Monday, March 29, 2010

From Kim D: A Cat

yesterday my husband and i impulsively came up with the idea of having a cat.
we thought it would be so wonderful to have one. then i went on craigslist
for fun and saw a picture of this one calico cat and instantly fell in love with it.
the owner brought her to us today and we confirmed it was truly love at first sight.
she has such a great personality and cuter than anything in the world.
we are so thrilled to have a new buddy in our home!
we will pick her up when we get back from NY. the previous owner is so happy
that we are adopting her that she even offered to pay for all her food and expenses!
and giving us all the cat setup amenities!
we are thrilled to leave for our trip tomorrow and thrilled to come back from our trip!
can't wait to play with our new buddy when we get back next week!! ha!
it just feels like a continuous flow of eager joyous fun things to look forward to!

From Chris: Root beer

I was enjoying my day at work, when all of a sudden, I remembered that Tony had bought some root beer for me and that it was in the trunk.

I started to smile from ear to ear as I thought of drinking it. When I walked past a colleague on my way to the parking lot, she said, "you sure seem happy" ...and I was!

From Tony: A "Whale" of a time.


I was sitting with my dear friends Torsten and Ariana in the sand by the ocean in Santa Monica, having one of our fabulous conversations, whilst looking for dolphins in the water.

We saw a life guard boat and several surfers in a semi circle looking at something in the water, just then a 60 ft. gray whale breached the water!! It was a profoundly joyful moment! Torsten leaped up and was jumping up and down with delight!

We spoke to one of the surfers, who was near the pod of three whales. He said that in 40 years of surfing on this beach, he never experienced a whale breaching that close to shore. He said the whale lifted its head out of the water, and he could see the huge eyes looking all around, at all of us.

It was a truly exquisite Surprise and Delight Moment!

From Arita: FOUND - one wallet.

Mark was going to visit a music store yesterday afternoon when he couldn't find his wallet.

We thought we had become smarter than this problem which used to occur frequently because the bulk of the wallet was uncomfortable to sit on. It would frequently find its way into a different pocket or even onto his lap while Mark was driving. Los Angeles has wonderfully kind people living here. Mark has been called more than once by someone who has found his wallet and wanted to return it. It was always full of money and credit cards every time it found its way home. So, I cleverly gave Mark a business-card holder of mine that is soft leather and small. In it he put only a couple of bills, his DL and maybe two credit cards. It was so comfortable in his back pocket that he even "lost" it a couple of times because he didn't feel it there! LOL!

Well, yesterday we began the search. We checked every pair of pants he had worn, shirt pocket and chair, the nasty places around the cushions of the sofa (gotta vacuum that out!), my car, his car and even called the coffee shop, spiritual center and grocery we had visited last. Mark wasn't sure whether he had only the credit card in his pocket during those purchases or the wallet, since those occasionally become detached as well. Ahhhh. We did all we could think of and finally Mark set off to go shopping with his Tennessee license and had fun.

I called Mark while he was shopping to apologize for having been unpleasant earlier, since I felt that my icky energy had contributed to the chaos that followed. We got sweet again. I remembered that success in anything is not about the "right method" or even the "right choice" but about being happy.

Later we went to watch a movie and there was his wallet (which we had forgotten about) lying on the sofa in the middle of the seat cushion. Jaco has been lying on it earlier when we made our search! Sweet Surprise! I love my life.

Sunday, March 28, 2010

From Yaki : Won the lottery


I woke up like I do most mornings, basking, appreciating my physical body, my room, and my bed, people in my life, Abraham, joy, and all the lovely birds outside my window. That same morning I received the news that my step father Ray was found dead on the kitchen floor, in that moment I jumped out of my bed and twirled around in joy because I could feel the benefit of his instant alignment with his Source. Ray put a lifetime of well being in his Vortex and I could be nothing but excited for him. I imagined him dancing with new legs, laughing with new lungs and loving with a heart that beats the drum of wellness and never skips a beat.

The next day I was on my way to Los Angeles to help plan a party in his honor. I celebrated and remembered all the happy joyous times. The spirit filled every moment. Every corner I turned I found people waiting to help me and satisfy all of the preferences. I’d go to starbucks and the barista would give me the coffee free, the cleaners didn’t charge me for pressing his suit, I found resources in seemingly hidden places. Every moment felt like a surprise and delight.

