It has been said that it takes 17 muscles to smile and 43 to frown.  (I did a little more research on that and these numbers may not be exactly right, but there is a good principle here in any case.)  It seems that we spend time and energy being unhappy rather than simply relaxing and being happy.

In her book, “My Stroke of Insight”, Jill Bolte Taylor talks about recognizing the “little voice” in the left brain that just keeps making up stories, and she speaks of the need to quiet that voice.  Eckhart Tolle talks constantly about simply being in the present, or the now, because there are no problems in the now.  All problems exist only in the past or in the future.  Abraham (from Esther and Jerry Hicks and the Abraham-Hicks material) says that our only goal needs to be to “be happy now.”

We do live in a loving Universe.  We live in a Universe that is prepared to meet our every need and grant our every wish.  When we desire something, it is available to us.  Once we express a desire all we need to do is focus on it, and then allow it to enter our existence.  So why is it that we do not see continual and constant manifestation of all of our desires?  The short answer is that we do.  Everything in our experience is a direct result of our own thoughts.  As far as experiencing the things that we want to deliberately create, we simply fall down on the allowing end of the spectrum.

Allowing is like the proverbial smile.  It takes fewer muscles, and far less action, to allow than to disallow.  We are action and worry oriented though.  So we prefer to try and work our desires into reality.  The harder we work, the more frustrated we get.  The more frustrated we get, the more unhappy we get.  As we get unhappy, we work harder and pretty soon the allowing is lost in the noise and the buzz that we are generating.  We end up focused on the lack of our desire…and so, we manifest precisely our focus…the lack.

We can break out of this cycle of frustration and lack…and it requires much less effort than staying in this cycle…although it does require a new focus.  Here are the simple steps to allowing, and more importantly, to stop disallowing.

1)      Be clear on what you desire – Write it down.  Write it down a few times.  Commit a simple desire statement to memory.

2)      Be happy with the outcome of your desire – Make sure that you feel good when you think of your desire being manifest.  You should be able to envision your life with your desire manifest and feel joy…not just feel the absence of lack.  This is a key distinction.  Make sure you understand and feel your desire being joyous and not just as another band-aid to stop the current trauma.

3)      Ask for your desire – Spend five to ten minutes in a quiet place and ask God, Source, the Universe, whatever your name for the Universal Power is for your desire, and give thanks for receiving it.  Focus on the desire, the positive feelings when it is received and gratitude you feel for where you are now.

4)      Stop pushing and stop asking – The Universe never loses an order and it never fails to deliver.  Continual asking is a statement of lack and is the wrong focus.  Take action only as you feel the gentle nudges of the Universe…not as a series of desperate measures to try and force your desire into reality now.  Spend time focusing on the “gaps”.  Quiet your mind often and simply relax into the joy of the Universe.

5)      Watch your desire manifest – Once you stop doubting, stop changing your order, stop making yourself crazy with all the “left brain” stories, relax and use a few muscles to smile, your desire will simply move naturally into your world.  There are no exceptions and no limitations.  This works every single time.

The only reason we don’t see immediate manifestation of our desires is because we take action out of doubt and fear and lack, and so, we focus on disallowing.  Stop the disallowing and the allowing appears.  It really is as easy as that.

The First Saturday – December 6, 2008-AM

Sorry…I missed last night’s update. It is interesting to me. I have been less productive than I felt like I should have been the past couple of afternoons…and by the time last night rolled around, I was just done. I know that does not sound terribly positive…and I guess the moral of the story is…so what…I am where I am, and that is okay. No point beating myself up, so I think I’ll just stay positive and move forward.

I am making great progress on my new project , and I am excited. This is going to be so awesome…I can really see it changing the lives of so many people. It is changing mine already…and I guess that is always the way. If you want to learn something, teach it. I typically don’t do much work on Saturday afternoons and evenings, preferring, at least during the season, to watch college football. That is still a remaining vice.

By the end of the day tomorrow though, I intend to have my phase of my project complete, flow willing, and life really changes then.

In the meantime, I am still able to go workout. I still have a great wife, great dogs, a great house, a great life. What more is there really? Life is good…and I am learning.

Thank you…and here is to a miraculous Saturday!

Continuing The Journey – December 5, 2008-AM

It is not always easy to stop the negative self chatter, but it is easy to start being aware of my emotional guidance system and to be aware when I am going upstream. Now I go through brief panics when my emotional guidance system sends me a warning. I’ll grow through that too. We do have the luxury of the buffer of time. The bad news is that the good stuff does not manifest instantly-always, the good news is that neither does the bad stuff. I have time to collect and correct. I am grateful for that.

