Last week I was speaking with Hulbert Lee – From Bottom Up. He was interviewing me for his Law of Attraction Series. He was asking the questions that many ask – is the Law of Attraction real or is it a gimmick?

There are indeed skeptics who say the Law of Attraction can not be proved…

I say there absolutely is proof that the Law of Attraction is always working in our lives….

Want that proof?

Go back over your life…. Pick any situation…. and look at it clearly and honestly. I am asking you to be objective in this… which I am aware is not an easy thing to do when the situation is so closely tied to you. If you can be objective as you look within this situation – I do believe you will find the outcome of the situation was aligned with the vibration you held.

Here is a personal example from my own life:

Here is the short version – about 23 yrs ago I was a woodcarver. I attended many art & craft fairs to sell my pieces. While I did indeed sell my work and some of my pieces went across the country and the world- 1 to Japan, another to Switzerland and another to Arizona .. those are the ones I know of.

Yet my business was not making money… I was putting out more dollars than I was bringing in. There was finally a point I made the decision to stop doing woodwork and went on to do other work.

I was devastated! I remember sitting by the side of the road crying and slowly rocking back and forth… I felt abandoned – I felt defeated!

This was an extremely difficult time for me. I felt so confused…. I had already been on the personal development path for several years… I was reading a lot of information and especially Wayne Dyer – he was saying “your thoughts create your life” (he was talking about law of attraction – he just didn’t call it that)

I felt crushed! I thought…. “I so believed this was going to work for me – what went wrong?!” While I had made huge changes in my life already… and was indeed reaping positive benefits from that… I still could not understand – why this thing that I so loved did not work out for me!

There were times I thought “this spiritual / personal development stuff is a bunch of crap!” Yet… I did know I had made huge positive changes in my life….

I did not give up on making these changes in my life… though I might have gotten a little more subdued for awhile.

About 7 1/2 years ago I submerged myself into learning about the Law of Attraction specifically from Abraham Hicks. From all that I was learning… I did have situations in my life that I still didn’t quite understand… This incident about the woodcarving was a big one for me. I found myself thinking about this period of my life and the pieces of the puzzle revealed themselves to me. What happened at that time now makes perfect sense to me…

Let me tell the story how it was revealed to me…

23 yrs ago I was a woodcarver. I carved faces in driftwood… I absolutely adored what I was doing and actually kind of stumbled upon doing this.

Did I really stumble upon this?

When I look back objectively I can see I always was intrigued with woodwork and carvings… I was also always intrigued with people who were creative and who made a living selling these creative items. And I always wanted to have my own business doing something that I loved to do.

OK – Sounds like a desire/vibration to me- I guess I didn’t stumble onto this…

When I was carving… I was in my bliss. The piece of wood told me what it wanted to be… The form would appear….The hours magically melted away… Some days I carved for 12 -14 hours… I never was tired – I was always inspired.

I knew my carvings and woodcraft was good and that I could sell them and make a living doing what I loved to do….

Wait did I really know that?

When I look further into that statement I can clearly remember….

I doubted myself…. I had a feeling like I was an impostor – I was a fake! When people would refer to me as an “artist” I remember being very uncomfortable with that label.

I can specifically remember looking at some of my pieces and knowing how good they were… yet still feeling like a fake … and still feeling like they were not good enough!

“Old stories” about self worth… about my capabilities… yada…. yada… yada…

As I dug further into this story of mine….

I could see and remember how scared I was of this whole business idea! I was brought up in a family who totally believed in a job. Not that I am saying that is bad… but… whenever I expressed my desire to have a business – I was told to “get a job”. I was taught – in order to have security in life I needed that paycheck every week.

Now here I was … without a paycheck… and in an arena that was absolutely foreign to me. And.. Yes my family thought I was nuts! …. And I was very aware of their thoughts about this!

Does this sound like a good confident business person? Of course not! I was scared… I had lots of those old stories running in my head….

I doubted my abilities…. I did not rely on my inner voice… I had thoughts all over the place… one minute I would be thrilled about what I was doing… the next minute I would be terrified that this was not going to work.

As I looked at this whole scenario from this inquisitive and objective viewpoint… The Law of Attraction was working perfectly in my life! There were days I was on top of the world as I was carving and basking in these moments I loved…. And there was days I was terrified, frustrated, scared, trying to make things happen…

My vibration was a mix of up and down and all around…

And so was my life…. As noted I did sell my pieces… I was also many times highly complimented on my work…. There were days I absolutely made money doing this… And many days I had lots of fun doing this.

At some point my “old stories” about business, paychecks, and my own self worth… got bigger than my thoughts of being able to do this…. and I was not even aware of it… In essence I was calling to myself the demise of this business.

While I thought I believed that I could do what I love and make money… When I looked at all of this I realized what really was going on — I so badly Wanted to Believe that I Believed!

