Day 17: Prosperity Experiment – Asking!

hello to you all dear friends in this amazing adventure that life is.

talking of my relationship with prosperity I will say at this point

That I go slower than the experiment, need much more time between sequences.

That I a profound part in me is convinced that it is better for me not to receive money quickly and easily because I am in the middle of the process of learning my trade and how to become a real professional and that each step in it is important and makes my soul progress immensely

where I do see a need for change is in earning more money through my trade, in having more success in the areas where I already know and am experienced…. now I also understand how this kind of thinking is stopping abundance…. the limitations that I bring in with this kind of thinking…..

Hello dear friends,

I have a few items on my 100 Things To Be, but I prefer to do the list in my journal as I access it more easily.

I do have a Visualisation Board but I have to confess that, although it’s on the wall facing my bed, I rarely look at it Maybe that’s what delays the manifestations of my dreams.

The video form of a vision board is a new idea to me. I am downloading it now now, I can’t wait to see how it looks like.

As a sales persons, I get a fair share of ‘nos’ per day, but it doesn’t hurt me anymore since I know it’s part of the game.

Blessings.

Angela

I added some things to my 100 list and I do have a visualisation board and like Angela are not “looking” enough at it. So I resolved to invest some energy back into my board. The video does not work for me unfortunately, no sound. As for pushing the edge, I did ask someone I’d rather not speak to for advice today, that was pushing….

As for “proof” of prosperity, today I had to have a bee hive removed from my house. I was warned that the company I hired to do this is very expensive (they would not give me a quote without seeing it), over R500 to R1000. So when it was done and I asked for the price he told me R50 ! I could not believe it ! And because money need sto flow I gave him double that so grateful was I…

I felt very prosperous after that.

Last night i stayed up too late playing the prospeity game, the 100 things to be do and have, and other exercizes from this game. Today it is my goal to “ask” as much as possible. I am going to start here, and ask that I get some emails from some of you, that are personal and helpful and interesting. : ) This exercize is a good one for me because I hate to ask, because I feel like I am putting others out, but I have noticed that when I do, others seem to like it. Still, I think it has been engrained in me, and maybe something from childhood, so I tend to feel guilty for asking, and think I should do it all myself. Usually I have to feel pretty secure before I ask, and asking you this, was huge for me in this moment. So I will write back at the end of the day, and give you a report!! Betsy : )

Thank You Betsy!

Writing that note to you was the most surprisingly uplifting thing I’ve done for myself in a while! I Highly recommend it.

This “Pushing the Edge” challenge iz one I’ve artfully avoided in the past. I believe I’m over that now. Not so much out of necessity, but from Desire.

I want to extend the bounty of my giving and receiving by my direct asking. I’m looking forward to it with excitement.

So, like Betsy, I’ll begin here by asking for notes of encouragement &/or connection.

Thanks!
~Nut

Adding to my “100 things list” has been sporadic. I tend to add things in excited waves of desire when I stumble upon things I like. If I look at my list and try to think of something, my mind just goes blank. I have to get that spark of inspiration and then I’m adding things like a lunatic! But there are a few more things buzzing around in my mind that I can add today.

Okay vision board, I have a vision book. It is one of those blank Waldorf books that I have been filling up with pictures from magazines. I have one page left to go. So today I will be aware of more pictures that I can put in it. It has been quite fun to make this book. I also printed out pictures of myself and put myself onto each page. There is a pic of me driving my classic car. One of me getting a massage and having a cocktail. And one of me in New York. It makes me laugh to see my face stuck over a magazine person. Now I need to make sure I look at my book more often and of course! it is time to get a new blank book to keep going!

Hmm, being an asker. Okay, why don’t I ask? Because I am afraid of looking stupid. And I remember never being answered as a child. I remember eventually giving up and I just stopped asking. I still don’t ask. Won’t even ask for help when I’m in a store and can’t find a particular item. Even when a clerk asks if I am finding everything okay, I say yes, even if the answer is really no! Yes, there is this feeling of being dumb.

Okay so I’m asking a question right now. For years and years I don’t sleep between the hours of about 3:30 -4 am and 6 am. Wide awake, tossing and turning. It dawned on me the other morning (the day after we had to take stock and I looked at my threads of scarcity and lack in my surroundings ~ the broken stuff in my house) that I allow myself to suffer through not sleeping. And I don’t do anything about it because of my lack of money belief! So my first question of the day is ~ does anybody have a remedy or idea of how to sleep through the night?

Okay that was hard. I feel this great ball of “dumbness” sitting in my body. My mind is saying “how stupid are you that you can’t figure out what to do to get some sleep!”

Are we allowed to do it like this Elyse?

I’ll check in later.

Happy Day asking!!!!

Ohhhhh this is a hard one !!

When I read about going out and asking I just froze up ! I just now realize that this is something that is SOOOOO difficult for me. And the scarry part is that I have trained my children to be the same way. We are a pretty “I can do it myself” group and I see where it is NOT working in our lives. WOW!!

So it looks like I am going to be practicing ASKING. But first I need to start breathing.

Have fun all !!!

Thanks everyone and Elyse for the beautiful question!
I resonate with alot of the above women: doing it myself, not being responded to when I have asked in the past, afraid of disappointment, fear of pushing the boundaries of a relationship beyond repair by asking, fear of being judged, fear of not getting my request, fear of making the situation worse, fear of being vulnerable, amongst others. Wow–lot’s of fears.

I loved Nut’s comment: “of wanting to extend the bounty of my giving and receiving by my direct asking.”

My sister asks directly, and it does feel good to help and hear her request.

So I’ll ponder some more , and also step into directly asking, and the art of asking.

much love to all who shared on this question. Please share more!

Wow, “out of the blue” , I get a call from a co worker that one of my candidates called him & she will be interviewing next Tues. As of result of her referrals, 2 others are also scheduled to interview. They fit the candidate for the job perfectly, if they all get hired it will result in a very nice commission…..so I’ll keep you posted…..but, it looks VERY Promising, I Will raise my excitement & Joy for this wonderful heaven sent happening……..
This IS SO MUCH FUN……………………….
Much love Peg

This is quite wild. Two days ago I began having situations crop up where people I had done work for hadn’t paid me. Asking is a difficult issue for me and so I braced myself and contacted both of them and asked for a down payment with one and the balance with another. They both responded postively and the one making a down payment on a painting gave me more than I was asking and told me she would pay the rest in two weeks. The other agreed to payment which she usually emails me and it hasn’t arrived which means I have to ask again. The asking again feels even more unsavoury than the initial asking. When i received today’s lesson I laughed – I’m already on the asking bandwagon!

So in looking at the feelings that surface around this I was reminded of being very young and asking for something and having someone yell back at me “NO!” Then I recalled how I had to ask my parents permission for everything I did and the money thing was agonizing for me as they never gave me an allowance – I always had to ask and it was always “question period” when I did. So the feelings have been fear and anxiety and I now have a better handle on why. So thanks for the opportunity to get clear on this.

Strength to all on this one!

Kristi – please don’t feel any “Dumbness” in your body, as I’ve had the same sleeping problem for years as well! The wake up at 3:30 or 4:00am, and then tossing and turning until 6:00am! A counselor I used to see called it Secondary Insomnia. Because you can get to sleep, but then wake up too early and toss and turn.

She had suggestions (and I’ve read this too), that you get up and move around (or go to the bathroom, whatever) and come back to bed. That helps. I’ve also done breathing exercises (like breathing slowly and deep), and imagine my angels around me helping me to sleep. That has worked also. I have had success with doing a meditation before going to bed as well. Dr. Deepak Chopra has a CD and kit just for sleeping. I have that too, and I’m sure you can find it on his website.

So, don’t feel silly, because I’ve talked to a lot of other people that have this same exact sleeping dilemna.

I also did some asking today with two different people. It is difficult to step out there sometimes, but today I just kept saying “May this situation be resolved for the highest good of all concerned.”

Namaste!

I noticed resistance to “asking” for extra things from others. I’m not in the habit of asking unless I really need help and then it’s not an issue, but to make extra requests until I get three “no’s” seems excessive. Besides…who would say no to me?…lol.

