Well, I’ve been in Las Vegas for a couple of hours and so far, so good. What an amazing day I had!

In keeping with my theme of belief, I listened to and practiced the exercises in Esther and Jerry Hicks CD — Ask & It is Given Part II – The Processes.

If you haven’t heard of Esther and Jerry Hicks, some say that they were the originals in the concept of Law of Attraction. Abraham is a collective name for the spiritual entities that are channeled through Esther. Now whether you believe in channeling or not, the messages are clear, practical and inspiring.

You see, Abraham just wants us to feel good — since when we are feeling good, we are not only at our best, we are connected with who we truly are.

Think about it…how do you feel when you’re feeling good? Imagine a time when you last felt really good — what was that like? What were you thinking? What emotions did you have? How did you interact with others?

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Most likely, you were more open, more at peace and comfortable with who you are.

In The Processes, Esther and Jerry Hicks (via Abraham) give us several excersizes to help us move our energy down a scale of 22 emotions. The idea is that it’s too difficult to jump from Depression (at #22) to Joy (at #1) — so instead, it might be easier just to pick a thought that feels better. So if you’re depressed, it might feel better to be angry.

If you try to jump to joy when you are depressed, you might end up feeling more depressed because it feels too difficult to think thoughts of joy from a depressed emotional state. Inch by inch, you focus on moving your energy down the scale to joy.

In project management and time management, we’d call that “chunking down.” You know how huge projects with a lot of action items can sometimes seem overwhelming? Well, if you get wrapped up in overwhelm, it’s possible you could end up doing nothing…and feeling bad. But if you chunk it down and focus on each individual task, you can create mini-goals that are much easier to tackle and achieve. Pretty soon, you’ve finished the project with no overwhelm!

So here are a few lessons from my trip from my little rural town of 1,400 people to Las Vegas….

Lessons From My Trip

  1. When You Express Gratitude for What is, You Can Drop the Stress
    Beauty was everywhere today as I drove the 1.5 hours to the airport. The stress I felt yesterday — packing, getting my healthy food ready, finishing my articles and coaching work — all melted away.

    It was raining and misty, typically not my favorite driving weather. But I found myself marveling at the beauty of every shade of green that dotted the White Mountains. Little buds expressing themselves in the dawn of Spring. This is when I knew I loved my home. This is when I became grateful for my 1.5 hour trip to the airport.

    It suddenly occurred to me as I wound my way through the mountains that all this pre-trip stress is pretty ridiculous.

    Because somehow, it always gets done. And I always make my flight. And I remember all my stuff (usually). So what’s the purpose of the stress but to make me feel wound up and…bad? Somehow I had to speak this simple realization aloud, so I paused the CD and called Joel to tell him I was through with pre-trip stress. What this really means is that he’ll be “kind” enough to remind me if I fall into the trap next time. :)

  2. When You Feel Good, You Attract Great Experiences
    So the plane was relatively uncrowded and I sat in an aisle seat with the middle seat empty. I spent the flight writing health articles, taking on the energy of the plane and flying through my words. In a short time, I was finished and ready to enjoy my weekend work-free.

    This is when I began talking to the woman next to me, who I noticed had an I Can Do It folder. So we struck up a nice conversation, found out we were both writers and made a great connection. She asked for my card and we have plans to get in touch. I used to fly A LOT when I was in my corporate job and I’d be so contracted and closed that I rarely wanted to talk to any strangers on a plane.

    Now I find myself talking to strangers and having wonderful conversations. I have gotten clients during every conference I attend, with no effort. This was never my goal and I’m realizing it’s happening because I’m having fun, feeling open and genuinely interested in the people I’m meeting.

    When I do what I love, I feel good — and going to these high energy events feels wonderful to me. When we feel good, we attract others.

  3. You CAN Laugh, Even If there are Bugs in Your Room
    Okay, this one was a BIG mistake on the part of my hotel. I’m in a suite with a kitchen (so I can cook yummy Body Ecology meals and invite my friends over for dinner — Louise Hay may be coming tomorrow if she has time after her filming!).

    I’m also on the first floor.

    The people seemed nice, everyone was helpful as I dragged my bags to my building. When I walked in, there was the flashing message light…hmmm, friends calling to solidify plans?

    No, in fact, it was maintenance leaving a message for a departed guest saying this: “I’m calling because you had said you saw bugs in the room and wanted to know if you would like me to come and exterminate.”

    NOT what I expected as a greeting.

    I stopped for a moment and thought about whether I should unpack, should look for signs of bugs…and what KIND of bugs? Are we talking little bugs or roaches?

    That’s when I started to laugh. I decided that I’m going to manifest a bug-free weekend, even if I am on the first floor of a suite in hot Las Vegas! And guess what? I haven’t even been tempted to look for a bug. Even when I saw the fly swatter in the closet (A fly swatter? That wasn’t listed in the amenities).

    No, this is not a bad hotel…it’s actually a great hotel chain, which is why I’m kindly not mentioning its name. :)

  4. Las Vegas is NOT Lost Wages…Unless You Want it to Be
    Southwest is a pretty funny airline. Lots of jokes to make everyone feel at ease and debunk the formal side of the older airlines. Instead of telling us to put our tray tables up and yaddah yaddah yaddah, our flight attendant sang us a rhyming ditty to the tune of “Deep in the Heart of Texas.” Cute.

    Then several times, she referred to Las Vegas as “Lost Wages.” Also cute. Except…our words are powerful. So I decided — in the spirit of creating beliefs that support me — that I was on my way to “Found Wages” instead. This immediately causes me to envision creating prosperity just from being here. How cool is that?

So while I’m sitting here, I’m totally grateful for my lessons today. I am grateful to be here.

Experiencing the feeling of gratitude is another way to raise your energy vibration and I can feel my heart opening just writing right now…and for that, I am grateful for you! Thank you for sharing your reading time with me.

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