Zorba’s Dance!

I dare anyone to listen to the song Zorba’s Dance and not feel the anticipation and climax of this particular piece of music. I listen to all types of music but Zorba’s Dance takes me on the most exhilarating ride. Within the first few bars you can feel the excitement build and build until you reach an all time high! How absolutely exciting!

We all want to feel good and it doesn’t take a lot to make us feel good if we simply allow everything, big or small, to affect us in a positive way. Sometimes it’s something major like the birth of a child, a job promotion, or buying a new house. Other times it’s something that seems small but in reality brings the same feelings of joy – watching a child play, watching two squirrels chase each other up and down a tree, a rainbow after a storm, or, listening to a piece of music. When you pay attention to things that happen throughout the day and when you allow yourself to feel the joy of the moment even though others may deem that moment as insignificant, you give yourself the gift of joy. And when you find joy in the simplest things, you begin to experience more and more joy and bigger things happen to bring more of the same.

If you ever find you need a pick-me-up or if you just want to experience the pure joy of a piece of music, listen to Zorba’s Dance or find your own piece of music that will take you soaring among the clouds. I guarantee you it’s the most natural high you will find and one that will stay with you throughout the day!

Things I Now Know

It’s absolutely true that we never stop learning. It doesn’t matter how much we know, there is always more to learn. And what I have learned in the past two months has been absolutely amazing.

August 20, 2007 was the day I began reading The Secret and thus my introduction to the Law of Attraction. As I’ve mentioned before, I moved beyond The Secret to the Teachings of Abraham. I will admit, the main reason I was originally intrigued by the Law of Attraction was money. I wanted to attract more money into my life but I quickly learned that simply wanting to attract more money wouldn’t make it happen. While the Law of Attraction itself is not difficult to understand, it takes more than simply wanting something in order for that something to manifest into your life.

I began reading the books written by Esther and Jerry Hicks on behalf of Abraham, looking for the key to what it would take for me to manifest more money into my life. My first mistake was searching for the answer from a perspective of fear and desperation. Not having a full-time job and a savings account that was quickly nearing depletion, I desperately wanted to find a way to solve the money problem.

As I began to read the Abraham books, I began to understand more about the Law of Attraction and how our vibrations determine what we will manifest and what we will resist. I also started learning things about myself in particular and humans in general, but my overall focus remained on solving the money issue. I read the four books I had purchased and participated in online forums devoted to the Law of Attraction, always looking for that one magical answer. The one answer that would allow me to attract more money into my life. I absolutely believed it could be done without a doubt and I was determined to make it happen. And then I started to read the books again and that’s when my perspective changed.

Rather than continuing to focus on the money issue, I began to pay more attention to the information being provided about me. As I continued to reread the books, I began to soak up more of the guidance offered by Abraham. The fact that all of us came into our lives with the specific intention to live lives of abundance and experience joy. The knowledge that we are continually connected to our Source Energy and if we listen and pay attention to our emotions our Inner Being (Higher Self, or whatever name you choose to give it) will always be there to assist us with every single thing in our lives. And as I put my focus on this information being presented to me, I began to feel less stressed about the money situation and more happier spending some quiet time at night to simply connect with myself. I began to see things in my life from a different perspective and started trusting my Higher Self to guide me through this and every situation in my life. Now that I am discovering more and more about myself, I am vibrating from a different perspective. A perspective of love, joy, and trust.

I have learned a great deal in the past two months and I have no doubt I will learn much more as I continue on this path. I’m spending more time enjoying my “now” and not focusing on what may or may not happen in the future. I continue to focus on an abundant life, but that focus is no longer from a place of fear but rather from a place of knowing that I came into this life to live an abundant life full of joy. Releasing the stress of thinking about what I don’t have at this moment allows me to enjoy what I do have. It allows the knowledge to flow that I can always have, do, or be anything I desire.

Wonderful Diversity

Long ago I heard a phrase that has stuck with me for many, many years. We are all spiritual beings sharing a human experience. Before I go any further, I want to stress that in the context of this phrase, the word “spiritual” does not have a religious meaning but rather refers to the non-physical. As I read and learn more from the Teachings of Abraham, I begin to understand just why this particular phrase struck a chord with me and why it has always been easy for me to believe.

If you follow the Teachings of Abraham, then you know that we are all an extension of our higher selves that exist in the non-physical. Our non-physical, higher selves wanted the experience of life in the physical, human form and so, here we are. Our purpose here is to experience the wonderful diversity of this world and to determine that which will bring us joy and happiness. We didn’t come forth to change anything and we didn’t come forth with the intention of conforming others to our beliefs. We simply came forth to discover, learn, and live joyful lives.

