Wow! What an amazing revvellation!

I’d posted a free ebook recently on a forum I frequent on a thread called “Prosperity Now” and, I saw that over 30 people had looked at it and not one “thank you”! Usually when someone gives us something, we’ve learned to say thank you (unless we don’t feel we deserve it or, it’s not something we’re thank-filled for). I mean that’s basic in growing up ~ Receive a gift ~ “thank you”, no?

So, someone basically chastised me because I mentioned it so, I did my thing and explained my reasoning, blah, blah, blah and, as I was doing my morning appreciations I realized, as much as I appreciate the ebook, as much as I’ve shared it with others, I did NOT thank the person who wrote it and gave it to me!!!

So, I went to the original site ~ Attract Money Now ~ where I thought I could leave feedback. Hmph! No contact info, nothing. So, I thought, where can I contact Joe and thank him? I thought MAYBEEE he’s a “friend” on Facebook! Yup! He is! So, found him and thanked him publicly! I’m also going to spread the word about this book which I find extremely useful AND going to do a review of it on my personal blog ~ here! lol

So, what’s the point here? How often do we thank people in our heads? I do. I do it often. Yet, what good is that doing anybody? Certainly not doing the person being appreciated any good nor the appreciator, really!

Now, did I really want or care if I received thanks for the book? Absolutely not! I gave it because I felt it worth sharing YET, since I hadn’t received thanks, it gave me the perfect reason to share some of what I learned which is, when you give appreciation for something 1) you’ll receive appreciation 2) people are more willing to give when they know people appreciate what you have to give.

If/when you share appreciation to a woman for a dress she’s wearing and she says, “what? this old thing?”… do you feel to give more? How about if she said “Thank you! I appreciate you noticing and saying something!” So! Two people go away beaming, yes?

Do I feel to post anything more on that thread? Not really. Kind of a “why bother” right now EXCEPT for the few who did 1) download the book 2) read the book and 3) took action on what they read AND let me know they appreciated my posting it there. Now THOSE people I feel to give more to. Wouldn’t you?

In actuality, I give a LOT and if one person, whether they thank me or not, receives benefit from what I say/do, more the better.

As I’m writing this, I’m thinking about my playbook and one of the quotes I have in it. While looking for it, I came across this one ~ “Saying thank you is more than good manners. It is good spirituality.” Alfred Painter

Another: “You were given a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say “thank you?” ~ William A. Ward

Another: “If you don’t appreciate what you have, you wont get anymore… because the universe thinks it’s not important to you, and therefore you don’t need anymore.” ~ T. Harv Ecker

The one I was looking for ~

“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” ~ William Arthur Ward

As I’m writing this, I’m overwhelmed with all the things I’m grateful for and never express. I could spend the whole day saying “thank you” to all I have, those I know… wow! Well, living in overwhelm is surely better than living in “whelm” yes?

Thank YOU for reading and any comments.

Revvell

Bodacious Living

Yesterday, I had a 5-hour kettlebell class. We also had a 2-hour break after the first three hours.

After the class, my teacher (Zenkahuna on YouTube ~ you “may” see me there after the weekend when he returns from the Rancho and puts up the vids) said that he wants to do this 3 more times this year (at $250 times each) and for two hours every month he has a weekend with his students (at $100 each) equaling $1800 for the year.

Immediately my lil monkey starts gibbering in my ear that we can’t do this. Of course we can! That’s ridiculous! lol

I currently have more than enough money to do that if I don’t make another dime yet, it goes to show, old monkey mind habits die hard.

Most of my life it was hard for me to understand that, I’ve always had money. Even when I got fired from my jobs (which was often because I always thought I could run the business better than they could) I’d KNOW I’d have a job within 2 weeks (which I always did) and I ALWAYS had funds to survive in between.

I was going to say it wasn’t until I worked outside, away from the “bosses” that I actually kept jobs for longer than 3 months but, that isn’t true. I worked for one chiropractor for about 5 years until he injured (and failed to take care of) his arm and sold his practice to a very unscrupulous guy who was committing insurance fraud. Being able to do that proved to me how much I’d changed and let others run their own businesses.