I’m looking into this further.

I also noticed that I didn’t spend my Prosperity check yesterday because I couldn’t think of anything to spend it on at the moment. I’ve already “virtually” bought everything I have a real need for or wanted when I started. Now I know I’ve got to reach further inside. Either what I want is sooo big the current check is not enough or I’m not really feeling the desire deepley enough to spend the money. Odd. Also, needs looking into…lol

PS..for the sleeping challenges…you might try EFT…tapping usually helps. Go to http://www.emofree.com for directions on how to do it or search on YouTube, you’ll find lots of examples.

Hello,

I have no problem asking. As a matter of fact, I pretty much “expect” to get what I ask for. I really believe it is that easy. I am always quite surprised when I don’t get what I asked for. Large amounts of money are what seems to elude me. The kind of money that “would make me feel more secure”. I need to feel secure NOW, in knowing it is already here. Ah, here is the challenge to over come. I must find the feeling of wonder and security in the now.

I listen to MOney and the Law of Attraction in my car. I am reading the book. Very soon, I am experiencing the kind of wealth I can share with others and the power to teach others how to achieve the same for themselves.

When I play the prosperity game. I do find a challenge in spending $46,000, $47,000 a day. I really don’t want something each day. I was creating ways to give it away and had great fun doing that, and I can continue to do this. But I am curious if anyone else has some suggestions for spending that kind of money each day.

OH, I love the MindMovies. Thank you Elyse for sharing them.

Roseann

Love to all and happy creating.

i ask by meditating on my prayers and affirmations every morning before i do anything else. i give these affirmations to others so they may use them in their daily lives… i am giving away what i desire…i also send my e-mails to universe@choosingprosperity.com, with a a ” wouldnt it be nice if…” heading…
i have no problem asking either, beacuse i know i deserve it.

Asking was always a problem with me, and still is. I can remember as a child asking for things such as candy and my mother would take me aside and tell me you never ask you wait until it’s offered. Or I feared the NO’s. So I learned not to ask and get it myself or do things myself.
But lately i’m loosening up and things that i’m asking for are coming rather quickly. For example I asked the Divine to get my landlord moving on some much needed repairs that were getting worse and worse,withing 30 mins my landlord was calling saying he was sending a repairman to the house. I also asked the Divine for an individual who I hadn’t heard from in a year, to call me so that we could clear up a misunderstanding, withing in an hour the call came! I can ask the Divine anything it’s people I have the problem asking.
I also have a vision board in my bedroom I see it but I don’t focus on it! I really like the book idea then I could take it with me everywhere.

I too, use to wake up at 3:45 every morning and drag to work everyday. I had to make sure I wasn’t consuming anything with caffeine in it after 6:00 and then I had to ask for sweet peaceful sleep. “When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet” Prov. 3:24 Sweet Dreams!

Me ask for something from someone else?? are you crazy??? I’m able to do it all myself, I was born into a family of super women and if I can’t do it for myself then I really don’t need it. I am supposed to do things for others, gracefully and without expecting anything in return and besides if I did asked for something the answer would be “NO”…. yep I think that summs up my childhood messages… lol I’ve been working on them for the past year and have found a lot of relief from clearing these blocks.

Yet even this blog made me think about reciprocity. I love to do things unasked for others because it makes me feel really good inside. But I know that I have a much harder time when someone does something for me that is gracious. I hear inside my head “they didn’t have to be nice to me” and it’s a hard thing to handle because I was told that so many times in my life: “you are nothing and nobody and you don’t have to be treated nicely”. I have worked a lot with EFT (www.emofree.com) on releasing and turning around these beliefs that no longer serve me. However, I did realize that there is still a big part of me that feels I have to do something of equal or significant value if someone does something for me or if I wanted them to and was going to ask them to do something for me. Then the big question came to me: ‘What do I think I have to do for Source in order for Source to give me what I ask for’. And I have been working on that question this afternoon. In talking to a friend today he reminded me that “I was born here into this physical life, thats all I had to do in order to be deserving of all the things I ask Source of, so get over it, there is no reciprocity with Source, its already a done deal ~ ask and it is given the ‘doing’ part isn’t up to you and you never have to prove your worthiness”…. yep I knew that – I just forgot for a moment (ok for like 35 years) but hey today is a new day and I am where I am and thats just a wonderful place to be!

oh, and about the sleeping thing: choose to sleep or choose to be happy not sleeping the choice is yours.

I too have always been to one to do it myself, and apart from shifting things like fridges, that’s become my way of life. I do find strength in that, especially mentally, for every self help book and program basically asks you to “do it yourself”, and thus in that area I am strong. But I do see the problem in that I am closing off from the potential generousity and assistance of others, so I commit today to ask far more than i normally would.

Funny but I’ve always found demanding people very rude and annoying. Perhaps that is in part the fact that I am jealous of their ability to get what they want with others help, whereas i slog it out alone. Then again it’s all in the WAY you ask, and I understand the difference between asking for help, and being overly rude and demanding it.

I will work on this.

The first thing I ask is that everyone make a Vision board. I’ve been doing this for many years, to the point that now half my bedroom wall is one huge vision board. Funnily enough through this practice I’ve gotten most of the “stuff” i wanted, and now more than half my vision board is more about positive mental states, pictures of the ocean, people meditating etc, rather than a ton of “stuff”. The best news is I only just talked my partner and her teens into doing this last weekend, and they’ve all gotten into the idea which has been really inspiring!

Happy hunting : )

The gift of all your posts – the experience and insights …
sleep – 3.30am – here there are jet fighters and bombers and transports going overhead at fairly high altitudes – those vibrations wake us … (official statement from Norad via the Governor’s office here last month after many complaints about the flights)
Proverbs as quoted by Stephanie – or simply breathing in deeply and deeply out and saying “Let go – let GOd” does work for me …

Today’s assignment: Practice Asking – yes, I also was brought up “it isn’t polite to ask”
Today I thought I would focus on asking – but in fact people came to me a number of times during the day asking me to help with things …I was delighted to help, delighted to be asked, delighted to be considered easier to approach . …
I will keep working on the asking ….

Ha ha, and I thought it was an Asian thing not to ask! It seems it is a universal misconception.

I was feeling overwhelmed today at work and my coworker graciously kept helping me with all the multi tasking ( i work in a busy lab). I remember feeling a twinge of my pride being buffeted, but remember that I had set the intention to complete my tasks with ease. I just had to realize the universe did not expect me to do it solo. I like to think of being in a web, like a spider and when I vibrate one of my lines asking for help, even when it is a silent stressed appeal, one of my sister/brother spiders cannot help but come to help me gain my balance. It will feel good to be more gracious and generous in my asking!

I had two unexpected friendly encounters today, one with an old friend who wanted to contact me for a get together and one very pleasant person who shared my lunch table. Now that was a nice response for my asking for more connection. Just keep twanging your web lines guys!

Just wanted to report that I think everything I asked for today, I did get, and I don’t think I got any NO’s…I didn’t ask for tons, but a couple times I was a little uncomfortable asking for help, and it went very well, and the task was completed, and I was very grateful and happy. I think I will keep this asking up tomorrow!! : )

P.S. I guess that I thought that you could get my email through this portal, but I received an email from Elyse saying that no one could email me because I didn’t leave the address, so here it is Stepinoutwbetsy@aol.com. If you did send me one, thank you so much, and Nut thank you for that and I would love to read it, just let me know where you sent it. Betsy

Caroline I love the image of the spider web and I don’t really like spiders much but this is a nice perspective. thanks!

ok, I am asking now..

if there is anyone from HOLLAND attending this class, I would really like to be in touch with you!

dus zend me een mailtje naar paulienvanklooster@hotmail.com , lijkt me erg leuk om gelijkgestemden te ontmoeten.
hartelijke groet, Paulien

Oh, what Nancy said about what she has to do for source to do something for her just struck a cord in me! I think I have to be good! “Be a good girl!!!!!” That was so pounded into my head as a child. Good girls wear turtlenecks and don’t show skin. Good girls act prim and proper. Good girls don’t want anything. Good girls just take what is given to them. And on and on! UUUGGGGHHHH! So everytime I ASK, I need to pay attention to my feeling. Am I feeling not good enough to recieve the answer?

