Law of Attraction Tools of the Trade

June 28, 2007 at 8:18 am (LOA Tools, Law of Attraction)

ToolsoftheTradeMan is a tool-using Animal…. Nowhere do you find him without tools; without tools he is nothing, with tools he is all. -Thomas Carlyle

In a recent post I mentioned that I’ve chosen to be more open to the Law of Attraction tools that come my way and during the most recent meeting of the Tampa Law of Attraction Meetup Group, I had the wonderful opportunity to be exposed to one of those tools courtesy of one of our group’s newest members, Patricia Hoover.

Patricia introduced us to Cymatherapy, which is a “non-invasive sound therapy that may help to restore the body to its optimal health.”

Cymatherapy is based on sound and sound technique research with the aim of applying said research to the field of holistic healing. The application method for Cymatherapy is a sound-generating device called the Cyma1000.

Using the research as a starting point, the Cyma 1000 was designed to emit different tones based on the vibrational level of healthy tissue/organs/emotions. Put another way, a healthy heart, for example, would vibrate at a particular rate while the feelings and emotions associated with self-confidence would vibrate at a different rate. Utilizing Law of Attraction where like attracts like, the tones emitted by the device are said to aid in the energy alignment of the desired tissue/organ/emotion thereby promoting the body’s natural healing abilities. The Cyma 1000 has a multitude of pre-programmed tones (which are actually comprised of a series of simultaneous tones) that can be used to address any number of concerns.

Currently Patricia is the only Health and Wellness Counselor in the state of Florida offering Cymatherapy treatments so if you would like additional information please feel free to contact me and I will be more than happy to put you in touch with Patricia.

As we enter what I believe is a new era of spiritual thought, it is my belief that alternative healing methods, like Cymatherapy, will continue to grow and evolve as we continue to unlock the mysteries of ourselves and the Universe. We are living in such an exciting time! I can’t wait to see what happens next!

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Tag! You’re It!

June 22, 2007 at 11:09 pm (Items for personal growth, Law of Attraction, Music)

TagI’ve once again been tagged by Vickie at Contemplate This in the latest game going around the Law of Attraction blogosphere where each tagged individual makes a post on “Songs that make your heart sing”.

It seems that most people are choosing one song but I’m going to break with tradition and choose two:

First, a song that I’ve known of for some time but not many people I come across have heard it. I love what it has to say about our “mistakes”. It was written and recorded by David Wilcox.

Leave it like it is

Now when the paint jar tipped
Off of the table
You watched as it started to fall
Glass popped, shattered and splattered
And paint spray hit the wall

Bright, blue glossy enamel
Across the kitchen floor
You said, “Good God, look at that pattern
I’ve never seen that before”

Leave it like it is
Never mind the turpentine
Leave it like it is
Its fine

Now when the paint dried
You gave it a title
You called it “Kitchen Blue”
A white frame painted around it
And gallery lighting too

Rich folks come over to dinner
They all want one of their own
They say “How much? Who’s the artist”
And, “My what a beautiful home”

Leave it like it is
Never mind the turpentine
Leave it like it is
Its fine

Now most folks suffer in sorrow
Thinking they’re just no good
They don’t match the magazine model
As close as they think they should

They live just like the “paint by numbers”
The teacher would be impressed
A life-time of follow the lines
So it’s just like all of the rest

Leave it like it is
Never mind the turpentine
Leave it like it is
Its fine

For my second choice, I am going to select a song that, if you’ve watched much television at all during the last few years, you have no doubt at least heard the opening. It’s called “Somewhere over the rainbow/What a wonderful world” recorded by Israel “Iz” Kamakawiwo’ole.

Somewhere over the rainbow/What a wonderful world

Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high
And the dreams that you dreamed of
Once in a lullaby
Somewhere over the rainbow
Blue birds fly
And the dreams that you dreamed of
Dreams really do come true
Someday I’ll wish upon a star
Wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where trouble melts like lemon drops
High above the chimney tops is where you’ll find me
Somewhere over the rainbow bluebirds fly
And the dreams that you dare to, oh why, oh why can’t I?
Well I see trees of green and Red roses too,
I’ll watch then bloom for me and you
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world
Well I see skies of blue and I see clouds of white
And the brightness of day
I like the dark and I think to myself
What a wonderful world
The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces of people passing by
I see friends shaking hands
Saying, “How do you do?”
They’re really saying, I…I love you
I hear babies cry and I watch them grow,
They’ll learn much more than
We’ll know
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world
Someday I’ll wish upon a star,
Wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where trouble melts like lemon drops
High above the chimney tops is where you’ll find me
Somewhere over the rainbow way up high
And the dreams that you dare to, … why, oh why can’t I

