Great Tidings of Comfort and...!

All we have is the moment. It is in the moment that we live, dwell and have our being. In this busy time of year, stop and enjoy each moment. Take a deep breath, listen to the Christmas music, feel all the love that the Season has to bring. Forget "to do" lists for the moment. Everything will get done. Don't let the frenzy of the holidays take you out of that joyful moment. As Stephen Covey tells us, "Begin with the end in mind." Have a picture of your loving, wonderful and happy Christmas Day and the Universe will conspire to bring it to you. The shift happens in consciousness, not in the manipulation of external circumstances. Enjoy each precious moment and by doing so you will usher the holidays of your dreams.

Joy Rising!

In Marianne Williamson's new book, The Law of Divine Compensation, she tells us that, "Nothing binds you except your thoughts; nothing limits you except your fears; and nothing controls you except your beliefs." And the good news is that it's within our power to change it all in order to usher in the life we so strongly desire. Remember, a belief is a thought you just keep thinking. It has no other hold on you. Think differently today. Tell yourself a better story about your life. Include moments in your day to play, imagine and banish thoughts that make you feel bad, in order that your life may serve you in a magnificent new way.

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!

I am a big believer in gratitude and appreciation. It shifts your consciousness from that of victim to that of creator. When you're feeling stuck, appreciate everything in your environment, right now, right where you are. As Maria Forleo tells us, "Gratitude changes the lens through which you see everything." Your world will change in the instant you focus on what have - not what you had or what you want, but the glorious things you have. It will elevate your life instantly and send endless ripples of good into your future. Appreciate right where you are. As Joseph Campbell said, "The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are." Revel in all your good today. Make lists. Count your blessings and your blessings will expand - Tis the season for Thanksgiving!

Awakening to Your Good!

I had a teacher who used to say, "If you feel separate from God then who moved?" We are spiritual beings living a physical experience, we are never apart from that which we are. We are never alone or without everything we need to feel absolute joy and fulfillment in every moment. Martha Beck, a great life coach and self-proclaimed "way shower," tells us that, "if we are are encountering a morning of small annoyances to a year of crises, please realize that part of your awareness is asleep." It's easier than you think to wake up and give your higher self the reigns. Take a moment, be still and ask to connect. You'll feel a shift instantly. Expand on that as you are directed and and your life will blossom in unexpected and delightful ways.

Fall into Joy!

Let your joy rise to the top! Let your happiness be the most important thing you can do. Take time to enjoy your life. Have fun, laugh and appreciate every wonderful thing you have. It's a simple recipe for ushering in the life you want. Don't let your "to do" list be your life, while leaving happiness on the back burner as superfluous. As Martha Beck tells us, "Whatever your joy comes from, if you maximize the amount of joy you feel every day, you are more likely to make a living at it." Let your joy rise to the top today and revel in the feeling that will make you feel alive. Let's begin a campaign of viral joy.

Pronoia!

I learned a new word this weekend from John Styn - Pronoia. It is the opposite of paranoia. It is the belief that the Universe is conspiring for our good. I've also taken to using words like, "Free floating Joy" to describe the elation that overcomes me at any moment. All the joy that we seek comes from within. The more we tap into our true nature, the more we experience what it means to be truly happy; not just the temporary sensory pleasure that we get from acquiring something externally. Remember, we seek those external things because we think that in the having of them we will be happy. Actually, the opposite is true. By seeking our true joy within, we create an attractive environment for good things to come our way. We are happy in our now, while attracting more of the same for our future. We are spiritual beings living a physical experience. Let us be led by that. Take on an air of Pronoia and watch the Universe bend over backwards to bring you that deep, eternal joy that you seek.    

Ushering In My Good!

The glass is not only half full, it is over-flowing. It all depends on where we choose to put our focus. What we focus on becomes dominant in our lives. Do not spend time arguing for your limitations with sentences like "Yes, but...the economy is this; I didn't have wealthy parents; I am too old, don't have enough education..." Stop yourself and change the mind-chatter. Take a deep breath, shift into appreciation and realize how good you have it. THAT will usher in more good. As Abraham says, "Happy where I am, eager for more." An unpleasant journey will not produce a happy end. As Steve Jobs team remarked when asked, "For us, the journey IS the reward." Focus your attention on the good that abounds everywhere you walk and it will grow exponentially and begin to infiltrate your life with more good than you could have dreamed - your glass will over-flow. Focus your attention on what's going right, and you will begin to see it everywhere.

