Hello everyone,

I have been terribly lax in posting and contributing thus far but wow LL8 hit me like a brick. So much so that I went back and did the first 7 lessons over again...and yup I had missed a lot of very important information.

Up until now I have used helping others...my family, friends, acquaintances, co-workers...just about anyone that has a problem as an excuse for allowing myself to do less than my best or even really think about me. I thought this was in some way noble and selfless.

It was easy to justify my lack of accomplishment that way. I was burned out, emotionally drained etc. I signed up for this course to spend the time and effort on me...so I think I should actually stop procrastinating and really do that.

I am way behind on the lessons...been very lazy lately...mentally and physically...I really needed to hear Rebecca's warning about it 'suddenly seeming like everything's going wrong'. That's how the last few weeks have been for me...up until now :-)

I had a massive revelation after reading the line about 'Our thoughts generate our feelings'. ( LL8 ) Up until now, I believed that my 'feelings' were more important than my thoughts, almost 'instinctive'.

Now I realize that I used this logic:

a) as a way to make myself 'feel' superior or somehow more spiritually in tune than others...
( obviously I didn't really 'feel' this way at all )...and

b) by making my 'feelings' more powerful than my thoughts...I didn't really have to think that deeply...I just 'felt' it...yeah right?

This accomplished a couple of things...

1)It placed the control or responsibility outside myself...therefore my situation was 'not my fault'.

2)It allowed me to believe that I had no control over my circumstances. Oh poor me...

This LL totally turned my belief system on its head.

I will no longer be ruled by how a thing 'feels'.

Instead I will determine what I am thinking that produces the 'feeling' which will in turn make sure I am consciously aware of the logic I use to justify my feelings.

This is breakthrough stuff to me :-)

I have been reading the SOGR since last October and have memorized most of it but up until this opportune course I had not grasped many of the finer points...

Now I actually 'think' that I will succeed...in fact I 'think' we all will.

This lesson made me realize something else, too.

Up until now...I have been acting self confident and successful but not seeing myself that way in my head.

Recognizing that everything ( including me ) is of thinking substance - then logically we are all part of God and therefore have all the same attributes and power.

I am finally beginning to understand how to see myself as I really am...the Truth not just the Appearance - in this case the face I show the world because up until now...I thought the real one wasn't quite good enough or worthy enough somehow.

It certainly explains why I have had a lot of trouble with the 'clear, mental image' part. I could not see the rich, successful me in the picture...

I seem to be having trouble frequently contemplating my vision...is that because the vision isn't really what I want?? Then what do I want?

Thanks to all of you just for being - for being here right now and for sharing your thoughts and ideas.

A big, big thanks to you, Rebecca.

Does any of this make sense to anyone else? Thoughts, opinions would be greatly appreciated.

Rich Blessings to us all :-)

Best Regards,
Christine Oakley
http://www.seoplus.com
"How to Get Your Site into the Top 30 and Stay There"
chris@seoplus.com

Hi Chris.
Makes heaps and heaps of sense to me. Thanks for posting such a clear progression of your understanding. I've got a bit more to chew over now.
cheers
Ann

Hi Christine, a well-written post on your part. As I was reading your post, I was thinking, "She is going thru the same thought proccesses I am." I have a vision of what I want when I am rich, but lately, since I have been studying and listening to the course, my vision has gotten a tad wobblely. Sort of the same vision, but different. I no longer need $38,000,000. to accomplish what I want (altho, I certainly wouldn't turn it down), but I am starting to understand what I DO want. I think that Fisherman had a little to do with it. He was content and happy with what he had. Now I don't know exactly how he was providing God with his "best" and maybe that is where I am bogging down. Is being content and happy enough? I am finding out that I probably would not change my total life style very much if I had millions. I am reasonably content and happy. I would expand upon a few things, but there truly is only so much one human can do if one wants to lead a quiet, calm life. I would still build my park (hiring others to do the work), but if I never built my park, I would still be rather content with my life. I would enlarge my house, but I really don't have much desire to move to another area. I might buy a bigger house in this area, but I have been happy here where I am. I would buy a new car (picking out which one I wanted would be hard), but a VW Bug is cute too. I have never been a clothes horse, but I would probably consider having some new clothes "made" for me, since I truly hate shopping for clothes and somehow or other, clothing stores have never found out my type of body exists. However, some of the clothes I would have made would be bluejeans as that is what I wear the most of. I don't think I would change that very much. Even my husband would continue to wear bluejeans. If we had all the money in the world, I don't think that would change. I might go on a cruise or two, or even travel to Russia or Norway or Scotland, but not every day. I would definitely go out to eat at lovely restaurants any chance I could, but I also like to cook my own food because I know what I like the best. I might go to a spa once but I doubt I would make a habit of it. I might go to wineries in Italy and Spain and take a couple of cooking classes from famous chefs, but that would not be fun for my husband (other than eating the results), I might sit in the gardens in Vienna and drink beer and eat sausages (which he could also do). I might go to see a few plays in New York, but only once in awhile. I would probably visit botanical gardens here and there (but he wouldn't enjoy that), but I don't think it would happen that often. I would buy him a bigger houseboat, but not too big, as then we would have to worry about keeping it clean and we tend to really get in the sand and water to play. If you hire too many people, you gotta worry about the government looking over your shoulder, so that would get more complicated than I would want to deal with.

