How can I give,

how can I serve,

how can I open

and allow love

to flow out of me like

a crystal waterfall

to all who come forth?

To serve,

to love,

to bring happiness to whatever I do,

to be

free

full of abundance,

full of love,

full of trust,

full of this moment

now

whatever happens, happens

and all is well

and yes, I am a store owner and a mother

in financial straits,

and yes, I choose to focus on how rich and full

my life is with love, friends, family, food, shelter, clothing, transport,

even if I am bouncing checks,

I choose to focus on the riches in my life,

the economy is impacting my business,

if I allow it to,

however,

I am staying focused on not going down,

on trusting in swift and bold miracles…

we are rich in organic food around here,

we are holding on to Obama’s plan…may

it pass quickly,

we are honoring each miracle as it happens,

car goes into snowbank,

angel 1 comes to pull car home,

angel 2 diagnoses broken axel,

angel 3 forwards a  monetary   package.

Speed matters,

speed matters,

money likes speed,

the Universe likes speed,

stay happpppppppy and positive, folks,

so the boost happens quickly…

keep hope and love at the forefront…

give, give, give,

love, love, love,

oh how I long for a hug,

scarcity in hugging and kissing and money,

abundance in food, shelter, transport, friends, family, love and happiness.

Does Obama have ENOUGH to stimulate the ECONOMY?

Or is it better for the GREATER GOOD OF US ALL

TO drown and go down for a spell….to feel uncomfortable

to not have money to pay the bills and understand the angst

in guts and heart as money dribbles away  and plastic cards

are used constantly,

to wake up in the middle of the night from a dream that employment

 moonlighting at MacDonalds flipping greasy burgers is the only way to ensure the bills

get  paid.

Oh Gawd bring me an economic stimulus angel that  pumps my bank account

primely.

oh gawd an angel, a miracle, a stimulating package

the four kids–Josh, Gus, Roy and Hope…you are my everything,

the house I’m renting for $850 / month,

my ‘95 Mercury Villager that keeps on keepin’ on,

ahhhhh life is rich, even

in the absence of greenbacks.

So, I ask you,

how can I serve you?

What do you need from me?

How can I give,

how can I serve,

how can I open

and allow love

to flow out of me like

a crystal waterfall

to all who come forth?

How can I give,

how can I serve,

how can I open

and allow love

to flow out of me like

a crystal waterfall

to all who come forth?

How can I give,

how can I serve,

how can I open

and allow love

to flow out of me like

a crystal waterfall

to all who come forth?

This is reprinted and was passed on from a friend…good stuff…sorry

I wish I could site the author…

Typically they look like you and I, but they’re not, they’re not like us at all.

They are Vampires and their modus operandi is not to steal your blood but rather, your precious energy.
Your life-force.
Your mojo.
To drain you emotionally and psychologically.
To frustrate you with their repetitious, self-indulgent, attention-seeking diatribe.

They are often bitter, angry and resentful…and they want you to share their pain.
They don’t want solutions, they want pity.
They don’t want constructive feedback, they want attention.
They don’t want to take responsibility, they want to blame and vent.
They seem to revel in their own misery.

Day in, day out. They have the same conversations about the same issues with the same people and produce the same result; no change.

They major on minors.
They bring others down.
They have a gift for finding the negative.

They are emotionally exhausting to be around.

They inhabit our work places, our families, our schools and they permeate every corner of society.

Note: I will point out that Energy Vampires are not to be confused with the vast majority of people who simply need help, support, direction and care… and are serious about working on themselves and their situation. They are also not to be confused with people who are genuinely looking for answers (not attention or sympathy) and are prepared to accept responsibility, be accountable and be proactive.

No, the people I’m talking about here are relentless in their negativity and their ‘woe-is-me’ ness (a Craigism).

As most of you know, I am serious about helping people create their best life and I choose to spend much of my life working with a wide range of people to help them confront and deal with their issues and create their own version of amazing. But, I’m not about letting people monopolize my time and energy and I won’t buy into their poor attitude or their negativity. I don’t care how messed up someone’s life or situation is, if they have a good attitude, I’ll help them. Gladly.

If they’re a Vampire, I’m outta there. See ya, wouldn’t wanna be ya.

It’s great to be a giver, a carer and a feeler (sometimes), but now and then we need to take a stand with certain people.. because if we don’t, we begin to suffer and then nobody wins.

