My Living Stories

Astari's Beginning Journey to Ecuador

2011-07-07T21:14:00.000-07:00

Astari’s Journey to Ecuador – Part 1 july 6th

Mapping to Ecuador

In 2003 I started my life and career over. I moved to Washington State, created the business of “Astari Waters, Inc” and with the idea of moving to “Ecuador.” At the time this is what my wish looked like:

Good place to be, yes? I had brought my own worlds, ideas, and thoughts to start a new life and basically the above is the stage fright of me, in the nothing form or word. It was like digging downward until I could manage a new thought process towards a greater goal. Nevertheless, I admit at the time it was my “wish list” but today it’s no longer a thought and its taken perseverance of seven long years; in the midst of an economical crisis in our country, the USA.

The one thing that has kept me going is the “challenge,” of the constant refocusing, rearranging, and sometimes reframing the steps towards building my own dream stage. The main course, so to speak, was to specify a goal and then build a client base to get my business on-line instead of in person. Eight years later I have finally accomplished that and it has been with precision and hard work.

A Dream on Hold

Some where’s in the scope of things, family, and friends, I had placed my dream on hold. Despite what was going on with inflation, business, family, etc the thought and words “Ecuador”, small as they seemed, began building in every kind of way. Funny thing, even when I was not working at it, my dream was developing from that first thought and intention. Strangers would come into my life and start talking of moving to Ecuador. Always there was someone or something that never quite let me forget my dream because it had now become a part of me.

In my passing through people conversations Ecuador surrounded me albeit in person or my FB friends. For example, I sell and use YLO essential oils. I knew that Gary Young bought another farm, there in Ecuador, for YLO, and actually moved there. All of a sudden, again, beautiful Ecuador is lit up on the YLO blog, as he begins educating us about the new oils made there in Ecuador and pictures etc. In addition some of my FB friends had talked about moving there. My goodness, here lately, no matter where I go or what I do I am hearing about Ecuador. I reckon it’s because I am now ready for my first choice to be reconsidered with my business reaching world-wide and online. I somewhat get it now, why over the last few years, my attempts to move in the southern states kept closing. My intentions from the beginning were quite clear and they are now beginning to live.

Hence, starting over, reclaiming my own energy, building my business all of a sudden it is appearing. My little inward secret, (Ecuador), my original dream, began to build its stage and be more visible. It’s constantly before me no matter where I go because my form is growing and beginning to redefine itself. I contribute this to my mapping, and self-growth. If you look at my map below, this was my first beginning toward international travel and living.

The above map clearly began with a thought and intention back in 2003. My passion and what I really liked in the past adventures of Africa, London, was also with a desire to reach further, in a few other places. It’s exciting to me as I ponder my above map. Looking on the map where it says, “Over $200 Million and then Services” the pictures say rentals, currency exchange, etc.

In addition, an opportunity with my bank has taken me one step forward with a new website that will allow me to take credit cards instead of Pay Pal. With this in mind, one morning I was sitting here, drinking my coffee, I began to reexamine my dreams. Consequently, I realized I had set myself up forgetting the potential of what I was now creating. I began to feel excited with all the new ideas floating around in my head. Suddenly, drinking my coffee, I saw that my work was redefining what it was I wanted and it was right before my eyes. I couldn’t deny the feelings anymore and knew that now is the time to take the leap and move to Ecuador. Excitement hit me like nothing else could. My goodness my children are finally where they need to be and past thirty. That’s a good thing, yes? I gave one more thought of why not and forged the way, again, towards Ecuador. And this was the little beginnings of my story, and decision to finally move to Ecuador.

The Next Day

Funny thing, once I made the decision to travel and finish my book, including relocating to Ecuador, my last stop, everything began to fall in place. I started doing my study again, picked up some of my articles again. I wanted to make sure that I could get all my products in Ecuador. Then guess what? I couldn’t believe it. Gary Young didn’t just stop with one announcement of what he was doing with the new oils but all kinds of pictures. Bingo! OMG, I thought, what did he say? I was even introduced to a better marketing plan for a YLO website, using Marketing Sense. I now have two websites for YLO and at the same time I am rebuilding my Astari Waters Inc website. Who’d a thunk it, I said to myself! So this is my journey and I hope it inspires someone.

· the old https://www.youngliving.org/astari
· the new http://www.astari.vibrantscents.com/

Part 2

Introducing Young Living’s Amazon Rainforest Oils, of Ecuador

OCOTEA and DURADO ADUL

My next news, I just have to first introduce to you Young Living Essential oils because they play a part in "my Ecuador story" and their products/information that will be helpful for me living there. Hence, excited, right off of my chair, I was looking at the pictures of Gary's newest farm. And to top it off he then makes this announcement:

“I’m looking forward to being with distributors at the Master Leader Retreat in Ecuador. You won’t want to miss my latest farm attraction: hot tubs filled with floral water from the distillery. Imagine soaking in hot, bubbly ylang ylang water. ~ Gary Y.”

