How to Have Everything You’ve Always Wanted

 

                                                             Chewbacca needs a haircut. 

This is the trellis I mention in my booklet How to Have Everything You've Always Wanted. A little lady Kiwi grows on one side of the trellis, a male Kiwi on the other. Maybe I've kept them too far apart as we have no fruit. An Evergreen Clematis joins them on the left.

“And what would you do,” the Master said unto the multitude, If God spoke directly to your face and said, ‘I COMMAND THAT YOU BE HAPPY IN THE WORLD AS LONG AS YOU LIVE,’ What would you do then?

 

”And the multitude was silent, not a voice, not a sound was heard upon the hillsides, across the valleys where they stood.”--Richard Bach, Illusions

 

 

Thank God it’s Raining!

The sky opened up last night and dropped buckets of water. Zeus was on a rampage with his thunderbolts flashing our backyard like we had flood flights with an electrical problem. Lafayette barked almost non-stop, and Sweetpea hid under the bed.

 

We let Lafayette, who typically sleeps either on the couch or with my daughter (She was working), come into our room as it comforted him to be next to us. 

 

This morning we have almost clear air. Whoopee. I bet the forest is breathing a sigh of relief, as are the animals, people, and fire-fighters.

 

Below is the Introduction to a booklet I put together this past week.

 

See if this is something that floats your boat.

 

·        It’s time we took our power.

 

·        It’s time we stopped being programmed by the news, the media, the pundits’, the propagandists, all those who want control. It's time for us to own up to the fact that we are put here for a reason.

 

Enough doom and gloom. We are the holders of the good stuff—let’s get with it.

 

How to Have Everything You’ve Always Wanted.

 

 

“It’s in every one of us to be wise, find your heart, open up both your eyes.” –David Pomeranz.

 

Introduction

 

Thank you so much for inviting me into your world.

 

Here we will learn how to rewire our brains to have the life we want, where we want, with whom we want, and doing what we want.

 

One thing I know for sure...

  

Living life on one’s own terms is the ultimate success.

 

I believe, as Zig Zigler said, “You were born to win, but you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.”

 

You may gag at the idea of having a positive conversation with yourself.

 

The idea of looking into a mirror and telling yourself you are great, incredible, and have confidence, might turn your stomach.

 

But listen to this:

 

“Somewhere deep inside, in a quiet, personal, and nonverbal place in our souls, we must believe that we’ve got something incredibly special and unique to offer.

 

Our conscious minds may differ; our inner editors may object; our inner children may throw up. But beyond all of the voices to the contrary, you must believe in this fundamental truth; you are unique.”—Don Hahn.

Book: BrainStorm, & producer of Disney’s The Lion King and Beauty and The Beast

 

 

Have you noticed that certain Success Principles appear in books such as The Magic of Believing, The Art of Attraction, The Secret, Awaken the Giant Within, Meet You At The Top, Think and Grow Rich, whew, and many others? All have a commonality.

 

They all believe in the power of the individual. They all believe in the power of thought.

 

They all believe that action as a part of the process.

 

They all believe in believing in yourself.

 

They all believe that invisible forces come to your aid once you begin.

 

And they all believe that once you clear away the debris lying in your psychological path, that greatness lies ahead.

 

 

Long ago, a wise man said, “As a man thinketh, so is he.” Another said, “Ask, and it shall be given. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it shall be opened to you.”

 

And what did we do?

 

We became sniveling shadows of that glorious being that resides within. We believed we couldn’t ask for what we want and have it given to us. We thought that only the masters could obtain that lofty goal. And so, we gave away our power to the others.

 

You might notice that throughout this booklet, I use quotes, most from esteemed people whom you know. Often, we depend upon the rich, famous, and successful in telling us what to do. We hang on their words because we think that since they have reached a pinnacle of success, they have answers we do not.

 

Perhaps they do. Indeed, stand on the shoulders of the ones who have gone before. Consider, however, instead of following the masters, ask the questions they asked.

 

We talk of a Higher Power, of the Universal Consciousness, the Force, the Great Spirit, God. We know that within our human body lies a wellspring of truth and power. That is where the masters got their power. And it is there for you.

 

Is it any wonder that we fell in love with a little nine-hundred-year-old green guru in Star Wars named Yoda?

 

“Fear is the path to the dark side… fear leads to anger…anger to hate…hate leads to suffering.

 

“Do, or do not. There is no try.”—Yoda.

