70's are here again

It's my party. Tonight, I had a party. The first Party in 20 years. I had a few close friends over and we had a 70's flashback, potluck, murder mystery. We had the 70's music going, the decorations even a pseudo disco ball. We dressed in 70's get up and had enough left over food to feed me for a month. Yes my freezer is full of food that I will be nibbling on for a month. At least.

The great thing was I really wanted a party for my birthday and I was afraid to say so. I was like I am too old. No one will come. Etc Etc Etc. My friends insisted we have a party and a cake. So I made a red velvet cake. My favorite.

We laughed, we danced, we sang. We played a murder game. We ate. And ate. And ate. And ate. It was a fun night for all.

The thing I got out of it is to really ask for what you want. Always. Never settle. I was playing it off that I didn't really want a party, but deep inside I did.

Know that you always deserve to have what you want. So play big. If you want a party, have a party.

This is your life. Live it loud and proud and how you choose to.

Magic Happens

When you put your intention to something it happens. It may not look like you thought it would look but it does happen. I bought a crystal dolphin for my bday and it is magical. I put the intentions into it to work with dolphins more and work with them full time. I put it on my selenite altar with my pod of dolphins and I look at it every day. Kinda like a Talisman, To help me focus my intentions on the dolphins.

I got it last Wed and this Monday, I got the call about the second Bimini trip. Today I met someone who works with Dolphins both in Hawaii and Bimini. Too Cool! Now excited to see what else it brings me.

Your intentions are that powerful. Put it out there, believe and watch the magic happen. Then it seems so effortlessly and magical as it is falling into place.

As we continue to move into the heart chakra more and more of what is not aligned with your highest self will fall away. Naturally. It will have to. The vibration is not the same. It is like shedding skin. You will push things that are not in alignment away. Not bad, but you will only be drawn to people, places and things that resonate with you. That is a good thing.

Once you are in touch with the things that are in alignment of your truest self, everything falls into place seemlessly.

If you haven't seen the movie, Practical Magic, (I LOVE IT!) watch it. Talk about magical intentions!

Let the Magic Begin!

Sorry, We Are Out Of Suffering. Would You Like A Slice Of Hope?

What would Life look like if you did not suffer? I mean what if suffering really were an option?

We suffer over so many non-important things that we build such an energy ball around us that feeds on suffering and drama. What if that were not the case? What if you knew that you (yes you) create your suffering. NO ONE ELSE CAN MAKE YOU SUFFER! You create it. When something doesn't go the way you want, you suffer. When you are 'worried' about something you suffer.

Suffering is optional. The way I see it is it is kinda like A La Carte. I would like possibility with a side of suffering? They don't go together.

What if suffering were not an option. You go to a restaurant and order something if they are out of it, you just choose something else. Or if you were really in the mood for the something they are out of, you would go somewhere else to eat. Not a problem. What if suffering isn't on your menu choices of life? It was like not on the menu, don't carry it, then what? You would choose something else.

Challenge: eliminate suffering from your diet this week and see what happens.

Now that is food for thought!

Show Me The Money

Came across this affirmation today, I am open and receptive to new avenues of income. I have been saying it all day and there are doors opening.

I also saw today another affirmation, when I take care of and nurture myself, I make more money. HMMMMMMMMM

Then I also saw today, which is one I used alot in the past and was reminded today, I am a money magnet and money comes to me easily and naturally.

Then I found change on the street. You know my thing with change and abundance.

There is something shifting in the universe money wise. It is showing up all over the place for people to think, write and speak only positive thoughts about your finances.

The universe is an abundant energy that creates more flow the more we keep the energy around us in tact. The more you worry, the less money you will make, the more you are happy, the more money will find you. It takes a conscious effort to ONLY think, speaks and write positively about your finances, but if you do, you will begin to see a shift.

Money can only come in if you allow it. It is only energy. The more you create energy, the more it can flow thus allowing it to pour in.

Try on affirming something new regarding the energy of money every day for a week and see what happens. Let go of negative thoughts, worries and fears and allow for the positive abundance to flow.

