My Angel, Rico

As I promised, today I'm writing about angels messages. Are you excited? :p

I first met my angel when I was doing Christie Marie Sheldon's meditation of connecting to your guides and angels. You can find Christie's home course program Love or Above here. 

As I asked my angel to emerge, this picture of an angel like the one you find in church's murals began to form in my mind. He was wearing a white robe, with a pair of wings at his back. His hair was a little longer than his shoulder, and it's blonde and curly. He's really typical, you know :) When I asked him his name, the word Rico popped up in my head. Kind of strange, Rico The Angel. But, anyways... :p

When Christie's meditation told me to ask Rico to stand next to me, he did. He didn't stand, but actually he was kneeling down right next to my chair. I was really surprised because at first I thought that he was tiny (like the pic in the mural), but it turned out that he was BIG. When he was kneeling beside me he was even taller than I was sitting down! I was so surprised that I jumped out of my meditation and looked to my right (where he knelt by me in the meditation). It kind of ruined the whole meditation though, lol.

I caught a glimpse before I actually jumped to my feet, that he had this white face, a bit kind of made of gypsum with really nice nose, his blonde curly hair was shining like in a shampoo commercial, and his wings' feathers (though I didn't touch them) looked very smooth, soft, and shiny also :)

Oh and about a week after that, maybe he knew that I was laughing at his name, but I heard this on the radio that the name Rico was actually meant "rich" in Spanish. So I assumed that he was sent to me because I had been asking for so many guidance around money and abundance :p and that he's here to help me with that.

Anyways, after that I've been asking Rico for so many questions, guidance, and you name it... any kind of help in mostly everything :p Hey, if there's always somebody who is more than able to help, why not ask him for help? Besides, his help has always been the works of wonder if I may say. 

I also continue to look for more info about angels and found Doreen Virtue's wonderful work. You might want to check it out here. From her I found out so many things, like how the angels are communicating with us, and yes, something you heard out of the blue in a radio show is one of an angel's ways to communicate :) so I'm really thrilled!

After asking Rico something, I usually ask him to give me a sign in the 'real world' that I can really understand, and then just really trust myself about it. To my experience, the signs are usually pretty clear, you can get it from anywhere, but it just click perfectly to the question that you've asked. Moreover, Doreen told in her books that angels communicate with us through repetitive number sequences which keeps on showing in your life. They also know our favorite numbers. So if you see 111, 222, etc. over and over again, you might want to look for the meaning of it, which you can find right here. Or also in Doreen's book Angel Numbers 101. Click here to get a copy of it.

More about angels coming up in my next posts :) Bye for now!

Many blessings, peace and love,
-angel apprentice-
 

When Fear Get Me

To tell you the truth it's reading the stats of my blog that's pumping my spirit to going on writing. In the stats I can see how many people are visiting today, and which posts were read the most. So thank you so much for visiting and reading my posts ^_^

Somehow I got this idea to write something about fear today :)

You wouldn't believe me as I write that sentence above, my son's teacher is calling me from school, saying that it's been 45 minutes since school was over, and there's still nobody showing up to pick up Rafa. Because my husband and I both work, we have somebody (Mr. Ray) to pick up our son regularly from school, and somehow today he is late. I'm so worried that Rafa is all alone at school, and the teachers couldn't wait much longer until he's picked up. You know, all the bad and worst scenarios start playing in my head. After making sure that Mr. Ray is already on his way to pick up my son, I can do nothing but wait. I feel helpless. I'm paralyzed. That's just how much fear can get me.

During those heart pounding moments I remember that this morning I got this angel message, saying that I should give any stress or worries to the angels, who are helping me with my everyday concerns. I wonder if the message has something to do with my son. Earlier I thought that the message has something to do with a project I've been doing.
Anyways, the angel messages are always accurate :) And how did I get the messages, you ask? I'll tell you later in my next post ;)

And I also remember Harv Eker saying: you should stop letting fear rule your life. You should act in spite of fear, in spite of uncertainty, and in spite of discomfort. Get his powerful book Secrets of The Millionaire Mind here.