Oh my goodness! I had to call my up-line of YLO, in Portland, Eunice and tell her of my discovery of how everything is falling into place and the one friend in TX who knew of my plan. We had a nice chuckle on this one! Eunice and I, we remembered his newest farm was in Ecuador but where? Right here:

Oh, I was so excited how each event of my day was touching the other and it didn’t stop there! Nope! Below, after much research, see what his website describes on his website:

Gary Young chose Guayaquil, Ecuador, as the location for Young Living’s newest farm; Finca Botanica Aromatica. With nearly 2,000 acres, the farm’s fertile ground and year-round growing season supports an abundance of Palo Santo trees and several new high-oil-content plants. This farm is also proving to be the perfect place to harvest oils that are in short supply throughout the world, such as helichrysum. Implementing the same high-quality standards for distilling essential oils that he developed in North America, Gary is examining the intriguing properties of local aromatic plants and how to sustain the long-term production of essential oils in Guayaquil.

Young Living Farm in Ecuador

Gary’s newest farm and distillery is in Guayaquil, Ecuador where he had been residing around 2005 or there about. I had forgotten this until the two blogs on Ocotea and Durado Adul came up on his FB blog. I mean, gee where I have been that I could forget? OMG!

Gary’s new oil, Ocotea, is wildly crafted and distilled at Finca Botanica Aromatica, Young Living's farm and distillery in Ecuador. Ocotea is harvested from a large tree found in the Amazon Basin of Ecuador, from sea level up to 1,500 meters in altitude. The trees are divided into male and female trees, with only the female trees producing foliage suitable for distillation into essential oils. Historical usage of Ocotea dates back more than 500 years, when it was used to aromatize sweet and cakes. Interesting, yes?

Oh that’s not all! Recently, he announced the official opening of Ecuador in October 11th, 2011 during the time that I will be relocating there! OMG it just keeps coming. When thinking about moving to Ecuador I wondered, “Oh no, what will I do without my essential oils?” I have been with YLO since 1994 and they work! The answer was already waiting for me!

Parasites in Ecuador

Over the last few months I have had the luxury of on-line information about Ecuador from actual people having the experience; it’s been great. I joined several FB groups and the information as been very factual. One of them was about American’s needing to get prescription meds for of “Parasite" while in Ecuador... Oh sigh, I thought. I remember in Africa my ex picked up some kind of parasite and he got really sick. I had to find an alternative doctor in order to get rid his parasites. Nothing was helping him, but more of the same. Oh wow, I don’t want that to happen to me! So what do I do? Open the door to another thought; where do I look?

My journey for this answer ended quickly, when I watched the below video clip. Gary Young takes you on a tour of Finca Botanica, Young Living's Farm in Ecuador where Young Living is growing its world-leading therapeutic-grade essential oils. See it below. Te hee! Yes!

The Journey of Ocotea Living Oil, with Gary Young

In a few short minutes I found several other articles but the link above really touched my heart and also gave a simple, but sure, answer.

Recently Gary posted a blog about his Young Living Oils in Ecuador. The information was about his new Ocotea and Durado Adul essential oils. His video clip I am placing below. It's so kewl when you get to watch him administrating the Ocotea essential oil to some children. Check this out and just watch him with the children. So precious!

Gary Young started a research project on 88 children in the village school in Ecuador. They all had parasites and 36 of them also had Candida. Gary mixed the oil “ocotea” w/8 oz of water. Each child was given 1oz portions of the mixture during the day of the Ocotea.

Unlike pharmaceutical anti-inflammatory, beta caryophyllene actually protects the stomach. It is also great for eliminating Candida, staph and e-coli. Watching Gary, with these children and how he reached out to them with the oils, was enough for me to feel comfortable for ingesting the Ocotea for preventative purposes.

What I like about Ocotea is its taste and that it is safe to take internally as well as apply topically. Internal usage suggestions typically range from 1 - 3 drops orally 3 or 4 times a day. What a simple way to use this exciting new oil! Ocotea is actually a “relative” of cinnamon, with a low concentration of cinnamaldehyde (less than 5%), which makes it less likely to cause the skin sensitivity that cinnamon and cassia sometimes cause. Traditional cinnamon can contain up to 50% cinnamaldehyde.

Diffusing Ocotea

Included in my trip to Ecuador, I will also take my ‘Thieves Oil Spray bottle’ and diffuse my bed at night. I know that when I went to Africa, I used the essential oils more than my husband and I did not come home with parasites. I learned the value of Thieves oil in Africa and I won’t be too proud to take that value to Ecuador. In addition, I will be adding Eucalyptus Essential Oil, which keeps the air quality in my home free from bacteria. Eucalyptus also kills airborne germs, bacteria, pet odors, mildew and mold. Diffuse Eucalyptus or make a simple all-purpose Disinfecting Spray! I also used this oil to keep fleas out of my house etc.

