Vibrating Vicariously

“Oh, my sister isn’t wealthy–she just lives vicariously through the wealthy people around her”.  Those were the words my sister used to describe me and my life.  When she recited them to me, I must admit I was a bit halted both in thought and words!  I wasn’t sure if I should be offended or not–I decided to let it go.

Yes, I have been spending time in multi million dollar lifestyles for over 20 years now.  Upon moving away from my humble beginnings in Detroit, I magically wound up in Malibu.  I started training, massaging, and house-sitting for all kinds of people in Malibu–celebrities, moms, dads, producers, attorneys, musicians, actors, etc.  Not all of their lifestyles were multi million dollar, but they seemed to have way more than I could have ever imagined myself having.

Today, as I led a group of hikers along the stretch of Westward beach that is lined with magnificent homes, I described one of the settings of a weekly massage client I had for about a year.  She lived with that beach as her back yard.  The balcony where I massaged her was so glorious.  You couldn’t see the sand or the parking lot below, you could only see the blue sky and ocean.  All you could smell was the ocean breeze–it was so breathtaking and breathgiving–all at once.

People always ask me, “aren’t you envious when you spend time in these homes”.  Honestly, no–I almost felt as if I were part owner of the space.  Heck, I got to be there every week and enjoy the space.  Yes, there were times I wished I could spend more time–just chillin and relaxing, but for the most part, I was in bliss.

The first place I lived in Malibu was on a private horse ranch.  The owners weren’t millionaires, but they had a property worth millions with 7 horses that made my childhood dreams come true.  The experiences I was able to live out there on that ranch were nothing short of miraculous.

My landlord saw the thrill and desire I had to learn how to ride so she graciously took me to horse clinics and trainings–one of them with the incomparable Ray Hunt!  I created a bond between one of the horses that was so warm and wonderful, words cannot describe the love I felt for that horse.  The most thrilling feeling was the love the horse felt for me–that was a warm and palpable force!

Yes, I have trained and massaged some of the biggest names in Hollywood.  Two of my neighbors are A-list actors who can play any role they want because they are who they are.  I am surrounded by abundance and wealth everywhere I go.  I take care of homes that are so magnificent and others that are humble in comparison.

Am I living vicariously through them?  I don’t think so.  What I am noticing, though, is that the more time I spend lingering around this lifestyle, the more it becomes reachable, believable, possible.  I am vibrating vicariously!  Why not right?  I am in it and around it.   By being in it, it becomes more a part of my vibration which helps me to maintain that vibration, which then must manifest in my life.

I have a friend who grew up in a very wealthy family.  She will always vibrate with the abundant energy she has, that’s just what she knows.  She knows nothing of lack or not enough and, fortunately, she will never know that because she has been trained to EXPECT wealth to be hers endlessly.

No, I boldly say to you, I have no doubt that this is all training for me.  I have been training my vibration for all these years and it simply must mean I am getting closer to the vibration of full and effortless abundance.  As I know, everything is energy.   We are all vibrating a frequency out into our environment.  The more time I spend with this wealth and abundance surrounding me, the more I will vibrate that signal and I won’t be able to help but match it!

This is an amazing clip from an Abraham Workshop–describes vibration well.

Magazine Cover Men

Ahhh awareness…the more aware I become, the more I see Law of Attraction is always working.  There really is no escaping it.  One of my favorite affirmations is… “I do everything with the power of FOCUS, the Universe will not give me a partial payment”.  Sometimes, without even asking, the things we focus on show up, effortlessly, into our lives. Here are two examples…

I had a personal training client at The Malibu Gym on Tuesday.  On my way out the door, I
stopped to look at all the latest local publications…magazines/newspapers.  It’s something I always do.  On this particular day, I zoned in on the cover of the LA Sports & Fitness magazine. There was a man who looked familiar…I wondered if he was someone I knew or maybe a celebrity.  For some reason I really focused in on his face, then his body, then back to his face. How did I know him, or did I?   I stood there for a good 2 or 3 minutes studying the cover.   Finally, I grabbed the magazine, went to my car and headed home.  Always on my way home, I stop at The Vitamin Barn where I get my organic green juice for the day.

As I walked through the parking lot I noticed a couple of guys getting out of a classic Jeep.  It just looked really cool and FUN so I asked what year it was and we kept talking while we walked into The Vitamin barn together.  They asked if I was a runner, I said, “I run, but I’m not really a runner, I’m more of a mountain biker”…. “I love the trails and I love to hike”.
They are big time marathon runners and they shared a social networking website with me that they had recently started.  They said, “check it out, we’ll go out on a training run together and if you don’t want to run, you can just sit on the beach and watch us run by”.

We introduced ourselves, exchanged names and went on our way. Later when I went home, I went to www.foreverrunner.com and realized I just didn’t want to go through another social networking web-site set up, I looked for Blue’s last name and looked him up on Facebook.  He was there.  When I looked through his photos, I noticed a familiar photo; it was the photo I had seen on the cover of that magazine a few hours earlier.  There he was!
I thought that was pretty cool…. I had just looked at his picture and met him 10 minutes later.

Okay, that was cool, now brace yourself…

Then, on Friday, as I left the gym, I stopped by the door again to see what was new.  This time I zoned in on The Malibu Times Magazine.  On the cover was Reggie Miller (the famous retired basketball player of The Indiana Pacers).  I really zoned in on it and looked into his eyes…he has some amazing eyes.  He really is a beautiful man to look at.   I looked a little longer then grabbed it, threw it in my car and went on my way.  Of course, as always, I stopped at The Vitamin Barn for my organic green juice. As I walked in, I noticed Reggie
Miller walking in before me…everyone was greeting him as if he was a regular there.

