1. constantly "clear" my self mentally, emotionally, psychically; watch out for and stop error thoughts, expose them to the Light, and transform them into loving, positive thoughts;
2. stay, soak, bask in Gratitude Mode, so the world's so-called "realities" don't get to me and my joy, as i begin to more consciously manifest now my desired realities;
3. revel in my perfect weight of 136 pounds, and the truth that anything more is not me, so they just fall off quickly and effortlessly ( : > yes, im serious, too.);
4. order and eat what i truly want to eat, and stop eating my children's leftovers. (i started yesterday, see?)
follow my joys;
take good care of my self, love and respect my self in all ways;
grow into my goddessness as i was always meant to be!!!
Saturday, December 31, 2005
Friday, December 30, 2005
Another Reason to Avoid TV
i stopped watching tv around 5 years ago, and ive been happier since then.
first, i stopped watching by default, because the ex hogged the tv and the sofa and i didn't like the programs he was watching. then, our eldest grew old enough to wrestle the remote control away from her father when she could, so that doubled my competition. for peace and love, i turned to reading and rereading my collection of books instead, and writing down my thoughts alone in the bedroom. i never knew that was a blessing in disguise.
i gradually learned what a bunch of drivel we're all fed when we watch tv, especially when we watch tv too much. little by little, you give away your own power over your own mind, what thoughts to think, because tv thinks for you, and feeds you ideas in a way that lulls you into acquiescence, because of the lack of true human interaction and discourse.
but here's another reason not to watch tv which i came across just now in one of the free newsletters i subscribe to:
*****
For years, ETR has been trying to convince you to drastically limit the hours you spend watching TV. Not only does it waste time and lull your brain into a false sleep ... it is also slowly but surely eating away at your bank account.
first, i stopped watching by default, because the ex hogged the tv and the sofa and i didn't like the programs he was watching. then, our eldest grew old enough to wrestle the remote control away from her father when she could, so that doubled my competition. for peace and love, i turned to reading and rereading my collection of books instead, and writing down my thoughts alone in the bedroom. i never knew that was a blessing in disguise.
i gradually learned what a bunch of drivel we're all fed when we watch tv, especially when we watch tv too much. little by little, you give away your own power over your own mind, what thoughts to think, because tv thinks for you, and feeds you ideas in a way that lulls you into acquiescence, because of the lack of true human interaction and discourse.
but here's another reason not to watch tv which i came across just now in one of the free newsletters i subscribe to:
*****
For years, ETR has been trying to convince you to drastically limit the hours you spend watching TV. Not only does it waste time and lull your brain into a false sleep ... it is also slowly but surely eating away at your bank account.
The 2005 J.D. Power & Associates Residential Cable/Satellite TV Customer Satisfaction Survey reports that satellite subscribers pay an average of $57.72 a month and cable subscribers shell out an average of $58.51. That's about $700 a year squandered on mind-numbing, nattering drivel.
If you were to invest that money and get a 15% return, you'd have close to $7,000 in five years. Keep stowing that $700 away, and in 25 years you'd have close to $200,000! With that kind of money, you could buy a Ferrari F430 Spider, pay off your child's med school loans, or enjoy a much more comfortable retirement.
- Suzanne Richardson
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nice food for thought, huh, but it still doesn't beat reclaiming your own mind from the clutches of mass-produced mindlessness.
Thursday, December 29, 2005
shhhhh....
there's another thing i learned today when i was at the spa.
i rarely weigh my self on scales since ive learned to love my body for what it is, but today i was curious.... and SHOCKED.
i tipped the scales at 160 pounds!!!
ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY UNBELIEVABLE POUNDS.
omigod. how can this be? i've always felt and looked like a 136-pounder, for my tall-for-an-Asian height, and have always thought of my body as voluptous and delicious : >, and a young attractive, twenty-something man at the boat terminal even flirted with me today (not my type, though, so i quickly created lots of space between us heheh)... but 160 pounds sounds HUMONGOUS and UNFEMININE!!! : ( : ( : (
while my eyes were closed and my body was being massaged, i knew enough not to lambast my self with negative and accusing self-talk again. at least, i had the good sense to decide that whatever i want next for my body, i will go about it by treating my body with respect and love, and not force it to fit some mass-produced template of what a woman's body should "ideally" weigh, or else, my body will of course obey and weigh less, but it will also feel more unloved than loved.
so, i coined this affirmation for my self for 2006, after computing that i would need to lose at least 2 pounds a month over one year to go back to 136 pounds....
I revel in my perfect weight of 136 pounds! Anything more is not me, and just falls off quickly and effortlessly.
heeehee (grinning ear to ear)... well at least my body agrees with that, does not feel insulted that it is being asked to weigh less, and more importantly, does not feel any less loved at all!
i rarely weigh my self on scales since ive learned to love my body for what it is, but today i was curious.... and SHOCKED.
i tipped the scales at 160 pounds!!!
ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY UNBELIEVABLE POUNDS.
omigod. how can this be? i've always felt and looked like a 136-pounder, for my tall-for-an-Asian height, and have always thought of my body as voluptous and delicious : >, and a young attractive, twenty-something man at the boat terminal even flirted with me today (not my type, though, so i quickly created lots of space between us heheh)... but 160 pounds sounds HUMONGOUS and UNFEMININE!!! : ( : ( : (
while my eyes were closed and my body was being massaged, i knew enough not to lambast my self with negative and accusing self-talk again. at least, i had the good sense to decide that whatever i want next for my body, i will go about it by treating my body with respect and love, and not force it to fit some mass-produced template of what a woman's body should "ideally" weigh, or else, my body will of course obey and weigh less, but it will also feel more unloved than loved.
so, i coined this affirmation for my self for 2006, after computing that i would need to lose at least 2 pounds a month over one year to go back to 136 pounds....
I revel in my perfect weight of 136 pounds! Anything more is not me, and just falls off quickly and effortlessly.
heeehee (grinning ear to ear)... well at least my body agrees with that, does not feel insulted that it is being asked to weigh less, and more importantly, does not feel any less loved at all!
a date with my self
after going to another city in the next island this morning to collect the corporate registration papers for our family's newly-formed export corporation, i spent the rest of the day dating my self.
well, the date already started with the boat trip, when i spent the hour-long ride to and another hour-long ride back reading up on Chapter 4 of The Attractor Factor instead (another blog to follow on my learnings and insights on this...)
when i arrived early afternoon, i proceeded to go to my favorite spa for a swedish massage with aromatherapy. however, the receptionist said i had to wait for 20 minutes as they were still full, so i decided to go downstairs and treat my self to a late lunch of calzone and a mango caramel frappe (instead of my usual cappuccino) at my favorite cafe.
after the spa, i treated my self to an early dinner at my favorite small family restaurant with green iced tea and a "ClearWater City Caesar's Salad" (actually, it was just lettuce and croutons and cheese and bacon bits, with salad dressing... heehee... but i felt like an elegant independent woman treating my self to something i usually don't order, as i let my kids order first and i just eat their leftovers, to save on expenses... : ( .... hmmmm, enough of that poverty mentality!, the goddess in me pouts. you are a goddess, remember, so treat your self like one!).
anyway, i decided on treating my self today, especially with my aunt's bonus christmas gift (yeah sure, treat your self only when you have extra... that's not the goddess way to be! goddesses treat themselves ALL THE TIME, and the magical blessings follow!), and also because i needed a break from the kids, after staying cooped with them at home for almost two weeks now this christmas vacation...
then, too, i wanted to celebrate the end of my major cleaning and reorganizing chores. : ) the article i just read now affirms how clearing out space physically is a good step in bringing more good into your life! : )
my physical cleaning also jives with my conscious intent now to emotionally and psychically "get clear", even if it's the only thing i will accomplish for the entire 2006. and yes, i feel freer, even with just the physical cleaning, and more ready now to work on my other cleaning projects. : )
then, too, there are like 10 other work-related and freelance-related things i need to finish, in the remaining 4 days of this christmas "vacation". sigh.
i needed this special date with my self today just to keep on keeping on.
God help me use my renewed energies now to wipe all these To Dos out before i officially go back to work again!!!
well, the date already started with the boat trip, when i spent the hour-long ride to and another hour-long ride back reading up on Chapter 4 of The Attractor Factor instead (another blog to follow on my learnings and insights on this...)
when i arrived early afternoon, i proceeded to go to my favorite spa for a swedish massage with aromatherapy. however, the receptionist said i had to wait for 20 minutes as they were still full, so i decided to go downstairs and treat my self to a late lunch of calzone and a mango caramel frappe (instead of my usual cappuccino) at my favorite cafe.
after the spa, i treated my self to an early dinner at my favorite small family restaurant with green iced tea and a "ClearWater City Caesar's Salad" (actually, it was just lettuce and croutons and cheese and bacon bits, with salad dressing... heehee... but i felt like an elegant independent woman treating my self to something i usually don't order, as i let my kids order first and i just eat their leftovers, to save on expenses... : ( .... hmmmm, enough of that poverty mentality!, the goddess in me pouts. you are a goddess, remember, so treat your self like one!).
anyway, i decided on treating my self today, especially with my aunt's bonus christmas gift (yeah sure, treat your self only when you have extra... that's not the goddess way to be! goddesses treat themselves ALL THE TIME, and the magical blessings follow!), and also because i needed a break from the kids, after staying cooped with them at home for almost two weeks now this christmas vacation...
then, too, i wanted to celebrate the end of my major cleaning and reorganizing chores. : ) the article i just read now affirms how clearing out space physically is a good step in bringing more good into your life! : )
my physical cleaning also jives with my conscious intent now to emotionally and psychically "get clear", even if it's the only thing i will accomplish for the entire 2006. and yes, i feel freer, even with just the physical cleaning, and more ready now to work on my other cleaning projects. : )
then, too, there are like 10 other work-related and freelance-related things i need to finish, in the remaining 4 days of this christmas "vacation". sigh.
i needed this special date with my self today just to keep on keeping on.
