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Tool Tuesday: FAKE IT TILL YOU MAKE IT.

QUESTION: What do you normally answer when somebody asks you "how are you?".

If you're anything like me, the standard answer usually is something uneventful like "fine, and you?", "okay" or - if you're having a particularly nice day - you might actually say "good".

Do you ever say "FANTASTIC!" or "I AM MOST BLESSED! THANK YOU FOR ASKING!".

I don't. I would be embarrassed. Especially when it's not a friend asking, but just those curtsy exchanges at supermarket, at the school parking lot or at the post office.

Tool Tuesday: How to make a slideshow vision board

I received many emails and compliments on my slide show vision board.
(I want comments people, comments, not emails, but any kind of interest is appreciated, because really… I used to think that I suffered from Attention Deficit Disorder, thinking it meant I wasn’t getting enough attention…not that I have much attention… what were we talking about again? Oh right, the slide show vision board).

Some of you wanted to know if it was really that much work. Does it matter, really? How much is it worth to you to attract the love of your life? The job of your dreams? Money like water. Or an audi Q7? You've got to put some work in! If only half of my vision board will manifest, it will have been worth every minute I put into it. Besides, it was FUN to do. And bonus: I feel uplifted and excitement for the future when I watch it.

What do you have to loose (besides the chance of a better life)?
So I made you a little tutorial:

Tool Tuesday: EFT (or: how to feel better without eating all the M&M's)

I had disappointing news today. I know, I know... this is a negative statement. 

“Isn't this blog all about you being positive, Jess, and about making happy changes because you are going to be so annoyingly positive all the time, so you can prove to us that it works? That if you just talk positive, think positive and expect positive, you will GET positive?”

That’s what it’s supposed to be about. But I am only human, just starting on this path of improvement and there will be trial and error. So, unless you have a more positive way to phrase the above message, I really don’t know how to avoid the negativity.

I had another ultrasound today. The hormones are still going up, my body is playing all sorts of tricks on me (complete with a morning sickness and fatigue) and to be honest… the psychics words did me in: I was hopeful again. I called the doctor and she agreed I needed another ultrasound today, to see if the empty sac was now actually showing signs of a growing baby.

Tool Tuesday

May I introduce to you: “Tool Tuesday”! Every Tuesday I will talk about another  tool or  technique to get you (eh… me) a little closer to the life of our dreams.

Obviously, I introduce this exciting new weekly item (insert hint of sarcasm) so at least I will have something to write about.

But my motivation is twofold. The real reason is: I need to work on my willpower. What, that surprises you, after reading this?

See, when God was allocating the attributes that would later form my character, she was really generous with the daydreaming, but extremely frugal on the determination.

For example: I have shelves and shelves full of motivational books of some kind. With every new book I purchase, I can just feel the excitement and the promise of better things ahead! More creativity, greater abundance, learning to love myself better, be a more spiritual parent, be healthier, books on the law of attraction and Zen books on how to just appreciate ‘the now’. I pretty much own the entire “self help” section of Barnes and Nobles.

And that’s not all.