Well those are my choices, so on the game goes…

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Flowers in the Meadow

June 21, 2007 at 10:04 pm (Items for personal growth, Law of Attraction, Relationships)

Flowers in the MeadowAll the races and tribes in the world are like the different colored flowers of one meadow. All are beautiful. As children of the Creator they must all be respected. -Taken from the Native American Indian Traditional Code of Ethics. Inter-Tribal Times, 1994-OCT

This week I was having lunch in a Mexican restaurant and heard two religious leaders at the table behind me discussing how their spiritual answers would benefit the masses if only those masses would ascribe to their thought processes. Mind you, I was by no means eavesdropping. As a matter of fact, I would not have needed to in order to hear this part of their discussion for they, consciously or not, slipped into their “stage” voices during those particular moments. Before anyone misunderstands, allow me to say that I have absolutely no issue with either of these individuals or any of their religious counterparts. More than that, I believe that they are on the absolute correct path…for them.

As I was reflecting on this, the Universe chimed in and delivered the following message in my email:

Physical man gets into an uncomfortable place when he concludes, “I and those like me have come to the right decisions, and everybody that’s living outside of these right decisions is wrong.” And then he spends his life pushing against all those “wrong” decisions and cutting himself off from the Life Force that would help him have joy in his, what he concludes to be, right decisions. There is no one right path. There are endless paths, and the differences in the paths are what make them more and more, and more, perfect. The same old path no longer serves.

-Abraham via Esther Hicks (Excerpted from a workshop in Orlando, FL on Saturday, February 3rd, 2001)

There has also been much said recently about being ever so careful of the vibrational level of the people around you. I believe that thought process is really not that much different than that of the religious leaders that had lunch at the table next to me. I submit that there’s really nothing to “guard against” but only choices to be made.

As for my choices, I choose to believe that each of us has our own path to walk and that each path is just as unique as we are. Because each one’s path is unique, I choose to accept each one where he or she is at any given moment. I choose to be okay with each just as they are and not concern myself with how they may affect me — for I choose to believe they can only affect me if I allow them to. I choose to articulate my beliefs with my words and demonstrate them with my actions. I choose to laugh, play, and live with all those who come my way regardless of what they may have to offer in return.

Above all, I choose to Love each “flower in the meadow”.

And when you strip any of the world’s major religions to their respective cores, that is the one common denominator!

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Sometimes WD-40 and Duct Tape Just Aren’t Enough

June 16, 2007 at 5:08 pm (Items for personal growth, LOA Tools, Law of Attraction)

Essentials

One only needs two tools in life: WD-40 to make things go, and duct tape to make them stop. -G. Weilacher

If you’ve been to the Tampa Law of Attraction Meetup Group that I organize or have read very much of this blog you will no doubt know that my intention for these activities is to create an inviting space for like minded people to share ideas and grow as each of us walk our own path. To this end, I have been careful about how I present myself and this blog so as not to give any false impression that I’m doing any of this for any personal reasons other than the joy I receive when helping others and the information that I am able to use for my own continued growth.

As such, I’ve been somewhat resistant to talking about or addressing products and services within this realm (“resistant” – as I write it, it seems so ironic!). What has occurred to me over the last few days, however, is that these products and services essentially represent nothing more than tools which we can each choose to utilize or not depending on whether we resonate with them at any given moment.

I think that books are an excellent example of tools that can help us along our path. The reason so many books can be sold on a given topic like Law of Attraction, is due to the fact that each of us is following a different path and, as such, the same material presented in different ways could potentially resonate with different people. The information at it’s core may be very similar but the presentation could make the difference for one individual versus another.

So, I’ve made an internal decision to be more open to the tools that may come my way which could potentially prove to be beneficial to those I seek to serve.

As a first step in that direction, I would like to point you to a free collection of ebooks that contains a “who’s who” of authors who were writing, almost a century ago, about what we now call Law of Attraction. There are several books in this collection that I have read and finding them all in one collection like this is quite exciting!

I would also like to say a special “Thank You” to Lyman Reed at Creating a Better Life for posting a link to this particularly impressive collection!

Happy Reading!