Is this story proof?
I believe it is…. Is it scientific? No… I guess it isn’t… but for me it is the most meaningful proof. When I saw these pieces in my life… Life finally made sense to me – it didn’t feel random anymore. I don’t have to worry about outside forces… I don’t have to be concerned with what other people feel is right or wrong… I don’t have to put my dreams aside because others say it won’t work.

When I look at this story it makes total sense that the business never made it. My vibration was keeping that from me. And it showed me how very powerful I am in my life! If I created this yucky situation… that means I can create a fabulous situation….

I just need to be aware of me… aware of my inner voice… aware of how I am feeling… aware of my own unique guidance… I can indeed march to the beat of a different drummer…. in essence I was made to march to the beat of my own personal drummer.

If you take the time to look at things that went on in your life… wanted and unwanted outcomes… If you stay objective… I do believe you will find the outcome was in line with your main vibration.

You Can Create the Life You Desire

When I work with others I hear their stories… since I am not involved in the circumstances – it is easy for me to be objective. I see how people get sidetracked from their dreams and get trapped in their “old stories”. Taking the time to learning how our brains work and how this Universal Law of Attraction works in our lives is the springboard back to your dreams!

I have created a free video series that explains how the Law of Attraction works and how to utilize it to create the life you desire.

• Law of Attraction’s job description… how it works in your life.
• How our brains work… how to be aware of the vibration we are sending out.
• What are these “old stories” … where do they come from… and most important how to change them….
• And…. Much More…

You can access these free videos here: http://YouCanCreateTheLifeYouDesire.com

When you understand how you work, how your brain works and how Law of Attraction works…. You are then able to utilize that information and indeed Create the Life You Desire!

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"There are No Mistakes..... Only Discoveries!" ^TM ~ Ellie Walsh

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Here we are at the Final Edition of the Law of Attraction Carnival…

I have been running this carnival since February 2008. I started with a partner… who in September of that year went on to pursue his dreams off the internet… In June of 2009 – my good friend from across the globe, Suzie Cheel, joined me to run the carnival together….

Here is a video Suzie and I did about the Carnival….

If you are interested in hosting this carnival – you can contact me here or contact Suzie here

Since this was my last edition I picked 9 of the Best of the Best and I absolutely had to feature my friend and co-host Suzie — Visit her blog for great insight and articles!

July 1st 2010 edition of Law of Attraction Carnival

The Best of the Best

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"There are No Mistakes..... Only Discoveries!" ^TM ~ Ellie Walsh

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I receive lots of questions… and many of them – if not most have this theme – “How can I be/do/feel like this (fill in the blank) … when (fill in the blank) is happening, not happening ??

Here is a question that I received this week from Mary (not her real name):

I have been pursuing your site for a while and what I am reading makes so much sense. The overall concepts are not new to me but the process, the believing, is a little hard to master. My life, right now, is in a state of upheaval. I am trying to stay positive and not become stressed but circumstances, being as they are, make that tough. The threat of layoff is hanging in the air like a dense, dark cloud. And every time I tell myself it is going to be alright, that things will work out, I have a feeling I can only compare to as giddiness. It is like a laughter stuck in my chest and I automatically feel better. However, my brain, being overly logical and analytical, still has a hard time seeing passed all the “what if’s” and “could be’s.” On top of this, I might be moving because my current location is no longer acceptable to me (I am not happy, the area is no longer as safe as it once was, my neighbors have all moved away). I have always wanted to move to the location I am thinking of and was surprised when I was accepted as a tenant but happy. While the thought of moving during uncertain times fills me with a sense of panic, the idea of living in a better place feels me with peace. I have not signed a lease yet and I still have time to make a decision. I want to move. I want to keep my job. But I am torn between my brain and what is inside me. It is coming to the point where I no longer know what is what inside of me. Is what I am feeling a mere projection of my desires? Is the tension I have based primarily on fear of the unknown? Or on true possibilities? I know I can control my perceptions of things and how I react, but I cannot control what other people decide and I feel trapped because I feel as if I cannot make decisions until I know how the cards will lay and unfortunately, I do not have time to wait where moving is involved.

Does this make any sense? I guess my question is, how does one maintain a positive belief in that everything will work out when so many factors are out of your control and how do you stop the negative brain chatter when your brain is programed to be analytical? – Thanks.

Lets go through this a bit at a time…..

It’s starts off saying the info she has been reading makes sense… Sure it makes sense …Your Inner Being, Inner Voice does indeed know how powerful you are… It does indeed know how the Law of Attraction works in our lives…  When we read things like this – it resonates with us…

Then the committee members jump in! ……..

My life is in an upheaval…. Circumstances are tough…. Dense, Dark Clouds…. So many things are out of my Control….

This has become a rampage of how things can never work out! Yet… Mary is trying desperately to find a way to stop that brain chatter!

First I have to say to Mary – Congratulations on stopping the committee members enough to write this email to me! If you were totally listening to that brain chatter you would have never even asked this question! Your Inner Voice led you to ask the question… and you listened!

Here is the most profound statement in this email …

“….how do you stop the negative brain chatter when your brain is programed to be analytical?”

