So since my last blog things have taken a turn for the better. Life is so crazy like that! Literally, two days after I wrote about money issues and my husband not being on the same page as me, he decided that he needed to start being more careful with our money and not go out as much. I did not even say a word to him about it, and he does not read my blog (at least I'm 99% sure he doesn't), so since he has made that decision we have been able to catch up on our bills and by the end of October we will be able to start saving again! We managed to pay another few thousand towards our ceremony in Puerto Rico too! I have no clue how we were able to do this, but things are slowly turning up.
Since I have been back to work for about a month and a half now I have not been putting as much time into practicing the law of attraction or praying, and I find that when I take the time to say a prayer, visualize, say affirmations, look at my vision board, be grateful for things, etc...life goes much better for me. Even though I am working, I need to make sure I do not lose my focus. Thanks for reading!

My life is good!

It has been a few weeks since i have written a blog and the reason being that so much has been happening, I don't even know where to start! I have numerous blogs that I started, but didn't post yet because I am still waiting to see how things turn out. Basically, I am just feeling so grateful and blessed in my life, I am finding it difficult to ask for 'more' on my vision board. I don't feel like in this moment I want much else, so I just have two things sitting on my lonely vision board: 1. I want to continue to lose weight and become more fit until I get to 10 pounds below my pre-pregnancy weight (50 down, 30 lbs to go) and I want this by January 31, 2010. 2. I want more money. Eventually I want enough to pay off my student loans, mortgage, and any other debt my husband and I may have. This time I am going to put a number out there and say that in a years time I want my husband and I to have made $175,000.

Those are the two big things that I'm sure many people are also asking for. I'm not putting traveling on my vision board again quite yet because I could actually use a break from it for a little while. It's hard to travel with a baby! What I do want is to continue to build relationships with my friends who are very supportive and really positive in my life. It seems that as life happens sometimes I don't put a focus on keeping in touch with friends who may live in other states, I'm more into the here and now. I am going to start putting forth more effort into keeping in touch because they are worth it! These are great friends who I love and who make me happy. My life will only be better with them in it more. I haven't figured out how I am going to put that on my vision board, but I just put it out there, so universe, work for me!

One last thing I thought I should mention is that I have thus far only watched the movie The Secret, and that is what has started me on this journey, but this week I plan on purchasing the book to learn more and give me a physical reference to look at (to me flipping to find a page is much easier than finding a spot on a DVD). As I read I am sure I will find new inspiring information, and I will be sure to update any new findings. Thank you for reading and keep the positive thoughts flowing!

Visualize living your dream life

Another important part of The Secret that I have not mentioned previously is to take time to visualize yourself living the life you really want, the life you imagine. I went to the extent of writing a journal entry dated 5 years from now that describes my life and what I am feeling in that moment. The beginning reads, "I ran 5 miles on the beach this morning. It feels so good to be back in shape after having my kids." I went on to describe the "dream house" we were building, what my husband and I do for work, what we had for dinner that night, etc.. very detailed. I have this in a drawer next to my bed and will occasionally read it and try to visualize that life and feel the emotions that are mentioned. All this is done while being grateful for the life that I do have. It's okay to want more, but always appreciate where you are at. There is beauty in the present.

How I got started

My experience thus far using The Secret: I heard about this on Oprah maybe a year or so ago and thought Wow! How amazing that all these people just thought positively, said what they wanted, and got it all. I knew this would never happen for me, so I just dismissed it.
About two months ago I started hearing people talk about the secret again and this time I decided to watch the movie online. After paying my $3.99 on itunes and watching the movie I decided to give it a shot. What did I have to lose?
I went through the magazines I had around the house and cut out pictures of things I wanted: To be thinner, Go the the spa more, Travel, Romance, Money, etc... I grabbed a piece of cardboard out of the recycling box and glued my pictures on it. I wrote words next to the pictures so I would remember what the picture represented for me. I wrote "confident" and "sexy" next to a woman who exuded these traits, "travel more" next to pictures of tropical islands, and "more me time" next to a girl at the spa. Then, I placed that piece of cardboard on my dresser in my bedroom so that I could look at it everyday and "get" all these things.
I didn't stop there. I started a gratitude journal so I could look at the positive in my life. If you have seen the movie you know this is also a very important part. So I began, I am grateful for my son, my husband, my cats, that I can breath, and it went on and on. I did this about 3 times a week and waited. Each day I was hoping would be the day that something would happen, and finally it did!
I was going through my mail one day and I came across an envelope sent from the spa that I occasionally go to (like twice a year). In this envelope was a gift certificate saying Happy Birthday we would like to treat you to a free nights stay at our spa all taxes and everything taken care of. Every time I go to the spa I say, "I wish I could stay the night" and it finally happened. It was my birthday, but i have never received this in the past. It was so great! Of course, I immediately start thanking God and writing in my gratitude journal, waiting for the next thing to happen.
Since then, I have been traveling more, but not in the way I expected. My husband is currently stationed in Texas so I have had a chance to visit there twice which was fun since I have never been there, so I will be grateful for that, but I was picturing more of tropical island traveling. Hey, I guess I have to take what I can get!
I have also lost 11 pounds! I haven't been doing anything really different than before, but I think it's just more in my mind now, so i subconsciously make better decisions.
That brings me to now. It's been about 2 and half months since I started using The Secret and that is what has happened. I will say that I am a Christian and also pray a lot for these same things. To me The Secret is more about being positive and grateful than anything spiritual. When I was researching about The Secret I didn't find much information about if it has actually worked for a "normal" person, like not on Oprah, so I decided to start this blog to document my journey.