WHAT'S SO SPECIAL ABOUT COLUMBUS DAY?

Some don't even give Columbus a second thought, any more. It's not even a day off for many people.

My son is off from college, and my wife from work (at the college) because of Columbus Day. They're willing.

I'm quite willing, too! However, much of corporate America has a set of holidays to sneeze on, and this seems to be one. Remember when companies routinely gave 10-12 holidays each year?

Companies just don't believe they can afford to give away holidays.

The company I work for is more generous than many. While we only have 3 or, 4 official holidays for all, we have what the company calls 'floating holidays.' Those are the days we get to choose as paid holidays based on our length of employment.

I could take today off as a floating holiday but, that is my choice.What is so special about today? Why should we marvel in this holiday? What does this holiday teach?

This holiday is quite special. It is a story of discovery. A story of overcoming all obstacles in pursuit of opportunity.

Take a lesson from today's discovery. Make it a special day. A prelude if you will, to focusing on the discovery of opportunity. Make it a break through to action on discovery of your whole new world.

BLAME & RESPONSIBILITY

It seems I have, without much thought interchanged the words, 'responsibility,' and 'blame' on this blog. So, I'll take responsibility for that publishing error. I will not take the blame, however.

We assume responsibility for our lives as practitioners, and students of
THE LAW OF ATTRACTION. I believe it is important we do not take blame for where we are.

Blame leads to a negative, seedy, dark area. It can lead to guilt. Guilt harvested in the mind is dangerous to any one with a conscience.

Imagine the possibility of actions taken on blame. How do I make everything better? What action do I take upon 'blame?' Do I quit my job, injure, kill myself?

Blame is irrational. It is dangerous. The situation remains, and somebody is possibly hurt or, killed in the process. It accomplishes absolutely nothing.

The goal is to correct a situation. How about 'we' need to do this to correct an error. Doesn't matter who made the error, that's already done, and over. The moment an error is discovered we, should be past the 'who,' and on to the 'what.'

How many situations do we quckly absolve ourselves from blame, only to point a finger at someone else? That is completely irrational. The situation remains, and the focus is once again blaming anybody else but, ourselves. How do we know whether we are 'blaming' the right person? How do we know we haven't been the catalyst for someone with a conscience in to irrational thought, and action?

Responsibility is the positive side of the coin. It is that self recognition I can cope with which dictates, I am where I am due to my own actions. It reflects how I have always had flexibility to act on the multitude of opportunities within the universe. It is, after all how I arrived here.

I am the one, and only responsible for my actions with the knowledge that I am free to change those actions if necessary to master my desired result!

YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE AN IDIOT!

In continuing with the job I have on the sales floor, it is incumbent upon me to greet everyone through the door. The company wants to insure that everyone needing assistance is offered assistance. In doing so, most refuse help, a very small portion of the customer population needs some initial help, and the rest have a variety of answers.

I have been the recipient of some of those answers including a simple, 'no,' the typical, more often used, polite, 'no, thank you,' and several impolite answers.

One recent intended impolite reply was a quick, 'no, bye.' She was trying to be a little bit mean but, I thought it was hilarious! At the moment, I had to laugh. It sounded a little as if she was not fluent in English though she was. I guess you had to be there but, it was worth a laugh. I don't think she meant it for laughs.

The latest of those replies comes from an older guy (older than me) who came in wearing a scowl. I asked if he needed some help, to which he replied 'If I need some help, I'll seek you out. You make me feel like an idiot by, asking me that.'

I have been amazed. I must have a lot of power to be able to make someone 'feel like an idiot.' We know that is only possible if, we allow someone to make us feel one way or, another. If he feels like an idiot that, is his feeling about himself. He has no one to blame but, himself for his idiocy. It is his choice to make about himself.

Each individual is responsible for who or, what they are. Whatever you might believe about yourself is probably being agreed to by, anyone well acquainted with you. So begin by, thinking well of yourself.

HAPPY EARLY FATHER'S DAY

I received an early Father's Day gift.

The day started well enough but, what follows came highly unexpected.

We have been expecting Pell Grant verification for my wife from the college.
In this morning's mail there was a letter from the college, and at first glance we thought we were receiving verification of funds being available for pick-up.