Anyway, about abundance.

Yesterday, instead of driving, I got to ride with someone. It gave me a chance to let my mind wander and I was thinking about money.

Many times in the past I realized I was hanging on to my last $20. It actually WASN’T my last $20 because I ALWAYS had funds in the bank but, for me, that wasn’t there. That money was my security and I held onto it for dear life, again stopping the flow and circulation.

So, I strangled that $20 until I really needed to purchase something and, you know what? More came in! Before that, I had so much fear around giving up that $20 and then HAVING to dip into my savings that, I blocked the energy flow.

Yesterday, as I got to be the passenger, I was thinking about abundance and flow.

Think of two people and a doorway. One wants to go out (the $20 I DID have) and, another wants to come in (the abundance I wasn’t open to, although, I’d say I was). One is trying to go out while the other is coming in resulting in blockage or stagnation.

Solution, the one coming in steps aside, so the one going out can go out, then the one coming in can come in. That’s called circulation!

Consider circulating your money, not spending it. Look at the last 3 letters of the word “spend”. The circulation stops! That’s what happens when we hoard our money as well, Now, I’m not saying go out and blow it! That’s sp”end”ing, instead of circulating. What I am saying is, let go of the fear of letting it go! When you strangle it, it can’t flow. I know.

Remember, live bodaciously and always, celebrate your potential ~

Revvell

Bodacious Living

p.s. Right after I wrote this, one of my very long time clients called. He’s been coming VERY sporadically ~ maybe, once a month. Today, he called and is setting up two appointments a month. Nice way to begin the new year, eh?

For the last few days I’ve been reading Loral Langemeier’s newest book “Put More Cash in You Pocket”. When I first began reading it I was thinking, “o.k., so, how’s this different from her “Cash Machine” book? Well, it is.

What I like about this book and about Loral is, she’s about living out loud (thus, the name of her company). A wealthy gent once told me, “If you don’t have enough money, make more”. Well, that’s the message here. Don’t “tighten your belt” and start living frugally. That is NO way to live! If you died tomorrow, would you say proudly “Well, I lived frugally!” Or, would you rather say, “I lived LOUD and I enjoyed every minute of it and I shared it with everyone I know?” Personally, I prefer the latter.

So, here comes this book to teach you how to do that ~ specifically how to create a (I’m sure) useful $500-$1000 per month using talents, skills and knowledge you already have.

As in past books, Loral talks about a specific few folks. She takes you through their process, thinking, writing, learning. How can they each create more money? Some make it easily doing certain things a few times a month and charging more; others, a few times a week.

She takes us step-by-step through through the “twenty-first century lemonade stand”. (You’ll understand what that means when you read it. It’s enlightening.)

Throughout the book she’s got task sheets, lists, tests and practices so you can find out what can really for YOU!

Chapters include:

Discover the Idea

The Fast Cash Formula

Replicate and Duplicate (don’t try to re-invent the wheel. We’re looking for fast cash here)

The Right Price (I loved this chapter. Haven’t most of us had difficulty figuring what to charge?)

Stand and Deliver

Ask for the Cash (something many entrepreneurs fail to do due to fear. She helps the reader get past that.)

The Bare Necessities

Opening Day and Beyond

Break the Pattern

If you, or someone you know, needs some fast cash, this is definitely the book. So, how is it different from “The Cash Machine”? You’re not looking to create a business forever (not that it can’t/wont happen) OR, a way to create income to get you to your next step, your big dream. It’s just a way to add more to what you’re already receiving and FAST! I LOVE this book! It’s a simple read and you can begin taking action immediately to create some Fast Cash!

Wow! Whoulda thunk that after all the walking I do, walking down a lil bitty mountain would cause as much pain in my calves as I have! Sheesh! I’m walking like Lurch!

They started hurting yesterday morning; pretty bad today. Long as I’m walking (after the first few minutes) I’m o.k. Sit for any length of time and yowza!!!