So here are my tried and proven tips for coping with Energy Vampires.
(Not every tip is appropriate for every person and situation but you might find some of them useful)

1. Identify the Vampires in your life, acknowledge the impact they have on you and make a resolution to change the way you communicate (interact with, exist with) those people.
2. Don’t buy into their life’s-not-fair-and-nobody-understands-me monologues. Feed it and you’ll create a monster.
3. Be straight with them and tell them that you will not have the same conversations about the same issues any more (yes this takes courage).
4. This sounds harsh, but some Vampires need to be avoided.
5. Don’t give them too much time. When a Vampire walks into my office I stand as if I’m about to go somewhere. I’ll give them a few minutes and if I feel we’re heading down the same old path, I’ll start walking and shut the conversation down.
6. Ask them questions like “so you’ve identified the issues, tell me how you can change things for the better?”
7. If you have a Vampire who is in your life to stay (family perhaps), create some rules of engagement… “I will not talk about ‘these’ issues again until I see you doing XYZ.“
8. Choose your friends and acquaintances wisely. Make sure you spend (lots of) time with people who will drag you up, not down. You need to keep your tank full.

Spending lots of time with Vampires is draining and unenjoyable. Pay attention to the remainder of your work week, how many do you have lurking around your office?

“Either do, or do not, there is no try.”

Who said that?

That is such an awesome statement

in the

take action,

be proactive,

let’s be the creators

of our world now,

world!

Yoda said,

‘Do, just do.’

To manifest,

the visualizing and the doing

are key,

not to mention the clearing and cleaning

any blocks of energy stored in our

bodies or cells around abundance,

envision,

do,

clear and clean the blocks–HO’OPONOPONO is my favorite way to clear,

allow your

high vibration

to flow freely

and let the unfolding

happen.

I am immersed

in realizing a dream–the expansion

of a health food store

I opened 2 years ago

will soon move to a more

central locale

in our little river town.

It is so

exciting to

manifest

a desire

and

feel it unfold.

Ahhhh,

my kids are my foundation.

Everything I do is with them in mind.

I love my kids!

They ground me.

They teach me

to ‘do just do’.

I planted a tree yesterday

with my son

when I was

distracted by

something.

He and the baby fir tree

and the rocks

he put in a circle,

and the dark black soil,

and the water

all pulled me out of

negative and into

proactive energy vibrational fun.

Wow.

My kids are my teachers.

And they teach me more than any

to ‘do just do.’

Mother’s Day this year

is for them,

I express my gratitude to

my kids everyday,

this year,

we will ‘do just do’

and have loads of fun!

Do that which you think you cannot do

because you CAN

fear may get in the way

but ‘feel the fear and do it anyway!’

I love who I am,

I trust me

I am worthy and good.

A thick symphony of passion birds

play their melodies with ease in the early morning

sunlight,

it is a bright, sunny day,

full of possibility and wonder.

To love more,

to fear less,

to trust

the Universe

to trust loved ones,

to smile more,

to laugh more,

to choose happiness and expansion

not fear and contraction,

letting go of limiting beliefs

and the thought behind the thought behind the thought,

we are all one in the greater scheme,

trust,

allow,

love,

birdsong heals,

birdsong is joyful,

birdsong is love,

we are all worthy to live our dreams fully,

clear limiting beliefs,

allow MASSIVE abundance to flow in,

allow love to flow freely,

heal,

allow

I am worthy!

YOU ARE WORTHY!

Three commanding pelicans full of grace,

hail on Mary,

rule the water at dawn,

waves crashing in,

calming and ever so peaceful,

off in the big tower,

when the rulers of the hamlet spit fire,

squabbling,

petrohogs,

smogmobiles,

gasguzzlers,

spring birdsong

smells of renewal

I see the souls of people

through their eyes,

ahhhh

to love more,

to fear less,

the pelicans lead now

koot ducks a close second,

kids’ laughter

speaks volumes,

wake up

or

sleep

through,

either way

the grounded

waterfowl

afloat and

fishing

living for now

model the way.

Are we awake,

listening,

paying attention?

Solo time from from five to seven in the morning,

walking in the dark with dog, Carl,

and hot organic dark Mexican roast coffee

with cream and coconut oil,

mmmmmmmmmm,

yummy,

I am all content and joyed up,

no one stirs,

only the spring early birds sing their beautiful songs,

to wake up the day.

