The Hello Hand is a symbol for The Hello Movement

Well, I’m at it again. I’m starting a movement. I watched a documentary last night that was actually shot in the 60s and it followed the lives of a few of the hippies. I must admit I learned a great deal. Like many of us, I was getting my information about who the hippies actually were, and what their message was, from opinions and media that exist today. The thing that stood out for me the most was the statement, “these people weren’t concerned with themselves”. There was a lot of love and a lot of giving going on during that period of time with the people who chose to associate as hippies. We have created a somewhat different viewpoint of who the hippies were, and what they were giving, even those of us who are sometimes considered hippies nowadays.

I started thinking about how we are all so separate now. This became very noticeable to me when my son was about 3 and began talking with anyone and everyone he could find. It is most uncomfortable for me when we go into a restaurant and he wants to talk to people who are eating quietly at their own ’separate’ table or booth. I always get the overwhelming feeling that we are bothering people, and to my surprise, most of the time people open up and have a conversation, beginning with him and moving to me.

I want to break free of this unspoken separateness that has been created. I’m speaking here only of love. The kind of love that we are missing as a society. Just love. Read my writeup below for a bit about what we are aiming for with The Hello Movement.

The Hello Movement began with an inspired thought about the 60s hippies and their loving spirits. This kind of free-spirited and unconditional love is sometimes far removed from the current path of our own human spirits today. We have been conditioned as a society to become separated, not only from our fellow humans, but also from ourselves. We are continually striving for that which we do not possess, rather than taking advantage of the personal gifts and material possessions that we do have, and using them to spread joy and peace throughout the world.

If everyone gives, there will be no reason to take. If we reconnect our human spirits to one another, we will feel less alone, less empty and less apt to spend every waking moment searching and striving for that which we do not have. What we are missing is love. A high-definition television and a new car stop very short of filling that void we are feeling, but yet we keep trying to fill it with these material things.

The human spirit wants to connect. We find this happening commonly when we encounter another person with whom we have something in common. If you bump into someone who drives the same vehicle, or someone wearing the same shirt, someone who’s from your hometown or any other similar connection, you feel the need to say hello. We all want to connect, and we all feel the void and disappointment of having lost the ability to comfortably do so at will.

This is where The Hello Movement comes in. A symbol of communication has been developed and we aim to spread this symbol all over the world. When you encounter another person who is wearing or otherwise displaying this symbol, you will feel comfortable enough to shout out a Hello. This will begin to reconnect us to the pure love that we are meant to experience.

As the author of this writeup, I can already hear some of you associating hippie love and free spirits with all things that are frowned upon in our current society. The one and only thing this movement is designed to encourage is love for your neighbor. The word ‘love’ has many connotations nowadays and has been redesigned and redefined to associate with many different things. Taken from Wikipedia, love is “a virtue representing all of human kindness, compassion, and affection; the unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another.” This love is the kind of love we are promoting. A kind of love that many of us can’t remember even exists.

The Hello Movement symbol is that of a hand, symbolizing giving, reaching, holding and touching, in all senses of those words. The spiral in the middle of the hand symbolizes our growth and evolution as humans on this Earth. We are here to expand and create. This can rapidly move forward as we regroup together and form partnerships as people.

You are welcome to create your own clothing, stickers, art, etc. symbolizing that you choose to become a part of this movement. Clothing and other items will also be made available for those who would like to get involved. Wear your Hello Hand proudly and give a shout out to others who understand the importance of reconnecting our spirits.

I’ve already created a Facebook group, which you can join here: The Hello Movement on Facebook. I think it’s wonderful that we are able to connect on social networks like Facebook. I am now connected with people all over the world and people from my childhood who I never thought I’d see or hear from again. I want to amp this up a notch and connect on a physical level. I am planning to start wearing my Hello Hand just as soon as I get one created. If you see me, Say Hello!!

