My horror-scope for the day. Had to share! HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYBODY!

It's not easy to stay on task with waves of optimism giving you new hope. However, the idea of getting something for nothing isn't as appealing now (OKAY, this is always appealing!), making you more willing to work for what you want. Fortunately, this mature strategy will likely bring you the rewards you seek as long as you stay focused on your goals and continue steadily on your path without taking any impulsive shortcuts.

The Zoomerang Survey is available online. Thanks Teri!!!

Here's the link, it's completely confidential:

http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/WEB22DRJ6WZHCF

Free stuff updates

OK, so yesterday I was given a trundle bed, a shirt, lots of free drinks (hmmm...almost too many).  Today I am on the hunt for more free stuff.  How about you????

Survey, Focus Wheels, Creative Hands

Hello everyone,

I am at a customer conference this week in Austin.  I will compile the Focus Wheels and Hands this next weekend.  If you have not sent me yours, please do so by Friday or Saturday.

Teri will be doing the final edits to the survey and we will deliver it this week, it's an online survey and will be easy and quick to complete.

Have a great week.  Abundance reigns!!!

Michelle

Let's focus on Abundance and Free Stuff this week??!!!!

Carol and I had dinner at Mel and Brian's house Saturday night.  We came in and Mel (aka Janis Joplin from the Halloween Party) was so excited she was able to buy a brand new panini waffle maker for $3 at a garage sale and she got a free (Large, tell me the inches Mel? TV).  She obtained these wonderful items by simply asking the lady having the yard sale, do you have a waffle maker for sale???   That is the BEST, Free Stuff or very cheap stuff.

I think it would be fun for us all to spend this week working the "energy" to bring to ourselves some abundance, free stuff or very cheap stuff or new stuff for free or good stuff for free...Whatever we need.

Who is game, let me/us know who is playing???  Blog or email your stories. 

Creative Hand

The bird is comfortable on my hand…it trusts me and is safe there. However, there comes a time when it must fly on its own and face many challenges. She gathers her courage…her strength…from the words…in the hopes that one day she could let go and fly freely.

created by: Carol (aka Safety First)

Focus Wheel in MOTION

This week and today my prosperity focus wheel continues to DELIVER!  It looks as if I will have an expanding role in our company in 2012.  It's something I have worked for a very long time.  I am really excited to see that it will manifest.  I cannot wait to work on my creative hands this weekend.  Hope you are all well, share with us how you are doing.

Creative Hands....better late than never! ;)

I got started on my Creative Hands project last week during one of my visits to my Grandma's house. My grandma has Alzheimer's and I am her caretaker a few days a week. I am always trying to think of interesting things to do with her.....we listen to a lot of music, do A LOT of singing ;), read books, look through old photo albums...but we had yet to do anything artistic. I thought this would be the perfect opportunity! So I brought along my sketch pad and some colored pencils and helped my Grandma trace her hand and make some shapes that she could color in. She seemed happy and interested in the project, although she didn't understand exactly why we were doing it. :) I'm attaching a picture of our "works in progress" and then my finished product! Please everyone keep posting! I'd love to see what everyone is up to in the weeks to come!!

xoxo

Bridget

Blogging post 30 Day Challenge

Hello everyone,

The blog will live on for all of us.  Continue to share anything you want.  Post your hands and wheels this week if you can.  I will do the same.

Survey is in the works.

And...definitely going to offer a continuation of some sort here so stay tuned.

I know Bridget and Jennifer mentioned re-doing the whole 30 days.  I will have a question on this in the survey.  If people would want to re-peat the 30 days, same content.

Have a great day!

Michelle

Conditioning after 30 days

I have been on work calls all morning and after each call, I think, boy I have to get working on tomorrow's topic for the 30 day Challenge.  Then I remember, day 30 was delivered today.  That is the benefit of doing anything for 30 days you become conditioned, it becomes a habit that was my goal.  I will finish my creative hands and my last focus wheel in the next couple of days.  Looking forward to sharing with you all.

Making Decisions

Ellen's monologue on making decisions

Where we have come

courtesy of Carol Baskas

Day 29 - Part 2 today (Law of Attraction)

Today I am accepting that everything that is happening is a result of my vibration. 

I am reaching for the next better thinking feeling thought, to move to a new place.

30 Day Challengers at Halloween Party

Thanks for coming out!  It was fun!!!

Focus Wheel in ACTION - I got engaged on Saturday night!

