As the end of 2012 approached, I
couldn't wait for it to get here. I had a good year. It was a long
year... yet a good one. By long I mean physically and mentally
draining.
Physically, 2011 was painful. I was in
so much pain that the work I have done this year, I couldn't have
done. It is amazing how our Higher Powers protect us and give us
what we need when we need it. Last year I worked with a guy who
covered for me more then once. He knew I was in pain and never
complained. He did his work as well as some of mine. I felt guilty
about it but, physically, I wasn't worth much.
What changed for me happened on my trip
to England. The people I visit there are firm believers in back
swings (inversion tables.) Withing three days my back wasn't
hurting, the numbness in my leg was gone and I was walking without a
limp. I spent the next two weeks spending time on the back swing and
convinced of its healing power. I ordered one before I headed back
to the States and had it here shortly after my arrival.
That back swing helped make this year
more enjoyable. Instead of worrying about pain, I was able to
concentrate on my work and my goals. One of the people I visit in
England came to visit me this summer and it helped me have a
“mini-vacation” right here. With that visit, I was able to see
in my mind that I wanted to go back to England again.
With that visit and having no pain I
began working on some goals I have had since my divorce three years
ago. At the top of that list was getting out of debt. This was a
goal when I became a bachelor that I never dreamed would ever be
achieved. I was so far in debt that I thought bankruptcy was the
only way out.
I gave it a try though and cut my
expenses so radically and began living a very simple life and in
October the goal was realized. I am debt free. I believe it
happened because I was no longer physically in pain.
Without that physical pain I was able
to open my mind to the possibilities of what else I could achieve. I
went back to school and got my certification as an NLP Master
Practitioner, a Life Coach, and a Hypnotist. This trifecta works so
well with 12 Step programs, that I feel truly blessed that I still
have a mind to understand it and comprehend it all.
So what's next? More dreams. The
thing I have learned about dreams is that if I just keep thinking
about them... dreaming about them... they will become reality if I
stay out of the way. If I make plans for these dreams, I just get in
the way and delayed the process... so I'll just dream.
Sound crazy? Not at all. By just
dreaming I have been to England two times and soon will be leaving
for a third visit. By dreaming I have spoken to crowds up to a
thousand people and have spoken to classes at a University. By
dreaming, the CD 12 was created.
There is a lot of power in dreams. It
is something we learn as children and along the way, we begin to
think they are silly and forget about them. Be a child again and
dream.
Thank God the physical pain left so the
dreams could return...
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