I’m also planning to create videos explaining the Hello Hand and how you can make one of your own. If you’re not in the creative spirit, you’ll be able to get Hello Movement gear by checking out the Zazzle Store: The Hello Movement on Zazzle. And in keeping with the hippie spirit, there will also be one of a kind, handmade, upcycled Hello Movement gifts and wearables on Etsy very soon.

Say Hello! Leave a comment! If you’re grumpy and you don’t want to join, that’s ok, too, but I think you’ll find, joining us will take the grumps away.

Please share The Hello Movement with your friends! The best way to do this is by getting or making your own Hello Hand and by sharing the Facebook group on your wall. Let’s create a world filled with love.

The great thing about writing a blog is that I can give all the unsolicited advice that I want, and if you don’t want it, you don’t have to read it. Today I want to talk about the pain that comes with personal growth. If you’re like more than half the people around, you already live with some kind of chronic physical pain. You’ve gotten used to it, you deal with it and hopefully, you’re doing some research on holistic prevention and methods to decrease the pain. There’s a difference between physical pain and pain that comes from a personal development journey. With physical pain, your body is trying to tell you that something is wrong that needs fixing. Emotional pain can be taken as a sign that things are actually on track.

The above only applies if you have already become aware that you are, indeed, on a personal journey. Many people are still in the dark, living their lives like there’s no purpose. Going to work, going home, feeling disappointed with life, but doing absolutely nothing to change things for the better. If you’re still reading, you probably already know that you want things to be different, and you might even know that it’s entirely possible for you to find the peace and happiness that already lives inside your soul. I’m going to share a little something about what kind of emotional pain you could face while you’re on the journey.

Not many people in the personal development industry talk about this. The emotional downs that come with growth are extraordinary. We all want you to believe that you can just snap your fingers and have everything you ever wanted. It DOES work like that, but evidence of all the changes don’t happen in that instant. Go ahead and snap your fingers now. Let’s get that part out of the way.

Now that you’ve snapped your fingers, asked for what you want and repeated all the positive affirmations you can think of, now the joyride begins. It’s up to you to pay attention to how the universe is moving in your favor. Things can begin to shift right away, and not all of those things will be wrapped in a bright, pretty little package. This is where the emotional pain comes in. You are stepping outside of your comfort zone. All the things that you’ve encountered up until now, those things that have created your personal history, you’ve gotten used to them. Just like any chronic pain you might experience, you know how to deal with your life as it is. Even if things are bad, you’ve created your coping mechanisms and you could really handle it for its duration. But you don’t want to… you know there’s something better out there for you.

But when you want change, you’ll have to work for it. I don’t mean work in the sense of physical labor. In fact, once you’ve snapped your fingers and put your wants out into the universe, you’ve pretty much marked it down in stone. The work I’m talking about is adjusting to all the lovely changes that need to take place in order for you to get from point A to freedom, love, happiness and peace; all those things that your soul is really craving.

Doors will begin to shut right behind you and others will magically appear. Keep your eyes open or you’ll miss those magical new doors. The part of this that seems unfortunate is that when you see an open door, it looks all scary and dark from where you’re standing. But remember, the door you came out of is closed now so the only option you really have is to walk through it. As long as you are paying attention, what’s going on will be crystal clear to you. You might lose your job. You might lose your home. Your best friend might decide to leave town. It will be up to you to deal with the grief and then figure out what this loss is making room for. You have lost something in order to gain something greater. I promise.

So, if you’ve asked for change and now your entire world seems to have turned upside down, this is such good news! I’ve experienced this first-hand myself. I can give you a personal guarantee that the growing pains you’ll feel while your life is in its transformation period will be greatly rewarded. If the universe hits you with a whammy, feel blessed that the cosmos recognizes that you are strong enough to handle it. Hang in there, pay attention, keep your thoughts positive and the other side of adventure will reveal the reasons that you might feel like you’re hitting brick walls.

Maybe tomorrow isn’t the end of the world, and maybe we’ll all live to be 150 years old, but neither of us can deny that there is a distinct possibility that things will happen that change or even end our lives. It IS possible that the world could end tomorrow, and it is also possible that one or the other or both of us could get hit by a bus today.

