Daily Gratitude

"And he who receiveth all things with thankfulness shall be made glorious; and the things of this earth shall be added unto him, even an hundred fold, yea, more." (Doctrine and Covenants 78:19)

It's working, it's working, it's WORKING!!!! Thank you!!!!!!!!!! :o)

Thank you for Aisza. Thank you for Michael. Thank you for Tony. Thank you for Habiba. Thank you for my wonderful, beautiful, healthy, fit body. Thank you for the beautiful sunshine--the beautiful spring. Thank you for my days off, but thank you for when my training begins again. Very exciting!

Thank you for the Avon walk. Thank you for the One Acts. Thank you for my wonderful, amazing, supportive family. Thank you for everything I am learning. Thank you for every inch of my home. Thank you for the clutter--it gives me the opportunity to experience the clearing. Thank you for the clearning! Thank you for my new found purpose, passion, and determination in so many areas of my life. Thank you for every moment of my life.

Thank you thank you thank you!

Margie

To Tame a Fox

You cannot tame anything by chasing after it. When you really want something, sometimes you must be still and let it come to you.

THE STORY

I have always loved Gene Wilder. His piercing blue eyes always seemed so kind and inviting.

I don't remember when I first fell in love with him--like most kids my age, it may have been when he played the eccentric chocolatier in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, or it may have been when he played The Waco Kid in the side-splittingly funny Blazing Saddles--but I know for sure that my heart was sealed when he played The Fox in The Little Prince.

Though the novella by Antoine de Saint Exupéry was well-known to most, for many years my only exposure to this inspiring story was through this 1974 movie, which was nominated for two Academy Awards and won a Golden Globe.

The plot consists of a pilot who is stranded in the Sahara desert and comes across an "extraterrestrial (though entirely human-appearing) prince. In their conversations, the author reveals his own views about the follies of mankind and the simple truths that people seem to forget as they grow older." (Wikipedia)

The prince tells the pilot of many of his adventures, including his visit to earth and the many creatures he has met here.

One of them was a fox. Enter Gene Wilder.

Gene Wilder's Fox is cautious but caring (those eyes!), as he teaches the little Prince how he could tame him and they could become friends. Amazingly, this same exchange can teach us some of the exact principles of getting whatever we want in life to come to us.

"Every day, you would come and sit where you're sitting now.

"You'd always come at the same time at, let's say, four in the afternoon.

"I could start getting excited about, oh about, 3 o'clock.

"If you came any old time, I wouldn't have a chance to get keyed up."

"But what would I do at 4 o'clock?" asks the Prince.

"Nothing," the Fox replies.

"Nothing?"

"Of course not, if you did anything, I would get frightened, and I wouldn't come out."

THE LESSON

You really can have what you want. But to get it, there are a few principles you must apply from learning how to tame a fox.

First, you must be consistent. The Prince was to come every day at the same time. He could not come "at any old time." He must be consistent. Consistent action shows the Universe that you're serious about your desire.

Second, you must be still and allow it to come to you. If you have ever chased anything (or anyone, for that matter!), you know that doing so only causes it to run the other direction. You work harder and have less results when you chase after something. Ah, but if you're still...if you're still, and you are behaving in ways that make you attractive, people and things will naturally be drawn to you.

And what if things don't come to you the way you had hoped, or they disappear just as you see them around the corner? Then you can be sure to hear the Fox saying to you, just like he said to the little Prince:

"You moved!"

TAKE ACTION

Are you frustrated with the results you are getting in some area of your life? Take action!

Today's action step: Set a timer for five minutes. Sit comfortably and close your eyes. Visualize what it is you want and, in your mind, allow it to come to you. You may even want to stretch out your arms and visualize it running to you for an embrace.

Notice as you do this how good it makes you feel--how much better, in fact, than if you were to run after it. Of course, you may want to do this visualization for more than five minutes. If you're like me, it will feel so good, it will be hard for you to want to do anything else!

© 2008, Margie Remmers, http://www.YouCanHaveWhatYouWant.com/

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Daily Gratitude

"And he who receiveth all things with thankfulness shall be made glorious; and the things of this earth shall be added unto him, even an hundred fold, yea, more." (Doctrine and Covenants 78:19)

Thank you for JP and the leadership I am growing into. Thank you for clearing. Thank you for the kids getting up early and being ready for school with no hassle! (More like this, please!) Thank you for teachers, the books, and all I have learned about conscious creation. Thank you for everything I have created so far. Thank you for the wisdom that I can control what I am creating! Thank you for this wonderful, beautiful, perfect life. Thank you for my health. Thank you for my two weeks off of training! Thank you for the triathlon, for Tim, for Jim and Tony, for Caroline, and for all who have helped and inspired me along this path. Thank you for Alison. Thank you for Michael. Thank you for Aisza. Thank you for all the blessings these people have brought into and continue to bring into my life. Thank you for the community and all the people who are willing to take a stand for me and my greatness. Thank you for fingernail polish remover. Thank you for my creation box. Thank you for Esther and Jerry. Thank you for Joseph. Thank you for Matt. Thank you for all of the inspiration I have received in my life and thank you for the courage to follow it! Thank you for beautiful green. Thank you for the soft rain. Thank you for Wallace D. Wattles, and the technology of books on tape. Thank you for everyone that worked together to bring this to me. Thank you for the understanding of "mourn with those that mourn." Thank you thank you thank you.