As the saying goes, "Find a penny, pick it up, all the day you'll have good luck".........Hey Why not? Ya never know..........

Gimme an E, Gimme an X, Gimme a C, Gimme a I

Excitement is the Key. No matter what happens in life, excitement is a fuel that keeps you going. I am going to Egypt in 3 months and am sooooooo excited. I am going back to Bimini to swim with the dolphins in July and am sooooooooooo excited. YAY YAY YAY! Dolphins dolphins dolphins. All I think about is dolphins. The thought of being with the dolphins again has me excited. I thought about writing a children's book. ZOE AND THE DOLPHINS. A story of my magical kitty and the dolphins.

Back to my Bimini Trip, i got sidetracked there for a moment, when I spoke with the captain today, he invited me to go a second week in July as well. I am trying to work it out but I got sooooooo excited.2 weeks in a row swimming with the dolphins.......... whooo hooo hoooo! I am working out the details but in excitement, anything is possible.

Excitement is a fundamental part of raising your vibration. The more excited you are, the more you raise your vibration. In Excitement, there is no fear. There is no regret. Excitement clears stress. The more excited you are about something, the less stress, anger and anxiety you have. The more you are excited about something, the more joy there is. The more joy there is......... anything is possible.

Excitement creates happiness which then creates more excitement. It is a wonderful cycle to be in. The more excited you are the more excited you get.

So find something to get excited about every day. It is easy if you think about it. Sometimes I get excited about Starbucks. I am excited about going to Atlantic City this weekend. I am excited about eating chocolate fondue on Sunday. I am excited about my party Saturday.

Challenge: Be excited about something everyday except 1 day a week. See what happens. Excitement will ooze off you, that you wont be able to contain it........

Now that's what I am talking about!

Living Now

Nothing can get you down if you don't let it. You are the creator of your life. Every moment in life you can create something. Every moment you have a choice. Every moment in life you can either live by default or something created.

Life happens now. The more you sit at home on your butt, the more you are missing life. Life happens in an instant.

Get out and live life now. What are you waiting for? The cows to come home? Donkey's Flying?

There is no better time than right now. Right now. Right now and Right now.

There may be obstacles but when are you going to tackle them? Tomorrow?

Live the life you always dreamed. Dream the life you want to live!

Nurturing Your Soul

Take time to nurture yourself. That is the message I keep getting today and I pass on to you. REST is so important. It doesn't mean just the time when you are sleeping in the night. Take time to read, to walk, to sleep, to take a sea salt bath. It doesn't matter what you do, do something for yourself to nurture yourself everyday.

Caring for your self also cares for your "highest self". You "highest self" needs to be nurtured like watering a seedling and allowing it to grow and bloom.

Your higher self will always tell you what you need. Listen. Listening for the gold. (Not the ego).
The gold is what you need and what will have you move forward.

Go for the gold! Life is a playing field, the more you nurture yourself, the more you can play. When your body is tired, stressed, and anxious, there is no room for play. You must have balance in your life.

Balance and harmony comes from nurturing and resting. The more you don't take care of yourself or nurture you mental, physical, emotional and spiritual bodies, the more stressed they become. Then you shut down so you can nurture yourself fully. It is a cycle.

The more you nurture yourself onogingly, the less stress, and tiredness you have and the more vital you feel alive.

Listen to your body, not your ego, and follow what it needs. You will be amazed at how simple it really is.

Sea of Beads

So I love my sea salt baths. It is my favorite way to wind down after a day doing, well almost anything. I love the texture, smell and how my body feels after it.

My friend gives me a gift basket for Christmas, incense, potpourri and what I thought was bath salt. I decided to use it tonight. I pour some of the "sea salt" in my tub and it smells good but isn't dissolving. After a while the "sea salt" still doesn't dissolve. I am perplexed. Not only did it not dissolve, but it was floating. HMMMMMM

Come to find out it is little plastic beads you put in a sachet and in a drawer. So I get out and all the "sea salt" is sticking to me and now to the floor and all over the house.

I am disappointed because now I can't fill the sachet. :(

so now I have little beads all over the house. All over the bathroom. All over the hall. In my pajamas. I am brushing them off of me and they are going all over the place.