I talk a lot in articles and on this blog about manifesting our desires, bringing forth abundance and financial wealth and finding peace and happiness in life. These things are important, but it’s also important to take inventory of what you have, what you want and what would be necessary if tomorrow was your last day on earth.

So many of us get caught up in daily stress, like bills, irritating circumstances, hostile people and work, work, work. Our focus shifts from one drastic situation to the other, leaving little time to relax and get back to basics. In fact, when we do have time to relax, we’re so full with residual thoughts of all the things we haven’t yet taken care of that we either fall on the couch and ‘meditate’ in front of the evening news, Judge Judy and some idiotic show about other people’s horrid lives, or pour ourselves a drink or three to ‘unwind’. This is no way to live…

Today, I’d like to encourage you to get a pen and paper and make a list, long or short, of the things that would matter to you if you knew tomorrow was your last day on the planet. I’m not suggesting you make any drastic changes to your immediate life, unless your driven to do so by this exercise. What I am suggesting is that you get clear on who and what matters most to you.

Love is the most important thing there is. We’ve all got heaps of it inside ourselves, and most of us keep it under lock and key for fear that someone may hurt us if we let it out. That’s a topic for another day, but if there are people in your life who mean a lot to you, take some time to let them know. Perhaps even more important than that, take a moment to give some love to yourself. You are an amazing person, both physically and emotionally. Your body carries you in, around and through all the madness you encounter each day, and your emotional strength keeps you all put together, though I’m sure some of you feel quite the opposite.

Just think about what’s really important and as your days continue, and try to swing your focus more in that direction than toward the things that just don’t matter.

Love to you all,

Jeannie

Over the past couple of days, I’ve discovered something about my relationship with money. I share this with you because I believe it to be a powerful step in manifesting money and overcoming hidden issues with our relationships to money and bringing forth abundance.

So many times, I’ve read about possible fears and blocks around money. If you know about the law of attraction, you know that what you put out into the universe you receive back. Like ripples on a lake. So, those of us using the law of attraction to bring forth all the good things in life sometimes wonder where we are going wrong when it comes to money.

We’ve looked at our fears. We’ve believe we’ve released our blocks. We are positive and recite affirmations about abundance and prosperity. We want wealth for ourselves and others, we understand to have gratitude for what we already possess and we affirm daily that we are magnets to money and abundance flows easily, but where the heck is that money?

So I had a revelation the other day about my relationship with money. This may sound strange, but if you know me, this will not be surprising. I decided to view my relationship with money much like anyone would view their relationship with a person for which they have affection. A spouse, significant other, etc.

I decided to write down some pointers about myself and money, as though we were in a relationship. I realized many things by doing this. I realized that money probably thinks I’m a crazy, desperate and jealous person trying grip onto it for dear life. No one wants a girlfriend like that!!!

Here is why I say this, and I share these things in case you may be going about the manifestation of money in quite the same way.

1. Problem: I was jealous of money. Each time I had to let go of any amount, small or large, I was upset that it was leaving me and resentful that it hadn’t stayed long.

Solution: I realized that no one likes to be suffocated or resented. People need to be themselves and so does money. We cannot stifle our spouses when they want to go to a game or go shopping with girlfriends. When I send money out into the world, by paying a bill or buying something I need, I bless it for having visited me and look forward to seeing it again.

2. Problem: I was resentful that there was never enough. When I received $50 and what I needed was $100, $50 wasn’t enough. I would be disappointed. When I found a penny on the ground, I would pick it up but scoff at it for being such a small amount that couldn’t pay my bills.

Solution: I decided to view money as a universal whole, rather than individual parts. A penny is a penny, but it’s still money. All money is part of the huge fund provided by the universe, or the government or the banks….however you want to look at it. A penny is money and a billion bucks is money. Each time money comes into your life, it’s money! It’s a part of the whole picture. Just like each of us is a reflection of the whole universe, a penny is a reflection of the entire sum of money available to each of us. I decided to be as happy to see money as I would be a significant other who had just returned from a long trip. No matter if he was returning for 5 minute or 5 months…no matter if it’s a penny or 10 dollars.