On second glance we noticed the envelope was clearly addressed to our son. My wife takes it to him.

A little time passes, and she wonders in to the bedroom with a piece of paper in hand. She gives it to me, and says 'this is an early Father's Day present.' I begin reading the letter my son received from the college.

It was a congratulatory letter for his hard work, and notification of being placed on the Dean's List.

You talk about pride! This is the only Father's Day gift I need or, want. The feelings I have for his achievement cannot be explained. Euphoric, ecstatic but none describe the pride I feel.

WHERE DOES ALL THE HAPPY START?

It is simple to say, and probably much harder to accomplish but, no matter what the situation is, the happy starts within. The power to return home has always been available to you. Just click your heels three times, and......

Long before the movie, THE SECRET there was, THE WIZARD OF OZ. Two movies, decades apart, all about
THE LAW OF ATTRACTION.

As children, we were brought up to believe the WIZARD was pure fantasy.

Several decades pass, and THE SECRET comes out as an introduction to THE LAW OF ATTRACTION. THE SECRET verified simple truths of the universe, metaphorically referred to in OZ as fantasy.

Happiness begins within each of us. Many of us decide we can only be happy if.....and a list of things, and circumstances is produced.

Upon reaching any of the listed items there may be a moment of euphoria but, why does it dissipate? More on the list never quite reaching the end of the list. Reaching listed items creates more items for the list. So much, too much?

There is one item missing from the list. Happiness. It should be number one. It should be habitual.

It all starts with the happiness within.

It means reaching happiness, first. In all that we do, in all that we have, we should find the happiness first. It is there.

I have been with the same employer for 9 years. I have been unhappy with them for 7 of those 9 years. I was a catalyst for negative energy in the work place, attracting the people feeling the same about the company. So many spirited, negative conversations in the break room. All the focus on how the company was responsible for our unhappy existence.

For the past 2 years, I have been having a great time in the work place since becoming a student, and practitioner of the LAW OF ATTRACTION. It turns out, I had the potential to turn it around all along, regardless of anything the company might do. My happiness was always there, within.

Too much focus on them, and not enough on me. I have since decided to become happy, and positive. At first by, habit. Now, I wake up, and each day, the happiness just, is.

Some dislike their jobs, and the treatment they receive from their employers. They refer to them as a necessary evil. They could change employers with a momentary sigh of relief but, that unhappy person within lingers, and finally manifests in the new work place.

I am proof OZ was not just a good story but, verifies truths brought about decades later by, another introduction to the LAW OF ATTRACTION by,
THE SECRET.

NEW TRAINING FOR VICTORY

The simple inquiries of life from childhood to adulthood prepare us for exactly as we expect.

'Why does this always happen to me?' That is my favorite training phrase. We find it everywhere, and all around us, quite often! That inquiry is made by, those feeling that they are the victims of life. That inquiry or, a similar one spoken out loud is a reflection of the thoughts inside of the one doing the vocalizing. It is in essence a self-verification.

It can be dangerous as well, spreading like a wildfire, attracting more of the same. Children learn to become just as they were trained. Crying out a similar phrase in front of them, tells them from early on, I am one of life's victims, and that's what life is; victimization.

Think the thought, believe it, and watch every life situation prove it out to you.
Yes, you are a victim of life! How happy does that make you to be one of life's victims?

Bob Newhart did a comedy routine about a Psychaitrist listening to a patient as she was explaining life's little potholes. There was a pause, a straight face, and Newhart says to the patient very softly, 'stop it!' She is amazed, and asks for a repeat. He once, again says, to stop it.

The patient pauses, and expecting much more from a trained professional double checks the accuracy of what she heard. He asks, what part she missed. The 'stop' or, the 'it.?' Again, the patient expecting more, re-inquires. Newhart asks if she has paper, and something to write with, to which she leans over, grabs a book, and pen out of her purse. 'Ready?,' She is affirmative, and sets anxious to write the long awaited professional statement. A moment of perfect comedic silence ensues, and Newhart once again, says 'stop it.' She is once more inquisitive, and Newhart loses it, spelling it out for her!
'S-t-o-p i-t!' he screams, 'Stop it! That's all there is, stop it!' He Finalizes with 10 words pertinent to the situation beginning with, 'Stop it.....'