Ugh, so I have to make sure Zoe doesn't eat them. But she wants to play with them and is batting them all over spreading them even more around the house. This will make clean up fun.

I did pour some other sea salt in and had a bath btw.

So now what................
I will pour the rest in the sachet and put in my drawer make sure my clothes smell good. I will clean up the beads/sea salt.

On a good note, the house smells good.

To Bead or Not to bead........... That is the question.

Whatcha Need..........

Today's mantra was Life is bringing me everything I need and more. In other words, do not worry or fear. Life is bringing you everything you need and more.

It puts things in a whole different perspective don't you think? If you walk around thinking that life is bringing you everything you need and more, there is no doubt, worry, fear or what have you. It is just a knowing that things are coming your way.

Remember, it doesn't always look like YOU think it should. The universe is tricky it is. I had a friend who needed money to buy a mattress. And he saw on Craig's list, someone was giving away brand new futon bed with mattress free. It turned out, it was 5 houses from where he lived. The universe did not give him the money for the new mattress but instead gave him a new mattress. It had never been used.

So it may not look how you think it should, but the universe/life is bringing you everything you need and more. All the time. Period.

So knowing that, you can now start focusing on what you want. Yee haa!

Let Emotions Be Your Guide

Whew. It has been an interesting couple of days. I thought when I turned 40, the light switch would go off and everything would make sense. Didn't happen. I felt the same as I did when I was 39.

I have noticed the last few days, emotion has been so flowing. I have cried more in the last few days than in the last few months. Maybe it was build up from after my surgery. Maybe it was releasing the anxiety of turning 40. (not turning 40 itself, but I always had the fear of dying before I was 40. I almost played it out by having cancer 3 times. Even though I knew it was a conversation and only a conversation lacking any truth, I still was haunted by it up to the last moment before I turned 40. BTW it no longer is there). Maybe the emotion was because I was over tired. Maybe it is only because I have green eyes and it doesn't mean anything.

Emotion is your guide. When you are sad or angry, you are vibrating at one level. When you are happy or joyful, you are vibrating at another level. Emotion is also releasing old thought patterns and fears. But if you don't watch it, it can turn into a whole diabolical plan to self sabotage your life


This song has been running through my head all day. It is from Saturday Night Fever. "Emotion is taking me over. Tied up in sorrow, lost in my mind". That is exactly what we do. We get lost in our mind. Then we doubt, have fear, worry and stop creating.

When you have emotion running, let it run it's course and then be done with it. Finito!. Allow yourself a certain time frame in which to dwell and I mean really dwell in it and then move on. Let go of all the significance and move forward.

Clean, detox, release and breathe.

Relax, we are all shifting and then life gets fun. :)

Clean out your emotional closet and get rid of all the stuff that no longer serves you.

It will allow for new energy to come in.

Wisdom Within

Wisdom comes from within. Looking deep inside will always give you the answers you need. It is in the silence that the answers happen. Wise people know to look inside. Sometimes it is difficult, especially when life comes at you faster than a speeding bullet. It is especially in that moment that the ancient wisdom within should prevail.

You have all you need. Everything. Every resource, every answer to every question, every dream. Chase your dreams, you never know where they will lead you. Never give up on who you are, what you want, and how you want your life to be.

To access the wisdom within, you must first be present in the moment. Ask your self, What would a Wise man do in this moment and let the silence answer.

A man wanted to know the secret of life and climbed days and days up a mountain to find a wise man. This wise man knew all the answers. The man asked "What is the secret to life?" the wise man said "Water", the man answered, "it is?", The wise man said "it's not?".

Practice letting your inner wisdom out. That will give you answers to questions you have never asked and answers to questions you want to know about.

When you forget, remember.

New Day, New Year, New Decade

Celebrate Life. Life is short. Celebrate now. Today is my birthday and I am celebrating every form and fashion. Dinner with friends. A party at the end of the month. A trip to Atlantic City with a friend. It is great. Extended Birthdays are fun.