The night of Ray’s in the vortex party, I spoke to my brother as I headed to meet the group. He asked me to pick up some beer, which is unusual for him but an absolutely perfect impulse that would lead to the best surprise and delight moment of my life. I stopped at the first liquor store I saw on the way to the after party. I purchased my items, collected my change and at the last minute felt draw to buy a lottery ticket. I bought a ticket and a scratch off. I was excited and eager to scratch my way to another joyful moment. I scratched and I WON!

The next morning I looked online and realized one of the California Lottery offices was less than 5 miles from where I was staying at the time. I drove myself down to the offices and happily filled out all the paper work. This was the first time I was EAGER and HAPPY to pay taxes. I believed it before I saw the evidence and in the least suspected moment; the universe surprised and delighted me. Anything is possible within the Vortex.

Saturday, March 27, 2010

From Kim D: Amenities in N.Y.

another surprise and delight moment is finding out that the place we'll be staying at in Manhattan has a pool, sauna and jacuzzi! pretty awesome! ;) and the weather will reach into the warm sunny 70's while we're there! ha fantastic! and i'm just really appreciating the kind, wonderful and interesting friends i have there that not any kind of money can buy. i feel so complete, rich and blessed.

From Tony: Grandson's first beer


I received this photo from my son Gabe.
It is taken on Paddy's day. It is my 18
month old grandson having his first Guinness!

Friday, March 26, 2010

From Arita, Andrea's Story

I felt some big roaring YES delight when I read Andrea's story about being recognized for her radio show and website!!! Fabulous, stoking, encouraging, eye-tearing delight to hear how well the law of attraction works to connect people in such a perfect way. Surprise? not so much . . . it's just the way this playful clever and crafty universe rolls, isn't it? Congratulations to all three of you - Tony, Norma and Andrea - for being the force that attracts good attention from all points on the planet!

Thursday, March 25, 2010

From Arita, hammock

YES! I found the perfect place to hang a hammock in the back corner of the yard - between an orange tree and a large crepe myrtle. It's tucked in just the right height and sway, next to the noisy splash of the pond. I tried it out yesterday and marveled at the way this wonderful garden is situated right in the middle of traffic and business (just over the fence), and how plentiful are the birds and insects and sweetness.

I recalled when I was laid off from a job when it relocated from Nashville to Atlanta. I didn't know what to do. I found my way into the hammock in my back yard, hung between two very tall graceful trees. As I looked up into them I felt like I was being cradled by the universe. The canopy of leaves and the breeze and the sun and the sway and I had nothing "to do" but relax and know that I was being upheld. I returned daily to my cradle and relished that feeling. Within the week I received a check for $3000 from the IRS. I had overpaid them some years before and was being repaid with interest.

Surprises are the best!

From Andrea, being recognized

I walked into an Abraham/Law of Attraction Meetup group in Phoenix the other night, joked around with the gal who runs it for a moment, and as I went to sit down, one of the guys who was there introduced himself. As I responded back with a "glad to meet you, I am Andrea", a woman on the other side of the room said: "Are you the same Andrea who does the great Law of Attraction radio show I was just listening to??!"

I was stunned for half a second, but then said, "why yes, yes I am!" That got the whole room abuzz, including the gal who runs the MeetUp, wondering why she hadn't heard about it, and she went to write the info on the board. Then Gloria, the woman who enjoyed the show so much, went on to say how much she loves my http://www.real-life-law-of-attraction.com website, the service I provide to people like her who are struggling to implement more of the Law of Attraction into their daily lives, and how much she appreciates the way I convey the information!

...I was on cloud nine! It felt SO good to be acknowledged like that, especially in public, and from a (previously) total stranger, AND someone who found her own way to what I was putting out there in the world! She later sent me an e-mail, in response to my thanking her, that said, in part: "I know that there are many people "listening," there always is when there is something worth hearing."

Definitely a 'surprise and delight' moment!

From Kim D, trip to N.Y.

this morning i'm luxuriating on me and my husband's trip to NYC next week! i'm so excited, it's already a fabulous vacation. i'm already savoring the excellent restaurants we'll eat in, the stimulating broadway and off-broadway plays we'll see, the innovative live music concerts, the awe inspiring artwork, visiting charming old haunts and sharing it with my husband, even places where we shot one of my award winning films! visiting with and reconnecting with all of our wonderful friends and relatives will also be a lot of fun, maybe meet new ones too, it'll feel so refreshing to acquire and savor new sights, sounds and inspirations. i look forward to acting in another project in NY again! yay! i'm very happy to be sharing this experience with my most amazing life partner and so appreciate and love our very vibrant, joyous, creative and expanding lives together. life is glorious man!