Thanks for the tips on sleeping. And Nancy is so right. Am I choosing to sleep? Obviously not! But I will look up EFT and Deepak. Though as I read those ideas from those who sent them, there was this uncomfortableness inside that I had brought attention to myself. I will have to sit with that and find the source.

This experiement is better than going to therapy! Oh wait, it is therapy!

Blessed Day everyone!

I’m running a couple of days behind in the Experiment – I have early in the morning or late at night to participate and I’ve been too tired this week to get up at 5am or go to bed after midnight…. and I’m sitting here now doing this when deadlines and practicality say I ought to be finishing a job application that has to be in by 5pm today, and I only have “free” time until 3pm!!! Am I focusing on what is most important for me right now, or am I sabotaging myself!!!

I resonate with those who say they have a belief that they have to do something in return for being blessed by Source – I’m supposed to do this (Life) all by myself and if I cant I’m a failure!…. And to ask for something for myself is just plain ’selfish and greedy’! And in my Dutch household growing up, there was a saying often expressed that “Children who ask, dont get!”… am ashamed to say I taught that to my first family, realise yesterday that I often say ‘no’ to my 5-year old for no really good reason and spoke this morning (Friday) with him about that, telling him that I was not going to do that anymore and to encourage him to keep asking for what he wants and needs in his life….

And I am doing the asking – I have had to book health related appointments for myself and extra curricular activities for my son this week and am asking to pay off those costs over time. In the past two days, I havent had a ‘no’ to the three requests I have made…. its hard for me to admit that I am in this financial position – there’s a lot of shame and it feels like I am a failure because I am in this position at this point in my life…. my inner critic is happy to beat me up about choices I have made over the past 15 years and to berate me for being a fish that insists on swimming against the tide!

So, here, on this blog, I am going to do the biggest ‘ask’ I can think of….

Over the past four years, I’ve come to this country, ended an abusive marriage (and cleared generations of patterning, core beliefs, pain and toxicity in that), dealt with breast cancer, dealt with immigration and finally received work authorisation.

Its been a very intense journey. I am grateful for this experience, as I know it was what I needed to finally understand and then clear such dysfunctional, soul destroying patterns. I made a promise to myself that it stops with me, and it has – a wonderful gift! I am so thankful. And this process of uncovering, understanding and then creating abundance is also a process of clearing multi-generational dysfunction and is the next step on my journey to full self-actualisation.

My biggest and most immediate need now is to have a stream of income coming in – its time now for me to attract and create paying play. The child support and maintenance I receive is enough to pay the rent and I have used the settlement funds I had to set up a new home for me and my son…

My desire/vision is to be ‘paid to play’ a maximum of 18 hours a week at a minimum of $50/hour, so that I have enough time and energy to be the best single parent I can be, so that my son who started kindergarten this week, doesnt have to go to after school care, and we can do activities together and come home and share a home-cooked meal and have a relaxing, carefree, nurturing bath and bed routine.

In my outer world life, I walk two paths. I play as a shaman, healer, breath worker meditation and spiritual development teacher, personal growth facilitator, sweat lodge and workshop leader, ordained celebrant and social change activist….

I also play as a broadcaster (radio), do voice work, play as a writer, editor, proof-reader, print production manager, corporate communicator, public relations consultant, event manager, fund raiser and interior designer.

And I have an embryonic project sitting on the side-lines – the creation of the Purple Dove Foundation, which does for the challenge of eliminating personal, familial, societal and global non-violence, what the Susan B Komen Foundation does for breast cancer support and services – act as a clearing house for large sums of money to be spent on education, shelters, research projects etc….

Right now, all the agencies working in this field each have development officers all working full-time scrambling for grants, that are never enough to meet the need. The Foundation will fund raise and then distribute sums of money large enough to fund the operations of agencies, so that they can spend the money allocated for development on expanding their services and reaching more people …. I’ve done a lot of research and asked agencies if this need is real and would this work as a solution, and have met with a resounding ‘yes’.

I need help getting/attracting paying play opportunities to myself, and to get this Foundation off the ground.

So, I am asking if there is anyone with connections in the greater Seattle, Washington area (and remote, for telecommuting) who might need my services, either personally or as a business. I am also asking if there are connections to people who could help establish the Foundation.

So, this is me asking my fellow travellers, and asking the Source, for what I need.

I can be reached at metamind_universal@yahoo.com , or 206 297 7511….

I AM God in love, joy, peace, harmony and abundance
I AM God in love, joy, peace, harmony and abundance
I AM God in love, joy, peace, harmony and abundance
And So It Is
Blessings Be
AUM

I loved this lesson.

Here’s what I learned .. “The DESIRE is the asking.” I didn’t realize I have been asking, even though I had been sending out my desires. After reading this lesson, I may have been challenged in the past and perhaps may have had “fears of disappointment,” “feelings related to self-esteem or even deservability,” or “being told NO often in childhood.” I am going to work on being conscious; first of my desires and secondly of my thoughts when I desire something.

I also recognized that there are some people in my life that do not need to know what I desire. These are the naysayers.

As I live with a naysayer, instead of a visualization board, I created a magical creation box. You can find information about this process in the Ask and It is Given book. I have placed colored pictures of the specific things, opportunities, and experiences I want to draw into my life. I take them out and look at them at night when I get home from work. I purchased a really cool box with a handle from an office supply store. Last night the naysayer (whom I love dearly) said ,”you really don’t want all those things, do you?” I told him, “what ever is contained in this box–Is!”

Hope you all have a beautiful day. I’m headed to Monterey to hunt for sea glass, visit the aquarium, eat wonderful sea food, enjoy the sun shine, all the while in the company of the ones I truly love. I am truly blessed and joyful today.

May the wave of prosperity continue to wash over your lives today all of the tomorrows.

I started asking a few years ago when I was going to Unity San Francisco- can’t remember if Rev. Maurene suggested it or if I just started doing it. And you know what? It’s powerful. I’ve gotten e-mails from people over the years who say they were inspired by me asking for what I needed it. Contrary to how I had been raised I found out- people LOVE to help and to share. And true enough it fits in with the ‘giving and receiving’ – we all are askers and askees in turn.

I don’t do it everyday- maybe I should amp it up. And I don’t ask the Universe as much as I could. I’ll have to ponder that.

Did a vision board a year or so ago and manifested some photography shows for myself out of it. I took a headline from a magazine that said “People are talking about” and put in a camera and my business card. And it happened. Should do one again.

I did the List of 100 things last time through the Prosperity Game. Have not done it this time. Will go back to it.

Hi All,
I’m very appreciative for all these posts and now just rereading some as I absorb all this! When I’m having trouble sleeping, I sometimes listen to a cd entitled SLEEP BETTER. It gives a series of very simple, gentle movements to help with sleep and it has light meditation. Or I sometimes listen to other affirmations CD’s in bed before falling off to sleep. I also make sure I had enough protein at dinner and that my feet are warm. Sometimes I soak my feet before sleeping and just listen to easy music before getting into bed. Also, I make sure under my bed is clean and clear of dust. For me, 3am wakeups usually mean I have a relationship problem that’s bugging me. If I’m not getting enough exercise, that’ll affect it also. And then finally, I might journal if I feel like my body is really saying that there’s something I need to wake up to that’s going on in my life that I might be ignoring or not realize needs attention. Or maybe I forgot to do something that’s important or there’s a promise to keep or loose end to tie up or some type of incompletion. Hope this helps!

