The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari

Sometimes the universe sends us messages, and unless we are listening, we may miss them.   I've had the Universe send me messages, trying to lead me to the book, 'The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari".   I just wasn't listening, and perhaps wasn't ready to hear and accept at the time.

That same message was sent to me again, recently but this time through a classmate.   It was so odd as to how it happened too.    The classmate is someone, I did not talk to so much, but somehow we ended up spending quality time one fateful evening after class.   The first time I've done that with a classmate!    It just turned out I had time to kill, and so did he, and so we decided to chill at a Starbucks.   That was weird in itself.  

After some great conversation, I think he learned a lot more about me, than I did about him!   I was interested to learn more about some course he was taking at Transformational Arts.   He showed me a little about what he's learned about behaviour by asking me questions, and how my answer,  a 'either or' answer, determined some detail about how I think/act.   It was interesting.

Somewhere during this time, he mentioned that I should really read the book, 'The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari".   That book completely changed his life, from a life of deep anger, enough to possibly causing death, to a complete turn around.   It came just in the nick of time as well!   He has long left that lifestyle of gangs/voilence, since that book came to home, and changed it to finishing school and having a career working with small children!   I am leaving out the details but it was a very compelling story!

The part that is the real kicker for me, is after our meeting, he was never seen in class again.   The instructor even tried to contact him to see what happened, but he never responded.   The course wasn't even half way through at the time either!  

When I decided to share this story with a family member, he told me that he had asked me to read that book before.... more than once!    I do not recall that at all.   I do not even remember ever hearing about the book before my classmate had told me about it.    I have grown a lot over the past year, and become more accepting and open to the universe, and maybe thats why this message has finally come to me.  

I'm going to start reading The Monk who sold his Ferrari tonight.   Now, actually.

If I won the lottery...

I've thought about it, now and then.  What would I do if I won the lottery?   I know, for sure, that I would still want to work.  It may not necessarily be the same day job that I'm doing at the time, but I would be working nonetheless.   I'd spend my time on helping others, and would want my job to involve helping others.  Perhaps I would do it on a part time basis.

When I say help others, I mean to make an incredible impact, life changing even, to help others gain inner strength, grow, achieve their goals, and make all of our lives a more positive place to be.

If I won the lottery, and I'm taking about a large amount of money, I would spend much of it toward furthering my education.   I would do the following programs in full and in depth:

• Coaching (Adler or Erickson or both!)
• NLP (directly from creators themselves - Grinder and/or Bandler)
• Hypnosis 
• Energy Coaching
• Astrology
• Graphology (Hand Writing Analysis)
• Reiki

I find all of these areas very fascinating.   I enjoy learning and taking self-development courses.  I find it to be an amazing feeling to have the skill set and ability to help someone transform their lives to a world that that they once could have only dreamed about.  

I will eventually take most of these programs, slowly, as I am become able to afford them.  It is a challenge with the prices being what they are at the moment.   But I am the turtle not the rabbit, going nice and steady, nice and slow.

  

Day 2 at the Whole Life Expo with Gail Thackray

The second day I had class all day, but once that was done I walked over to help out with Gail's seminar.  I volunteered to take photos.  Speaking of, I took some with my camera because I felt her camera didn't give great results.  I have to remember to send her those photos next week!

I was the only volunteer on the first day, but on the second, there were many volunteers. I really connected with one of them.   I actually spoke with her for hours after the event was over!

I did ask for another blessing at the end of my second day.  You can never be too blessed!  This one was pretty intense.  She did spend quite a bit of time on me.    After Gail had blessed me, she told me that she had cleared away some stuff for me, so now my healing ability will be much stronger.

Gail asked me to pick a book when I asked for the blessing.  I really wanted the Reiki book.  I've wanted that one since I first saw she was selling it.   I just couldnt afford to buy anything extra at the time, so it was just a wish.  I was soo happy that Gail asked me to pick a book.  There were only 2 Reiki books left at the booth before we had left to go to the seminar room.   After she said that, I was sending it out to the universe hoping there would be one Reiki book left, and I was willing to wait until the books were packed from the booth, and brought down to the seminar room, at the very end.  Once the box of books from the booth arrived downstairs, I looked in, and there was exactly one Reiki book left!  I truly believe that I am lucky.  That book was meant for me!  I believe that when you open yourself to the universe, the universe does listening.  I was soo happy!

