Rich Beyond Words

As I sat on the park bench enjoying the cool night air and gazing at the people who were taking a break from the rest of the world, two young lovers passed me by. And I overheard the woman say, “Honey, why can’t the moon always be as full and beautiful as it is tonight?”

He replied, “I don’t know, dear, but I am glad we were blessed enough to see another one together.” That made me, at first, shed a tear at their exchanged words, but then it made me ask myself, “Why doesn’t it?”

I thought and thought some more. I concluded, “How can we ask the moon to constantly shine so beautifully night after night if we as humans cannot find it in ourselves to do the same? Why can’t we find what it takes to remain illuminating creatures when we bear witness time after time of the glorious dreams we have shown to be so capable of?

Why do we so often blow out our candles and let the darkness escape to cover up a portion of our glow? Do we cycle through our emotions the same as the moon does? Why can’t we consistently find the peace and love that I can so clearly recognize in this young couple: the way they grip each other’s hand as if they never want to let go, the way they walk so slowly in rhythm with one another, as if their heartbeats are setting the pace, and the way they stare at each other as if they have found the gateway to the soul in each other’s eyes.

Then I think again: maybe we can control the moon’s luster, it’s wholeness. Just maybe if we can find it in our hearts, in ourselves, to shine with such radiance, over time we’ll begin to notice as we look toward heaven on a clear night that the moon is as full and bright as we ourselves choose to be. Maybe we only deserve to see this brilliance every so often. And maybe only when enough people can accumulate enough love, peace, and goodwill toward one another shall the moon dazzle us in all her beauty.

So now whenever I think the moon is going through her cycle again, I will tell myself, “No, she is waiting on us to go through ours.”

Author Unknown

A story tells that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face.
The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything wrote in the sand: “TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE.”

They kept on walking until they found an oasis, where they decided to take a bath. The one, who had been slapped, got stuck in the mire and started drowning, but the friend saved him. After the friend recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone: “TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SAVED MY LIFE.”

The friend who had slapped and then saved his best friend asked him, “After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand. Now, you write on a stone. Why?”

The other friend replied: “When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand where winds of forgiveness can erase it away. But, when someone does something good for us we must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase it.”

Learn to write your hurts in the sand and to carve your blessings in stone.

Author unknown

We convince ourselves that life will be better once we are married, have a baby, then another.

Then we get frustrated because our children are not old enough, and that all will be well when they are older.

Then we are frustrated because they reach adolescence and we must deal with them. Surely we’ll be happier when they grow out of the teen years.

We tell ourselves our life will be better when our spouse gets his/her act together, when we have a nicer car, when we can take a vacation, when we finally retire.

The truth is that there is no better time to be happy than right now.

If not, then when?

Your life will always be full of challenges. It is better to admit as much and to decide to be happy in spite of it all.

For the longest time, it seemed that life was about to start. Real life.

But there was always some obstacle along the way, an ordeal to get through, some work to be finished, some time to be given, a bill to be paid. Then life would start.

I finally came to understand that those obstacles were life.

That point of view helped me see that there isn’t any road to happiness.

Happiness IS the road.

So, enjoy every moment.

Stop waiting for school to end, for a return to school, to lose ten pounds, to gain ten ounds, for work to begin, to get married, for Friday evening, for Sunday morning, waiting for a new car, for your mortgage to be paid off, for spring, for summer, for fall, for winter, for the first or the fifteenth of the month, for your song to be played on the radio, to die, to be reborn… before deciding to be happy.

Happiness is a voyage, not a destination.

There is no better time to be happy than… NOW!

Live and enjoy the moment.

Author unknown

In the 1930s, a young traveler was exploring the French Alps. He came upon a vast stretch of barren land. It was desolate. It was forbidding. It was ugly. It was the kind of place you hurry away from.

Then, suddenly, the young traveler stopped dead in his tracks. In the middle of this vast wasteland was a bent- over old man. On his back was a sack of acorns. In his hand was a four-foot length of iron pipe.

The man was using the iron pipe to punch holes in the ground. Then from the sack he would take an acorn and put it in the hole. Later, the old man told the traveler, “I’ve planted over 100,000 acorns. Perhaps only one-tenth of them will grow.”

The old man’s wife and son had died, and this was how he chose to spend his final years. “I want to do something useful,” he said.

Twenty-five years later the now-not-as-young traveler returned to the same desolate area. What he saw amazed him; he could not believe his own eyes. The land was covered with a beautiful forest two miles wide and five miles long.
Birds were singing, animals were playing, and wildflowers perfumed the air.

The traveler stood there recalling the desolation that once was. A beautiful oak forest stood there now – all because someone cared.

What small thing can you do today to make the world a more beautiful place?

By: Brian Cavanaugh

Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joy ride.

Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure ecstasy.

When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.

When it’s in your best interest, practice obedience.

Let others know when they’ve invaded your territory.

Take naps and stretch before rising.

Run, romp and play daily.

Be loyal.