Pray Rain Journal!

A Course In Miracles says, "Beware the temptation to perceive yourself as unfairly treated." Taking a victim stance, however justified, and I am not saying that it is not, only sets up more situations for us to be victimized. We live in a compliant Universe that gives us exactly what we think we are. Appreciation not only zaps the victim mentality but it gives us more of what we appreciate. Stop talking about how hard you have it - even if it's true. Put a guard up at the portal of your mind, as my teacher Vetura Papke used to say and don't let "poor me" infilitrate your life. It serves you not. Remember the 4 emotional cancers - competing, complaining, criticizing and comparing. We create our lives in consciousness. If something feels bad, stop thinking about it and replace it with countering thoughts. Talk better about yourself and you will feel better about yourself and your life will change in accordance.

Be vigilant about how you describe your life and your circumstances. We are spiritual beings living a physical existence. The power we hold is significant and it takes its direction from our Consciousness. Take small steps to change the ways you describe your life. When someone asks you how you are tell them, "Never better!" We are powerful creators. It's time to put that power to use for our joy and happiness. 

Martha Beck  tells us to write a Pray Rain Journal where we write a page as if we were living our ideal life and are journaling about it. Use present tense and write about all the wonderful things that are happening and the ramifications of every event. Live long enough there and your brain does not know if you are actually living it or not. It is cognitive reality and vibrational attraction will take it from there to create it in your physical reality. You don't have to know the how, just the what. What do you want for your life? Revel in the imagining of it. Don't resist it with countering thoughts, don't argure for your limitaions and you will launch creation from there. 

Thoughts + Emotions = Creation!

Thought coupled with strong emotion is a fantastic attractor to what we desire. Don't let your painful emotions, dredged up by stories from your past, be the thing that attract your future for more of the same. Maya Angelou tells us that "We cannot change our past, but we change our attitude towards it." Let's not let our past direct our future - the tail wagging the dog - let's deliberately create the future of our dreams by coupling our newly designed thoughts with powerful positive emotions. Change your thoughts, change your life. It's really that simple but not necessarily easy. It requires diligence. It's a mind training effort that will make your present happier while changing the trajectory of your future to bring you more joy than you can imagine.

“The best reason for having dreams is that in dreams no reasons are necessary." - Ashleigh Brilliant

Reality is Not Real!

Why is it so easy to believe the bad stuff? Why are things of the divine - love, oneness, appreciation, the intercession of our higher selves to deliver miraculous transformation - so hard to accept and even at times considered silly or fanciful? We tend to equate reality with sanity and reason. We are more credible and erudite when we base things in reality. But our reality is the manifestation of our thoughts, not the other way around. We have the choice, at any moment to change our lives by subscribing to a different, higher thought base. Do not argue for your limitations simply because they are based in reality. As my friend Jacob says, "If you have to argue for anything, argue for the power of miracles to heal any situation." Lots can happen when we let go of the confines of our limited beliefs. Argue for your good today. Argue for those fanciful wonders that usher in your happiness and you will create a reality that thrills your soul.

To Think...!

This week, besides making a "To Do" list make a "To Think" list. Don't let that voice that narrates your life, the one you hear in your head, be the dictator of your life. Ban habits of thought that are relics from the past, the ones that make you feel bad. Subscribe to that "still small voice" of truth that speaks of your innocence, joy and peace; the one that reminds you that you are never alone and that you are loved beyond measure. Train your thoughts towards your worthiness, well-being and happiness, which is the cornerstone of all that you are. Make a "To Think" list and align yourself with your true power. Life will thrill you as it reflects back to you opportunities and propositions that reflect those thoughts.

Heaven on Earth!

My friend, Jacob reminds us that Heaven is a conciousness, not a place. When we guide our thoughts in the direction of positive expectation, when we focus on how predominant our well-being is, when we obsess on gratitude and appreciation, we roll out the red carpet for our dreams. We get stuck in hard work and struggle but an unhappy journey never produces a happy ending. Our struggle is a resistance that holds back our good. Your good will be ushered in, not by worry or stress but by your ease and delight. Heaven is a consciousness, not a place.

Ahhhhh, Forgiveness!!

