The Case of the Black Hefty Bag

"A belief is only a thought that I keep thinking."
~ Abraham, Esther and Jerry Hicks

I trust you all had a good Thanksgiving. I was drawn to clean out clutter over the weekend. It felt good. I put some things in a black hefty bag and placed the bag on the corner in front of my house. I put a "FREE" sign on the bag. Someone would benefit from that which I no longer needed.

The black bag sat there. No activity. I have put things out on that corner and they've been gone within an hour. The bag kept sitting there. It was good stuff, useful items, unopened things, not junk. I'd peek out the window, and darn, the black bag was still there. I thought, "No one wants my stuff, it's free, so why can't I get rid of it?" (A belief is only a thought I keep thinking) I knew I was clearing out my past when I removed the clutter. The bag was still out there. 24 hours and no takers. I decided that I hadn't done a good job of clearing out my past, emotionally. My thought was, "I must be doing something wrong, the bag is still out there." (A belief is only a thought I keep thinking)

So I checked in with Spirit and said, "Spirit reveals to me the message in the black bag still being out there." I always get an answer. (A belief is only a thought I keep thinking) The answer was to go look in the bag. I did. To my amazement, most of the stuff inside the black bag HAD been taken, and the bag was almost empty.

The light bulb went on. I kept thinking no one wanted my stuff, when actually, they had already taken it and were enjoying it. I thought there was no movement of energy, that I was stuck, when I was NOT. (A belief is only a thought I keep thinking)

My belief was that there was evidence that I wasn't doing a good job. The black bag was still sitting out there. It was my "proof." That was what I believed, and so that was what I saw. I needed to look within (the bag, and myself), and see that I actually HAD done a good job, I had released some of my past...I just didn't believe that I had.

A belief is only a thought I keep thinking...

Good Fortune

"Today is the day of my amazing good fortune."
~ Florence Scovel Shinn

I love this quote and wanted to share it with you today. When I start the day with this thought, I set into motion wonderful things that do come my way.

As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, I am grateful to each and every one of you for reading my posts, for your comments, and for being part of my life.

May your days ahead be filled with amazing good fortune.

I will be back after Thanksgiving weekend, and look forward to reconnecting with all of you.

Gobble. Gobble.

Love,
Sherry

Signs from God

"I have sent you nothing but Angels"

~ God

I believe God is always sending us messages. Our job is to notice them. They are everywhere. I keep a small notepad in my car. When I see a sign from God, I write it down. Here is the latest accumulation of messages just for me (and you) from God.

From personalized license plates on cars right in front of me:

IN2LVNG (Into Loving)

IBLVEE (I believe)

WHORU (Who are you?)

JUSTBLV (Just Believe)

DEEPFUN (Deep Fun)

GOTHOPE (Got Hope)

Followed by a bumper sticker that said:

"My boss is a Jewish Carpenter"

Followed by a song on the radio:

"Let Me Be Your Hero."

I know you see them too. I thought it would be nice to bring attention to how clever God is in answering our prayers, and showing us the way. Thanks, God!

We are NEVER alone...

Affirmation O' the Day: I am grateful for the awesome ways that God reminds me I am loved.

Coming Out

Last night I had the privilege of witnessing a new friend "come out" of the closet, so to speak, and share her authentic self in an intimate group setting.

It was a delight to be a part of her moment. It truly was her moment. She had grown so much to get to this place of authenticity. It took courage for her to say, "this is who I am, what I love to do, and this is how I do it."

It was a joy for me to see her glow from within as she shared what makes her heart sing. How wonderful it was to learn how she creates her "gift" and to feel her passion.

This got me thinking...we are all here to share our gifts, and "come out." We are not meant to hold back our blessings. No more hiding them under a bushel. Surely, there is a Divine Time for each of us...I am simply asking you, "Is this YOUR Divine Time, too?"

Affirmation O' the Day: I give myself permission to come out and dance in the light of the moon.

Love,
Sherry

Recipe for Joy

Recipe for Joy

Seek joy, first and foremost.
Seek reasons to laugh.
Seek reasons to offer words of praise to self and others.
Seek beauty in nature, beasts and other humans.
Seek reasons to love.
In every segment of every day — look for something that brings forth within you a feeling of love.
Seek that which uplifts you.
Seek opportunities to offer that which uplifts another.
Seek a feeling of Well-being.
Know that your value can only be measured in terms of Joy.
Acknowledge your absolute freedom to do any of these things or to not do any of these things — for it is, without exception, your choice in every moment of every day.