Gail signed the Reiki book, leaving a note saying 'You are a powerful healer'!  Wow!  That is actually what I want to be, a healer of sorts but how would she know?   I don't believe she wrote that for the other volunteers.   What did she see in me?  All she knew about me was that I was taking a course in NLP.   That note really did have quite an impact on me.

It was a great day!

Day 1 at the Whole Life Expo with Gail Thackray

I recently volunteered at the Whole Life Expo for Gail Thackray, Medium/Spiritual Educator (http://gailthackray.com).  I decided to do this, because I thought it would be interesting, educational, and but mainly because there was a spiritual element to it.   I personally have a growing interest in spirituality.

Gail started out learning Reiki, and eventually became a Reiki master.  She soon realized that she had the ability to talk to spirits of loved ones, and that started her on the path as a Psychic Medium.

At the Whole Life Expo, Gail offered everyone blessings/healings.   I handled the sales of her books.  I felt very much outside of my comfort zone when I first started, as I didn't really know much about her or her books, so I couldn't answer half of the questions people would ask me!  I did quickly pick up and understand what was going on.

Digby was working the vendor booth beside Gail.  He was selling crystals, which most were from the sacred site in Brazil where John of God is located.  These crystals said to be blessed and powerful.   Digby was a sweetheart.  He is such a gentle, loving person.   At one point he thanked me, calling me Angel, and that felt truly amazing!

I was surprised at how easily they trusted me with money.  I took several hundred US dollars from Gail, and also Digby.  I know I am trustworthy, but how would they know.   Both of them had come here with only American money.  I walked through the path to the Royal Bank on Front and Bay to exchange the cash for Canadian.

One of Gail's main purposes for being at the Expo was to let everyone know that John of God (http://www.johnofgod.com) was coming to Toronto in March!  John of God is a healer, that can even heal people remotely.   That is how Wayne Dyer was healed from leukemia.   I was so nervous volunteering, that I even called him John of Mars, instead of John of God, when describing it to customers.   Ooops.  A bit funny, but mostly embarrassing.

Gail was also at the Expo to share her experience in Brazil with John of God.  She wrote a wonderful book called 'Gail Thackray's Spiritual Journey Visiting John of God.  The book describes the details of her experience.   The book is well written and an easy read. It is said that this book has been contains energy, and if you put it under your pillow, you can feel the spirits working to heal you, as you would if you were at the sacred place in Brazil with John of God.   She sold a video as well, that was said to be so powerful, you can feel the energy as you watch the film.

I watched one customer in particular, as she placed each book by her stomach.  She was testing out the energy on each of the books.   She decided on purchasing the same book on Gail's Spiritual Journey.   I asked this woman about what she was doing, and she definitely felt something with this book.   I thought that was very cool.

One feeling I did get, is that for Gail, it wasn't so much about selling her books or video, as it was about offering blessings/healings, and making people aware about John of God's first visit to Canada.

After my first day of volunteering, I asked for a blessing from Gail as well before I went home.  She  gave me that same book, and told me to hold it near my heart, so she would be able to bless me and the book at the same time.  She signed my book and wrote 'You are already connected'.   I thought that was really cool, and wondered what made her decide to write that.

I thought it was odd that she didn't ask me if I wanted a blessing, but later realized, when reading her book, that her belief is that one should ask for it.

Just Dance 3

I bought Just Dance 3 for my Playstation 3 quite some time ago. Today I decided to open the package and try it out. I figured since I've been lazy about going to the gym, this will give me a bit of a cardio workout. And that it did.

The game looks a lot easier than it actually is. I seemed to only get one to two stars per song. I was shocked that it kept calling me Lazy, when I really was trying! I didnt like that too much. I guess I will need lots of practice to master that.

I decided to go through the Song list, and I saw a song that looked like it was Hindi words spelled in English. I decided to investigate further. The cartoon dancer was dressed in traditional indian clothing - a saree! So, I had to try this dance out.