So I take several deep breaths, I delete negative thoughts from my mind, and I begin to calm down. After some time, I call home, and my son has arrived safe and sound. Thank you, angels!

By the way, I forget what it was that I wanted to write before Rafa's teacher called. Something about fear. Oh well... I'll try to remember it later. Until next time! :)

Many blessings, peace and love,
-angel apprentice-

 

Did You Know?

Hi guys,
today I'd like to share with you a little about Mantra.
As a child I remember when I was playing witch with my cousins, saying a mantra to someone is like casting a spell or bewitched someone. That is our belief (I think) in Indonesia.

Actually, this is the meaning of a mantra:
Man --> to think
Tra  --> tool

So a mantra means a tool of thought, or a tool to shape your mind. If I may say, it's similar to an affirmation, that when you repeat it over and over again, it will shape the content of your mind.

For a start, try this simple mantra of: thank you, or I completely accept and love myself. 
I'm sure soon after you'll be a much happier person :)

Many blessings, peace and love,
-angel apprentice-

The Wisdom of A Great Teacher

I watched an interview with Coach John Wooden the other day, and somehow his wisdom stick with me. I suggest you watch it too because it's really profound and beautiful :)

He coined the meaning of success as:  
peace of mind attained only through self satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to do the best of which you're capable.

He also came up with The Pyramid of Success, so just go here to check it out. 
Below is one of the beautiful poems he recited in the interview. I love it so much I want to share this with you:


The Road Ahead or the Road Behind
~George Moriarty~



Sometimes I think the Fates must grin 
as we denounce them and insist 
the only reason we can't win, 
is the Fates themselves that miss. 

Yet there lives on the ancient claim: 
we win or lose within ourselves. 
The shining trophies on our shelves 
can never win tomorrow's game. 

You and I know deeper down, 
there's always a chance to win the crown. 
But when we fail to give our best, 
we simply haven't met the test, 
of giving all and saving none 
until the game is really won
of showing what is meant by grit
of playing through when others quit
of playing through, not letting up. 
It's bearing down that wins the cup. 
Of dreaming there's a goal ahead
of hoping when our dreams are dead 
of praying when our hopes have fled. 

Yet losing, not afraid to fall, 
if bravely we have given all. 
For who can ask more of a man 
than giving all within his span. 

Giving all, it seems to me, 
is not so far from victory. 
And so the Fates are seldom wrong, 
no matter how they twist and wind. 

It's you and I who make our fates -- 
we open up or close the gates 
on the road ahead or the road behind.


Many blessings, peace and love,
-angel apprentice-

A Simple Thank You

Do you have a problem receiving? Many of us would answer that straight away, "Of course not! I'm totally open to the universe and so ready to receive."
Well... look again carefully. 

How many times have we turned down even the smallest compliment from others? For example, when your colleague at work saying, "Wow you really look nice today. New dress?" and you would reply, "Oh you mean this old thing? No... it's not even new!" :)
How about turning down money?

I live in the suburbs of Jakarta, it's about 14 miles from home to the office. Some of my office mates are also living in the same area, so you know, many times we give each other rides home. With all the traffic we have in Jakarta, it's always best to take the toll road rather than going through the regular road. And the thing with toll road is, that you've got to pay :) 

Well anyways, one day a friend from office was coming home with me in my car, and when it was near the gate where we had to pay, she offered me money. Automatically, I turned down her money and say, "No, no, it's okay, I got it covered." Then she tried to kind of shovel her money to my hands and I turned it down even more.

You see... it's a form of saying to the universe that you don't want to receive. You have this judgement around what kind of money you can accept, or which kind of money you should say no to. You also say that you just don't deserve this, please take it back. And because the universe is really kind to you, it's giving what you're asking: take this back, I don't want it. Perhaps in some ways the universe is even confused with you, because one time you said you wanted to receive, but another time you said take it back :p

It'll be a lot better if the next time the universe is giving you something, either it's a compliment, or money, or whatever, and this habit of making yourself small is already at the tip of your mouth, just stop for like 2 seconds, and then say, "Thank you" (and I bet a second later you'll find yourself smiling).

