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I have just republished a video, with abundance affirmations that you can say along to. When I reviewed my archives last week, I realized that there were 37 abundance affirmations embedded inside the video that I created some time ago. So I updated it with new soothing music, my website address and proceeded to type out the affirmations (I could not find my original source file) from the video.

And voila….here it is…..the video and the list of 37 abundance affirmations for your viewing and affirming….

List of 37 Abundance Affirmations

1. Whatever I can conceive, I believe.
2. If I see it in my mind, I am going to hold it in my hand.
3. I open myself to receiving abundance of the Universe.
4. The Universe provides me with all that I will ever need.
5. I am richly blessed.
6. I am love.
7. I am One with Spirit.
8. My higher self rules over my ego.
9. My spirit dances in step with joy in my heart.
10. I am whole and in perfect health
11. Every cell in my body vibrates with health and positive energy.
12. Beauty is the breath of my soul.
13. I see beauty everywhere I go.
14. I am financially wealthy!
15. Checks arrive in my inbox every single day.
16. My wealth grows in ever increasing amounts.
17. I love my car!
18. I live in the house of my dreams; in tranquil surroundings filled with love, a blessed family and happy kids!!
19. I attract love everywhere.
20. My relationships are harmonious!
21. I work as and when I want to, anywhere I want to.
22. My business is a resounding success!
23. I enjoy absolute freedom!
24. I experience the world in all its glory.
25. I have a wealth of fond memories.
26. My life is one big adventure.
27. I serve the community with love.
28. I help those in need.
29. My teachers inspire me to live in the now!
30. My inner home is a peaceful retreat, a storehouse of practical wisdom.
31. I celebrate life.
32. Inspiration flows easily to me.
33. Opportunities arrive at the right time in the right place
34. I am divinely guided in all that I do.
35. Miracles manifest everyday in wondrous ways!
36. My prayers are always answered, in support of my dreams!
37. Love and gratitude…Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Abundance Affirmation #24: I experience the world in all its glory!

Indeed my life is one Big Adventure (see also Abundance Affirmation #26)! In terms of travel, I have been lucky enough to have vacationed in many countries; including the United States, Mexico, Spain, England, France, Austria, Amsterdam, Italy, Australia, China, Thailand, Indonesia, and my neighboring country, Malaysia. Even then, I am not quite down yet with half the world yet.

Well, the June school holidays have just started! It is time for a family vacation again! I will be flying off to…..Tokyo this time (see my Travel Vision Board below). I confess to being a big Disney fan, so I will be there to visit Disneyland and DisneySea.

While there have been many times previously that I have traveled on budget, I am going to be holidaying in a little style this time….flying on the Airbus 380 with Singapore Airlines and staying in the luxurious Sheraton that is situated on a bay overlooking the ocean. My kids are also very excited about the trip!

I will be closing the comments box. I need to go pack! See you back here in another two weeks

Abundance Always,

Can there be more to “how to win the lottery” than simply a game of chance? Is luck the only factor in winning a lottery? Or can there be any truth to the often quoted saying by Roman Philosopher Seneca that “luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity”?

So, what if there are some things that you can do to increase your luck? Well, I decided to do some research on what else we can do win the lottery. In case you are not already aware, Singapore is gripped with lottery fever at this time of the year. The prize is a jackpot of S$10 million (or US$7.1 million). The draw date? This Friday – February 26, 2010 – at 9pm. Long queues are reportedly seen at every ticketing booth this week.

The Toto S$10 Milllion (US$7.1 Million) Hongbao Draw

The Toto Hongbao Draw is a festive event that many Singaporeans look forward to every Lunar New Year. Since its inception in year 2000, the Toto Hongbao Draw has created more than 44 millionaires.

Toto is another form of lottery, just like The Sweep or Scratchit or 4D. The popular draw uses the word “hongbao” to great effect. Hongbao or ang pow refers to a red packet containing money. It is a Chinese New Year custom for children or singles to receive a red packet for good luck. With a highly attractive S$10 million jackpot, many of us are lured into buying a ticket.

How to Win the Lottery or the Toto S$10 Million Hongbao Draw?

A ton of information on how best to win the lottery came up during my investigation. The following is a compilation of some of the answers….

1. Win the Lottery by Increasing Your Statistical Chance

Okay….it can be a challenge should you start to think about the statistical odds of winning. But my all inspiring message for you today is that “if you already think you are beaten, you will be”. So let us play to win in the game of life. Tip #1 is about taking some obvious actions with increasing your chance. This means taking time to pick the right numbers, sharing in a group and knowing the stats from previous winning numbers. The points are taken from this top video….

