tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38485858779747546852024-03-14T09:50:37.514-07:00Believe It's Possiblea life experiment in possibilities and the Law of AttractionLori Archibaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10640140512924520068noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3848585877974754685.post-56465047760567438592009-11-14T17:02:00.000-08:002009-11-14T17:14:25.185-08:00My Creative Autobiography<strong>1. What is the first creative moment you remember?<br /></strong><em>Designing a plate for my parents in the third grade.</em> <br /><br /><strong>2. Was anyone there to witness or appreciate it?<br /></strong><em>It was a school project so yes there was someone there to witness it. I hope my parents appreciated it. I think they did.<br /></em><br /><strong>3. What is the best idea you’ve ever had?<br /></strong><em>Don’t know for sure. What’s coming to mind is starting this blog and starting my Law of Attraction group.<br /></em><br /><strong>4. What made it great in your mind?<br /></strong><em>Living authentically.</em><br /><br /><strong>5. What is the dumbest idea?<br /></strong><em>Trying to write a county and western love song when I was a teenager about a man leaving me.<br /></em><br /><strong>6. What made it stupid?</strong><br /><em>I don’t like country and western music and I hadn’t even had a boyfriend yet. Not sure why I was even writing the song. I think I was trying to rhyme some words that were floating around in my mind and it just turned into this silly song.<br /></em><br /><strong>7. Can you connect the dots that led you to this idea?</strong><br /><em>Not sure if it’s talking about best idea or dumbest or both. What’s coming to mind is having a desire (to live authentically) and listening to and acting on the ideas that come to me. (rhyming words and writing a song)<br /></em><br /><strong>8. What is your creative ambition?<br /></strong><em>To live the highest vision of myself and to create the most magnificent life I can imagine.<br /></em><br /><strong>9. What are the obstacles to this ambition?<br /></strong><em>My thinking, money, lack of motivation at times.<br /></em><br /><strong>10. What are the vital steps to achieving this ambition?<br /></strong><em>Align my thinking with my ambition.<br /></em><br /><strong>11. How do you begin your day?<br /></strong><em>It depends. Sometimes I begin it very deliberately, waking up early, aligning myself with my intentions for the day and other times I get up late and hit the ground running and react to things as they happen instead of creating them.<br /></em><br /><strong>12. What are your habits? What patterns do you repeat?</strong><br /><em>Snoozing the alarm, getting up late, arriving at work late, not preparing lunch ahead of time so I end up eating out, spending a lot of time on the Internet, watching and studying Abraham workshop tapes, writing in my journal, playing with tape, questioning my actions and motivations.<br /></em><br /><strong>13. Describe your first successful creative act?<br /></strong><em>First thing that comes to mind is writing a story when I was in elementary school. Writing came so easy for me then and I remember writing this story and realizing it was really good.<br /></em><br /><strong>14. Describe your second successful creative act?</strong><br /><em>I remember being able to draw really well when I was little. We used to have these ceramic faces of people of different nationalities hanging on the wall and I would sit down and draw them and what would come out on the paper looked like the ceramic faces hanging on the wall. I remember wondering how that happened.<br /></em><br /><strong>15. Compare them?<br /></strong><em>Writing & drawing. Feeling no resistance in doing them, I just wanted to do it and I could. It was easy and it felt easy.<br /></em><br /><strong>16. What are your attitudes toward money, power, praise, rivals, work, play?<br /></strong><em>Money – you have to work hard to get it and it doesn’t come out of the blue<br />Power – I love personal power. I’m at my most creative and happiest when I’m in my power<br />Praise – it’s good to praise and look for the best aspects of someone or something<br />Rivals – I don’t have rivals because I am the creator of my own experience. Other people are just mirrors for me<br />Play – I love to play and remind myself of my own childhood when I was filled with imagination and believed in magic and wonderment<br /></em><br /><strong>17. Which artists do you admire most?</strong><br /><em>Michael Jackson, Claude DeBussy, Vincent Van Gogh, Claude Monet, Maurice Ravel, Gertrude Stein, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Leonardo daVinci<br /></em><br /><strong>18. Why are they your role models</strong>?<br /><em>Created many things, created something new, was outspoken, had salons that stimulated conversation and new ideas, lived life in their own way on their own terms.<br /></em><br /><strong>19. What do you and your role models have in common?<br /></strong><em>I want to live my life in my own way and don’t want to fit in to some specific role that someone has picked out for me. I want to create great things and have my life be an example of living life at your highest and best. They let their creations come forth.<br /></em><br /><strong>20. Does anyone in your life regularly inspire you?<br /></strong><em>My nephews do because they aren’t afraid to take chances and stand out.<br /></em><br /><strong>21. Who is your muse?<br /></strong><em>I don’t know.<br /></em><br /><strong>22. Define muse?</strong><br /><em>A specific person or deity who inspires you to your greatness.<br /></em><br /><strong>23. When confronted with superior intelligence or talent, how do you respond?<br /></strong><em>With awe and admiration. People like that inspire me to be more in my own life.</em><br /><br /><strong>24. When faced with stupidity, hostility, intransigence, laziness, or indifference in others, how do you respond?<br /></strong><em>Most times it frustrates me. Sometimes it makes me angry and sometimes it makes me examine my own limiting and narrow-minded views.<br /></em><br /><strong>25. When faced with impending success or the threat of failure, how do you respond?<br /></strong><em>It kind of scares me. I’m afraid of people noticing me.<br /></em><br /><strong>26. When you work, do you love the process or the result?<br /></strong><em>Both<br /></em><br /><strong>27. At what moments do you feel your reach exceeds your grasp?<br /></strong><em>When I’m imagining the highest vision of something. When I’m writing and when I’m envisioning my life the way I want it to be.<br /></em><br /><strong>28. What is your ideal creative activity?</strong><br /><em>Imagining and daydreaming<br /></em><br /><strong>29. What is your greatest fear?<br /></strong><em>That I don’t live out my vision for my life</em>.<br /><br /><strong>30. What is the likelihood of either of the answers to the previous two questions happening?