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Create What You Want in 2012
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“Imagination is everything,” Albert Einstein said, “It is your preview of life’s coming attractions.”

In a few short weeks, the last page of the calendar will be turned, and we’ll be into 2012.

What you believe and expect will become true for you. Is this good news?

Learn how to attract your heart’s desires in this dynamic workshop to Create Your Vision for 2012 on Thursday, December 29.

Click here for details.

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Farewell Jerry Hicks!
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I was deeply touched and inspired by an email I received from Esther Hicks today announcing that her beloved husband Jerry had passed away last Friday, November 18, 2011.

Jerry and Esther Hicks are the couple that brought the teachings of Abraham to the world. They helped me understand the astonishing power of my feelings, how the law of attraction really works, and how to create a most delicious life from joy.

Abraham’s uplifting perspective on death was a great comfort to me when my Mom passed away a year ago. continue reading “Farewell Jerry Hicks”

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Thousands Have an Inner Urge – But Don’t Follow It
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Too often, the urgings of our heart are denied. We allow our loving impulses to be squashed by doubt and indecision, but if you will follow what feels right in your heart you will discover miracles. This is a true story of such miracles.

Sarah had met Nancy three years earlier when their children were in the same class. The women enjoyed each other’s company as they volunteered for carnival and other school projects together. For a couple of years, when their children’s paths diverged, Sarah and Nancy lost touch, so Sarah was thrilled when she found out continue reading “Thousands Have an Inner Urge – But Don’t Follow It”

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Powerful Question to Raise Your Mood
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It was a rainy fall day and my neighbor had just given me two free admission tickets to  Minter Gardens. After a busy weekend of cleaning house, cooking turkey and celebrating Thanksgiving, a stroll through a beautiful nature park would be a refreshing time-out. My husband, Howard, was continue reading “Powerful Question to Raise Your Mood”

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Upgrading My Blog
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Notice any changes?

Over the next few days I’ll be upgrading my theme and integrating my blog with my Joyous Renegade website.

Please come back for later and see if you can spot the differences.

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Return to Love… Reloaded
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Flower in the rain

Flower in the rain

“Let’s have a soak in the hot tub,” he murmured, kissing the back of my neck softly. “You are not getting anywhere staring at your monitor like that.”

Howard was right. I was just staring at my list of 52 possible names for the workshop we are doing in two weeks and getting nowhere fast.  It would be a workshop based on “A Course in Miracles” (ACIM)  – about love, about miracles, about joy. My initial enthusiasm had sputtered away as I was continue reading “Return to Love… Reloaded”

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Spring Clean Your Life
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Let the sunshine in

Let the sun shine in

In the last seven weeks, I have been clearing my space, decluttering, organizing, completing projects, sorting, simplifying and beautifying my surroundings.

The impetus for this was a coaching course I’m taking from Coachville which started on April 12. The course is called “World Power Method” and I’m loving it.  The objective  is to redesign my environments so that they pull me forward into my most joyful fulfilling life.  And of course for me, the process must be enjoyable too. After all, continue reading “Spring Clean Your Life”

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How I Fixed My Power Steering
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“Bludgeoned by optimism?!” Me – a “vibrational maniac?” The man doth protest too much methinks.

In the previous post, Howard dares to challenge me in “The Day She Lost All Touch With Reality.” I recommend you read that first. Then my explanation of the true reality will make more sense.

“The power set in you … is so far beyond your little conception of the infinite that you have no idea how great the strength that goes with you.” ~ A Course In Miracles

If I’m so powerful, how come my power steering wasn’t working?, I whined to myself as I dragged my butt back to the chair in front of the computer. Another email, another 10 tasks, I sighed.

Then it occurred to me. continue reading “How I Fixed My Power Steering”

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The Day She Lost All Touch with Reality
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Miriam & Howard

It all began two weeks ago. I drove home from bringing the kids to school and the power steering failed in our, once faithful, Camry.

“Oh, S***!” I said. I was thinking much worse: This could be expensive. The car reverted to brute force steering. I could manage it, but it was more dangerous as it induced a hearty grunt to crank the car around a normal corner. continue reading “The Day She Lost All Touch with Reality”

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Fastest Sale Ever
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“It can’t work. It just can’t work. There’s no way.” Sarah looked deflated as she described the reasons why she could not move into her dream home.

“Why? You were so excited before.” I was curious about what had changed.

“I just love this community and my furniture would fit perfectly into this space, but it can’t work. I still have four years left on my mortgage and will have to pay a big penalty to end it. I’m working full time and studying in the evenings and I’ve visiting my mother in Florida in two weeks.”

With each consideration, she slumped further in the chair. Her voice got quieter and her shoulders sagged. It was like watching the air seep out of the hot air balloon as the fire died out.

“It’s a great opportunity,” she sighed, “but I can’t afford it and I just don’t have the time.”

I leaned closer to Sarah. I wanted to remind her about law of attraction. “Sarah you are telling me what you don’t want. What is it that you DO want?” continue reading “Fastest Sale Ever”

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