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The house is extra quiet. The same day the earthquake hit Japan the foundation in our home was shaken up a bit too. We were “de-nested” again with Danielle’s move to Chicago.

Since she moved out I have been de-cluttering the “nest.” I find I am craving space more than stuff. Although Gary would love to argue that there are still reams of paper around here. And, I do mean reams.

I have made the decision to deliberately create a life of ease and grace.  I do believe life is easy and we make it hard. Our beliefs do create our days. Can you think of a better belief than a life full of ease and grace? I can’t.  A while back one of my clients created what we call her “kiddy corner life.” She was let go from a horrendous, life-consuming job (she slept with her laptop) and began to use the law of attraction. With a need to gain back control of her life, she began to workout at a health club a mile or so from her home, which resulted in her participation in her first triathlon.  She loved the closeness of the gym and decided she wanted to have her next job close to home to continue to workout with ease.  Her new job is  “kiddy corner” from her health club. She deliberately and with intention created her new amazing life.

I decided to create a “kiddy corner life” where everything would be a bike ride away.  In the last month or so I have discovered a new “hair salon” in a woman’s house less than 5 minutes away and also  a wonderful woman to do Quickbooks less than a mile away. I am lovin’ it.

You can have this too. There are four easy steps to create the life you want.

First, choose something you want.

Get a blank piece of paper and write at the top of the paper. I am creating___________.

Second, write all the reasons why you want this and write all the reasons why you should have it.

I want grace to feel a sense of inner calm.  When I live in grace I can create a more nurturing home environment.    Don’t forget to plop positive emotion in your desire statements. I am excited that having ____. I am delighted about having _____.  I am abundantly rich in things that matter most to me.

Third, script it out like you are already living it.

I visualized riding my bike to my appointments. I visualized having a calm dinner meal with Gary filled with ease and free of worry.  I visualized clutter free closets and cabinets.

Fourth, allow it to happen.

The key to allowing is to remove all doubt. Doubt holds a negative vibration. Allowing is the absence of doubt. Give what you want: attention, focus and intention.

Your desires and beliefs are just thoughts. “Ask and it is given.” Esther and Jerry Hicks in their New York times best seller “Ask and It is Given” state, “You ask through your attention, through your wanting, through your desire—that is the asking (whether you desire it to happen, or you desire it to not happen, you are asking…) The desire is the beginning of all attraction.”

Life is suppose to be fun and lived with ease. Attracting what you want gives you confidence to accomplish anything. It is a priceless feeling. Remember the best things in life can’t be seen or touched, only felt .
What have you deliberately created in your life?

Ask for what you want

The last March snowstorm the snowplow tore up about a foot of lawn across the entire front yard. They did not miss an inch. Gary took all the wrecked sod away and was going to start to work on it. It was one more project on his big to do list. Gary said, “Chere the City of Chanhassen isn’t paying for the backed up sewer mess why would Eden Prairie fix our lawn?” I called the City of Eden Prairie Street and Fleet and Park Maintenance Dept and I asked and spoke with the cheerful Administrative Assistant Maarie Gayther.  I told her the city snowplow wrecked my front lawn. She cheerfully replied, ‘I’ll put you on the snowplow damage list.” She was sincere, positive and empathetic. She said, “I’m sorry they can’t see the curbs when it is all white and snowy in the middle of the night.” I never thought of that.  Happily I can say that three days after I asked for help the city of Eden Prairie has already seeded my front lawn.  I just had to go and meet Maarie and she showed me the color-coded city map. Total Ease. One less thing on our outdoor to-do list. Grace.   All you have to do is ask. There are only these answers – yes, no and maybe. I am always visualizing the yes. How about you?

Maarie wanted to share this link with my Eden Prairie Taste Life Subscribers http://www.edenprairie.org/vCurrent/live/article.asp?r=1321

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Call to Action: Every day intentionally create actions for effortless success. Tell me what have done to deliberate create and attract the life you want and win a $10 Starbucks Gift card. Winner chosen at random from all posted comments below by May 15, 2011.