2. “How to Attract Wealth” Visualization

Tip #2 is a summary of tips about the use of creative visualization. You need to invoke the power of your imagination and indulge in your dreams. Whatever you can conceive in your mind, you can find it turning true.

I recommend using a framework for your visualization. One great one is with the principle of Be-Do-Have. What do you see yourself as being, having or doing with a lot of money? Visualize the life you would like to experience and associate yourself with the mental picture (“associate” is an NLP term to mean seeing yourself in the image conjured) with your feelings.

Do not worry about the how. Let the Universe take over. Also let go of all attachments and negative thinking. Never buy a lottery ticket when you have feelings of doubt, guilt or worry! Instead hold the ticket with joy, expectancy, belief and faith.

3. Win the Lottery by Aligning with Abundance

Let the lottery win be an indication of your alignment with Source! No one can teach us better about the power of attraction than Abraham Hicks. I highly recommend the following two videos that specifically shared about how to win the lottery….

The core message is about shifting the vibrational state of being. You need to become a vibrational match to your desires. Your desires need to be strong for them to be lined up for you. However, avoid resonating in lack. Instead, be open to different ways of attracting money. Winning the lottery is just one of the infinite ways that the Universe yields abundance to you.

Amplifying the well being that you already are will help you in making the shift. Hence, find the thought that makes you feel abundant even before the abundance comes. You need to be able to think of money as easily available as the air you breathe. You need to feel as if you are “over there” even while you are “over here” (go back to tip #2).

4. Win the Lottery by Hypnosis

Pick winning numbers with hypnosis. Get hypnotic suggestions embedded in your subconscious with this video….

More hypnosis downloads are available here.

5. Win the Lottery by Subliminal Messenging

Use this video with embedded subliminal messenging….

Don’t know what is subliminal messenging? Subliminal messages are positive affirmations sent directly to the subconscious, bypassing the more critical conscious mind. The subconscious then follows these commands to produce powerful changes. Get Subliminal Power which works by flashing positive affirmations unobtrusively around your computer screen while you work. Subliminal Power works only on the PC, though!

6. Win the Lottery by Creating a Wealth Vision Board

Triple your magnetic power with creating a vision board! A fengshui wealth vision board may just do the trick! My previous post also inspired Baker (see the photo that he sent me below) to create one. Thumbs up to taking action!!

7. Win the Lottery by Eliminating Money Beliefs

You will need to bust your money myths if you haven’t already worked on them. Having negative money beliefs can sabotage your best intents of winning the lottery. Here are some that you need to make sure that you do not have….

“I feel guilty if I should win the lottery.”
“The Universe wouldn’t give me something for nothing.”
“The only way to make money is through hard work. It is absurd to think I can make money through a lottery.”

Refer to my list of 101 negative money beliefs, if you have to! I conduct “Transform Your Money Beliefs with EFT” workshops. If you are interested to attend one, please write to me at abundancetapestry [at] gmail.com.

Credit

Well, I was so tickled by the comics (as seen in the first picture of this post) that my cousin drew for his site that I asked him for permission to reprint it before writing today’s post. More of his drawings can be found at another site here. He and his twin brother are animation artists working for a top US firm based in Singapore. Their works are now found in shows aired across the globe. Call it luck or belief? Their intent was so strong that they managed to find a job in the same company – a top notch firm – with excellent mentors!

Let’s Hear It From You

1. Do you buy lottery tickets? Have you ever won anything? If so, what is your secret?

2. Any thoughts on the topic of luck?

Abundance always,

What happens when your intuition and logic are at odds with each other?

A state of unrest. Internal conflict.

You feel as if you are in some kind of a crisis, because of the perception that one wrong move in decision making will change the entire course of your life.

You are in pain for days, finding it hard to make a choice. It is hard to keep your mind still, under these circumstances. Your mind is being held captive by an escalation of conflicting thoughts.

Well, allow me to share my personal experience on restoring inner harmony. Since my blogging break, I have been in an intensive ongoing process of realignment. Some difficult questions had to be made. They involved identifying and giving up my attachments, sorting out my feelings versus thoughts, and ultimately making “unpopular” choices. The quietness while contemplating in the surroundings of nature (see picture taken above) was a comfort even while my mind was in constant chatter, obscuring me often from connecting to my deepest feelings.

