Online Gratitude Journal December 2009 Edition #36

2009 has been a great year for me. My Akashic Record Reading business has been growing well and I feel so honored to have many beautiful souls as my clients. I’m also happy with the positive feedback I am receiving about my eBook “Lightworker’s Guide to Self-Employment”.

In my personal life, I found a new home in a small town called Eugene. It’s good I can now relax a bit and enjoy myself. (Photo credit)

December in review

You may have noticed I’ve been experimenting with new writing styles. I’ve been striving to write inspiring and informative articles in a solid, good-sense way, which tend to be rather lengthy. Well, I still aspire to inspire you, and will keep writing articles like you see in the Starseed series, but I also tried short read like “The Ultimate Productivity Tip”. It seems to work well — that post of 245 words received just as many comments as other longer posts. I also hope you enjoyed “Cinderella, The Power Of Dreaming Big”.

Fun

I will be on the blog radio at Small Business Trends next Tuesday, January 5th, at 1:30 pm EST, talking about how spirituality helps entrepreneurs and promoting my eBook. This is a pretty big deal for me. Small Business Trends has 114K subscribers — I wonder how many would be listening. (And if you cannot tune in at that real time, no worry. You can listen to the recording later.)

I’ve thought about this a lot. I’d like to see this as a fun project rather than get nervous. Nonetheless, I appreciate if you could pray for me. Thank you.

Challenges

I have a word for challenge. I really think many people are doing disservice to themselves by avoiding challenges.

Like think about starting a business. Sure, it takes a lot of work, especially in the beginning. So many people get scared and stay in the job they hate. How productive is that?

I started my Akashic Record Reading in June last year. From the time I resigned from the corporate job in October 2007 and until I started taking paying clients in June 2008, I struggled learning about business, practicing what I do and polishing my skill, and dealing with my own negative thoughts.

But that effort is paying off. Back then, I was charging $90 for a reading. Now I charge $280 for the same thing. Don’t you wish your investment grew like this?

You can do this, too, or even better. This is why I wrote my eBook. Everything I know about starting a business is in this eBook. Don’t send me a one-liner email saying, “Hey, I want to be rich. Help me.” This does no good. Taking up your challenge and working on it does.

By the way, if you are interested in my Akashic Record Reading, my best advice is to make your purchasing decision as soon as you are comfortable. I wouldn’t be surprised if the rate goes up to $500 by this time next year. (I’d rather raise the rate than having extraordinarily long wait list and keeping you wait so long.)

Link Love

Jonathan Morrow tells the story of himself and his mother. He has Spinal Muscular Atrophy, which is considered to be a terminal condition, but he has outlived far beyond the doctor’s expectation, and living well at that:
On Dying, Mothers, and Fighting for Your Ideas

Another story, also posted at Copyblogger, in which James Chartrand grudgingly came out as a woman:
Why James Chartrand Wears Women’s Underpants
It made me think about the challenge of sexism. And the issue of integrity and honesty.

Both are very worth your time reading.

Word of month

“The worst part about being disabled isn’t the pain or the struggle but how the world tries to shove you into a corner and pretend that you don’t exist. After all, what could you possibly have to contribute? You’re going to die soon, poor thing. Here’s a nice, quiet room and some morphine to ease the pain.”
– Jonathan Morrow, from the aforementioned article

What’s your challenge? Dare to face your challenge. The reward is astounding.

Happy New Year to you all. For your increasing joy and prosperity, and hope you keep coming back here for more inspiration. With gratitude,

Starseeds: Blueprinters 3 Blueprint Deliverers And Changers

Okay, it’s been a while since I last posted about starseeds. My faithful readers, I’m sorry to keep you waiting. And my new readers, this is something you probably never saw elsewhere. Don’t be surprised. Starseeds are a kind of souls that are very developed and bring unique gifts to this Earth. If you are interested, here is an introduction to starseeds.  (Photo credit)

So this is the third post about Blueprinters. All Blueprinters share a lot of characteristics, so please read the first post on Blueprinters if you haven’t done so already.

First off, I don’t like the naming of Blueprint Deliverers honestly. If it’s delivery, like a FedEx delivery, once you deliver the blueprint, you are done. But Blueprint Deliverers continue to work on the message of the soul’s blueprint to this day. I’d rather call them Blueprint Messengers, but because some people are already familiar with the term Blueprint Deliverers, I keep using it (for now).

