Mental Bank Update Feb 15-21

Last week was an amazing one due specifically to one interesting happening.    I’ve been paying particular attention to what I think as well so this combined with my MB journaling seems to really increase my results.  So, here’s the update:

• This was the week just prior to my husband’s pay and I had decided to be a bit more generous with some bills (namely credit cards) and pay more towards each of them.  We’ve got a goal to increase our income by the end of 2010 so have implemented a few things to help us achieve this.  So, needless to say I over indulged in the paying off area and it was a rather squeaky week to get through as our available spending allotment wasn’t quite what it usually is.  Good news…we made it thanks to some repayments from some folks which left us with $20 to the good by Friday!  Whoo hoo. Again, my MB Journal is always annotated with the intention that money comes to us effortlessly.
• Wednesday was an amazing day (or should I say evening).  I had to take my youngest son to the doctor and while there my youngest daughter sat in the car listening to music.  In total I would say the car had sat for about an hour in the parking lot.  At one point I moved it to another spot closer to a pharmacy.  When we were ready to leave the car’s battery was dead!  We’ve known the battery would need replacement eventually considering it is about 5 years old and has served us well.  Long story short…as I sat there trying to figure out what I’d do because I wasn’t able to have my husband drive out to boost us because I couldn’t reach him…I thought, “it would be nice if a Good Samaritan would come by and ask if I needed a boost!”  Not even 2 minutes later there is a tapping on my window…a fellow is standing there and when I open my door he says, “Could you use a boost?”  Can I just say I did a lot of thanking both to this person and to the Universe!!  He’d heard the car trying to turn over and failing when he’d gone into the Pharmacy and decided to help us out when he came back out.   The car started immediately and I could not thank this Good Samaritan enough!  This event was and remains proof positive that when you ask and trust, you receive!
• Friday my husband’s pay was in the bank and unexpectedly I received funds that were owed to me but that I wasn’t expecting to see until March.  I also received money that comes into me every month but usually doesn’t arrive until the 23rd to 25th of the month…it arrived on the 19th, dated for the 15th.  Lots of thankfulness there too and again, we were flush with money!

Of course, as said before, we aren’t talking paramount events because I haven’t focused on those a great deal but we are able to get a true sense that how we think, what we think and what/when we are thankful for things definitely does have a place in our lives and frankly we need this.  I’ll finish this experiment off by reporting again next Sunday (28th) with a very nice development that came through for my husband and whatever is awaiting us the next few days.

For the experiment starting March 1st I found a perfect box!  Rather than decorating the outside, I think I will decorate the inside…if you are planning on following along and if you have a Michael’s Craft store near you…head over there and check out the boxes they have on sale right now.  I picked mine up for $2.59 and it’s perfect right down  to the sayings on it.

One more week with the Mental Bank system  and we’ll move on to the Notes in a Box…Check out my post from last week regarding the process involved in working with a Manifesting Box.    I have to figure out this new phone’s camera and uploading process so I’ll be ready for next week’s  viewing of  the box I’ve chosen for this.   😉

Have a superb day!

Lex

Manifest your goals with help from a box

I’ve decided to investigate a few different methods that others use to see just how they can affect my progress in manifesting my goals. I’ve already reported on my progress with one method, the Mental Bank program.  Now here’s another.

From a wooden jewel box....

One of the processes I’ve run across  is a very simple procedure which uses simple materials (a box of any kind, shape or of any material) a piece of paper, a pen and you.

The process

• For some people the choosing of a box is an important aspect of this particular method of manifesting.  Although a box isn’t necessary, it does allow you to hold your manifestations in one secure area and sometimes out of sight is out of mind, which is what this method is meant to promote.  The box can be any kind, from a fishing tackle box to a card board one.  As long as it is large enough to hold your folded note paper, that’s what matters.

• In my case, I’ve chosen to create my own box…over the next few days I’ll design my manifesting box which will be covered with images of many of the things I would like to obtain in my life.  This will act as sort of a vision board as well while also providing a sort of visual energy for those things that I will place inside.