There is the culprit right there! We have indeed been programmed!! We can’t yank the programming out of us …. Hmmm I guess that happens when we make our transition. What we can do … is upgrade the program!

We have been programmed since we were little — we have developed habits of thinking – and we refer right back to that programming when a situation presents itself… In essence, we have been programmed to Not Listen to Our Own Guidance… and to rely on old stories from other people and their experiences!

One of the biggest “old stories” we believe in is – Reality is Real! We talk about reality like it is solid and the absolute truth!

Is Reality Really Real?

So there is a car accident on the corner — 10 people witness the accident. The police come and they record 10 accident reports and hand those into the office. Later that day the clerk comes in – looks at all the accident reports and exclaims “There were 10 accidents on the same corner at the same time!”

All 10 of those reports were different! All 10 of those people saw that accident a little or a lot different! So which one is Reality?

They are all Reality…. Because Reality is based on your perception! Reality is not solid – Reality is fluid!

• How many times have you gone to a movie with a friend and had a different interpretation of the movie?
• How come you like a person that other people don’t like? Or vice-verse?
• You think your boss is a pain and your colleague thinks she/he is a gem?
• 2 people live through a similar situation… one calls it a blessing – the other calls it a trauma.

Each person’s reality is based on their own unique perception of life… Your reality is indeed real for you but that does not make it real for the other person. And vise a verse … instead of allowing other people to dictate to you what your reality is … or should be — You need to step back and listen to your own unique inner voice….

So… What is Mary’s Answer?

I can’t give Mary a one or two line answer…. Hmmm does that mean Mary has a real serious problem?

No… Mary’s problem isn’t so serious…. actually if you know me you are already smiling that I said the word problem — OK truth is I think this is an opportunity for Mary… And Mary has already started on that road when she sent me her email….

Mary needs to step back and re-evaluate this entire story… it has become a big story very entrenched within old stories…. So step back and take it one line at a time….

Starting with this first downward sentence…

My life, right now, is in a state of upheaval.

If we grab the story here and start to change it …. we change the entire story….

My life, right now, is in a state of upheaval… that doesn’t feel good – Well I guess it isn’t in total upheaval – I guess I am just feeling like that right now… I do still have my job… and I am thrilled about the new place to live… I really don’t have to jump to the conclusion that things won’t work out for me… I could decide to look at all of this as an opportunity… I could get happy about having my job… I could get happy about being accepted as a tenant in this place I want to live… I could keeping talking about what is good in my life….

Why do I think things won’t work out for me… truthfully things do always work out for me…

Does this solve Mary’s problem? Well from what I see… Mary’s biggest problem is that downward spiraling thinking… And I am sure if she started her story with the paragraph I just wrote…. she would be feeling better.

We are so conditioned to think in that downward spiral …. we keep ourselves in that frantic state… A frantic state puts out the vibration of frantic to the Universe…. and Law of Attraction will oblige and continue to bring us frantic.

It’s time to Change those Old Stories…

I have just started a Free Video Series – where I will be explaining how these old stories are getting in the way of you creating the life you desire… and most important how you can change those stories!

Visit the website and sign up for the videos… http://YouCanCreateTheLifeYouDesire.com

Just like carnivals move from town to town…. it is time for this Law of Attraction Carnival to move on to some new hosts!

Suzie Cheel has posted a video of both her and I explaining about this transition and has posted the Law of Attraction Carnival #63.

I will be posting #64 here in July …. and the question is who will be posting #65 of this long running LOA Carnival?

If you are interested in hosting the Carnival please visit Suzie Cheel’s blog and leave a comment or contact me.

I hope we can pass it on and keep it running as the longest Law of Attraction Carnival!

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Kuva’s journey as a physical being changed today, May 12th, 2010, around 1:15 pm ….. Ironically or as I believe deliberately today is Gale’s birthday…. Gale is who originally picked him out and adored him.

Gale made her journey transition in January 2003. In November 1998 she insisted we go pick out a puppy from the litter her friend had told her about. Our yellow lab, Toby, had made his transition that June… I was not 100% sure I was ready to do this again… but she insisted.

We saw the puppies when they were just a few days old (I have that photo somewhere around the house!). She was drawn to Kuva right away…. OK so was I!   He was the only one with a white star on his chest…. We claimed him as ours.

December 20th we went back to visit and took a photo of Gale holding him… That picture became his “announcement” to our family & friends – I found it this afternoon and scanned it in (the photo above).

While Gale was the one who insisted we get him…. She had 4 physical years with him… I had him in this physical world for over 11 years. Always patient, always joyful, always there….

5 years ago on May 9th Carol and I blended our families… Now Kuva had another mother to love him!

I’ve spoken before about how loving, smart and wonderful he was…..

In the last 2 weeks his physical life changed…. He was having some difficulty with his front legs – they were getting stiff on him and climbing stairs was getting tough. We had been trying different meds to ease the stiffness – they would work for a day or two – then back to being stiff.

The first weekend of May it was very warm here… he was not on any meds as you need a few days in between – he was having a hard time that weekend – panting a bit. I thought it was the sudden warm weather and the stiffness of his joints.