The latest entry on THE LAW OF ATTRACTION RADIO NETWORK BLOG somehow brought me to this thought pattern.

There is much to be said for that Newhart comedy routine.

According to many philosophies, old habits must be broken. In order to expect the best, you have to clear out expecting the worst.

So, stop it. Next time a self defeating thought comes to mind, stop it. Replace it with a self uplifting statement, and then vocalize it. Make it the new habit.

COUNTER PRODUCTIVE?

I try ro maintain a healthy distance from mob activity. The closest I get to news, politics, and social injustices on a regular basis is, THE DAILY SHOW.

Admittedly, I still become quite vociferous on that subject matter on a regular basis. The anger sometimes brews to a frothing at the lips!

I have set up a new blog where I can duke it out, and move on.

You'll note this blog exists to get rid of my frustrations, and get out! My first entry on the blog suggests not wasting valuable time on negativity, and directs people in other directions.

I figured I could leave any negativity I might express right there. Once leaving there, it's over, and out. I can then come back here where I belong.

FROM SQUARE ONE

Where is my money?

I have been a devout follower, participant, and student of THE LAW OF ATTRACTION for awhile now, and I want to be shown the money!

I have stopped to take a sub-conscious inventory. My sub-conscience has once again wandered from the chosen path it was following. It has once again, stopped to focus on all that I don't have. It has taken a leave of absence, and returned to square one.

Where was I when THE LAW OF ATTRACTION was introduced to me? Lamenting over bills, and all the money I didn't have to pay them.

In the beginning, with the purity of a new born baby, there was a positive preview as I cleared my brain, and moved forward with a newly discovered tool. It was exciting.

My sub-conscious inventory was quite revealing. I have found dust, and dirt clouding my focus. In being honest, I found myself taking the universe for granted.

This was an excellent, cleansing moment for me.

Now what? Perhaps for the first time, my conscious mind will sync with my sub-conscious as one.

Time was not wasted as this is part of my journey.

There are a couple of things coming to mind as I write this dissertation. One; Take nothing for granted, and truly be thankful! Two; Focus, consciously, and sub-consciously on the money I have. Put the money I have, and my potential to obtain more as the prime focus. There will be no need to focus on bills as they, will be taken care of, and require no strenuous focus in angst.

The universe has all the means to provide but, only when a request is pure, clear, without dust, and dirt clouding the vibrational communication.

I am fortunate, and truly humbled with gratitude in reaching this point in my journey.

MY WIFE ALREADY KNEW THIS

Approximately 12 years ago, my wife cleared her mind, and stated she was moving to get well!

That came from nowhere. It materialized at a rather quick pace. We moved, and she's better.

Imagine, long before THE SECRET was released, my wife used all the principles of
THE LAW OF ATTRACTION to give herself a cleaner bill of health.

She used a determination I had not seen from her, and saw it through to manifestation. I watched in amazement as it all unfolded in a relatively short time.

We moved to another state where the environment would keep her from spending her entire day on a breathing machine.

Now, I have had enough. I have learned from her thoughts, actions, and manifestations that THE LAW OF ATTRACTION works just fine. I have determined that this family does not have to live under the dictates of a lack of money. I have thrown the towel to the universe. I'm done!

By whatever lawful means I can accumulate the wealth this family deserves, I will do it.

Money is a clean source of energy, used by, the cleanest of people for high ideals. There is no reason not to manifest this wealth not only for my family but, others I may be able to help along the way.

BE SCARED

Yes! Take some time, focus, and energy! Use it to be scared. What then, has been accomplished? Keep in mind if, someone is telling you to be scared, there's a reason.

Usually if the point to be scared is made well enough, and frequent enough, people will buy in to it. There is always a benefactor on the other end of the scheme.

I usually don't get in to politics, and really detest politics. Dick Cheney is using scare tactics. He wants the population to be scared. If he can achieve that thought, if we merely buy in to those scare tactics, the beneficiary seems to be the political party of which he is a part.

If we continually buy in to this 'scary' economy, the masses will act accordingly for the benefit of some entity on the other end.

Being scared is usually a reaction to someone or, something for someone else's benefit.

What if they gave an awful economy, and nobody bought in?