"In Chinese, the word "crisis" is composed of two characters. One represents danger, the other opportunity." ~Rob Brenzy

"All things do resolve themselves, if allowed." - Abraham-Hicks -

Prelude to the Eleventh Hour

A month or so ago, I wrote about the eleventh hour. The elusive hour that we hope will bring the relief we need in order to keep pressing forward. Well here I am, in my own eleventh hour. I have watched the chaos reign for far too long........looking at all the pieces of my life and wondering "Where am I going??" "What am I doing here??" "How do I manuever through this??" "Why are the answers taking so long to show themselves??"

I believe we will always have those random pieces of our lives that we are trying to make sense out of or trying to work our way around or into. But this summer for me consisted of every piece being flung across the floor like a glass vase shattering into tiny jagged pieces. I felt like I was in a mess that I didnt even know where to begin in putting it back together again. Funny thing is, I was the one who pushed the vase off the table.....I wanted to start new again. Careful what you wish for....

I got new alright. I got new in tiny little pieces strewn across the floor. I spent this summer picking up the pieces- salvaging some but throwing away a lot more.....a few cuts along the way. But the eleventh hour is showing itself.....finally. I wondered if time stopped in my world. But it appears to have been moving at the speed needed to get all the pieces in order......an order I knew nothing about as I thought I was just tossing them all in a pile. Its seems this "random" pile is my new life. And now that I look at it......it has a beauty that I couldnt have imagined when I watched myself knocking that vase over. In each piece, a story unfolded for me. In each piece, I learned more about myself in trusting my power of creation. At first I thought I was just putting all the little pieces in a random pile, but I realize now that in each piece, whether I knew it then consciously or not, I had an intention.....and that intention is to live my dream. Guess what? When the clock strikes twelve, I will be there.

It was all worth the wait.

"Most people try to have whatever they want. A greater reward is to want what you have."

~ Byron Katie author of "Loving What Is"

"If there's a gauge of the pace of my life, its that I'm always behind on Thank-You's, the laundry is never done, and there is never quite enough food in the refrigerator....We're in the middle of the best kind of chaos." ~Sally Goodrich

"There is something inside you that will tell you the truth always." ~Sri Swami Rama of the Himalayas

Cosmic Particles

I found this video on one of my favorite blogs Towards 2012

"Einstein said, "Intuition does not come to an unprepared mind." When he discovered the theory of relativity, it came to him in a flash of intuition. But only after he had studied and pondered the great mysteries of physics for years. This preparation allowed him to observe things that would have gone unnoticed to the "unprepared mind." Get prepared." ~Statement by James Ray

"The most important and enjoyable thing in life is doing something that's a complicated, tricky problem for you that you don't know how to solve."~ Novelist William Vollman

"The secret of life is to have a task, something you devote your entire life to, something you bring everything to, every minute of the day for your whole life. And the most important thing is—it must be something you cannot possibly do." ~ Sculptor Henry Moore

"To live is so startling. It leaves but little room for other occupations." - Emily Dickinson

Law of Attraction IN ACTION

This is cool and let me tell you, I needed a little reminder from the universe that it really is listening. So here is a little story- its little- but it was EASY and EFFORTLESS...as Jason puts it "FLAWLESS".

So earlier in the week- I woke up in the middle of the night with my mind reeling with stress! Stressful thoughts about all the changes coming up in our life and wondering HOW will we pull it off? Of course when does money not play a factor in stress? So there I am laying in bed, heart pounding, shallow breathing, energy constricting all around me, I could see no light at the end of the tunnel to make it go away. I was downward spiraling in all the negative "what-if factors"- i mean- full on PANIC ATTACK. And we all know that everything seems worse in the middle of the night- I dont know why but dreams are scarier and stress about reality is even more horrifying at night....

Anyway, as I am spiraling in dreaded imaginings, a thought dawned on me: "Take control. Create SOMETHING BETTER." So using all the discipline I could muster, I stated over and over and over and over "$1500 or more will come into my reality easily and effortlessly. THAT OR SOMETHING BETTER." Then it dawned on me! I could sell my Jeep! I love my Jeep but with the move coming up, I realized that it would actually be easier to sell it before the move than after.....

All of a sudden things were coming clear and the constricted energy was releasing its grip upon my body. "This thought feels GOOD!" So, I got CLEAR: "Universe, I will sell my car by the end of the week for X amount of dollars EASILY AND EFFORTLESSLY. THIS OR SOMETHING BETTER." Over and over and over again I stated and restated. I didnt stop stating it. I even had thoughts breakthrough my new mantra letting me know that I had no idea HOW? i was going to make this happen and dread would begin to descend but i affirmed to myself that it was okay that I had no idea HOW I was going to get the money I needed and get it easily and effortless for that matter. But i trusted it would happen: "This has to happpen," I thought to myself. I had to see that everything I believed about creating my reality is true- especially in this "Eleventh Hour". ....