I also must tell you that I don’t have much experience with Blueprint Changers. I believe they are very rare. What I heard is they do the after-care service, like Xerox service guy. But then, Blueprint Technicians and Deliverers do the follow-up and repair work of the blueprints, too. Big time. I’m leaning to think Blueprint Changers as a special kind of Blueprint Messengers because of their small number and because I simply don’t see much distinction between Blueprint Deliverers and Changers. So if you are a Blueprint Changer, please know that the following applies to you as well.

What is a messenger?

Messengers don’t typically get much respect, so I think they deserve a good explanation. The best example I can think of is Barack Obama, especially during his presidential campaign in 2007.

Was it fun to listen to him? Did he change your idea about the possibilities of social changes? I guess he did. In the beginning, not so many people thought he would make it or thought the kind of changes he discussed were possible. But bit by bit, he influenced the audience. People started to think, “Maybe, just maybe, he has a point. Maybe we can . . .”

Now notice he is not the one who actually works on the detailed numbers or the exact implementation processes. These are done by some scholars and advisors. I’m sure he is very intelligent and has working knowledge of what he is talking about, but he is not the expert of any topics he talks about.

This is what messengers do. (I’m not saying Mr. President is Blueprint Deliverer. I don’t know because I haven’t read his Akashic Records. I’m just saying he is a good example of a wonderful messenger.) It may be possible to implement a plan without messengers, but without the inspiration and insights of the messengers, the change might take time and lots of bumpy turns.

Blueprint Deliverers’ ideal

As is true with all Blueprinters, Blueprint Deliverers know the original blueprints, the full human potential. What may be unique with Blueprint Deliverers is their willingness to work with souls who are so out of alignment with the original blueprint. These souls may be social underdogs. Or they may be well-educated and well-paid professionals who can’t even remember their life purpose, let alone living it. Either way, Blueprint Deliverers are willing to work with these not-so-spiritual people. (Which, I think, is a misnomer. We are all spirits living in physical bodies, so there is no one who is not spiritual, regardless how they act.)

Blueprint Deliverers’ ideal is that every soul finds his or her best-fit place in this world. Blueprint Deliverers have a knack at finding the soul level gifts in others and helping them utilize them in a realistic, practical way. I wish every company had Blueprint Deliverers in Human Resources. Often, when you are in the corporate world, you are so focused on climbing up the ladder that you forget to seek where you fit best. You don’t necessarily become happier the higher up you go. There is a kind of work and the level of responsibility that you serve best and feel best yourself. Blueprint Deliverers are good at finding this fit. I guess they make terrific career coaches, too.

In Blueprint Deliverers’ ideal world, each soul is appreciated for their unique contribution, rather than the social and financial status.

Blueprint Deliverers’ gifts

So Blueprint Deliverers have this insight about the best fit jobs, career paths, and social roles of every soul. This is a beautiful gift they bring to this world.

Blueprint Deliverers are also quite realistic in making this happen. While Blueprint Originators try to lead by example, and Blueprint Designers are busy creating whatever they like, and Blueprint Technicians tend to get stuck in their own head, Blueprint Deliverers are willing to learn practical approaches in order to help others shine their spiritual light, and consequently become efficient at it. This is another gift Blueprint Deliverers bring.

Interestingly, for this reason, Blueprint Deliverers themselves may not appear to be all that “spiritual”. For instance, some Blueprint Deliverers love talking about business.

A caution to Blueprint Deliverers is not to get overwhelmed with the bitterness of reality. Because Blueprint Deliverers are willing to deal with “un-spiritual” people and learn the practical approaches that work in the real world, they get to see a lot of ugly stuffs. Some Blueprint Deliverers even choose to be born to difficult situations so that they get to know firsthand what it is like to be so misaligned with the original soul blueprint.

All is well as long as the Blueprint Deliverers themselves stay aligned with Divine Love and Light. It’s quite easy for them to get deterred and become bitter themselves. I see many cases of this in my Akashic Record Reading. When they do carry the bitterness or cynical view of the world, Blueprint Deliverers are abrasive and quite difficult to deal with.

In order to serve as a good spiritual messenger, Blueprint Deliverers need to keep their clear awareness and not to mingle with the negativity of those people they try to help.

Blueprint Deliverers’ challenges in loving relationships

I’m afraid Blueprint Deliverers tend to get into difficult relationships especially when they are young. This is again in alignment with their purpose to learn what it is to be misaligned with the original blueprint so that later they can use the wisdom to help others. Nonetheless, I feel for them . . .