From Leslie, new house

This morning at 8:30 am we were the first house on the Probate Docket at the Court in Downtown LA. Our house was not overbid, and it is ours!!!! Thank you all for your encouragement to me during this time. I can't tell you how much "ABE" I have used to keep myself together and moving ahead during this whole thing (since January!).

From Patricia, Orson Bean

A few years ago I went to Orson Bean's house on the Venice canals and had a wonderful chat with him for several hours! Orson is now 80 and for the past 55 years, he's been a comedian, political pundit, social satirist, author, TV star and film actor.
I knew my conversation with Orson was going to be entertaining, but I was amazed to learn that he's also into the Law of Attraction!
Here's what he told me:

"The earliest thing I remember is wanting to be happy. I made up my mind at the age of 6 that I wanted to be the happiest guy in the world. Because of that, I did a lot of foolish things. It was only when I crashed and burned in my mid-50's, due to a painful divorce and a dried-up career, that I reverted to my natural state, which is happiness.
"I learned that joy is the natural way of life and that misery and resignation are unnecessary. I started---to my amazement---to feel happy sometimes for NO REASON! The euphoric feeling sometimes slipped away when I thought about my divorce and my financial problems. Why could I not let go and be consistently happy? More and more, I realized that simply to be happy was all there was to learn in this life. Someone once told me that three straight days of continuous joy may be the most revolutionary act possible.
"So I alternated between happiness and despair. One day I was walking down a street in Venice Beach, contemplating my inability to make my house payment.
"I walked by a bunch of homeless guys sleeping on cardboard boxes. The sun was going down. Suddenly I smelled sausage. This bum was cooking a meal and it smelled terrific---I was so hungry! I thought to myself, 'This isn't bad. I could live like this. I'd get the best box on the block, a refrigerator crate. I'd cut windows in it. I'd make it great.'
"Then I embraced that one thing I've wanted out of life since I was a boy---to be the happiest son of a bitch alive. I walked home with a feeling of pure, unadulterated joy. Peace of mind descended upon me. My body became light, my mind cleared, I had never felt so happy, secure and content in my life. I walked along the Venice boardwalk, marveling at what a wonderful place it was.
"The next day, my agent called with a job to do a TV commercial voice-over. I've been making a FORTUNE ever since!
"If you are joyful, miracles will manifest in your life. Some of us have to bottom out to be happy. I was at the lowest point in my life. I was in despair over my divorce, I was drinking too much, I had no money.
"But feeling JOYFUL rescued me and then I was able to create a wonderful new life. Happiness is the greatest gift we can give ourselves."

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

From Kim D, pic's to father in law

i loved taking iphone pictures of our garden plants as they've grown so much over the last few months and emailing them to my father in law who so attentively helped us plant them when he visited us. i'm so appreciative to have such a loving and caring father in law who adores us and such fantastically beautiful vibrant plants in my yard and patio!

From Arita, garden

Any time I want, I can look out any of my windows and appreciate how abundantly I manifest!

For some time I have thought about how great it would be to garden on a regular basis - get out in the cool of the morning and get my hands dirty and watch things grow and become familiar with local plants. I thought about growing food and sharing it. I had a couple of fruit trees and I appreciated them so much! Then we moved. Now my yard is covered with shrubs and bulbs and blooms and vines and trees and has its own little organic vegetable garden tucked behind the garage. Look what I did!

This morning I tripped over my own manifestation! Uh-oh!

I thought about how much gardening there is for me to do, and how it is a solo event, and how my in-laws are coming in a few days, and I forgot to be happy as I hauled my tools to the end of the driveway to begin. And instead of starting with the weed-eater (that accidentally ate a three-foot tall poinsettia when I was in a hurry last time), I was inspired to use these little clippers that cut horizontally, slowly, quietly and with precision. I knelled down and began in one little spot. And after a few pulls and clips around a rock, it looked really good. I liked it. It was exactly what I had in mind for that little space.

And I remembered that the only reason my garden exists at all is for pleasure. For a happy look, for a happy whiff, for a happy harvest, for a happy dig, for a happy trim, for a happy rearrangement, for a happy! My gardens are not there to impress anyone with any idea of who I am. I know who I am. I am a person who loves what is, who enjoys dancing with what is, and whose gift of choreographing how the what is becomes the what's next is a delight. Oh how I appreciate the process. That's what gardening is, after all. Surprise!