That Monday the vet prescribed a new med… it worked for 2-3 days and then he started some stiffness again and panting. Only this time it wasn’t hot… This last weekend he was antsy and panting….

Monday

Monday we were back at the vet… This time she was shocked… He had fluid in his lungs… Congestive Heart Failure she said… also it was possible there were some tumors. She sent us home with meds but she didn’t think the prognosis was good…. I don’t really care about diagnosis or prognosis … but in my gut I knew she was right about this – I could feel it.

Driving home with him – he was calm in the car (he was never calm in a car as he always thought you were bringing him somewhere fun!) – When I talked to him – he didn’t look at me… He was looking up in the air – up at the roof of the car. I thought it was unusual – but nothing that day seemed usual!

I spoke with my good friend and Kuva’s sometimes babysitter – Coryelle. She is an Animal Communicator – I asked her to connect with him. Later she sent me her communication – I’m not going to share it all with you – maybe she will — but one of the things he told her was he was seeing the people and animals who he knew and who had passed over already….

Later I spoke with my friend Marge who is a Psychic – I told her what Coryelle said and she asked me if he was looking up into the air. When she said that I remembered our trip in the car! She said he is connecting when he looks up….

That evening he was distant – you could see he was far away not really responding or paying attention to us. Then he wanted to go out on our deck and lay there – he never did that at night before…. It was cold up here but I guess the cold air felt good to him. I was in the other room … and would keep coming back to check on him. I was quiet and stood back and just observed him. He would be laying with his head down… then he would pick his head up and look up into the sky…. he would stay like that for awhile… then put his head back down.

I thought maybe he is going to let go on his own… He is out there connecting with the non-physical and maybe he will join them. I had told him earlier it was OK to let go – he did not need to stay here – we would always be connected. “Kuva – just shut your eyes and let go”

This was the night I was writing the post “This is a Decision I Would Rather Not Make” – That night he was out on the deck for over 3 1/2 hours – Around 3:30 am I went to check on him again… and he was gone. Well he could have went to the yard to go to the bathroom… I waited – No Kuva. I took the flashlight and headed out to see where he was…. Went to the back… No Kuva in sight… over by the carport (he would hang out over there at times) No Kuva… to the front of the house. There he was looking up into the sky…. I looked up too – the stars were magnificent. I quietly said “Do you want to come in?” He got up and started towards the house…. it was a slow walk as walking was taking a lot out of him.

He came in…went into the bedroom and laid down on my side of the bed. I had just written that post… I was thinking – I can’t let him suffer – I need to let him go – I’ll take him in the morning…

Tuesday

The morning came – he seemed a tiny bit better and most important I was not yet getting a clear signal from him.

I had experienced this with our yellow lab, Toby. He had lupus and when he was ready to go he absolutely connected with me and let me know. I felt I needed a clear message like that from Kuva.

I spent much of the day going in to talk with him… sometimes just laying there. There were times he responded but most times he seemed distant. What I was very aware of was he was not giving kisses. He was a big kisser and usually you were covered in them if you sat next to him!

That night he slowly made his way into my office…. awhile later he went into the living room where I could still see him. There was a point I looked over at him…. and I knew – I got the message.

Wednesday

This morning I told him… “OK – I’m going to help you make your transition” – Oh I said lots of other things to him… How much I loved him, how much fun I had with him, how I will always be connected to him… In the car he was calm and would look up every now and then.

We went into the vet’s office – the assistants were so nice to us – they too loved Kuva. They brought him a soft bright blanket to lay on… I layed down next to him and put my head on his back. We stayed like that for several minutes and he showed me an array of scenes from our life together. It was a beautiful, joy-filled, magnificent slide show that I will never forget.

When I looked into his face – he had clarity – for a moment his eyes were wide open again – I could see that joy again in him and he gave me lots of wonderful sloppy kisses!

The vet came in – I held his head in my arms… and slowly, easily – I could feel him letting go… Yes I was crying but this was not just a sad cry – It actually was a wonderful experience feeling him so easily going off – just as he so easily lived his life.

His journey is not ended… he has touched many lives… brought joy and laughter to many. He has given me more gifts than I could even write about here… and I know – he will continue to do so.

Thank You Kuva… for your love, your songs, your snuggles, your joy, your big sloppy kisses and for letting me be a special part in your life and in your transition.

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I’m sitting here thinking about a decision that I would absolutely prefer not to make…. My boy, Kuva – a 100 lb chocolate lab is in the other room… he is not doing so good tonight….

I wrote about him in November on his 11th birthday – He has been with me since he was almost 8 weeks old. He has always been joyfilled …  The last few days he has had some challenges – - Today we brought him to the vet … She thinks this is congestive heart failure…..to make a long story short – the diagnosis and the prognosis are not good.

I personally don’t give a hoot about all the “osis” what I do care about is – how is he feeling?

