10.31.06
Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween ~ er ~ candy day.
I’ve already started stealing candy bars from the bowl to hand out to the neighborhood kids…they’re still in school right now, they won’t know. =D
That’s all I wanted to say ~Â 
10.29.06
Mercury Shmercury
Well, it’s that time again. Good ole’ Mercury Retrograde is upon us. So far, my computer has been a bit wonky, people have been a bit grumpy, and an overall feeling of apathy has been the worst for me… but it only just started.Â
So, to make my life easier, I’ve decided to tell myself that this Mercury Retrograde will be awesome! I will make lots of money. I will laugh a lot. I will even find plenty of time to nap and write AND goof off ~ ideas will flow easily, communication will be fluid and nice, electronics will purr in the best condition.
I’m not going to let the “atmosphere” of Mercury Retrograde get me down!
Japanese Blog
I’ve added the link to my Japanese Blog… over there on the side bar —>
I’ve been learning Japanese for the last three years and am very proud of my accomplishment (even though I’m not fluent yet). To help my understanding of reading/writing Japanese, I’ve started a blog…which just about melts my brain whenever I have to do anything on that site. All the instructions are in Japanese - all of the email notices, comments, advertisements - everything is in Japanese.
And of course, I figured out a way to relate learning Japanese to manifesting. When we first start actively manifesting (we manifest all the time, whether we are aware of it or not) we feel inexperienced. Similar to learning a new language, we build our confidence with experience and confirmation that whatever we did, we did right.
So, I’m glad I have the “beginner’s outlook” with learning Japanese because it helps me stay grounded in manifesting and to remember: just because I didn’t get it right the first time, doesn’t mean I can’t try again. Practice, practice, practice!
Plus, it helps to know that if I can learn Japanese, surely I can manifest! =D
Also, please check out Mysticwonder’s Blog! While she doesn’t have fancy Japanese on her blog, she does have a lot of wonderful insight on life & the metaphysical.
10.24.06
*cider heaven*
Tada! My free cider has cometh!Â
(what remains of my cider)
And while I did have to suggest going to Starbucks and I actually ordered it myself, someone else paid for it ~ and I got it exactly the way I wanted.Â
10.23.06
I am who I am…
Often, I think of how wonderful my life would be if I was different. Not a different person, but different in personality. If I was more relaxed I could have more fun. If I was more patient I would finish more projects. If I was… it goes on and on.
With new ideas swirling in my head, it’s hard not to jump to “If I were…” instead of “I am…” because we tend to self-doubt. Can you even imagine a life where you didn’t self-doubt? I know I can’t, but that’s because of self-doubt that I can.Â
So where do we start? I keep coming back to the same thing over and over again in my head, in my work, in my life. The basic, most important, piece of manifesting is self-talk. Let me repeat that. The basic, most important, piece of manifesting is self-talk.
The reason why is simple. Let’s say you decide to manifest a new pair of shoes. You even pick out exactly what shoe you want, so the specifics are complete. You write it down, let it go, and… somewhere, at some unsuspecting time, a thought pops into your head. “You know, I should have manifested to pay off my credit card instead.”
While this thought seems harmless, it can hamper your manifesting of new shoes. If you let the thought go, then the manifesting can go to work again. But just think, if you had 100 of those thoughts every day, your manifesting would be bogged down indefinitely, waiting for you to “get it together!”
Self-talk is essential. Training your mind to think, to repeat, to believe, is easy. Even if you feel silly saying something to yourself, don’t worry about it. Who is going to hear you thinking inside your head anyway? No one but your own self-critic. If you have a loud self-critic, then start your self-talk with that. Tell yourself over and over, “my self-critic believes I can change” (then later when you get that down, start renaming your self-critic so the word “critic” doesn’t hold power anymore).
Self-talk your way into the life you want today! My self-talk for today is: I am productive and follow through on projects.
Until next time… 