Some of you were at the Halloween party, so you know what transpired. However, for those of you that were not...Garth proposed to Wayne and they are now engaged!!! 

I always thought they might be "gays" (LOL).  This is the way my mom would phrase that, ha ha.

I have done 3 Focus Wheels during the last 30 days.  One focused on Prosperity, one on tapping into my Power and the 3rd on growing in my loving relationship.  In the loving relationship focus wheel I sat down and thought about what I would want for just me, even though I was already in a relationship.  It was a good exercise to do, when I was done, I actually looked at the wheel and was validated to know that I had each of the 12 qualities in my relationship with Carol. 

There were 3 areas where I felt I was holding back the "love". 
1) allowing her to pamper, give to and support me. 
2) letting myself be adored (I did write adore on my wheel).  Felt strange about that like I don't deserve it but wrote it because I wanted to be loved in that way
3) our love is easy and comfortable

In all of these areas above I was blocking the flow and I could see how I was doing it. So each day I just worked the wheel of what I wanted and could have; pampering, being adored, and our love being comfortable and easy.  Over the last 2 1/2 weeks the energy around these 3 areas has really changed.  It changed not because Carol changed, she was already being that for me.  It changed because I was finally able to get around my own "bad" self and see and feel that I could have that.

Carol made a proposal movie for me.  On Saturday night at the party she played the movie and actually sang to me and asked me to marry her.  It was amazing and I have never felt so loved and adored.  Afterwards, she told me that she wanted to ask me in front of my friends so that they would know how much she loved me. WOW!  The Universe is really giving me all I want, all I need and I am finally open to having it.

Please share any stories you have regarding your Focus Wheels in ACTION.  And thank you all for taking the 30 Day Challenge!!!

Day 29 - Law of Attraction

I sit on a lot of conference calls each day.  Knowing that some of the calls are a waste of time - in that we are not going to pursue the things we are having the meetings about.  However, in the last few years, I have realized that I don't need to fix it or change these meetings, I cannot. 

I accept that there are these meetings and I can keep putting my attention on connection, productivity and achievement which is my goal in the workplace.

Whatever you are doing today, accept it, go with the flow and know that life means whatever you make it mean.  Your meetings, experiences, interactions all hold the meaning that you give them.

Draw what you need and want to you today.  It's there...waiting for you to receive it, to open up to it.

A reminder from Aunt Betty

Last week Mom was clearing out a drawer and found this.  It was my aunt Betty's, who died about a year ago.  She immediately gave it to me.  At first I didn't want it (Mom is always giving me stuff that I don't need!) - but then I was like "Duh.  Thanks for the reminder, Aunt Betty!"  It now sits on my desk at work and reconnects me each day with my own metamorphosis.

Day 27 - Integration

“How does one become a butterfly?" she asked.

"You must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar.”

 Integration requires dying and letting go of what is currently familiar.  When we can do this great things happen, but to do it, that is the challenge.  Dying to oneself, one's beliefs, one's patterns we must do it over and over.  The resistance is what leads us to physical ailments.  Today set the intention to let go of the resistance, to be complete, to integrate the work you have done over the last 27 days, as easily and effortlessly as breathing!

Uncharted Possibility!

This songs makes me feel brave and jump around: SARA BAREILLES : "Uncharted"

And this one too: Miike Snow "Animal"

There is so much possibility in the idea that I am charting my own unique course.  That excites and empowers me.  And the idea of being a wild animal - of uncaging myself.  Of being fully alive.  Yes!

Day 26 - Possibility

Robert Mirabel is a great artist, songwriter and activist.  He will be performing live at Dominican University in January.  I have seen him live and it's an amazing show.  http://robertmirabal.com/

Day 26 is possibility.  To tap into possibility you have to get into the FLOW and sometimes the only way to get into the flow is to get out of our heads, our monkey minds.  Last night I was feeling overwhelmed and worried and fear came in...I laid down for 30 minutes and then got up and started cleaning my house for the Halloween party Saturday night (you are coming aren't you???). Anyway, I had music on and I just started dancing around the house and singing and enjoying the beauty of music and dance and the energy completely shifted.  This song and the dancing gets me out of my head and into the flow.

If you have any music that does this for you, please share it on the blog today.

Robert Mirabal - The Dance

Today is Dawali- check out these links

http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/days/features.php?id=17562

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diwali seems in line with our intentions today.