Last night he was laboring to breath and a bit antsy … I laid on the floor with him… I told him how special he was in my life. I told him how he did not need to stay here – he did not have to suffer – at anytime he could close his eyes and leave… I would be OK… Well I did say that with tears running down my face…

But I will be OK … my true concern is about him. I don’t want him to suffer… he is much too much of a lover to suffer.

Last night and again tonight I told Kuva – “Gale is there waiting for you”… Gale who totally adored him… Gale and I saw him when he was just a few days old… we picked him out of the litter and visited several times before we could bring him home. Gale made her transition in January 2003.

And Kuva… “Marria is there waiting for you.” My dear, dear friend Marria – she absolutely adored Kuva! When I would say I was coming over she always wanted to know “are you bringing Kuva?” I used to tell her I was sure if he could drive she would just have him over! And my cats Kissena & Mary – they would curl up into him and sleep with him. He was always so gentle with them… They too, are on the other side and will greet him….

When the vet and I spoke today – she felt as though he somewhat responded to the medication but it was not a great response. She spoke to me about quality of life and about making a decision in a few days…. Of course I knew what she was saying… and as I told her “I have already made the decision – I will not let him suffer”

I did take him home tonight – I feel I need him to tell me when it is the right time… and of course I continue to offer him the opportunity to “just close your eyes and go….”

I absolutely would prefer if he just let go…..

I’m a big believer in what Dr. Kevorkian did… If I want to go and need help to accomplish that – why can’t I get that help?

But what about our domestic pets? While I believe they are usually more connected to the Universe than we are… We have indeed domesticated them – taught them to rely on us humans to make their decisions for them… And now I am wishing Kuva would make his own decision….

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"There are No Mistakes..... Only Discoveries!" ^TM ~ Ellie Walsh

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Law of Attraction Carnival Time!

This month 4 stood out for me…. They are listed in Alphabetical order of the first name of the entry. Enjoy!

May 6th 2010 edition of Law of Attraction Carnival

The Best of the Best

Albie presents Focus On Your Vision posted at Matthew Alberto.com.

Arin Vahanian presents Help Yourself by Helping Others posted at Super State.

Ben Weston presents My Greatest Law of Attraction Success posted at Creative Courage, saying, “This is a piece that I hold dear to my heart. Like the title says, it truly is my greatest law of attraction success. It is one of the main inspirations behind my blog.”

Simona Rich presents Your Attraction Diary posted at Simona Rich Blog, saying, “If you visualise and improve yourself on a constant basis, your point of attraction always shifts. It’s constantly improving because of the progress that you make. But sometimes it’s hard to recognise the relation between your thoughts and the daily manifestations simply because you don’t keep track of what you attract on a daily basis.”

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That concludes this edition. I offer a Big Thank You to all who submitted articles! I truly appreciate you all!

To our Readers – Please leave comments here and at the author’s websites and let them know that you, too, appreciate them!

The next Law of Attraction Carnival will be posted by Suzie Cheel at Abundance Highway – it is scheduled for Thursday, June 3rd, 2010 – submission deadline is Tuesday June 1st, 2010.

If you want your article to be included in The Best of the Best Law of Attraction Carnival – Please read the guidelines before you submit your article… and submit your post at the Blog Carnival page.

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Do you live in a box? I’m going to guess you do and… that you probably aren’t even aware of it.

No not a refrigerator box…  The box of  beliefs and opinions we are handed from parents, teachers, family members… as we grow up…. More boxes as we interact with bosses, authority figures, and yes even peers….

They didn’t physically put you in a box… (well maybe your older siblings did    )  but mentally we end up in those boxes….  Boxes that say – “You can’t do that” / “That is not the way to do it” / “Do it this way” / “You need to listen to me” / “We don’t do things like that” / “I know better”  /  “You aren’t smart enough” / “You aren’t pretty enough” / “Do it my way” / etc… etc…

Life in the Box….

Once you are in that box – you view life from the box… You don’t see the world beyond it….  You react to life from within the box boundaries. Your creativity slows down… Your spontaneity slows… Your self confidence slows… You stop reacting from your inner guidance and you react from the guidelines of the box.

I’ve been thinking a lot about these boxes…. And the other day I got a call from my niece who told me her son failed Kindergarten! I have never in my life heard anything so ridiculous! How do you fail Kindergarten??!

They were doing tests on him. The neurologist said he is ADHD – Ahh the ADHD box! They said they don’t like they way he processes information. My answer to that was “Who cares what they like – he processes in his own way!” She told me more that they said….and I said lots more!

This is one area that I can get very hot under the collar… And so yes I will admit it – When I got off the phone I was ranting! I get upset because I see many of the schools are labeling children and putting them into boxes. So in my rant to my niece and around the house what I said was “They will put him into this box and every time he fights the box they will get a smaller box…. Those boxes crush self confidence, creativity, the desire to learn… And if he is lucky he will have a life coach (maybe me    ) before he is thirty so he can get back out of the box and be himself!!”

As I’m writing this I’m getting a bit hot under that collar again….