Louis Zamparini, the subject of writer Laura Hillenbrand's (of Seabiscuit fame) book, Unbroken, reminds us that forgiveness is one of the most important things that we can do in life; that holding on to that anger only serves to hurt us - it's like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die. Resentment, even at it's simpliest form like being pissed off at the person who cuts us off in traffic, only serves to steal our joy. There is no one else out there, it's only us, our consciousness, which is the seat of creation. People reflect back to us that which we cannot see in ourselves so that we might change and have more compassion for ourselves and others. It festers if it is held on to. No one ever does anything to us. Let go today. Forgive today and peace and joy will be restored and the winds of providence will begin to blow, once again, in your favor.

Making Joy!

Let your joy rise to the top! We forget that life is meant to be enjoyed. To do lists, future plans, past regrets and worry frequently fill our minds and we are not free to enjoy the moment. We are meant to THRIVE, not just survive. Grab onto all that is good in your moment. Focus, if only for a moment, on your vitality, abundance, friendship and love that surrounds you right now. Enjoy your life. Cherish your moments. They feel great in your now and become the blue print for your future. Right now, right here let your joy rise to the top!

Natural Miracles!

I constantly adjust my thoughts so that I can tap into the Grace that exists for all of us. Praying and beseeching does nothing if your beliefs and consciousness are not in alignment with your desire. My friend, Jacob Glass eloquently speaks of Grace as the undeserved favor of the Universe and how "we don't live the life we deserve; we live the life we think we deserve." Miracles are natural and happen as soon as we line-up our consciousness with our desires. Believe and receive - it is the natural order of things.

Here's a picture of my affirmation board! ;)

A Compliant Universe!

The Universe will bend over backwards to give us our heart's desire. We live in a compliant Universe that will agree with us, with our energy and the vibration that stems from our thoughts. If we consider ourselves lacking, unworthy or guilty the Universe will provide us evidence that our thoughts are true. We might even have a lot of evidence that backs our assumptions, however; "Would you rather be right or happy," asks A Course In Miracles. Let's contribute to our well being by offering a different vibration. Change your story, change your thoughts and the Universe will bend over backwards to prove you right and give you your heart's desire. We are powerful beyond measure.

Today is my birthday and I am SO grateful for the overwhelming graciousness and Grace at work in my life every day. My appreciation list is a long one and ever growing. The vibration of appreciation and gratitude is very attractive and delivers more joy than I could even imagine. We walk with powerful allies.

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All We Need Is Love...

Every thought we think, every act we take contributes to the whole of humanity. We are all connected. Everything we do to another or to ourselves either builds love or fear. We cannot disconnect ourselves from events that happen in our world whether they be wonderful or horrific. We contribute at every moment to the world around us with our energy and with our consciousness. The Buddhist scholar, mentor and teacher, Daisaku Ikeda teaches us that peace in our external world can only come by having peace within. Mind your internal landscape today. Be kind to yourself and others. Take a breath and be mindful before you act out in hostility. Question disturbing thoughts that keep you stressed. Let's contribute more love into this world by being more loving to ourselves and to those around us.

Thrive!

Life is meant to be enjoyed. We are not meant to simply survive, we are meant to THRIVE. Shift your beliefs into thriving. Let go of limiting thoughts and dig deep into gratitude and appreciation. As Lao Tzu tells us, "If you rejoice in the way things are, the whole world will belong to you." Don't take yourself so seriously. Lighten up. Train your mind to move in the direction of your good. We have SO much to be grateful for. Think about it. Think about what you have, not what you don't have. Subscribe to the deliciousness of joy and fun today. Thrive!

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The Journey Within

Real Happiness!

“When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.” Wise words from John Lennon. And as Abraham tells us, "Nothing is more important than that we feel good." Manage your emotions today by banishing beliefs that no longer serve you; by revising your story and using your imagination to create a new story that is backed with powerfully positive emotions; and by beating the drum of gratitude and appreciation like you never have before. You will change your life and you will evoke happiness like you've never known before. It will rise from the depth of your being and fill your life with a sense of joyful, happy, peace that will attract more of the same. It doesn't get any better than that!

Freedom!