Eventually I fell asleep...only to wake up to the newfound inspiration but also to the awareness that I had to take ACTION to make this happen. I had never sold a car before and it felt overwhelming at first- but then I broke it down to babysteps and one day at a time- with my ultimate goal in mind.....By the end of the week...THIS OR SOMETHING BETTER...

Well wouldnt ya know.....The car was posted to Craigslist last night- late. I felt like I had procrastinated- I didnt even get the car posted till almost the very end of the week! But I TRUSTED that this was the flow of things. The very next morning we had a "bite"! ....

So we met the guy half way- after taking five minutes to look at it he said "So did you guys bring another car?" We looked at eachother and then said "No but if you want it today you can drive it back up to our house to drop us off." He agreed! He paid cash- for exactly what we were asking for! It was EFFORTLESS! It was EASY! It happened just as I asked..by the end of the week. Everyone in the scenerio was pleased. Everyone WON! Everything just lined up- in a way that I probably wouldnt have dreamed because even if I did, I probably wouldnt have believed it could happen so perfect like this! And I didnt panic when it appeared that that clock was nearing its final hours towards the "end of the week". The universe took over- and worked its magic. I just asked. I declared. I got clear on what I needed to happen. I followed my feeling state with my thought process that night in bed as I realized that I not only wanted $1500 or more by the end of the week- but I allowed myself to entertain the ways and ideas that could get me there...and ways that could even get me MORE than I was wanting! Now I was thinking outside my box!....Sell my car! And that thought felt GOOD!

So, I believe that this "little" story is a perfect example of how creating your reality works. Its about getting clear on what you want- get specific. Its about discipling your thoughts- not letting the negative thoughts take over- and using your feeling tone to guide you to the right answer. Its about taking the necessary action to facilitate the Universe to do the rest...to work the magic...to line things up. Mind you, I had to line up myself with the total idea of selling my car- I couldnt "half-ass" that idea- be half-way on board- I had to allow myself to be okay with the possibility of it happening just the way I asked......Consequences. In declaring what you want- there are "consequences" to it all. You will get one thing and may have to give up another- find your peace with that and the universe will move you into your newly created reality. Oh, and remember to state "THIS OR SOMETHING BETTER" because the universe may just have a better idea in mind!

So, I say goodbye to my Jeep and hello to new opportunities and a newfound inspiration in the Law of Attraction. I hope you find inspiration in this as well and begin to "play" with your reality!

Remember...

My friend Heidi sent me this and I thought it was a perfect affirmation to remember (it will make its way over to the "Affirmations To Be Remembered" list after it receives its proper debut here on the main posts).......Thanks Heids!

Love is my gift to the world.

I fill myself with love, and I send that love out into the world.

How others treat me is their path; how I react is mine.

"Any statement followed by the words "I am" can be extremely powerful or very dangerous. Choose carefully." ~ James Ray

Seasons

Its amazing how quickly we move through time...changing and growing.

....YOU are changing, learning, growing everyday.

Even Mother Earth changes. Time has arrived for fall.

....Allow the old to fall away.

The leaves move into new colors...fearless to express themselves in change.

.....Its time....

Allow yourself to move through your colors effortlessly....courageously.

Less sunlight outside to warm the air.

.....Tend to your fire.....

giving yourself permission to be warmed by your inner light.

The winds pick up and carry the leaves away back to Mother Earth.

....Give-in to the opportunity...

...To go inside...

...To go home...

"A Note from the Universe"

"Remember when it was really fun,to catch raindrops on your tongue, walk under archways because they were there, and roll around in sand at the beach? To go all the way to a store for a tiny treat, lie on the grass looking for "God" in the clouds, and make scary monster faces in the mirror? To watch the stars because they were winking at you, count the flowers in the garden by the door, and put Cocoa Puffs up your nose?

Well,I'm happy to inform you, most of it still is....

Ah-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-
The Universe"

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Utah in the Fall

These photos were taken by Jason Sager while he was visitng Salt Lake City. I was not able to be there personally but the photos of Utah in the fall are amazing. Salt Lake already had its first snow storm of the season!

"Oceans are not exactly teeming with life. In fact, they're mostly barren, and could rightly be called "wet deserts." Likewise, not all your emotions, even those that come in floods, are fertile. Some are automatic reactions that have discharged thousands of times since they were first programmed into you many years ago. They're mechanical, not organic. They became fixtures when you were a very different person than you are now. Identify these." ~Rob Brenzy