Day 30, Friday, September 18, 2009

LOVE IS a state of being...not a choice.

Thank God for the 100-day open-heart challenge. I noticed someone else in the network had an AHA moment yesterday and I have to say mine was the above understanding.

How could I not feel glorious today? I was able to make the leap from "LOVE IS where fear is not...where fear is not IS LOVE.", which is a true statement...but sort of to the next level as it is not the entire story. LOVE IS ALWAYS PRESENT...and thus, real. Fear is simply an illusion 'cuz if you take your attention off it, you find it disappears.

So, like I said yesterday, let me off the hamster wheel. I was thinking that at this point I built stepping off into something so huge that I feel like stepping off will be like a huge drop and something to fear...like I could somehow get hurt (which is sort of silly for I am divine and eternal) only to find the step down is only an inch or so. All that fear. All that worry.

You know just like love is always present, wealth is too. Love is abundant by definition. Same with health. Same with flowing and glowing well-being.

It's always here...always.

You know I had lunch with my friend yesterday and was talking about the decision I thought I had to make and how I just couldn't understand how I could continually tell and treat someone like I love them because I do, do, do and they just couldn't believe it because of their own definition and beliefs about love.

Have you every had that happen as you say something? It's almost like I wanted to yell out, "BINGO!" or "Yahtzee!" or "Ding, ding, ding!" Love is always present, health, wealth, beauty and every good thing that describes Divine LOVE. And it's almost like I keep asking for manifestations of Divine Love to show up in my life and they are here NOW, but I am not perceiving them. So, here is Divine LOVE practically yelling, "here, I am here, see me, I love you. I've always loved you. I'll keep on loving you until the end of time, which technically is never going to happen. So, get off the treadmill 'cuz there is nothing wrong with you and there technically is no one who can take away love from you or wealth or health or beauty except you."

I'd been calling it SELF eye-dentity theft. But I wasn't trusting my own unfolding. I bet it was a year ago where I had one of those AHA moments. I still have a landline at home. I'm not entirely sure why. I continue to contemplate getting rid of it. I think it's 'cuz I like its reception and I have it connected to one of those answering machines so I can screen calls.

Anyway, one day about a year ago someone left a message for Rosie. My name is Lori. It was so easy for me to simply flat-out, 100% tell myself "that's not me!" and be done with it. Don't look back. And it occurred to me that if I wanted to get off that hamster wheel then I would use that analogy for thinking about myself as I move forward as anything but the truth of my divine self.

Remember as Rumi said, "You are not just a drop in the ocean. You are the mighty ocean in the drop."

Last night I was so jazzed up with it all I could barely sleep.

I was so inspired I created a design in my head, but decided to wait until today to create it digitally.

You know when I first got on the spiritual path and I would read things like don't watch the news and stop gossiping and stuff like that because it affects your vibe, I was so into it at the time I remember thinking "what will I talk to people about then?"

And in this new level, part of me feels like if I don't have to worry about anything anymore and I know I don't need to be "fixed" or "healed" anymore, what will I do now? And/or what will I talk about with people now?

The thoughts flowed in something to the effect that now your motivation and desires will shift from fear-based and what do I have to do to survive to experiencing simply for the joy of it. "Let me try this. That was fun. Let me try that now." And so on.

Of course, I must "pimp" my new design here.

I think it is so interesting when we stop to really look at our beliefs and the like how so many are very contradictory and really not reasonable.

It's why I loved this saying when I saw it and it seemed to "beg" me to design something around it. The fact it involves promoting PEACE didn't hurt either.

"Fighting for peace is like screwing for virginity."

Enjoy!

And P.S. I'm still cleansing currency. I'm still about inspired giving. And I have started a new blog about t-shirt designing. So, if you design t-shirts, please contact me. I'd love to feature you in the blog.

And is this a coincidence? Don't tell me Divine Love doesn't love a great "wink" to us all. Tomorrow, through a friend of a friend, I will be digitally filming the grand opening of a place for all sorts of spiritually-based activities to take place in Beverly Hills. The name of the venue, Heaven on Earth. A sign?

Love to all and Namaste.



As mentioned earlier, the shirt shown below is the same design as the shirt above but tailored to those who like the designs on their t-shirts to be a little less out there.

LOVE IS where fear is not...where fear is not IS LOVE

Okay, I couldn't wait until tomorrow.

I came up with this saying 'cuz I noticed that despite being in the CCOR Open-Heart Challenge and how long I've been on this spiritual journey, I am still amazed at how much I find myself in fear in the present moment. And if I am in fear...am I in love? I don't think so.

And as I mention on my american well-being website, I feel it is helpful to have what I refer to as "touchstones". To me a touchstone is something that helps you remember something you are trying to remember or a goal or something like that.

Here's the design in BIG format:


Here's the design smaller, placed over the heart:


Here's a design that isn't all hearts and colorful, in case you don't go for that:


Remember I mention that when I create something like this it is as a touchstone. While I love MySoti, if you like the colorful with the hearts design and would like to be able to have it on stickers or buttons or things like that, then click here.

Enjoy.

Day 27, Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Congratulations to our niece, Cynthia, and her life partner, Mario, on the birth of their baby boy this AM.

So, I have something going on in my personal life and I am not thrilled about it and I am not sure what I think about it or what I desire to to about it and the like.

