Christy’s Blog

As my journey continues in August I have found myself distracted, or maybe not so distracted.  I have been very focused on  my inner journey and I have found much of the outside world to be trivial.  I see this as a sign that my journey is reaching new heights.

I am spending more time thinking of positive things that aren’t really things.  I am currently finding fiction and news a distraction from what the world is really about.

I don’t know if this attitude will change as it becomes positive thinking becomes more of a habit.  I don’t know if I want it to change.

I am listening to my conversations and I am working hard to help others focus on positive conversations and attitudes.

You don’t realize how much negative “stuff” is rained down on you each day until you recognize it for what it is.  It feels good to have control to shut it off.

I am working on my life purpose and inspiration is the key to keep me going.  I am sharing my inspiration here as I continue my journey.  I hope it will help inspire you on yours!

Best Wishes!

Manifesting, intending, attracting. All of these words mean the same thing. Whether you are happy, stressed, sad, joyful, peaceful, etc. You are creating your life.

We manifest our lives everyday. There are many souls out there that have no idea that they can control their lives by changing their thinking. By focusing, meditating, saying positive affirmations they can create the life they desire.

That may sound like they have not been in “control” of their desires but that is not true. They have been in control they just haven’t been focusing on positive things. They haven’t been looking for goodness and happiness. They have been focusing on stress and negative things and keeping it around for good.  It is easy to down when you watch television, read newspapers,listen to other people’s problems.

I was in a negative pattern for many year. I knew I needed to change but I didn’t know how I could. I remembered what happiness felt like but I didn’t know how I got to this unhappy place and could not see my way back out of it. I think part of the problem of not getting out was that I wanted to go backwards.

I declared to God earlier this year that I would change my life now. I needed help so I handed it all over to God. God has directed my life over the last several months so very much. Whatever information I have needed God has put it in front of my eyes or whispered it in my ear. It has been an amazing journey going forward not backward!

The key is to have faith, really believe and know that you want a happy life. Focus on it and stay happy. Do things that make you happy. Feel happy because you know your life is better.

You and the spirit within can make you life great right now.  Just ask for a little help it will be provided.

Best Wishes!

As I revealed last week I know what my life purpose is.  I have been watching the signs and proof of it be revealed to me daily.

I sketched a pic of the building I want to house the foundation I want run/create/work at. I can see the building in my mind quite clearly and I know the building is here in my town.  After sketching the building I discovered the building (or one that looks just like it if it is not the perfect one that God has in mind).  I feel good that is the one.  The building is within a mile of my current business and I hope to keep both going together.

I am not sure of the message I received this morning.  I am not focusing on it too much and the Universe will play out the final result.  The for sale sign on the building now has a “pending” sign on it.  Could the perfect building (or what appears to be) sell to someone else?

I am not attached to that building and maybe that is not the “perfect” building.  I am waiting for the next sign and money to purchase the perfect building.

Speaking of money, I did get another sign as I walked out of a local store  on Monday I  was staring at a flyer  with  “FREE MONEY” a crossed the top.  I quickly grabbed it up.  This is a phrase I have been repeating and I can only take it as a sign.  I am now looking into the info and waiting to see if it is legit.  There are two phone numbers to call but no website or any other contact info.  I called the number and left a message.  I know they write grants.  That is all I know so far.

Funny thing is I have been thinking about grants and looking into the process.  I will see where this message leads.  It could be a message that I am looking down the wrong road at this time.

No matter what I will be posting my progress here as I intend and manifest my purpose and create the life I want now.

Does anyone know anything about grants?

Best Wishes!

On Monday I was visiting a local store and noticed

Do you take the time each day to count your blessings?

When I was little my mom would tell me to be thankful for everything I had whether it was perfect or not.  She told me that if I wasn’t thankful I could lose whatever it was that I wasn’t thinking thankful of.  I have shared her personal story with my friends and they, like me, will never forget it.