<br /></strong><em>Very likely but it is all up to me what happens.</em><br /><br /><strong>31. Which of your answers would you most like to change?<br /></strong><em>I don’t want to change either of them.</em> <br /><br /><strong>32. What is your idea of mastery?<br /></strong><em>Focus and deliberate thinking.<br /></em><br /><strong>33. What is your greatest dream?<br /></strong><em>To live my own life and to be an example of what’s possible when you live your life as a deliberate creator</em>.Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18119037113381089428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3848585877974754685.post-3477207834383320202009-10-08T18:35:00.000-07:002009-10-08T19:08:53.758-07:00Your Creative AutobiographyAs many of you know, on my other blog <a href="http://illuminatedminds.blogspot.com/">http://illuminatedminds.blogspot.com/</a>, I am writing about my adventures and insights with the book The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp. In the book she has a questionnaire called Your Creative Autobiography. Twyla says:<br /><br /><blockquote><p>"I devised this questionnaire because it forces us to go back to our<br />origins, our earliest memories, our first causes. We change through life, but we cannot deny our sources, and this test is one way to recall those roots.</p><p>The better you know yourself, the more you will know when you are playing to your strengths and when you are sticking your neck out. Venturing out of your comfort zone may be dangerous, yet you do it anyway because our ability to grow is directly proportional to an ability to entertain the uncomfortable."</p><p>Twyla says "if even one answer tells you something new about yourself you are one step closer to understanding your creative DNA." </p><p>It is important to answer the questions quickly, instinctively and honestly. I was surprised by some of the things that I realized about myself as I answered the questions. I am listing the questions here in the hope that you may get one step closer to understanding your creative DNA.</p></blockquote><br />Your Creative Autobiography (taken from The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp)<br /><ol><li>What is the first creative moment you remember?</li><li>Was anyone there to witness or appreciate it?</li><li>What is the best idea you've ever had?</li><li>What made it great in your mind?</li><li>What is the dumbest idea?</li><li>What made it stupid?</li><li>Can you connect the dots that led you to this idea?</li><li>What is your creative ambition?</li><li>What are the obstacles to this ambition?</li><li>What are the vital steps to achieving this ambition?</li><li>How do you begin your day?</li><li>What are your habits? What patterns do you repeat?</li><li>Describe your first successful creative act?</li><li>Describe your second successful creative act?</li><li>Compare them?</li><li>What are your attitudes toward: money, power, praise, rivals, work, play?</li><li>Which artists do you admire most?</li><li>Why are they your role models?</li><li>What do you and your role models have in common?</li><li>Does anyone in your life regularly inspire you?</li><li>Who is your muse?</li><li>Define muse.</li><li>When confronted with superior intelligence or talent, how do you respond?</li><li>When faced with stupidity, hostility, intransigence, laziness, or indifference in others, how do you respond?</li><li>When faced with impending success or the threat of failure, how do you respond?</li><li>When you work, do you love the process or the result?</li><li>At what moments do you feel your reach exceeds your grasp?</li><li>What is your ideal creative activity?</li><li>What is your greatest fear?</li><li>What is the likelihood of either of the answers to the previous two questions happening?</li><li>Which of your answers would you most like to change?</li><li>What is your idea of mastery?</li><li>What is your greatest dream?</li></ol>Lori Archibaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10640140512924520068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3848585877974754685.post-57836977748334238592009-10-03T06:35:00.000-07:002009-10-03T06:54:28.549-07:00I"m sitting outside. It's a beautiful day. The birds are chirping, the sun is shining; it's just a beautiful morning. It's a bit chilly but it feels good. I've got my coffee and my notebook and my boys (my dogs Simon and Joey), things are good, really good. I love this new morning routine of getting up early and spending time outside before my day really begins.<br /><br />It gives me a chance to collect my thoughts, think of what I want to create today, how I want to think and what I want to do. It gives me a deliberate, happy start to my day. I like starting my day deliberately instead of reacting to whatever comes up.<br /><br />I appreciate my life so much - my body for keeping me healthy, strong and energetic; my home for giving me and the boys a beautiful haven to live out our life experience; the flow of money in my life and the ease I'm now feeling about my finances; being part of a loving and supportive family; the health and well-being of my family and friends; and the inner knowing that I can be, do and have whatever I desire in my life.<br /><br />Life is good!Lorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18119037113381089428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3848585877974754685.post-24842080010899945372009-08-05T19:13:00.000-07:002009-08-05T21:19:26.110-07:00Abraham-Hicks Quote - August 5, 2009<blockquote><em>There is no source of evil. There is only a Stream of Well-Being, which you<br />are allowing, or not. But under the name of righteousness and goodness and<br />religion, you drop bombs on innocent children. And then you say, "it's for the<br />good of all of us." And we say, we don't see that. And you don't see it from<br />your Non-physical perspective, either. It's only in your disconnection that<br />those things make sense.</em></blockquote><em> --- Abraham<br />Excerpted from the workshop in San Rafael, CA on Saturday, February 26, 2005</em><br /><br />There is only a Stream of Well-Being, I really believe that is true. The issue is whether or not we are allowing the Well-Being to flow or whether we are pinching off the flow. <br /><br />My Well-Being is flowing at a more consistent pace than ever before because I am more conscious of it. I know that it is natural for me to be happy and to have fun creating my life. I'm getting to a place now where I am expecting good things to happen instead of just hoping that it will happen.