What If... (continued)

On the path to enjoying the life of your dreams, there is one thing you can do to guarantee complete disaster: Obsess about the things that when you check into your body, just don't feel good to obsess about.

For example, say you're current favorite fascination or obsession is money (or the lack of). By remaining in the judgment and story that you have enough (or not), you keep yourself from actually having a different experience. You literally don't have any room in your body or current story to receive more of the good you might say you want. Its as if we decide that life is a certain way (I.e., I don't have enough money) and by running this script through our minds, over and over, we produce the exact results we say we don't want.

I now see enjoying the life of my dreams as me allowing myself to simply be open and receive. By reminding myself, I might not know everything, I get to be curious how I might actually have a different experience. Once again, here's the power of fun and wonder at work.

In the past, I have caught myself playing out what I call "The Triangle Game" (villain, victim, hero roles) with money. I have found myself arguing for my limitations with money and how I "just don't have enough." Well... as the saying goes: "If you think you can or can't, either way you're right." And so it is with enjoying the life of our dreams, if we aren't open to another option (or don't see that we have one) we'll continue to play out the same story over again, until at some point we either hit a wall and forced to look within or choose so with curiosity.

In regards to money, the best thing you can do is simply ask yourself: If I wasn't obsessing about how little money I had, what would I be doing with my time?

And the answer to that question is the exact thing that will assist you in producing more money than you can imagine while in the obsession. At this point in the game, I believe that when we're anywhere but in "the flow" or "creative open space" we're closed off to all the love, money and joy we say we want and yet, work so hard to create. It's as if we've been doing life backwards... talk about swimming up stream.

Today, my invitation, ask yourself some very important, bold questions:

1) What am I currently obsessing about?

2) What would I be doing if I wasn't obsessing about this?

Extra Credit:

3) How do I feel in my body as I read all this? Is there any truth in these words? What body sensations am I experiencing, right now, in regards to money? Am I willing to love and forgive myself for my current or past experience with money? Am I open to a new experience with money? If I had all the money I wanted and needed, what would I be doing today?

Good Luck. You have all that you will ever need!

How Much Fun Can You Have?

What if the only problem you ever had was this question:

How much fun and feel good can you have today?

Try it, explore and see if there actually might be a better problem than the bucket full you might think you have.

A Sneak Peek To The ARC Of Freedom!

As you may know, I'm always up to new and creative projects. This time I've joined forces with singer/song-writer and Life Coach Mary Tebbs to form what we're calling The Appreciation Circle... and it's dope! (Dope is slang for really cool).

In my own words, its trend-setting group therapy with a twist, mixed with the latest tools in transformation and The Art of Manifesting. Set up as a community support program, The Appreciation Circle is a demonstration of our commitment to inspiring others to take on life consciously and with joy.

However, during one of my late night walks, last night, I thought of this genius idea that can potentially be a handout (worksheet) for anyone who attends our weekly group... its called The ARC of Freedom, Manifesting and Living Life Joyously. And today, I share it with you, as a sneak peek of the great things to come.

So, are you ready? Hold your britches, this could revolutionize your approach to living!

A - Appreciation - "What can you genuinely appreciate right now or about this moment?"

R - Responsibility - "What is... is, based on results. Are you willing to claim 100% responsibility for finding yourself in this situation and own your subconscious mind revealed?"

C - Commitment - "When you're ready, make a new commitment to what you want."

So, what showed up for you? Did you take the toss? Or did you judge this process and yourself? Did you find one thing to genuinely appreciate in your life, right now? Are you finding it challenging to own the fact that you're here, in whatever situation you’re in? Are you willing to make a conscious commitment to what you want, rather than hoping it'll happen or wandering around waiting for something different?

I end with the words of Gay Hendricks, a riddle for you to ponder today in The Funiverse: "You don't have to dig very deep to see what's in your sub-conscious, for it's showing up all around you." I say, "feel your feelings and make a new commitment, begin with appreciation."

4-Keys to Having Fun (Part 1 - Curiosity)

(A Special 4-Part Series Exploring the Dynamics of Fun)

Part 1 - Curiosity

“The real trick to life is not to be in the know, but to be in the mystery.” - Fred Alan Wolf, Ph.D.

Beginning with wonder and a willingness to enjoy yourself, curiosity is an aspect of having fun by being open to new possibilities. Ultimately this comes down to choosing to be happy over being right. My good friend Chris Howard speaks of this in his work as a philanthropist for fun and evolution; in that we only need to be willing to ask ourselves, “How can I make this fun?”

Simplicity can’t be overstated with this one! By being open to a new experience and asking the question, “how can I make this fun?,” you give yourself the opportunity to either empower yourself into an original experience or continue to live the same story of the past. When you use curiosity, you begin to write a new story by simply asking such marvel questions and therefore, allowing yourself a chance to have fun.

Get curious and try it on today: "How can I make this fun?"