I’m back!
I received a Live Dynamite toolkit about a year ago for my birthday from Maryanne. (She is my sister, best friend and most loyal supporter). She’s the person who calls me if I don’t “show up” for a period of time on her radar screen. Although I procrastinated even opening the box, I always knew that what she was saying was true…when we create positive habits, the results show up. I’ve heard her say it and yet, I still resisted experiencing my own power.
As the year began I decided I’d had enough of staying where I was at. I was ready and willing to really give these ideas a try.
I started with using the “daily log” and entering my “Highlights and Insights.” This in itself was a good thing for it forced me to look at what was going on in my life daily and helped me to accentuate the positive! I first started the process in May 2007 and then lapsed until Jan 7, 2008 when I began again in earnest to log my daily events. Maryanne again encouraged and literally helped me refine my intentions down to more specific goals. She suggested I try saying them for 30 days with the beginning of the new moon cycle (that whole subconscious mind thing).
This time I listened and followed her advice as closely and as diligently as I could for the next 30 days. I pulled out my Expand & Create cards (the round ones) from my Live Dynamite kit and began writing down my goals. One of my goals was to get a new job. Specifically, “I am joyfully making a phenomenal living ($100,000) doing what I love and am passionate about by 12.31.08–or something better!”
I have been teaching in the Northeast Bronx at a very difficult Middle School for 6 years. Yesterday, February 8th, I was offered a new teaching position, that I will commence in 2 weeks at a grade school in Harlem. I am very excited to make this important job change. I was literally burning out my health and well being at my present school. So I am on my way to joyfully achieving my career goal in incredible high speed!
Another goal that’s come to life…“I am lovingly sharing myself in an intimate relationship that’s based on honesty, integrity, clarity, openness by March 1st, 2008–or something better!” I have been a single mother for the last 8 years. Since intending this, I have been developing a deepening friendship with a wonderful man that I met about 8 weeks ago. Through allowing myself to open up to get know this man, I feel as though I have fallen back in love with myself and with “love” itself. I am enjoying this new friendship and perhaps more importantly enjoying the new level of contact with “myself” that I had been longing to have.
I have discovered that by taking care of myself first it possible for me to open up to everything else that the universe holds for me. I am feeling so affirmed by this new relationship with myself and with my new friend. I feel a new level of trust and willingness opening up in me. It is very healing, fun and inspiring.
Life just keeps getting better now that I’m back on track. I have started seriously taking care of myself physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. I’ve lost weight, improved my health and am thrilled to report that “I’m am making my first CD of healing and heartwarming music to be released by August 15th, 2008–or something better.” I am a jazz pianist and singer and it has long been a dream of mine to record a CD. I will let you know when it is finished!!!
I feel more alive and excited than I have in decades. This is not to say that I don’t go through “stuff” like we all do. In fact, I probably have more “stuff” than ever. The difference is that now I am more of a conscious co-creator of my life. I feel very excited to see what I will create next as I don’t want to waste another single moment of my precious and fun life.
Thanks for letting me share my story. And thanks again, Maryanne, for never giving up on me. I hope my story may inspire others to believe in their power to create the life they want–and to go for their biggest, wildest dreams…or something better!
Expecting great things!!!
–Gingy, New York City