Karen contributed this under the Day 25 comment.  I want to make sure you all get a chance to check it out!

Karen L Creative Hands Project

Karen sent me her hand, the 2nd image is a close up. 



Carrie K - Creative Hands Project

Motivation

“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.” – Zig Ziglar

“Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.” – Jim Rohn

Thought I would share this .... so true...

Vibrations of now.

Day 25 Growth

Good Morning and welcome to Day 25.  Carrie finished her creative hand and I am working on mine.  How are the rest of you doing today? 

Today's Topic is Growth.  Using your focus today, let the Universe help you to take a NEW, next step.

This might require doing something that scares you!!!!  Using your voice!!!! Look within and AWAKEN.

Post by Denise

Day 24 - Creativity

Don't let anything distract you from your relaxation, fun, meditation and play today. 

Get into the FLOW...

Group Connection - Favorite Websites

Please share some links of your favorite websites that help you on your path.  I will add them to the Blog Home page as well.

Day 23 - Mirror Self Acceptance Meditation

Mirror - Self Acceptance Meditation

I will send this meditation via email as well.  You will need a mirror and a quiet place for this meditation, it's about 7 or 8 minutes.

Not an easy thing to do, but very valuable!

John's Focus Wheel

Hello all,

John shared his Focus Wheel with me this morning.  It's a great example of following your own process in creation of the wheel.

Here are John's comments on his process:
I started a focus wheel with the statement I will understand, but that didn't seem right, so I took out "will". After that it flowed, but as a drawing, not a focus wheel. The phrases covered by the drawing include "unity with nature"and "response to Godoh".

Thanks John for sharing!

Day 23 - Self Acceptance

and I love myself for that!

Please keep the blog going by filling in the blank. 

I am the type of girl ...

I am worthy

I am worthy of having a healthy mind and body

I am worthy of giving up monkey brain

I am worthy of prosperity and a creative and fullfilling retirement

Kathie

Focus Wheel Updates

I wanted to check in with everyone and see how life is post-Focus Wheel creation?  My prosperity space continues to open up.  My team sold $40K this week and we are awaiting another $45K to be signed.  In the two weeks since I have done my focus wheel we have sold $121K, it took us 60 days to reach this mark last quarter.  Wooo Hooo!

I have also created 2 other wheels.  I will share them in the next few days.  If you can, share with the group what is happening in your life?!?!

Worthy - 101 Ways we are Worthy

In Meditation yesterday the topic of Worthiness or Self Worth was a focus.  This link below takes you to a song about how stingy we are with ourselves and how MUCH we actually think we need to do on a daily basis to be Worthy.

Cheryl Wheeler's Unworthy (Song only - No actual Video)

I think it would be fun for this group to create a list of 101 Ways we are Worthy.  If we all contribute 3 or 4 ways we are worthy we will be there.  I will then compile the list and distribute to the group as a take away for the program.  I would love to have a list to look at each day compiled from the thoughts and energy of this group!

Please email or post on the blog 3 or 4 ways you feel your worth.  Here's what we have so far:

1. I am worthy to have a voice and speak it
2. I am worthy to be in relationships that are reciprocal 
3. I am worthy of peace and relaxation
4. I am worthy of nourishment
5. I am worthy of prioritzing my own needs
6. I am worthy of success in my endeavors
7. I am worthy of respect 
8. I am worthy to have joy in my every day 
9. I am worthy of a other opinion
10. I am worthy of appreciation 
11. I am worthy of great health
12. I am worthy of delight
13. I am worthy of fun
14. I am worthy of connection

Day 22 - Mindfulness

Working on separating my "monkey mind"

from my truths tonite!

How are you all doing with your

"monkey minds" and minduflness?

Day 21 - Listen

Today is all about listening and dreaming and magic and believing!

Open up to that, focus on that and the world will deliver you

great joy, happiness and peace.

Heart of Gold

Today's meditation on Ancient Wisdom and the gold energy made me think of one of my favorite Neil Young songs, Heart of Gold. As I was listening to the meditation and Michelle asked "where in your body does the gold light gravitate to"....I kept picturing my heart, so this seemed fitting. I will ATTEMPT to add a link to the song here, but there are no guarantees as I am computer illiterate. ;) Regardless, whenever I hear the song from now on I will think of that gold, healing light and the ancient wisdom that it brings! xo

http://youtu.be/FFNqj3RGUuM

Feeling Blue???