Navigating Through Intuition

Here is a typical internal pattern, upon review. Every once in a while, I get intuitive flashes of words and images. If I am lucky, I also get physical validations that I have not been imagining the flashes. I will see the same word or image printed on the first page of the newspaper I turn to in the mornings. It will stand out particularly for me. Throughout the day, I can get to see the same in a bus ad or in something I come across by chance on the web. Hence, I get to know that these flashes are not just one of my random thoughts.

Still, I have to admit that even with an intuitive flash or sense of feeling, I am not always able to discern what it means at first go. The logic mind will come in with its thinking. With interfering thoughts, I get myself into a bind in the process of interpreting what it all means. Because I have intended a long time ago to pay attention to my intuitive mind, I refuse to simply allow logic override. At the same time, I realize I need to make peace with the drama – the workings of my ego – that is raging from the inside.

Art of Surrender

Eventually, with awareness, I remind myself that I have already chosen to realign myself in closer congruency to my inner being. With this intent as an overriding priority, the most appropriate decision to make follows. Thereupon, I learn to negotiate with my logic or ego self to derive some satisfactory conclusion.

What finally works is when I decide to surrender to the process. Instead of feeling hurried and impatient, I allow myself space to do self-inquiry. Hence, I avoid putting myself in the trap of calendar time but to give myself the psychological space for inner exploration. I delve into the illusory, fragmented and distorted thinking of my mind. I ask myself what my deepest fears are and looked at them, without any self-judgment. I do my best in navigating carefully lest I get hijacked again by my over-zealous ego.

As I refine my questions to self, I realize that the trick is also in the asking. The solution is far from being as complicated as I have initially made it out to be. Oddly enough, what appears difficult is really simple. The solution lies in asking the self the most appropriate question one step at a time. The appropriate question elicits the answer that results in the meeting of the intuitive and the logical mind. It satisfies intuitively and logically. Inner harmony is restored.

What is also helpful is the realization that no decision is ever a wrong one. There is understanding that each decision, whether right or wrong, leads me on a path of discovery that unfolds its learning lessons for me. What is more important is to practice choice with conscious awareness. As an observer and a deliberate choice maker, I bring my perception of reality into being. Amazingly, I also find that life takes on a richness when I continue to reaffirm the choice in aligning with my inner being.

Nature Tapestry Notes

To live in abundance is to be free from fear. You are real to who you are. You live a life that is full, expansive and with exciting possibilities.

Notes for the Day: Allow space for self-inquiry, in aligning with who-you-really-are. Practice choice with conscious awareness. Discover a richness in life – with its unfolding beauty, creativity, love, abundance and freedom – as you surrender your choice to the workings of the divine.

Share Your Experience

Have you made any major decision so far in following your intuition? Has it been scary for you in threading to the unknown? Need to make “unpopular” choices? Please share how the process has been like for you.

Abundance always,

Time has been my enemy for as long as I can remember. I was always in a rush for time. More so after my kids came. There were never-ending chores to do and tasks to run. On top of that, I was at odds with myself often for hoping to work in-between and choosing an arrangement that puts my kids’ needs high in priority.

(No time to sit still?)

Time was a precious commodity that I longed for but never quite got a fix on. I tried to accomplish as much as I could within my waking hours. Over four months, prior to my blogging break, I became a slave to time with increasing demands from work. Amazingly, my first lesson was about time when I started my blogging break.

A Canvas Of Crawling Ants, Greedy Mosquitoes and Slithering Lizards

It was my first day of going to the park. I spotted a part of the ground that would like perfect for meditating. I had brought a mat with me and sat down to meditate. However, the more I tried to be still, the harder it was for me.

My imagination went on an overdrive even as I closed my eyes. My toes, arms and legs itched repeatedly at the thought of crawling ants, mosquitoes taking lusty bites off me and approaching slithering monitor lizards from the nearby tree. I opened my eyes constantly to check that I was not under some kind of attack.

(Can you spot the lizard at the side of the tree?)

Satisfied that not one of my imagined thoughts was real, I closed my eyes again. Even then, my mind refused to be still. It was in a state of flux. All too soon, I sensed a rush. I was feeling impatient. I was caught in a stream of thoughts. Was I too hasty in deciding to take a blogging break? What if I did not manage to gain any form of clarity or insight? Would I be wasting my time? My thoughts went on and on for a good length of time.