And even though I woke up yesterday with the Abraham-Hicks "how would I like it to be?" and remember I am a creator not a reactor...the thermostat not the thermometer, I don't feel I followed my advice too well yesterday. I had even made a decision and then was doubting it and sort of put it out to the universe, "if this happens then I'll do 'x' and if that happens then I'll do 'y'." Still, I don't want to make the decision.

It had me(plus, how long it took to edit the footage from the Belmont Shores Car Show for uploading to YouTube) in enough of a state that I didn't even Blog yesterday. I know...alert the media.

This morning I woke up and wanted to Blog immediately 'cuz it suddenly occurred to me that I was really, really off base from what I had intended and was blogging about from the beginning of this 100-day challenge.

It wasn't supposed to be about thinking or making any choice really except, love it...love it all. If something was coming up that I normally would label with my thoughts as something I don't like (which is resistance) my new way of training myself was to not resist it...not judge it...simply see it as something in my consciousness ('cuz even though it isn't appearing in me...the fact it is appearing in my consciousness means it is in my consciousness) that needs to be healed with my love for it. My divine love for it.

Remember: love is the most powerful and FREE solvent.

So, today I seek to be less about judging (it just may be so perfect what is going on and I don't know how) and more about loving...loving it all. And asking for forgiveness for any of my mistaken beliefs so they can be eradicated and replaced with divine love energy.

Even if I may never understand the real nature of it all, I choose to be grateful today for the CCOR 100-day open-heart challenge for helping me focus on training myself to be the me I really desire to be, which is more like and in harmony with my divinity, which I believe means I am love and I be and do what love would be and do.

I love you. I'm sorry. Please forgive me. Thank you.

P.S. I am still cleansing that currency every day and am all about inspired giving. If you still haven't checked this out, just go to http://www.friendsofthelawofattraction.com

Also, as promised I am including a look at my pastel Namaste t-shirt designs. Both are the same except one is placed Big on the front of the t-shirt and the other is placed small over the heart.

Day 25, Sunday, September 13, 2009

Well, 25% of the way through the 100-day open-heart challenge. Feelin' good and lovin' life.

Yesterday, I did a bit more blogging than I intended. I say "that's okay" 'cuz I was inspired to do so.

There's a Deepak Chopra quote, "When I see and feel the life beat of Spirit in every object, I evolve to a higher level of transformation called 'God Consciousness'."

I mention this 'cuz I know I've mentioned before that part of why I got on the spiritual path was to feel better about myself. And to be honest, to feel better about myself compared to others who weren't as spiritual as me. Like somehow that would give me favor with the Divine.

Only to find out that there isn't a single spiritual practice I can practice that can make me more spiritual than I already am. I was created spiritual and technically there is only spirit either in form or in potential.

I'd have to say that I used to have a much narrower view of love. I bring this up because today I accompanied my Uncle to one of his favorite things, a classic car show. The one in Belmont Shores, which is a neighborhood of Long Beach, California. And one of the best attended car shows of the season.

My uncle can tell you things about cars that I wouldn't even pretend to know...his knowledge almost encyclopedic. He'd probably be a great friend for Jay Leno.

Anyway, as we were driving back from the event I was thinking about how much love really was flowing and glowing at this event. Even if a lot of it was for seeming inanimate objects. For again, to believe the divine is not in every atom of energy seems to be another misconception.

Or to admire the beauty. Again, even though I am not a big fan of this kind of thing, I challenge anyone to look at some of the cars that were displayed and not just be blown away by the beauty of some of these amazing vehicles that have been loved and pampered by their owners.

I will leave it at that and send my uncle appreciation for sharing his love with me in this way.

P.S. I am still for currency cleanse and inspired giving. Both can be explored further by visiting http://www.friendsofthelawofattraction.com

Also, below is one of my favorite spiritually inspired t-shirt designs. Today, I include the design in primary colors with the choice of having it big on the shirt or smaller with over the heart placement. If you like the design, but are more inclined to pastel colors, that is what I will be including in tomorrow's blog.

A little blurb about my inspiration for the design. I love the meaning of the word namaste as it is a greeting to honor the divine in us all regardless of race, color, creed, etc. That is why I used multiple colors and multiple fonts. Enjoy.





As always, thank you so much for your time to read my blog and/or participate in currency cleanse, inspired giving or buying a t-shirt with one of my designs. Bless you and namaste.

you just never know

I watch Jimmy Fallon. I admit it. And I enjoy it. Last night, I was surprised to see he's already been on long enough to have @rustyrockets Russell Brand, back on the show. They talked about the first time he was on and how their Twitter experiment with a guy in the audience, @BryanBrinkman was going. They also suggested everyone watching deluge Bryan with nice tweets to see what happens.

So, I sent Bryan a tweet and checked out his page only to find out he is designing t-shirts. He started a Twitter hashable #DesignAShirtAWeek that I have now taken to the level of being a club, since I considered myself joining. You see, I, too, design t-shirts.

What is just wonderful, cool and I feel so appreciative for is by simply having some fun, I have heard of another internet venue that you can upload your designs to and sell t-shirts. And it is great 'cuz they are a little more interactive. They even include a way to insert the design into a blog. So, I thought, what the heck, I'll try that.

Not that I am able probably at this moment to give Bryan more exposure (and sort of as a thank you for all of this) than Jimmy Fallon, but here is his week two design.


Here is my answer and my first addition to the MySoti universe:


And my week two entrance (so I can be on par with Bryan now):


Thank you. I love you.

That's all.