Greetings! Though I’ve been present mentally and spiritually, I’ve been absent physically during much of the first two weeks. Even so, I’ve felt a shift and have had instances of proof of even my half-assed alignment working. I’ll comment in the proof day page.
Today I want to talk about “Asking.” That’s always been a tough one for me. I’m not sure why — not the polite thing (a child of the 50’s), not deserving, whatever it is. I’d like to know if it will help, otherwise I just want to get over it.
I’ve been working the “asking muscle” since statring the Prosperity Game a while ago and realize how confused I get when I’m asking — am I asking in the right way, for the right things, what do I want to ask for? — until I’m in a befuddle. If I manage to ask, I worry about what I’ve asked for. Not the ideal conditions for receiving what I want. Talk about “one foot on the break!”
I like the board idea. i have one that needs to be upgraded and updated.
I’m very visual, so I’m sure that will help to focus me and to be clear with my intentions.
I’ve learned a lot from my less than 100% participation in this Experiment. It’s an old “on the outside looking in” feeling I’ve had for a long time in my life. It’s a lonely feeling that I don’t want any more. I want to be a full participant in my life and in the life around me. In this awesome group. No more hiding my light under a bushel, or hiding my flaws. It doesn’t work anyway. Both are visible and are part of me.
I just glanced over and re-read the first line of Nelson Mandela’s Inaugeration speech — “Our deepest fear is not that we’re inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.” With owning that power coems visibility. That, for me, is the risk. Again, I don’t know why. I don’t need to know why. I just want to get over it and I feel I’m on the cusp and poised to take the leap. The leap of Faith.

Greetings! Though I’ve been present mentally and spiritually, I’ve been absent physically during much of the first two weeks. Even so, I’ve felt a shift and have had instances of proof of even my half-assed alignment working. I’ll comment in the proof day page.
Today I want to talk about “Asking.” That’s always been a tough one for me. I’m not sure why — not the polite thing (a child of the 50’s), not deserving, whatever it is. I’d like to know if it will help, otherwise I just want to get over it.
I’ve been working the “asking muscle” since starting the Prosperity Game a while ago and realize how confused I get when I’m asking — am I asking in the right way, for the right things, what do I want to ask for? — until I’m in a befuddle. If I manage to ask, I worry about what I’ve asked for. Not the ideal conditions for receiving what I want. Talk about “one foot on the break!”
I like the board idea. i have one that needs to be upgraded and updated.
I’m very visual, so I’m sure that will help to focus me and to be clear with my intentions.
I’ve learned a lot from my less than 100% participation in this Experiment. It’s an old “on the outside looking in” feeling I’ve had for a long time in my life. It’s a lonely feeling that I don’t want any more. I want to be a full participant in my life and in the life around me. In this awesome group. No more hiding my light under a bushel, or hiding my flaws. It doesn’t work anyway. Both are visible and are part of me.
I just glanced over and re-read the first line of Nelson Mandela’s inauguration speech — “Our deepest fear is not that we’re inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.” With owning that power comes visibility. That, for me, is the risk. Again, I don’t know why. I don’t need to know why. I just want to get over it and I feel I’m on the cusp and poised to take the leap. The leap of Faith.

JUDITH B I COULD NOT HAVE SAID IT ANY BETTER. I’VE ALWAYS HAD A PROBLEM WITH ASKING. SOMEWHERE DEEP DOWN INSIDE I STILL BELIEVE THAT I AM NOT DESERVING (SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN REVEALED TO ME SINCE DOING THIS LATEST ROUND OF PROSPERITY GAME). SO I’VE GOTTEN INTO THE HABIT OF ACCEPTING THE GIFTS THAT ARE OFFERED TO ME LIKE WHEN SOMEONE PAYS ME A COMPLIMENT I POLITELY SAY THANKYOU AND AGREE WITH THEM. ALSO ACCEPTING THE GIFT THAT THE GUY ON THE BUS OFFERED OF 40CENTS TO GO TOWARDS MY BUS FARE. EASY DOES IT. ALSO I HAVE TROUBLE ASKING BECAUSE MY MOM WAS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE AS MUCH AS I WOULD HAVE LIKED GROWING UP SO I WAS TOLD NO OR I’LL SEE A LOT. I HAVE MADE IT A POINT TO MAKE UP INDEX CARDS WITH MY REQUEST TO THE UNIVERSE SO THAT I CAN READ THROUGHOUT THE DAY. AND FINALLY I HAVE TROUBLE ASKING BECAUSE I AM A SINGLE MOM WHO DOES IT ALL AND SOMEWHERE IN ME BELIEVES THAT I AM NOT SUPPOSED TO ASK, THAT I AM SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE TO JUST KNOW. IT’S ALL GOOD, PART OF MY PROCESS OF SPIRITUAL UNFOLDMENT. I APPRECIATE THIS LESSON AND YOU ALL FOR PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EXPANDING MY MIND AND HEART TO WHAT THE UNIVERSE AND GOD PROMISES IS FOR ME IF ONLY I ASK.

question why isn’t there a space on prosperity game where your resistance can be zero? when i tried to skip past the resistance step i was unable to move forward.

well i actually started asking yesterday! i called 3 businesses and offered them a business proposal that would be a win-win for both mine and theirs and they LOVED it! I couldn’t believe it!
so today i will focusing on more asking and see what happens!
i have my vision boards posted above my computer. they are beautiful to look at and remind me of where I am headed.
ask ask ask ask
and jetun i don’t know why there isn’t a zero, 1 means you have the least amount of resistance 10 you have the most, i guess your feeling that a zero would be good to show absolutely no resistance because 1 means there could still be a smidgen of resistance?
happy asking day!

Question 1 – How is everyone feeling today? I am standing in agreement with you that all your dreams and desires be fulfilled. Rev. Kevin Ross from Christ Universal in Chicago visited our church and he said desire means De of and sire of the father and that is what our desires are of the father, and he put these innate abilities in us to bring us closer to him, that he made glorified thru us.
Question 2 – Doroty and John how did you put your picture in the box provided? How did you all get to be such beautiful beings?
Question 3- Kristi do you read the bible? I asked because once in my life when when there was so much going on and my mind was raging I began to read Psalms. I would fall off to sleep and didn’t even realize it. My favorite being Psalsm chapter 27. Peace be unto you.

My father always said to me, “The dumbest questions are the one’s you don’t ask.” I always ask question. I have always been inquisitive. I love to learn. I love exploration. I believe it is in the bible, that my people die for a lack of knowledge. My eight grade principle’s motto was, “Knowledge is Power.”

Yesterday my brother’s invitation came in from his future mother n law. She had plainly disregarded my feelings towards my brother and everyone I would ask, “Am I wrong to feel this way?” Would say to me Shawn(nickname), you are mad for this reason and you are mad for that reason. You know what I asked my brother, “How would you feel if I excluded you out of my wedding? How would you feel if you were Mommy and you got an invitation to your son’s wedding and there was no mention of you on the invitation, but it is all about you’re future wife’s family? I thought marriage is not only about the couple that is getting married, but it is a untiting of families. It’s really ironic that I would wake up this mornning to find that our lesson is about asking.

I love truthful, authentic people. People who aren’t afraid to ask for what they want and know that they don’t have to apologize for it. I have learned that there should be balance in everything we do, and that is all asking requires. Even in our asking, but at the same time being you, shouldn’t be such a hard job, it is about expression, inorder to bring us all to that place that we call one. You know my brother called my other sister and said to her, what I am saying to you and he said, “I didn’t know that you all felt that way.” Hey go figure.

Be blessed I AM, GENEANE

I can’t take the time to make a new vision board today, so I’ll focus more attention on the ones that I’ve already made. I’ll also practice making requests today until I experience three ‘no’s—just the thought of rejections is scary to me. But I’m willing, so I’ll let you know what happens.

I have an incredible amount of resistance to asking! Since I had played the prosperity game a while back, I started playing this time with something like $13000! Tried to figure out if there was a way to reset it and just start over, but decided to just go for it. The first day was easier than I thought it would be, but in general, I find it very hard to think in 5 figure purchases. When I do find things to spend money on, it is usually things like family trips, seminars, etc.

Even asking simple things like can you hold the door for me can be difficult. I really have the feeling that I have to do it on my own. No help is available. No one will come…

Little Ditty ~ by T. Chenute

When the Time comes
Ask
And What Shows Up
Its the Answer
Now We might say
Yes our job

Is to identify What is right before us
And we can choose
If it is In the Flow
Of Life
The River
Especially if we are Givers
It is ALSO
Said that if We want to know
These Anwers
Then We ask
What do we be giving:)
When we are surely LIVING
Alive
Loving and Believing
In the Power
Of Living
And Life For All
Like the Flowers that Grow
Is Love they say,
Thats all they know
Ask
And it is So!