My new project is really taking form. I think this will be a world changer. In some ways it is an incremental change…in other ways it is revolutionary…at least for me. I know that if it is for me, it will be for a large group of people.

I am excited about life and where I am going. I am where I am right now and that is perfect…because it simply is. I am going where the river takes me, and I am enjoying the ride. My intention is just to keep looking for better feelings and having better feeling thoughts. My purpose in this moment and in the next is to feel good now.

So, can I expect a miracle today? You bet. My heart is beating, the heater is working…the dogs are happy. All miracles in their own right and all right now. Great things are flowing to me and I am flowing to greatness and abundance. I have an awesome feeling about the flow today. I’ll tell you all about it tonight.

Have a miraculous day!

On The River – December 4, 2008-PM

Just going with the flow is harder than it might, at first, appear. I so want to control the flow, change the tide. I am in a better place. My mood is improving. I try to paddle upstream less often, but paddle I do.

My self-talk is improving, and that helps. I still have my moments (okay, minutes) of doubt, negativity, clinging to upstream beliefs, but I becoming more sensitized to my emotional guidance system.

Today I met Neville Goddard…really…I know that his physical existence is past, but he is every bit as alive as you or me. I listened to some of his recordings on imagination, and on how everything is possible if you can only imagine your desire fulfilled. I do believe this. The imagination sends out rockets of desire, and by staying in alignment with the feelings of those rockets of desire, the Universe must fulfill them…it is law.

It is remarkable how all the teachings and all the teachers converge. It is The Law of Attraction at work. Neville says what Joe Vitale says who really says what Napoleon Hill said who really said what Jesus said…and so on and so on and so on. Gravity has always been around too, so I am not sure why this is so surprising to me…but it still is.

Well, this is journey of self discovery, a search for my own miracles, and everything I learn, everything I see, everything that happens is bringing me a step closer. I am grateful for that. I am grateful for the miracle, or synchronicity that brought me to Neville Goddard today. So, this has been another day for gratitude.

Have a great night—have miraculous dreams—see you in the morning.

To Sleep, Perchance To Dream – December 4, 2008-AM

More synchronicity…I love it. I had a great dream last night. I woke feeling fantastic. I won’t recount the entire dream here (I’m not even sure I could anymore), but I ended up giving a very successful performance and then flying in my rocket assisted chair. I went through all the emotions and ended up with a joyous landing. I am super-charged from the dream.

Then, as I went through my morning routines, I had an email that triggered a thought that allowed me to essentially design my entire next product in just a few minutes. I hope to have that product ready for sale by Monday…and it will be awesome. It will help so many people…people like me. I am excited.

And…I really am getting the flow and gratitude thing. The rivers flows, I go. Sure, I take my action, but I can’t stop the river. Sure, things happen, but they only happen because I attract them…so what is not to be grateful for. I get what I attract. It works. The river flows…I can resist, and get what I get…or I can go, and get what I get. I think I’ll just go.

Here is to another joyous day of miracles!

I Wonder Why? – December 3, 2008-PM

Well, we got off to an awesome start…and had a great workout. Somehow a midday interview I had threw me off my stride and I did not accomplish all that I wanted today.

Maybe this was a learning day. I have been trying to be maser of my ToDo list…and maybe that is too restricting for the Universe at some level. I don’t think that there is anything wrong with planning…but there may be, probably is something being wrong with being too attached to that plan. Going with the flow is more important, and more likely, I suppose, than trying to direct the river.

I just had a great meditation though. Now I am listening to Brad Yates guide an EFT session on Gratitude. This may be the great lesson for today…and maybe my getting this is a miracle in and of itself…there are no disappointing days, only days where the flow was not what I expected. I simply need to be grateful for where the flow took me.

The EFT session was magnificent. Gratitude is the key. Once I can be grateful, the Law of Attraction really works. Those things that block my gratitude are things that I attracted and so I can always be grateful that the Law of Attraction works. My challenges, my hurdles, are there because of me…and I am grateful that the Law of Attraction works. I am grateful for my life and now I am looking forward to moving forward…with the flow.

Thank You for my miracle.

Expect a miracle tonight!

Serendipity – December 3, 2008-AM

One of the leading indicators of “getting into the flow” is the appearance of serendipitous events. Well, I opened my email this morning and there was “link exchange” request for one of my web sites (don’t worry if you don’t know what that is, it really isn’t important). The serendipity is that my “To Do” list for today is all about link exchange and affiliates. So, there you have it…my day opens with a miracle.

The Hemisync meditations are amazing as well. I have never been a great visualize…at least, that has been one of my limiting beliefs. I’m still not so sure about how well I visualize…but now I know that it really does not matter. These meditations cut right to the core. Not only do they get me in harmony and vibrational synchronicity, they also are providing some very practical tools. There is some visualization required…and apparently I am good enough at that…so I am good enough, period.