It ended up being an indian song that I am familiar with. The name of the song was Kurio ko Uddar le Jana. I dont personally watch indian films or listen to indian music. Only on special or rare occasions will I watch a film. So it was very cool, to know this song. It was pretty easy to dance to, yet I still was only able to get two stars for my attempt.

Who would have thought - an indian song on Just Dance 3 ? Very cool.

Good Day

Ever have one of those days where things just seem to be going well. And even if it all doesnt go exactly as planned, you still feel pretty good. I had one of those days on Wednesday.

I had won a pair of screening movie passes for 'Frankenweenie' for Wednesday. I was pretty excited about this. It had been a while since I have won movie passes. Funny thing is, I actually won passes for the same film playing the week before in Mississauga. I wasnt able to make that showing because it was playing at the same time as my Spanish classes, and its really important that I do not miss any of my classes, if I want a passing grade. The course is only 4 weeks long, and twice a week. So there is a lot of material packed into each of those days.

I had arrived just about an hour before the movie started, and my friend was there waiting for me to arrive. Shortly after we lined up, they started letting people into the theatre. There was some crazy and ridiculous security checking going on. First they made everyone with a smartphone to drop it in a brown paper bag. Then there was a guy checking purses and bags. Lastly, there was another guy with a metal detector. Three steps just for a film? Insane. I still made it in with my not-very-smart-phone, that Im borrowing from a friend, because I broke mine. After the movie was over, and we were leaving, I actually heard someone say something about security not checking iPads, and kids recording via their iPads. I did enjoy the film. It was good, not great though.

I had a few Cineplex vouchers that just expired, and I went by Customer Service to ask if they would extend it. I was told he can't extend it, but that he would accept still accept it. Yayy!

My friend left right after the movie, which I wasn't happy about. Made me feel like it was a waste to come downtown just for a movie, because then its not really a free movie anymore since its costing me over $12 to take the GO bus downtown. He had to leave to do a Skype class meeting with his group. So, that is a good reason, but I just wish I had known before, so I would have asked someone else who did have time for me. The fun part is after the movie, chatting and talking about the film. Its not just about the film but its about connecting with friends, and I felt that I didnt get that in the end.

I almost went to see another movie afterward, to make the most of my time downtown, but then decided against it, and enjoyed my slow walk back to union station. I got to union station with 5 minutes to spare, but I had to reload my presto card, so I decided I would wait for the next bus. I then somehow managed to get a small tim hortons french vanilla cappucino for $1.05. Not sure how that happened. Then I took my time to walk over to the bus terminal. To my surprise, when I got there, the bus was just waiting for me! Ok, it wasnt waiting for me specifically, but there was a bus there, that just started to load people onto it, and the line wasnt a mile long, like it normally is. I'm guessing there was so many people, that they called in another bus, and I was in time to catch that. Saved me from waiting another 25 minutes for the next bus! Perfect timing!

So overall, it was a pretty good day! Go to see a screening of Frankenweenie before its released to the public, I got a deal on a cappuciino, and made it in time for the bus, all while taking my grand ol' time!

Deal Site vs. eBay

I was looking at a deal website this morning called DealTicker. I found many things I liked and was about to buy, due to the shopaholic in me, but then something happened. This idea came into the forefront. Not sure why, but my intuition told me to consider looking on eBay before I spend all that money on things I dont really need. I think one of the prices made me think twice, and I thought of eBay as a way to compare the price to make sure the deal really was worth it.

Low and behold, I am suprised I didnt realize this earlier, but the prices are vastly far apart. For example, a shoe organizer was $30 for two of them on the deal website, whereas on eBay, it was only $3 each, and I didnt have to buy two! That is a savings of $27 dollars, that's 90%. I was shocked. That goodness something caused that unconscious mind to do more investigation.

I was also looking at the iPod docking station on the deal website, $14 and it came with a stylus feather pen. I found both on eBay for a total of ~$4.50. That is a $10 savings, ~70% off!

I will still keep my eye on the deals websites, focusing more on services, and much less on products. I did end up buying the 6 package of negative ion sports watches for $4 total. Thats one price that eBay definately cant beat.

All in all, I will never see online product deals the same again.