1) He wanted a job or a business opportunity that would give him, in his own words, "limpak, limpak, limpak, limpak, limpak, limpak, limpak, limpak na salapi." Loosely translated, "ooooooooooodles of money" or maybe "serious wads of dough". Sooner than later, he had a billiard hall that was situated outside a university and so the students came in droves, to shoot some pool. At the end of the day, he did have his wads of money OF 20 PhP BILLS.
2) After months of hard work, same relative wanted a break. He prayed for an opportunity to go on vacation for say, about two months, where all he needed to do was laze about the whole day. Sooner than later, he needed an operation to remove either his gall bladder or a gall stone because he had suddenly turned yellow. Long story short, what was supposed to be at most a 6-inch cut turned out to be double that. He proceeded to recuperate from such a wide cut for a month. Having lain for so long, he developed fat deposits in his back. Those needed surgical attention too. So he spent the 2nd month on his stomach.
3) He'd always said he liked Tagaytay. He wanted to live there. In fact, he became a licensed real estate agent just so he could broker his own land deal in Tagaytay, and save himself some serious money. As fate would have it, he turned to drugs and his family found him a rehab center. In Tagaytay. With a nice view of the Taal Volcano.
What is the lesson in all these instances? What were this relative's short comings? One must ask for what one wants in life. When asking, make sure you ask for the moon, and include the most specific details!
I myself made a huge mistake in my request. I made a list of what I wanted in a man (as you know I am unattached). I had a liiiiiiist! It was specific! I mentioned "drug free", "great lover", "someone who likes to dance" among at least 20 other attributes that my man had to have. On hindsight, I did get everything on that list cramped into one person! What broke my heart was that I forgot to ask that he be single.
It was a painful lesson to learn. But it was a lesson truly learned. It has passed and I'm back to my happy, positive, if not bitchy, witty, sarcastic self!
I had a Multiply.com (now defunct) site entitled "Rosanne The Busy". I called myself that for years. While I was truly busy, with rackets here and there for theater, parties, commercials and seminars, I realized that being busy was NOT NECESSARILY PRODUCTIVE. Busy could mean "running around in circles", "having no time for oneself" aside from the fact that one is working non-stop. I was out of the house. I was everywhere with a full calendar.
I changed that title to "Rosanne the Productive" and then I started seeing the products of my work hours. Since I NAMED or CALLED "IT", I turned my reality around. Why not go a step farther?! I then decided to use the title "Rosanne The Productive, Rich and Happy". If I'm asking, I'll go ASK! Right?
I've been using "When you say you can, you can. When you say you can't, you're right!"as a motivational thought. I've been choosing words that will help me PROPERLY FILE memories and data into my brain, such as "Please remember to...." instead of "Don't forget to...." and "Not yet" instead of "No." I've become LITERAL in my words. I try not to generalize and use "everyday" when I mean Monday to Friday only. I will try to refrain from using negative words such as "Traffic" (since there is never a pleasant or good traffic to be had), and "broken", "late", "ugly", "problem"....
What WORDS you use or think, YOU CALL FORTH. You attach an energy or an awareness to them that becomes a reality.
One may say I'm into the New Age stuff. I must admit I've found "The Secret" and "The Law of Attraction" to be very appealing. The bottom line is that you ASK (through thought, prayer, letter, pleas, orders, etc.) and that you THINK (through lists, judgments, pictures, dreams, etc.). The more you do these, the more you want these, the more these come into your reality.
What's wrong with asking God for the moon? He never said we couldn't! We've always thought we couldn't. He loves us. He wants us to be happy. Why couldn't and wouldn't He give us our heart's desires?
It is up to man to decode, to decipher, to discern, to discover what would really make us happy and what would make others happy. We have the power of thought and prayer. We have HOPE.
Remind me to post my VISION BOARDS here. I'd pasted my face on top of thin bodies in bikinis, dancesport champions on that 1st Place Stand and seminar speakers whose audience looked enthralled. I'd cut up cars, trips, rings, houses, dresses that I wanted to own, wear, etc. It is truly amazing what I've acquired and achieved over time. We can focus on goals and make things happen.
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