<br /><br />I'm also noticing that I need to be deliberate in each segment of the day about how I want to be and what I want to experience or it becomes very easy for me to get pulled off of my center; this is where segment intending really helps. Sometimes I will stop before I make a phone call and ask myself what kind of person I want to be during this call - friendly, forceful, chatty, helpful, etc. and then I'll ask myself what my intention is for the call. Now all of this only takes a few seconds but it makes all the difference in the world in what you end up creating from the experience. <br /><br />Each moment is an opportunity to practice who and what you want to be from a place of connection. There's no need to wait. Be the person you want to be right now.Lori Archibaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10640140512924520068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3848585877974754685.post-36910995383944073922009-06-03T10:36:00.000-07:002009-06-03T17:07:43.840-07:00I’m feeling a bit tired and run down this morning and I know the reason why. I have been putting off making a phone call that I fear might cause me some stress and so I just haven’t called. Funny, no phone call has been made but I’m still feeling stress; I guess that decision didn't work out to well for me.<br /><br />Actually I was “waiting” to get to a better feeling place before I made the call but then didn't end up doing anything to get me feeling better about the situation which just caused the stress and fear to continue. Oh, how I love the Law of Attraction, no vibration goes unmatched. You can’t fool the Universe.<br /><br />It’s time for me to “take out the garbage” that’s causing me to feel fear and stress about making this call. By taking out the garbage I mean putting down on paper everything that I’m afraid might happen. Just the act of putting it on paper feels so good to me because it gets those fearful thoughts out of my mind and out on the paper and from there it becomes easy for me to pivot to better feeling thoughts. When I think good feeling thoughts that bring me a feeling of relief the Universe matches that with more things to feel good about.<br /><br />I’ll let you know how it turns out.<br /><br />UPDATE: I got myself to a good feeling place emotionally and then made the call. Initially things were going well until I felt the need to justify my decision. I realized that I didn't get clear about my intention for making the call in the first place and that made it easy for me to be pulled off track. I started to feel some negative emotion so I knew that whatever I was thinking/doing was taking me in the opposite direction of where I wanted to go. I ended the call very politely and said I would call the person back. I knew I needed to take a few minutes and get clear about what I was doing. What was happening in the phone conversation was a perfect match for how I was thinking. I had not really aligned with my decision and the person was just demonstrating that for me. Once I made my decision and lined up with it I called the person back. I stated exactly what I wanted with no hesitation and got it. All is well!Lori Archibaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10640140512924520068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3848585877974754685.post-33586516103995050762009-06-02T20:25:00.000-07:002009-06-02T21:27:25.459-07:00Romancing the Ordinary-A Year of Simple Splendor by Sarah Ban BreathnachI just finished reading "Romancing the Ordinary-A Year of Simple Splendor" by Sarah Ban Breathnach. I loved this book. This is definitely one I want for my personal library. It's all about falling in love with yourself and your life, how great is that!<br /><br />The book is divided into sections for each month of the year and has some of the best suggestions I've found for nurturing yourself and finding passion in your life. I love books that get me all jazzed up and excited about living my life and this book definitely did that.<br /><br />There are so many wonderful ideas and suggestions in this book and they are all self-empowering. This book will get you deliberately savoring "the sensual experiences of daily life" whether that be through cooking, decorating, gardening, rituals, fashion, etc. A couple of my favorites are:<br /><br /><strong>Becoming Your Own Courtesan - page 78.</strong> <br />"There's much to be said for the revival of courtesan grooming for women of all ages. Not to woo the world, but to seduce yourself."<br /><br />"What have you always wanted to do or understand? Make a list. What social situations do you avoid because you feel awkward. Make up your mind that you're going to dismantle your fear with information."<br /><br />"Do you have any idea how thrilling it is to actually enjoy your own company? It's like having a numbered account in Switzerland. Something you can always bank on. Begin to think of this year as your cosmic charm course. Become your own courtesan and watch the world begin to court you." <br /><br /><strong>Being Home - page 195</strong><br />"Inside your home, you keep mementos of your past that help or hinder your movement into the future. Which are you doing?"<br /><br />"Come home to a house that shelters your body and soul."<br /><br />"The size of your house is not related to the size of your soul, but the condition of your dwelling does present a picture of the condition of your being - body, mind and spirit."<br /><br />I found myself making notes about the different books she mentions, recipes to try and fun ways to do your housework. I encourage all of you to check out this delightful book and begin to discover ways to live your life more passionately than ever before.Lori Archibaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10640140512924520068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3848585877974754685.post-40544954975783727192009-05-21T21:09:00.000-07:002009-05-21T21:42:32.832-07:00Abraham Daily Quote - May 21, 2009<p align="left">"You are killing more of each other every day over your quarrels over religion than all other things put together because you cannot even come to an agreement about what you think God says, or wants for you. On one side of the world God wants something different than the other. On one side of the room, in one side of your mind, God want something different than on the other. The power is within you. You are extensions of this powerful Source Energy. You are literally God expressing in this physical body. And so, as you are standing in a thought, or in a word, or in an action that feels good to you as you are standing there -- then you are fully open and allowing all of that Divine Energy to flow through you. And in that moment you are all that you said you would be when you decided to come forth into this body. You are the extension of pure positive energy. You are in your full creative power. You are thriving. You are clear-minded. You are joyful. You are filled with love. You are who you are -- you are allowing that which you really are." - Abraham<br /><br />Excerpted from the workshop in Syracuse, NY on Saturday, September 30th, 2000<br /><br />As I reading today's quote these words stood out to me:<br /><strong><em>"As you are standing in a thought, or in a word, or in an action that feels good to you as you are standing there -- then you are fully open and allowing all of that Divine Energy to flow through you. And in that moment you are all that you said you would be when you decided to come forth into this body."