I have asked a couple of questions of people today and have not gotte a No yet but one never knows. Asking for help with something at home is probably my biggest thing and then I get overwhelmed with a project. I do know that I am going to have to be with this one at a deeper level today. thanks Bette

Adequate exercise of “asking” muscle

I have been playing the “Prosperity Game” for quite a while and have no problems using all the money ($100,000.00 plus) as I use it for my Forex trading everyday and buying all those courses and mentoring programmes which are pricey. I know that I have become a better and fearless trader as earlier I had this “fear of loss” due to limited capital but with the wonderful “virtual” money which the Universe gifts me everyday I do not have any feeling of loss now when I do real trades even though they may be losing ones.

I do have a vision board but rarely look at it but will doso from now. I will also update my “100 things to do” list.

Before I go to bed, I always “ask the Universe” to lead me to the best mentors and trading strategy. My question is always “what should I do to make me a better trader”. This way I am learning the skill and apply it to the market the next day.

For those who have trouble sleeping, just Google, Burt Goldman, the American Monk and he has 7 free medidition techniques, I like the “daily pond” and “climbing the consciousness ladder”. I first place my intention to the Universe, hear the medidation and just drift off to deep sleep till the next day.

Elyse and Myra, maybe you can add some help techniques on how to ask, what are best effective ways, what kind of questions to pose to the Universe each night before going to bed as quality of life you receive depends on the quality of questions you ask.

Well, adding to my 100 things isn’t a challenge for me; there’s so much I want to do, be and have! I’m working on my visualization board; I just need to print up a few more images of what I want (but I ran out of color ink so I have to go to the store first….things just aren’t the same in black and white when you want them in color!), and I actually have a fair amount of errands to run, so I will have plenty of opportunity to ask for things from others. I’m excited to see the results of today’s “challenges”.

ahhh yes. as judith b expressed, i used to have a problem with asking. not the deserving issue part, but wondering if i was asking in the right way or for the right things. was i being specific enough?….too specific? etc? and so as a result my affirmative prayers/desires then became these impossibly laundry lists that i myself would have trouble remembering! i could barely remember what the heck it was i asked for – in detail.

then i learned what abraham teaches, and the quote that elyse posted today speaks to it, in that we are asking with our vibration not with our words. as soon as we have a desire within us – that feeling that you feel when you are aware of something that you desire which, for me, starts to bubble up in my stomache and heart – we are asking.

so, i’ve come to understand that the vibration of desire is the asking and the vibration of fear is what keeps us from it. but from the first feeling of desire, the intelligent universe understands absolutely the essence of what it is that we want; our non-physical partner underatnd EXACTLY what it is that we want just from the feeling desire withing us that is, usually, born within the contrast.

as elsye wrote: “The asking occurs through the desire that is born within you. When contrast helps you conclude a new decision or desire, that desire is a vibrational summoning of Energy.”

so, it’s the very vibration of desire that is the asking – not our words. so i have to remind myself that i can’t get it wrong because as humans we are always asking with our desires just by being in our natural state and environment.

and when i remember this truth i am always happy to know that even when i am too busy to focus on my specific desires on any given day, the fact that i am going about my day smiling just because and feeling good inside i AM STILL moving towards what i want. it’s like the universe is doing all of the work for me once i have that feeling of desire and just focus on feeling good – about ANYTHING.

i already have a vision board, as well as a creation box, but i haven’t meditated upon either of them it with feeling as of late; i’ll incorporate that.

my 100 things to do be and have are 100 strong, but i’ll add to that.

separately, so, my second intention this week (besides expecting to see an orange car), was to see a butterfly on wednesday. the car was tuesday (i saw 1 orange car), and the butterfly was yesterday (wednesday).

it got interesting when i never left my home office during the day – at one point i was fully expecting a butterfly to land on my windowsill outside of my office! haaahaa! that never happened.

by evening i thought with exciting “oh, this will be really interesting to see how i’m now going to see a butterfly.” – at i just stayed alert.

of course, at that point, i fully expected an image of a butterfly to pop out at me from one of the many books on my bookshelves, or that i have laying around my apartment. or from one of the pieces of art/photography/postcards that i have in my apartment. nothing.

and at one point – as i was in my kitchen cooking and then again later in my bathroom – i actively searched two framed pieces of art wondering if there were hidden butterflies there that i’d never noticed. NOTHING.

or maybe, i thought, that i would see a butterfly flutter pass the screen on a tv commercial or something would pop out at me as i was on the internet doing whatever it was that i was doing at the moment. NOTHING.

however, i was very clear in doing this experiment – both with the car and the butterfly – that i didn’t want to desperately search for a butterfly like a mad woman. i wanted to attract it/them to me – for it to sort of just “appear” and catch my eye. like “here i am.”

by the i was ready for bed i was actually very surprised that i had not seen even one butterfly!! so, i intended to make it my expectation for today (thursday). i was not going to give up. i EXPECTED to see my butterfly.

as i prepared for bed, i went in the bathroom to brush my teeth and wash my face. i bent over my sink with cleanser on my face and there right where it’s always been was a silver butterfly candle holder that i have had for years!! it holds a mint green votive candle and the candle holder is small enough to fit inside of the palm of my hand and has been in my bathroom, right there on the side of my sink, for years! it’s one of those things that you’ve had for so long it becomes a part of the fixtures…the background.

and there it was when i bent over to wash my face. right where it’s always been. a beautiful silver butterfly!! shiny and all!

i nearly stumbled over. and i held onto the sink as my eyes began to water and shook my head up and down like “i get it.” and i just felt this deep, deep knowing in my gut – in my heart – like “Yes.” it’s just been there all along.

and THEN, just so the universe could prove it’s point, as i left my bathroom and went to turn off the light, there on the side of my bathtub was a bottle of Gain laundry detergent. earlier in the day, i went to hand wash some “hand wash only” items and had realized i had little detergent left and so i turned the familiar green bottle of gain upside down to get the last drop of detergent out. i had left the bottle there all day.

and so, as i was finishing up in the bathroom, i glanced down at the upside down bottle of Gain and saw, from this upside down position, a butterfly at what would have been the bottom of the bottle, but since the bottle was sitting upside down on the side of my tub, the butterfly was now more at the top. i COULDN’T believe it! i had never seen the butterfly on the bottle of Gain before this – mostly because, probably, i was never looking for it! i was stunned.

i grabbed the bottle and turned it right side up and right there on the gain bottle were two butterflies on the top, two in the middle and 1 (the original one i first spotted) at the bottom. 5 butterflies in total.

i smiled and i had to sit down on my toilet seat just to catch my breath at the wonder of this.

so, within 3-5 minutes of my bedtime, right before i might have given up, i saw 6 butterflies!!

wow! wow! wow!!

today, my intention is to see/receive unexpected hard cash/money by any avenue and form (check, cash, wire, etc.). i feel a bit of excitement (and also a bit of resistance) to this idea. i will work on this (resistance) today!

thank you all for sharing and for keeping this experiment going!

good stuff.

wow suhailah great story. my eyes are tearing up. question: why do we resist?

I have a favorite answer when a waiter or someone asks me if there’s anything I’d like or that they can get me. I usually ask for a million dollars. One day when I was out to dinner with a friend, the waiter said, “I’ll be back shortly.” He went off and drew a million dollar bill. I received that bill (at no extra cost) and I have it to this day. So I guess I’m a millionaire. All I had to do was say what I wanted. The comment usually makes people smile, so even when they have to say no — everyone walks away a little happier.

I’ve discovered that saying thank you when asking for what I want really works for me when I’m manifesting new things. “I am so grateful for everything I have. I am excited to receive a check for $10,000. I know it’s on its way.”

I hope everyone has a great day asking for what they want! I’m interested to see what happens!

I forgot to report that a beautiful Butterfly flew by my terrace on Butterfly Day:), it was awesome! And it was the only one I recall seeing that day.

