Decisions, Decisions.....

"Make a decision and then make it right. There just are no wrong decisions. You could go this way, or that way, and either way will eventually get you to where you want to be. But in the moment you start complimenting yourself on the decision you've made, in that moment, you come back into vibrational alignment with who-you-really-are." -- Abraham

Such a bold statement. Such a bold way to live. Yet, if you could allow yourself to live this way what would it mean? I recently decided to check it out for myself.

Recently I left a job I'd been at for over 4 years. I was clearly stagnant there; not moving professionally, financially or personally. So I jumped on the first job that would hire me and left. (Kinda like the guy who really wants to leave his wife but doesn't have the courage to do it so he ends up with his co-worker and they are living together within weeks of dating.) And like that guy I was a couple of weeks in and wondering what the hell I had done. It took over 5 of my closest friends being brutally honest with me to get me to look at my creation.

After realizing that I wasn't a match to this position I made a decision. I quit. No job lined up, no plan. Just walked away because it wasn't a match to my highest and best. I made a decision and then I made it right. Over the past 3 weeks I have been practicing yoga, running, meditating and writing. I have been investing major sums of time transforming my relationship with money and playing around with the concepts of who I am. I have developed a unique brilliance statement and remembered all I bring to the table regardless of what I am doing.

It has been a joyous 3 weeks. As I have become more and more clear about who I am I have noticed my interviews being more clear and fun. Last week I was offered a job with a high quality company that is focused on developing their people for 25% more than I was earning before.

I tell you this because I want you to remember your value. I want you to remember that there are other ways to change. If I had bought into the concept that the economy and job market are awful and that there aren't enough jobs 'out there' I would never have had the courage to do this. But I didn't plug in to that. I plugged into my value. I plugged into my strengths and who I really am.

You can too! More on this to come......

Much Love

The Man In the Mirror

I was listening to Michael Jacksons' Man in the Mirror this morning when I was struck by the genius of the lines.

"Going make a change for once in my life, gonna feel real good, gonna make a difference....I am starting with the man in the mirror, I am asking him to change his ways, and no message could have been any clearer, if you wanna make the world a better place take a look at yourself and make the change..."

So I looked in the mirror and asked myself some questions.....

~What would you do today if you weren't afraid?
~If today was my last, did I dream dream richly?
~did I live fully?
~did I learn to let go?
~did I love well?
~did I leave this planet any better?
~Have I started anything that wont end with me?
~How would I show up today if it were my last?

Big questions lead to a big life. How did you feel about your answers? I didn't like mine so I am going to start with me and make some changes, today!

Much Love,

J

Letting it in.....

Everything is vibrational. "I'm letting it in or I'm not. And I'm using lots of things as my excuse to let it in, or as my excuse not to let it in." But it's all vibrational. Otherwise, we should be able to take 100 people, give them all identical exposure to experience, and get identical results. And you can't do that. You'd get 100 different results, and you'd get several big differences in results.

--- Abraham

This is an interesting quote. Think about this a bit. This is Matrix stuff.

I was a fitness trainer for years and I watched as two people would put forth the same effort, taking the same action, and get completely different results. It was staggering....until you spoke with them. Inevitably one believed in the actions they were taking and one didn't.

We all have what I call governor on our beliefs around money, family, our partners, health, ect. T Harv Ecker calls it a set point; a place where our beliefs will not allow us to go. We can all take the same actions but it is our beliefs, our concepts that keep us in a heaven or a hell.

I am personally noticing this play out in my life. I am watching my job cycle through and the same patterns re-surfacing again. I am attempting to raise my set point, to "let it in", so to speak. I am looking for reasons to feel good. I am making lists of positive aspects of all the amazing people in my life. I am making gratitude lists daily. I want to feel good now and watch what happens....

I will keep you posted :)

Much Love,

J

Miracles.....

"There is no state of physical decline or damage that you could not recover from--none--not any, if you knew it... If you wanted it and knew that you could. And that's those miracles that they talk about every day. They're not miracles at all, they are the natural order of things. But because they are rare, people think they are miraculous. They're not. That's the way it is supposed to be. You're supposed to thrive."

-- Abraham

I was chatting with an aquaintance yesterday when I heard a 'concept' pop up. A concept is an idea, true or not, that we believe whole-heartedly. Meaning we would go to war for this idea.

We all have them. If you listen closely enough you will hear them everywhere. The friend of a friend was telling me about how she needs 8 hours of sleep or more to feel good. I love hearing concpets and questioning them....I usually don't question other peoples but she seemed like fun so I went for it.

I simply asked, "How do you know it's true that you need at least 8 hours of sleep"? What followed was 10 mins of her convincing me in a very defensive, determined way. It was interesting to listen to her, she couldn't even fathom the idea of another possibility.

And I ask you....what are you believing so strongly you wont even play with the idea of another possibility? Start to pay attention. It's those concrete concepts that hold you back from the miracles spoke about above.

Give it some thought. We can talk more on this later.