Celebrate as if everyday is your birthday. You get to make a wish every day. You get to be pampered everyday. You get to live as if you are the king or queen. People treat you like gold. Doesn't get much better than that.

What if you lived each day of your life like that? Like the universe was conspiring in your favor. That you are the king and a queen of the day. (or year. or lifetime).

I am taking on this year, as if everyday is my birthday. In some sense it is. Everyday is a new beginning, a fresh start. You are never stuck with something that happened the day before. Or the month before. Or even the year before. You get to start over, every day. You are only what you create.

If you wake up with the excitement that it is your birthday, everyday, then imagine what is possible and what life would be like. Everyday, is the first day of the rest of your life. If that is the case, what are you creating for your life?

Make a wish, blow out a candle, and create something good.

The Year of The Dolphin Has Emerged

The year of the Mermaid has come and gone and now the year of the Dolphin takes over (as of midnight). The Year of the Mermaid was about fun, adventure, beauty and grace. The year of the Dolphin is serenity, healing, playfulness, joy and the heart. (Living from, following, opening and healing your heart).

The year of the Dolphin combined with the Heart Chakra (2010 is the year of the Heart Chakra) proves to be a very powerful combination. It is all about heart. Living from, learning and teaching from your heart.

The dolphin is a very powerful being. It also works to open your conscious and awareness as well as elevate your connection with your higher self.

Take on everything being inside of serenity, healing, playfulness, joy and heart. See what happens.

The year of the Mermaid took us to so many levels, the Dolphin will take us higher.

So good bye (for now) to the year of the Mermaid and Hello to the Dolphin. We have a year of living in bliss, and joy. Yee Haa! Dont worry mermaids are so close to dolphins, we will still feel their energy.


Hey, If Miami Dolphins get in and win the Super-Bowl, It will be the year of the Dolphin in Football too. I wonder how many brownies that is worth!

Dolphin Dreams.....................

Overcoming Obstacles.

You can over come any obstacle that life throws at you. Anytime, anywhere. There are a few factors that will help. I just did a talk on this and it was very powerful. This is the abridged version. (Video to come soon).

1) Watching your language. Your language creates a world, a reality. Every word you speak is creating something into existence. Choose your words carefully!

2) What I call the Patth. I don't mean like your "Path" or destiny. I use Patth to empower me when I am down.
a) P - Positive attitude- Having a positive attitude is the biggest part of the battle. The more positive you are, the more you raise your vibration. The more you raise your vibration, the more you manifest what you want.
b) A -Affirmations- Affirming only what you want. I am prosperous, I am happy, I am fulfilled. Affirming gives you a stronger belief system. Again, having a stronger belief system will enable you to move forward more rapidly.
c) T- Trust, Trusting yourself and trusting others, your friends, family, source, creator, in my case doctors. Trust is a big part of who you are. The more you trust, the more you surrender, the more you surrender you achieve things more rapidly. (I found 9 pennies yesterday. I picked everyone up. On the penny it says, "In GOD we Trust" It is a reminder to me to have faith and to trust. Every penny I see and pick up goes to my abundance jar. Trust.
d) T- Team- You can't live life by yourself. You have to have team. People who are your champions, your cheerleaders and only keep you moving forward. To me, this is so important. y team helped me move beyond all the struggles with Cancer. Their job was to empower me and to make sure I knew I was ok.
e) H- Heart. Listen to and follow your heart. Forgive, Grow, learn. Open your heart. Live from your heart at every moment.
and finally
3) Live Life Now- The more you live life now, the more you will love life now. The more you are living, the more you have to live. Don't wait. Now is the time for you to live your life, have fun and make it count.

Use this anytime you need to overcome or move beyond. It has made a drastic difference in my life.

Game- Play hard, Laugh, and Go For It. Life is yours to live.

I Yam What I Yam

Popeye was on to something when he said, "I Yam what I Yam". I am is the most powerful words in the English language. It is also one of the highest vibrations.

When you say, I am ...... You are creating what you are saying, not only are you creating it, you are living and experiencing it. I am prosperous vs I am broke. Which gives you a higher vibration and feels better?

