The Calm During The Storm: My Story of London

By Anne Bellamy, Author of Using The Law of Attraction To Help The Universe Help You

London's burning and it makes me sad.

I wasn't born or raised in this city, or even this country, but London is a place I've come to love, and one I call home.  To see all the needless destruction happening here breaks my heart. 

But it's times like these (crises) when I take stock:

1. My home is fine.

2. My neighbourhood is fine.

4. My livelihood is fine.

3. My loved ones are fine.

I know not everyone can say that, but it's what I'm choosing to focus on.  Does that sound selfish? Damn straight, it does.  I intend to be incredibly selfish, especially now.  I've got to focus inward before I focus outward.

I've also got a different story of London to tell you.  I remember a day, not so long ago, when thousands and thousands of people took to the street.  They were everywhere.  Central London was packed. Streets were closed. Police were out in full force.

The date? April 29, 2011.  The Royal Wedding.

My boyfriend and I were two of those people who hit the streets on that day. We were at Westminster Abbey, St. James' Park, and finally ended up in Hyde Park to watch the wedding on the big screens.  We packed a picnic, brought a bottle of bubbly and carried our flags: his a Union Jack, mine a Maple Leaf.

The atmosphere was electric. Just imagine:  Everywhere you looked, throngs of people were smiling, laughing, celebrating, cheering, toasting, crying tears of joy and yes, even dancing.

It was a day of happiness, celebration and romance.

It was a day of magic.

I remember thinking what an amazing experience it was to be in London on that day.  I remember thinking, I'm so glad I live here.

When we got home later that evening, we plopped down on the couch, exhausted and exhilarated.

It's a day I will always look back on and say "I was there."

It's also the way I choose to think of London.  It feels me with warmth and gratitude.  It reminds me why I love it here.  It's a better-feeling day for me to focus on.

Selfish? Yep. Feel Better? Definitely.

Day 28: Gratitude for Freebies

By Anne Bellamy, Author of Using The Law of Attraction To Help The Universe Help You

Day 28 started out with my 40 minute run where I continued my love affair with money.  It feels particularly good to do this while running because it combines feeling strong, both mentally and physically, which helps me feel good emotionally.

We then went blackberry picking in the forest near our house.  Because this challenge has forced me to pay attention to my thoughts and feelings, I made sure I gave thanks to the forest for the free food it was providing for us.  Sound corny?  Maybe just a bit, but it was a beautiful day, and we were peacefully picking (free) fruit, so why not give thanks? 

In fact, the blackberries are so plentiful this year, our freezer is starting to get full (thank you!)

Money doesn't just come to you in bills and coins.  It doesn't just appear in bank statements.  Money is also in the freebies out there.  Free fruit, unexpected coupons that come through the door, and in my case, at the beginning of July, two free tickets to Wimbledon, a dream come true for me. 

If you're looking for money in your life, make sure you count the freebies that you get.  Often we ignore them, and don't count them as money.  But they are.  So give thanks to something that you got for free.  Appreciate the freebies, and they'll keep coming to you.

The Money Attracting Challenge: Day 27

By Anne Bellamy, Author of Using The Law of Attraction To Help The Universe Help You

Day 27 and I woke up around 6am, which is kinda early for me on a Saturday. The reason I woke up so early is because I was having a dream I didn't care for. You know the one where you're back in school, and you haven't attended a class all semester and you're just about to write the exam?

Yeah, that one.

It's been awhile since I finished school, so I haven't had this dream in a long time.  Fortunately, when I'm having an unpleasant dream, I'm able to decide "this kinda sucks, I'm outta here" and I wake myself up.  This is what happened Saturday morning....but I woke up with a headache!

I'm not really into dream analysis, so I tend to just let the bad ones go, and move on.  Since I've been doing this Money Attracting Challenge, I've gotten much better at paying attention to how I'm feeling, not just emotionally, but physically as well.  I'm also taking action to intentionally focus on positive things.  So, with headache (lightly) pounding away, I started thinking about all the wonderful things money brings me.  I thought back to yesterday's post. 

I pictured where that money will take me.  I allowed myself to feel the emotions. 

Then I thought about the rest of my day.  We had a birthday party to attend which I was really looking forward to.  I thought about how much fun it was going to be.  I thought about the nice BBQ they were going to have. 

Before getting out of bed, I had thought my way out of a headache.  Still wasn't too happy about being up so early, but this is all about taking lemons and turning them into lemonade.  So I got up, made some coffee, sat outside and enjoyed the peace and sunshine. 

Birthday party was a blast....good food, good company, good wine, and best of all, no hangover!