So you see, my vision hasn't really gotten smaller or bigger, but it seems to be worming around trying to settle in on something. I like the fact that the fisherman was content and living all the life he wanted. I could never be the corporate guy even tho I agree with him also. I just don't have THAT much energy and all the money in the world would not give me THAT much energy.

Does anyone else have further thoughts in this direction?

SUCCESS
Valerie Harris

We give so much power to the almighty buck, thinking that it would be the thing to save us, 'if only...'
Funny that I never realized it before, but for me, an abundant life doesn't revolve around millions of dollars either! Money would bring with it peace of mind, knowing that the bills are happily and easily paid, and freedom...the freedom to live spontaneously and to follow my heart from day to day. I have never lacked for anything material that is of true value to me. Prosperity means living the life I choose to live without a single 'what if...', and truthfully, where did all those 'what if's' originate in the first place? Only in my mind! AHA!

Hi again,

Thanks for your responses...much appreciate your thoughts on my post...

Valerie - you said...

'Now I don't know exactly how he was providing God with his "best" and maybe that is where I am bogging down.'

...with regards to the fisherman...God probably enjoys 'all' experiences...if the fisherman loves his family and the simplicity of his life...I think that is just fine too...the beauty of the SOGR is that we get to choose what 'rich' means to us individually...

I am happy for you that you know what you do want...that is wonderful:-)

annabe...this is a fantastic way of explaining what rich means to you...I love it...

'Prosperity means living the life I choose to live without a single 'what if...'...thanks for sharing that...

Ann - thanks for appreciating the post...you also said...'I've got a bit more to chew over now.'

Do share whatever new thoughts or ideas you come up with...

For me - I want a lot more money so I can have the experiences and things I want to enjoy...from LL1...my answer to the question 'What is rich?' was a millionaire a few times over...I think that is accurate for me...

I love art and music - nature and history and there are so many places and things I want to explore...the Templars, Iona, Ireland, spirituality...

I want to hear the world's greatest opera singers live...and experience the wonders of the world...

I want money to exchange for books and learning...to buy beautiful furniture, textiles and china...just because I love beauty...

When I asked my daughter what she thought mattered the most to me of anything in the world...she said 'aesthetics'...and she was absolutely right...

I want to buy a beautiful estate in the English countryside and develop the most incredible garden...along the lines of Gertude Jekyll...with beautiful views and hidden, secret places...the kind of garden that would absolute delight a child of any age...

In short, I want to make the absolute most of every moment of this wonderful lifetime...

I think too, that it is very important to me to help other people to live the lives they want...and as Wallace W. says in Chapter 9...

'If you want to help the poor, demonstrate to them that they can become rich. Prove it by getting rich yourself.'

He also says in chapter 10...'"Others are still poor because, while they have some notion of science, they have become so swamped and lost in the maze of theories that they do not know which road to take. They try a mixture of many systems and fail in all. For these, again, the very best thing to do is to show them the right way in your own person and practice. An ounce of doing things is worth a pound of theory.'

This is where I came into the SOGR in the first place...the desire to help others...

This made me realize that to do so I need first to succeed and make the most of myself...how else can one develop the credibility necessary to get people to listen?

Thanks to you all for sharing.

Rich Blessings :-)

Best Regards,
Christine Oakley
http://www.seoplus.com
"How to Get Your Site into the Top 30 and Stay There"
chris@seoplus.com

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Originally posted by conc17:
Money would bring with it peace of mind, knowing that the bills are happily and easily paid, and freedom...

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Or maybe ...

I invite you to consider the possibility that it might just work the other way around!

Many blessings, and, of course--
EXPECT Success!
Rebecca

Valsrich, I so enjoyed touring the world with you from Norway to the gardens of Vienna and could almost taste the sausages and imagined how much fun you'd have in your cooking classes. I was so impressed with your knowledge of your own nature when you mentioned living a quiet and peaceful life and your intention to keep the things you love now no matter how much money you're receiving. You've inspired me to "play" more with my vision and relax with it more and to allow it/myself to meander as that is so much a part of my nature. Mine was feeling a bit stiff here and there and now that stiffness is gone. I am so appreciative of you right now and so grateful you shared that with us. Aaaahhhhh, it's a good life isn't it ! Much Joy and Success to us All...............dd