Never pretend to be something you’re not.

If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.

When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently.

Thrive on attention and let people touch you.

Avoid biting when a simple growl will do.

On hot days, drink lots of water and lie under a shady tree.

When you’re happy, dance around and wag your entire body.

No matter how often you’re scolded, don’t buy into the guilt thing and pout… Run right back and make friends.

Delight in the simple joys of a long walk.

When she looked ahead, Florence Chadwick saw nothing but a solid wall of fog. Her body was numb. She had been swimming for nearly 16 hours.

Already she was the first woman to swim the English Channel in both directions. Now at age 34, her goal was to become the first woman to swim from Catalina Island to the California coast.

On that Fourth of July morning in 1952, the sea was like an ice bath, and the fog was so dense she could hardly see her support boats. Sharks cruised toward her lone figure, only to be driven away by rifle shots. Against the frigid grip of the sea, she struggled on-hour after hour-while millions watched on national television.

Alongside Florence in one of the boats, her mother and her trainer offered encouragement. They told her it wasn’t much farther. But all she could see was fog. They urged her not to quit. She never had . . . until then. With only a half- mile to go, she asked to be pulled out.

Still thawing her chilled body several hours later, she told a reporter, “Look, I’m not excusing myself, but if I could have seen land I might have made it.” It was not fatigue or even the cold water that defeated her. It was the fog. She was unable to see her goal.

Two months later, she tried again. This time, despite the same dense fog, she swam with her faith intact and her goal clearly pictured in her mind. She knew that somewhere behind that fog was land, and this time she made it!
Florence Chadwick became the first woman to swim the Catalina Channel, eclipsing the men’s record by two hours!

Author Unknown

I wasn’t always blessed with luck – infact I kept having a whole lot of bad luck. I began to believe that I was unlucky and so I would keep having more bad luck – after all we keep getting what we believe don’t we?

So Dov baron’s blog post on becoming lucky is interesting.

When I was a kid I asked my Grandfather if his success at farming was caused by good luck? He smiled at me and said, “If you want to get run over by a truck named Luck you have to walk onto the road or it will miss you every time!”

That of course is true – you make your luck happen.

Dov says there’s one thing you can never get back again and that’s time. Time is the thing a lot of us waste. In my mind anything you do which is not fullfilling you or bringing you closer to your goals is a waste of time. That could be anything – just being stuck in a rut and not believing that there are other opportunities.

All too often I hear people whining about stuff and then when I ask them if it pains them so much why are they doing it, they look at me blankly, like I’m insane. Most people bitch about their jobs and yet they spend most of their waking hours at a job which obviously doesn’t give them a sense of satisfaction. They tell me at least it pays the bills. My God, what a way to live – go to a job to pay your necessary bills and then have no money or time to do things you really like. SAD.

It’s just unfortunate that we’ve been programmed to believe that is the way we’re supposed to be living. To live that way means other’s will always be able to control your destiny. The people that teach us those values are so confined in their own imprisonement that they can’t even imagine other possibilities.

I always encourage my kids to do things they like – I tell them there can be no bigger joy in life than making your play your work. I want them to live full and free lives. Lucky lives.

Dove also talks about making emotional investments – well yes. That’s the difference between people living rich lives and those that are just part of the system. You have to invest your emotions to get where you want.

And lastly even though the Law of Attraction is always working – it’s not always easy. The reason why it’s not always easy is because we have other people telling us not to be ridiculous.

I recall my earliest memories of knowing that my life is a movie. I’m the director, actor and producer. Even if sometimes I have my little procrastination moments.

You can make your luck – infact nobody else is gonna do it for you.

Very simply put:

Money is a reward you receive for the service you render.

The actual ink and paper the money is printed on is worthless.

The piece of paper with the print on it is a perceived value.

It’s the perfect means of exchange.

I for one am glad that we do not operate in a bartering system. I like giving service for money – I don’t want cows or shells.

Of course there are still indegineous people that don’t have a money system. They are all part of the commmnuity and every one does their part to ensure that the community survives. One does the hunting – the others build the shelter, others look after the children etc. Whilst this may seem like a cosy arrangement I wouldn’t enjoy it. I feel as an individual I have a right to live my life doing what I like. (Granted I’ve been born into a modern civilisation and can’t imagine not having that choice, and that my friend is one thing I am very grateful for.)

A lot of people think that money is bad but secretly would like a bit more of the evil stuff.

They will tell you that the bible says money is bad – I’ve read the bible cover to cover and can’t find that any where. It merely says to love God more than anything else so in other words don’t love money more than God.

Money used to be an elusive thing for me before I understood about the Law of Attraction.

I don’t want to go into a whole law of attraction thing now but let’s just say that money is the best coupon to have.

Money = Choice.

Yeah so you can’t buy happiness and love bla bla…

Seriously how nice does it feel when you can’t buy things for those you love, like maybe your children?

Now don’t get me wrong, I’m not all into crazy consumerism – my kids don’t have iphones and 75 pairs of jeans and tons of crap.