They bring me to the joy vibration everytime,

then I go down to my rock by the river

and watch the active water fowl swimming all

around me,

greebs, mallard, pelican, swan, king duck

all gleefully playing around at dawn

fishing and nesting…

spring is nearly springing in MN

and the vibration of joy though

difficult to maintain without sunshine,

several cloudy days in a row,

is easily graspable with nature all around to

satisfy my heart’s yearning for beauty.

I vibrate joy

and good feelings

and wonderful unfoldings abound throughout my day.

Ah the blessings of love

mixed with fire

bringing forth joy with ease.

I am alive,

living my dreams,

creating a blissed out life on the planet at this time.

Hey you,

yeah, you,

you do the same, ok?

Oh yeah.

Stay in the joy zone,

get to the emotion of sheer joy,

the raw emotion of joy,

of bliss,

of dream big huge joy,

stay in the joy zone,

return to the raw emotion of joy,

throughout the day,

and watch your desires  unfold

as they will on their own time line,

just simply stay in joyful bliss mode.

It is simple.

Do just do joy.

I am

into

staying upbeat and positive.

When I do

maintain an attitude that

holds gratitude and happiness at the forefront,

wonderful things happen.

We have all experienced putting out good and watching good come back,

basic as it sounds

we need reminding on occasion.

Alot of folks in my part of the world

are struggling,

either

emotionally,

financially,

spiritually,

physically,

or in relationships.

Here in the northlands,

we have been in the winter zone since

November,

no Vitamin D being made on our skin–

yikes I really think that impacts our immune systems

and our emotional well-being–

everyone is begging

Spring to come forth.

It has been a long winter.

Pain-body is not understood

or allowed to be there and to be

observed,

instead ego turns pain-body into

a negative pattern and

the vulnerability of this state

can cause an overflow of negative

reactions.

It is hard to be around folks that

are bummed out.

I have to stay in positive mode,

continually lift myself up to the gold zone

of happy,

of positive,

of feel good now mode!

This takes extra energy at times,

but the results are well worth it.

It works,

it is contagious,

it rubs off on others.

Today in MN

the temps travel to the 50s,

folks definitely are brighter

and have an extra bounce in their step.

The snow is almost gone,

and the air is clean.

It is definitely a beautiful day in the neighborhood.

We’re feelin’ good.

Hope you are, too.

Here’s a Hicks quote that sums up envisioning which involves

being happy and feeling good:

“Once you start deliberately offering thought, then you can never offer enough action to keep up with the thought. Once you access the Energy that creates worlds, a huge vortex comes into place, and there’s just not enough action for you to keep up with that. And so, what you have to do is visualize every step of the way, envision you happy in the process. Envision things in place, envision people catching on. Just envision it working. Skip over the how and the where and the when and the who — and just stay focused upon the what and the why.” Abraham/ Hicks

Ever notice

when you feel fear seeping in

there is a caved-in feeling,

a feeling of contraction,

a withdrawing inwardly,

a ‘go crawl down a hole’

feeling,

heated up on the insides fire of fear

in the belly–whoa OMG,

that can cause

temporary thought paralysis,

dim focusing,

spaceyness,

lack of clear headedness,

g foggy consciousness,

monotone voice of shutting down

and putting up barriers.

Temporary relief can

smooth over contraction,

gratitude,

EFT,

ho’oponopono

can reduce these crazy symptoms of fear.

Ultimately,

to allow the fear to pass through

is the quickest and most straight-line focused

really effective way to get fear out of my system…

just let it be there,

acknowledge it and

allow it to move on through

and out….

and what comes in and replaces fear

quickly?

LOVE

oh

yes

Love

and

all is well again,

all is definitely well.

Love and fear are opposites…

let the fear pass through my body

as it seems to have stored up after 44 years

so when it  comes up out of the cells

and body,

I say hi fear,

feel it,

and no it isn’t easy to feel it and allow it

because I contract and become it,

yet I

acknowledge it,

breathe deeply

and watch it pass.

I end this fear rant

with my all-time favorite quote on fear said by some writer in the UK, I believe,

“FEEL THE FEAR AND DO IT ANYWAY!”

A friend mentioned  that his

guts and head were uneasy and

not in agreement with his heart.

Well, the heart rules, I tell you,

go with the heart.

The heart is the core of our essence,

where our intuitive or subconscious self is alive and well

and knows all the answers.

Ask the heart  a question.

Leave it be for spell.

The answer will come in some form

in its own time…a few days or so…

Listen to that.

Listen to that!

The truth of  the heart shall set us free

(but first it might piss us off as a friend often puts it).