</em></strong><br /><br />This quote got me thinking about making deliberate choices to be happy and to feel good. I asked myself the following questions:<br /></p><p align="left">Do I really care about feeling good?</p><p align="left">Do I purposefully think thoughts that feel good?</p><p align="left">Do I make decisions based on how it feels?</p><p align="left">If I have things that I feel I must do and I don't feel good about it, do I find ways to line up with my decision to do it and then find ways to feel good about it?</p><p align="left">It's all about making a conscious decision to feel good. Feeling good is the key because when we feel good we are in a state of allowing and when we are in a state of allowing, all of our desires flow easily and effortlessly into our experience.</p><p align="left">Start thinking good feeling thoughts on purpose and watch your life transform before your eyes.</p><p align="left"> </p><p align="left"> </p>Lori Archibaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10640140512924520068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3848585877974754685.post-67727334689841635372009-03-05T17:44:00.000-08:002009-03-05T19:15:08.660-08:0017 SecondsCould you hold a thought for 17 seconds without contradicting it? I bet you could do it, I bet most of us could do it, especially if we were deliberately intending to hold the thought. But what about a typical day where we aren't intending to feel good or even to feel bad. We just coast through our day and react to whatever happens to come into our experience. How many of us could hold a good feeling thought for 17 seconds without contradicting it in that situation? <br /><br />Abraham talks about the power of 17 seconds. If any of you are not familiar with Abraham's 17 Seconds process or you might know it as 68 Seconds process I would like to share it with you here. <br /><br />"If you can hold a thought for 17 seconds without contradicting it, by law of attraction another thought like it will come to you. At precisely the 17 second point, these two thoughts will join one another, they coalesce and when they do there is an energy that is expended, like a combustion point. When these two thoughts join and combust, you can feel a measure of enthusiasm bubbling within you. And in that moment of 17 seconds, these two thoughts that were same become one bigger, more evolved, faster vibrating thought.<br /><br />If you can stay focused on this subject that you have chosen for another 17 seconds, at the moment that you cross the 34 second mark, that is just two times 17, this now more evolved thought will attract unto it. At the 34 second mark these two more evolved thoughts do the same thing, they coalesce and there is another combustion point. If you keep doing this as you cross the 68 seconds mark, you will have a combustion big enough to affect physical manifestation.<br /><br />17 seconds doesn't sound like much, but Abraham says most of us start offering contradictory vibrations at about 8 seconds. Most of us don't make it through a whole sentence before we start contradicting the vibration of our desires." I was intrigued with this concept and wanted to see how I would do so I conducted a little experiment with myself. <br /><br />I noticed that when I was deliberate about feeling good and had a positive intention for my day it was easy to hold a positive thought for way longer than 17 seconds or even 68 seconds without contradicting it. It wasn't that I didn't have any negative thoughts, I did. As I went through my day my thoughts would often drift off to something that wasn't quite so positive and definitely didn't feel good but I was able to redirect my thoughts in a matter of seconds (less than 17) because I was aware of the negative feeling that accompanied the negative thought. From there I found that I could get back to a good feeling vibration with relative ease by choosing a better thought than the one I had just been thinking.<br /><br />When I had no deliberate intent for my day and just coasted along and allowed myself to react to things instead of pre-paving them it was more difficult to stay uplifted and in a good feeling place. I noticed that I wasn't as aware of the first indications of negative emotion and as a result spent much more of my day feeling uneasy, worried, defensive instead of the way I like to feel which is happy, carefree, abundant and empowered.<br /><br />I realized that it was much easier for me to hold a negative thought without contradicting it than it was to hold a positive thought. That's why it's so helpful to be deliberate about what you're thinking throughout the day. And that's where the 17 seconds process is so helpful. 17 seconds is not a very long time. It's manageable and it leads you step by step to thoughts that match your desires. And when you are a vibrational match to your desires, your desires must come to you. It's law. <br /><br />I find this to be a very fun and easy process. I like to set the timer on my cell phone for 68 seconds and then talk out loud about my desires - how I feel, how I look, what my day is like, how I interact with people, etc. I did this a few times during the day today and finally had to shut the timer off because I wanted to keep going after the buzzer went off; it just felt so good to do it. I encourage you to try it and see how it works for you.Lori Archibaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10640140512924520068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3848585877974754685.post-53491968867794427842009-03-02T20:26:00.000-08:002009-03-02T20:30:22.864-08:00Abraham Daily Quote - March 2, 2009In the same way that there is not an instant wanted thing manifesting in your experience, there is not instant unwanted thing happening in your experience. It takes some adapting to vibrations. If you've managed to hold anything, wanted or unwanted, for 17 seconds -- there is a coalescing of thought that takes you a little closer to the vibration of whatever you are turning your attention to. Those 17 second increments, are not discernable. And that's why, when you get into that place, it feels like instant manifestation. Just like when you get into that negative place, it feels like instant manifestation. It's like, "Where did that come from? Seemed like it just sort of snuck up on me," instead of snuck up over a long time.<br />--- Abraham<br /><br />Excerpted from the workshop in Tallahassee, FL on Saturday, December 1st, 2001<br /><br />So what does this mean to me? <br /><br />It means that when it looks like the things I desire aren't manifesting that doesn't mean that things aren't happening behind the scenes. Each good feeling thought is bringing me closer and closer to the things I desire in my life. Trusting the way I feel will guide me in closing the vibrational gap between what I desire and its manifestation.Lori Archibaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10640140512924520068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3848585877974754685.post-50020570588891733762008-01-20T18:14:00.000-08:002008-01-20T19:31:59.601-08:00100 Things I'd Like To Have People Say About MeA few months back, a friend told me of a really empowering process called <strong><em>100 Things You Would Like People to Say About You.