After a while, I found myself tuning into another perspective. I became aware that I would be doing myself in if I continued letting these thoughts rule. It was an “aha” moment. I saw the trappings of my ego. I had attached myself to the belief that I need to derive some benefit from taking a long break. Was it so important to score, I wondered. What race was I hoping to win? Who was I trying to beat?

My thoughts had me worrying. I was worrying about some future event that might or might not happen. I considered probable possibilities; recalling that once upon a time, I aced in further math. Surely chances of a favorable outcome happening was just as many as that of an unfavorable outcome? I concluded that worrying would not do no more than add stress to my situation.

I laughed aloud at myself with the realization! How ridiculous my thoughts had become when left unchecked! I was never ever going to be able to keep still until I have made peace with spending the time in the now.

In an instant, everything fell silence. My mind became quiet. Peace.

Nature Tapestry Notes

Only with the existence of time can we experience an unfolding. It is how we evolve moment-to-moment. We cannot expect to experience a renewal when our fears about time keep us stuck. Very importantly, we cannot hope to have happy relationships with time if we make it our enemy. On the contrary, we can only make friends by giving it attention. It is the quality of the attention that is important.

At peace with time, we open ourselves to the fullness of our being. We experience our wholeness. We are in eternity in the moment of now. In the gap, we tune into abundance.

Abundance is to be found in the present. Our thoughts of lack often center on worries about the future. We feel stuck because our thought patterns are about “I can only be happy when _______”. We hinge our happiness only upon the successful outcome of a future event. We find it so difficult to stay in the present because our minds are so conditioned to think this way. Our mind seldom keeps us contented with our current situation. Meditation provides the doorway for a consistent practice of keeping our mind centered in the now.

Quiet time spent in the surroundings of nature can be helpful in the understanding of self and universal consciousness. I would like to think that enlightenment is not necessarily acquired through long stays at ashrams in India nor by joining expensive sweat lodge retreats. Simply by expanding my awareness – right here, right now – there can be much that my surrounding environment can teach me.

(Orchids – Our National Flower)

Tip of the Day: Be at peace with the now. Let nature be your guide. Allow miracles to unfold by bring presence into each moment spent in the embrace of nature.

As I left the park that day, I experienced a lightness of being at the sense of renewal. I felt excited about the prospect of making my trips regular. What a wild adventure, with no idea what the end was going to be like! May the fun begin!

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Are you a friend or an enemy of with time? Have you been paying attention to time lately?

In Abundance Always,

Nature provides us with several wise insights about creation, if we only bother to stop and contemplate. The problem is that we have become so busy in our individual lives that we have failed to interact with nature.

(Water Lily Lake)

We overlook or disregard how connected we are as One not just amongst the human species but including all of nature (the realm of various types of living plants and animals). We take little care about our environment even while it provides resources that sustain us.

First of all, let us recognize that there is an Intelligence that creates and governs all of nature. Intelligence is a creative and abundant force. Think of the reproductive process of all living species. There is an Intelligence that brought about the changing of seasons, the migration of birds, the pollination of flowers, singing of the birds, the morphing of a butterfly from a caterpillar, the miraculous birth of a child; to name a few.

All of nature comes together in a synchronistic dance. There is constant renewal and rejuvenation. Every piece is perfect in its creation. Every piece has its place. Each piece fits into a complex yet connected tapestry of life.

Therefore, the process of creation is not random as it may first appear to be. In fact, creation is really a product initiated by the mind. Quantum physics has already proven that everything in the Universe is energy. We are all made of consciousness or thought. All of existence come about as a result of a belief, thought or an idea.

Intention

(Wild flowers on the sidewalk)

There can be a zillion thoughts that run through our minds every day but what we give energy to, we manifest. We create consciously through the power of our intent. Intention dictates how our creative thoughts unfold. The Universe simply complies with our requests – without exception – every single time! Our beliefs are bound to manifest in something.

Hence, the less conflicting signals you send out, the more singular your intents will be. The more focused your intents are, the stronger is the creative force. There is really no need or cause for worry if you have already sent out your intents. Patience is needed on your part, as energies are denser in the physical world and require time to take shape.

Then again, the process does not mean that you sit on your butt either. You back your intents up with affirming actions. Mere wishing is not the same as intents. With wishing, you do not have belief that it can come true. With intents, you have every belief and trust that you are already in possession of what is coming!

Consciousness

(Photo taken in Indonesia in June this year)

We can choose to create our reality consciously or we can go about life unaware about how our choices are affecting our reality. When we are ruled by the ego, we allow our life to be run by external forces. We manifest the exact life situation that our thoughts are about – chaos, conflict, negativity, trauma or sickness.

