Time and time again I see how necessary gratitude is for manifestation. In her wonderful book, ‘Excuse Me, Your Life is Waiting’, Lynn Grabhorn, talks about the fact that focusing one’s attention on what they want for just 16 seconds at a time can do much to raise their vibration to the point of attracting what they hope to bring about.

I was in Barnes and Noble Books earlier today. I found myself in the bereavement section, wondering why, with so many books on this subject, none dealt with the loss of a sibling.Then, miraculously, I found ‘Surviving the Death of a Sibling’, by T.J. Wray. Although I bought the book home several hours ago, I still haven’t picked it up once. It is almost as though I am afraid that if I read the book, I will acknowledge that my brother died last July, and my sister (stage 4 cancer) could probably go soon. I almost hope that simply having the book will allow me to get over my grief. Hmm-mm. This may be more difficult than I thought. Of course I really don’t know how I am supposed to think. I have the book. I don’t really know, however, whether I will ever read it. I guess this is part of the grieving process. It will be interesting to see how it manifests, as the year progresses.

What to do? Part of me wants to live up to my New Years resolution of keeping my house cleaner in 2010. Another part however, the part that is on Vacation until January 11th, thinks I should chill and relax: movies, reading, puzzles. What to do? What to do? Well, since 2010 isn’t until this weekend, I think I’ll relax.

Well as 2009 comes to an end, it seems necessary to review this past year and see what I’ve learned. I have learned: to trust the process, I have also seen that sometimes (when in doubt) doing nothing is the best action to take. I have also found that if something is meant to be, nothing can stop it from happening, and if something is NOT meant to be, all the pleading, forcing and manipulation cannot make it occur. Everything comes to s/he who waits, but on it’s own schedule. Finally (at least for now), I have learned that gratitude is the root of all blessings.

You are the creator of your own life experience, and as the creator of your experience, it is important to understand that it is not by virtue of your action, not by virtue of your doing—it is not even by virtue of what you are saying—that you are creating. You are creating by virtue of the thought that you are offering This is another great quote by the Hicks. I love the Hicks. The quotes they give always seem to touch something within me. For this reason, I find that signing up for their daily thought helps enormously. Just puts me in the right frame of mind, by giving me a mindset I can always use.

Today, as the year comes to a close, I feel the desire to give something to the people who come upon this blog (either accidentally or intentionally).
I decided to think of Christmas as a time of rebirth. This is a time of honoring the highest or Christed self within each of us, regardless of our denomination or spiritual belief. This is a period for doing that which allows us to connect with our Highest self. For, indeed, it is by doing just that, we make the world a little better for all we come in contact with. Happy Holidays…I love each and respect each and everyone of you. Namaste.

Today I got a phone call. It was from an organization. Someone who found my wallet, saw their number on a card in my wallet, and called them. The organization then contacted me to let me know where my wallet was. The fact that I don’t have my phone number in my wallet, means the good Samaritan who found it had to do some investigation to find me. What a wonderful holiday present, and what a well needed lift this was! I had replaced most of my documents, however, this event created closure for me, allowing me to go on to other things. There’s a lot to be said about random acts of kindness.

Tomorrow is the first day of my three week vacation. Who-hoo! I am excited
Tomorrow I finish up the (lost) wallet stuff. I also plan on connecting with old friends. I will find a fine balance between rest and activity. I will be less judgmental, more grateful and more creative. I look forward to it. This next year promises to be a combination of challenges and victories. Parts it might be difficult, however at the end of 2010. I plan to be that much closer to manifesting the person I want to become.

I lost my wallet today. You don’t realize how dependent you are on the basics, until you misplace them. There is a lot to be said for being present minded. Luckily, I realized this about 10 minutes after it happened. Well, for future reference I will try to do one thing at a time. Still, I really am pissed off, because of the time involved. Oh well, tomorrow will be an adventure. Department of Motor Vehicles-to get a new drivers license (wonder if they can make me look tall and blond in the photo). Then I need to get a new insurance card and several other documents. Well, I’ll get it done

We really are a country of excess. This doesn’t mean I am not extremely thankful for having what I have (need, not greed), I have, however found myself overdoing it a bit in the food department lately (holiday parties and the like). Therefore, I am starting to see an increased need to bring more types of spiritual practices such as meditation, into my life-especially gratitude. I believe that gratitude is the beginning of all love. And although this thought is not original, it is still incredibly powerful and thought provoking.to me.