One of the most apt things I've heard about holding on to a grievance against another was,"Holding on to resentment is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die." Because people and relationships always mirror us and are a response to how we are vibrating, they've come into our lives for a reason. If you're unduly upset at someone, you can be sure that they've come to heal that blockage to your own peace that you continue to drag around with you. It's always us! It's never another person or situation, though these are convenient places to lay blame. Look inside to see where the real problem lies. The "jerk" that continues to upset us is here to teach us to remove our blocks to love's presence, as A Course In Miracles points out. "Miracles don't do anything, they undo our misperceptions." Let go of the gripe you have against another and you will uncover the gift that their presence is here to bring. Peace will be the result and joy will show up in an area of your life where it never was before.

Inspired Action

In the wise words of Rumi, the Sufi philosopher and poet, "Let yourself be silently drawn by the stronger pull of what you really love. Let the beauty of what you love be what you do." Let yourself be inspired to action for anythiing you do. Don't "should" on yourself. Don't demean yourself for procrastinating or not getting things done. Relax that brain chatter that tells you that you're not doing enough. Divine right timing is always in your favor. Make that your dominant intention and affirmation. Let yourself be inspired to action instead of trying to motivate yourself to do something. Inspiration comes from within and will always deliver the blueprints of your desires; it will point you in the direction of what you really love and your joy will be the inevitable outcome.

"Wag More, Bark Less!"

How good are we willing to let it get? I am still amazed how invested some people are in their pain. How arguing for their limitations becomes the prominent conversation, "Yes, I have this great job, but you don't know how hard I work; you don't know how hard my childhood was, can't you see my pain?" We reprise the past pain by continuing to bring it into our present with our stories. I do not make light of pain and it should be addressed and released, but why keep living it? It makes it real in your present and ushers in more vibrationally-like experiences for your future. Let's begin to talk more about how good things are now, no matter how small. Let's tell better stories and usher in all the good things we have lined up for our lives. How good are you willing to let it get? As Abraham advises us to do, "Wag more, bark less!"

Fireworks!

Celebrate yourself! Congratulate your wonderful, uniqueness. Write down at least 3 things that you love about yourself. We feed our critical voice way too much. We indulge in comparing ourselves to others to the point of self loathing - compare and despair! As my friend, Jacob points out in his fantastic new book, Starve a Bully, Feed a Champion, "The calls are coming from inside the house!" We bully ourselves most of all with those insidious voices in our head that tell us we're not enough. Time to stop feeding those voices. Time to be our own champion and nourish that voice. Celebrate yourself today. Celebrate your small advancements as you make even the tiniest adjustment in your favor. Celebrate your huge heart and turn that love in on yourself today. It will incite joy in your moment and be a huge investment in a future that you love!

Glorious Partner!

The Universe is bending over backwards to give us our hearts desire! Everything we desire is available to us if we stop interfering with our good. A Course In Miracles describes miracles as an "undoing" of a thought system based in fear. As we are diligent in minding our mind, mood and attitudes, as my friend Jacob would say, and really question and change our disturbing beliefs, we make room for miracles in our lives. Happiness is an inside job and it takes so little to incite the awesome poweer of this Universe that will bend over backwards to give you your hearts desire!

Ease Into the Effect

When you've corrected your beliefs and aligned your thoughts with joy, let go of the expectations you have for your day, week, life. By doing all the ground work you've set the course for providence to move in and bring you things and circumstances that you could have never planned for. Let go of the stress that comes with micro-managing your life and subscribe to the unmitigated joy that comes as a result of the important work you've done in lining up your thoughts with your good. Take it from our friend Goethe who says, "...the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamed would have come his way. Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Begin it now.”

Choose Love!

Extend kindness to someone today. It will make you feel fantastic and it will instantly pull you from any disturbing self-centered thoughts or feelings you might be mired in. We are so intricately connected that you cannot do something to another without feeling the positive effects. "Thoughts do not leave their source," as A Course In Miracles tells us. What we think, what we do - good or bad is done unto us. There is so much good in this world, though the media seldom focus' on it. Let's focus on it. Let's extend kindness in thought and deed. Let's send a viral vibration into the world that rocks it to it's core. We are powerful beyond measure!

Here are some pictures of Christians at a Gay Pride Parade. The more we choose love over fear the more love will proliferate! Choose love today and watch how great it feels.