#3265 - Thieves Spray -

1 oz Thieves® Spray is ideal for use on door handles, toilet seats, and any surface that needs cleansing to protect from dust, mold, and undesirable microorganisms. This small bottle is perfect for traveling or keeping in your purse or backpack.

Diffusers

Myself, knowing the oils like I do, I will also take with me, to Ecuador, or any other 3rd world countries, Gary’s diffusers. Here is one of them:

#4495 - TheraPro Premium Diffuser

Enjoy the ultimate therapeutic experience and the most advanced diffuser technology with Young Living's TheraPro™ Premium Diffuser. This atomizing diffuser features durable, high-quality components that will stand up to repeated use in any environment and is the ideal way to experience the healing benefits of Young Living essential oils (YLO.) See at the bottom for my website if you would like to buy some of these oils. You can also email me, astariwaters@yahoo.com. Here is the video for this diffuser:

Actually, if you look here, https://www.youngliving.org/astari you will see the rest of the diffusers.

For the sake information about pesticides and parasites I am going to add the oils on my Young Living Website page, so that everyone can see the products that I will be using in Ecuador. (See the above YL link.) I thought this would be good information. Naturally saying of course this is not a cure of any kind but if the kids got rid of parasites it would only deem me that I would be able to try it for myself with great results. I will keep you informed of other things on the way that I learn in the area of helps and education.

Until another day, my story to you, a living story, for “The Astari Ecuador Journey.” I have much more to add on the essential oils that I used when going to Africa. I will certainly take them with me. I know they saved my life. Fun thing, about it, YLO has a farm there in Ecuador now and he is opening YLO products to Ecuador. I just found out the shipping is just $4.00 as apposed to that in the states.

Astari Waters

http://www.astariwaters.com/
https://www.youngliving.org/astari
http://www.astari.vibrantscents.com/

Disclaimer: As always, my advice to readers is to seek the advice of your physician before making any significant changes in medications, diet, or level of physical activity…

My Living Story of YOLI

2010-10-23T21:39:00.000-07:00

Hi, I am 'Astari Waters' of Seattle, Washington, single business woman, ready to help you with your questions, life skills, and product information.

I enjoy many things, but at the top of my list are beautiful Washington and her settings. How about you? For my last vacation I was in London, England and Africa and then beautiful Rhode Island. Goals and ambitions are motivating and important in a person's life. My goals have always been for achieving the highest quality of product and information that helps my clients. I've been fortunate to accomplish many things in my life. One of my accomplishments has been working with people for a higher value system of nutrition. I'm having the time of my life right now by living my dream of creating my own businesses. I am especially glad to have flexible hours and to work with people. I hope that gives you some insight into who I am. Today, in this blog, I would like to share with you below one of my favorite companies, YOLI:

YOLI is a company that means in Aztec "to live," I am truly excited about sharing my own perspectives and experiences with YOLI. I will start off with some videos for demonstration of exactly what Yoli is and why…

1. Want to know what is YOLI? Let’s look at this video first:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VqKS31ghmE&feature=related

2. Try the demonstration, so you know how to pop a Yoli:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W_Elb_8k9k&feature=related

3. Find out the truth about Pasteurization in your beverages:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrsPrYL1CDk&feature=related

4. How about losing weight with YOLI and have more energy, try this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r547H1eBIoI

5. Understand why alkalize, try this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BK6gpJGWNSg&feature=related

6. Now here is my favorite explaining alkalinity:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPQ5LrtTrag&feature=related

7. How about for kids? See what kids, babies say about YOLI:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iApx3ENAAZo

A Living Story

I have a business called Astari Waters Inc. I offer consulting classes that I describe as “creating the living story of you.” The story creates itself as we redesign a self-created studio, the living portrait known as YOU. In managing this story right thinking and proper nutrition is necessary. I normally provide some good supplement systems on my product page, for my clients to consider. Along the way of recreating a whole-body system I constantly look for products that are not only efficient but easy to take, tasteful, and convenient. Some desire to get away from pills, while others want products that taste good. I personaly have a problem with supplements that are in unsafe plastic bottles or glass bottles that make shipping costs unbearable. I also look for green products and BPA-free tritan plastic bottles.

I soon met a new friend, David, from a networking site. The picture below is David and his lovely sweet woman.

David was all too happy to introduce me to a company called YOLI, which means “to live.” Now that caught my interest immediately, along with products that my clients could easily twist, blast, drink, and like the taste as well.

BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION. NOT THE PROBLEM

• Fun, Delicious, Healthy
• Perfected Twist, Blast and Shake Technology
• Bursting with the 100% nutrient goodness
• Protected until the moment you are ready
• No other nutrient delivery system is as powerful.

