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Escaping the Ho-Hum Trap

Posted by Jeannette Maw at 15th March, 2010

As a college freshman on tuition scholarship, I dreamed of good grades and a swift path to graduation.

As a summa cum laude graduate (in three years, thank you very much), I then dreamed of a job that would support me and my two cats in a place to ourselves.

Ensconced in our cute little apartment, I soon dreamed of a house with a yard for dogs. (Dogs!)

In the house with two dogs (and cats), I next fantasized about excelling at work.  Which turned out pretty well, and led to a dream of succeeding as a self-employed coach.  Now as a law of attraction coach, I dream of adding internet entrepreneur to my repertoire.

All the while, it’s been easy to lose sight of the fact that each day I am living out a cumulation of yesterday’s dreams come true.

For example, I totally take for granted having dogs as roommates, with a big beautiful yard to call their own.  And often forget how blessed I am to be in demand as a coach, calling the shots in my own business.

Mike Dooley calls this the “ho-hum trap,” where we acclimate to our new reality so well that we lose sight of the fabulous and amazing life we truly lead.

Which, from a law of attraction perspective, is not a habit that serves.  (Not to mention from a happiness perspective!)  Since we attract more of whatever we’re focused on, it’s important to learn to recognize and enjoy the good things present in our lives already.

Even if we believe none of our big dreams have come true, it’s not unusual to overlook the natural daily magic and miracles spread throughout life: puppy breath, spring rainstorms, hot pizza and green lights the whole way home.

I know I’m not the only one who experiences this, which is why I thought it worth exploring how to put the “ho-hum trap” to rest.

How do you stay connected to the manifested magic in your daily life?  What tips do you practice to ensure you don’t overlook the good stuff right under your nose?

Looking forward to hearing your experiences on this one!

Related posts:

  1. The Familiar Trap
  2. The Power of Perspective
  3. Wisdom Nuggets from Mike Dooley

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Travel Update

Posted by Kalyn at 12th March, 2010

Ac Tah energy finding

Today has been a fabulous day. The weather is wonderful and warm here in San Miguel de Allende. Plants have officially sprung, which has been wondrous since I’m accustomed to late springs in our high desert. There had been some trees on the property we are staying at that had lost their leaves for the winter and now they are being painted by nature. Cherry blossoms are already almost gone too! I think the jacarandas are the only blooms we won’t see because it seems that a frost got them first. It’s too bad, we were really looking forward to lavendar trees again.

My poor Charlie (my small dog) is recovering well now.  Still missing an eye, of course… Two surgeries later he still has a whole in his abdomen where I think he could have used another stitch! I’ll have my dad look at it tomorrow. But, Charlie is eating, drinking using nature’s facilities and is walking around.  He looks better and he is not leaking blood, the way he had been. His spirits are higher and he tends
to watch everywhere I go.  He knows that I stayed and protected him when he was attacked by the rot wiler several years ago and I think he knows that we came home to Santa Fe for him. Now that we’ve had him with us for a week, minus the two days he was in the hospital here for surgery #2, he is getting more comfortable. He has taken comfort in realizing that he is traveling with us.

Charlie even went with us to Jalisco. We had met some friends in December and have become very good friends. She is American & he is Mexican, which is fun because I can speak to him in Spanish and ask
him questions, like how do you say zebra in Spanish? Of course, she is great because I love having cool girlfriends. We went to his family’s ranch and stopped by and visited a tequila factory on our way. He is partnering up with the owner to create a new tequila, so the owner set a tour up for us. It was great having a private tour and learning more about the tequila-making process. The samples were just
fine too!

Sunday he is having a party, that is supposed to be a surprise but she knows, for her birthday, which we are looking forward to. We are attending a lecture on Tuesday by a Mayan Mystic named Ac Tah about
2012, who we met him last Monday. I spoke with him and liked him and his energy, so it will be good to see him again.

We have less than a week here before we start to head out for California. It has been a magical and transformational trip with many gifts. I’m grateful and enjoying our last few days.

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Empowering Women: Changing Lives

Posted by Suzie Cheel at 8th March, 2010

International Womens Day 2010


International Womens Day

Today is International Day and the theme for 2010 is one that I am passionate about. It’s about empowerment and there are many different themes aroung the world. There are also many different events beings celebrated around the world today. The main theme is Women to End Poverty by 2015 and in the Phillipines the theme is:Empowering Women Toward Progress

Empowering women can break the cycle of hunger and poverty. This video comes from The world food program

Click here to view the embedded video.

The word empowerment is demonstrated in the initial micro credit program set up by Mohammed Yunis for the women of Bangaldesh through the establishment of The Grameen Bank. This is an amazing story and today there are many organizations like Kiva where women become empowered, which changes lives and then in turn the process begins to alleviate poverty .

Kive Changing lives

Unifem shares a video from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Today is a celebration of women across the globe!

Click here to view the embedded video.

Women bringingitive change
Thomson Reuters invites you to join us in celebrating International Women’s Day and the role of women in bringing about positive change in the world. To mark this occasion Reuters has created a slideshow of women from across the globe, living in extraordinary times.

here is the link to view the slide show

Also you can watch and join in the live blog at

International Women’s Day 2010 LIVE (39 watchers)

Have your say on Reuters about what women’s day means to you

There is a Facebook page

You can check out other blog posts on International Womens Day at Bloggers Unite

2011 IWD Global Centenary Year
2011 will see the global centenary year for International Women’s Day – 100 years since International Women’s Day was marked for the first time where more than one million women and men attended rallies.

Do you have a special International Womens Day story to share?

What do you do to feel empowered?

Will you make a differenceto your life and that of others?

be empowered

Suzie

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