Our emotions are indicators of the thoughts behind them. They form our guiding system. With conscious awareness of how we are feeling, we recognize if we are in alignment or out of alignment in our thoughts, ideas and beliefs to our true essence. Hence, when we move in alignment with our feelings, we bring about congruence in terms of our thoughts. We recognize that we really wish to move away from feeling fear to peace, sadness to joy, envy to hope, etc.

Awakened consciousness is when we are in continuous awareness of who we really are. We are Source. Since Source is expansive, abundant and infinite, it simply means that our intents can bring the expressions of these qualities into physical forms. It happens when our intents are clear, sharp and focused. Energy takes shape in the physical realm to match our desires. Including all of nature.

Your Comments Please

(Photo taken at Singapore Botanic Gardens)

Do share your poetry about the beauty in nature and what insights we can gather from them about creation.

Abundance always,

P.S. Photos published on this post are all my own. They were taken while I stood awestruck by the beauty in front of me. Be it a scene on the vastness of the sea or a singular flower from the earthy ground. Every now and then, I’d review my photos with fond memories of how each captured moment has felt complete for me.

(Photo by gpwarlow on Flickr)

Christopher, a reader to this blog, sent me a lovely message late last week. In his email, he pointed me to a movie link entitled “Validation”. Initially, I did not quite know what to expect from the show. Boy oh boy….I soon found myself smiling from ear to ear!!

I thought it would be wonderful to share it on my site too. If your spirit needs an uplift, you definitely need to watch it!!! Get ready to tap to the beat of the show. You’d know why in just a second….curtains apart….click on the play button below….

Enjoyed it? I would like to think that the often-cynical Tim Brownson would smile too, if he manages to catch this show!

Christopher had an accompanying message to share in his email: “Our relationships are so important to how we feel about ourselves, and how we feel about ourselves is so important to our ability to attract and manifest abundance in our lives.”

I like what he wrote. The message is simple and yet so befitting to the law of attracting abundance.

Validation: A Love Energy That Multiplies

Validation is a love vibration. It is an energy that multiplies. When you feel good, you naturally reach into your own well of love, joy and happiness to spread it around. Abundance comes back to you many times over. What you give, you also receive. By being open to receiving, you also feel validated and you have more to give back! Abundance never dries up!

Let’s Get Cool

Allow me to do some validation…..

*Showers of Confetti* YOU FOLKS ARE AWESOME!! *More Showers of Confetti*

To all readers (including Christopher) and fellow bloggers, thank you for your lovely support and warm encouragement throughout the whole year! By reading, commenting and/or spreading the word about my site, you’ve all contributed in one way or another to how this site has grown. You’ve validated my purpose with this blog: to share my law-of-attraction findings and spiritual insights and thereby invite readers to realize their own Truths. A million thanks for helping me enrich my life!!

P.S. Do you have any thoughts about the movie? Do share your feedback!

In my last post, some of you mentioned Egypt as a place high on your list of travel dreams. Reading about Egypt in your comments made me recall about an experience I had regarding this place. No…I have not been there physically. Rather, I traveled there in my mind. It was a “travel” that took place last year. If anything, the journey also got me to truly understand what abundance was.

The event happened during a period when I was contemplating if I should go back to the banking profession. The job market was booming. Salary prospects looked promising. “Would I sell my time once again to doing something that I am not inwardly passionate about,” I asked myself. “The money sure looks attractive,” I reasoned.

My then 6-year old elder daughter, Hui, came to me for a school project that she needed help in. Everyone in class was to present the country they would like to visit most.

“Now which country would you like to visit?” I asked.

“Egypt”, she replied matter-of-factly.

Egypt? I was confused. What did she know about Egypt? I have not mentioned Egypt as a place that I wanted to go nor did I recall ever having much conversations with her about pyramids, Egypt and all. Where did she get the idea from? I wondered.

“Honey, how about you present some place else?” I asked. “How about Disneyland in the States or Japan? Or how about presenting about Australia?” I wanted to change her mind, as I would rather help her with a place I knew more about or had an interest in. Talk about being such a practical mother!

No, it had to be Egypt. And neither could she explain the exact reasons why she was choosing this place.

Exasperated, I gave up persuading Hui after two days. In the end, I asked my husband to help her with the school project instead. It would not be too difficult for him as he had been to Egypt while he was a student. After viewing the completed project made in power point slides and complimenting Hui for “a great job”, I promptly forgot about her project.