2,500,000 plastic bottles are dumped into our landfills each and every hour of the day, causing irreparable harm to our fragile ecosystem. And when you add the amount of oil required to deliver bottled water to store shelves, the problem becomes that much worse.

Yoli's solution to this global challenge is our branded sustainable bottle. This sturdy, BPA-free tritan plastic bottle is both stylish and environmentally sustainable. Simply insert your Yoli Blast, blast, shake, and you're good to go!

Not only is this more economical, but you will also be saving the planet by eliminating the use of plastic bottles. Take it with you and everywhere you go people will ask you about it, guaranteed. Each bottle can eliminate hundreds of plastic bottles annually.

It is Yoli's mission to convert all of our regular plastic bottle consuming customers and Distributors to switch over to using only these new bottles for their personal consumption, and to introduce new people to them as well.

The Mission

David showed me YOLI's mission and how it empowers the possibilities for living life to its fullest potential and to experience whole new levels of health and financial freedom. The opportunity is a value that can help increase the choices of one's health and to experience personal renaissance. For me, the fact David lived in Boston added another benefit because I was looking for an up-line who lived in a different state. I wanted to expand my horizon, so to speak, in order to branch out to a broader audience. YOLI was the connection that I was waiting for. Thus the story began for me...

With the above in mind I then decided to join David and his upline. I want to be a part of the Yoli vision, in educating our communities about the dangers of most commercial beverages, foods, and supplements. I added my url *** www.joinastari.com *** and joined YOLI!

Yoli’s First Beverage Products

Yoli TRUTH was the first product and for several very powerful and appropriate reasons. Truth is filled with three of the world's leading Super-Fruit mega antioxidants: Acai berry, goji berry, and pomegranate fruit.

In addition to these natural antioxidants, Yoli added Oxyphyte™ White Tea Extract, resveratrol, and even 200% of the RDA of vitamin C to boost the immune system. In addition to these, Yoli TRUTH is filled with live, active, enzymes and probiotics.

The Yoli FUN™ contains a proprietary, patented ingredient called Alkalete™. Alkalete is a powerful acid-neutralizing, pH-balancing, and rapid-recovery ingredient that greatly reduces cramping, minimizes muscle stiffness, and assists in removing acidic waste.

Yoli’s Alkalete Capsules contain patented Alkalete granules to help balance and manage the complex and critical acid/alkaline relationship in the human body and slow down the aging process itself. Also alkalete is in the YOLI Fun.

Yoli’s Alkalete Capsules contain patented Alkalete granules to help balance and manage the complex and critical acid/alkaline relationship in the human body and slow down the aging process itself. Also alkalete is in the YOLI Fun.

pH BALANCE

THE KEY TO OPTIMAL HEALTH

Alkalete™ is a very simple mineral product that is very complicated to make. In fact, the manufacturing process used to make it has eight patents. Alkalete™ is made up of three essential minerals: calcium, potassium, and magnesium, which are combined through Yoli's proprietary process to produce the most powerful body alkalizer on the market.

Alkalete™ is a very strong, yet very safe, alkalizing agent. In fact, Alkalete™ consists entirely of ingredients designated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) as GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe). Alkalete™ received FDA recognition as a New Dietary Ingredient (NDI), a designation of product safety and uniformity. A proprietary manufacturing process uses the patented Exact Blending and Compounding (“EBC”) equipment to produce the Alkalete™ granule. The granules have three properties:

1.Achieves a systemic alkaline balance in the body to improve healthy aging and athletic performance
2.Reduces the acidity of foods and beverages without damaging flavor
3.Increases absorbency of key nutrients

Whether you're an ordinary person with a hectic on-the-go-lifestyle, a weekend warrior, or a professional athlete, proper alkaline pH levels in the blood and tissues are paramount to health and performance.

• THE KEY TO EXPERIENCING OPTIMAL HEALTH
• REDUCE STRESS AND INFLAMMATION IN THE BODY
• FEEL YOUNGER, RECOVER FASTER & LIVE LONGER

Yoli bulk packaging for products and bottles are safe.

You will want to check out the bulk pouches because they are approximately $1.19 a serving for the 18 ounce Yoli bottle. My goodness the possibilities just keep getting better. For example, one man put the Alaklete granules, (pills), in his horses food. The next thing you know is there is a baby pony now. Nice, yes? Hence, another lady decides to try this for her cat. MMM that cat is now pregnant. Interesting, yes? Indeed, you can use the YOLI Fun Granules for animals and people! Oh I must get me a pocket kitty now, so I can try it out on a kitty! Whoda thunk it yes?