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The Impact of Service

June 16, 2007 at 10:34 am (Items for personal growth, Law of Attraction, Service)

Bagger

Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us daily.  -Sally Koch

The Tampa Law of Attraction Meetup Group that I organize recently held a showing of a new video based on Law of Attraction called “Pass it on”. One of the concepts that came up in the video was the need to be of service to those around you. As I’ve said before, my intention for the meetup group and this blog is to be of service to all those who pass my way.

It would seem natural to wonder just how much impact a small act of service can have. After all, in my case, I’m just doing things that I would do anyway like writing and organizing social events. Just how much impact can something so small have?

Well, just as if the Universe knew I was wondering ;-) , I was sent this short video that tells the story of Johnny, a grocery bagger, who clearly demonstrates how, when it comes from the heart, one small act of service can reap overwhelming results!

Enjoy the video and then take a moment to think about what small thing you can do to be of service!

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Why Take a Vacation When You Can Live One?

June 12, 2007 at 12:00 pm (Items for personal growth, Manifesting)

VacationLaughter is an instant vacation.  ~Milton Berle

I recently came across an interesting blog by Alexander Kjerulf called Chief Happiness Officer where Alexander discusses the issues around the concept of being happy at work.  He has some thought provoking posts and one, “A question for ya: How do you find time for vacations?”, captured my attention.

As I thought about Alexander’s question, I remembered part of a conversation that I recently had with some of the members of the Tampa Law of Attraction Meetup Group that I organize.  We were discussing methods that we each used for maintaining our high vibrational levels and I shared my thoughts on how I’ve come to regard my daily life, including my work, as a vacation.

The following are my five easy steps to living a vacation rather than just taking one:  

1. Make an internal decision that life is one long vacation.

About two years ago I decided that I wanted to feel like I was on vacation all the time and not just during the one or two weeks a year that my wife and I go somewhere.  So I did just that.  I simply decided to feel this way.  At first it didn’t particularly feel true but, with a little time and focus on what I wanted to attract, I really did begin to feel more relaxed.

2. Believe that vacation is a state of mind, not a destination.

My wife has, on numerous occasions, told me, “You act like you’re on vacation,” to which I immediately respond, “I’m on permanent vacation!”  So what began as nothing more than a desire and decision to feel a particular way, has developed into a state of mind.  I can now feel like I’m “on vacation” even if I’m at work.

3. Surround yourself with things that you associate with vacation.

Throughout my preteen and teenage years, I had a huge affinity for both Hawaiian and Guayabera style shirts even though I was basically the only person I knew that wore them with any kind of consistency.  For whatever reason, I always associated those shirts with feeling relaxed and at ease.  Recently, I’ve incorporated that style of shirt back into my wardrobe and I’m wearing them on a regular basis once again.  After many years of wearing more traditional types of clothing, I’ve found these shirts once again help me feel relaxed.

4. Make a habit to set aside time to be “disconnected”.

It seems that with all the various forms of wired and wireless connections we have available today, we’ve lost touch with the fact that sometimes ignorance really is bliss.  It seems we’ve come to think that if we don’t know X within moments of it’s occurrence that we’ve somehow missed out of something.  One of the ways that I address my need for disconnection is through my choice of not watching, hearing, or reading the news.  Typically, anything that I really need to know, I will hear about through conversation with others and, as an added bonus, I don’t have to worry about which celebrity was caught shoplifting this week.

5. Choose not to worry about other people’s perceptions of your mindset.

I think this is a larger concern than most people would admit to.  We have such an overwhelming desire to belong that we will often stifle our own methods of self expression so that we conform to what’s considered “normal” for the culture we live in.  Peer pressure can be powerful but if we truly want to live to our highest potential we sometimes have no choice but to walk our own path and do things our own way.

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Musical Manifestations

June 7, 2007 at 2:32 pm (Items for personal growth, Law of Attraction, Manifesting)

MusicalMoodMusic is what feelings sound like. -Unknown

I suppose you could consider me something of an amateur musician as I’ve played guitar since about the age of 12.  A few years ago I decided to take piano lessons and kept those up for about a year.  One of the things that I’ve learned along this path is how powerfully music can influence (or reflect) how you feel. 

I have, on occasion, had the opportunity to demonstrate to friends of mine just how powerful the pull of music can be on how we feel.  I have been able to show this by providing a couple of musical examples and having my friends pay attention to the way they feel as they listen to the music.  I usually play a couple of songs that most people in my age bracket (I’m 37) would be only casually familiar with, if at all. 