I am happy vs I am depressed. I am tired vs I am vital. It doesn't matter what you say after I am, it gives you that experience instantly. The more you say it, the more it becomes real.

What a way to live a created life. Today especially. We have a new moon, annular eclipse and Mercury is going direct. WAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.


Today, create your intentions. I am prosperous, I am healthy. I am in a loving relationship. I am living a life I love.


If you say it, you begin to believe it which is the first step manifesting.

To get you started...........wherever it fits

I am going to Egypt
I am going to Bimini
I am following my dreams
I am living a life I love
I am prosperous
I am receiving the Job/Relationship of my dreams in 2010
I am powerful
I am a powerful lightworker/healer/artist/teacher
I am the creator of my life.

The more you say it, the more you manifest it. Use today's energy shift, to create something good.


After all, "I Yam what I yam"

It's All Good!

This message is coming in strong today. "everything falls into place today. All is well". We are going through a lot of planetary changes today. Shifting into the Heart Chakra. Mercury is in Retrograde (until tomorrow!). There is another eclipse (annular Eclipse) and a new Moon tomorrow. (Time to create create create). And we are moving from the year of the Mermaid to the year of the Dolphin. So there is alot going on energetically.

Many are overwhelmed, tired and stressed. Take a deep breath! It is alot to deal with.

The other thing I keep hearing is "When you have fears, doubts or worry about your finances, 1) only think, speak and write positive about your finances. (remember word creates reality). 2) write a check in any amount (5, 10, 20 etc) to your favorite charity or to one debt that you owe. it shows the universe that you are living abundantly and thus creating more abundance.

We don't miss 5 or 10 dollars but it adds up. If you take that on as a practice, when you worry, 1) you will bring in more abundance, 2) you will get your debt down or your charity will have a donation 3) you will feel better about your finances.

It is all about feelings. The better you feel, the higher you vibrate. The higher you vibrate, the more things come to you.


Another good option is to help Haiti Relief now. There are many (and low costly) ways to help. Text 90999 and it will charge $10 to your phone bill with 100% going to Haiti. I just did that. 10 for us is 2 coffee's at Starbucks. But if everyone who could, donated $10, It would make a difference for Haiti.

So that being said, it is time to create, to celebrate and to Live. Everything is falling into place.

This is a good news.

Go ye forth and create some magic.

Creation does a body good

People have come up to me all day and said, "there is something different about you now." I know it isn't the "pregnant glow". I think it was the dolphins. They touched me in ways that I can not explain in language and unless you were there, you would not know or experience.

I really got I am one with the dolphins. We had /have such a connection. I feel like I am another human being. On the last night on our journey, (there were 16 people plus 5 crew) we each wrote down something nice about each person and someone compiled it. We were given a sheet with nice things about us. It was a very nice gesture. Most people said, I had nice eyes or intelligent. One person said, "wounded mermaid, seeking healing". It kinda struck a chord. I know the dolphins did healing on me. When the dolphin laid underneath me and was on my stomach where I had my most recent surgery, I know there was deeper work to be done, and my dolphin friends took care of it.

Someone asked me today after showing the pictures of the dolphins, "You have such an amazing life, how come your life is so amazing. You travel the world, you swim with dolphins, you teach, you have a great life." I thought about it for a second and said, "because I created it that way". I really got, I am living a created life. The dolphins, Egypt, my workshops, everything is created.

So why not create more of what I want, More dolphin time, higher connection. It really had me thinking. OK, so then creating the man of my dreams. Creating being healthy. Creating being Thin and still able to eat chocolate. Creating winning the lottery so I could buy a boat, hire a captain and swim with the dolphins everyday. WHY NOT!

Everything that exists on earth is a creation. So the more you create your life, the more life you create. It is an oxy moron.

So if you look at it, there is nothing we can't be, do, or have. It is all a creation.

Challenge: Create and start living the life you love today. No better time than the present.

Hawaii is Not For Sale------ Please Try Again

Ok. So people say things that make absolutely no sense. So I got an email today that said in the subject line "Hawaii for sale"!!!! I got very excited. Hawaii is for sale. Yahoo. I would like to buy Hawaii. I will take one Oahu with a side of Maui Please. Throw in a little Kona for some added flair. Thank you very much!