The Core Bottle

• ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE
• BPA-FREE TRITAN PLASTIC
• MUCH MORE ECONOMICAL
• FITS YOLI BLASTS PERFECTLY

The core bottle is designed beautifully in a 24 ounce container, w/the ability to put two servings into it. Some of my clients, who bought the core bottle, combined the two servings of Truth and Fun into their core bottles. Several reported that this helped with their stomach problems by combining the two. They liked the combination because the Truth has the probiotics/resveratrol and preferred the blend for their work outs. One of the benefits they consistently report; they now drink more fluids. What I really liked was the results with the bulk pouches because I can mix it more often. I felt having the 24 ounce bottle was also a plus. Once you see the beauty of the bottle it's a must have.

My YOLI Testimony

I joined a great family, YOLI. I decided to use the Yoli products because of their safe bottles etc. I was concerned with supplements in unsafe plastic bottles and YOLI provided me with a better solution. I also had a problem with consumers tricking us with bottled beverages that are pasteurized and hot filled. Likewise, we lose the value of drinking healthy products with these processes, not to count the chemicals in their plastic bottles. Sigh...

The FUN product, I felt, was also great for my age/generation because it totally deals with your pH Balance and this helps you not to be acidic. Naturally saying it’s for the young and, even animals as well. I am impressed with Yoli's business plan because they are consistent in introducing new products, along with the proper tools for educating our clients. I just could not pass this up. In addition, the Yoli products, especially the Fun, has given me complete relief from achy pains due to a previous car injury. Oh that's not all! I went to my facial appointment and my esthetician asked what was I doing different. I wasn't doing anything different except takng my new product, YOLI. I had missed my last months appointment and this time my skin looked better than before. Taking the Fun product, the results for me was looking younger and helped my skin, hair and nails. What more could I ask?

Ohhh one more thing. (Fowey, I just can't end this blog.) Yoli beverages have zero calories, no sugar, and tastes good! Kids love it too! AND Yoli gives a percentage of their monies to planting trees. Anyhow, it's a go green company; important for me...

I just received the YOLI Fun bulk- pouch, instead of the blasts this time. Wow, that is a nice little savings, from YOLI. Perfect for Yoli events! The bulk is $129.00 for approximately 83 servings, (18 oz of water recommended dosage). Using the 18 ounce bottle I take the FUN product twice a day, at least. Now that would be a tad bit over 41 day supply. Nice, yes? Last of all, my clients are also having tremendous results with the YOLI. I am very happy for this! Please feel free to email or call me. Let's talk about your goals in nutrition and see what's best for you.

Disclaimer: Yoli products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

Thank you for the time you took to read my blog. You will want to click on my YOLI website below. We would love to add you to our lovely family, albums and stories. Call me and we can discuss how to open your YOLI Fun…

Astari Waters
http://www.astariwaters.com/
My Yoli website:
http://www.joinastari.com/
Buy Yoli retail here:
http://www.astari_retail.yolilife.com/

Part 1: Thoughts on Movie - "Stranger than Fiction"

2009-10-27T13:45:00.000-07:00

Greetings:

I thought just for fun that I would place some of my intuitive seeing on the movie, "Stranger than Fiction," which is the story of a man named Harold Crick. It is a written story that is being played out in his living-life. The story lives in a voice that seems to be dependent on the actions he takes. The author who is writing the story seems to be pulling Harold’s cards, so to speak and depicting his every move.

I liked some of the quotes in the movie. For example: "Harold, himself is perpetuating the story. Some move forward by external events and crisis."...Amazingly true is it not? Some people need the external events or conditions and even crisis. But can we begin to look deeper into the bigger picture and, like Harold, change our destiny, our genes, and our programs etc?

Choices

Another quote: "If I go through the door, the plot continues, the story is me going through the door. If I stay the story ends." Wow, I loved this. Could it be that in Harold’s awakening there is a discovery of self? Perhaps his interaction is discovering that he is ultimately responsible for the outcome of his choices. I mean, think about it, watching the first part of the movie Harold is “the conventional Harold” with a self-rigid pattern of sameness. In the same way, he would have taken the medical prescription and the first advice of the counselor. He would have not considered thinking for himself because he was not accustomed to utilizing his own emotional intelligence; those parts of his self that desires creativity and the thinking processes of observation. You might consider doing a little googling on the words “Emotional Intelligence” in order to understand greater what I am saying. We can talk about that later, should you like.

Nevertheless, in Harold’s new experience and recognition of “self”, he is no longer attached to the conventional ways of thinking. Then, you might consider if he is questioning his very own existence? Yes! Consequently, he gets some “other than” advice from the counselor as he dialogues his own existence back to her. Is it possible that he is writing the story while at the same time allowing his story to feed back to him the correct answers? Might we call this “Harold stepping out of the box”, so to speak?