I begin by playing “I’ve Got the World on a String” by Frank Sinatra.  I allow my friends to listen for a few moments and then I ask how they feel.  I’ve received responses ranging from, “good,” to “happy,” to “joyous”. 

On the heels of that, I immediately have my friends listen to Rachmaninoff’s Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3: no 2, Prélude in C sharp minor.  To my previous question, this selection elicits responses like, “mad,” or “angry,” or “frustrated”.

People who have never given much thought to the music they listen to seem quite surprised by how big the difference is in the way they feel when listening to these tracks.  Most have never paid any attention to how their musical choices make them feel or how those choices may be impacting their manifestations.  Many have reported that they often play the radio without even paying that much attention to what’s playing.  It becomes more like background noise for them.  On a personal note (pun intended), I’ve noticed that the music I grew up listening to and loving has lost much of its appeal to me as my vibrational level has increased.  I still occasionally listen to it here and there but I find that I just don’t resonate with it the same way I once did.

Today, I would encourage you to pay attention to how the music that you most often choose to listen to makes you feel.  Does it make you feel “good,” or “happy,” or “joyous”? If not, what impact might that be having on what you’re manifesting?

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Ah, You Have Bugs In Your Eyes…

June 6, 2007 at 3:39 pm (Contrast, Items for personal growth, Law of Attraction, Manifesting)

Bugs

The question is not what you look at, but what you see. -Henry David Thoreau

I talked to a friend today who was concerned about the fact that he had attracted some of that lower vibrational “stuff” that occasionally shows up in our experience.  He shared with me some of the specifics to which I immediately responded, “Ah, you have bugs in your eyes!”  Since he hadn’t yet read my last post, I couldn’t help but laugh when he responded with, “HUH?”

I went on to share with my friend that even though he may not be where he would prefer to be at this moment that he was, in fact, exactly where he should be.  The fact that something less desirable shows up in our experience is nothing to worry about.  In fact, worrying about it is the last thing we should do as that will only attract more of it!  The best approach to handling these kinds of situations is to remove yourself from the equation by mentally seeing yourself as an uninvolved party observing the events of your life from the vantage point of one who can see the past, present, and future all at once. 

Here’s an example of how to get a mental picture of something like that.  Imagine yourself looking down on a busy street from the third floor.  You see someone walking down the street but because it’s so busy, you know that person can only see the people directly in front of them.  From your vantage point, however, you can see where he is, where he’s been and the events that are happening in his wake, as well as things taking place along his path that he can’t currently see.

That person you are watching is you.  You can watch the events you’ve been living without being attached to the feelings associated with them because you are now outside of those experiences.  Watch what that person does, how he reacts to the situation and see if you can pick up on what it is he can learn from all of this.  How can he apply the lessons of this experience in such a way that he no longer needs to experience it or anything like it?

Answering that question will help you clean the bugs from your eyes and, further, teach you more about attracting bug free experiences!

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In Appreciation of Contrast

June 5, 2007 at 3:50 pm (Contrast, Items for personal growth, Law of Attraction)

ContrastGuest: I kind of promised I wouldn’t ask this question.  (I’ve mentioned it to people and they said, “Oh, don’t.”) But, this is a quick one: Why do dogs risk getting bugs in their eyes by sticking their heads out of car windows?

Abraham: Well, tell your friends that you have given us an opportunity to give the answer we have been waiting a very long time to give.  And that is, because the contrast of the bugs in the eyes is a small price to pay for the exhilaration of that ride. And it is exactly the same way you felt when you made the decision to come into this physical existence. You knew there would be contrast here, but you said, the ride is going to be worth it! 

-Abraham via Esther Hicks
Excerpted from the workshop in San Francisco, CA on Saturday, July 30th, 2005

The last few days have brought a couple of those situations to the surface that are lower on the vibrational scale than what I’ve been experiencing overall in my life.  They caused a bit of momentary stress and would have formerly been the kind of occurrences that I would have easily allowed myself to get “stuck” on.  However, upon experiencing these events this time, I found that I was very quickly able to shift my thought process and move back into a better feeling place.

Once I was able to move back to that better feeling place, I realized how I was then able to appreciate that higher vibrational state all the more.  I found that the experience of the contrasting state of being was actually something of a nudge to move even higher on the scale as it helped fuel a desire in me to continue to reach for more.

So today, as I wash the bugs from my eyes, I think about how fun it is to feel and hear the wind blowing by my face and I can’t help but be thankful for those moments of contrast.  How about you?

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