Day 26: 10 Reasons Why I Love You, Money

By Anne Bellamy, Author of Using The Law of Attraction To Help The Universe Help You

Day 26 and yesterday was another global roller coaster of a day, wasn't it? 

So, as you may or may not know, I now speak to money.  Yeppers, I talk to it like a real person.  And yeterday I decided to tell Money how much I loved it and WHY.

It started out like this: "I love you money...I love you money...I love you money"

I genuinely felt the emotion of love.

Then I told money why I loved it:

1. I love you money because you give me freedom.

2. I love you money because you give me peace.

3. I love you money because you give me nice things.

4. I love you money because you take me nice places.

5. I love you money because you allow me to help others.

6. I love you money because you feed me.

7. I love you money because you give me adventure.

8. I love you money because you make me look good.

9. I love you money because you give me security.

10. I love you money because you just plain me life easier, which makes me happy.

It felt good....no, it felt REALLY good to tell money why I loved it.  I highly recommend it.

Day 25...What A Day!

By Anne Bellamy, Author of Using The Law of Attraction To Help The Universe Help You

Today was definitely a challenge! Why, you ask? Oh, a little something about the global stock market plunging.  I don't live in a bubble, and neither do you.  So, what do we do?  How do you keep a positive mental attitude about money when there is bad news everywhere?

Personally, I turned off the news.  I've never been one to watch the news regularly, mainly because it's full of bad and or sad news.  It brings me down.  So, last night, when the news started (my boyfriend had it on) the first 3 headlines were all DOOM AND GLOOM!

So I hightailed it out of the room before I could hear the stories.  I'm not in denial about what's happening.  I just don't need to be bombarded by it.  What I need to do is set my personal alignment to prosperity, abundance, wealth, happiness, fun, joy. 

I went upstairs, opened the book Money and The Law of Attraction and read the passage I posted about my new money story....thrice!  I read it until I felt it.  

I made the decision to put my focus on positve aspects of money.  To feel happy about it.  I even said " I love you, Money!"  over and over.  It felt good.  I acted as if Money were a real entity.  After all, it's energy right?  And energy is definitely real.  So, I opened my heart to Money and declared my love. 

If you've having trouble getting into a positve mindframe, here's a few tools that may help:

  

I also came across a blog post by Hemal Radia on attracting money.  It's a bit long, but worth it.

Day 24: My Appreciation for Esther and Jerry Hicks

By Anne Bellamy, Author of Using The Law of Attraction To Help The Universe Help You

First, the bad news: Yesterday I found myself having some negative thoughts in the area of money.

Now, the good news: I became aware of my thoughts, because of the way they were making me feel, and made a deliberate, conscious decision to focus my thoughts on the positive aspects of money. 

I started to think about how wonderful having lots of money made me feel.  I started to tell a story about having lots of money.  I paid attention to the happiness those thoughts gave me.  I felt the smile on my face.  I knew what I didn't want, so I chose to focus on what I did want.  And it worked.  Relief swept over me.  Peace ruled the rest of the night.  I went to bed and slept soundly.

I turned that sucker around!

At this point, I'd like to show my appreciation to Esther and Jerry Hicks.  Their books have taught me so much.  I've been listening to their guided meditations, specifically the one on Financial Abundance.

They've taught me to pay attention to my feelings.  They've taught me how to focus on the positive aspect of any topic.  They've taught me about meditation. They've even taught me how to contact my own "Abraham"

So Thank You Thank You Thank You Thank You Thank You Esther and Jerry!  Keep it coming!

Day 23: Still Up For The Challenge-Are You?

By Anne Bellamy, Author of Using The Law of Attraction To Help The Universe Help You

We've been having a bit of a heatwave here in London

so I decided to take a break, and go outside and enjoy the sunshine.  Once the sunblock was slathered on, I laid down on our grass, closed my eyes, and imagined that I was sitting on a tropical beach.

It looked something like this

I had a smile plastered on my face the whole time.  When I opened my eyes, I half expected to see the ocean in front of me....I saw a shed instead!  But I'm not worried, because soon that vision will be my reality.  This challenge has given me faith.

I also took some time to look up positive quotes, many of which I tweeted yesterday. Here's a sample:

When you are grateful, fear disappears and abundance appears~Anthony Robbins

Saying thank you is more than good manners. It is good spirituality.~Alfred Painter

Never bend your head. Always hold it high. Look the world straight in the face.~Helen Keller

Finally, I stumbled across this website where you can download Abundance Wallpapers  I personally downloaded the Louise Hay one.