~ Written by Jerry Hicks, http://www.abraham-hicks.com/

These are the "Ten Commandments" inspired by Jerry's understanding of Abraham. If we would but print this and read it every day, taking the lessons to heart, what wonderful blessings we would receive...

A special thank you to Karen Mead who creates the most amazing essential oils from her heart, http://www.apeacefulpath.com/, for sharing this beautiful poem with me.

Faith Creates

"Cuz I gotta have faith...da dum da dum."

~ George Michael
Click here to listen to George Michael sing "Faith"


In yesterday's post, I said I trusted the system. I've thought about what that means. Actually, that trust is how I would define my faith.

There is a fine line between faith and doubt. We want to believe, but we're not so sure it's true. When this is where you are at, ask someone to have faith FOR you.

What that looks like is the one supporting you is saying, "I will know the Truth for you, while you are not able to know it for yourself." What is the Truth? The Truth is that God is all there is. It's All God. God is in the midst of the mess you may currently be in. (Although God doesn't see it as a mess...more likely as an opportunity) God is solving the crisis as we speak. Divine solutions abound. Having faith in THAT Truth, can really make a difference for you.

Having someone hold the "high watch" for you really works. Both parties are benefited from this co-creative process. Try it. Before you know it, you will begin to see signs, evidence that things are improving, creative ideas and solutions will seem to appear "out of nowhere." (the "nowhere", by the way, is where faith creates) Miracles occur. Watch for them.

Prayer works. Your faith in a friend's "knowing" for you, is like the faith of a mustard seed. That's all you need. Lean on their faith, and allow theirs to strengthen yours.

What else are friends for???

Our Divine Plan

"God's in his heaven, all's right with the world."
~ Robert Browning

When we are going through something challenging, sometimes we assume we've done something wrong to create it. "What's wrong with my consciousness, that I attracted this mess?"

So we begin to beat ourselves up, and that expands the challenge even more.

The Truth is...everything in our life is happening according to a Divine Plan. OUR Divine Plan.

I hear you saying, "How can you call THIS Divine?"

Because I trust the system. There is a feeling deep within me that knows this Truth. God as my Higher Self is running the show here, manifesting what will bring me to my greatest joy. It may look like a fiasco, but it is really a gift, an answer to my prayer.

Through free will, I may have asked for, let's say, "Freedom," as a goal in my Divine Plan. My Higher Self kicks into High Gear, (no coincidence on the pun) and starts creating opportunities for me to create that freedom. Maybe I needed to have a sense of limitation first, in order to break loose from those shackles. Without the shackles (i.e., the gift) existing in the first place, my freedom can't be won. I can curse the shackles, or I can bless them for what they ultimately brought me. I choose to bless them.

If we can step back from being in the thick of things, and see this from a Spiritual perspective, everything is happening perfectly. Divine Right Action is always taking place.

Trust the system. The Universe is always conspiring in our favor. Expect the challenge to unfold for your highest good. It will...Trust me.

Affirmation O' the Day: "All's right in my world."

The Race is Over

"What if the race is over and we all automatically win? What if the test has been taken, and we're all passing again and again? What if the race is over and we're all born victorious...what then?"

~ Daniel Nahmod, from his music CD "Water" www.danielnahmod.com

What if I told you that you are doing better than you think? (and you probably are.)

What if God told you, "You're ahead of schedule."

What if no one is judging us? Especially not as hard as we are judging ourselves.

What if we replaced our critical voice, with a loving voice? What would that voice be telling you right now?

My loving voice would say, "look at how far you've come. You're further than you think. You're actually there..you just haven't realized it. I love you. You have never been alone. I have always been showing you the way. I always will. You are wonderful. You are precious. You have always deserved. Go forth, and enjoy the fruits of your labor now. It is time my beloved...it is time."

44 Lessons of Life

Written By Regina Brett, 90 years old, of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio

"To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 44 lessons life taught me. It is the most-requested column I've ever written. My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column once more:"

1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.
5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.
8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
9. Save for retirement starting with your first pay cheque.
10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.
12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.
13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.
15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye But don't worry; God never blinks.
16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else. 20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.
21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, & wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
22. Over prepare, and then go with the flow.
23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
24. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
25. Frame every so-called disaster with these words ''In five years, will this matter”?
26. Always choose life.
27. Forgive everyone everything.
28. What other people think of you is none of your business.
29. Time heals almost everything. Give time, time.
30. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
31. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
32. Believe in miracles.
33. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.
34. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
35. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.
36. Your children get only one childhood.
37. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
38. Get outside every day . Miracles are waiting everywhere.
39. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.
40. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
41. The best is yet to come.
42. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
43. Yield.
44. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift.