I am excited about my day. I am excited about each moment and the fun of serendipity and harmony. My miracles are here now. They are all around me. I see shadows and glimmers of them. I sense their presence and the presence of the forces of the Universe that are so powerful…and I am very grateful.

All I can really say is…Thank You…and…Expect a Miracle!

I just saw that I got a little over-excited this morning and labeled my title with a PM. Oh well, nothing that can’t be fixed.

My mood is great! I had an excellent workout…better than I have had in a very long time. My waist size is down…and that is a miracle in progress. I went through my bills without becoming worried or depressed (although I really did not pay much). I got through my To Do list again. I am well prepared for my presentation tomorrow. It was supposed to be today…but it really wouldn’t have been as good-another small miracle.

The Universe is looking out for me, as long as I can stay out of its way.

I just keep loading myself with the good, the positive, the things that make me feel better. I use subliminals. I use meditation. I use tapping (EFT). I use my own mind. Everything works.

I do feel like maybe I haven’t quite found my bliss yet. I don’t feel excited and energized by the things I am doing all the time. I do like being my own boss. I do like learning. Football (coaching more than playing) was my passion…and I have stayed passionate about football. I know it well (too well according to my wife ). I don’t know what to do with that at this point though.

Nevertheless, I believe that my goal, my mission, my purpose, is just to stay positive and upbeat. My purpose is to see the good and let my life be a ride down the river. Until I can find my true passion, I can simply enjoy the ride.

Money and abundance will come soon enough. I am very grateful for what I have and where I am.

A great day indeed-with more miracles to come.

Expect a miracle!

A New Day Dawns – December2, 2008-AM

My second morning on this particular journey.

It was a very pleasant evening. I am learning that the more I let go, the more I let in. It isn’t easy for me though…just an honest comment. I am starting to get the glimmers of letting go and receiving. I am starting to get that “allowing” is what this is all about.

Seeing miracles all around me is a form of allowing. I understand that. Seeing things as miraculous is another step. And…what is not miraculous? My body and the way it works and transforms daily is a miracle of the highest order. The fact that that I have the abundance I have, which would be the envy of hundreds of millions of people around the world, is a miracle. So many people don’t have jobs, or houses, or food, or hope…so I don’t have a job today…so I can’t pay my bills today…or at least yet today.

Everything I need I have. Everything I want is there, right within my grasp. I just have to release my attachment to my desire…and release my commitment to knowing the answer as to where it is coming from. I need to work on my alignment with my desires. I need to trust. I need to enjoy and laugh and be happy.

My improving feelings, and they are improving…notwithstanding some niggling backsliding…are my indication that I am on the right path.

Today is another spectacular miracle. Today my evidences of that are greater than they were yesterday and I know that tonight they will be greater still.

I am loving life.

So…enjoy today…it is awesome.

Expect a miracle!

A December To Remember
Attraction In Action
Living a Life Of Miracles

Introduction – November 30, 2008

Well, here it is, November 30, 2008 and I believe in miracles…which is probably a good thing. Let me explain. I have about $4,000 in the bank. I have not paid my mortgage for November…nor have I paid any credit card bills for two months. My house, at this point, is probably worth about $250,000, which is right about what I owe on it. My car is worth about $15,000 and I owe about $18,000. So…when you put it all together, I am about $60,000 - $70,000 in debt.

Oh, and it gets better…I don’t have a job…or really even prospects for a job. I have one possible consulting assignment on the horizon. I have been struggling to get a web business off the ground…without any success so far.

As I sit in my office today, I have signs hanging around saying, “ I am having fun and quickly, easily, seemingly effortlessly and joyously attracting a consistent, ongoing daily cash flow of $3,334 or better seven days per week.” I have made subliminal recordings with my voice under both music and meditations with this message, coupled with “My Wonderful Life” and “My Daily Life” (which are both available in the Appendix here).

I do believe in miracles and in the Law Of Attraction. I know that my main goal is to feel better now. It is to have better feeling thoughts in all cases and in all situations.

This morning, as I was waking, I was inspired to record the miracle of my December. I know that it is easy to listen to stories from some of the “spiritual leaders” today, including all the teachers on The Secret, and many others and get inspired and then discouraged in rapid succession. I decided that I would document the Law Of Attraction, and the making of miracles in my life.

So, for 31 miraculous days in December, I will be recording my life and my progress. I also have been moved to use my, Your Life Is Better Now Blog as a vehicle for this story as well.

I am excited…welcome to my life of miracles. I look forward to having you join me each morning and evening throughout December…and I welcome your stories of miracles and the Law of Attraction working for you.

Expect a miracle today!