What that tells me is, not that I need to do MORE necessarily, just to get up in the local hills because, when we go up there next month, I want to do it again!

Actually, I thought my shins would be hurting, not my calves. Guess it’s because of the steepness of the mountain. Nothing here that steep. Was a nice ride up on the chair lift.

Seems I’ve got time tomorrow morning, so, off I go!

Wonder-filled couple of days we had up at Big Bear Lake. The weather could not have been better. Warm days, cool nights. We stayed directly across the street from the lake so we could set up our chairs right there AT the lake or in front of the cabin.

We found a place where we both could eat ~ me, my BIG salad; Him, we wont talk about. I think I had 4 or 5 of the salads. Went to the farmers’ market before heading home. VERY inexpensive!!! $1.95 per pound for organic? I WAS just going to get some greens. Well, got figs, peaches, plums, nectarines…

What’s weird is that the two times we’ve been up there, there’s been a major incident closing the road going down.

Last time it was a HUGE fire and we got to see the helicopters drop down to the lake and pick up water. He’s got a couple of YouTube vids on it.

This time, the road out was closed because a fella drove his car off the side ~ 300′ down ~ and died. They had to helicopter him out.

On Monday night (felt VERY strange having a Monday night off because that’s usually my night for Let’s Talk Raw and then a movement class I’ve been going to for over 23 years) we went to see Inglorious Basterds. Glad we went. He didn’t want to go; I did. Well, we did. He laughed and talked about it until we fell asleep. Quite good. I want to see it again because I’m sure there are nuances we missed.

Yesterday, while we were sitting out in front of the cabin relaxing and reading, Bo presented me with a box tied with a ribbon. Said he know our anniversary wasn’t until tomorrow (today, the 26th) but, he wanted me to have this now. Inside was a delicate little necklace we looked at in a little shop near the South Pasadena farmers’ market. I told him about a necklace I use to wear every day and hadn’t found one that I liked as much since. Well, I’ve got one now!

Today, we’re dealing with breathing smoke from a nearby forest fire. Pretty intense. We stopped at Sam’s Club on the say home. No fire when we were going in (or, so small we didn’t notice) yet, right in front of us, in the mountains, when coming out. It was spreading rapidly! Not going out in that today. Already getting a headache and sore throat from it.

Oh! I’ve put up new information about “Tap Into Your Ideal Weight” in case you’re sitting on the fence. We’re beginning again next week and still have room. Love to have you if you, or someone you know is “struggling” with your food program or your weight.

bfn ~

Revvell

Got in over 10,500 yesterday. Don’t know who chose that particular number yet, to get that many a day takes some persistence, I’ll tell ya! Got in about 8,000 yesterday morning during my first walk ~ the other 2,000 is easy.

While I was walking I was feeling how the front of my thighs are doing. Seems I’m getting some muscle there.

Reminded me of when I went to Europe in the 70’s with a former boyfriend. We had $300 for 3 weeks in England, France and Spain. Not a lot of money, even in those days. What we did was spend a LOT of time walking, took the train when possible, found bed and breakfasts for about $2.50 a night (w/stale cereal for breakfast); and, in England, lots of fish and chips (didn’t go veg until ‘86). I told myself that when I got home I was going to continue walking because I like how my legs felt. They were strong and muscular.

Well, I didn’t. There were times when I did yet, living in No. Hollywood, I was living on flat land and found it boring. Didn’t realize how much I disliked living there until we decided to move. Our lease was up and Himself was doing voice-over recording which was really difficult since we lived in the airport flight path. Time to go!

We had certain requirements so, it took a bit longer than the 2 weeks it normally takes me to find a place to live. Now there were two of us with requirements ~ so, it took twice as long ~ one month ~ yet, it became almost our full-time job during that time. We’d get up in the morning, go through Craigslist and begin the search.

We needed at least 4, if not 5 bedrooms OR, 3 in the house and a private one bedroom or REALLY large guest house. Since many of the places we looked at were un-sold homes, many of the people were using their guest house or garage for furniture storage. We were ready to sign on one, then found that out about their really great guest house which He was going to use as a studio. It was like ~ um, so why show it to us?