I believe there's a quote from the book, Power of Full Engagement that says, "Money may not bring you happiness, but happiness may bring you money." Again it talks about our consciousness and energy and how everything in our lives is a reflection of our consciousness. If you don't like a situation in your life, go within. It's the quickest path to resolution. Faulty problem solving is when we try to manage, manipulate and control events from outside ourselves. Go within, manage the inner landscape of your mind, the seat of creation. You will find the life that you seek there.

We are powerful beyond measure and that's the best news of all!

"If the only prayer you say in your entire life is thank you, that would be enough." - Meister Eckhart

Mind Your Thoughts!

Compare and despair! It's he fastest road to unhappiness there is. Looking outside ourselves to what others have that we do not sets the stage for self-criticism. Happiness never comes from outside ourselves, but unhappiness sure does. Instead, go within to the seat of creation - consciousness. Don't reinforce bad habits of thought by trying to figure out how to get rid of them. Adopt new thoughts that make you feel good, are forward thinking and contain appreciation for the life that you love. Go toward that which you desire instead of trying to push away that which you don't. Train your mind to go in the direction of your dreams and you will surely have them.

Choose Happiness!

It's all what you choose to look at! Happy Father's Day to all the wonderful dads in this world!

Own Your Own Happiness!

What are you grateful for today? What will you be grateful for next week, next month, in six months? What thrills your heart and makes you come alive? Make lists. Focus on those things. Use your imagination to raise your vibration. That energy buzzes on a frequency that will attract like thoughts and situations - they invite their friends! Consciousness is everything. It attracts everything that we want and don't want. Elevate your consciousness by monitoring your thinking and by using your imagination. Neville Goodard encourages us to go to bed at night in the room we want to wake up in the morning. Focus on your good right now. Own your own happiness. Appreciate and revel in your good and your life will change. As Abraham says, "Happy where I am, eager for more!"

Worry less, Imagine More!

"Begin with the end in mind." This is one of my favorite habits from Stephen Covey's "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People." Visualizing and imagining the end result of any goal, dream or aspiration that you desire puts you on the fast track to achieving it. Imagine how you would feel winning the award, completing the project, losing the weight. Throw yourself fully into the end and feel the satisfaction and pride and then go one step further and write a gratitude list, getting deep into the feeling of appreciation for your accomplishment and the journey. Worrying or complaining about what you don't have, being stuck and "how hard things are" only affirms struggle and guarantees a future much like your present. Set your imagination to the end point. Let your happy and satisfied emotions back your imagination and you have the recipe for a happy journey and dreams fulfilled.

What are you believing today?

I can't stress enough how little effort it takes to change your life by changing your story/beliefs. You will see it reflected back to you the minute you do. Start small - penguin steps to infinite possibilites. Think about the small steps that penguins take, as if they have their pants around their ankles, and yet they traverse Continents! Your participation will reap large compliance by a responsive Universe. In the sage words of our friend, Abraham, "A belief is nothing more than a chronic pattern of thought, and you have the ability—if you try even a little bit—to begin a new pattern, to tell a new story, to achieve a different vibration, to change your point of attraction." Lots can happen, today. Change your story and the words you consistently use to tell that story and your life will change. It has to, it is one of those sweet laws of the Universe.

Remember, your biography becomes your biology. I believe those were the wise words of Christiane Northrup. There is study after study to prove it. Lynne McTaggart has research to substantiate the claim that the stories we believe about our lives and the words we continue to use to back-up those stories, affect our biology. Our beliefs will even trump a path designated by our own DNA. People who were destined for certain diseases, according to their genetic map, didn't get them because they chose to believe a better story. The way we age even changes, as our beliefs about it change. Want to improve your life, change your beliefs. Beliefs aren't set in stone. They are just thoughts we keep on thinking and talking about. Not only do they set a course for our future, they can be disturbing elements in our present. Alter your story even a little bit and watch how quickly your life reflects back the change. It's astounding, in fact.

 I listened to a very talented, very smart friend of mine tell me about his congenital problems and how he is destined to a future that will surely rob him of his talent. Talk about a depressing thought and a downer of a harbinger! And yet, he spoke of it as if it were true, a fact, but why? Because the medical industry told him? It makes me think of Maya Angelou who told doctors, when they told her that her son might never walk again, "Thank you, but I've consulted a higher authority." And of course, her son ultimately walked out of that hospital. She didn't want to believe that story even if there were "facts" to prove it. We are spiritual beings living a physical experience. There is so much more of us that is spiritual, all-knowing and connected to a Source that can heal and deliver to us our hearts desire. Would you rather be "right or happy?" - As A Course In Miracles asks. Change your beliefs, even if they are rooted in fact, change your words, even if it's a little every day. I encouraged my friend to respond to inquiries about his health by saying, "I am healthy and strong and getting more so every day. I can feel my restoration back to vital health and I'm going to blow my doctors away." Let your words direct your life and watch your happiness factor grow beyond your wildest expectations.