Nicholas is bright and articulate (especially when he wants something    )  And he absolutely knows how he wants to do things….  He also has been good at shattering the boxes he was born with… He was premature, my niece was just about 24 wks pregnant, and he weighed just about 1lb. They basically said he was not going to live… And if by any very slight chance he did make it ………..

He won’t walk – he walks fine / He won’t see – he sees fine / He won’t talk – he can talk up a storm! / He would be learning disabled – he is very smart and he learns fine especially when he wants to! He will have a list of diseases – nope he doesn’t have any of them… Oh he does have some allergies….

My wish for him is he continues to shatter those boxes that are around him and listens to his own unique guidance system.

What About Your Box….

Now I have to ask you… Have you shattered those boxes that were given to you? Or maybe the question I should start with is – Are you aware of the boxes that you have lived in? The boxes are the programming we receive as we grow up and mature in this world. If you reject them you are given another box called rebellious!

That programming is what I refer to as “old stories” – we have them running around in our heads and if we aren’t aware – then we are living life from within those boxes.

We come into this world with a clean slate….. From the moment we are here we are learning… We are picking up the vibrations around us. As a baby you usually get lots of good vibrations as most people love babies… And you also pick up the nervous parent vibrations, the uncle who is holding you who really doesn’t like kids and wants to put you down… The vibrations from your siblings arguing…. While these vibrations might not affect you much at that moment – your brain is recording them…

As you are growing you start to get the opinions of the world around you. You are being told this X is right – and this Z is wrong…. If you lived on the other side of the world it could be reversed… Which means these opinions/beliefs are societal.

Now you are living the thought X is right — you parents told you this… In your neighborhood everyone says X is right… Your teachers say X is right … And if you were one of the kids that questioned if X was really right (I was one of them) everyone looked at you like you were Cuckoo! I actually questioned a lot.. which was not good in Catholic school in the 60′s… I eventually stopped questioning…. well I stopped verbalizing my questions….  

Communities live in boxes – people who have similar beliefs live near to each other… Poor – Middle Class – Wealthy – Religious – Ethnic. It is the Law of Attraction that brings them all together. As we are growing up this box of beliefs is bestowed upon us. We start to become conditioned / programmed.

All these people around us say X is right… and when I question it – they laugh at me or tell me I am still young or flat out tell me I am wrong…. I remember thinking “I don’t think X is right… but they all say it is … what if I am wrong…. what if they are right?” There I was… doubting my own guidance system…

I was considered the rebellious one in the family – I did not believe everything I was told… I did not agree with lots of their opinions… I had my own thoughts… But I also doubted myself – I was afraid – Isn’t that a box? The self doubt comes from the things you are told “you are too young to understand” / you are being foolish – you’ll learn / “I’m older than you I know better then you”. And so I did not totally accept their beliefs nor was I confident enough to totally accept my own….

If you don’t conform to the box – you feel different than everyone else in your box…. As a teenager feeling different is scary… we want to be different yet we want to be accepted….

My teens and 20′s I had lots of inner conflicts – Today I am aware those conflicts were the result of that programming of beliefs that I grew up with and my own inner guidance.

Choose Your Beliefs….

While I had proclaimed I had different beliefs than I grew up with — still that programming was coming up in my daily life and I was not even aware of it!

Let’s say you drive a certain route to work… you have been driving this route for 3 years… same way 5 days out of the week. You get to work one day and you realize – I don’t even remember driving here! What happened? Your mind was busy thinking – maybe you were planning your weekend or maybe you were thinking about a business presentation – doesn’t matter what it was — Your mind was thinking and your programming took over…..

When you got in that car you had a destination – a desire – to get to work. You had a belief that you know how to get to work as you have done this over and over. That belief is a program. As you were driving your mind went off onto other thoughts and while you don’t think you were consciously thinking about anything else but those thoughts – Your programming was in there getting you to work.

Now obviously this programming serves you as it got you to where you wanted to go safely… It is also programming that you had chosen. You learned how to drive and practiced till it became almost automatic… You also learned the route from your house to your destination and by doing it over and over it too became almost automatic.

In my later 30′s I became aware that I had lots of old programming still running around in my head that I didn’t even believe in and yet I was automatically reacting to situations from these beliefs! How could this be? How could I be reacting from beliefs that I don’t believe in?! At some point they were imprinted enough that they became a box.. and if we don’t pay attention to our reactions and feelings… we are letting these old stories dictate our today lives.

If you have been reading and applying Law of Attraction to your life and you don’t feel like you are getting results…. You need to shatter some boxes!