And as I wrote in the post about Blueprint Technicians, don’t be discouraged if the relationship Blueprint Deliverers create may not look like the conventional relationship.

Blueprint Deliverers’ challenges in career and finance

How well Blueprint Deliverers do in their career and finance depends on whether they can keep their clear awareness and memory of the original blueprint. When they do, they are great. Again, Blueprint Deliverers can be realistic and practical, so they can become a successful entrepreneur if they so choose. Abundance naturally follows.

When, on the other hand, they dip into bitterness of this world, they inevitably struggle. They may think unlucky things just happen to them, but the fact is they are inviting them themselves.

Blueprint Deliverers’ role on Earth

Messengers are like a catalyst. A catalyst is not a necessary ingredients in the transformation, but without a catalyst, the change may not happen or happen really slow. I think we can give more credits to messengers for this reason.

Our Earth is going through a major transformation. Blueprint Deliverers carry the flag and lead the crowd in this transformational process.

Do you have question about Blueprinters or starseeds in general? Don’t hesitate to ask in the comment!

Cinderella, The Power Of Dreaming Big

Is the recession making you feel like Cinderella before her fairy godmother showed up? Fairy tales often carry important messages. When most people were illiterate, this is how wisdom was passed along, by putting it in interesting and memorable tales. And if you thought Cinderella was just a lucky girl who happened to walk into wealth and happiness by magic, let me show you what she really did. (Photo credit)

The audacity of dreaming big

So there was this poor girl, wearing rags and sleeping on cinders. One evening, there was a big ball that all the girls were invited. She wanted to go, but she had no proper clothing for such an occasion.

Suddenly, her fairly godmother appears.

Now if you were in her situation, and see some magical figure, be it your fairy godmother or a genie, would you dare to say, “I want to go to the ball.”?

I’ve been poor myself, and I know what it’s like. The really sad thing about poverty is not the hunger nor the coldness. Poverty decays the spirit. You start thinking poor.

I remember walking on a cold night to the store (I didn’t have a car) to get some groceries. I guess it was about this time of the year because I remember the pretty holiday lights at the houses as I walked — each house had different decorations and they all looked cheerful. I was in difficult marriage and even though I had a good full-time job, all the money was getting sucked and I was sinking in debt. To me, all those pretty houses seemed to have happy, well-off people.

If a fairy godmother showed up at that time, I think I would have asked for some money. Or a nice warm sweater and new underwear. (I wasn’t wearing shirts with holes — with my full-time job, that wasn’t an option. But underneath, I was wearing socks with holes.) This is how poverty makes us think. I was in such a miserable situation that the only thing I could think of was to get a little relief.

Whereas Cinderella dared to say, “I want to go to the ball.”

She didn’t say that because she figured she could snap up the prince’s attention, marry him, therefore securing lifelong prosperity. That is how it turned out, but at the time when she met her fairy godmother, all she asked was to be able to go to the ball. That special evening of glamour. Notice the innocence and audacity of her request.

What is your big dream?

If your fairy godmother shows up, what are you going to ask for? Do you have the same kind of innocence and audacity Cinderella had, to dare to dream something that is unlikely, even if that dream doesn’t seem to improve your situation in a direct “realistic” way? Or is your thinking limited to the level of your daily life, like asking for a (better) job or some stuffs on the storefront that you cannot afford?

Please note asking for a large amount of money is NOT a big dream. We ask for money when we are too lazy to visualize what we really want, thinking money can buy happiness. It’s actually a very poor dream.

Morale of the story

Cinderella didn’t just get lucky. She had a big dream, and she dared to say it. When you have the vision that inspires you, and when you acknowledge such a big dream, something magical happens. Some people call it the Law of Attraction, some call it the creative power we have within. You don’t need a fairy godmother — you have the creative power within you. It may take a bit longer than the magic wand, but it works, and even better, you can use your innate creative power over and over again in your life.

Since I “got it”, I’ve been encouraging myself to say something like, “I want to go to the ball.” It’s actually quite challenging to match her audacity. Often, my dream look shabby compared to hers, and I have to encourage myself further to dream bigger. And my life has been getting better and better. I even have a thriving business that is growing further.

This is the time of the year when we think of the new beginning in the new year. What is your big dream? Is you spirit high enough to dream big?

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