Yes people, just a simple but powerful thank you would definitely do it. Thank you for saying this nice things to me, thank you for giving me money through my work and the people around me, thank you for the love and the abundance in my life. And yes, I'm ready to receive more from the universe!

Many blessings, peace and love,
-angel apprentice-

Have Both

"Which candy do you want, strawberry or chocolate? Pick one and give the other one to your brother!" That was my mom saying when I was just a little girl. Never had she told me to have both. I always had to pick just one, either this or that. I was even considered lucky to be the first to pick!

Somehow that little girl never had the nerve to ask for both, because I knew my mom would say that I had to learn to share with my brother, or even worse... she would call me greedy. A good girl like me would never want to be called greedy, ever! 

Then I grow up and somehow this candy-itis is still following me :)
So I always pick either this or that for everything, such as: is it me or my son to take the piano lesson? Paying college tuition or buying mutual funds? Going on a vacation or buying all 4 new tires for the car?

Well you see, all the this or that's which showed up in my life were actually both important. It would be awesome not to have to choose between them, but to have them both! I mean, how wonderful if both me and my son take piano lessons together? (in different classes, of course). How great if I can pay the college tuition AND buy the mutual funds! Plus, a vacation and tires for the car are both important. So yes, I want them both, please!

I learned this eye opener, mind changing lesson from T. Harv Eker in his book Secrets of The Millionaire Mind. You can buy a copy here. He said that poor people always think either/or, while rich people think to have them both. From now on, start practicing to ask yourself "How can I have or do both?" instead of limiting yourself by choosing only to have either this or that :)

My question to you, do you trust yourself enough that you're capable to always have both? 
Let's say it together: YESSS! :)


Many blessings, peace and love,
-angel apprentice-

[Dont' ever be a] Crap Magnet

I was going to write about something else today, but this morning my friend was sending me a text. She is in her vacation in Bali for a week, and today is like her third day there. First day when she arrived, I sent her a text, asking how's she doing, so envy her having such a great vacay in Bali, etc. And she replied, you know what, the plane got delayed for an hour, my room is too small, and the weather is too hot. (I'd really like to shout: what do you mean the weather is TOO hot? It's Bali for God's sake!).

This morning, her text was: my husband somehow rented a car with broken air conditioner, I'm all sweat and had to yell at like half a dozen of people to get the car switched to the one with working AC. (This time I'd like to go: phew! and wipe off my sweat from my forehead :D)

Anyways, I'd like to remind you that what you focus on will expand, so... when you 'crap' a lot, you would likely become a 'crap magnet'. I sort of think that is exactly what's going on with my poor friend and her vacation in the island of the gods (Bali's nickname). Instead of enjoying her marvelous vacation with her hubby, she somehow managed to find flaws and defects in everything, and the vacay turned into a disaster :p

The other day I was reading an article in my other friend's blog about manifesting faster, and I read beneath the article several comments which said thank you, you're doing a great job, what great tips you shared, and other positive comments. But there was this one comment, which was longer than the article itself, arguing on everything that my friend wrote, saying what full of sh** your tips were, didn't you know for someone like me it's hard enough to put food on the table everyday, how many mouths did I have to feed, and with the economy, it's even harder to find a job, yada yada yada.

So I asked my friend, why did you leave a comment like that on your blog? Didn't you want to delete it? And she answered, well.. I'd like to keep it authentic, there will always be good and bad comments from people, it's not like you can please everybody. Besides, open minded people like you and the rest of the guys that read my blog would already know the answer why this person remained broke all this time, it's because he complained so much!

You see, when you complain, it's like saying to the universe that you are powerless, and that you are a victim. What T. Harv Eker had to say about victims are: There is no such thing as a really rich victim. That makes you just don't want to be victims ever, right? :) 

So the next time you find yourself complaining, try putting your finger and slide it accross your neck, like you're slitting your throat, because (another quote from Mr. Eker): Complaining is the absolute worst possible thing you could do for your health or your wealth. The worst!


Many blessings, peace and love,
-angel apprentice-