3. Problem: I was not attentive to the needs of my money. Money has needs. Money needs us to appreciate it, enjoy it, spend it, admire it and use it for its other positive intended purposes. If you don’t understand that money is just a tool for which we trade time, it’s easy to wage a war with it.

Solution: I decided to appreciate, enjoy, admire and thankfully spend the money that comes my way. I had to pay rent today. As I stood in line forever to get a money order for my rental office, I had time to ‘be in the moment’. I realized that today was the perfect opportunity to take advantage of my new relationship with money and here’s what I did:

I stood in line and realized that I had several $100 dollar bills in my hand. I had just pulled these from the ATM only minutes earlier and normally I would just pay for my money order and go out the door, grumbling that the majority of my money was already gone.

Instead, I gazed at those $100 dollar bills and realized that these were $100 bills that I had manifested into my life. No matter that they would be leaving my hands very quickly, they were IN MY HANDS for those few moments. I looked them over, and thanked them for allowing me to live in my apartment for one more month. I enjoyed the beauty of these $100 bills, which have previously been quite rare in my life.

As the long moments in line went on, I created a joyful relationship with this money and though it’s been transferred over to the apartment office at this point, the image of those $100 bills is still fresh in my mind. I think I stumbled onto something here. I enhanced and enriched my relationship with money, simply by admiring it and being grateful directly.

Now anyone would feel better to be around you if you admired and showed gratitude toward them, right?

I’d love to hear your comments and thoughts on this revelation.

Also, I’d like to let you know about a contest that I’m running on my blog. This contest is for 3 months free in our law of attraction membership community. You’ll get access to our awesome members who are living the law of attraction, weekly personal development calls by the industry’s top leaders, like John Assaraf, free vision board training and so much more.

3 months is sufficient time to really get the ball rolling in your life. Whether you want changes to relationships, health, money or career, we can help. It’s easy to enter and easy to win. Visit this link for details and to enter.

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What will I win? (you ask)

The winner will be chosen randomly on December 15th, 2010. So get as many points as possible! More points = more chances to win.

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Well, it’s official! Through studying and learning how to make my own vision board, I’ve taken the option to become a certified vision board trainer. The last of 6 awesome classes was this afternoon, and as soon as I create my vision board video, of myself training the course, I’ll get my certification in the mail!

I’ve very excited about this. I’ve known about The Secret and vision boards for a few years now. When this opportunity popped up that allows me to share this information with others, and get paid for it, I couldn’t resist. I knew this was the perfect job for me.

Since I joined a couple months ago, they decided to hold their first certification class to teach us how to be official trainers. These vision board experiences are held in homes, schools and businesses that are interested in the law of attraction and want to know more about how vision boards can change the course of life! Not only do we as trainers teach you and your guests how to make your own vision board, but we also explain why there is so much power behind a vision board and how the neuroscience of the brain plays in.

This is an amazing concept, vision boards. And the company I’m working for is equally as amazing, offering so many opportunities to change a person’s life.  If you’d like to have a party in your home, please contact me. We would need to find out if there is a representative in your area, and if not, maybe that person could be you!! We are currently looking for just a couple more people to enroll in the next vision board certification, scheduled for December 6th, 2010. (If you’re reading this after that date, contact me and we’ll see if there’s another course coming up.)

I’ve got all the details of the classes, the parties, the opportunities and the training. We’ve also got some amazing products and a membership community that offers so much free training, it will make your head spin. And if you love John Assaraf, guess what?! Join the membership community and you’ll probably get to talk to him on the phone, as he’s the co-founder of this company!! I spoken to him personally and it was amazing and exciting and I can’t even explain to you how grateful I felt.