Much Love,

J

The New Year

I have been interested in numerology for some time now. I recently met with a major author who is also considered an expert in numerology. She took my information and sat with me for an hour long session. It was interesting, to say the least.

During our session we talked about the energy that numbers carry. 2008 was a one year, which contained the energy of 'new beginnings'. On a larger scale we have elected a new President, we are witnessing the purging of companies and mindsets that no longer fit. On a smaller scale I have seen my own life path take a new direction and I have witnessed many of my friends take on many new beginnings in all areas of their lives. It is time for a change and we can either ride the wave or be drowned by it. The choice is all ours.

2009 is a two year. Two is generally a slower energy and is focused more in relationships, networking and communication. I received 4 messages in the course of 3 days from different teachers and they were all saying the same thing. There are different seasons of your life, we are in a winter season. It is time to regroup, choose what is truly important to you, and prepare yourself for the spring....because it will come. Utilize this time to connect with your loved ones, network with leaders and visionaries.

I have decided to keep this blog going throughout 2009. I am excited to see where all this will take us. I want to use this communication piece as a way to shift my focus and tell stories about all the amazing things I can find. And all the ways I see things working.

Until next time,

J

Results

Here we are. The end of the experiment. Wow, what a trip?! I am so grateful that you found your way here in the most perfect way for you. The whole point of this experiment was to play with the idea of creating a different way. The idea that maybe it doesn't have to be hard to experience the joys of life. That maybe it's possible to have a joyfull journey and a joyfull ending.

I have to admit I started with the hope or attachement or agenda of getting some result. I never mentioned what my intentions were and in total honesty there was a part of me that wanted every one of them to materialize. Of course that was the beginning and what happened was I shifted somewhere in the mix.

At some point this became less about getting something and more about becoming someone totally different. I vacationed more in the past 60 days than I have in the past year. I only worked a little over half the month of Sept. I learned that I could be abundant and feel abundance without the constant action of work. I learned that I could have a blast, be in joy and just allow the best to come to me. And I learned that when action comes from a place of joy, inspiration and fun it is a delicious part of life.

If I remember correctly during the initial phase of this I mentioned this is more about an internal shift than an external one. The shift happened at some point. I began to realize this is much bigger than playing or spreading my thoughts throughout this blog. At some point this became an opportunity to create greatness. I know it sounds clichae but this has nothing to do with the forms in my life and everything to do with who I am on a moment to moment basis.

I remember being asked once if I were to die tomorrow how I would feel sitting in a review of my life. Would I be able to feel like I was used up or that I left my gifts in the bag, so to speak. I like the idea of creating greatness. I like the idea of this life never being done, that I will always be in a state of creation and desire. I like the idea that I am not done and that there are many more doors to explore behind. I like the idea that the rabbit hole goes deeper. I like the way I am playing my version of this game. I like that my life is becoming more inclusive, more focused on the both/and versus having to choose the either/or parts.

This is just the beginning.......


Much Love,

J

Day 52

Holy Smokes it's almost over. 8 days until the end of my experiement. I have a lot to share and will start posting my findings this week. I just received a fantastic email from a friend.....it's leading edge so prepare yourself.....

Abraham on How the Economy Will Recover

This past weekend, Abraham-Hicks (teachers of Deliberate
Creation) were questioned about the economy and they responded in this way:

"It's going to take some people not feeling fear, to focus on vibrational reality until it comes enough into fruition...

Worry not. We've seen this before and we know you will come out of it. Balance will come back." -- 10/7/08

Yesterday CNN published a report citing that 6 out of 10
Americans believe a depression is likely.

Please note: In this same report, not a single economist
thought that this was the case.

Citing social "safety net" programs that were not in place at the time of the Great Depression(Social Security, unemployment insurance and insurance on bank deposits) along with a commitment by the Federal Reserve and world banks to keep resources moving through the system, Anirvan Banerji (director of research for the Economic Cycle Research Institute) stated "We're a long, long way from a depression."

However, Banerji also pointed out the following kicker:

"The fact that the majority of people believe we are going into a depression ensures that the recession will get worse."

And so I ask all of you today:

"At this critical time, are you choosing to align yourself with
the problem or align yourself with the solution?"

What you are thinking matters...

Let's be real, people. What we choose to think and believe right now does matter...in very practical ways.

Putting metaphysics aside, there are dozens of practical reasons to keep our wits about us and to resist the pull of fear.

In terms of the Great Depression, we can learn much from the man who understood what it would take to turn the tides at that time.

In his Inaugural speech, Franklin D. Roosevelt spoke the
following words:

"Our distress comes from no failure of substance. We are stricken by no plague of locusts. Compared with the perils which our forefathers conquered because they believed and were not afraid, we have still much to be thankful for."

And, of course, he understood the challenge at the heart of the matter:

"Let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself - nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance."

What you can do today...

There are tools and processes that you can learn today that will enable you to come "back into balance" when you find yourself slipping into fear and doubt.

And mastering this "turnaround" ability is the greatest gift that you can give yourself (and your family, and your community...) at this time.

*So how do you make the turnaround? Just ask, I have a few suggestions......