</em></strong> <br /><br />I thought this was such a beautiful process and a wonderful idea because it really gets you focused on the person you want to be and it puts you in the feeling place of being that person. I encourage you to take some time and do this process because I think it can bring great clarity and power to the ideal vision we have for ourselves.<br /><br />My friend did not mention the blog name where he found this process so unfortunately I am not able to reference the blog name at this time but if you know which one it is please e-mail me or list it in the comments section.<br /><br />Here are some of the things I'd like to have people say about me:<br /><br /><ol><li>She's the real deal, one of the most authentic people I know</li><li>A deliberate creator</li><li>I always feel better when I am around her</li><li>She has the coolest job</li><li>She shows me what is possible in life</li><li>Is my best friend</li><li>I trust her</li><li>She lives every day of her life</li><li>Is a wonderful daughter, sister, aunt and friend</li><li>Is a multi-millionaire</li><li>She loves her dogs and takes wonderful care of them</li><li>Is such a warm, kind, generous and genuine person</li><li>Is fluent in French and Italian</li><li>Lives a beautiful life</li><li>Is a world traveler and has the most interesting and inspiring stories from her travels</li><li>She really cares about others</li><li>Is the best assistant I ever had</li><li>I'm a better person for knowing her</li><li>Everyone should be so lucky to have a friend like her</li><li>She makes me feel important and special</li><li>Is very intuitive and always follows her inner guidance</li><li>Has a beautiful home</li><li>Takes care of herself first and as a result always has so much more to give to those around her</li><li>She radiates empowerment and inspired action</li><li>It's truly wonderful to watch her interact with others; she always sees the best in people</li><li>Demonstrates how to live a rich, rewarding, exciting, empowering life by her own example</li><li>Walks her talk</li><li>Appreciates her life</li><li>She lives the life that she wants to live</li><li>She raises the level of any conversation she is involved in</li><li>She makes time for me</li></ol>If you feel so inclined I hope you will list some of the things you would like to have people say about you. The mere act of writing out a few of the things really feels good. Now is the perfect time to start being the person you've always wanted to be.Lori Archibaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10640140512924520068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3848585877974754685.post-44837409047673904062008-01-15T19:54:00.000-08:002008-01-15T21:28:37.397-08:00Segment IntendingMy day is so much better when I take time to segment intend. Segment intending helps me stay on track with what I desire for my life. I like the feeling of being deliberate about what happens instead of creating by default and then reacting to the outcome. <br /><br />For the past week or so I have not been segment intending and boy does it show. It all started from not doing it one day when I was feeling tired and it just snowballed from there. <br /><br />Tonight, I went to my nephew's spaghetti dinner and Bingo night at his school. They were doing this as a fundraiser for their class trip to NASA. I arrived in a frustrated mood. I was 15 minutes late and the line was long. My brother came over and stood with me in line and I noticed that right away I started complaining but then I started noticing the excitement of the kids around me and I thought, I'd like to feel like they do. I saw my nephew. He was so excited, especially about the Bingo game and that sealed the deal for me! <br /><br />Seeing my nephew and his fellow classmates along with their families made me realize that I could either keep complaining or I could choose to start a new segment-one that was fun and that focused on having an enjoyable evening with my family. <br /><br />All it takes is a new thought to turn things around!Lori Archibaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10640140512924520068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3848585877974754685.post-48826831010299521712008-01-13T16:43:00.000-08:002008-01-13T21:08:53.173-08:00A Visual RepresentationSomething interesting just happened to me as I was waiting in the speedy checkout line at Walmart.<br /><br />The speedy line wasn't very speedy and I was getting very irritated at how long it was taking. In my mind I was really complaining about the situation and about how slow the cashier was being when all of a sudden something happened that turned my attention to the front of the line.<br /><br />The lady that was being checked out was yelling at the cashier for being so slow and was really making a scene. When she was finished yelling at the cashier she turned her attention to the manager. I watched the lady make a scene and I also watched the cashier. You could tell the cashier was embarrassed and uncomfortable, which by the way, did not help her move the line any quicker; in fact she was visibly shaken and ended up pushing some wrong buttons when checking out the next person which delayed the line even more. <br /><br />I'm embarrassed to say that the lady making all the fuss was saying all the things I was thinking and was acting out how I was feeling and it wasn't pretty and it definitely wasn't in alignment with the person I want to be. That visual representation provided an opportunity for me to see my thoughts acted out on the external level and made me realize that was not the kind of person I wanted to be. It reminded me that we have the power to shape the situations in our life instead of just reacting to them. I had the choice to either add to the cashiers embarrassment and discomfort or be kind and offer uplifting words and encouragement. I decided on kindness because that's how I would want to be treated and it's in alignment with the person I want to be. <br /><br />How are you choosing to shape the situations in your life? Do you uplift or tear down? Are you being the person you want to be?Lori Archibaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10640140512924520068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3848585877974754685.post-29684211635625446592007-11-22T17:21:00.000-08:002007-11-22T18:32:27.555-08:00So ThankfulI have had a lovely day today. I had lunch with my brother and his family and my sister-in-law's family. It was so nice - great food, wonderful people, and as always, a warm and loving environment. I'm so thankful to have them all in my life. It started sleeting so I came home early because I prefer not to drive in cold, wet weather. It's evening now and I am settled in for the night. I'm in my new warm winter pajamas drinking a big mug full of coffee and doing what I love most in the world - writing.