Measuring Expressions

Following the counselors advice Harold seeks out a person of literature; one who knows the understanding of expression and the idea of connecting those thoughts. After careful analogy and observation of Harold’s story, the sequence and management of what is taking place, the professor announces to Harold that he needs to journal and write down what he hears. Hence, with this Harold can begin to measure his own expressions in order to better understand what is being said from the voice he is hearing. Together they begin a journey of connecting the dots of Harold’s new found dilemma. Again, Harold is drawing the connections and answers as he becomes more responsible to look at his life in a different way. Likewise, he seemingly is living and creating the outcome. I wonder if we don’t do that with our choices. If so it would certainly take deleting the word “victim” from our language, would it not? After all, if we are no longer victims what good would that word do? Of course, we would then have to create some new words because the flavor of the old understandings would be gone.

Parallel Worlds

Until Harold began experiencing his own book, (the book of Harold), both written and lived, his life was basically operated in a controlled atmosphere. Essentially his patterns were the same every day and that is how he was known not only to himself but to everyone. It appears that Harold was merely walking as though he was alive and yet he was dead (asleep.) In other words, new possibilities were not a part of his thinking until a shift of time, which included a wrist-watch, began. As a consequence his life story began to live in such a fashion that would alter his previous beliefs. The story of his life, the parallel worlds, was beginning to bleed through his own existence. The narrator is one of them.

I wonder how many people feel that they are living a story that is not necessarily their own or as if they are the movie? You know that movie with Jim Carry, “The Truman Show” – On the air – Unaware… Only Jim Carry essentially was the movie that everyone is watching. Likewise, those who appeared in his life were actors and there because of him.

Interestingly enough, Harold never really knew in advance what doors to open when he finally realized something was different. At first he was stuck because he could no longer reflect back to his old ways of thinking to get answers. Nothing worked. In fact, it took determination, courage, observation, and managing the processes that were before him in order for each step to unfold any kind of sense. This is where the professor steps in and creates a way for observation so that Harold would know for himself what to do. In addition, Harold comes face to face with his longest desires and manages those things he wanted. As a result he begins to “feel” those things that he actually wanted all his life. He found something, a guitar, which said something about him. For instance, Harold chose a guitar and eventually finds his own musical self; the tone, the sound, the feeling of the things he used to love.

Another little sentence I liked in the movie is: "The only way to find out the stories you're in is to find out what stories you are not in."

I really liked the above quote. Interesting! I have some perspectives about this and will post it as "Part 2." Scroll down for part two... below...

Part 2: Thoughts about movie - "Stranger than Fiction"

2009-10-27T13:40:00.000-07:00

Continuation from Part 1----

A post on my general thoughts on the movie for: "Stranger than Fiction."

Personally I feel that we are all writing our lives both forward and backwards, depending on our thoughts. In other words, we are playing forward our lives by our actions, emotions and feelings. It's like what you see is what you get. If you see or experience something out of the old energies and you are not willing to look at it differently the experience keeps writing the script to come to you again and again. Old patterns, memes, can feel as if they have 9 lives. Yes? Sometimes we are not even aware of the patterns that exist in our lives. It takes an open ended mind to see and the willingness to manage a different outcome.

Consequently, our life choices are somewhat like writing a check. If there is spiritual energy in the bank to be spent, the check can be easily subtracted. If not, then you just wrote a bad check (so to speak) and you just hired someone/thing to come and spend your energy. In the same very way Harold gives us the example of pushing forward and manages his processes accordingly. He works through his dilemmas grounding each experience and emotion with a positive desire and connection for a higher sigma. It's pretty refreshing how he keeps reaching and finding his own self. In addition the experience is teaching him to listen to himself.

What I really enjoyed in this movie was the part where Harold started to become alive to his own choices. Consequently his new thoughts began an awakening journey back to love's way; a place that would change the sequence of his own worlds and even those of others. The more he managed the processes, the more the answers began to appear. In all actuality, Harold changed his own future by accepting and managing his own passions and love to the things that he knew for himself. Before this, Harold lived in the containment of an environment that literally spoke for him and he was somewhat like "Pinocchio". Have you ever seen the most recent movie Pinocchio with Martin Landau and Jonathan Taylor Thomas? (I might write something on that movie at another time.)

Nevertheless, from my perspective Harold was pupated by strings, otherwise known as the noise of a world that sleeps, both in and around him, before his observations begin to reflect awareness. In other words, until Harold begins to change life perspectives the events of his story lives in repetition, again and again. Something, of an "appointed time" or so seemed to impose some new possibilities and Harold would now find Harold. Truly, I thought this movie was fun and had so many good points, perspectives and interconnections to our inner selves.

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Shattering the Paradigms of False Beliefs, "The Spontaneous Healing of Belief" by Gregg Braden

2009-05-20T17:01:00.000-07:00

I picked this book to blog because I really believe in paradigms or, better said, parallel worlds. There are some who believe that we are returning to Earth. Others say there are parallel worlds that are a paradox of their actuality and indifferences, seemingly walking amidst many worlds at one the same time; past, present and future alike. This book also mentions that we are shattered because none of us are here. Perhaps, in all actuality, all of us are here at the same time and yet we are not. What a paradox hey?