The Law of Attraction - Post #6

"Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass."

Isaiah 14:24


We want to create things in our life, because we believe we will feel good when we have them. We believe we'll be happy when we have what we desire. Being HAPPY NOW is the solution. The last part of our discussion on using The Law of Attraction to create what we want needs to be about how we get to our "Happy Place" in the now moment.

Our intention is to raise our vibration, to be a vibrational match of that which we desire. I want to share some tools with you, that will help raise your vibration.

1. GET HAPPY. Whatever it takes, get happy. Think of the things that make you happy. Just thinking about them will raise your vibration. You can remember moments when you were very happy, or you can DO things that make you happy. Focusing on these things for only 68 seconds will raise your vibe, according to Abraham.

2. VISUALIZE having the thing you want. Get to the FEELING place of having it. Feel those feelings. Research shows that the brain reacts the same to visualizing something as to actually experience that thing. Fascinating! This is a technique that Olympic athletes use during training. They visualizing winning their event and what that will FEEL like.

3. Ask and It is Given, by Esther and Jerry Hicks, has 22 processes (they call them games, because life is supposed to be fun) in the back of the book. Each game is a tool to raise your vibration. They are all excellent.

4. MEDITATE. This connection to Source is highly recommended. Because seeing the world through the eyes of Source will definitely raise your vibration.

5. APPRECIATE. Write in your Gratitude Journal, things that you are grateful for. Abraham calls this a Rampage of Appreciation. When we are emanating an essence of appreciation, the Law of Attraction will mirror that, and give us more things to appreciate. This always works.

Thus endeth the lessons on The Law of Attraction. YAHOO!

Affirmation O' the Day: "I am a Happy Vibrator!!!!"

Love,
Sherry

The Law of Attraction - Post #5

"Prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it."

~ Malachi 3:10

The Bible is corroborating the belief that our resistance is what keeps us from receiving. God does not withhold anything. If our bowl of acceptance is turned upside down, then God has no where to pour the blessing. Even the Divine Substance, opulent as it is, awaits our acceptance.

So it is our work to take a look at what thoughts we have that may be turning our bowl upside down. If we are negative, carrying a grudge, holding resentments, or complaining, we are not creating the space for us to receive.

So the solution is to practice forgiveness of self and others. Let go of those grudges - they don't serve anyone. Be aware of our complaining, and replace those thoughts with thoughts of appreciation and love. In time, you will see the fruits of your labor. It is worth the work. We are powerful creators. As Abraham says, "we can be, do or have whatever we desire."

Affirmation O' the Day: "I open my bowl of acceptance to receive God's good graces."

The Law of Attraction - Post #4

Resistance is the energy that keeps us from creating what we desire. Resistance causes our vibration to stay lower than the vibration of what we are asking for.

Common forms of resistance show up as untrue beliefs, not feeling worthy or deserving, complaining, or holding a grudge, to name a few.

There may be an untrue belief we have, that is the culprit that keeps away our manifestation. Eventually we'll ask ourselves, "why am I not getting this thing that I want?" If we can go within, there may be a belief that rears it's head to be healed.

For example, you may have a belief that says, "I have to work hard to earn everything I have." This old belief may have come from the way you were raised. Maybe the thing you want would be so easy and joyful to create, that your old belief is causing the resistance to it showing up. Do you see this? The belief is saying, "I can't have things come to me easily." Well, some of our beliefs no longer serve us, and we can use this awareness to let go of a belief, and replace it with a new one, such as: "It is safe for me to create easily and joyfully now."

Resistance really is trying to help show us the way...let's allow it to help us create.

Affirmation O' the Day: "I release any resistance to creating what I desire. "

Love,
Sherry

The Law of Attraction - Post #3

I want to talk more about receiving, the third step in manifesting using The Law of Attraction. You may ask, "Why am I not receiving what I asked for?"

Let's break this down together. Let's say you want a car. On a vibrational scale of 1 to 10, 10 being super happy, you believe you'd be at an 8 if you had this new car. But right now in your life, you're vibrating at about a 3 on the happy scale. The theory behind the Law of Attraction says, "like attracts like." So you won't be a vibrational match to your car, until you are feeling like an 8 on the happy scale. Then the car manifests.

