Barry and I have been watching something quite interesting the past few nights. It’s a DVD course by one of the most successful online marketers around… but that’s not what’s so interesting about it.

Sure, we’ve been learning how to take our business to the next level, which is great. I’ll share some of the most profound things we’ve taken away from it so far in a bit.

But I guess the most interesting thing is something to do with the person, not the actual content.

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters, compared to what lies within us.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson and Oliver Wendell Holmes (attributed to both, depending on the source)

You see, he started online just a few years ago. He knew nothing about internet marketing when he answered a repetitive spam email that kept showing up in his first ever email account, and discovered his first online instructional course.

And by now, I’d be very surprised if you’ve never heard of him. He came on the scene in a small way first, then made a big splash… and it’s just been snowballing since then.

But there’s more to it than that…

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Today, Barry and I released our latest free talking e-book… it’s called The Secrets of Manifesting, and it features a compelling, revealing and powerful 2-on-2 interview with Jafree Ozwald and Margot Zaher.

One of my favorite things that we talked about was the roller coaster of life, why we ride it (and why it’s not something to get off of), and how to transcend that ride.

Every time I get frustrated with something now, or when Barry and I are dealing with a stumbling block, we just put our hands in the air and yell, “Wheeee!”

You’ll have to listen to the talking e-book (or read it) to understand completely what I’m talking about, but I found it very profound. A lot of the conversation also reminded me of conversations Barry and I have had with people like Robert Scheinfeld, Mike Dooley, Bill Harris and others, revolving around why we’re here and what the purpose of life is.

There are also a lot of great tips on how to meditate better, and how to manifest things faster and easier than ever before.

To get your own free copy of The Secrets of Manifesting, just click here.

Keep Unwrapping the Mysteries of Life,

Barry and I spent the past few nights doing a powerful ceremony called a “Relationship or Wedding Blessing”.

It was given to us for Christmas “from Cupid”… in fact, we gave each other and ourselves as a couple several gifts with tags that said “from The Universe” or “from Cupid”.

It’s a great way to deal with the fact that, if you’re like me, you often see things that you yourself would like when Christmas shopping for other people. But if it was something we knew both of us would like, we gave it to both of us “from the Universe.”

I picked it up from a local metaphysical store, but it comes from EyeOfTheDay.com.

They have a lot of little ceremony kits, actually… but if you’d like to do it on your own, from scratch, here’s how to do it…

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I just had a visit from a pair of chickadees outside my office window (they’re fast, but we managed to capture proof to the right).

We hung a bird feeder a few weeks back, just after I had seen a little bird hopping around the balcony beside my desk. But it seemed like we weren’t going to be getting any bird visitors this season, because it just hung there with no action at all.

Finally this morning they came, chirping and taking turns flying up to get a beakfull of seeds, then flitting away again.

So it turns out that, once again, I learn that patience is a virtue. It was definitely worth it to see the happy little birds.

And they’re my mom’s favorite bird, too… her name is Dee, and when she was little she discovered that they call her name: “Chick-a-dee-dee-dee-dee”!

Just like when we’re manifesting something — we can’t expect it to show up right away.

Everything has a gestation period, and comes when the circumstances are right, not when you THINK you want it.

Apparently the gestation period for chickadees is a few weeks!

Keep Unwrapping the Mysteries of Life!

It’s a new year… and the third year I’ve been posting articles on this blog.

Here’s a picture of Barry and I last night, getting ready to head out on the town and ring in the new year together.

Why do we approach the New Year as a new beginning, when any month, any week, any day, and in fact any moment can be a new beginning if we choose to let it be?

Mainly because it’s convenient, and because it’s metaphorical.

The year begins now because some people many years ago decided that it would. But we know that the Chinese New Year is in a few weeks, and Jewish New Year is in the fall, so it’s really not about the actual day or time of year.

But when we change the year that we write or see every day — on letters, on emails, on calendars, on checks — we feel like it’s a new start, a new reality.

And we know that the FEELING is the most important thing when it comes to manifesting the reality you want to create.

So how can you create the 2008 that you want to have?

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Okay, I admit it… my life seems like a roller coaster sometimes.

It goes up, up, up, and everything seems so perfect…

And then it plummets down, and I wonder what the heck went wrong.

Then it’s up again… up and down, up and down.

Know what I mean?

Well, our friends Jafree Ozwald and Margot Zaher noticed that too. But they say it’s how life is meant to be. And I think they’re right.

Barry and I just posted an article over at the LWL Worldwide blog that discusses the concept, and invites readers to post their thoughts in our forum.

Up for discussing the roller coaster of life while you ride it (and don’t get off)?

Join us over at the LWL Worldwide blog.

