100 facts about me: facts 31-40

31. I love to sit outside with a hot coffee and my laptop (love wireless broadband!) or a great book and enjoy the sounds of the birds chattering away.
32. I have so many books (mainly on New Age topics, spirituality and metaphysics) that it would take 3 to 4 large bookshelves to hold them all.
33. I'm really lazy when it comes to exercise and keeping fit...and I mean REALLY lazy!
34. Being close to nature gives me a deep feeling of inner calm.
35. I love to search out and stay at beautiful country bed and breakfasts.
36. I have owned or lived with five cats in my 33 years...Diddams, Cindy, Tabby, Baby and Karma.
37. I would choose to have a cat rather than a dog, even though I love both.
38. I hate football (yes, this one has been brought on by the fact that today is the AFL Grand Final).
39. I attended Grovedale West Primary School and Belmont High School.
40. I drive a cherry red Mazda 3 SP23 and I absolutely adore my car.

Things I'm just loving today!!

1. The Proclaimers song "I'm On My Way"...an oldie but a goodie that I dug up tonight. Try not to break out in a goofy grin with that song playing nice and loud. Bet you can't...

2. The Law of Attraction starting to show me hints (Uni-winks) of what's in store if I keep remembering to JUST FEEL GOOD!

3. Unexpected clients coming my way...thank you Universe!

4. Almost finishing "Ask and it is Given" and looking forward to reading "The Power of Deliberate Intent" for a second time.

5. Karma kitty changing his sleeping patterns to let me sleep peacefully from the time I go to bed until at least5.30am. This was one of the intentions that I put out into the Universe recently and all I can say is thank you, thank you, thank you for the speedy manifestation of that one...

Oh, life's good!!!!!!!!

Rampage of Appreciation!

I just love this process. It is drawn from "Ask and It Is Given" by Esther and Jerry Hicks from the teachings of Abraham-Hicks. So here goes!

Today's rampage of appreciation:

The thing that I love most about today were the moments when I heard the chitter chatter of the birds outside the window.

I love that the sound of birds is a constant. In almost any environment, I am no more than a few steps away from somewhere that I can hear birds if I listen closely. Birds live in the moment...they're not focused on paying bills or planning for the future. They are just happy being alive in this moment, happy to be chattering away or foraging for food as if it's the most natural thing in the world.

I love that they reminded me that living in the moment is natural, that the tendency to live in the past or sometime in the future is a learned behaviour.

I love that the sounds of the birds today reminded me to stop for a moment and just be. It reminded me to look beyond myself to notice the patterns of the clouds forming outside the window and the detail of the leaf patterns on the trees that continue to grow whether they have my attention or not.

I love that the many different sounds of the birds reminded me how precious the differences in each of us are and that to be the same would be to live in a world of "gray".

I am so thankful and appreciative of the moments that I shared in blissful awareness of the neighbourhood birds today. Life is joyous and wondrous when we make the time to stop and notice in conscious awareness.

Things I love today!

1. Karma kitty curling up with his head resting on the keyboard of my laptop while I type (although it does make the "A" key a little harder to reach...lol).

2. Seeing The Lake House movie on Thursday night. I've decided that I quite like seeing a movie during the week.

3. A nice long sleep in this morning.

4. The Tattslotto ticket that we bought to win us lots and lots of money!!

5. The sounds of birds outside the window as they settle in for the evening.

Ain't life grand!!

Today's quote...

"We create in constructive ways or we create in destructive ways. Either way, creative energy finds expression." - Dan Millman

100 facts about me: facts 21-30

21. Purple has been my favorite color for as long as I can remember.
22. I was brought home from the hospital in a purple baby blanket that I named "Scratchie" and I had a giant purple teddy bear.
23. I don't really like to cook but I have a great deal of admiration for people who can whip up delicious dishes with so much ease.
24. I get a buzz out of collecting the mail each day.
25. I am a Level II Certified Reiki Practitioner.
26. At high school, I decided that I wanted to be a psychiatrist...until I realised that I can't stand the sight of blood and I would have to become a fully qualified GP first.
27. I completed a combined Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Laws at university.
28. I am terrified of amusement park rides that are really fast or really high.
29. I travelled to New Zealand for a holiday when I was 11.
30. I travelled to China and Hong Kong for work purposes on two occassions.

My intention for today!

I'm part way through reading "Excuse me, your life is waiting" and I've realised that one of the easiest ways to get into the necessary feeling place to create or manifest your desires is to focus on the why's of your intentions. So here goes...let's start small:

Intention: I intend to see Lady Bugs everywhere for the next few days. I intend to see pictures, words, stories, photos or real live lady bugs! Lady bugs are everywhere and I will be both surprised and delighted when the Universe finds unexpected ways to reveal them to me.

Why: Lady Bugs make me smile. They remind me of the innocence of childhood, of warm afternoons in the garden, of the joy of finding a lady bug unexpectedly and feeling the tickle as it crawls across your hand.

Lady bugs remind me of just how amazing Mother Nature is to create such a tiny, beautiful object with such ease.

Lady bugs remind me to just enjoy the moment, to stop and focus on one single element in a vast and endless microcosm. Lady bugs are timeless..no matter how many years pass, the possibility of finding a lady bug unexpectedly still remains.

For these reasons and many more, I intend to be surprised and delighted by the lady bugs that will be revealed to me in the next three days.