Many of us believe, "when I get the car...THEN I'll be happy." But this is false thinking. That would be sending out the vibration that "I'm not happy now, but I will be when I get the car." The Universe will pick up on your "I'm not happy now," thoughts and mirror back to you MORE of "I'm not happy now." This is tricky, but how it works.

That's why being aware of our thoughts is really crucial. You have 60,000 thoughts each day; 95 percent of them are the same thoughts you had yesterday and the day before. It is the essence of our dominant thoughts that give us our vibration. I think of it as an average of all our thoughts. Abraham says we need 51% of our thoughts to be positive. That's good news, because we can still have an occasional negative thought and manifest what we desire. We don't have to be perfect at this...just aware.

Next up, we'll talk about what resistance we may have that keeps us from our desires...and what we can do to release this resistance.

Affirmation O' the Day: "I am aware of my thoughts. I choose to keep the good ones now."

The Law of Attraction - Post #2

Yesterday's post began our week long discussion of The Law of Attraction by defining it.

Today, I want to share the book, "Ask and It is Given - Learning to Manifest Your Desires," by Esther and Jerry Hicks. This book explains beautifully The Law of Attraction and how to apply it in our daily lives. In my opinion, this is the ONLY book you will need from all the variety of books out there, including many others by Esther and Jerry. Esther channels Abraham, a non-physical collective consciousness, a teacher. You may learn all about Abraham and this teaching by visiting their website, www.abraham-hicks.com

You may want to sign up to receive their free daily quotes that explain the The Law of Attraction. They are from their workshops and are wonderful and uplifting.

When I teach the Introduction to The Law of Attraction course, it takes 6 weeks to cover the beginning material, but I will summarize what the book says about the Law of Attraction in a condensed version here.

The book states there are 3 steps to manifesting what you desire. ASK-GIVEN-RECEIVE:

Step 1 - YOU ASK.
This is your work. Ask for what you desire. Declare it to the Universe. Be clear. Your thoughts, prayers or affirmations are your asking. You are placing your order with the Universe. Consider how you will FEEL when you have what you want. Mostly, we desire things, because we believe we will FEEL GOOD when we have them.

Step 2 - IT IS GIVEN.
This is not your work. The Universe answers automatically. The Universe always says, "YES, YOUR WISH IS MY COMMAND." All things that you ask for are immediately understood and fully offered by Source, without exception. Every prayer is answered. It goes into what they used to call your "vibrational escrow," and now they call it your "vortex."

Step 3 - RECEIVE.
This is your work. Most of the book is spent explaining how to receive. You allow it in. The answer, which has been given, must be allowed or received. You have to let it in. To do this, you must release resistance to feeling the way you will feel when you HAVE what you desire. This is all about raising the vibrational frequency of your Being to be a vibrational match of what you desire.

If you have any questions about this, please post them to me, and I will respond. This material is such a powerful tool, I hope you enjoy this topic as much as I do...

Love,
Sherry

The Law of Attraction

Hello Everyone,
As promised, this week we will explore together The Law of Attraction. This is the most effective tool for creating, and that is why I am devoting a whole week to it. As many of you already know, the premise behind the Law of Attraction is that you will manifest into your life, whatever you are thinking about, both positive and negative. This is empowering because we have creative control over our lives. The part that people don't enjoy, is realizing that we have attracted EVERYTHING we are currently experiencing. That makes us accountable. No one to blame. But the good news is, we can change our life by changing our thinking. We are always attracting...

Today, I want to start with quotes that help us define The Law of Attraction. As the week progresses, we will explore how to use this powerful tool in our daily lives.

Quotes defining The Law of Attraction:

"That which is like unto itself is drawn.”
~ Abraham, Ask and It Is Given, by Esther and Jerry Hicks

“Like attracts like.”

“It is done unto you as you believe.”

“What a man thinketh in his heart, so is he” (Proverbs 23:7)

“I attract to my life whatever I give my attention, energy and focus to, whether positive or negative.” ~ Michael Losier

“You get what you think about, whether you want it or not.”
~ Abraham

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Excerpted from “The Secret” by Rhonda Byrne:

“As above, so below. As within, so without.”
~ The Emerald Tablet, circa 3000 BC

“If you can think about what you want in your mind, and make that your dominant thought, you will bring it into your life.”
~ Bob Proctor

“Thoughts become things.” ~ Mike Dooley, Notes from the Universe, www.tut.com

“Everything that’s coming into your life you are attracting into your life, and it’s attracted to you by virtue of the images you are holding in your mind. It’s what you’re thinking, whatever is going on in your mind, that you are attracting to you. ~ Bob Proctor