Keep Unwrapping the Mysteries of Life,

Last night I went to my meditation circle, and we did a special gift-giving session. Everybody meditated on the others’ essences of their higher selves, and the “gift” was telling each person what sense we had about them, and what we appreciated about them.

Even if not done in conjunction with meditation, and looking for spiritual answers from a higher plane when we don’t necessarily know those people well on a social level, this can be a very powerful exercise.

All you need to do is go around a circle or group, focusing on one person at a time. Each of the others in the group take turns telling that one person why he or she is important to them, what qualities he or she has that they admire, and what exactly they appreciate about him or her.

It’s great to do at Thanksgiving, or at Christmas, or at a Birthday… but it’s perhaps even more special on just any old day.

There are two things that this exercise accomplishes for the person receiving the gift:

1. It makes them feel good to be appreciated and have people point out in public what makes them special.

2. It puts into perspective the qualities that others see in them, and allows them to take stock of themselves and understand better how they come across.

But, giving is just as valuable as receiving. There are also two things that this exercise accomplishes for us, the gift-giver:

1. It makes us focus deeply on another person, their essence and the spiritual and mental gifts and talents, which gets us into the habit of recognizing the good in others.

2. It puts the focus on gratitude, and we know that gratitude is one of the most powerful manifesting emotions available.

There were only a few of us at the meditation circle, because of the holiday season, so it was really special to be able to connect with them on a deep level. Then we went out to celebrate ourselves at a local sushi bar, where I discovered more to be grateful for…

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We are all part of one Universe.

But at the same time, we are all centers of our own Universe.

Yes, that’s right… the Universe truly does revolve around you (at least, your Universe does).

But while it’s so easy to get caught up in the hustle, the bustle, and the separateness of life… Barry and I have gotten into a habit of starting the day with what we now dub “The One Universe Pose”.

You can do it standing up, but it seems to work better for us lying down. And the aim is to get so close, and hug so tightly, that you physically feel completely connected, not just on the outside, but deep down to the soul.

The embrace should be one that allows you to actually feel like you’re one, like your spirits are entwined into one mass as your arms encircle each other.

At this point, imagine that your two Universes have come together and joined into one, as your bodies, hearts and souls have joined together too.

You don’t have to squeeze too hard… you just need to feel the strength of the bond.

Visualizing your two beings as one will also help, and it’s a great way to get grounded and start the day from a place of love, gratitude, and appreciation for yourself and your partner.

Go ahead, be the center of somebody else’s Universe for a few moments, as well as your own.

Keep Unwrapping the Mysteries of Life,

Three times today, Barry and I were so psychically connected it was uncanny.

These little episodes happen quite often with us… but three times is a good scoring trick. In hockey, that’s a hat trick!

Earlier today I went to get one of my special massages from Donna Schmid. In my opinion, her massages are the best deal I’ve ever found, because it’s not JUST a Swedish or therapeutic massage; it actually affects me more on the spiritual level than on the physical.

The special ingredient that makes her massages so unique, and so valuable, is that she asks the client to come up with an intention before the massage begins.

Not just a physical intention (like, “I’d like to have my upper back worked on because I’m holding some tension there”) but a whole-body intention, that works on the body, mind and spirit too.

Donna taught me to always have an intention when meditating (rather than just letting the thoughts wander where they like), and now she has taught me to always have an intention when getting a massage.

This takes the experience to the next level no matter what you do… even if it’s getting a manicure or pedicure done.

No matter what you’re doing, always have an intention (especially if you’re able to relax and be in your own little mental world while you’re doing it).

The hat trick that Barry and I shared started with my massage-session intention…

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Last night I went to Donna Schmid’s local meditation group… she’s the one that gave me both my first Swedish massage, and my Shamanic healing.

For the weekly group meeting though, it’s usually about 10-15 people who sit in a circle, share experiences, and connect with their souls.

Barry wanted me to experience the group alone this time, so I went by myself. I’ve been feeling a bit drained, both physically and emotionally, lately… but I left with more energy, more inspiration, and more enlightenment than I had thought possible.

To start off the session, we passed around a deck of “oracle cards”, and Donna chose one card that would be the topic for the night.

The card she picked was called “Mercy” and it talked about being merciful and compassionate to others, rather than being judgmental.

The card really resonated with her, and she felt it must be her personal card, meant as a personal lesson for her. She told a story about how she had judged someone unfairly the week before, then said we’d pick a new card for the group.

But two of us asked her why she was so sure that nobody else resonated with the concept of mercy? What if there were others who had had similar experiences?

And it turned out that we had — we all had.

So then began the process of uncovering what the topic had to teach us, and what we were going to do to solve it…

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