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Comment on MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR by tuniemb

tuniemb — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:49:49 +0000

A bit slow these days on my reading of posts… and of SCBWI articles. Just read yours this morning, Agy (Nov./Dec. issue) and enjoyed it so much. I hope to get back to blogging and tweeting by summer! I enjoy you posts on FB.

Comment on A LETTER TO THE UNIVERSE by tuniemb

tuniemb — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:46:21 +0000

Ah, yes. All-important gratitude for what already is… and for the outcome desired, AS IF it has already manifested (though, to be honest, I let the Universe deliver what is for my highest good, rather than counting on my own limited view of what is best for me). You seem to already have that down, Dave, given your present perspective on the seemingly unfortunate experience toward the end of your marriage. I do express gratitude each day, either mentally or in my journal, for at least ten blessings in my life so that I’m aware that the thing hoped for is not the only key to happiness. Thanks for sharing your thoughts… a good reminder.

Comment on A LETTER TO THE UNIVERSE by dave ward

dave ward — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:28:17 +0000

I am just sitting down to write my letter to the universe and thought I would google “how to” and read this post.

Inspiring. The exact date. I have heard of this before and now it is time for my letter.

The one thing I would add is to be thankful. Thankful for what you already have and have experienced, no matter how much you didnt want it to happen at the time. (in my case thankful that my wife had an affair so I can now sail the world with my new partner).

But also thankful for the things that you truly desire to happen, eg I will be saying thank you for bringing me the boat we desire at the right price. And set that date. That is important. You get what you ask for and if you ask for help looking, you will get help looking, not finding!

Hope this is of help.

Off to be thankful that the the rest of my life is as I wish it to be.

Comment on A LETTER TO THE UNIVERSE by tuniemb

tuniemb — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 15:14:33 +0000

I’m no expert, Fred, but I do know that trust is very much involved in this process of simply tucking away the letter (not mailing it) and then, as much as it’s possible, forgetting all about it in that desk drawer or at the back of the shelf. Your expression of urgency makes me think that such “letting go of the outcome” may be difficult for you as you seem desperate for a solution, this very minute. I imagine that you are pursuing additional methods of realizing your goal, however, so why not add this one to the mix, writing a letter with a sense of openness to miracles and trust in the Universe and playfulness in the process. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. I’m recalling that Jim Carrey, the actor, did something similar many years ago when he was dirt-poor and an aspiring actor. He wrote a check to himself for a million dollars, not in a mood of desperation and doubt, but with a belief in a benevolent Universe that could deliver him his highest good. He’s told that story numerous times over the years, clearly persuaded that, once again, the act of faith, the act itself, can have consequences beyond our imagining. I wish you your highest good in this, Fred.

Comment on A LETTER TO THE UNIVERSE by fred

fred — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 12:43:58 +0000

Where do you send your letter??? I need to send mine urgently…

Comment on A LETTER TO THE UNIVERSE by tuniemb

tuniemb — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:01:13 +0000

Yes, how to unravel the mystery inherent in such experiences? I can’t help but think in such instances of the oft-used quote of Mike Dooley, author of Infinite Possibilities: “Thoughts become things.” (So think the good ones!). Thanks for sharing yours!

Comment on A LETTER TO THE UNIVERSE by Andy Webb

Andy Webb — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:23:41 +0000

When I was a lad my parents went through a very drawen out divorce. My mother packed my older brother, my younger sister and little old me into the car and we drove to my grandparents in Bedfordshire, where we would live for the next 3 years. My grandfather was a very sultry and stern man, very set in his ways. Life in their small 3 bed bungalow was pretty unpleasant, I can tell you. Each night I’d pray to go back to Woodbridge. Back to my school, my friends and the life I knew and loved. Back home. I prayed with absolute intensity and fervor each and every day, picturing my home and friends very clearly in my head.
After what seemed an incredibly long time for one so young, we’d returned from a weekend spent with my dad. My mother, looking slightly flushed and a little red around her nose and mouth introduced us to her new boyfriend. He was the father of two kids we all knew very well. His late wife had died quite recently, a close and dear friend of my mum. Chris and my mum had been seeing eachother for a while and had fallen in love. During the Summer holidays we all moved back to Woodbridge, just around the corner from our old home. They married a short time afterwards and our new family (now of 5 children) moved to a larger house just around the corner. My old home I had lived in before my parents divorced 3 years earlier!
God, The Universe? I really don’t know or can appreciate the power at work.I only know that through fervent wishing and silent prayer my dream came true. There is a power that we can all tap into if we reach out and simply ask. A letter to the universe seems like a fine portal to this power.

Comment on MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR by Agy Wilson

Agy Wilson — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 23:36:04 +0000

Fun blog, I’m happy I found you! I couldn’t find your Twitter button anywhere, or I’d follow you. I would love to be one of the (now) few to follow! I suspect, though, mwhahaha, you may take over Twitter-world.

Comment on MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR by Christina Rodriguez

Christina Rodriguez — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 03:18:37 +0000

One of my painting instructors at RISD dated Yoko Ono before she met John Lennon and showed us all one of her love notes as proof. She had a way with words even back then.

Comment on MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR by tuniemb

tuniemb — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 23:46:43 +0000

Thank you so much, Tracy.

A favorite poem of mine is Alice Walker’s “Revolutionary Petunia,” with the first line: “The Nature of This Flower Is to Bloom…”