Five Steps To Achieve Your Heart's Desire

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There's a quote from "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho that I've always been very inspired by:

"When a person really desires something, all the universe conspires to help that person to realize his dream."

Did you ever really want something so much -- like to get that big break, or find the perfect home or car -- and then a bunch of coincidences happened that almost literally led you your goal? Maybe you met the right contact at the right time, or saw an ad in a particular website, or took a way home from work different than you usually do?

5 Tips For Remembering Your Dreams (And Making Them Memorable!)

I've been recording my dreams, on-and-off, since 1992. That's a lot of damn dreams. Through it all, via book research & personal observation, I developed a methodology of dreaming that you might find helpful.

WARNING: The more you record & pay attention to your dreams, the more vivid and long and weird they are going to get. Trust me. If at any time during this experiment (which would take several weeks to really kick in) you are too freaked out, just stop recording the dreams. Drop all attention to them, and they will fade out. The Dreamtime can be like an "attention whore".

5 Divination Methods You Can Do Yourself

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With a bit of research, a lot of practice, and some faith, you can be your own "fortune teller." While I can't promise you will always "see" the future like a Nostradamus, using divination techniques can be a great tool for self-discovery.

Here's a quick introduction to five methods of divination I am very familiar with that you can learn to do yourself.

The Socrates "Three Questions" Test For News And Gossip

art by Tom Richmond

I really liked this anecdote attributed to Socrates -- which I came across in the book "The Attractor Factor" by Joe Vitale -- about avoiding the poison of negative news and gossip. Please don't feel like I'm translating this direct from the original Greek -- I'm paraphrasing.

One day a man ran up to Socrates, shouting to him: "I've got some mind-blowing news to tell you!"

Socrates held up his hand calmly and interrupted the man:

"This sounds cool, but I have three questions to ask you before you impart this news to me."

How To Navigate Through Negative Online News

How do we avoid the clutter of negativity?
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Currently, I'm reading a book by Joe Vitale called "The Attractor Factor," about how we can bring more abundance into our lives by clarifying our goals and keeping a positive viewpoint. In a chapter called "Step One: The Springboard," he discusses how we "create" our own life situations by our mindset, and how the world outside us is a reflection of that. More specifically, Vitale advises that what we "take in" to our mind will work to create our life situation (positive or negative):

"One way to protect yourself from the negative influences of the world at large is to abstain from them...I don't watch the news or read the papers. After a while you begin to see how you are fed one-sided, negative heavy news. None of it is designed to help my well-being."

Learn When To Sway: Lessons Learned From Hurricane Sandy

World turned upside-down, roots coming to light

I haven't updated this blog in a good long while...so long, in fact, that I was actually embarrassed to go back to it. Like a cat who trips or accidentally walks into a wall, then acts like it meant to do it. "Oh, I had started this thing, but then it dropped off the map like so many things do..."

Sometimes, Staying Positive Takes Work

I sometimes think of keeping a positive outlook as if it was my job. I don't feel like going to my job every day; and yet I still go, because I have to. There are measurable benefits to going to work: a sense of purpose, money, health benefits. Same for having a positive attitude.

When I try to stay positive, I get certain benefits:
1) lack of misery
2) less stress
3) happier people around me
4) attraction of more positive experiences and opportunities

Inspirational Conan O'Brien Quote Poster

If you work really hard and are kind, amazing things will happen.
 -Conan O'Brien 

I really love the positive message in this screenprint, conveyed simply in just typography; you can buy a copy at Etsy.

Via Swissmiss

Mr. Rogers Inspirational Remix "Garden Of Your Mind"

If you're feeling down at all, this video featuring vintage Mr. Rogers clips, "Garden of Your Mind," will pick you right up again!