"When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure."
– Peter Marshall

My best freind Kerrie (Hi Kerrie!) said to me recently that what we are doing on the 100 Day Challenge is Revoloutionary and the ideas behind it are groundbreaking. She reminded me that many people in the world won't be ready to go where I am going. Many won't even be ready to talk about such things as the Law of Attraction, or any other Metaphysical idea for that matter. Anything that asks us to go beyond what we can take in with our senses creates strong debate, heightens emotions, and challenges us to confront what it is that we DO IN FACT BELIEVE.

Many of us in the West have become vague about things like that. We have become bland about our beliefs, morals, ideals, customs, etc.. Nothing wrong with being Open or Inclusive, but instead we've just become reluctant to be specific about what we "Know For Sure." People like Oprah are popular because they say what they believe, whether others agree or not. Even George Bush gets respect (or used to) for speaking his mind emphatically (not that I have ever been a fan of GWB). Better to stand for something, rather than nothing at all!

However, I am finding that uncovering what I believe in, or even believe about myself is a Challenge!! What DO I want? Where DO I want to go in life? These answers aren't easy! Goals are a bit elusive, even though I am intending to have them! They are something I hadn't really worked on before... And I'm telling you, it was really difficult to find my direction in life when I didn't even have a destination in mind!! This is changing, thank goodness.

Right now I am working things out as I go, asking one question at a time. Recently, I came face to face with the belief that "I can''t feel Secure or Stable unless I own a house and have a place in a community." I hadn't been allowing myself to see that I can be creative and open to life wherever I happened to live. I uncovered (of course) that my own Insecurities were what I needed to face up to. I have been unravelling layers of that and have found that I CAN feel secure in myself! I also have Stability all around me in the form of my marriage, my family, being in a safe country, and having money in the bank, which gives me options. I've learned to accept THAT WHICH I DO HAVE, instead of WHAT I DON'T. Nothing wrong with wanting a house, but I now want a house for its own sake, not to get it to solve my self-esteem issues!

I was speaking to an elderly neighbor today and realized that I am living a life that won't make sense to a lot of people. We were talking about how people aren't living lives that make sense these days. Well,l I am on a quest to understand and love myself, while working out how the energy, power, and love of the Universe/God works in me and through me! That is a big thing to tell someone when they ask "what do you do?" Well, I didn't tell her THAT, of course, but I did tell her that my family might be moving to France this summer to take ourselves out of the rat race and spend time doing things that matter to us. She seemed defensive about that, telling me that she believed that earning money for the future, having a home, and being part of a community were what mattered. She'd lived in our village all her life and was proud of that. Her attitude wasn't directed at me, per se, but it reflected what I have been de-bunking in my own life! WHY do I have to live a life like everyone else? So they can feel comfortable??? Why do I need to fall in line with what a community, a work force, or a housing market asks of me??? So I don't rock the boat???

Well, dear friends, I am reminded of many stories throughout history about people who ROCKED THEIR BOATS and ended up changing history (er, the people who founded and settled the U.S.A. for one). Being uncomfortable about the reactions we may get during our Challenge is natural. Expect to feel discomfort, expect to feel CHALLENGED!

This was important for me to discover and accept, as we are part of something that could change the direction of humanity as we know it. THAT ain't small stuff! So, if you are reading this and applying the Law of Attraction in your life, take heart, you aren't alone in the ups and downs of this process. It is, after all, a very radical way of thinking and being! Although the ideas found in The Secret have been around for aeons, they have been underground until now. Those of us who are ready to learn and apply those "Secrets" are connecting for support, putting our ideas and intentions out there, and learning the process as we go. Heck, we are CREATING the process!!! Or should I say "Co-Creating???"

Love to all!!! CK