If pressure is self-imposed, freedom is self exposed. I was free all the time.
I appreciate my gardens in all their various states, each of which is good!

From Tony, magic cheese

On new year's eve, my partner Chris asked me to get some snacks for our enjoyment while watching the ball drop. He asked for aged white cheddar cheese. I went to TJ's and selected a different type. Chris was disappointed, but no big deal.

On the 2nd, I stopped at Albertson's to get Chris root beer. I put two bottles in my basket and proceeded to checkout buying nothing else. When I got home, I took the bag to the kitchen, and emptied it on the counter. Out tumbled a piece of Boxing Day aged white cheddar cheese!!!! I felt chills and joy move through my body!! I checked the receipt and there was no charge for it.

This was so very exact and personal, for me, the very essence of a Surprise and Delight Moment!

From Patricia, extra money

Here's a success story!

Just over a year ago I wanted "extra" money to pay lingering bills and at the same time, purchase specific items that I needed and desired.
I wrote a "shopping list" of everything I intended to buy, even though I didn't have the cash on hand.
I just KNEW, once I completed the list, that the money would arrive to me very shortly.
I knew, I believed and I felt joyful anticipation.
Sure enough----three days later I received an unexpected check in the mail for $10,000.
The money was a refund for a lien which had been filed against my house three years earlier----something I completely forgot about and never expected reimbursement for.
I was able to buy everything I needed, and this wonderful "surprise" check also helped pay for my eagerly anticipated divorce!

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

From Arita, I'm sending you a feeling

I'm trying something new here. I'm sending you a feeling - that happens when I open the back door in the morning.
Chilled air wafting into my face, just a cool for refreshing, and it carries a message from the orange blossoms and jasmine blooms all tangled and twisted and heavy sweet held lightly and offered for deep shivery fill-ups that go all the way through the body and share the sweetness as they go. Surprise! Delight! a carpet of blossoms over the steps and stones. There's all this time for breathing and it's yours and its mine. And since we only have what we take - then take time for the sensual pleasure of scent everywhere in this fabulous SoCal experience we have created together. And the dog leaned into the mint and the cat jumped through the sage. We are so rich!
coffee . . . ahhhhhh!

Monday, March 22, 2010

From Kim D, $660.00

i'd like to share that i received a $660 check in the mail today
just out of the blue. hehe :) that feels good.

From Tony, my acreditation

I really appreciate Arita's Official Accreditation of my professional Titles!!

Accreditation: I, Arita Trahan, astute observer and lover of what is, speaker of truth, and one worthy of acknowledging the best in others, do hereby on this day, which is always today, certify you Tony Romanov, a cutting edge Jollyologist, with unfettered license to practice as an Appreciationist at any place, in any manner and at all times.

And so it is and always will be, since Love proclaims it so!

From Abe, Appreciation

Every time you praise something, every time you appreciate something, every time you feel good about something, you are telling the Universe, "More of this, please. More of this, please." You need never again make another verbal statement of this intent, and if you were allowing your cork to float -- all good things would flow to you.

--- Abraham

Excerpted from the workshop in Silver Spring, MD on Saturday, April 19th, 1997 #384

Our Love,
Jerry and Esther

From Arita, lady bugs

I saw lots of aphids nibbling away on the Russian Red Kale in my garden (it is delicious!). Just then I heard my neighbor across the street came to take some firewood from a felled tree. When I went to offer to plug his chain saw inside the house and I noticed lots of ladybugs gathered in my front bed on the Silverbells. They were right on the tips of the leaves - ladybugs bouncing in the breeze in their shiny red coats. I gathered many of them into a glass jar and introduced them to my kale. Feasting has continued on various levels of the food chain, and I am a delighted observer of it all!

From Tony, my favorite restaurant

After Andrea's Success Party, I went with our Julie to my favorite restaurant. Upon arrival, there was a huge line. Within 2 mins we were ushered to a table!

From Jeannette, getting an invite

I was delighted to have been in my friends' beautiful downtown apartment this morning just in time to see the start of the L.A. marathon from their balcony. The surprise and delight was waking up at 4 in the morning and getting an invite to go hang out at this place so early. A live band was set up right outside on the corner of the street and the whole apartment was full of delightful music all morning. Another surprise and delight today was getting to know 4 wonderful and interesting people.
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