in my life.

I will have people who are nicer to themselves and to me. I will have people who are uplifting, kind and appreciative like I am, like I was born to be.

Of course I did not use these words back then, but I did have the feelings of what I wanted and that was enough. It is not our words but our feelings that manifests our desires.

Today, I am indeed living happily ever after. I am wealthy in all ways.

My life is mostly blissful and it is as a result from all that contrast I grew up with.

I am appreciative of all the ornery, unhappy, self- loathing people I ever encountered, for they all showed me what I did not want to become and as a result what I did want.

You might be asking how come you lived a similar life and you are not wealthy with well-being.

Could it be that you spent your thoughts resenting them and plotting revenge instead of dreaming of only what you wanted?

My Personal Beliefs☮

A Birth Certificate shows that we were born into this physical world. A Death Certificate shows that we were once here in physical form and that we have returned fully to God/Source/Non-physical, where the larger part of us is always residing.

I Believe...
That whether or not you choose to embrace my beliefs, they are true for me and that is all that matters!

I Believe...
I cannot become poor enough to help poor people get rich and I cannot get sick enough to help sick people get well.-AbrahamHicks
We are each responsible for how we choose to feel and what thoughts we choose to have. Our physical manifestations are letting us know!

I Believe...
That every 'death' is a choice and all it really means is that we have returned to the fullness of who we are in nonphysical form. All the more reason for us to seek joy over anything else!

I Believe...
That my willingness to allow myself to experience joy and well being is the only credential that matters.

I Believe...
That my life is constantly evolving and I get to decide what I want to experience in every moment.

I Believe....
Two people can look at the exact thing and see something totally different, because we are each a unique being who came here for the joy of the diversity.

I Believe...
That I am a powerful creator and that I create every single experience in my life, I also know that no one else can have any influence in my life. It's all my doing.

I Believe....
That my background and circumstances
may have influenced who I am.
Ultimately I am responsible for who I am becoming and everyone and everything else is off the hook!

I Believe...
That any heart break or sorrow I feel is never about the other person and always about me and my connection to Source/God.

I Believe....
That when I truly love myself as God/ Source loves me, the subject of forgiveness becomes irrelevant.

I Believe....
That maturity or a life is not how many years I've been here, but how much joy I've allowed myself to experience.

I Believe...
That anger is a blessed emotional signal that tells me I am in opposition to what I want.

And that, I have a right to be angry and those who don't like it better stay out of my way.

I Believe....

That life is good and well being abounds!

I Believe...

That my best friend and I can do anything or nothing and have the best time, as long as we are both focused on mining the joy.

I Believe...
That heroes are the people who listen to their own guidance system. This way they can never do anything that is detrimental to another. Ever.

I Believe...
That either you are a deliberate creator or not; you can decide for yourself OR you can let others decide for you.

I Believe....

That we are totally responsible for how we feel and what we think and that we can change our feelings by choosing a different thought.

I Believe....
That I should keep going for as long as I enjoy it and when I am no longer enjoying it, it is time to quit. Quitting something I no longer enjoy is the most spiritual thing I can ever do.

I Believe...

That you should always know your worthiness and your deservedness because that is who you truly are..

I Believe...
That what others say and do is none of my business.

I Believe...
That when a relationship no longer serves us, it is time for us to move on.

I Believe....

That no matter how good a friend is, I am totally responsible for how I feel and I cannot ever hold them responsible for my feelings.

I Believe...
That all relationships are eternal, regardless of where we are physically.

I Believe...
That you can do something that takes you out of your natural state of well being and that it's a wonderful signal for you to return to your state of wellbeing.

I Believe....
That I am exactly where I was meant to be and I am eager about my unfolding.