 

I know there is a truth buried deep within me from old times, from ancient cultures, from present teachers, and my own experience. And I know we must share what we have gained from the privilege of living on this beautiful planet. (If you don’t value this planet, watch “This Strange Rock” on Netflix and see how our earth daily fights for us.)

 

After a while, we see each other for who we are—we are The Wayfinders.

 

While I love motivational speakers and hold dear wise words from people more learned than me, I know that most people do not have an Instagram life. All of our pictures aren’t rosy, and all of our experiences aren’t grand. 

 

We see so many photo shopped images; it’s hard to tell the untouched from the touched. Most of us don’t have the bodies, face, skin, or hair of those beautiful people we see presented on media sites. (And don’t read fashion magazines, it will just make you feel ugly–unless you are the enlightened soul l think you are and can see behind the makeup,) 

 

When Lucy Hone’s spoke on Ted Talk about “Resilient People,” she asked her audience questions such as, “Have you ever had your heart broken?” “Have you ever been in an accident, had surgery, broken a bone, know someone who had cancer. watched a loved one die?” Soon the entire audience was standing. 

 

While some people walk on hot coals to prove then can, most everyone has walked through life’s fire.

 

Therefore, our mission, should we choose to accept it, is to learn some mastery skills.

 

I do not promise anything on these pages except mastery over Life (Haha, I’m kidding.) I’m offering a romp through some experiences, insights, and stories that shine light in dark places and glow brilliantly on others.

 

If you are drawn to this site, I suspect that you, too, are a Wayfinder.

 

 

At the beginning of my 2018 Day Planner, I taped this message:

 

A rite of passage lies ahead.

 

It could and should usher you into a more soulful way of living. I’m pleased to report that this transition won’t require you to endure torment, confusion, or passive-aggressive manipulation. In fact, I suspect it could turn out to be among the most graceful orders you’re ever experienced, a prototype for the type of breakthrough I hope will become standard in the months and years to come.

 

Imagine being able to learn valuable lessons and make critical transitions without the product of woe and gloom.

 

Imagine being able to say, as musician P.J. Harvey said about herself. 

 

“When I’m contented, I’m more open to receiving inspiration. I’m most creative when I feel safe and happy.”

 

--Aquarius, Freewill Astrology, Rob Brezsky, Jan. 15, 2018

 

I hope this applies to both of us.

 

Be well.

Be happy.

Know that you are loved.

Jo

 

P.S. I'm excited about How to Have Everything You've Always Wanted (Only seven Chapters, 9, 998 words).

•    ​It's time we started having fun.
•    It's time we stopped the gloom and fear.
•     It's time to come into our own, to get, do, and have our heart's desire.
•     It's time we recognized the powerful beings that we are.

​Wonder how?

​Read this book.

​It will cost you an exorbitant sum of $2.99. 

Two dollars and ninety nine cents, for everything you want? 

G-o-l-l-y!

See, I didn't make you read a mile of text before I gave you the price. When you get everything you want, send me a tip. Oh, wait, by then I will have everything I want and I won’t need it. 

​I'll want to know how you got your stuff, what you did to get it, and I intend that you are one happy dude when you write to me.

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 P.S. Do you read the side bars? Hubby says he doesn't. Go to the side bar to read about Where The Tigers Belch.

 

 

 

The Harder We Try, the Worse We Do the Thing

 

                                                                               Morning on the McKenzie

When I was 13-year-old my folks, and I drove through the McKenzie River area, and my mother raved for years after. She thought that drive was the most beautiful she had ever seen. She came from Illinois, not mountainous or cascading river-laden. We lived in The Dalles Oregon, on the Eastern side of the Cascade Mountain Range. That mountain range serves as a rain shadow, causing rain to fall on the western side, but not the eastern. We lived on the eastern side, where the vicinity is barren and dry nine-tenths of the year. (Oh, but the springs were glorious during cherry blossom and wild-flower time.) However, McKenzie’s green was to dry vegetation eyes like a camel driver’s to an oasis. The McKenzie River is one reason my husband and girls moved to Oregon. When we visited from California, I said I hadn’t been to Oregon until I saw the McKenzie.

 The McKenzie River area is on fire.

I awakened three days ago to see the sky golden, with a rosy glow I had never seen, as though someone had shined a spotlight on a treasure-chest of gold with a few rubies in the mix.

I called to my grandson,” Come look at this, it’s gorgeous.”

I thought there was a little smoke in the air from field burning, along with the glow of sun-rise.