God help me use my renewed energies now to wipe all these To Dos out before i officially go back to work again!!!
Wednesday, December 28, 2005
blessings flow
ive just finished my cleaning, filing and organizing, and i texted my sister to ask if her daughter would like my old collection of Nancy Drew and Sweet Valley High books which id like to give away. she promptly texted back to say that Aia would love it, as much as Aia and her two other siblings loved the gifts i gave them last Christmas. my sister had a sweet way of describing what i did, of all the gifts they received, they loved yours best. you know their heart.
my heart further warmed to that, doubling my joy from just giving freely and with as much thought and care as i could. i feel blessed knowing i made my nieces and nephew really happy with their gifts.
***
and then, my aunt's secretary in cebu called me to say that my aunt, who's based in new jersey, but who has her export company in cebu, is sending each of us (including the kids) 500 bucks (10 dollars) each as Christmas gifts, through my bank account.
sure, it isn't much, but it's still a happy and surprise blessing. where i live, that's already worth a 2-hour spa massage session and a really rich and frothy cappuccino afterwards! : )
***
thank You, God, for these blessings too!
my heart further warmed to that, doubling my joy from just giving freely and with as much thought and care as i could. i feel blessed knowing i made my nieces and nephew really happy with their gifts.
***
and then, my aunt's secretary in cebu called me to say that my aunt, who's based in new jersey, but who has her export company in cebu, is sending each of us (including the kids) 500 bucks (10 dollars) each as Christmas gifts, through my bank account.
sure, it isn't much, but it's still a happy and surprise blessing. where i live, that's already worth a 2-hour spa massage session and a really rich and frothy cappuccino afterwards! : )
***
thank You, God, for these blessings too!
Finding Your Area of Excellence
from Farrah Gray, founder of Farr-Out Foods, who made his first million at age 14 (he said you have to find your area of excellence and ask your self these questions):
1. What do you do best? What comes easily to you but harder for others?
for me, it's communicating, particularly writing-- making the complex, easy to understand; finding meaning in apparent confusion, bringing out truths in a way that touches people directly and deeply, that people can quickly and easily relate with
2. What would you do year after year even if you never got paid for it?
writing
3. How can you be of service to others?
teaching, guiding; bridging gaps, promoting better understanding among peoples
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there, i go.
1. What do you do best? What comes easily to you but harder for others?
for me, it's communicating, particularly writing-- making the complex, easy to understand; finding meaning in apparent confusion, bringing out truths in a way that touches people directly and deeply, that people can quickly and easily relate with
2. What would you do year after year even if you never got paid for it?
writing
3. How can you be of service to others?
teaching, guiding; bridging gaps, promoting better understanding among peoples
*****
there, i go.
Tuesday, December 27, 2005
Phishing
it is funny how the mind works. even very simple, seemingly insignificant questions get answered, when asked in a state of mental clarity and calmness...
i was going through my old files yesterday to rearrange them in my shelves, and i came across an old folder with printouts on how the Web works, how to design web pages, etc., back in the days (1997) when the web was still new to the public and i was also also a newbie to this entire computer Windows and Internet stuff.
as i mentioned in an earlier blog, cleaning stuff out brings me to an active meditative state, and my mind must have been so clear and focused when i wondered, my... the Web and i have come a long way since then... although there are still new things i have to learn and keep learning... like phishing... what does that mean?
well, just a few seconds ago, i opened my email and i get an advisory email from my bank, explaining to me what phishing is and how i need to watch out for it! : O
i was going through my old files yesterday to rearrange them in my shelves, and i came across an old folder with printouts on how the Web works, how to design web pages, etc., back in the days (1997) when the web was still new to the public and i was also also a newbie to this entire computer Windows and Internet stuff.
as i mentioned in an earlier blog, cleaning stuff out brings me to an active meditative state, and my mind must have been so clear and focused when i wondered, my... the Web and i have come a long way since then... although there are still new things i have to learn and keep learning... like phishing... what does that mean?
well, just a few seconds ago, i opened my email and i get an advisory email from my bank, explaining to me what phishing is and how i need to watch out for it! : O
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