At this point, though, I had forgotten that I just studied his picture on the cover of the magazine.  He obviously went there regularly…Carlos (behind the counter) lined up
all his wellness shots for him without him saying a word.  Some of us around the bar exchanged some small talk and I was on my way.  As I walked out the door, it dawned on me, that for two days in a row now, I had zoned in on the cover photo and manifested that person at The Vitamin Barn.  How’s that for the Law of Attraction?

In the movie, The Secret, Bob Doyle says… “Try it on something small and see if you can make it work on something small”.  I guess this would be an example of Law of Attraction.  It’s not like I said I wanted to meet them, but my vibration really tuned into their photos with an intense focus and feeling, then poof, there they were!

I love the law of attraction and how it works time and time again.  It usually sneaks up from the side or behind and reminds you it is at work and most of the time, we don’t even see it or recognize it.  It just works so effortlessly that most of the time we don’t take credit for it.  I challenge you to BE AWARE and when you least expect it, it will reveal its magnificence!    Until then…enjoy the process!

Magnetic Energy

Some people have an energetic force that draws life to them.   It doesn’t matter what they look like, their energy trumps everything.  If it’s a high vibrating energy, it feels good and you want to be around it!

I recently attended a Landmark Education class in Los Angeles.   On the second day of class, I entered the room, scanned the space, then walked to the  far right of the room to take my seat. The leader encouraged us to sit in a  different spot from the previous day.  I sat next to a man in the 4th row on the right.   I wasn’t attracted to him in any physical way and I could only see his back.  There were lots of open seats all around, but I sat right next to him.

He turned to me and said, “Hi Tara”.   Not only did I not know who I was sitting next to at the time, I didn’t even recognize him after I looked at him. The only reason I knew it was him was by reading his name tag and that he seemed to know me. He had changed a lot after all these years…he had gained some weight and had a bit of gray in his hair.  I had dated him briefly about 17 years ago.

As we caught up with each others lives over dinner, it was clear to me, he had the same fiery energy he had all those years ago.  And even though I didn’t really SEE a physical attraction, I was feeling an attraction to his energy.  I love energy!

He later admitted that when he was sitting there in the morning, he looked over to the door and saw me walk in. He had seen me the day before because I stood up and spoke in the front of the room.  When he saw me enter the room, he said in his mind, “please come sit next to me, please come sit next to me.”  And I did!!!

Everything is ENERGY! For me, it is so much more important than how a person looks. That’s why I am baffled when I hear  most of my friends list their dealbreakers for finding the man of their dreams–”he has to be taller than 5’9″, he can’t have any children, he needs to be able to support me.”   Really?  Those restrictions could be blocking you from finding the partner of your wildest dreams.  For me, anyway, I stay open to whatever it looks like and reach for those higher energetic qualities..

Energy is amazing. You can deny it or embrace it. I embrace it and look forward to sharing it.  Reach for the best feeling thought you can find and you will raise your energetic vibration higher.  Feel ya later!

Manifestations!

I finally watched the movie, “Milk”.  A few years late, but really glad I saw it.  I’ve been talking about it to several friends, discussing how crazy it is that that phase in history could go down.   Sometimes my sense of empathy is so intense that it’s hard for me to stop feeling about something that really moves me.

Based on a true story, it’s hard for me to remember that time.  I was 18 years old and I do recall the whole Anita Bryant gay bashing time, but I just didn’t give it much attention.  Probably because it wasn’t something I had to deal with, I wasn’t gay so what did I know.  Years, maturity, and a great sense of compassion have led me to this day.  Anyway, this movie and Sean Penn’s performance was so great and so inspiring!  I have talked about it for days.

Without going into the whole review of the movie (which I did on my initial posting of this topic), it had such an affect on me.  I wanted to discuss it, ponder it, question it.  Sean Penn did such a great job and I just couldn’t shake the movie out of my mind.

Yesterday, as I was standing at the front desk of the Malibu Gym talking to my buddy, imagine who walked in the door!  Sean Penn!  He had that intense facial expression and there was no question, Sean was in the house!

Yes, it’s true, we do get a lot of celebrities at the gym but in my 20 years there, I had never seen Sean Penn there.  Manifestations!!!  For my Abraham-Hicks friends, we understand why this is so powerful!  Worthiness–just more proof from the Universe that the people and things we are thinking and feeling about come into our reality.  Yes, some would say the fact that he showed up is pure coincidence, I like to think it was my strong vibration around Sean Penn’s character, for sure.

On the same day, I experienced yet another magical manifestation.  On Sunday, a few days before this day,  I had gone to an art gallery opening and met an amazingly creative young man.  He takes items that have been thrown out–mostly furniture and books.  He creates and re-purposes them into various pieces–dressers, stools, chests, chairs, etc.  They are so charming and gorgeous (www.onebooktree.com).  He is such a talented wood working artist!

As I was admiring the items, I thought of my former client and friend, Rachel Ashwell.  Rachel is the creator of Shabby Chic.  She does similar things with all of her items, she goes to flea markets and gets shabby items and perks them up a bit–not totally rebuilding them, but it is similar.  She has created a multi-million dollar business doing this.

The more time I spent with Devin and admiring his work, I spent a good amount of time pondering the possibility of introducing this young artist’s work to her, perhaps she could carry some of their items in her local Santa Monica Storefront.  It would be a great boost to their beginnings.

It has been about 3 years since Rachel and I have spoken or seen each other.  On this day, before I headed up the long and windy canyon in Malibu for my mountain bike ride, I stopped to get gas at the 76 station.  Who was next to me at the pump?  Rachel Ashwell.  Manifestions!!!

Manifestations are proof from the Universe that you are worthy–that what you’ve been thinking and feeling about really can come into your physical reality.  Simply, manifestations are indications.   These are messages to you and I to pay attention to what we think and feel about,  we just might get it!!!