Gratitude

This morning I have been pondering all the things in my life I'm grateful for. It's amazing how abundant life becomes when you can spot those things of importance. The most significance is relationships. I'm not sure why I was so hesitant to connect with others, including my own husband and children. What a great journey I have been on and so blessed to have this time to learn more about how amazing my family and friends are. My gratitude is indescribable!!

Our children think it's a bit strange at times because that is not what they grew up with. I figured I was doing them a favor not connecting with them, thinking they would be disappointed in my short comings AND me a favor because then I wouldn't get hurt. Silly thoughts but they were very real.

In Napoleon Hill's book "Think and Grow Rich", one of his 6 fears... fear of loss of love. I would never have believed this was a strong driving force behind why I did what I did. The other big fear was .... fear of criticism. This one made sense, I grew up where I could do nothing right, according to everyone in my life such as; Teachers, Mother, Sister, Friends, Neighbors etc. I mean no one!!! I either talked to much or too little, did too much or to little, expected to do great in school but didn't, even my 7th grade choir teacher asked me in front of the class, "what in heaven's name are even doing in this class? You can't sing!" She suggested I not come back. Yes that is a true story.

It got so it became true for me as well. I self judged myself as never being good enough. When I married and started our family, this made more sense as to why I stayed back from connecting to those that matter most in my life. Those fears felt real and strong. HOWEVER, when I learned and understood more about what fears are and where they come from, I began to walk through the darkness as I started my new journey towards love and acceptance. First person being myself! I knew if I couldn't accept and love myself -- I knew I could not give what I didn't have!

This holiday season, give yourself the ultimate gift.... the gift of acceptance and love of who you are ... the good, bad and ugly!

Create yourself a fabulous day!

Jody

Intention or Expectation...you decide

We hear all the time from the Success Guru's to place your intention out there and it will come to you. You can expect a certain outcome if you declare your intentions. If it's that easy why doesn't everyone have all that they want? Here's a few secrets to the game.
Let's get straight on our definitions so we can all be on the same page.

In the Webster's dictionary the definitions go as follows...
Intention: a determination to act in a certain way
Expectation: : the act or state of expecting : anticipation

Based off these two definitions, side by side can anyone quickly determine why these two don't belong together? If you read my other post about 'Currents' in our life, it would be easy to spot. Intention is throwing an idea out to the Universe, God, whatever your belief is, to receive the result you are looking for, while Expectation is the under current throwing it back. Now can you see why they block each other out?

Now that we understand who and what they each mean, let's put it to work so we can start seeing the results we are seeking. You first have to know what you want to happen. Let's say you are seeking $100,000 in the next 90 days. In my business, that's easily attainable. You begin by sending out your Intention...I deposited $100,000 in my bank account on or before __________(date) you want this to happen. In 90 days nothing happens. WHY?

Expectations are the killer of all good intentions. Think about that last scenario, you intend to deposit $100,000 into your bank account on or before 90 days out. You expect that to happen because you fully believe it will. Ummm, you killed it before it even got out of the gate. Expectations come from how you see things happening. Your expectations come from your physical, logical side of how you determine how things will work. You work towards what you know.

Interesting how we look, interpret, and understand how life works. Be a follower to my blog and learn the secrets to getting what you want, sooner, faster, and more abundantly than ever!!!

Create yourself a fabulous day...


Jody