When my mom was not quite ten years old her dad was building a garage on their house.  We was a bricklayer.  He had set up a small scaffold, maybe a foot of the ground.  She was playing on it like a balance beam.  Unfortunately she wasn’t the only one in her family that was playing with the scaffolding.  Her older brothers had been shooting glass bottles off of the scaffolding with a sling shot and the broken glass was laying under the scaffolding.

You guessed it, my mom lost her balance and stepped down off the scaffolding.  She landed right on top of a broken jar and cut her foot where her toes connect.  Her dad scooped her up and rushed her in the house.  He put her in the tub because she was bleeding bad.  They were afraid she would lose her toes.

She did not lose her toes but my mom learned a lesson to be grateful of her “short, little toes”.  She was glad to have toes even if they were not perfect.  They were hers.

I am grateful for my mom’s story.  She has taught me many wonderful things.  Of course I am grateful for my mom.  I have been blessed to have such a positive person in my life.

What are you thankful for?

Best Wishes!

Pennies … do you respect your pennies?

I think I am having a penny dilemma. I have always respected the penny. I think pennies are as important as all the other coins in the Universe. When I hear news articles about dumping the penny I am “outraged”.  The penny is important in our system, it has it’s place.  If we lose the penny everything will be more expensive, right

The dilemma is am I in need of a change in my thinking. I think I am keeping myself in a penny pinching attitude because I am holding so tight to the value of a penny.

I feel good when I find a penny on the street or even in the couch. I know I am not rich but I always think they are a symbol for something else. Just his morning I received an email from a friend about pennies being from Heaven, actually from Angels. When an angel wants to let you know they are there, or they want to make you smile they leave a penny. More positive reinforcement for the penny, right?

Last week I read an article by Erin Pavlina titled See a Penny, Pick it Up. Erin says that when you pass by a penny you are telling the Universe that you don’t need money or accept money in your life. Respect the penny, pick up pennies and be thankful for them. Sounds great!

Okay, I have been accepting pennies, I collect them, my husband has a bucket he throws all his change into and a couple times a year he rolls it and gets $20 or $30 to buy a dinner or a few beers. Is this limited thinking?

Again, those Pavlina’s get your thinking … Steve Pavlina wrote a post about Contribution and Quality this week. Steve points out that we get what we pay for and when we are thinking frugally we get a cheap life (those are not his words, read his post to get the full meaning, it is a great article).

I have been very proud of my frugality these past few years. When I started this blog I was considering sharing all the great things I have discovered I can do without spending a dollar. Interestingly enough, in two months of blogging I have not blogged once about bargain shopping. In fact my thoughts have switched over to abundance. I have changed my attitude completely and I am now shopping for brand new cars, clothes, computers, furniture, etc.

Steve points out that I have been stuck in a world of scarcity because of the thoughts in my head. I have been playing the “outrage script” in my head. I have been outraged when I hear of a movie starlet purchasing a purse for $2,000 (or was it $20,000?). “Do you know what I could do with $2,000?”, is what would go through my mind. Then I would discuss my disgust with my family, friends or anyone that would listen.

It is funny how the Universe works.  The day that Steve posted that article I was getting a message that I need to stop thinking frugally, I needed to think about purchasing $20,000 purses, shoes, or anything because I could if I wanted to.  I then received Steve’s article and reinforced the message.  Wow!

So, back to the tiny dilemma.  Are pennies abundance thinking or scarcity thinking?  I agree that accepting them is a good thing.  Pick them up and feel good about it.  I think I am going to give up the “Save the Penny” campaign though.  I will be indifferent on that front for now.  Years ago, maybe 100 years ago, we had a hay penny or half penny.  It was retired.  All good things must come to an end I guess.  What will be will be.

I don’t know if I solved my dilemma but I know I am changing my thinking.  Here are my new positive thoughts on money and abundance. I am accepting pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, dollars of every denomination into my life.  I am an abundant thinker and I am grateful for all the abundance and joy in my life.  I am contributing to the world and creating value for others.

Penny … how about a nickel … for your thoughts?