100 facts about me: facts 1-20

1. I am a 33 year old Libran.
2. I have 2 sisters, aged 29 and 22.
3. I have one nephew and another one on the way.
4. I love chocolate with a passion.
5. I have a crazy, beautiful, black and white cat named Karma.
6. I love to read non fiction books on any subject that interests me.
7. I love to write and have thought about writing a book since I was a child.
8. Growing up, I enjoyed netball and calisthenics.
9. I love to curl up on the couch with a good movie and some junk food as a treat.
10. I love my job wholeheartedly (I own and manage the Melbourne Central branch of Australian Recruiting).
11. I used to be a magazine junkie but I have cut back to only two magazines a month (Weight Watchers and Slimming).
12. I'm in the process of learning everything that I can about the Law of Attraction.
13. My favorite movie is Serendipity.
14. My favorite documentary style movie is The Secret.
15. I am not allergic to anything that I am aware of.
16. My mother and one of my sisters live on the Gold Coast in Qld.
17. My Dad and my other sister live in Geelong in Victoria.
18. I have lived in Melbourne for the last 8 or so years.
19. I have bought, lived in and then sold my first house.
20. I have a somewhat unusual combination of fair skin, dark hair and blue eyes.

Isn't life wonderful??????

Whhhheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!

Thank you Universe (you know what for)! Wink!

Joy is...

1. Receiving the first letter from the mother of my World Vision sponsored child and hearing that the little girl has enrolled in school like her brother and sister.

2. Icy cold and super sweet Pepsi Max.

3. The flexibility to have an afternoon nap just because I wanted to.

4. Way too many Freddo frogs...oh well!

5. The pretty sunset peeking through the front windows as day fades into night.

Focus Point...

"Today, no matter where I am going, no matter what I am doing, no matter whom I am doing it with...nothing is more important than that I feel good.

Today I will look for that which I am wanting to see.

I am the creator of my own reality."

Abraham-Hicks: The Amazing Power of Deliberate Intent (p231)

Today's little treats...

1. Lunch with Dad and my sister (there goes the diet!)...heaps of fun.

2. Low fat cookie and cream ice-cream sundae.

3. A huge Big Brother upset on tonight's eviction show. I can't help it...I just love the drama...

4. I'm really enjoying the new template for this blog. It's so calm and peaceful.

5. The excitement of a busy and successful week ahead. Believe and achieve!

I just love life's little treats!!

Spoiled? Who...me?

I even have my own bedroom! Mum thinks it's a guest room so let's keep it our little secret...sssshhhhhh....

I'm a big boy now!

Hurry up Auntie! It's time to come and visit...

YES! YES! YES!

That's me shouting YES! to the Universe, YES! to the Law of Attraction and YES! to the wonderful things in my life.

Did you hear me...I said:

"YES! YES! YES!"

Life is wonderful because...

1. We went to our favorite Malaysian restaurant for dinner. The food comes out in a matter of minutes and it's perfect every time. Yum!

2. I'm part way through reading "The Amazing Power of Deliberate Intent" and it's really helping to clarify some missing links in my understanding of the Law of Attraction.

3. It's one day closer to seeing my sister and nephew again...not that I'm counting...

4. I collected my $28.00 tattslotto win and bought another quick pick and two $1 scratchies. I won $2 and bought two more. I won $2 again and bought two more. This was not a case of third time lucky, but it was heaps of fun while it lasted.

5. Karma slept on my bed for most of the night last night instead of running around scratching couches like a mad cat. It was so nice to get a good night's sleep.

These things and so many more make life wonderful today.

Little rays of sunshine...

1. Great new wrap dresses, a new necklace and earrings to match...I love shopping!

2. The Law of Attraction at work - my sister focused on her unit selling for a great price and the offer received today was $30,000 above the highest price ever paid for a unit in the same complex! Absolutely amazing result. Well done sis!

3. Finding the "What the Bleep Do We Know?" DVD at Borders and getting 15% off with a receipt coupon.

4. Daydreaming about the new Mazda MX-5 that the Universe is in the process of bringing to me...I'm ready when you are Universe!

5. Hearing an old song on the radio that gave me a real buzz and had me singing out loud as I was driving to my meeting this afternoon.

When you take time to notice how much there is to be grateful for, every day can be a sunny day. Happy blogging!

Happiness hit list for the day...

1. An unexpected but very welcome call from my little sis...that's always a treat!

2. Putting an intention into the Universe to see or hear about dolphins today and then stumbling across an unexpected forum discussion on the joy that dolphins bring.

3. Discovering that the free tickets I received from an ebay seller are for a 2 1/2 day NLP seminar in early August. Sounds like fun!

4. Unexpected sunshine on a winter's day that started with ice on the car windows.

5. Just a little over 4 weeks until my trip to Queensland to visit with my sister, her fiance and my nephew. Woo Hoo!

I love...

1. super sweet and delicious strawberries and cherries.

2. brand new books, so full of information and possibilities.

3. cuddles from my Karma kitty.

4. losing another 300gm this week (even after the junk I ate at the weekend).

5. the potential in new friendships.

I love these things and so much more today!

Things I'm grateful for today!

1. My Mazda SP23! I've had it for more than 18 months now and it's still the best car I've ever owned.

2. A fantastic candidate interview today that reminded me yet again how much I love my job.

3. Milk chocolate freddo frogs...no explanation required.

4. Karma kitty letting me sleep last night without the usual in and out of bed routine to stop him scratching the couch. Aaahh, it was pure bliss...

5. Home made hot potatoes with bolognaise sauce, red kidney beans and cottage cheese. (Focused on food? Who, me?)