Firstly because I despise clutter and secondly all that stuff really does not make you happy

But I do have FUN with my kids and that can sometimes cost a bit of money, and those private schools and those trips. You get me?

So whilst money doesn’t buy you a state of being like happiness it does give you access to experiences and stuff.

But aah the initial question how do you get more money?

Okay so this is going to seem cheesy but it works.

Get your whole mind, body and spirit to be one with the idea of  having the money you want.

Honestly I mean it – for years I struggled with receiving money because in my subconscious mind I was not clear about what I wanted, let alone be in harmony with what I wanted. Of course I didn’t know that was my problem – I believed it was every body elses fault. Typical victim mentality.

If  you are serious about getting a lot of money fast then I highly recommend Stuart Lichtman’s Book: How to Get Lots Of Money for Anything Fast.

Don’t let the title put you off.

There were so many good raves about this book, including people like Jack Canefield – you know the ultra famous dude who put togther Chicken Soup for the Soul.

I thought to myself what with the 60 day money back guarantee I have nothing to loose – I may as well give it my best shot.

Now I’ll be perfectly honest you have to work this book – infact it is like a workbook. You have to go inside yourself, discover what you want, write things down and do the follow up exercises or you will fail and not get what you want. That’s what happened to me the first time round. But if you follow the instruction you’ll get the money you want. As I said before the reason people don’t get what they want is because not all of their mind and body has the same idea. Doing the exercises Stuart gives you in this book will sort that issue out.

If you’re not sure about getting the book which comes with audio instructions as well then first try out the Mini Course for FREE.

John Carlton had an interesting post on his blog today titled death by habit. It’s true – habits make or break us. Our whole lives consist of habits. You only do what you do because it’s a habit you’ve developed.

There are some obvious things which we all recognise as habits and put them into their classified boxes. Smoking is an example – every body knows it’s a bad habit. Even so many people still puff away. Jogging is considered a good habit.

But if you go deeper you’ll realise that even the way you think is a habit. And as far as I’m concerned that can have horrific effects. Take sleeplessness or anxiety – that stuff begins in the cerebral area and is induced by fear provoking thoughts. Sure you can have a shrink prescribe you feel good pills and heavy valiums but as long as you don’t get those thinking habits solved you’ll become addicted to pills and then you’ve just added another bad habit to the personality.

I’ve been plagued by countless bad habits in my time from smoking to not earning enough money. Whoa! Earning little money is a bad habit? Sure it used to be for me. I just wouldn’t adopt a responsible attitude towards money and over spend – not balance my books etc. Not doing something is the same as having a bad habit.

Watching drivel on the idiot box is also a very bad habit. Just think of all the time that gets wasted and all the stuff that gets impregnated onto the subconscious mind. It’s a fact that we get emotionally involved with the stuff we’re watching and reading. So spending time with crap means you’ll always be resonating on that level and then the law of attraction becomes impossible to work positively for you. (The law of attraction works 24 hours a day whether you believe it or not) Staying tuned in on that level will only bring all that closer to home. That’s why people love watching all those awful reality shows – cause they can relate. Rather they should be watching uplifting programms and taking self development courses and soon they’ll leave all that behind. But yeah having you looser friends leave you can be scary.

I’ve always been looking for ways to improve my life. i just never was satisfied with the status quo.  It took a long time and I’m still learning that this is my game – it’s always up to me and not up to them. I think that’s the hardest part – often I want to blame a bad habit on some one else.  Like when I used to have money problems it was somebody elses’ fault. When I smoked cigarettes I always had a reason – they stressed me, they do it to or they don’t know how i feel. I honestly believed that cigarettes were helping me. Ask smokers they believe if it weren’t for cigarettes they’d be highly strung, nervous etc. All just an excuse to keep on ruining yourself.

Now I know that absolutely everything in my life is dictated by me and not them. You can say aah but the recession is not my fault. Truth is times have never been better for me. I was having a recession when the economy was thriving. It takes effort to watch every thought you have and to disclipine yourself. But if you honestly and truly love yourself you realize you are worth the effort and nobody else is gonna do it for you.

I’ve tried many programmes and read tons of books to better myself. Some had an effect and others didn’t.

Here’s a video of me showing you the CD’s I used to break lots of bad habits.

So anyway if you’re stuck with some serious bad habits, including anxiety to sleepness then definately check out Mike Brescia’s site at Breaking Habits Now. At least sign up for the FREE news letter which is an informative read.

Is it possible to stop getting sick?

What could you accomplish if you were free of physical setbacks and full of productive energy?

I just finished watching a video from my favorite health advisor,  David Wolfe.

He is the most recognized authority when it comes to health. Seriously he has fans like T. Harv Ecker, Tony Robbins, Woody Harrelson and of course myself.

David hasn’t had a sick day in 15 years! He truly lives what he teaches.

David will tell you step for step what to eat and what to start building up your immunity immediately.

You HAVE TO SEE this video!