From Patricia: Comforter

I don't use a "creation box," but I've always kept various files filled with ideas for creative endeavors. One of my files is called "home decorating." In it, I place pictures of beautiful household items that I love and ultimately intend to purchase. I get these pictures from a variety of sources, including magazines.
A couple of weeks ago, while browsing through a "woman's" magazine, I read a story about actress Jane Seymour and the beautiful household items that her company sells.
One photo showed Jane sitting on a bed adorned with a gorgeous blue comforter. It's exactly the kind of comforter---bed spread that I've been wanting for a long time. Although Jane's blue comforter costs over $500, I tore the picture out of the magazine and happily placed it in my home decorating file.
Last week at the Salvation Army thrift store, I encountered the beautiful blue comforter that I saw in the magazine---and intended to buy. It was in perfect condition, the exact color I wanted, and it only cost $7.99.
I bought it, washed it and it's now on my bed, bringing a joyful and lovely blue glow to my bedroom. And it's very comfortable, too!

From Kim D: Skipping

This video is a Surprise and Delight Moment IN PROGRESS!!

http://vimeo.com/13989215

From Arita: Drawers.

I love closets and drawers and nooks and crannies and all places for putting things away. Judging from this photo her mom took, my grandgal, Ellie, loves them, too. I'm in Philadelphia right now getting Ellie's new home ready for her and her family, painting and cleaning and just having a lot of fun.

The house is already home to Ellie's aunt and soon-to-be uncle. And there are two housemates. And Grandpa Trahan is coming tonight to enjoy the chaos that always precedes order.

This makes for quite a busy house, and a challenging situation when it comes to finding places for everyone to sleep. Ellie's beds won't even get here until a week after they do!

I've been sleeping on the futon in the studio, a favorite place in the heart of the house. The dog, Keiya, frequently joins me there at night. What the room doesn't have is a chest of drawers, and since I am staying for four weeks, I wished out loud for an improved idea over my three suitcases for storage.

My daughters came up with a new plan today that would put Grandpa in the studio and me in the parlor on the sofa. I love the idea. Then a got even happier. It seems that the entertainment center has big drawers that are normally used to store winter snuggies and throws. They are now mine for organizing my clothes! Hooray.

No desire is too casual or too insignificant for the forces of the universe to conspire in my behalf!

From: Kim J via Tony. Izzy the lizard.

Our dear Kim arrived home and walked into the elevator in her garage. When sheturned around, she looked down and saw a little lizard, whom we shall call "Izzy" looking up at her. He had an urgency in his eyes, as if he wanted something. She got off the elevator to see what he wanted.

She spoke to him vibrationally, and got the feeling he wanted to be taken out of the garage. She was not a match to picking him up with her bare hands. She happened to have her shoes off and in her hand, so she communicated that if he wanted help, he would have to get into her shoe. She put the opening of her shoe down on the ground and the Izzy climbed in!

She got into the elevator and Izzy stayed put. She took him to her back yard where he would be able to have a nice comfortable place to live.

As she put her shoe down, she communicated that she wanted his photo. He stepped out and stayed right there until she got his picture, then he turned and walked to the tree line!

Above is the actual picture Kim took of Izzy.

From Norma: Taking a different route.

Whenever Inner Being gives me the data to know that I’m in tune with the Universe, I am so appreciative. That happened tonight when I watched the local TV news and saw the story about a dangerous and crazy high-speed car chase on the 5 North just about the time that I would have gotten onto it. The operative word, of course, is “would,” since Inner Being had a different route in mind and steered me clear of danger.

After our monthly “In the Vortex” Meet-Up dinners, I almost always take the 5 North to go home. But this time, as I was starting the car, for some strange reason, I had the thought that I should go through Hollywood. Then I had another thought—“Oh, the 5 will be easier and faster.” But that was quickly followed with, “Gee, it will be fun to go through Hollywood.”

Later, watching the TV news, I saw a report on a car weaving through the traffic on the 5 North at high speeds, followed by the cops, just when I would have been on it had I taken my normal route home.

That makes me think about all of the magnificent times that Source has my back when I just follow a hunch, even though I usually never know why. It’s fun to get the feedback from the Universe from time to time and it’s also fun to know that life’s directions often unfold magically without my conscious awareness.

Yay for the Universe and Inner Being!