 Wrong.

 When I heard about the fire, I dropped into grief. Our beautiful McKenzie River!? (The river will survive, it’s the forest that’s falling, and people are losing their homes.)

 I felt as stupid as the dinosaurs in a cartoon watching a comet barreling toward Earth, and them awestruck they let out an, “Ah.”

 At noon, the kitchen window was black as night unless you got real close and looked into the backyard. You could almost see the yard.

Wildfires are raging many places in Oregon and California. Three days later the sky is socked in with gray, and Junction City found another reason to close up shop, and tell people to stay inside. They say that global warming is causing more fires than in the past.

 Pray for the Earth and its people.

Here’s what I intended to blog today. Oh, you know what? I read this morning that people like VLOGGING more than blogging. Vlogging is Video blogging--that word sounds more like what we have outside. 

And here I am dealing with little old-fashioned words.

 

But, here they come:

When you hear "Ask, and You Shall Receive," don't you say, "Hey, I've been asking, I've been working, where's my stuff?"

 

"Take the piano teacher, for example. He always says, 'Relax, relax.' 

'But how can you relax while your fingers are rushing over the keys? Yet they have to relax. The singing teacher and the golf pro say exactly the same thing. And in the realm of spiritual exercises, we find that the person who teaches mental prayer does too. We have somehow to combine relaxation with activity…

 

"What has to be relaxed is the personal self, the self that tries too hard, that thinks it knows what is what, that uses language. …We have this curious fact of the law of reversed effort: the harder we try, the worse we do the thing." —Aldous Huxley*

 

I have heard this concept from many people that the harder we push against something, the more it pushes back…and it has mystified me.

 

They say to work hard. To aim for your goal. The Universe likes action, and then comes the conundrum of the thing resisting you.

 

Have you gotten it? Do you know what I'm talking about?

 

Okay, take a day where you are out of sorts. Does the day go well for you? Not me. I drop things, I get frustrated that it takes three times to get anything done. Once you get a momentum going, it keeps on going downhill. Once a teacher said that you can have anything you want as long as you don't want it. 

 

That totally annoyed me.

 

He didn't explain it well. In a way, he was right, but not in a helpful way.

 

You should want the thing. You can't help but want it. Wanting is a part of being human, and we ought to want, desire, have goals, and projects to complete. It's the juice that runs us. And don't think it's not spiritual to want. That's crazy.

 

Think of Walt Disney, he said to have a dream bigger than you are. He began the Florida Disney World but didn't live to see it completed. Don't be afraid to dream big.

 

I get it about the thing you want pushing back.

 

Let's see if I can explain it. One way of looking at it is that much is accomplished with a glad heart.

 

When you tighten up, grip until your temples are pulsing, when you get angry that what you want continues to stay out-of-reach. The very thing you are asking for either eludes you or accomplishing it takes about as much work as pushing a piano through a transom. 

 

Jim Carrey said it quite succinctly, "As far as I can tell, it's just about letting the Universe know what you want, then working toward it while letting it go of the how it comes to pass."

 

The teacher Abraham admonishes us to get into a happy place before asking for what you want or beginning your work. Think of a painter; it appears that somehow their emotions get painted into the picture? So, it is with musicians. T

 

As we have a momentum happening with an out-of-sorts-day, we can have a momentum happening with a Glad-day. Your day is perking along; you're happy. The next thing goes well, you're rolling, and your day ends with you happy as a puppy with a bone. I know it's easy to be upbeat when things are working. It's not so easy when things aren't going according to plan. 

 

The WORK is getting ourselves out of the slump, not pushing harder at the thing we want or do not want. (Except maybe fires.)

 

You know how it feels, it's like holding something with a gentle hand. You want the thing, you asked for it, now allow it to come to you. 

 

 

I hope you can tap into the magic of this transition to let go and embrace change. Plan for your future adventures - there is no reason to delay them, even though none of us even really know if we can make them happen. 

 

 Planning for them sends out a signal that you're ready and committed, which opens many unseen doors. –Caz Makepeace

 

I've continued daily to do my "30 things I love" exercise, and understand why it's 30 instead of one, two or three. You get into a roll. I've noticed, too, that soon I'm loving things that haven't come to pass yet, like "I love that my leg is healing."

 

Carry on with love from Jo

 

 

 

*(Aldous Huxley motivated me to talk about my experience with vision training, so I'm looking to him for more information. I'm writing a booklet on vision training for those interested, as thanks for their many requests. )