Experience Your Good Now!

Did you ever hear the phrase “when the student is ready the teacher will appear?” Well, that’s what happened with Louise Hays’ book, Experience Your Good Now! Learning to Use Affirmations.


I received an advance copy of Louise’s book in April from its publisher, Hay House, Inc. Being part of the Hay House Bloggers Review Marketing team I was supposed to review the book and blog about it at the release of the book in May. For reasons to numerous and lame to list here I was remiss in my duties and failed to read the book and post my review. I thought I missed the boat.

Last week the book’s colorful aqua-green cover caught my attention on my bookshelf and I decided to open the little gem and take a gander. 90 minutes later I was so glad I did.

As simple and easy it is to read, this is a powerhouse of a book. Don’t be fooled by its non-intimidating, slim appearance. Ms. Hays, in her elegant 76-year old dialect, explains why we all have negative chatter in our heads. She then proceeds to take various topics such as health, fear, forgiveness, love and the workplace and describes how many people focus on the negative aspects of situations which, via the Law of Attraction, only brings more of that unwanted stuff to us. Louise then goes a step further and gives us Affirmations to undo the unwanted matter and keep it away forever.

What’s interesting is I also discovered that there’s a CD in the back of the book. The audio contains the author reading the book and adding some additional flavor to the content. The audio potion is only one hour and fifteen minutes in length. For some people that is just one round trip commute to work. How easy it that?

I have always subscribed to the school of thought that alleged that affirmations were hokey. I imagined that if I plainly said over and over again, "I will think positive every day and make a new way," nothing would actually change. Ms. Hays clearly states that we are always saying’ something and that something is what becomes our reality. No truer words were ever spoken. For example, an affirmation I always used to make, just in passing was, “You can’t have everything!” Louise would say why not? So I got to thinking, the reason why not is only because I said it; I claimed that reality so that is my life's situation.

So now I go around saying, “I love having everything.” I figure what the heck? If I feel I have to say something anyway, why not make it something with a positive twist? Hey, if it works, great for me! If it doesn’t, nothing lost - I was going to say something anyway.

I deeply believe that everything happens for a reason and perhaps my missing the opportunity in May to promote Louise Hays’ new release now gives me the opportunity to promote it for the Holiday season. I strongly suggest that you go to the Hay House web site and order two copies for the holidays – one for you and one for someone you love. By the way, I love having everything!
Buy the book here: http://www.hayhouse.com/details.php?id=4846

Two Wolves

Thanks to Dr. Dan Schaefer for sharing this parable. www.danschaeferphd.com

Two Wolves
One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside all people. He said, "My son, the battle is between two "wolves" inside us all."

One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority and ego.

The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith."

The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: "Which wolf wins?"

The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."

Did Instant Karma Kill John Lennon?

When something goes wrong in a person’s life people sometimes say that it’s because of bad karma. This is a misunderstanding of the definition of Karma. In Eastern philosophy, Karma is defined as the thoughts, decisions and choices (including some from past lives) one has made that has brought them to the station of life they’re at today.

If you think about a particular circumstance in your life, chances are that you will not have any difficulty tracing back to the decisions that brought the situation to you. Other incidents are deemed freak or unintended and might be chalked up to Karma. However, upon closer examination you’ll discover that Karma is a subset of a natural law of the universe call “The Law of Attraction.” Simply put, The Law of Attraction says, whatever we concentrate on will expand or will be attracted to us. This is because our thoughts are true electrical vibrations. That’s why we can feel people’s energy or we can sense when someone is staring at us. An electron in motion generates a magnetic field. So, thoughts attract like thoughts, or like people or like circumstances.

We all become what we think about. Also, what we resist persists. If you have constant thoughts during your whole life such as you don't want contract a certain disease or illness that your parent or grandparents had - if not wanting the illness is your thought, like a soundtrack in your head –you are very likely to produce that actual illness over time. This is because the universe only hears the about illness. Not that you don't want it. One day you come down with that sickness and say, “I knew I was going to contract this!” You knew it? Well of course, after all, your doctor even said that you were predisposed to this particular ailment. It runs in your family you’ve been told your entire life. Hmm, sounds like a vicious circle to me.

So, instant Karma isn’t gonna get ya, as John Lennon proclaimed. A deranged, violent person is what got John. I submit that Lennon didn’t realize that he was trafficking in violence and that he attracted Mark David Chapman, his assassin, into in his life. Don’t get me wrong, Lennon was one of the most prolific ambassadors of peace that our generation will know. However, he was thinking about violence his whole life, albeit, against violence, it was a vibration of violence. He concentrated on it so much that he even wrote songs about it!

We will receive from the universe the subject of sentence uttered or thought about. The universe does not deal in verbs, adverbs or modifiers. If the subject of your sentence is going to be your Karma or your reality, Let it Be, Let it Be – but let it be in harmony with your goals.

It's all in your head

It all starts in your mind: Happiness is a choice. Expectations make you unhappy. Prolonged unhappiness feels like suffering. This suffering causes dis-ease in the body. Therein begins the manifestation of your real suffering and pain.

How to Cope in a Recession

Here's a great five minute clip with Tony Robbins giving great insight at a perfect time:
http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=7506072

The Shift by Dr. Wayne Dyer

I am so excited to have received an advance copy of Dr. Wayne Dyer’s, The Shift, which was released today by Hay House Publishing. I thought it would be interesting to share some of my findings about the new book. I’ve read more than half the books Dr. Dyer has written and I’ve always come away with numerous nuggets of insight and truths. The Shift was no different.