<br /><br />I've been writing about what I'm thankful for and there is so much for me to be thankful for. I've already written three pages in my gratitude journal and I see no signs of stopping. It also feels really good to focus on what's working in my life and all the wonderful things, people and experiences that make my life the amazing life that it is. I'm so appreciative of every single thing that is in my life, even the experience of jealousy.<br /><br />Writing in my gratitude journal and reading some Abraham Hicks quotes has helped me feel better about experiencing jealousy. This situation only happens when my life starts to feel dull and aimless and it only feels dull and aimless when I'm not deliberate about what I want to experience. <br /><br />I will read about or see a person on TV who is having the experiences I want to have and sometimes I will feel a tinge of jealousy. I get amused now when jealousy pops in for a visit because I now know what to do with that feeling - I welcome it.<br /><br />Welcoming it gives me the wonderful opportunity to focus on what I want instead of what I feel is lacking. I realize that there is nothing that another person has or is experiencing that I cannot have. We are all deliberate creators and their having the experience is showing me what's possible in my own life. I remind myself that there is nothing that I cannot be, do or have. <br /><br />Whatever they are experiencing means that they are a vibrational match to it and if I'm not experiencing it means that I'm not a vibrational match to it. I am the only one that can close the vibrational gap to experiencing my desires. <br /><br />Focusing on what I want to experience and how I want to feel will help shift my vibration, moving me effortlessly in my desired direction thereby closing the gap between what I want and the manifestation of it.<br /><br />I am abundant and deserving of every good thing, as are all other beings in the Universe. If I find other peoples lives interesting and exciting and find my own life dull and lacking then who's fault is that? It's my life, my choice, my focus. <br /><br />Abraham-Hicks says "In your neediness you repel, in your completeness you attract." So true, so very true. I have felt lacking as of late but am now back on my desired path. I also love this Abe quote, "You are the vibrational writers of the script of your life and everyone else in the Universe is playing the part you have assigned to them." What a freeing thought that is.<br /><br />Are you writing your own script or allowing others to write it for you?Lori Archibaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10640140512924520068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3848585877974754685.post-88895287279744537932007-10-24T16:14:00.000-07:002007-10-24T19:15:28.902-07:00On track?Boy have I felt off track lately.<br /><br />I've been experiencing a lot of negativity regarding my finances and my job situation. Upon further reflection I've noticed that my thoughts have been focused on things not working out the way I want. Suffice it to say that this way of thinking is now causing me to experience situations that make me feel limited and restricted in what I feel I can do. I want to stay at home and work as a freelance writer but I'm afraid I won't have the financial resources to do it. <br /><br />See, the thing is I love working from home. I love the freedom it brings. I can stay up all night writing if I want and I don't have to worry about going to work the next day. I can keep the creativity flowing for as long as I want. I can meet friends for lunch, go to yoga class during the day if I like, spend the day shopping and still write. I can write anywhere and I'm never without a notebook and at least half a dozen pens. I like to record my thoughts, feelings, fears, experiences, insights, etc. I love writing about my life and exploring my life questions; I gain so much clarity and inspiration by doing so. This is not to say that I can't work a regular job and write too but if we are talking about what I <strong>really</strong> want then that would be to work as a freelance writer.<br /><br />So, I've got some fear that I won't be able to stay home and write full-time for much longer. That thought doesn't feel very good to me. I want to feel better about all of this but I also want whatever I do to feel real. What can I do to bring myself into closer vibrational alignment with what I want?<br /><br />I can follow my heart which tells me to do what brings me the greatest joy and I can stay focused on what I want instead of what I don't want. I can relax and enjoy the fact that as of right now I do have the financial resources to work from home. And I can know that everything I desire will come to me in the perfect time as long as I keep myself in a state of allowing. <br /><br />On second thought I think I just veered off my path and now I'm right on track again.Lori Archibaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10640140512924520068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3848585877974754685.post-61102483211791992132007-10-09T11:21:00.000-07:002007-10-09T12:02:42.870-07:00Still Going StrongBelieve it or not I am still clearing clutter from my house. I have made a lot of progress but the process still continues. It amazes me that one person can accumulate so much junk! I have found boxes that have never been opened since I moved into my house in 2001. At one point I just started laughing at the absurdity of it all. <br /><br />I have junk piled up in almost every room in my house. My closet if full of clothes and shoes that I don't wear anymore. Why have I kept these things for so long? They no longer fit me so why hold on to them?<br /><br />I have five years of paperwork that need to either be filed or shredded. I wonder why I didn't make the decision to keep or shred at the time I received the paperwork? Now I'm going through five years of paperwork and the majority of it are things I would have shredded to begin with. I guess at the time it was easier for me to put it in a box and deal with it later. Well, it's later and this is much more work than it needed to be. It would have been much easier to make a decision - yes I need this, it would be beneficial to keep or no this is not needed and keeping it would just take up space that could be used for something else. Doing so would have definitely made things easier. <br /><br />I decided to sort out a little at a time as to not get too overwhelmed. I wanted to make sure that I made room for the things I decided to keep. I didn't want them going back into a box to be dealt with later. This has made for a slower but more thorough sort out.