Day 20 - Ancient Wisdom

I can't believe it's Day 20!  What am I gonna do at the end of the 30 Day Challenge??? Well, sleep might be on the list (ha ha).  The community will have to go on, you all know there will be something else for next month right?  Though, we won't call it a Challenge!!!  Something easier!

Everyone sharing their Focus Wheels is helping us all move through any of that stuck energy.  Great job with the Wheels!!!

Today's topic is Ancient Wisdom.  When I think about wisdom I think about getting to the heart of things.  Our innermost truths.  That only happens when we stop wrestling and figuring out and calculating.  We need to listen to ourselves and open up to the messages and signs we are being given.  When we truly listen we "get" that we are complete and whole just as we are.  Allow yourself to accept that you are complete and whole, you are there (wherever there is for you) in relation to your focus and your life!  I am going to go out into the world today and enjoy prosperity beyond my wildest dreams!

Focus Wheel Complete!

Yahooo!! First focus wheel is finally complete! It took me a LONG TIME to decide on a focus but landed on: "I am on EXACTLY the right path!" At this point in my life, this is something that I really need to feel and more importantly, to BELIEVE. I'm sorry that the picture is a bit blurry and possibly illegible. ;) I tried! Thank you to those who have shared their wheels! It was really helpful to see what you had come up with! Have a wonderful night all!

Day 19 Intention (Can I get a what what?!!!!)

Today I will focus on:

San Kalpa (sahn KAL-pah) the ancient Sanskrit sutra that means  

“My intentions have infinite organizing power.”  

I will repeat this Sutra throughout the day. 

I will allow it to strengthen the power of my focus/intentions.



Two Focus Wheels to share...

The Voices in my Head

I loved the process of doing this - and look forward to doing more as my new beliefs continue to fine tune themselves. As my vibration clarifies and strengthens!  Already a couple of these strike me as slightly coming from a space of “lack”.

I have a quick story.  For work I often have to attend these fancy donor events that usually start with a cocktail reception.  We’re criticized if we stand and talk to our colleagues, and frequently I don’t know any of the donors (who are all quite happy talking to fellow alumni, etc….but not so interested in talking to a fundraiser).  This particular event was younger and the men for whatever reason were tall, stunning, and successful.  So I’m walking around feeling like a smiling fool.

Now my normal way of operating would be to quickly down a couple glasses of wine and then have at the buffet.  These two things would help me make boisterous small talk and put everyone at ease.  And then I would totally kick off a whole bingeing cycle – eat the hell out of my feelings.

Instead I started listening to what I was saying to myself as I stood there:

I am such an idiot.  I should have worn something that covers my tattoo.  How inappropriate.  I look so trashy next to these successful people.  I’m an idiot.  I have no idea what to say to them.  I am so fat.  Why did I let myself get so fat again?  They would have thought I was hot last summer.  I am so bad at my job.  AND ON AND ON!

So then I stopped myself.  And started repeating in my head:

I am worthy.  I am worthy of standing here.  I am worthy of this great job.  I am worthy of a big big love with a gorgeous smart guy. I draw love to me!  I am worthy of standing in this room with a tattoo that shows.  AND SO ON!

I calmed myself down.  I didn’t repeat old patterns.  In the past when I felt the terror rising, I would just say “Jenna don’t you DARE eat your feelings!  Don’t be stupid!”  and beat up on myself even MORE.  But instead I loved myself and I won.

I realize I sound like a crazy person by sharing the voices in my head – but this was a breakthrough for me!  And it brings home my two favorite quotes:

1. "We all make up bullshit in this life.  It might as well be empowering bullshit!" - Tim Fairbank, my Landmark SELP coach
2. " Everything we fight weakens us, and everything we love strengthens us." - Wayne Dyer

Day 18 - Connection

The first connection we need to make everyday is within ourselves. 

If we don't start there it becomes more challenging to connect with others.

Your mission today is to start with your inner connection and then reach out to others.

Day 18 will be one of the most powerful days of the program

(I don't know why, LOL, my guides just tell me to write this)! 

I am as anxious as you are to see why today is so powerful.

Be on the court today. 

CONNECT with yourself and others.

Breathe (squared)

So this weekend I was having such a block I nearly fell on the floor weeping. Completely overwhelmed by my own life. I was grumpy, short with everyone, and just plain difficult to be around. I needed a time out.

My empathic 7 yo daughter struggled to keep up with the whole energy of the moment, so she was off kilter too.

