spreading the word

i know it doesn't matter one darned bit what anyone else thinks about all this stuff, it only matters to me, but i was secretly really pleased last week (and still, today!) that i was able to help a friend.

now, before we all go thinking i was sticking my nose in where it didn't belong, or trying to paddle in someone else's stream, or whatever, realize this person came to me. i have made slight comments here and there in a lighthearted way that indicate what my new philosophy is. and this person -someone i completely adore- asked me for some help on "thinking". wow. i was completely honoured.

she was in a bad way occupationally, and i can't repeat the details of it. but she needed a new job NOW.

well the first thing i said is "stop needing it. you want it, but you don't need it."

she said "but i really really need it."

i said "let's agree on some factual level that you need it. now let's kick that need over there in the corner in fact-land (god i hate fact-land!). now, there is only wanting. no needing, only wanting."

"NOW, what i would do if i were sitting in your seat, is think of all the wonderful things about having that new job. what is it you love about the job? how will you be sitting in the office? what is the atmosphere like?" and so on.

"next, now that you have 'asked', release it and just feel good. feel really good and grateful about a bunch of things today."

now that was the corker. there was a horrible thing that had landed on her, which was the reason for her needing a new job quick. i said, "that's fine. what we're going to do is this: what is the most fantastic thing you have ever experienced?" she thought about it, and told me about a specific holiday, and how it was the most wonderful time ever. i said "whenever you think about this horrible thing you will IMMEDIATELY replace it with this picture."

now something amazing here: she had two days - well, one and a half - to sit there with this momumental task of monitoring her thoughts. i reminded her to just let go. just feel good.

on the third day, she got the phone call she expected. the job she was after was offered. RESULT!

score another one for LOA!

now surely, if i can help my friend achieve her dreams, i can achieve mine, right?

absolutely. it is coming. and i'm so grateful for it. :)

I DID IT!!! #2

no, not *a #2*. this is not that kind of blog.

i did nanowrimo. and i made the winner's list.

that is the reason for my sporadic posts last month. i could not keep up the writing and the daily posting here. but this is okay, because now i have to look back and go WOW.

nanowrimo, if you don't know, is National Novel Writing Month. a 50,000 word novel, to be created in a month. it's quite a task. i didn't realize how big a task it was. i mean, yes, i knew, but i didn't appreciate how taxing it would be.

i was thinking today, what a wonderful example of LOA this was. how so?

i only knew i wanted to do it. i never thought about what would happen if i *didn't* do it. i never thought about not having done it. i always just knew i was going to do it. i had been wanting to do it since early this year. so when someone asked me in october if i would do it, i thought "i can't be talking about LOA and such if i don't do this thing i really want to do. yes, i'll do it."

and i loved it. i loved every minute of writing that thing. well, no not EVERY minute. the i've-only-had-five-hours-of-sleep wasn't adorable. but the rest of it, pretty great. i so wish it was almost time to do it again. no i don't, i can use the year's break.

so i :
1) asked
2) believed
3) allowed
and i received it. nanowrimo was an amazing example of LOA! and now all i have to do is treat everything i want like i treated nanowrimo, and i'll get it, right? surely...

so what do i want next? i want to turn this thing i've written into something really good, then get it published. that would be so wonderful. yes! i attract that now!

so i've asked. now all i have to do is believe and receive! easy, right?

what i didn't do was finish the 21 days of gratitude properly. whooops. i'll have to do that on my own bat. i think it is incredibly wonderful and potentially very powerful, and gosh, i'm grateful for it. but, it was just on the list of things i could not also do at the same time as nanowrimo.

it's december now. i'm going to do the habit of 21 days of gratitude from now until christmas eve. we'll see what happens. wow! maybe i'll learn to be so thankful for my husband that he will no longer annoy the heck out of me with his shouting (that statement will just about guarantee he'll accidentally read this)! maybe i'll be so thankful for my children that they will be the most well-behaved, non-toy-throwing children ever!

just eating their veggies would be a good start...