Specifically, I enjoyed page two where Greg Braden encloses a capture that reads: Belief Code 2: "We live our lives based on what we believe about our world, ourselves, our capabilities, and our limits.” I would have to agree. Of course, the first realization of this fact is that we would have to consider that we have been walking as though we are alive and yet dead (asleep) to our own cause. In the same the greater illusion would be that we are not yet who we are. Then who are we? Might it be time to discover all our parts and worlds? These are some of the things that I will be discussing in my new book.

Finding Self

I remember a time when I drew a line down the center of a page. One side I placed, “what I know for myself.” The other side, “What I know because someone else believed it.” My first list, to my ultimate surprise, was a mere two things. I was shocked that I knew so little for myself. And my second list was very long, containing schools, parents, religions, etc. Observing my lists, I realized that I was not entirely convinced of the two things on the list that I claimed to know for myself. Consequently, this is when I began to reach deeper in thought and observation of what is and what is not. Like Gregg Braden’s book I had to ask myself “what if I am wrong?” Likewise, the few things that belonged to me were depicted out of what others wanted for my self; a people pleaser if you will. Ever done that?

Looking at page 15, of Gregg Braden’s book, it reads: “It becomes clear how our seemingly little choices can have effects that reach far beyond our personal lives. In a universe where each experience is built upon the outcome of previous ones, it’s obvious that all are necessary. There are no wasted choices, because every event and decision is required.”

I really liked this because I know that I do not regret anything in my life and nither do I ever wish to go back and change something. Today, I am happy with my choices and where they have brought me. Yet, I know because of my choices, willingness for observation, reaching for a higher sigma and return that my existence opened to a brand new place. As a result, it’s a never ending cycle of change and self-transcendence for a safe return of living and walking on this Earth. In fact, I would add here that every choice we make certainly has a rippling effect. We are not alone and we are the other. It has been claimed that we can make the difference for others in helping one’s self.

Are we transcending the other? Might it be possible that we are transcending ourselves in other lives, specifically the future? I would only ask you, “What will you look like in the future based on your today’s experience and knowing?” If this is true then it’s quite possible that we will desire to be more accountable in our actions and planning our every day life. What you see is what you get. And perhaps what you don’t see is what you will get again and again until you do.

Comment

I will save my comments for another time on this book. I found it to be very fascinating in the beginning. I was bored after the first half of the book. Nevertheless, I highly recommend this book. I found it quite fun and, for the most part, it was a nice confirmation of what I know for myself. Selah

A little excerpt / perspective on the book: “Excuse Me Your Life is Waiting” by Lynn Grabhorn…

2009-04-06T18:25:00.000-07:00

This is one of my favorite books. Five years ago, this book fell into my hands and it was the perfect solution. I highly recommend this book. My clients have asked me to begin writing some reviews on the books I recommend. So here ya go! LOL

One of the things I feel this book speaks to me, anyhow, is “GIVE MYSELF A PROMOTION.”

I feel that Lynn Grabhorn gives an excellent review on “feelings” in chapter two called the “Magic Genie.” Page 34 it reads:

“You and your non-physical Self are in sync, plugged in together in that marvelous high frequency and all it has to offer. So when we feel good, we’re vibrating faster, the way we were designed to.”

In another excerpt she writes:

“We get what we get by the way we feel, not by trying to slug things into place or control our minds. Every car accident, job promotion, great or lousy lover, full or empty bank account comes to us by the most elemental law of physics: like attracts like. And since most of us haven’t felt too hot about what we have had for most of our lives, we’ve become highly gifted masters at attracting an over abundance of circumstances we’d rather not have.”

For me, I must add that there seems to be a collective need of people having to feel good. I perceive that we must also include “managing” and mapping what it is we want and desire in order that we can measure the outcome and decide if it matches what it is we desire. It’s a choice, of course. Consequently, what we see is what we will be and get. Just go ahead and focus on any problem and find the problem eating you for breakfast, then lunch, and dinner. After all, we do know that the body is like a computer and it stores cycles and memories. Hence, the next thing you know is that we will be living the past in the future as like a fractal that cannot stop. Naturally speaking we can and will see what we put out there does come around. These are then the treasuries of becoming and being HUMAN. Like Lynn says, “We create by feeling, not by thought.”

So the question is how do you want to be seen and what result do you want to come back to you? Essentially we can look at ourselves as a business because a business transaction is a body with many minds. Our expressions and feelings can and do guide the transactions that we are delivering or receiving back.

For example on page 15 of this book Lynn writes:

“Whatever we’re feeling is what we’re vibrating, and whatever we’re vibrating is what we’re attracting. Universal Law. That’s just the way it is!”