7 Laws – 11 Laws – 177 1/2 Laws ???

Yes I see all the info out there on how to create your life…. how to make the Law of Attraction work for you…. etc… etc… I’m not going to label what is good or isn’t – that is a matter of preference. I am going to state my experience with my own life and the people I work with…. There is only one law that encompasses all those other laws they are trying to sell you — that is the Law of Attraction. What you put your focus on is what you vibrate… and what you vibrate is what you attract…

If you are not aware of what you are focusing on because it is coming from old programming… then you need to get out of the box! No… it isn’t difficult — no you don’t have to go back to when you were 3 yrs old. You just need to be more mindful of your thoughts…  More mindful of your feelings. You need to deliberately set your intentions…

All the people I work with – private coaching or in groups – The biggest sticking point they have is these “old stories” – The old programming box that was bestowed on them years ago. When they become aware of this – when they learn how to be more focused and shift those “old stories” …. they get out of that box and into their own unique guidance system. Listening to your own guidance system is the only way you will find true inner peace!

Isn’t it time to get out of that box and get into the Authentic You?!

Want to know more? I will be hosting a free call where I will talk more about these “old stories” and how you can shift your mindset and connect back to your Authentic Self! I will be announcing that call within the next several days… Make sure you are signed up for LOA Tips & News or join me on Facebook – http://facebook.com/LivingLOA

PS: I know…. long post and hot collar – Thanks for reading! 

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"There are No Mistakes..... Only Discoveries!" ^TM ~ Ellie Walsh

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You have plans… You know exactly what you want… you precisely made these plans…. and you know exactly what you want to happen. I’m thinking you at sometime have felt like this… Yes?

Well me too — And… I also teach and I live… When you know what you want – let go of the way it will happen. The Universe does not always get us to where we want on the roads we think should take us.

I teach and I live – Stay open to all the possibilities and opportunities that come to you.

I did say I live this… Yes?

Well I do… and this week I have definitely fine-tuned this way of living….

I’ll explain:
This coming Saturday, March 13th – Carol and I will be boarding the Holland America Eurodam. This is a Caribbean Cruise with Abraham. For me…. it doesn’t get much better than this! 

We have been on 2 cruises with Abraham and we always have a fantastic time! So in August, 2009 – we decided let’s do it again! We sat at the computer and made our reservations…. As we were filing in all the info we both talked about how much we loved the room we had at the last cruise we went on in 2006. We had a Verandah room in the back of the ship and the view was spectacular. So we picked the type room we wanted and in the comment section we noted we wanted the back of the ship. (At least we thought we did…..)

That was in August…. Through the last several months we received some communication about the cruise… I know we did cause we paid the bills! And all during this time we are living our lives… doing our thing… enjoying our days… A few weeks ago there were more travel plans to make – First to book any excursions we wanted when we would be at the ports… OK did that. Next book the hotel in Florida for the night before we board – another hotel for a few days after we come back – a rental car for those days….Check / Check / Check.

Everything is Set and We are Leaving in One Week….

Just this past Friday I’m sitting here at the computer aware that in 1 week we will be on our way… So I think – Gee I never looked at what deck we are on…. I open up the Holland America website and at the same time open up the file that the travel agency sent us with all our info. We received that file a few weeks before but I had never opened it before…

I note the cabin number…. then start looking at the floor plan of the ship…. I’m looking for this number at the back of the ship – I’m checking all the decks… Hmmm I’m not finding it? And then I sure do see our cabin number…. it is on the side of the ship! The side of the ship?! We are supposed to be in the back of the ship! This can not be right! OK – No big deal – I’ll call and get this straightened out….

I make the call and get a voice mail… I leave a message. One hour later – no call back yet … and I am getting a little antsy… I keep telling myself - this is no big deal – this will all get straightened out…. This time before I dial I set my intention – This is going to all work out AOK…. Now I make the call… First number I call I get that voice mail again – so I dial the next number I have – this person answers… (I’m not going to give names here or even if I spoke to male or female – this story is about me – not about any of these people)

I explain the situation and I am told the cruise ship is over booked and that is where our cabin is and there is nothing they can do about it. OK – I am starting to get a little annoyed now…. Well I need to speak to someone who can help me… I’m put on hold and another person gets on the phone… This person starts off a bit abrupt… then gets more than a bit abrupt! Now I promise you I am not being peaches & cream at this point…. though I am nowhere near the zone this person is at… And at the same time I have this thought in my head … How the %$# am I matching this vibration?

This is good as at least I am not ripping this person’s head off ( I promise you years ago I could have and would have! ). All during this I am aware – somehow I am matching these vibrations….

At one point this person tells me they have our original sign up and there is nothing noted in the comment section. Remember I said Carol and I noted in that section we wanted the back of the ship…  I was upset by how this was said to me… as it sure sounded like I was being called a liar. Though I do remember thinking…. it is possible the comment section didn’t go through…. So did we or didn’t we make that comment? It doesn’t really matter does it? Carol and my reality is that we did… And this other person’s reality is that we didn’t! 

This not so nice person again told me there was nothing that could be done…. Kinda preached at me a little and made some remark that it would be noted we wanted the back if anything changed… We then hung up the phone.

Dazed….

I sat there dazed for a moment — felt myself dip way down for a mini-second and then bounced right back up again… I walked into the living room and felt as though I wanted to call the owner of the agency. I’ve met this person as we have booked 2 other times with them … but I don’t know them nor would they know me…. but I had this urge to make the call. It was a gut feeling….