In true, clear Dyer style, the author lays out for us how everyone eventually has a light bulb of truth register in their head and at that moment we move from what he calls the morning to the afternoon of our life. We go from ambition to meaning. The morning/afternoon metaphor works nicely as we try to understand our own lives and coming of age. Most of us think of this moment as midlife crises. Instead of a crisis we have the opportunity to use the defining moment to move our life ahead with intention and on purpose, Dyer asserts. Unfortunately, I’ve witnessed some who squander this period of their life on sports cars or boats because they’re married to their ego and sadly miss the proverbial boat.

Dr. Dyer explains that if we listen to the mantra of the ego all morning long which is more, more, more…more of everything, please! We end up with less in the afternoon. As afternoon approaches, as the doctor says, we have the choice to head toward something meaningful and valuable – you’re true life purpose.

If you haven’t had the opportunity to pick up on of Dr. Dyer’s books, The Shift is a great place to start. And, if you’re not a reader, The Shift is also a movie! I suggest going to the publisher’s web site, http://www.hayhouse.com/details.php?id=4672&utm_id=3313 to get your copies. You may also get The Shift on the following sites:
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Shift-Taking-Your-Ambition-Meaning/dp/1401927092/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265149999&sr=8-2 or
Barnes and Noble: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-Shift/Wayne-W-Dyer/e/9781401927097/?itm=8&USRI=the+shift

Whether you’re enjoying the morning of your life or trying for figure out what to do in the afternoon, I think The Shift will help you to define your moment.

What Goes Around, Comes Around

I love stories of synchronicity. This is one of my favorites (considered urban legend by some) that shows how the universe conspires for the good, sometimes years later. Much of the time we will never know why things happen. We should always keep in mind that it does not matter if we know, as long as we understand, whatever the circumstance is, it's for the good.

A poor Scottish farmer named Fleming heard a cry of help coming from the nearby bog. He dropped his tools and ran to the bog. There, mired to his waist in black mulch, was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved the lad from what could have been a slow and terrifying death.

The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman's sparse surroundings. An elegantly dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the boy Farmer Fleming had saved. "I want to repay you," said the nobleman. "You saved my son's life."

"No, I can't accept payment for what I did," the Scottish farmer replied, waving off the offer. At that moment, the farmer's own son came to the door of the family hovel. "Is that your son?" the nobleman asked. "Yes," the farmer replied proudly.

"I'll make you a deal. Let me take him and give him a good education. If the lad is anything like his father, he'll grow to a man you can be proud of."

And that he did. In time, Farmer Fleming's son graduated from St. Mary's Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known throughout the world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of penicillin.

Years afterward, the nobleman's son was stricken with pneumonia. What saved him? Penicillin.

The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill.
His son's name? Sir Winston Churchill.

You're Probably Right

“The way to get past a fear is to plainly confront it,” says Jim Dailakis. Jim is an actor, comedian, screenwriter and voice over professional. Jim says a young boy in Perth, Australia, his ambition was to be a comedian and make people laugh. He was good at it, doing great impressions of teachers, family members and friends but always thought that being a comedian was for comedians and he was just a kid from Perth and being a comic was not an ambition he should even consider.

Dailakis reminisces, as a boy he was inspired by the great movie Rocky. The lesson he took away from the movie was that anyone can do anything if they just start with a small step. Another movie called Dog Day Afternoon changed the life of Dailakis. Jim says when the movie was over he remained in the theater and pondered how a guy named Al Pacino could act like that. He did some research and found out what acting school Pacino attended and the wannabe actor/comedian took his first steps toward becoming his dream. At that point all he did was say he WILL attend that acting school in New York. How was not the question, all that mattered is the fact that he had the will.

Jim was inspired by the fact that Pacino himself was scared silly while shooting the original Godfather movie. The now legendary actor recounted in an interview how he felt vulnerable while doing the first shoots. After all, the production house didn’t want the no-name Pacino; only Coppola the director wanted him. Pacino threw caution to the wind and won the production studio execs respect. This little tale made Jim understand that the difference between people who make it and who don’t has a lot to do with self-confidence and patients – it takes a lifetime to master your brain and emotions. Your emotions will throw you under the bus if you let them.

Jim finds that every little step and accomplishment gets you ready and fuels the next step. There are many steps to get to the top of Mount Everest but it all starts with making a decision to go to the top. Even when the hiker slips and takes a step back the climber always looks up toward the top of the mountain. You never see a mountain climber look down, they always look up – they keep their “eye on the tiger.” When the air gets thinner and slope steeper and breathing difficult, those are the signs that you’re about to reach the top.

Now Jim can be seen doing comedy nationwide. In addition he’s currently juggling five different movie roles in front of and behind the camera. I guess whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re correct!

For info on Jim Dailakis visit: www.jimdialakis.com.

Impossible Math Question?

Three guys check into a hotel room. They get to the register to pay and the cashier says okay that's $30. So each guy paid $10 and they went up to their room. A couple minutes later the cashier realizes he charged too much so he sends the bellboy up to the room with $5. On his way up he decides to keep $2 for himself. So he gave each guy back a dollar. Now each guy has paid $9. $9x3=$27. plus the $2 the bell boy has is $29. What happened to the 30Th dollar?