One evening, some one to two months later, I was about to meditate. I decided to make an intention. A request, really. To ask to be shown what abundance was. (I was at that time still in turmoil, undecided whether or not to go back to my former profession.) I have not always gotten my prayer requests answered so quickly but strangely, my experience with this one was different.

As soon as I went into the Silence, I got a flash.

I “saw” a girl about 7-8 years old. She was dressed in white and standing next to a river. She could also be standing in a boat. I tried to get an impression of where she came from. She sure looked different. She had short hair in a bob style; and if anything, seemed to be wearing robes of a different era (definitely not modern!).

Mentally, I asked: Where is this place?

The answer was instant: Egypt.

What river is this?

Answer: River Nile.

I tried to get a sense of who she was and how she was like. She was wise beyond her years; beautiful, quiet.

I then asked: Do I know her? Who is she?

Inner knowing arose swiftly.

I was her.

The flash was gone.

I came out of meditation, filled with questions. What was it that I have just experienced? Was I really her? Was there a message for me? I could not wait for morning to come.

I called my friend the next day. She was an advanced meditator. Being intuitively attuned, she did a quick reading for me. Yes! I was the girl in Egypt. She warned me not to seek for answers. The answers will come naturally in a meditation, if they were meant to.

Was I going to listen to my friend? No. I was too anxious for a message. I needed to know. I needed to find out.

The next evening, I went into meditation, intending to find answers to my questions. Almost immediately, I was transported back to the same era. I saw the same girl this time, lying on a concrete slab.

Wait! Hold on a minute! She was terminally ill. She was incredibly sad. I felt her immense grief. Her emotional pain was more than the physical pain.

Was she leaving someone behind?

The answer was yes – she was.

If you use the camera, you’d know what I would be talking about here. It is like unzooming to get a wider perspective and you begin to see this other person in the same image. A little girl was standing next to her.

Tears started to roll down my cheeks.

I asked mentally, Who is this little sister?

The word “Egypt” popped into my mind.

Instinctively, I asked: Is she Hui?

Answer: Yes.

The dying girl did not want to leave behind the little sister she had. She found it hard to let go of her attachment to her sister. She loved her and knew that her little sister looked up to her. Her lifetime was just too short to experience all there was, with her sister.

Her grief consumed me. Like a floodgate, tears started to pour.

I could bear it no longer. I was sobbing at this point. I wanted to come out of my meditation. The last flash of insight came, just before I opened my eyes: Before passing on, the dying girl intended to meet her baby sister once again.

It was already 3 a.m. I sat on my bed in darkness, awakened. After all these years, I finally understood what abundance was. The chance to experience love again with Hui (and most likely, with each of my family members too). Love was the answer I was seeking for. Not money, not material wealth or a career with prospects.

I felt the raw emotion of pain and suffering. At the same time, I was grateful for the insight that came to me at such a deep level. Any knowing that my life was blessed was purely superficial up to this night. I had previously taken far too many things for granted. From the looks of things externally, I was abundant. But I had always focused on my lack; lamenting about the places I have not been and the things I did not have. What an idiot I was!

There and then, I made up my mind. I decided not to go back to a banking job; so that I would always be available to walk my daughter to and from school. I’d cherish the chance to hold her hands as we take the walk together every day. I’d be there if she needed me.

Overnight, I experienced a shift. I started appreciating all the little things in life; being joyful in each moment of Now. I swore that I would not waste my life or ever to walk in unawareness of the beauty around again. I began to embrace whole-heartedly and deeply a wider definition of what abundance is: Peace, Love, Light, Joy, Beauty and Wisdom.

My “travel” to Egypt was the start of more revelations to come. By now, I already have a record of a number of “travels” in handwritten notes; enough to fill a book. Each time, my soul intended to come back to complete unresolved issues, to experience love again, to finish off lessons that I have yet learned. In a sense, I have never really “died”; merely transformed.

Lastly, I also decided to stay true to my meditative experiences. Still, it has taken me about a year before I am finally sharing more about them on my site.

Strangely, I felt a jolt while scouring through pictures of Egypt to go with this post. Will I want to visit Egypt physically? I don’t know. I really don’t. Perhaps, if I do ever make it there, I will have another tale to tell on this blog.

Now, over to you. Do you have any similar experiences to share? Do you often feel inclined to dressing up as someone from a different culture? Or have you ever gotten a deja vu feeling about a place you thought you have never visited before? Please write your story below.