We wanted another but the woman decided we didn’t have enough debt ~ er, credit. Meaning someone with debt was a safer bet than people who live without debt? How does that work?

Anyway, the other component for me is, hills. I wanted to be able to walk out my door and be able to go up and down hilly streets.

We KNEW what we wanted and went out and got it not say “I can live with this”. We found lots of lovely places yet, not big enough, wrong/bad neighborhood, too much traffic, etc. We held out and, got what we wanted and needed. He’s got two rooms for office/recording studio; I’ve got two rooms for office/healing room; 3-car garage for cars and storage.. large semi-private backyard for my garden plus, room to train… AND, hills and mountains. What’s been interesting is, right where I go walking, bears have been sighted.

Oh! The real reason I started writing this today is, for awhile there, even though I walked some, I found my legs getting weak and my balance going off. If you notice old people, one of the first things to go is their legs; their support system, their under-standing, their foundation.

I noticed yesterday that, at age 60, my understanding is strong, my balance good! I get out and walk! I breath the fresh, cleanest, morning air daily. I get to know my neighborhood at ground level.

Now, going to a gym and/or walking a treadmill is better than nothing yet, understand that, what you’re breathing is recycled air (in the gym) and, some of the most noxious, polluted air one can breath in the house.

I know people will tell me they have no time to get out; it’s dark (it is here!) and they’re afraid, yada, yada, yada. Well, I’ll tell ya, with all the out-gassing in your house, it really behooves you to get out and breath as fresh and as clean air as you can at least once a day. Is it dangerous being out at 5 a.m. here? Some yet, most gang members have given up by that time. The bears and coyotes are still up though. I do carry pepper spray and at least one knife when I go out. Yet, even with bears, coyotes, gang members, I’d rather be out, breathing and knowing I’m alive than walking a treadmill feeling like a hamster in a cage going nowhere.

Yeah, yeah, I know. You get to watch the bad news while walking the treadmill. Nice way to wake up, ya? Watch the bad news before going to bed; watch more when you wake up. Pollute your brain as well as your lungs. Oh! did I say that aloud?

Want to “Tap Into Your Ideal Weight“? Do so now and save $30!!!

Injoy,

Revvell

Got in over 10,000 steps yesterday. Went out for an a.m. walk, then, in the early evening, needed to go to the bank, so, walked there. That completed the steps easily.

While out walking, I was thinking about my classes and what the women in the class had said. When I got home, I emailed them more ideas and information so they’ll stay connected. Cannot wait for us to come together again to see/hear what progress has been made.

Going to call Ronnie this weekend. I’m really excited to create some indoor/outdoor retreats where a group of people can learn simple physical exercises they can do daily; learn how to create tapping sentences that will serve them when they’re gone; learn to eat and prepare simple yet exquisite raw food….

If his place isn’t available (remember, just because you have similar ideas, doesn’t mean the other person will follow through on it or want to go in the direction you do…) I’m putting out to the universe for other places to do it where, hopefully Minh, or another chef, will want to come and teach/prepare raw food for the class although, people coming don’t HAVE to be raw… yet want to add better, fresh food, to their food program. Everyone coming will be AMAZED at how great and simple, eating more raw can be.

I’d prefer to have indoor AND outdoor space which is what he has PLUS, he’s got a river and mountains. Just a beautiful location.

I’m excited! I’ve had people approach me about doing a program on abundance. In actuality, they want a program on creating more money! Them not saying the word “money” tells me something. It’s MONEY they want! In order to have what you want, you’ve got to acknowledge what you have!

If you’re interested in the online version of “Tap Into Your Ideal Weight“, jump on it! The price is going up next Sunday! Save $30 now!

This weekend I’m putting my focus into adding to my Bodacious Living website. It’ll stay “under construction” until we get enough on there to make it worthwhile to visit. It’s a very ambitious thing for me to do yet, once it’s up and running, it’ll be amazing, methinks.