<br /><br />One high point was finding some old journals. It's always so interesting to go back and read through old journals and notebooks. I found one from a few years back that listed several things I wanted to do like be a part of a spiritual group of like-minded people, be more authentic in my life, work in a non-structured work environment, etc. All I am happy to say are things I am currently doing. I am an organizer for a Law of Attraction group, I am living authentically, and I am beginning work as a freelance writer.<br /><br />It's so nice to see my surroundings taking shape and my manifestations coming forward.Lori Archibaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10640140512924520068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3848585877974754685.post-81565704325602385742007-09-30T22:25:00.000-07:002007-09-30T22:46:58.285-07:00The Joys of Clearing ClutterThere will be a major "sort out" going on at my house this week.<br /><br />I love a good sort out because it clears away what's junking up your life and makes room for the new that you want to experience. It's also a great way to raise your vibration. Whenever I feel the need for one I know it's an indication that wonderful changes are happening in my life.<br /><br />I have a lot of stuff in my house and in my mind that no longer serves me; I think it's time for me to get in there, appreciate what it has brought to my life and then let it go. After all, everything does serve a purpose but sometimes we hold on to things longer than we need to. <br /><br />I'm ready to begin a new phase in my life experience, one of my deliberate choosing, and this "sort out" is the first step in allowing these new wonderful changes to start flowing in.Lori Archibaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10640140512924520068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3848585877974754685.post-56513186303396985922007-08-21T07:50:00.000-07:002007-08-21T08:21:41.264-07:00"The Great Wealth Pandemic"I came across a really great e-book called "The Great Wealth Pandemic". It's a quick read, only 49 pages, but it is full of fantastic thoughts, resources, and exercises that will get you thinking about what it means to be truly wealthy and will show you how to live a more prosperous and abundant life. Please check out this link <a href="http://enlightenedbeings.com/pdf/The-Great-Wealth-Pandemic.pdf">The Great Wealth Pandemic</a>Lori Archibaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10640140512924520068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3848585877974754685.post-38361316327451417452007-08-06T17:50:00.000-07:002007-08-06T18:00:46.781-07:00Inside The Room of Your Soul QuizI took this really cool quiz called Inside the Room of Your Soul. There's only a few questions but I was very pleased with my result, which is listed below. I got tickled when I read the part about prefering dreams to reality and that it's all about possibilities. So true!<br /><br />I hope you will take a minute or two and take the quiz. I'd love to know what response you get. <br /><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="350" align="center" border="0"><tbody><tr><td align="middle" bg style="color:#eecdb5;"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: blackfont-family:Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif;" ><b>What Your Soul Really Looks Like</b></span></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#f1ded0"><center><img height="100" src="http://images.blogthings.com/insidetheroomofyoursoulquiz/room.jpg" width="100" /></center><span style="color:#000000;"><br />You are a warm hearted and open minded person. It's easy for you to forgive and forget.<br /><br />You are not a very grounded person. You prefer dreams to reality. For you, it's all about possibilities.<br /><br />You believe that people see you as larger than life and important. While this is true, they also think you're a bit full of yourself.<br /><br />Your near future is all about change, but in very small steps. The end of the journey looks far, but it's much closer than you realize.<br /><br />For you, love is all about caring and comfort. You couldn't fall in love with someone you didn't trust.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div align="center"><a href="http://www.blogthings.com/insidetheroomofyoursoulquiz/">Inside the Room of Your Soul</a></div>Lori Archibaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10640140512924520068noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3848585877974754685.post-90127200802299652802007-07-13T14:24:00.000-07:002007-07-13T18:22:05.709-07:00Pure Imagination<p>I love the movie "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory". Every time I watch it, it takes me back to a magical moment from my childhood. This is a perfect law of attraction "feel good" movie if there ever was one.</p><p>I still get so excited for Charlie when he opens his bar of chocolate and gets a glimpse of that beautiful golden ticket. That image of him realizing that his greatest dream has just come true brings tears to my eyes each time I watch it. And believe it or not I still worry that someone is going to grab that ticket out of his hand during the crowd scene. </p><p>One of my favorite parts of the movie is when they enter the chocolate room for the first time. Willy Wonka sings this amazing song about "Pure Imagination". </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><br /><object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lM9XkPXiRSw"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lM9XkPXiRSw" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br /><strong>Pure Imagination Lyrics</strong><br /><br /></p><p>Willy Wonka: [Spoken] Hold your breath<br />Make a wish<br />Count to three<br /><br />[Sung] Come with me<br />And you'll be<br />In a world of<br />Pure imagination<br /><br />Take a look<br />And you'll see<br />Into your imagination<br /><br />We'll begin<br />With a spin<br />Traveling in<br />The world of my creation<br /><br />What we'll see<br />Will defy<br />Explanation<br /><br />If you want to view paradise<br />Simply look around and view it<br />Anything you want to, do it<br />Wanta change the world?<br />There's nothing<br />To it<br /><br />There is no<br />Life I know<br />To compare with<br />Pure imagination<br />Living there<br />You'll be free<br />If you truly wish to be<br /><br />If you want to view paradise<br />Simply look around and view it<br />Anything you want to, do it<br />Wanta change the world?<br />There's nothing<br />To it<br /><br />There is no<br />Life I know<br />To compare with<br />Pure imagination<br />Living there<br />You'll be free<br />If you truly Wish to be </p><br />What incredible lyrics; so beautiful, inspiring and creative. I've been looking for a life theme song - I think I just found it!