• Once we have the box we wish to use then it’s on to the gathering of note paper and pen.  Again, these can have meaning to you – your favorite pen that Aunt Marge gave you for Christmas – colored note paper that you just love.  The main premise here is to sit down (preferably in solitude) and really think about those things you wish to manifest in your life.  Choosing 2-4 important things to you, write these down, each on its own separate piece of paper.  This is the important aspect though because you won’t be writing them down as, “I am receiving money from many sources and always as I require it.”  Instead, you will want to write out each manifestation goal clearly, concisely and as though you will be giving this note to someone who is going to carry out your request to the letter.  Therefore, you really have to think about exactly what you want and write it out so that there is no misunderstanding of what you want to receive.  Take your time doing this part as it is very important to your results.

• Once this is done and you are satisfied with your notes, fold them (in half or in quarters depending on how small they need to be to fit neatly inside the box you’ve chosen).  Then put your notes aside for a day before placing them in the box.  This is to allow you to really think upon the information you have put into each manifestation.  The next day, return to the notes and review what you have written and make any changes you feel are necessary to make your request(s) as clear as possible.  Then when satisfied, place the note(s) in the box and close the lid.  Place the box in a location where you are unlikely to want to keep opening it.  Then, trust that your requests are being attended to by the Universe and do your very best to forget about the notes and what they hold.

• At the end of the week in which you placed your notes in the box, recall whether any of your requests have been answered in whole or in part.  Open the box and review each note.  If there are those that have come to pass, write on the back of the note exactly how things manifested for the request.  Those that haven’t come to pass need more time, return them to the box without any additional annotations.  Those that have been partially filled, annotate the back of the note and reiterate those portions of the note yet to be competed and return the note to the box.  Again, close the lid, place in its spot and forget about it until the following week.

... to an adorned cardboard box. Any box will do!

The premise behind this particular method is actually providing you with the ability to be able to think clearly and concisely about those things you choose to have within your life.  As you do this process you begin to achieve the ability to mentally envision those things you wish to come toward you and eventually you are able to do this process in your head and achieve the same end results.

I’ll begin this process on March 1, 2010 which will have allowed a full month for each process I am taking you through.  I was going to start this on Feb 22, 2010 but it’s better to finish off the month completely with one process I think.

Until Monday and my next MB update which had a few very nice manifestations I’ll be working on my Manifestation box and I’ll provide a post for those who are interested in following along.  I’ll show you the process I’ll be using and you can choose to make your own box if you wish over the next week or so.  Then, if you wish you can join me in this process and I invite any comments as to how your manifesting goals have appeared to you.  Until then,  enjoy your day and as always, thanks for visiting & reading!

Lex

MB Update Feb 8-14 and gratitude pays off

Believe it or not, 3 days late for me is an improvement!  Last update I was really negligent but this time around Monday was 3 days ago…so I am not quite 72 hours late in getting this posted (yay me!)  If I don’t celebrate the little progresses… 🙂

Don't question how, just trust & believe

So let me first start off with the latest updates, short and sweet, here we go:

• Feb 8th started off on a pretty good note – unexpected money in the amount of $50 came from our youngest son who owed us a little bit from a few weeks earlier. When we lend money to our working children we do so with no time line for return.  We use the honor system and trust that they will return what they borrow (from anyone) as they are able to afford to do so.  Return of this money was unexpected as he just bought a car and is hoping to move into his own place soon so has been saving his money.   My MB Journal is still being jotted down each night with, “Money flows to me from unexpected sources, freely and easily.”
• Feb 9th after waiting  several weeks  a book I had been waiting to arrive at  my local library finally came in earlier than expected as I’d been at least 27th on the list of requester’s…I had annotated my journal the week before, “I am reading and enjoying an Autogenics book”.  Autogenics is a method of training that allows one to achieve a level of relaxation that allows for empowerment and peace of mind.  I had two titles reserved and had no real preference as to which arrived first.  The first one arrived Feb 9th and the next one came in the following day!
• Feb 12th an additional $140 saw its way to us as our youngest paid the remaining money to us that was owed.
• Throughout the week my husband would hand me enough change every day to treat myself to a Tim Horton’s coffee (believe me when I say that is definitely something I appreciate.  That he sets aside all his change from daily spending just so he can hand it to me for my addiction)…this was an added plus simply because I would think “wouldn’t it be nice to have a freshly brewed Timmy’s” and throughout the week I was treated to one each and every day!  Gotta love it.  A small thing but one that deserves every bit of gratitude as any other happening in my life.

So, although the week wasn’t monumental, again it was being able to recognize those things that otherwise I may not have paid attention to and wouldn’t have given thanks for them coming into my life where I not aware of requests.  If nothing more, journaling allows me to ensure that I give thanks for everything that comes our way as well as everything that is already in our lives.