In between watching Wall-E, The Mummy III and a Singapore production Money No Enough, I was in my Dreamworks studio (aka my study) working with “Zhang Yi Mou, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas” for two entire weekends. Relying on a shoestring budget of less than $20, production of my Mind Movie wrapped up late yesterday. While it could do with more editing, I have decided to roll the video out in conjunction with Positive Thinking Day (Sept 13). The only reason why this post was not out earlier (like many hours ago) was because of Youtube having server maintenance; contributing to problems in uploading.

A Word From the Producer

Ahem…admittedly, I had a lot of help. I sought the counsel of my angels, meditated for inspiration and creatively visualized for tips being handed to me by greatest movie makers of all time. Since I had no previous experience in martial arts, “Zhang Yi Mou” taught me how to shoot jumping jacks instead. “Steven Spielberg” was on the line, pointing out the importance of making it epic…at least with the right song and images. “George Lucas” had an advice or two about embedding spiritual wisdom and special effects into my production.

You’ve got to view it to know what I’m talking about. Without further ado, let’s proceed with the screening, shall we?

Drumroll Please

So switch off your mobile, dim the lights, pass the popcorn and sink into the movie. Then, as you wake up from a near-dream state (my movie has loads of clouds flying around for stimulation…LOL) after the video has ended, don’t forget to vote and spread the word to your friends!

Your Vote Counts

If you like the video and/or have been enjoying my posts, then may I request for your assistance: Thumbs up to my video using your Youtube account and Rate it 5-star (but of course!).

If you feel called to do make a video yourself, check out this Mind Movie link here for more details. The idea behind making a mind movie is that it can help engage the creative power of your visualization to bring about manifestations. Do send me the details of your video in an email at abundancetapestry [at] gmail.com for my vote. I’m also here to support you in your dreams!

Forget-Me-Nots:

1) Apologies once again for the delay in this post. It’s already Sept 13 from this part of the world! So have a Happy Positivity Thinking Day

2) Glen has been nice to include my site for tracking personal development blogs using an automated script. Yippee!! My site made it to the 31st position as of now.

3) The critics are in. Let’s hear it from you, the Academy, with your comments below!

(Photo Credit: Derricksphotos on Flickr)

In metaphysical terms, if you focus on thoughts of lack and worry, then outcomes that vibrate with scarcity will be what you are likely to attract. Want to lead an abundant life? Then, you need to move away from such thoughts and towards cultivating wealth consciousness. Again, you may find that this easier said than done. After all, many of your thoughts have been pretty much inculcated since young; they lie inside your subconscious mind and you have no real awareness of what these are.

However, since thoughts translate to actions, you can look to your actions as a guide to what you are really thinking. I’ve identified 7 examples of everyday actions that you need to put a stop to:

1. Taking For “Free”.

I know! I know! It sure is tempting: the tiny soaps and bottles of shampoo, bubble bath and moisturizer that lined up neatly in the bathroom of your hotel room. You call housekeeping services, asking for more supplies, each day of your hotel stay. When you check out of the room, half of your luggage is stuffed with free soaps and bottles.

Another scenerio. Do you sneak home from your office, stationary items like paper clips, stacks of blank paper or pens? Your thoughts run like this: “Who is going to notice the small amounts that I take anyway? This is a big organization I am working for; they can more than afford to pay for office supplies.”

Stop! Abundance experts like Louis Hay, author of You can Heal Your Life, and wealth mentors say that little acts like these count towards a feeling of lack. If you take things for what you have not paid for, you are basically implying that you do not have the means to afford them.

Money is a form of energy exchange. If you stop free flow at its track, you are creating an obstruction for more abundance coming into your life. In short, use and pay only for what you need.

2. Hoarding Supplies.

Overstocking is a form of behavior which is pretty common. Check to determine why you are stocking your pantry with a six months advanced supply of food. Is it because you are fearful of going hungry? Do you feel comfort when you have got more possessions than you ever need? At what point do your survival instincts kick in?

Hoarding is a sign of unease. You do not trust that you will have enough and that is why you hoard. It may be really that you have not had enough food to eat during your lean years. However, if being poor is no longer the case for you now, then there is no need to continue having a habit that is born out of a struggle for survival. It is time to let go of these thoughts of insecurity. Holding on to them reflects poverty thinking!