I suppose some would say having a handbook at the very beginning explaining of all this would be nice, but that would really defeat the purpose of discovery. If we had a handbook telling us how to think, what to believe, and how to act, then we would not have the freedom to choose and that is what really makes us who we are – the freedom to choose our beliefs and our own paths in life.

So we come into this life with no prior knowledge of any past lives or of our constant connection to our higher selves. We come into this life with a clean canvas that we fill with the discoveries we make along the way. And even though throughout the early years of our lives we are influenced by our parents and their beliefs, we will reach a point where we are able to think on our own and form our own beliefs. And regardless of how diverse those beliefs are among the people of this planet, each of those beliefs is true for the person who holds them. We can fight against this fact or we can embrace the wonderful diversity of this world and remember that each and every one of us is on our own personal journey of discovery and growth.

Accepting diversity has always come easy to me but I had a lesson earlier in my life that truly put my acceptance to the test. I was raised in the Catholic Church and both of my children were baptized Catholic. While my beliefs today differ from those I held when my children were young, I nevertheless passed on to my children the beliefs I held at the time and while they were young, we shared the same beliefs. However, as they began to grow older, they began to develop their own beliefs that were not the same as those I held at the time. In the beginning it caused me a bit of distress but they were my children and nothing could change the fact that I loved them dearly. As time went on, I came to the realization that they are individuals on their own personal journeys and they had to discover and learn what feels right for them. Rather than push against their beliefs and try to influence them with my own, I found that letting them go to make their own discoveries was a very rewarding experience.

When my children were young, I helped them build strong foundations by teaching them to understand, accept, and find joy in the diversity of this world. Today they are two of the most wonderful, caring people I know. And even though the three of us have completely different religious beliefs, I realize now that it was my own acceptance of the diversity of this world that allowed me to stand back and give my children the space they needed to follow their own paths.

It really is a liberating experience when you allow others to live the lives they came here to live and accept that even though there is much diversity in this world, it is good because it gives us choices from which to choose. And life is so much easier when we remember that even though we are all here on our own personal journeys, we are sharing this human experience together.

The Rose

Roses have special meaning for the women in my family. It’s a long story as to why this is, but for my mother, my three sisters and me, roses have always been special.

A few weeks ago I was lying in bed and decided that I wanted to manifest a single rose. It didn’t matter what type of rose or what color, I just wanted one single rose. I kept this thought in my mind and while I did not dwell on it constantly, I did, from time to time, think of the single rose I intended to manifest.

My parents were in the process of moving and October 14th was the day the moving truck came to pack their belongings. I went to their house that day to help with some last minute packing and to clean up the house after everything was loaded on the truck. It was a long, busy day and I really didn’t give much thought to anything else but finishing the job at hand.

Later that day I went outside to put something in my car and for some reason I thought of the rose. Something told me to walk around the side of the house to the climbing rose bush my parents had on the side of their deck. Always one to follow my instincts I did just that and lo and behold, as I rounded the corner of the house to the rose bush, I found one single rose in bloom. I clipped the rose and took it home with me because that would be the last day that I would ever see that particular rose bush.

From the minute I decided to manifest the rose, I never once doubted that I would receive it. As is true with all of our desires, I didn’t know exactly when I would receive it or how it would come about, but I knew that it would. I had received the rose I intended to manifest but what made it even more special was that I had received it from a bush that I had given to my mother as a gift many years ago. And I received it on the very last day my parents were to spend in the house where the bush was planted.

We never know how or when our desires will manifest but when we trust and have complete faith, they always do. And when they do, if we look closely, we will see they always manifest in a very special way.

The Ripple Effect – Random Acts of Kindness

I stopped at a donut place today on my way to work. There was a man behind me busily chatting on the phone and I held the door for him. After getting my coffee I got back into my car and made my way to work. On the way there were some pockets of traffic and I noticed some people we waiting to get into the traffic so I slowed down to let them in. Holding the door and letting people into traffic are typical behavior for me, but before today I’ve never really contemplated the ripple effect these small random acts of kindness can bring about.

I cannot speak for everyone so I’m simply going to go with my own feelings about acts of kindness and that is, they make me feel good. I don’t expect anything in return and I really don’t mind if people are too busy to acknowledge them. All I know is that I get a good feeling from even the simplest acts of kindness.

As you may know, or will know, the major factor in being successful when using the Law of Attraction is that you must be a vibrational match for the things you desire and are asking for. And in order to know if you are a vibrational match, you allow your feelings or emotions to be your guide. When you feel good inside, you are achieving a vibrational match. When you’re not feeling good inside, you are further away from your vibrational match. So, what does all of this have to do with the ripple effect and random acts of kindness? Well, let me explain.

When you perform a random act of kindness and it makes you feel good, several things happen to create the ripple effect. First, because you have done something that makes you feel good, the Law of Attraction kicks in and brings you more situations that make you feel good. Whether it’s something as simple as someone holding the door for you or letting you out in traffic or whether it’s another opportunity for you to hold the door for someone else or let someone else out in traffic, the Law of Attraction brings more situations that make you feel good inside. So you now have situation after situation that make you feel good.