Good enough though! Powerful living proof~!~

Tonya

Keep adding to my list of 100 things and gratitude journal. What will bring me the breakthrough that I choose? That is my question for today. The vision board is in the works; I had one for years and nothing occurred. I am changing it today to reflect my new feeling of gratitude and peace.

Asking has always been a part of me. I just keep plugging along and the list of no’s I have received would fill a book most likely. No hyperbole. Most people say NO without second thoughts to it. I feel like I did as a child; no was the word of the day and I didn’t know why it had to be. Will I continue to ask? Darn right. My life is good no matter what goes on. I have always known that a greater power is always around me guiding me and the time of prosperous living is there for the asking. I do agree that the desire has to be present or it takes much longer for it to manifest. So, how do I manifest the prosperity
that I desire? Since it is the 17th day in this experiment I am saying the turnaround is now. I am so grateful.
Sending abundant blessings to all. Thank you Elyse for your continued encouragement

Oh! I would like to ask for someone to rent–or offer to buy!–my beautiful home in downtown Boulder, Colorado. This would allow me to take some time to go on sabbatical, letting me travel, study, and explore before stepping into the next phase in my life.

I’m sending love to all participants as well! It’s a joy to be a part of this group, and your energy and vibrancy are so beautiful to see.

The Secret of the Secret to Asking!
After playing the Prosperity game for over a year and listening to almost every podcast, interview and informational posting from Elyse, I found the secret to asking!
In a playful mood one day, I noticed that the Universe was bringing me what I was asking for AT THE PRICE I was asking for it! Not a penny more, nor penny less. So I changed the price of the dinning room table from $2,000 to $150. OK, Universe I challenged, thank you for the Maple Dinning room table with 6 maple chairs… I mentally pictured the table in my home. Reading a classified ad one day a dinning room set was listed for $250. I contacted the owner, yes the universe has me working on my part of prosperity! When I called and told him I would come take a look, could he send pics and what was his price? He emailed the pics of a beautiful, flawless table and chair set and quoted me $150!
My friend and I picked up the dinning room set and it has been a showpiece in my home!!! Playing further with the prosperity game I watched and I learned the Universe can gague a financial value, meet your mental value and maybe even bring your hearts desire to you FREE!!
What are your expectations from the Universe?

Geneane, you are blessed to have a Father who encouraged questions. I, like many others, could as questions, but not ask for ‘things’. I was expected to wait until something was offered (if it ever was!). I realized long ago that it was in reaction to our family having to live very frugally and my parents not wanting to deal with the stress of always having to deny every request from their children. And I also come from a family of very independent souls. The basic theory was that if you want something done, you’d best learn how to do it yourself. This, I have realized, comes from the homesteading background of many families, where your closest neighbours were 30 miles away – and you really DID have to be self-sufficient. I have told my ‘keeper’ within, that it may have served THEM then, but it does not serve ME now, and asked for its assistance in finding me help. Out of the blue, a friend offered to come over and help me put down new floors in three rooms of my house! (I thought I was going to have to do it myself!) So, though I didn’t ask people for help – I asked ’source’, and the person who was willing and able, offered assistance.

That worked really well!!

I keep adding to my 100 things, and had a bit of a stalling point when I came to the stage where all the things that I could think of were listed, bought and paid for…….. but now I am concentrating on the DO or BE end of the list, and I just search the net for new ideas.

I have been doing ‘Dream Boards’ for several years – and they do work! Have to update every now and then as the things on the board become things I have rather than things I want. It’s always encouraging to look back at the old ones and realize how far I have come. Sometimes, I will do one that reflects where I am now, to compare with the past and future. It makes visible how far I have come and what I have to focus on yet.

I am practicing becoming more verbal in my requests – to ask those around me, and those I come into contact with that may be able to help, rather than always just asking source. Someone may have been sent to help but not realize that is why they are in my life, and if I don’t ask, the connection is not completed. I have been working with an acquaintance on a book for the past year, and recently I just ‘asked’ if they would be willing to try a different method of publishing, and they said yes! So, now, my trial copy is on its way in the mail, and if it looks good, we are good to GO! Finally!

I really love being able to play the Prosperity Game! It has helped tremendously, and being able to read everyone else’s struggles and suggestions as fantastic! I know it has boosted me up several levels in confidence and it’s just the support I need to keep working and moving forward.

Thank you – to everyone involved. May you have the courage to ask for what you want, and be blessed with its receipt.

Hello to all. Prosperity seems to be overflowing for those who choose to see. I came to this forum today thinking I only saw one baby blue vehicle and did not see a butterfly. But, I had an awesome time with my husband yesterday as we ran some errands and enjoyed each others company. I slept all night soundly and felt energized when I woke this morning. I have a job. I spent time cleaning my lovely home today and above all else, the sun is shining. I met my friend for a great goal coaching session. We help to keep each other focused. I spent 10 minutes reading the the glorious sunshine. I only have to work from 2:30 until 5:30 p.m. today. I am so prosperous and so grateful for all the gifts in my life. I am the butterfly emerging.

Hello!

I have written a children’s picture book called “No More Secrets”, a book for young children around not keeping ‘bad’ secrets. I haven’t yet got it illustrated and would like to get it published. Does anyone know a children’s book publisher that might be interested in reading my manuscript?

‘Ask ask ask’ – I can hear my mother chastising me all those years ago when I was a small child, because I guess my curiosity about everything used to wear her out. And another one: ‘The more you get the more you want’….. and ‘I want never gets’. Small wonder I have difficulty now, as I approach my 60th birthday, asking for ‘things’, or FAVOURS from people. And I can hardly bear it, if I do pluck up the courage to ask something of someone, if they then refuse, no matter how nicely they say it, no matter how plausible the reason.
Also I remember once listening to a discourse by a Buddhist monk in which I understood him to say that we shouldn’t ask people for things, but wait until it is OFFERED. So yes, it’s difficult for me to ASK. However, I will definitely try tomorrow to rise to the challenge! S

First I want to give all my fellow experimenters a BIG YES to all their questions Yes because I vibrate with them and we are all one so I rhink I can say YES.
I ask for a huge amount of money, don’t know and don’t cate from where it come but I ask for it and know the answer is yes it is onc its way to me , when it arrives depend on my own thoughts I have in the meantime: Do they spoeed it ip or slow it down?
In other words cheer yourself every moment toc your desires and ask Ask freely there is more than enough.

This said I have to admit that I sometimes also have difficulties with asking
But ipromise to make it up and go out there and ask someone big

lOVE To all abundance to all AND a BIG THANK YOU AND HUG to Elyse

Ferry

This morning I asked for godto support me and for Him to send people into my life to support me.

What a fantastic day I had thank you God, I asked and it was given to me in many forms.
. A work college called me aside and offered to her support, one I least expected, saying to me Kathleen anytime you need a break just let me know. I thanked her for her kindness and accepted her offer. Instead of my old routine it’s ok I’ll manage . Two great blessings right there.
A letter had arrived today from the bank stating they were concerned about my credit card. I froze and then I remember I can overcome fear. Without too much delay I phoned them and low and behold some one had gained acess to my card and had run up a hugh bill.
This is major God at work here fro the bank to write to me.The lady I spoke with told me there was nothing to worry about but needed some details and go through my account. God was at work here. Fear did not cloud my thinking I was not reduced to mindless panic as I write this I still marvel as to how well I handled myself.
With great clarity I was focused and remembered any transaction I had made in great detail.
I do not have to pay the thousands and they had put a hold on my card last week. But as I seldom use it I was unaware it was stopped.

Today God has shown me how well I have become and indeed I see and know He wants me to be happy . He has shown and given me a taste of this happiness I thank Him today for He has blessed me with the support I asked for, clarity, friendship far and wide through this most worthwhile program, He has shielded me from being a victim of theft how wonderful is that. He is looking after my every need. I am in awe My heart is overflowing with thanks and gratitude. Thank you all and god bless, and may you all find what you are searching for. Have a really great day or night where ever you are. It is night time here.

