MUSING: Our Tony Soprano Camping Trip

Memories of our Tony Soprano Camping Trip in Medford, Oregon.

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Sonia

Crater Lake, Oregon

Hiking

Yerba Mate and Fruit Loops

Biking at Lake of the Woods

Camping Kitty

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ARTICLE: Give First

We tend to have it all backwards. When we want something we seek to get it. But in seeking to get something we are actually pushing the thing we want away from us. This is because in looking to get, we are telling the Universe, "I lack this thing."

The Law of Attraction tells us like attracts like. So, if your vibration is one of wanting and lacking, you will attract more wanting and lacking. The solution is to flip your approach!

Next time you find yourself wanting to get something, experiment with giving first. Whenever you think of something you want, something you lack, something you wish to get - STOP - and find a way to give it first.

If you want more affection from your mate, stop looking for it and give it. If you want more money - stop - acknowledge how and where you do have it and give some away. If you want more time, give of your time.

Now here's the trick: You must have the right attitude. If all you do is go through the motions this will not work - at least not very well. The giving must be done freely. Get into your heart, stop to really acknowledge all that you have (sometimes it helps to remember that no matter how bad you think you have it, others have it worse), connect with your gratitude and give. Just GIVE with no expectation, with no strings attached. Offer your gift and release it to the Universe.

Try this for a month and see what happens. And don't be surprised when unexpected gifts of love, attention, time, support, or just what you need show up in your life.

ARTICLE: The Tao of Tony Soprano

My hubby and I have adopted what we call the Tao of Tony Soprano. It goes like this: When something "bad" happens, in our best New Jersey accent, we shrug our shoulders and say, "Waddaya gunna do?"
This is our way embracing a deeper, all-important and powerful metaphysical mind-set - that of surrender.

We left for our family vacation on Happy July 4th. Hooked up our travel trailer - our family's new toy - and headed out for our first "real" trailer vacation. Our friend's son is getting married in California on Saturday, so we decided to build a vacation around it - breaking up the drive from Oregon, camping before, during and after, seeing friends, biking and site-seeing.

Well, things got off to a good start. We left on time, arrived at our half-way point as planned, set up camp, and headed out for lunch and errands. Turns out the Universe had something else in mind for us.

Long story short, here we were in the parking lot of Walmart with a dead car, in 104 degree heat, on the 4th of July. As you might imagine no service departments were open for the holiday.

It would have been very easy to jump down the black-hole of doom and gloom - "Oh no! Our vacation is ruined!" But, Chris and I have learned better and we practiced all the things we've learned about manifestation - suspending judgment, making the best of it, and trusting that there is good in the situation even if we can't see it.

So, AAA towed us, we rented a truck, contacted our friends and family to give them a head's up and surrendered to the situation. Waddaya gonna do?

Fast-forward to the big news. Our new truck needs an new transmission. So, California has been cancelled and the wedding will be missed. Yes, this is a sad development, but of one thing I'm sure: If we had decided to dive into the black-hole of resistance and complaining, it probably would have been a lot worse.

It certainly could have been a lot worse! But, by surrendering and counting our blessings, we were taken care of: The campground accommodated us, the California campground gave us a full refund, the tranny replacement is covered by warranty, the car broke down in Walmart not while climbing a mountain pass with the trailer in tow, we had cell phones, reception and AAA, we found another truck to rent so we can still have a quality vacation and load up the bikes as planned, and I'm sure there are other blessings we don't and won't even know about.

ALL of us are blessed with total freedom. But the freedom does not come from controlling our circumstances so that we can feel better. The freedom comes from choosing to feel good under all conditions. It is in BEING peace, trust, safety, abundance and well-being FIRST,that we attract more peace, trust, safety, abundance and well-being!

Choose Your Reality!

Sonia

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MUSING: Confessions of a Metaphysical Life Coach

I have a confession to make. I have an ulterior motive for teaching people how to harness the power of the Law of Attraction. You see, to me the Law of Attraction is a doorway to bigger and better things. And those bigger and better things is what I’m really about.

When I first learned about the Law of Attraction some twenty years ago, I saw it as a way to make my dreams come true. Like many people, I wanted a lot. I thought that if I filled these wants, I'd be happy. However, as I started to reach my goals I learned that happiness did not come from their achievement. Happiness came through discovering who I needed to become in order to realize these goals.

Who did I become? I became more of my true Self. I became the ‘me’ that was lost beneath low self-esteem, fear, confusion, societal expectations and what the media portrays as reality. I discovered my own spirit. I discovered my truth. And I learned how to honor that truth. I realized that I had a purpose and that the only thing that would make me happy was to express that purpose.

My purpose is to help others remember, experience, and express their own divine nature. Therein lays my ulterior motive. Yes, I want you to make all of your dreams come true. But beyond that I’d like you to experience what I call Success for the Soul: the ability to have every aspect of your life become an honest expression of who you truly are and what you believe in.

We all have a purpose. Our purpose is the way we give. When we give, we are telling the Universe we have something to give. As we express more having, we experience having more. And as we have more and give more we bless our world with love, with abundance, with generosity and with healing. The pursuit of your dreams can be a vehicle for spiritual development. If you let your soul drive the bus of your life, it will guide you not only to personal fulfillment, but to your unique way of making the world a better place.

Choose Your Reality

Sonia

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