Journaling nightly isn’t the only way that manifesting those things you want to come to you can be done.  The key I believe though, to asking, believing and receiving is in how strongly you actually believe you will receive what you have asked for.  By  not sweating the method or the time frame in which it comes to you.  It also has to do with trusting that what you need/want/desire will come to you in exactly the way and in the time frame in which it will mean the most to you and will benefit you in a way that moves your life forward rather than parallel or backwards.  Another key is forgetting…forget what you have requested…don’t continue to think about it, worrying whether or not something will transpire or when or how.  That simply doesn’t work  because it’s like telling someone that you want a particular sandwich at the local deli and they are willing to go and get it for you but you continually stop them with your incessant chatter about how you hope they don’t forget the olives, or please  remember you like whole wheat not white, etc.  Ask, believe (leave the request to manifest), receive and give gratitude. Nothing complicated about the process.

A box full of belief!

I’ve reported on two weeks using the Mental Bank System now.  I’ll finish this up with an update on the week just passed Feb 15 to 21st in just a few days (a really cool thing happened the evening of Feb 17 which really brings the power of manifesting home, I think you’ll find the story rather interesting).  Personally I know that the Mental Bank system does work well for me.  You might wish to give it a try.

Next I’ll begin another method and report on it for three weeks starting Feb 21 and will have my report posted for March 1st.  Check out my next post shortly which will explain the way in which I’ll be working the next few weeks.  You may find it interesting and choose to follow along. It is also a simple process that can also have you really thinking about what you desire.  This is the first time I’ll be using this particular system but as always I believe it will provide me with some great insights to the sub conscious mind and how our ability to manifest our needs/wants/desires is as close as our ability to think and ask.

Check back later today if you are interested and I’ll outline the process I’ll be using for the next few weeks.

Enjoy your week and thanks for reading!

Lex

Shared Review Toolbar Updates!

Great news folks who are currently using the 4SharedReviews toolbar!  You now have access to your Facebook account by accessing the “Facebook” icon which will show up on your toolbar (in IE, Firefox/Flock) . Please click “refresh toolbar” which is located under the drop down menu of the 4SR icon to the left of the bar.  This should automatically update the toolbar for  you.  If the Facebook Icon doesn’t appear (should be located beside the Twitter icon)  then simply follow these steps:

• Use the drop down menu to access the “Upgrade” option.
  

  Upgrade the toolbar

• Once upgraded you will be asked if you wish to restart your browser.  Select “restart” and the browser window will close and then open again.
• You should then see a new icon option on your tool bar which when clicked opens a slide down window like the one below to the right .
• This window authorizes your toolbar to interact with your Facebook account and in order for it to do this you need to provide your account information which includes your email and your password.  No solicitation from any third parties occurs by doing this and no information is passed to any entity.  The connection is simply allowing the FB icon to access your Facebook pages for quicker access to each one.  If you are uncomfortable providing this information you may choose to ignore using this feature.
• To disable the Facebook feature and remove it from your toolbar in the event you prefer not to use it simply follow these steps:

Select 4SR icon and choose "Toolbar Options" and un-check the box beside FaceBook. Click "Ok" then return to the 4SR icon and select "Refresh toolbar" and the FB icon should be gone.

• For those of you who wish to use this feature, you would proceed by filling in your email and your password for your Facebook account as shown above and click “Connect”.  The next screen will ask your permission to integrate with your toolbar by providing you with the options “Accept” and “Deny”.  To integrate simply choose “Accept”.

Click on "Settings" button after accessing "Toolbar Options" from the drop down menu under the 4SR icon. From here select the "Facebook settings" button appearing directly below the FB check box. This brings up the screen above. Simply un-check those options you no longer wish active.

• Another feature that has been added is the ability to add your own applications to the toolbar.  Simply choose the “+” that appears to the right of the toolbar and you will have access to numerous applications including Skype, a Writers apps, Games, tools, TV, News, Videos, etc.  Simply choose the app you wish to add and click the “add” button.  The icon for the application is then added to the end of your toolbar and you can proceed to configure it if this is required.

Selecting Plus sign allows you to add numerous applications.  You’ll be taken to a

webpage which will open in your browser window and from there you can add numerous apps to make your web and toolbar experience more enjoyable, convenient and accessible.