And as you are feeling good inside, you begin to bring yourself into alignment and you start to achieve a vibrational match for the things you desire and are asking for. Remember, to use the Law of Attraction deliberately instead of by default, you need to be a vibrational match for the things you want. And to be a vibrational match, you need to feel good about the things you desire. And as you feel good, the Law of Attraction brings you more things that make you feel good and it continues to build. And the next thing you know, your positive emotions are helping you to achieve a vibrational match and the things you are wanting are starting to come to you because you are offering a vibrational match which is allowing the things you desire to come into your reality.

Another ripple effect of random acts of kindness is what it does for the recipient. When you hold the door for someone they typically say; “Thank you.” This inspires not only a spark of gratitude in them, but having someone hold the door for them makes them feel good as well. And that feeling good on their part begins a whole cycle of good feelings for them too. And when they feel good, they are also inspired to perform random acts of kindness. And so the cycle continues.

Never underestimate the power of a simple act of kindness because if you sit down and really think about, you will be amazed just how far the ripples can go and the number of people they can reach and affect.

Beyond “The Secret”

I attracted the book and movie “The Secret” into my life. It took three tries before I finally got the message that this was something worth looking into. I first heard about The Secret from my former employer. We often would sit and talk about movies we had seen and he told me about The Secret. He gave a brief synopsis and I thought to myself; “Well, that’s nice,” and then promptly forgot about it. The second time I heard about The Secret was from my sister. She had heard about the book, bought it, read it, and relayed some of the information to me. Again, I thought to myself; “Well, that’s nice,” and then promptly forgot about it.

The third time I heard about The Secret I was participating in a teleconference. The guest speaker was very motivational but to be totally honest, I was only half listening to what she was saying. Then when it came time for questions and answers, one of the attendees mentioned that much of what the speaker had said was contained in a book called The Secret. It’s often said the third time is the charm and having heard about The Secret for the third time, I jotted down a note to myself to find and read the book. And that is pretty much all I took away from that particular teleconference.

So I went out and bought the book. I read it and found it fascinating and wanted to see the movie as well. I went online to purchase the movie and remember seeing something about there being two versions of the movie – the original with Ether Hicks and an expanded version. I thought to myself the “expanded” version must be better because expanded obviously means “more.” I bought the expanded version, watched it, and again I was fascinated by the information it contained. But at the same time, I was left with more questions than answers. I thought there must be more to it than simply wanting something and manifesting it into my life. And so began my quest for more information and more answers.

The next thing I did was purchase a book by Bob Doyle called Wealth Beyond Reason. The book was an excellent resource but what resonated most with me was the introduction to Ether and Jerry Hicks and subsequently, Abraham. In his book, Bob Doyle suggests that the Abraham-Hicks website contains a wealth of information about the Law of Attraction so off I went to discover what I could learn.

I spent a great deal of time at the Abraham-Hicks website and felt an instant connection to Abraham. Abraham is a group of non-physical beings that speak through Esther Hicks. They send her blocks of information and Esther translates that information into the spoken word. Abraham is a very loving group, often playful, and the information they give us through Esther is spectacular. In just a short period of time I have learned a great deal through the Teachings of Abraham and I absolutely encourage anyone else who is seeking to expand their knowledge of the Law of Attraction to visit the Abraham-Hicks website. There is an abundance of information there that is freely given as well as books, CD’s, and videos that are available for purchase. There are also snippets on YouTube from some of the workshops Jerry and Esther conduct.

Even if you decide to take another avenue of exploration into the Law of Attraction, by all means do it. The Secret book and movie are excellent introductions to the LOA but if you’re anything like me, you’re going to have questions and want more answers that you are able to find in The Secret.

Wishing you love, health, and wealth on your journey!

Loving Life’s Journey

I love to write! It doesn’t matter whether one, a hundred, a thousand, or more people read what I write, the joy of writing remains. I have pondered the idea of writing about this journey we call life for some time. Most bloggers will advise you to pick a subject, narrow it down, and stick with it. That’s probably good advice if you want to blog about a specific subject, but the journey of life encompasses many subjects. And that’s what my intention is here – to write about the journey. And yes, in many cases I will get specific because after all, I’m writing about my personal journey. But, some or most of what I write will more than likely resonate with those who read this blog so in that respect, I am broadening my journey and including others in it.

Much of what I have to say now has to do with the Law of Attraction and more specifically, what I have learned and what I continue to learn about the subject. A great deal of knowledge has come to me through the Teachings of Abraham. I’ll explain more about Abraham later but for this initial post I just want to say I am Loving Life’s Journey and looking forward to where it takes me next!