Yes With Joy

So many of us are stuck in what we don’t have that we focus on the negative and forget to build dreams. Fortunately, what we focus on is what we get.  We get to choose.  If you want to focus on the mundane, everyday responsibilities that bog you down and very often lead to a bad case of the blahs, you can.  Or you can turn the blahs into ahs and focus on what you want.  The first step is to dream.

What feelings do you want to have?  Do you want to feel happy, successful, challenged, loved or rested?  What do you want to do?  What if there were no limits?  What if you had all the money, time, energy, and health you could ever want?  Then what?  What do you want out of life?  What if…?

As you think of everything, write it down.  It doesn’t matter if it’s a list, a mind map or even a collage of pictures and words.  The important thing is to expand your thinking.  Expand the possibilities.  The act of writing it down gives it validity and tells the universe, “This is what I want.”

Do you want a diamond ring?  Do you want your neighbors to talk with you?  Do you want people to stop fighting?  Do you want to visit all seven continents? Do you want a better relationship? Do you want to learn five different languages? Do you want to ride a horse?  Do you want to improve the educational system?

Don’t worry about how it will get done.  The how will actually show up if you let go of chasing it.  The purpose of this exercise is to just imagine all that is possible.  It’s that simple.

I did this yesterday and then again today.  Already I feel more excited for life.  I watched less TV (as in none).  I went to the beach and enjoyed an hour of sunshine with a friend and my dog. Yesterday, I ran into a cousin of mine and as we were talking, something he said created an aha moment for me and I got a really great idea.  Today, I woke up dreaming about something that inspired me, which coincidentally was related to the aha moment from yesterday.

For right now, I don’t have to do anything other than dream build on the idea.  The action will come.  But for now the action is dream building.  I’m moving to the ahs.

(Hey did you notice how close ahs sounds to Oz?  Maybe that’s what L. Frank Baum was writing about in The Wizard of Oz.  Interesting thought.)

A former client’s husband saw a rainbow. I’m sure you are asking why this is such a big deal. But, what you don’t know is the backstory.

Last summer, this man’s wife was dying and I was playing with her energy to help her be more comfortable. As so often happened, we started talking. One time, it was about her impending death. I asked her to come up with a sign that would let her husband know when she is around after her death. They decided on three different signs – white roses, his keychain, and rainbows. The idea was to have a touch point to help him.

Well about a month later (after she had died), he texted me: “Not sure if u remember the rainbow discussion, but I saw the most magnificent rainbow this morning as I turned onto the Edens [a highway]. And then when I looked to follow the rainbow to the other end, I saw a United jet flying thru the center of it.”

This gave me chills. Not only was his former wife “appearing” thru the rainbow, but she had worked for United Airlines. He felt connected. He felt her love. He felt “over the rainbow.”

I love it when a plan comes together.  Better yet, I love it when I know what the plan is. Have you ever noticed in hindsight all the signs that were there, but didn’t seem important at the time?  Last week the signs came to a climax (or at least I hope that was the climax.)

A year ago, I had the thought that I’d like to retake the level three class for Matrix Energetics…you know, to brush up on what I’ve forgotten and to learn more.  At least I thought this was the reason.  This wasn’t a big sign, but it was a possible lifesaver.

Three months ago, I met a new guy and we really hit it off.  He lives in Florida, so I decided to take the level three class in Fort Lauderdale.

Three weeks ago, I had a day when my heart wouldn’t slow down after exercising.  The chiropractor gave me potassium/magnesium to help.  By the time I got home, I didn’t need it any more and didn’t even open the bottle.  I even had the idea to bring it with me to Florida, but didn’t.  My mistake.

A week ago, my uncle had a massive heart attack.  He’s out of ICU and doing better.

Six days ago, I was in my level three class learning about the magic circle and triangle, then went up to the room and my boyfriend didn’t look right.  He joked that he’d either popped a rib or was having a heart attack.  As a retired chiropractor, I figured he knew what was what.  So, I matrixed the situation until his rib felt better.  He felt great overall, more peaceful in fact, so we went out to lunch.

That night at dinner, he started to sweat profusely and was nauseous.  (Thankfully, I’d read somewhere that these are heart attack symptoms, but I let the retired doctor take the lead.)  We went it back to the hotel where he rested.  Then he stood up, tilted and passed out.  I quickly matrixed him (only about 5 seconds worth) with what I’d learned that day, and then called 911.

Luckily, he came to very quickly and the paramedics* arrived to help.  The EKG was normal and his blood pressure was low/normal.  He refused a trip to the hospital, saying it was probably just dehydration and then asked me if I’d brought any potassium.  Oops.  Did Matrix Energetics really help?  Did I save him?  I don’t know.  But the energy shifted enough to allow a better outcome.

After another day of resting, he felt much better and we drove to his home in Tampa.  He immediately took this experience as a sign and started changing his habits…less soda and food…more water.  And he’s checking in with a cardiologist this week.

So, when you hear that voice in your head, which comes across as a thought or a feeling, follow it.  The universe is giving you a sign even if you don’t know the significance of the sign.  I’ve figured out that every time the voice said do “X” and I said “no” it was a mistake.  From now on, I’m saying “yes.”

*Thank you Broward County paramedics.  You were great!

Update:  It turned out that he displaced four ribs.