Oh good gravy!! I started this 15 hours ago (woke very early). Asking is SOOOOO hard for me that I have made it my 10 year olds goal to learn to ask this school year. (Do as I say…not as I do, right?!)

I made a list of things I need (ie, child care during a funeral; help with weeding, etc.) and who I would ask.

I asked 2 people for childcare. First ‘yes’ was an “if you can’t find anyone else, yes I will…”

And then nadda-I didn’t ask anyone for anything else! People asked me for things all day long. And-I changed my schedule and did what they needed. I am not complaining. I am incredulous! This is a big fat….duh Mar! Asking works-people ask me all the time…I don’t think twice about it and do what I can to help out! I don’t think less of them. I don’t think that they are putting me out. I don’t feel sorry for them that they can’t ‘get it all done.’ I think, “Sure! Happy to help!” Could it be that others will think the same when I ask?!

OK….starting over tomorrow.

I’ve been asking for sponsorship for my first two children’s books; the local bank manager came forward last week and offered to put a sponsorship request through for me on a National level so that books can be donated to children that will benefit from the message of what it means to love ourselves. I know the sponsorship deal is on its way. This will enable me to keep on writing inspirational books.

Visited a child-care centre yesterday to do a book reading; the children had drawn such lovely pictures for me; two of the pictures are perfect for the cover of the second book; ask and you will receive.

Abundance comes in many forms. Thank you and best wishes to all with their prosperity requests.

Hello my fellow co-creators!

Just a quick note to address a post early in the day today from Judith B., and to correct a common misconception.

Though often quoted as part of Nelson Mandela’s moving inaugural speech, “Our Deepest Fear” does not appear in the speech.

The quote that is widely, (and incorrectly) attributed to Nelson Mandela that you mentioned was actually authored by Marianne Williamson. Nelson did not write that, and nor did it appear in his inaugural speech.

The quote you mention is from Marianne Williamson’s book, “Return to Love.” (Just want to give credit where credit is due.)

Here is the transcript of Nelson Mandela’s speech:

STATEMENT OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS NELSON ROLIHLAHLA MANDELA AT HIS INAUGURATION AS PRESIDENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA UNION BUILDINGS

Pretoria, 10 May 1994

Your Majesties,
Your Highnesses,
Distinguished Guests,
Comrades and Friends.

Today, all of us do, by our presence here, and by our celebrations in other parts of our country and the world, confer glory and hope to newborn liberty.

Out of the experience of an extraordinary human disaster that lasted too long, must be born a society of which all humanity will be proud.

Our daily deeds as ordinary South Africans must produce an actual South African reality that will reinforce humanity’s belief in justice, strengthen its confidence in the nobility of the human soul and sustain all our hopes for a glorious life for all.

All this we owe both to ourselves and to the peoples of the world who are so well represented here today.

To my compatriots, I have no hesitation in saying that each one of us is as intimately attached to the soil of this beautiful country as are the famous jacaranda trees of Pretoria and the mimosa trees of the bushveld.

Each time one of us touches the soil of this land, we feel a sense of personal renewal. The national mood changes as the seasons change.

We are moved by a sense of joy and exhilaration when the grass turns green and the flowers bloom.

That spiritual and physical oneness we all share with this common homeland explains the depth of the pain we all carried in our hearts as we saw our country tear itself apart in a terrible conflict, and as we saw it spurned, outlawed and isolated by the peoples of the world, precisely because it has become the universal base of the pernicious ideology and practice of racism and racial oppression.

We, the people of South Africa, feel fulfilled that humanity has taken us back into its bosom, that we, who were outlaws not so long ago, have today been given the rare privilege to be host to the nations of the world on our own soil.

We thank all our distinguished international guests for having come to take possession with the people of our country of what is, after all, a common victory for justice, for peace, for human dignity.

We trust that you will continue to stand by us as we tackle the challenges of building peace, prosperity, non-sexism, non-racialism and democracy.

We deeply appreciate the role that the masses of our people and their political mass democratic, religious, women, youth, business, traditional and other leaders have played to bring about this conclusion. Not least among them is my Second Deputy President, the Honourable F.W. de Klerk.

We would also like to pay tribute to our security forces, in all their ranks, for the distinguished role they have played in securing our first democratic elections and the transition to democracy, from blood-thirsty forces which still refuse to see the light.

The time for the healing of the wounds has come.

The moment to bridge the chasms that divide us has come.

The time to build is upon us.

We have, at last, achieved our political emancipation. We pledge ourselves to liberate all our people from the continuing bondage of poverty, deprivation, suffering, gender and other discrimination.

We succeeded to take our last steps to freedom in conditions of relative peace. We commit ourselves to the construction of a complete, just and lasting peace.

We have triumphed in the effort to implant hope in the breasts of the millions of our people. We enter into a covenant that we shall build the society in which all South Africans, both black and white, will be able to walk tall, without any fear in their hearts, assured of their inalienable right to human dignity – a rainbow nation at peace with itself and the world.

As a token of its commitment to the renewal of our country, the new Interim Government of National Unity will, as a matter of urgency, address the issue of amnesty for various categories of our people who are currently serving terms of imprisonment.

We dedicate this day to all the heroes and heroines in this country and the rest of the world who sacrificed in many ways and surrendered their lives so that we could be free.

Their dreams have become reality. Freedom is their reward.

We are both humbled and elevated by the honour and privilege that you, the people of South Africa, have bestowed on us, as the first President of a united, democratic, non-racial and non-sexist government.

We understand it still that there is no easy road to freedom

We know it well that none of us acting alone can achieve success.

We must therefore act together as a united people, for national reconciliation, for nation building, for the birth of a new world.

Let there be justice for all.

Let there be peace for all.

Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all.

Let each know that for each the body, the mind and the soul have been freed to fulfill themselves.

Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another and suffer the indignity of being the skunk of the world.

Let freedom reign.

The sun shall never set on so glorious a human achievement!

God bless Africa!

Thank you.

I’m going to backtrack slightly to the green car/butterfly days. Some very helpful observations came to me…I can’t stop seeing green vehicles! And tho I didn’t see more than just a couple of butterflies on that day, I’ve seen them continually since then. Soooo…once my mind takes hold of an idea (prosperity, green cars, butterflies) it will continue to cultivate and seek the idea. Also, even tho I wanted to be successful on those specific days, the “success” unfolded and expanded beyond the designated days. So now I need to find those things that represent the prosperity I DESIRE and stay truely tuned in to seeing those without reservation. Since desire is the same as asking, I’m paying attention to the desires I mentally cancel out throughout the day. Because, when I have a desire that I cancel, I’m the one saying NO! So here’s to YES from ourselves to ourselves!

My 100 things list is complete, and I have vision boards on my PC desktop and on my home’s walls. I’ve used inspiration boards and lists for a few yrs now with great success. And I ask all day, every day for things from people and I’d say 98% of the time I get a yes. It is possible, Mary; it is it is it is !!!! Go on and ask away !

Today I had an affirming day.
I received a free, useful meeting & an excellent networking experience. I received a free lunch. I received a free coffee, I can’t recall how many compliments and I came home to a hot dinner ready for me when I walked in the door.

Life is simple and easy. All that I need at any given moment is revealed to me. I trust myself and I trust Life; all is well ! And on this full moon I am open and receptive to new avenues of income- receiving my Good from expected and unexpected sources. I am an unlimited Being, accepting from an Unlimited Source, in an Unlimited Way. I am so blessed beyond my fondest dreams.

And so it is.

I didn’t log on until now but once again the collective energy must have filled me in because I was asking for things all day and last night too. I did get a few “not right nows” and a few lack of responses but I also got two “yes”s on small commissions, a yes on an interview, a yes on doing a favor I couldn’t fit in, a yes on getting advice from someone in my field, and I am really confident that there are more “yes”s on the way. Even the “no”s weren’t really “no”-just “not nows”.

I realize that for me the asking became equal to being “a user” and so way back when I decided to really only ask for things if I needed to, and usually with a feeling of shame (”ingrate” was a common term in my house as a child). Then lately I’ve realized that all those around me getting raises, sponsors, you name it-all ask for the things they get unabashedly! I think asking is like being conscious. We have to work on it in order for it to become subconscious. Let’s keep movin’ upwards-or downstream as Abraham-Hicks would say!