But wouldn't you know. it is only air-fare to Hawaii. Although that makes me happy that I can go out there at a cheaper price, I liked it better when Hawaii was on sale.

I wanted to buy a piece of Hawaii. :(

There is a restaurant in NYC (I kid you not) that has a pasta dish called "Rigamorti". I think it is rigatoni that has died or something.

And what about Baby's R us with their "Baby" sale. I used to torment my much younger sister saying that I was going to see what other babies were on sale and I wondered if they would take trade in.

When we were in Tampa, there were continual ads for "Professional Singles". Who in their right mind would want to be a professional single? How does one get certified as a professional single? I mean is there a class you can take? Is there a degree?

It is very misleading this language we have. I mean you think one thing and then you find out Hawaii is not for sale. Bummer dude.

If people would say what they mean and mean what they say, you would not have system shutdowns of people trying to buy Hawaii or waiting to buy a baby at Baby's R US. YES, Believe it or not, there are people who believe this.

Life is interesting enough without misleading words and just plain silly communications.

Take on saying exactly what you mean. And mean what you say and see what happens. There will be a lot more clarity in the world.

OR, make a list of all the silly things you hear and see suddenly how intelligent you are.

Either Way, You win!!!!!!!!! Now that is a good game to play.

Wake Up! Change Your Thoughts

111 (today's date) in numerology is very powerful! VERY POWERFUL! It is a message from the divine to watch your thoughts as they are manifesting into action rapidly. This is both for positive and negative. The more you focus on something the more it happens.

When you see 111 in repetition, it is a wake up call to pay attention to the thoughts you are having. Though they may be subconscious, they are happening. It is a gentle (sometimes urgent) reminder to stop, pay attention and in some cases, create new thoughts.

Sometimes I see 111 or 1111 several times a day. I look at a clock and it says 111 or I look at a phone number or license plate and it may have 111. Sometimes I sent or received an email or voice mail and the time was 111.

It is very powerful to notice when you see this number combination. Like I said, it is a reminder to be present to the thoughts you are thinking as they are manifesting into reality.

Next time you see 111 or 1111 remember, the angels are by your side whispering in your ear to think only the thoughts you want to happen.

Challenge: catch yourself without relying on 111 to change your thoughts.

New Dress Code

Life is strange. I mean really strange. Well maybe NYC is strange. I was coming home from East West Bookstore today and saw a man and a woman in coats, scarves, hats and no pants. Yes, you read right, no pants. I had to do a double take.

Then as I approached Union Square, I saw 1000 people at least wearing no pants and chanting "DROP YOUR PANTS". OK............

I went to Whole Foods, and there were people in there with out pants. This was getting a little surreal.

I mean if you are going to do a protest about not wearing pants, do it on a day where it is at least warm. In my opinion. But no one asked for my opinion.

I see a young couple (24 or so) on the subway with you guessed it, no pants, and I said "OK I am curious, what is with the no pants thing" His response was, "I just didn't feel like wearing them today". I said but what about the other people not wearing them......

He said he didn't know about them, he was more comfortable with out them. I finally got out of them it was a protest of some sort.

His final comment was "it is a lifestyle choice".

If you say so.

I still say this protest could have taken place when it was warmer.

But hey, it is up to them.

New Dress code? I hope not........

I will continue to wear my pants with pride.

Being GRRRRRREAT

Being Great with all people is an amazing gift and endeavor. The more you are gracious, the more it is contagious. Then people want to be around you and it spreads like wild fire. There is nothing nothing nothing so big that it is worth getting upset over. Even when people do and say stupid things.

People have bad days. People do stupid things. It doesn't mean that you have to make it worse, or judge them. Even if you get upset. You are the only one who can make you upset. You have a pure choice.

When someone reacts, it has NOTHING to do with you. We have a choice whether to react or not. No matter what is happening, there is nothing worth getting that upset over. Treat someone as you wish to be treated. Even if you don't know them. What goes around comes around 10- fold.