<br /><p><br /></p>Lori Archibaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10640140512924520068noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3848585877974754685.post-67297536745601180452007-07-11T19:56:00.000-07:002007-07-13T12:10:56.679-07:00My Cup Runneth OverMy Law of Attraction group is studying financial abundance this month with a special focus on improving our vibrational relationship with money. We started our first meeting on this topic with the following Abraham Hicks quote:<br /><br />“The world is awash in money! Do you hear what that means? It is flowing for everyone. It is like Niagara Falls. And most of you are showing up with your teaspoons.”<br /><br />I’ve been thinking about this quote and visualizing it for a few days now. Something bothered me about what was showing up in my visualization and I finally put my finger on it.<br /><br />When I first started visualizing this quote I would imagine myself standing at a “Niagara Falls” like image but instead of water, money and gold coins where flowing down. Each time I seemed to show up with a container that was inadequate for what was coming down; for me it was a cup and my cup runneth over to the extent that I felt it was going to break. I also noticed that I was always standing at the bottom of the Falls where the experience was the most intense, forceful and uncomfortable. It was loud and I had trouble hearing and seeing and everything was in my face. It was too much for me to handle. Funny that this is how I’ve felt about my finances for the last couple of years – out of control, hard to manage, sometimes like I was drowning and more than I could handle.<br /><br />I was doing some writing last night and asked Source (what I call God) to please provide insight into my “Niagara Falls” image and what that image was showing me. I knew something was being revealed to me but I was having trouble putting it all together. Within minutes of making that request I was given another “Niagara Falls” image.<br /><br />In this new image I was carrying a shiny, gold bucket and instead of being at the bottom of “Niagara Falls” where the experience was the most in your face and uncomfortable I was now at the top of the Falls where it was calm, peaceful and flowing and where I could dip my bucket in the continuously flowing abundance anytime. I felt instant relief at that image. I then saw myself in various situations like paying bills, shopping, having lunch with friends, etc. – all the daily activities that involve the exchange of money. In each situation when the time came for me to pay or exchange money I lifted that shiny, gold bucket and let the abundance pour out. There was no thought of not having enough because I already had it, I had it in abundance and I knew it.<br /><br />Over the years I’ve heard repeatedly that we all have unlimited abundance at our fingertips. Hearing that always sounded good but I guess I never quite believed it. I can feel a shift happening with me and I think I’m finally starting to see the evidence of that fact. I believe that the container we bring forth is equal to our state of allowing. I am happy to see that I’ve been able to shift from a teaspoon to a cup to a bucket. I’m comfortable staying with my shiny, gold bucket for right now, anything more would feel too much to me. More than anything I just want to remain authentic and honor where I’m at in the process of improving my thoughts and feelings about money.<br /><br />All that was needed was a shift in my point of attraction from seeing myself at the bottom, feeling out of control and overwhelmed to instead seeing myself at the top where I felt peaceful, in control and abundant. I could believe in the abundance because I could see it, it was there and I knew it would never stop flowing.<br /><br />Check out this link <a href="http://s111.photobucket.com/albums/n152/chachicastro/?action=view¤t=Toronto2007083.flv">http://s111.photobucket.com/albums/n152/chachicastro/?action=view&current=Toronto2007083.flv</a>Lori Archibaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10640140512924520068noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3848585877974754685.post-27919942265244694892007-07-05T14:34:00.000-07:002007-07-05T15:35:42.960-07:00My Greatest Joy and Happiness as a ChildRecently I attended a presentation on "Creating Your Own Reality". It was very informative and I learned a great deal but what I found particularly enlightening were the questions that were listed on the presentation handout. I took several days to "be" with the questions, actually I'm still working through them. I like time to "be" with questions because it really gets me thinking and provides such clarity and enlightenment.<br /><br />One question was about what brought you the greatest joy and happiness at different stages in your life. I loved this question because it got me thinking about my childhood and what brought me the greatest joy. Without a doubt the two biggest things for me were imagining my future and writing. It never occurred to me that the two could go together.<br /><br />I suppose all children spend time imagining what they will be when they "grow up" and what their life will look like. I was incredibly curious about how I would look and act, where I would live and what I would do for a living, would I be married and have children, etc. I had so much fun letting my imagination soar. In my mind I could be, do, or have anything I wanted. I was still in that wonderful and tender place where I believed that all things were possible.<br /><br />I also loved to write. Words would flow effortlessly from my mind to the page. All kinds of stories would come to me. I never questioned or doubted what I wrote I would just let it come. When I was seven I even started a family newspaper and would write a story about what was going on with each member of my family. It was so fun and my family was so encouraging and played right along with me. I was writing because it was fun, creative and easy. It was a glimpse of a future possibility for me. <br /><br />Thinking about this question made me remember the first time someone criticized my writing and how I let that change me. I was still in elementary school but I was just starting to care about what people thought of me. I started to doubt myself and my writing. I started writing less frequently and became very critical of my own work. Writing wasn't fun anymore because I cared too much about what people thought. Soon I stopped writing completely. I didn't stop imagining but where I used to see unlimited possibilities I now saw doubt and limitation. I became very shy and self-conscious as I let other people start dictating what was appropriate for me and what my talent was. That's when life stopped being fun. <br /><br />It's interesting that now as an adult I have gone back to what brought me the greatest joy as a child - writing and imagining my future. I never intended to go back to writing but through my interest and exploration of the Law of Attraction I have begun to reacquaint myself with that wonderful and tender place where all things are possible. I can't think of any other place I'd rather be!Lori Archibaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10640140512924520068noreply@blogger.com2