Should you wish to remove any application that you have added simply click on the 4SR drop down menu icon, choose “Toolbar Options” and select the tab “My Stuff”.  You can then hide applications or delete them simply by highlighting them.

Thanks to everyone who currently has this toolbar installed.  We are now at 73 installations and I look forward to adding additional features as well as removing some of those that simply don’t fit the purpose any longer.

As always I’ll indicate the notices on Shared Reviews in my status bar and will post all information pertaining to the toolbar here on my blog.

Any feed back is of course always welcome!  Hope you continue to enjoy!

Take care,

Lex

Monday MB Update (on Friday?) Tsk, tsk!

Yes, here is where I reveal all my sordid little secrets!  Ok, not really…as exciting as my life is, well that’s how lacking I am in secrets too 🙂  but on with the MB update shall we?

Now firstly I should say that this isn’t Monday of course…it’s Friday soon to be Saturday so I’ll be updating for the period 1st to 7th and then on Monday the 15th, I’ll update for the period of the 8th to the 14th. So, I’ll always update for the week that has just passed (of course).

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Stress in, Stress out

I began my Mental Bank journal on the evening of February 1, 2010 and tracked my progress (or not) up to and including February 7th.  The following are my observations thus far:

• After a few pretty volatile weeks on the business partnership front (husband’s) some rationale has finally seeped in and although hubby isn’t all together comfortable with his new attitude of “I can’t care or I’ll go crazy” for now he seems to have a handle on his emotions and there is a little progress. My entry the evening of February 1 into my MB Journal read, “My husband is dealing effectively with his business partner”.
• My youngest and oldest daughters both went through some pretty tough times the past few months.  The youngest with a boyfriend and the oldest with financial struggles.  Although things seemed to be settling down a bit they weren’t quite out of the woods yet.  Then, my oldest daughter informed me that things were looking up, she and her partner were bringing in money as her partner had obtained a job that paid quite well.  My youngest daughter was able to bring herself to realize that she was in an emotionally abusive relationship and after freeing herself from it totally  knew there was a future ahead of her that held happiness.  My MB Journal read, “My daughters are happy and enjoying their lives.”
• We began to receive money unexpectedly in small portions but none the less it was coming in and from sources that we’d not expected them to arrive from.  My MB Journal read, “Money flows to us from many unexpected sources.”

Everything isn’t instantaneous

Not everything is an immediate manifestation by any means and that the above situations began to turn around in an apparently quick fashion, in reality some of them had been in movement for awhile (my husband’s business partner issue and my daughters situations) but during the week of the 1st to 7th movement seemed to take on more positive effects and released each of them from burdens that had been weighing them down greatly.

There is something to be said about this particular ritual, and it is a ritual…a nightly one that takes all of a few minutes to complete but one that in reality will have you actually hating it every so often (the actual journalese can be a pain especially if you are all cozy in bed and then realize oops didn’t do my journal! :)).  It’s the actual proof that when you open your mind and allow your sub-conscious to do what it knows is best for you, and you see those things which you have written in your journal coming to pass…it is difficult to condemn or doubt the effects that keeping a Mental Bank journal really has.

A tip for those interested in keeping your own journal

I recommend that you place your MB Journal on your pillow in the morning so that it is there in the evening and the only way you can avoid it is if you sleep on top of it!  It’s an amazing thing to keep, seriously and there is no doubt that your life can and will be better for it – one pebble at a time.

Monday, I have further developments that again correlate with my journal entries and continue to encourage me to keep paying attention not only to my MB Journal every night before retiring, but also to the events that transpire after doing so because both remind me to express gratitude for all that I have in my life and am receiving….and the circle continues.

Happy Valentine's Day to Each of You!

I’ll see you again on Monday evening, February 15th…until then, enjoy your weekend and especially your Valentine’s Day!!

Lex

Who says distance has to limit us! This proves otherwise

These two fellows prove that being miles apart, of different languages and from different countries does not have to limit us in any way. Months and hundreds of emails later, this rendition of the Eagles Hotel California is amazing! I loved it before…I’ve just fallen in love all over again! Check out the rest of their performances which include James Blunt You’re Beautiful and Led Zepplin’s Stairway to Heaven. …and don’t ever let anyone, including yourself, tell you that you cannot do anything you choose to do…because there is always a way, there is always a how and … we are all worth the experiences we choose to undertake because we ARE each special and talented in our own unique ways. Enjoy!

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