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?

As I was out walking this morning, I was thinking about James Arthur Ray and the predicament he’s currently embroiled in and how it potentially came about energetically.

Previously, I’d heard his name but not much about who he is and what he does so I picked up his book “The Science of Success ~ How to Attract Prosperity and Create Harmonic Wealth Through Proven Principles”.

As I’m reading this, I’m thinking “Geeez, he says all the “right” things yet, what happened???” If he’s living harmonically, what the heck happened?

My guess at this point is, he hit what I call an upper limit. AND, he not only hit it, he slammed into it and BAM! hit the ground!

What happens when one hits an upper limit is, they’ve ignored stuff. They’ve usually ignored the underlying programs that will sabotage what one does, no matter their intentions.

For instance… if you’re looking to build an enterprise of some sort, pay attention to the little scared voices telling you you can’t, aren’t enough, don’t know enough, etc. Those voices are warning you of sabotage.

Be aware of injuries and accidents. These are warning signs that you’re headed for disaster.

Recently I injured my left hand AND my left knee. Energetically hands are about handling things. Legs/feet, about understanding, support and stepping out (although right side tends to be the stepping out more than the left). Left side is also (usually) feminine and receptive.

After doing lots of work with folks over the last few months I decided to take these last two months to just focus on me and what I’m looking to do. Even though I’m still working with private clients, I’d stopped doing teleclasses to take time to integrate what I’d learned and to make them better if possible. I took the time to explore why am I injuring myself? What am I ignoring? Yesterday I received a HUGE aHA! on that.

So, I’m thinking, with a business as big and lucrative as JAR’s, maybe he didn’t take the time to check out the warning signs so, the universe slammed him to the ground. I dunno.

Nowhere in his book have I read where he’s said to acknowledge the fears that come up when you’re making your plans. In my experience, if they are not acknowledged they’ll make their presence known one way or another. Acknowledging them and admitting them, one can usually bypass an accident, disease or injury.

Now, you don’t want to focus on them, just acknowledge.

Recently I had a former student call and ask me about upper limits. She felt that if she ignored them and basically said she didn’t have any, there wouldn’t be any. Well, you can’t say you don’t have something and there not be something to not have.

That’s like saying if I ignore the elephant in the room, it wont be there. Or if I ignore that I keep injuring myself, I wont do it again. Or, if I ignore that smoking makes me cough I wont have lung cancer. Or, if I ignore eating bad food makes me feel bad the next day that it wont…

Not having spoken with James Ray, I don’t know what, if any, indications the universe gave that he was headed for a fall yet obviously, he was not living in harmony with the universe at some level.

Revvell

Bodacious Living

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!

“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

“We fight against the world of our own creation and try to prove to everyone, including ourselves, that our world and it’s problems are real.” Lester Levenson, “Happiness is Real”

This is a very profound statement in my opinion. As I learn more and more about my life and how I’ve created it so far, I see how the ego will keep us in illness, lack, depression, etc. It will fight to the death! We view all these things as real BUT are joy, love, happiness, health and prosperity real? Not to the ego. 

How many times have I worked with someone (even myself) and seen how hard they “try” to hold on to their dis-ease. If they didn’t have it, who would they be? How many times have I worked with someone who claimed to be broke? If they were prosperous, who would they be?

It seems that we can really assuage the ego by being ill, being broke, getting people to buy into our story… what happens when we change our story? Who wins? We do!!! BUT you may ask.. is it that easy? Actually, it is! I’ve seen and felt it myself! 

At one point, I’d moved from a shared apartment. My share was $375/month plus have the utilities. My roommate decided she was going to move. I failed to get a new roommate so went out and found a lovely place at $650 per month plus ALL the utilities. Well, I was barely scraping by at $375 BUT, I saw the potential in this place where I could hold weekly classes. I therefore declared to the universe that I COULD afford this new home! THEN, I received a gift of a new motorcycle. THEN, w/in a few months, my teacher raised his prices. Well, I wanted to afford to ride the motorcycle, keep my car, go to class AND sessions, so, what did my ego come up with? Cut out 2 weekly session. That was about $150 at that time. Then something hit me! NO!!!! I will NOT do anything of the sort. I SAW how students would stop coming to class or clients come for sessions with me ~ The ONE thing in life they most enjoyed they were willing to cut out because they were coming from survival, not thrival. Then and there I told myself I WILL have that apartment; I WILL ride my motorcycle EVERY Sunday and I WILL have enough money to go to class, weekly sessions and monthly groups sessions (which was about $1,000 per month at that time. Just declaring that, the universe opened up and gave me more students and clients. I stayed in that apartment for 12 years; kept the motorcycle until I was ready to give it up and never missed a class, session or weekend. 

It take making a commitment to oneself! By doing all that, I supported myself, my clients and students and my teacher. Can you see the cycle? In return, my teacher supported me, as did my students and clients. Life works, if you work it.

Love to all,

Revvell