Out for my first walk of the day. Enjoy and…

Injoy ~

Revvell

This morning, while out walking, I was doing some tapping, just in general. One of the things I realized is that, while I wasn’t feeling well and since then, I’ve not been focused on biz, abundance, creating income other than for my latest program. Well, this morning, I was tapping into abundance. I don’t think I have made ANY commissions on any of my affiliates since before my stomach went wacko! Today, I’ve received three ~ count ‘em 3 notices of affiliate commissions, one for $35!!! Also, more people have signed up for my Wed. evening class (almost full) AND, I just checked Amazon and some of my books have sold!

O.k., so, what did I really do? I realized I must have shut down to being open to abundance… even though I was working REALLY hard to let people know about the “Tap Into Your Ideal Weight” program, I’d not opened myself to receiving. Once I realized that this morning, I came up with a few sentences, did some tapping and ~ voila! Now, it’s not a LOT of money yet, it’s more than I had when I got up this morning.

Oh, I know, the skeptics are saying “yeah, yeah, yeah… just tapping on your body and saying some words opens up the gates to creating income. Probably would have happened anyway.” Well, maybe; maybe not yet, how long did it take me to tap? What 10-15 seconds? *shrugs* I’ve pissed away more time than that doing less.

What’s most interesting to me is that, the affiliate I received the most money from today… I’ve not promoted in WEEKS! I’ve been promoting my new program and the banners are not even on that site!!!

It’s all a mystery, yet, works for me!

“What is Money?

True wealth is (according to this article) measured in goods, services and ideas. Money is only a means of exchanging those things. Originally, people traded beads, cocoa, shells, feathers or pretty gems, whatever appealed to the person they were trading with. This is called direct exchange. However, some people did not always want the cocoa or feathers so money was invented to be an indirect exchange. We have learned today that the creators of goods, services and ideas should never let a currency get between them and their capacity to manifest and exchange them. It is important in these chaotic times to empower yourself and look for new and creative opportunities to exchange your talents, skills and merchandise.

Whether it’s cooking, building, gardening, business consulting, cleaning, merchandising, walking a dog or writing, there are many creative ways to acquire the necessary items you need. The key is to stay empowered and understand that good, services and ideas are true wealth. Money is just a means of exchanging them.”

Article by Joey Best in “Green Lifestyles on Planet Paradise” Magazine

Almost good article. I think “true wealth” extends far beyond what he states it is. What do you think? Feel free to respond here.

Thank you for reading and responding,

Revvell

I have to say, I am so tired of people whining and complaining because they can’t afford something.

Yanno, when I wanted something I did what it took to get it. I got up at 2 a.m. to deliver newspapers; I finished my day job then went to work delivering pizza… whatever it took to create more income, I did it and I paid cash for everything and still do.

As one businessman told me ~ Don’t have enough $$? Make more.

Ask around and find jobs… there’s always something out there ~ someone who is willing to pay for some one to do what they don’t want to, don’t have time to or can’t do. You know people who have children and could use a babysitter? Become one or, better yet, create a babysitting service and have others do the work.

Assess what you are good at and no, not necessarily what you enjoy doing, but what you are good at. Can you knit or crochet? Is there an arts and crafts store near you where you can hold classes? How about a community college that holds evening classes? Parks and recs? Retirement facility? I’ve actually gone and spoken at a retirement facility and gotten paid for it.

Are you good at organizing? Would you make a good receptionist? If your kids are in school, find a temp job. Look at the various online places such as www.associatedcontent.com where you can write articles and get paid.

You want a blender? create the money to get it. You want organic food and to live a healthy life? create the money to get it. Ever hear the saying “Where there’s a will, there’s a way?” Well, make it happen!

Currently I’m working on a new site where we can go and work/play on creating abundance ~ across the board. In the meantime, please share what you do or have done to create income here.

Oh! and please, don’t use having children as an excuse. I worked with one woman who has three, one with special needs AND her husband is in the military and often gone. Hopefully she’ll share with us here.

Enjoy!

Revvell