At one point, she took me by both arms, looked into my eyes, and said this:

"Mom, we are both having trouble being calm today. Why don't we just take a moment and breathe together. Ready? Let's go: BREATHE... BREATHE..."

I just want to know, which one of you is channeling her? I need to thank you! ;-)

Jen

Fragant Heart.com - Free Meditations for Listening or MP3 Purchase

http://www.fragrantheart.com/cms/free-audio-meditations

I found this site in my search for ongoing valuable information on the www (LOL), reminds me of Finding Nemo...

The link above provides meditations that are free to listen to and you can also purchase as an MP3.  This is a direction I will go in the near future with a new website where you can listen to and/or buy the meditations.
One quote stuck out to me:

"Remember, we are all affecting the world every moment, whether we mean to or not. Our actions and states of mind matter, because we're so deeply interconnected with one another. Working on our own consciousness is the most important thing that we are doing at any moment, and being love is the supreme creative act." - Ram Dass

Elisabeth Blaikie from New Zealand, is the founder of Fragrant Heart also provides some great information about meditation.  Thought I would share it:

Meditation is a tool that will help your life to unfold in greater awareness and consciousness.  Meditation calls us back inside ourselves to know that there is simply the constancy of love in the universe. Meditation teaches us to be a lot kinder and compassionate toward ourselves. Then it is effortless for love and kindness to flow out to others. Meditation is an unfolding process. It is not a quick fix, more like the old adage of peeling away the layers. It is about going deeper and deeper into our true nature where all that is illusion disappears and we are just that being-ness of love and compassion. I believe that meditation will help you to let go of your limiting core-beliefs, to know and love yourself more and more, and to listen to your body and what it tells you rather than giving authority to your mind.

Day 17 - Balance & Harmony - Taoist Flower Meditation

Be sure to take the time today to complete the Taoist Flower Meditation if you haven't already. 

Today's Quote:
"If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change." - Buddha

Focus Wheel Update

It took me awhile to finish my focus wheel, but I finally did...a very uplifting experience.

Day 17 - Balance & Joy

I think that true balance and joy comes to us as we begin to understand and integrate the fact that we are souls having a human experience.  Do what makes you feel good, do what you love, then you will be in the FLOW, in the Vortex!

Day 16 - Timelessness

Wow, have had migraines and computer memory problems...think there might be some energy around my head (6th and 7th) Chakras (Vision and Knowingness).  Well, I was early with Day 16's delivery due to the timelessness I was experiencing and am way late with Day 17, due to the timelessness I was experiencing~! LOL

We will get there when we get there right....

Anywho, Day 17 is coming to you via email momentarily.  I would like for all of us to focus on Day 17 both today (Sunday) and tomorrow (Monday).  There is an awesome Taoist Flower Meditation I have recorded for you.  You will need to buy or find a live flower to meditate with.  Take the extra time to really focus into Day 17 over the next day and a half.

This was on my facebook today. Had to share it!

I tell myself to keep breathing and take one step forward. Just one step. Then breathe again. Its up to you to take another step or not - out of your comfort zone and into your new life of ABUNDANCE!

Focus Wheel Update

Hello all,

I am doing my Focus (Wheel) on Prosperity.  I actually did about half of it last night (I have had a block on this). You see I am able to manifest alot, but I have struggled in the past - keeping and owning my prosperity.  Maybe due to my history, I tend to think I have to kill myself for money and prosperity (no pain, no gain). I am also comfortable being in crisis, I have eliminated that crisis from most parts of my life, but I have continued to manage my finances in an addictive way.  I have a lot and then I have zero or negative.  It is definitely a learned pattern.  It has robbed me of peace of mind and I have judged myself for it. I feel like I should be further ahead.  I sometimes call myself a loser when it comes to my finances.  I also have carried guilt that I have money and my family of origin does not.  I am being completely honest with you to fill in where I come from.  I don't think this focus has served me and most of me doesn't believe it, but some of me has continued to hold onto it and it has held me back from breaking through to the level of prosperity that I can truly have.

When the Focus Wheel concept came up in the program I knew that this area was the area I need to work on. It really called out to me to create the transformation that is my birthright.  In that light, I finished the wheel this morning and we have closed $65K in new business since 8 am.  $87K in the last 24 hours!!! WooHoo

Here's my wheel:

Thanks for listening.  I hope some of you will share your focus wheels!

New Poll below on Recorded Meditations