Lots of Thank yous today. Today’s unconscious asking got me gourmet tamales at a price I could afford, trains waiting and buses coming immediately, a fun, affordable accessory for my mother-of-the-bride dress, a friend arriving just in time to escort me through a tough neighborhood, and the time to read my affirmations and hit some ‘aha’ moments while riding on the train. It also gave me lots of compliments and smiles from handsome men:) My conscious asking got me a roll of quarters for laundry and two orange suckers from the bank. (you can tell I’m in a playful mood today.)

More copper cars in sight and for butterflies I saw a picture of a chrysalis and mention of butterfly in reading an online blog.

I have admittedly felt some resistance to creating a vision board. instead of inspiration, the process seemed to make me all tense and churn up dissonance, lack and resentment energy about the steps and money to achieve it. But I am going to approach this with this new mindset, breathe new energy into it and see what happens when I make one that really reflects what I want–and what I want to be.

I had. More trouble with this assignment than I thought I would. My first big request was for a discount on a large _for me- purchase. It was pointed out to me that this just reinforced my scarcity and would not be such a good idea. The gift to me was I saw how I’d thought asking for a discount was a positive affirming thing showing I was assertive and “smart” and how that actually had been working against me. Later that day I visited a thrift store and realized I’d been rationalizing being more “green” by shopping at them when in fact I was really shopping out of scarcity. So I didn’t ask for much yesterday but I think I learned a lot. Maybe that was what I was asking for too

My asking today was aimed at having a dialogue with my inner self, my spirit. I noticed that the more I talk with my spirit the better my day goes and I the more fabulous ideas and out-of-blue thoughts pop into my head. I was at Staples looking for a certain item and I heard “ask” go through my head, instead of asking a person I said “okay spirit, lead me to this item.” I turned the corner and there it was. Then I felt this pull of “I don’t really need to buy this” I did anyway and when I got to work and hung it up within 3 hours it fell and broke. HA! Should have listened! I asked a parent at work for their email address. I asked the kids at work to be more independent. But I mostly just asked spirit to guide me and co-create with me. And I like that alot.

I felt energized from this exercise, and I did some asking for something that I would like, which is a more difficult thing to do, and I asked via email some people that I respect and believe they respect me as well, to write testimonials about me and my business that I could put on my web page. I love that this exercise gave me the push to do this, as I have been thinking it would be great to ask for these for awhile, and I am grateful that I used this experiment as a way to take the plunge and ask. I am pretty good in general about asking for certain things, and get yes’s it is just this one is alot more personal, and so a little scarey for me. I am waiting for their responses, and am hopefully expectant they are coming in to me.

I am glad that you acknowledged how challenging it may be for some of us to feel comfortable asking. This inspired me to scan my inner landscape to see where I stood on this issue. Once I did, I worked through the resistance I felt there and then asked in a BIG way.

The results were astounding and pleasing to say the least. In addition to my major requests being greeted with a YES!, intentions that I made on my list of things to Do, Be and Have began to manifest. I received two exciting offers that can catapult me to greater levels in my public speaking career!

This is awesome!!!! Thanks a million:)

I have noticed something. I was having a hard time asking for more things. I have had my mind so long on certain things, it had ceased creating more. It was stuck. I was so caught up in the first things that I wanted that I had not moved on to think up other things. When you stop asking for fear of not receiving it, you can stagnate. I manifest those things quicker that I hold loosely. When I ask for the same thing over and over it is not coming from the right feeling space. I myself need to ask and move on. I have had two vision boards that I have created over the years. I have not even manifested one little thing on those boards. And they are things I truly desire. So I need to change my attitude about that. But I did just make a vision board on the “Tut” website in the last couple of days. I am feeling myself changing so I trust and believe it will happen. I can feel it. It is so close to happening.

People are strange about asking. I have a LiveJournal account, and have had for years. Over the years I’ve seen people put up PayPal donation buttons when they need help for themselves, an injured pet, or something else. I’ve had mixed feelings about this practice myself, but then I’ve also seen miracles happen when people have done this, such as when one friend raised the money for a much needed surgery a friend needed. But then again, I’ve seen people post filtered posts that are really nasty about so-and-so asking for money for this or that.

What with the financial situation I’m in (I get $449 a month SSI and am on foodstamps and Medicaid, and what little money I had in the bank is depleted, I’m looking for work but not having any success in that regard), I had some thought a time or two about putting up one myself, asking for help from people who have known me for years, but always hesitated. So, I put up a survey on my LJ. While the survey indicated that most people were of the “It’s your LJ, do what you want” attitude, and would donate in certain situations, there was a lot of negativity expressed in the comments, including the idea mentioned above that it is wrong to ask, you should wait til it’s offered. Some said they wouldn’t mind buying things to help a person out, but not donating. So basically I got a big “No” to that question there.

I have an appointment with Social Security on Monday and will be asking them to review my case and raise me to the maximum $674 a month in SSI, and hopefully I’ll be getting a “Yes” there.

As to what else to ask of physical people, I don’t know? I ask the Universe daily for an income that’s more than enough for my needs and desires. Akoshia and others who did asking, what kinds of things did you request?

Not much has manifested for me yet. I still have not given up hope. In fact, I am ridiculously optimistic given my circumstances. I did lose 5 lbs, though, which made both my doctor and me very happy.

Maybe I should buy a PowerBall ticket. LOL

I already have a journal that’s a combo of the 100 things list and a visualization board so I did the last one. I’m not sure I really stretched myself on that one, though because I didn’t get a single no. Or maybe I’m just receiving that much prosperity! Haven’t seen any major points of prosperity but the little signs point to its arrival.

Like others who have commented, asking is tough for me. I get this tense feeling inside when I think of asking. I can ask for others and yet when I ask for myself it feels like lack. And, I noticed that I can ask for help in a lot of ways and for a lot of things while asking for money really is very challenging. I am dealing with a number of money issues right now – losing several clients all at one time in my business. It’s the beginning of the month – payroll will be due soon, other first of the month bills are due. I want to generate abundance – not scarcity – and yet I get this feeling of fear. I choose to move forward in spite of the fear, believing that I can rise above the resistance and really, truly create abundance. I am believing and receiving. I am open to the doors that God opens to provide. I am generating love, courage. I am inventing the possibility of being courageous, powerful, abundant, and peace. I have asked God, or the Universe, or the Source, to provide exceeding abundantly above what I can even imagine. Thank you for all the posts and the creativity and the synergy.

Also like so many of you that have commented about their childhood of learning not to ask. That what you asked for was not what you received. For me I would receive something less… the stereo was something that did not have a setup to listen to more than one album, the bicycle was not the awesome one … but an almost… I have been trained to settle for something less.. and this is the pattern that I have to overcome and move past… Because I do ask, but then start to change what I ask for because it might be too much .. and so I lessen my request .. Wow.

Now, for the green car/butterfly experiment. I wrote on Friday that it had taken me until Friday to see a green car.. well, after that post,…. I have lost count of the green cars… over 50… every where I go.. at one point there were three in a row…. WOW, it was like the Universe said, you relaxed and here they are. Thank you

Oh ! And yes, I do have a vision board and also had an opportunity to do an exercise several months ago where we visualized and wrote down where we wanted to be and what we wanted and then sealed in in a letter to ourselves to be opened in a couple of months.

I love the idea of having a notebook to carry.

asking, what i like about asking to see green cars and butterflies and then seeing them is that i really felt like th choose, this is what i chose,a d this is what i am getting, got the connection and also i realized how much is is impt to pay attention to our desire, i was on the look out fo rhtos egreen cars and it seemed my whole body got inot the spirit of the game, i found my head turned and my attentiona iverted down a stret just in time to see 3 green cars line up. so i guess it is this simple to ask for and find 3 million$$$ LOVE

Like Dorothy I had resistance with a vision board on Oct 4th, however as of yesterday, October 12th, I have completed a vision board video which I can easily access from my computer…I am planning to download it on my ipod.. I now am 100% into vision boards…What a difference a week makes..