Here’s another excerpt from page 18:

"Our emotional focus on the lack of what we had was continuing to magnetize more of the same back into our experience, usually bigger and meaner and nastier than the month before. The “process” is like tossing a boomerang, one of those things you pitch away from you that circles back for you to catch (or clobber you if you’re not looking.) What we send out--vibrationally—is what we get back. So until we change our vibrations, we’re going to pull back to us whatever we’ve sent out. Another way to put it, if we don’t stop feeling—and sending out—downer vibrations, then downer circumstances are all we’re going to pull back. We get what we emotionally focus on! Focus on what we want with passion and excitement and presto!"

Now then I like this approach and urge you to read page 21 where she says:

"The more we think about something with even feeble emotion, the bigger and more powerful that something becomes in our life, regardless of whether it’s the lack of what we want, or the thing itself."

I really enjoyed this part of the book because I know that if we manage, journal, and keep track of our thoughts the easier it will be to put on our futuristic hats. That is to say, we can actually steer a way to work through our experiences in a fashionable way. It’s like we have energy magnets or something. Likewise, if we dare to utilize the skills of the heart it’s very easy to see that we are really worth the reality check. I would have to say that this is part of managing the worlds {yes world(s)} of you! Moreover, what we then desire is an INWARD perspective. In other words, we will not EMERGE, from who we are, but discover who we are by IMMERGING, or drilling INTO who we really are...and then manage that effectively. It’s part of power plugging your life forward while managing the processes thereof.

I will end with this last thought or excerpt of her book on page 86 where the highlight of the page says, “Breaking the Want Barrier”:

Crashing a lifetime of programmed deprivation can be a bit scary, primarily because it means changing. But crash it we must if we are to become creators by intent instead of creators by accident. And honestly, learning how to want productively (and finding out that its okay) is not that big of a deal once we learn how to want, instead of don’t want.

If you are interested in buying her book try this:

http://www.amazon.ca/Excuse-Your-Life-Waiting-Astonishing/dp/1571743812?tag=wwwwrightheal-20

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Thoughts on the Movie: The Last Holiday

2009-03-15T19:41:00.000-07:00

Recently I have been teaching more ‘mapping classes.” One of the first things I normally give my clients as an example is the movie called “Queen Latifa - The Last Holiday.” I chose this particular movie because it features an ordinary person who creates a "Book of Possibilities". Georgia Byrd, (Oscar * Nominee*), a shy New Orleans cookware-salesclerk, designs a special album that will ultimately create a fantasy journey of her wildest dreams. Planning her book of creations, managing the things that are important, Georgia's inspiring motivation spins her very own dream world.

I loved this movie because it gives the classic example/metaphors of what a little bit of self-organization, integrity, compassion, responsibility, purpose, mercy, and commitment brings to life a story that begets one’s true reality and wishes. In my perspective this story built another story using the skills of the heart.

Nevertheless, Georgia Byrd, in her lack of self-confidence and shyness, managed a way to control the processes that would exactly lead her to create new possibilities and new patterns. The more she managed the outcome, the more her own life-story exactly seems to be rewriting itself. In other words, even though there were small hiccups along the way she was able to adjust and recreate exactly the dream that was in her “Book of Possibilities.”

What I noticed to be so remarkable in this story was Georgia did not have to know the results and neither did she need a manual to fix one single thing. Her own continual improvement, (which I call elbow grease), managing her own effectiveness, and processes, causes “the story” to rewrite what would have otherwise been the old patterning of shyness and not having what she wants. In the same way, every single time Georgia dares to touch old dependencies the results were nowhere to be seen; no one heard her. Once the process once begins, it’s like a loose canon, and it recodes everything anew. As a result, new possibilities, despite the hiccups, or the things that seemed to be in the way, she began living what was once to be just a dream.

I absolutely enjoyed the parts where Georgia discovers the fantasy world that she steps into has a way of living and what she has had no longer fits; not even her clothes. Immediately she adapts to the look, feel, and masters what she desires to integrate. In doing so what Georgia learned was to be clear in what she desires and go get it. I loved that! Likewise, what I saw out of this movie was a clear way of trusting one’s self to the story, drawing the lines, measuring and managing the processes, in order to correctly predict the outcome. What a way to live!! Who da thunk it? Te heee dare to live!

The moral of the story is: Dare to create your own story. Just remember, don’t quit, and keep moving while you are learning to produce new ways of looking and developing your own “alive-dream.”

Go ahead watch the movie and tell me what you see! Be careful though because if you begin to draw your own map it just might begin to redraw your whole life. Are you ready to commit to attracting a new life? You better be because once you do it, that “life” is going to rewrite all that you are. It won’t really matter if you agree or not because you will be going there. It is your choice, however, to flow into the connections or fight them. Nonetheless, you will get there even if it’s by the hair of your chinny chin chin. Get ready for the nursery rhymes’ to spin a new tale.

Similarly go ahead look around in our lovely America. The story is being rewritten and will you fight it or find ways to innovate and motivate a new YOU.

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