Even if someone is being nasty with you, take the upper hand and be great with them. easier said than done but a great thing to strive for.

Gracious and loving bring light to the world. We all make mistakes, there is no need to take it out on anyone.

Challenge: Be a great human being with each person you come into contact with. It will not only alter their lives, it will also alter yours.

Accepting is Sweeter Than Any Dessert

Today's word is Acceptance. Accepting yourself for who you are and who you not, and accepting others for who they are and who they are not, is possibly one of the highest forms of grace available. When you accept someone, their warts and all, there is nothing but love. There is no judgement, there is no fear, there is only love.

Acceptance of situations doesn't mean you have to like the situation. But when you can accept it for what it is, then you can create something different. Nothing can be created until you see things for where and what they are without judgement.

I don't like the fact that I have had cancer, but I have accepted it which has allowed me to move on. The more I don't accept things, the further I get of my path. Acceptance doesn't mean that you are a victim and should throw the towel in. It gives you the opportunity to just be.

Acceptance also doesn't mean you are weak. Quite the contrary. It actually makes you a stronger person because when you accept things the way they are, there is nothing but what is possible.

Think about all the times you have wished for people to understand you or accept you the way you are. When someone does, you feel great about yourself. You do not have to try to be someone or something that you are not.

When you accept other people, the same thing happens. The more that that is happening, the faster we will achieve higher consciousness and world peace.

Challenge: Look at your warts, and accept them one by one. Make a list of the things about others, situations etc and see what you can accept. Remember, 1) you don't have to like it. 2) when you can accept it, you can move beyond it.

Nothing is the truth except what you tell yourself.

Bribery, Brownies and Bama. Part 2

Ok, so several post back, I mentioned about the Alabama/ Auburn football game and how my family counts on me to hold my hands up, send energy and help the team win. I have become a superstition in my family. They all want me around the games, they win.

This past Alabama/ Auburn game, which is the biggest rivalry game in Alabama, I was even bribed with brownies. Of course I love brownies so it was not alot of work for me.

Every time I ate a brownie, Alabama scored. Two minutes left in the game and Alabama was behind. I was asked by many in my family to eat brownies. They brought me a plate. I did, They won. I had chocolate, Alabama won, everyone was happy.

Now, I do not like football. I repeat, I do not like football. Yes, I know I came from the south, but it is not my game. (no pun intended).

So Alabama won enough games (with my help :) ) to go to the Rose Bowl, which is playing tonight in Pasadena, where my sister, step-mother, uncle and cousin are enjoying the 70+ degree weather.

My family is so serious about Alabama football that they even fed-exed me brownies that were supposed to arrive this afternoon. I am not kidding. The brownies, however, did not arrive. Everyone was in a panic. (I didn't know I was getting brownies so I was surprised when I found out. But sad that they never came). So I went and bought brownies so that I could do my part to win the game. And of course eat chocolate at the same time.

I was not home so I had no idea about the game. But that didn't last long. I started getting texts from my family wanting to know if I was on board. and had brownies ready to eat.

Alabama was behind the first quarter. I ate 2 small brownie and low and behold, they were ahead 24-7 halftime. My family was texting me... "are you eating brownies.... Did the brownies ever come?" Sadly, they never came. So I ate my Duane Reade Brownies instead and Alabama is scoring and my family is happy.

I ran out of brownies and Texas just scored. My family is now not happy. Alabama is ahead but by 2 with 5 minutes left in the game.

Just got a text from family. EAT CHOCOLATE NOW! (don't they care about my waistline???) All this forcing me to eat chocolate....................... :) Jeez, the things I do!!!!

I did. Then predicted that Alabama would intercept and score again. Just got a text that Alabama just intercepted twice and scored. Twice. Two touchdowns and are ahead by 15 with 47 seconds left.

Final Score. Alabama 37- Texas 21. All because I was bribed with Brownies.

Next time......... I will ask for cash.

Point- who ever said chocolate was not magical didn't know how to use it!

Never underestimate the power of chocolate!!!!!!!!!!

A is for Adventure

Manatees - my adorable friend Charley.