Soothing Relief!

Think about what you're thinking about. If you're feeling upset for any reason you can be pretty certain that there's a thought lurking in your mind that is connected to a story that is not true. Byron Katie has us questioning our thoughts with four simple questions starting with, "Is that true?" We tend to hold on to thoughts until they are ingrained in our minds as truths that become beliefs. Change your story about those thoughts and you will instantly feel relief. Think about what you're thinking about so that you can get to the core of your upset. Feel the sweet emancipation and watch how instantly the world reflects back to you your changed perception.

We are meant to savor our present moments. Your future relies on your present moment for direction. Use your imagination and appreciation, an extension of kindness, laughter and joy to dictate your future. It brings to mind, Viktor Frankl who was free in his mind regardless of the fact that he was in a concentration camp. The facts remained what they were but the story he told about those facts had him free in his mind until he was actually freed. Let's practice telling better stories and then watch the delightful effects that follow.

Present Happiness, Future Joy!

Affirm. Believe. Relax. Receive - as my friend, Jacob encourages us to do. It seems like many people are looking for "what's next" in their lives. There's a wonderful new energy right now propelling us to our heart's desire. As Abraham would say, "Happy where I am, eager for more." The key is to be happy where you are in full appreciation. It doesn't mean that you have to stay there. We are ever evolving beings and if we watch our mind, mood and attitudes (another Jacob-ism) we will move happily into our joy.

Do not fall into habits of limitations or comparisons from the past. Appreciate your now while imagining your bright new future. Remember, you don't have to know the "how," that's not your job. Your job is to be mindful of your consciousness because that's where you have ultimate control and that's what moves mountains in order to propel you toward your happy future. It also makes your present moment uber-enjoyable! Mind your consciousness and the Universe will bend over backwards to bring you your heart's desire.

PS - My heartfelt thanks to my friend, Rachel whose constant encouragement has me posting again!

Imagine!

Neville Goodard talks about the power of imagination and how it creates our future. Lynne McTaggart will tell you that are thoughts constantly create whether we like it or not - she calls us "leaky buckets." Worry puts into action things we don't necessarily want. We are powerful creative beings living in an energetic interconnected and responsive Universe. Set your imagination in a positive direction today. It will bring you joy in your present and lay a fertile ground for your future dreams.

If it's a new home you seek, Neville will go on to tell you to "go to sleep in the house you want to wake up in." Imagine. He also advises us to rewrite any disturbing situations that might have happened during the day. Imagine. Create the life you want with your brilliant imagination, add appreciation - I have taken to writing future appreciation lists for the wonderful things that will happen in my future. Imagine. Your imagination and appreciation will be fun and will make you feel good as you move through the day. That combination, the trifecta of imagination, appreciation and joy is a powerful recipe for creating the life you desire.

Back by Popular Demand

Thanks to Greg Kimura, I will be back to posting more regularly here - shorter, sweeter and a parody of that which I post quite regularly on my Facebook page - Zan On Happiness. For those of you who subscribe to that page, forgive the redundancy. For those who do not subscribe to Facebook, hopefully this will be a welcome addition. Also, I will not send out an email every time I post. I will leave it to you to check-in more regularly. I will post two-three times a week. If you enjoy the posts, please feel free to comment, leave feedback and/or email me. And...bookmark me! I love the to keep the dialogue going because I still believe that nothing is more important than your personal joy. Life is responsive to us and our deliberate thoughts and this is the best news of all!

Here's my latest post. Enjoy: Consciousness animates matter. Our thoughts, not only direct our lives, but they usher in circumstances that are in accordance with those thoughts. I talk about it here all the time. No one has said it better than Albert Einstein in the following quote "Everything is energy and that's all there is to it. Match the frequency of the reality you want and you cannot help but get that reality. It can be no other way. This is not a philosophy. This is physics."