3. Refusal to Help the Less Fortunate.

Do you avoid every donation request that is made to you? See a disabled person needing help on the streets and you run away? An insecure person is one who feels that he or she has not enough; that is why it is impossible to share or do more for others. Insecurity is seeped in lack and scarcity.

Hoarding money in your bank account and not circulating it is also not a good idea. As mentioned in point #1 above, money is a form of energy exchange. If you use money as an act to serve and help others, it carries with it a vibration of love and abundance. More prosperity comes back to you eventually.

Try doing a random act of kindness for a stranger, to expand wealth consciousness. However, also note that you should not be expecting anything back in return. A random act of kindness should come from the goodness of an overflowing heart.

4. Not Taking Good Care of Yourself .

Those who suffer from low self esteem are often guilty of not taking good care of themselves. They choose to stay in battered relationships, jobs that rob their lives or are contented with poor health. They do not take much needed vacations, spend time alone or nurture themselves in any way.

Having low self esteem is about the lack of self love. Loving yourself is not about boosting your ego. It is about valuing your inner Self. If you do not have enough love for yourself, you will tend to attract situations of scarcity. You will find yourself often in situations where you do not receive love.

Forgiveness is an act of love that comes from the generosity of your heart. So make sure that you also forgive yourself. Hence, spend time creating inner spaces. Learn to love yourself unconditionally.

5. Not Saying “Thank You”.

When someone gives you a compliment, are you gracious or are you too embarrassed to accept it? If someone wants to give you a gift, are you afraid of accepting it because you think you do not have the means to give anything in return?

Be sure not to reject abundance when it is given to you. It is always a good idea to concentrate on receiving increases like more compliments, gifts and prosperity; rather than on thoughts of lack or undeserving. Keep the energy flowing freely through you. Simply smile and say “thank you”. Even if you do not like to gift, accept it and pass it on to someone else who does. In this way, you are saying that you are grateful for all that you have and are ready to receive more.

6. Complaints Of Bad Luck, Success and Fortune.

Often whine about your lack of good luck, fortune or success? Or sigh over and over again about your lack of prosperity? Do you look at your successful friend or colleague and ask yourself “Oh..why don’t I ever get that?”

“No complaint … is more common than that of a scarcity of money.”
— Adam Smith (Scottish philosopher and economist, 1723-1790)

If you find yourself always lamenting about the gaps in your life, then it is easy to determine that your mind has pretty much been focusing on not having enough. When you are beset with envy and jealousy, you are thinking that you are not entitled to the same abundance that your friend or colleague is enjoying.

Perhaps if you choose to believe that there is enough abundance in the world for all to share, then it becomes possible to overcome your constant complaints. Here is what Stephen Covey has to say

“People with a scarcity mentality tend to see everything in terms of win-lose. There is only so much; and if someone else has it, that means there will be less for me. The more principle-centered we become, the more we develop an abundance mentality, the more we are genuinely happy for the successes, well-being, achievements, recognition, and good fortune of other people. We believe their success adds to…rather than detracts from…our lives.”

7. Addicted to Your Stats.

As a blogger, do you check your stats several times a day? You start with looking at your site’s performance first thing in the morning and end the day with another round of analysis. In between, you check your stats counter more times than you go to the bathroom. You fret on end if the last post you published failed to bring in the traffic that you expected. While it is a good idea to track your results, your constant checking has become an obsession.

The same can also apply in the offline world. In the office, you may find yourself monitoring your sales records like a hawk. At home, you are always on the line. You call other parents to compare your child’s school results against theirs. You get all nervous and jittery when some other child does better than yours.

Most Buddhists know this: Attachment to results brings about suffering. Your emotions practically follow the numbers game. You have no control over how you feel; it is dictated by the figures that you clock.

Such signs of anxiety are based on no trust or the lack of it. You worry that the seeds you planted and the effort that you put in for the planting of a tree, will not grow tall. This is no way to live! Anxiety breeds stress and stress can manifest in several ways such as deterioration in physical health. Instead, much like gardening, just focus on the process of what is needed to be done and let the Universe make it happen for you!

Actions As Indicators

There is probably a ton of everyday actions that reflect lack-laden thoughts. However, the above 7 points is a good list to start off with. If you have not been consciously aware about your thoughts, then it is time to look towards your actions. Your actions tell a lot about what you think and feel. Awareness is key to making a change in thoughts. It is very possible to change thought patterns using a variety of NLP techniques. Always choose to align your thoughts to the vibrational frequency of abundance. You may just be pleasantly surprised!