As Promised, here are some pictures from our Bahamian "Adventure" (More to come). I am also taking another group in the summer. Watch for dates.

The word of the day is adventure. Adventure is an art. It is something that brings life to life and allows you to grow, learn and have fun in the process. Everything can be an adventure if you allow it.

Our Bahama trip was an adventure, to say the least, beginning from the day we left until we arrived back in NYC.

We experienced leaving bags in cabs and having to go back, only to arrive back at the airport before the flight left. We experienced being at a shark lab with live sharks. We even got to pet it. It is amazing that it feels nothing like you would expect. One way is smooth and the other is like sand paper.

We experienced being in 12 ft swells in the middle of the ocean. Think Perfect storm, without the rain. We got stuck on a sand bar. 4 times. We lost power on the boat (at night) so it was pitch dark. We had amazing swims with dolphins. I drove from Ft. Lauderdale to about 2 hours north of Tampa. ( I have not driven in 10 years and I am proud to say, not a scratch on me or the car).

We swam with wild manatees. We played a game called Mafia, where I ended up being Mafia, more than I wasn't. Go Figure.

Adventure isn't always like Indiana Jones, and it can be. Adventure is stated in the dictionary as:
1. an exciting or very unusual experience.
2. participation in exciting undertakings or enterprises: the spirit of adventure.
3. a bold, usually risky undertaking; hazardous action of uncertain outcome.
4. a commercial or financial speculation of any kind; venture.
5. Obsolete.
a. peril; danger; risk.
b. chance; fortune; luck

It is something that is created. Yazmine and I created adventures everyday. Everything was an adventure and we had fun. Even the simple things in life can be an adventure if you let it.

Having a sense of adventure makes life more interesting. Knowing that you can handle with ease and grace, what the universe gives you, is the first step.

Sometimes when life does not go the way you want, make an adventure out of it and see what happens. It is an effortless way to bring excitement to your life.

Challenge: Create a new adventure every day.

Go for it. Live life as an adventure waiting to happen.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year or should I say Happy YOU year. This year is promising to be exciting and fulfilling and fun. This year is about discovering who you are and discovering what life is about. It is about growing and healing and being true to who you are.

I will be doing a lot of workshops and adding things to this blog that will keep you on the path. I will give you challenges to keep you motivated and in action. Together, we will raise our vibration into the heart chakra and live a life filled with love and bliss.

I am back from the Bahamas and what an adventure it was! I will share more as I process it. I did not have a signal while I was there so It is good to be back writing. It was a very special trip. The dolphins are very healing and very beautiful. Their grace and their beauty was something to behold. I felt such a connection to them. I also swam with Manatees. The marine life loved me. I had a Manatee (I named him Charley) who fell in love with me. He was by my side and kept kissing me. (these were wild Manatees mind you). I will post pictures of both the dolphins and manatees as well as share about the adventures we had soon.

It was like being in a timeless capsule. There was no time. I didn't know what day or time it was and I didn't care. It was being present in the moment. There was no worries about things on the mainland, no worries about things to come just beautiful energy.

I really noticed something. It dawned me more today when I got back than when I was there. When you speak negative about some one or some situation, it creates a negative energy around you. I try to not be judgemental and accept everyone. I saw that I do pass judgements and I did on some people we traveled with. They were a great group but I definitely had my opinions about some of them. You will always have opinions. But when you express them like they are the truth, it becomes gossip, which is deadly. Gossip kills. This year, I am taking on not saying anything bad about anyone. Even if my "opinion" is accurate. (It will always be a point of view despite the validity of it). It will take something as I too am human. It is a muscle I am out to develop strength and mastery in.

When you speak negatively (even in innocent conversation) it lowers your vibration. We are all here to learn and to practice love. 2010 is about the heart chakra. Practicing non judgement will open your heart and move you to a higher vibration.

That is what we are here for.

So I am taking on only speaking from the heart of people. I invite you to take it on. Each day create it newly or you will forget.

If you make a mistake, get back on the horse. It takes practice.

So this year is about you, living from your heart, raising your vibration and living a life you love. Interested?