I picked the phone up – as I was dialing – the thoughts running through my head were about finding the opportunity in this situation…. I was not filled with anger… The person answered – and said how are you? Hmmm I was OK! and said so… I also explained what happened… Now this person was an utter joy to speak with. Understanding … human … humorous … upbeat … I was laughing … we were laughing ….  I do remember thinking Well I match this vibration too!

The ship was still overbooked and our cabin is still on the side …. but I was told to come find them when we board cause they owe us a Big Hug! 

I sat down after all of this and started to laugh… Yes truly laugh…. In the beginning of all of this I was thinking what is wrong with my vibration that I would match this happening to us… Obviously I had deemed this was a bad situation! But… What if … What If our vibrations are so good… that the Universe is gathering all the cooperative components together to give us an extraordinary experience! … And to have that extraordinary experience we need to be on the side of the ship??!!

Then I remembered what I teach and what I want to live everyday:

“It is not my job to tell the Universe how to do it’s job! Because something doesn’t look like we think it should … that does not mean it isn’t happening! How many times did I state something wasn’t working – which probably was – and given up on it.. because it wasn’t happening the way I thought it should?! I do not need to be micro-managing the Universe! My job is to have the desires… go with the flow… follow my inspiration… and enjoy the journey!”

Is This Frivolous?

I know some of you might be thinking… well Ellie you are on the ship aren’t you? Yeah… I get it…     And this has also given me another level of how to continually be aware that I always have the choice to see any situation as an opportunity or as a problem.

Much More….

I got big Ah Hahs from this situation….

• In the midst of the not so pleasant conversation… I was always aware that I was matching the vibration. I was taking responsibility…
• When I dipped down – what happened was I almost started to cry… Years ago I would cry when I was terribly frustrated or angry – in other words when I was feeling powerless. This actually started to happen… and that level was so foreign to me – I bounced right back up without any deliberate thoughts on my part! What that really says is my habits of thought have changed… and now it is a habit for me to be in the better feeling places. What a joy that was to have that experience!
• Because all through this I was taking responsibility without judgment – I followed my gut feeling and made that call to the owner … That was a delightful experience! And I truly will seek out this person when we get on board and get my Big Hug!
• I set the intention that this will all work out AOK… And I do believe it has!
• Now.. I am even more excited about this cruise! I have no idea why we are on the side of the ship… but I am sure it is for a super reason… and I am totally willing to experience these opportunities!  

It is supposed to look like this… cause – “what is” – is … I have the choice to see the “what is” as a detriment or a Stunning Opportunity. When I choose Opportunity… the rewards keep coming and coming!

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"There are No Mistakes..... Only Discoveries!" ^TM ~ Ellie Walsh

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Law of Attraction Carnival Time…

Oops! I’m late at posting this! I was shocked today when I realized it was the 6th of March! I guess that short month of February threw off my timing….

This 60th Law of Attraction Carnival has some interesting posts and viewpoints…. I personally don’t embrace all these viewpoints. As I’ve said many times this carnival is not about what I embrace – it is about the diversity and different perspectives of the Law of Attraction.

I get to read and digest all these different ideas, opinions and perspectives — As I read – sometimes I think “Nope I don’t see it that way” other times I think “Hmmm that is interesting”. Each time I expand – I broaden my perspective and I deepen my knowing of me. I embrace the diversity and embrace my knowing of what is and isn’t appropriate for me.

I hope that is what the Law of Attraction Carnival does for you. I appreciate all of the authors who submitted and thank them for putting their wisdom into words.

This month 3 stood out for me…. They are listed in Alphabetical order of the first name of the entry. Enjoy!

March 4th 2010 edition of Law of Attraction Carnival

The Best of the Best

Kara Thompson presents “Allowing” and the Law of Attraction (or Getting Out of the Way of My Root Canal) posted at Conduit of Joy!, saying, “Allow the flow of the Universe to reach you – just get out of the way!”

Tod presents Ask and You Might Receive posted at A Blog by Tod, saying, “My incredible and true story of finding a needle in a haystack. I add some analysis of what might have actually happened.”

Troy Horne presents The Tori Experiment! Try This At Your Own Risk! posted at ChangetheTape.com, saying, “This is one of the most amazingly insightful law of attraction experiments I have ever heard of and it was performed by my friends teenage daughter. Fearless!! We should all remember this fearlessness this power. Peace Troy”

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That concludes this edition. I offer a Big Thank You to all who submitted articles! I truly appreciate you all!

To our Readers – Please leave comments here and at the author’s websites and let them know that you, too, appreciate them!

The next Law of Attraction Carnival will be posted by Suzie Cheel at Abundance Highway – it is scheduled for Thursday, April 1, 2010 – submission deadline is Tuesday March 30th, 2010.

If you want your article to be included in The Best of the Best Law of Attraction Carnival – Please read the guidelines before you submit your article… and submit your post at the Blog Carnival page.

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"There are No Mistakes..... Only Discoveries!" ^TM ~ Ellie Walsh

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