If this whole vision board business sounds like something you’d like to be involved in, please let me know. Don’t forget, there a free vision board training available for you to check out. You can learn to make your own vision board with a free video training. Once you’ve watched it, you may realize that you’ve been led to this and you could really begin generating some massive income into your life. And all by sharing something which you feel so passionate about.

I heart vision boards!! Sign up at the right of this page for your free vision board training, or visit How to Make Your Own Vision Boards to get access.

I can’t wait to hear from you!!

xo,

Jeannie

I stumbled across an odd little book published in 1998 called The Wizard of Ads: Turning Words into Magic and Dreamers into Millionaires. I found this book hidden away at my local public library. The cover is intriguing and the title even more so, so I grabbed it.

I was delighted once I began to read it. Not only does it cover some advertising techniques that are helpful to me for online business, but it also contains many inspirational quotes that will really leave a person thinking. My favorite has something to do with how lucky we all are.

The author, Roy H. Williams, goes on to explain that he asked a friend who knows statistics to calculate the odds of being born. His friend estimated the total number of fertile men and women, figured in genetic possibilities of each, plus many other considerations. His results were this:

The chance that you, meaning exactly you, would ever be born are 1 in 1.3 times ten to the twenty-ninth power.

Translated, this means there was a 1 in 130,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 chance that you would be the lucky one to be born. I find that to be incredibly amazing and awe-some. Those odds are certainly better than winning the lottery.

Maybe it gives you a new perspective on your life?

So if you’ve been following, you’ll already know that I just released the free ebook download version of Hugs and Popsicles a couple days ago. This is a book of children’s poems with full-color illustrations, and the title poem is about how hugs and popsicles can cure just about any ailments you may have. Just today I’ve been further enlightened by a free hugs movement that’s being spread all over the world!

Not only did I hear about this campaign, but someone I know actually got to experience some free love today while he was driving his cab. He was circling the downtown square in Springfield, Missouri, while waiting for his next Taxi call, and he spotted a large group of people with Free Hugs signs! He said he pulled over, jumped out and was swarmed by people wanting to give out free hugs. What an emotional experience, both for him and for me as he recounted the story.

I am simply thrilled to know that people are banding together to change the world with love. What an amazing concept! These are people who truly understand that giving away love doesn’t take anything from a person’s soul. In fact, quite the opposite. Giving love creates more love, which fills the world with warmth and happiness. THIS is where we’re headed.

So drop all your stress, all your woes and get real for a second. Watch this video clip and if it pulls a string in your heart, watch it again. Decide today that you’re going to do your part to spread the love, even if it’s just a simple smile at a passing stranger.

You can also see more about the Free Hugs movement by checking The Official Home of the Free Hugs Campaign website.

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Do you think you or someone you love has an addictive personality? This may be true, but there may be an explanation, at least partially, that you’ve probably never considered before. Read on to find out the possibilities.

**This article is in no way offered to be a replacement for any traditional addiction rehabilitation or treatment that you may be seeking. Please use this information in addition to any programs that you are currently involved in and make choices that will be most helpful for you.

An addictive personality is now classified as a brain disease and is described as a collection of traits that predispose a person to engage in physical or psychological activity which negatively impacts quality of life. People with an addictive personality are often engaged with several additions, but what about those of us who have just one or two? Maybe we’re addicted to things that aren’t seen as particularly harmful by the general population. Like TV or drama! Whether it’s a daily bowl of ice cream or a daily fix from some kind of illegal drug, addictions are everywhere.

What if I told you that it’s possible that an addictive personality is caused by excess energy and moments of genius that aren’t being channeled properly? Would you laugh, or would you want to know more?

It’s quite possible that an addiction is created as a distraction; a way to distract oneself from something that seems particularly painful, difficult or impossible. Now that seems right on the money, right? But what about if we create these addictions because of emotions and feelings that we don’t even realize are right under the surface of our radar, pushing to be let free and to create and attract our lifelong desires?

I discovered a program that I find to be amazing. As soon as I heard about it bought the book immediately…within seconds. Now, I haven’t been diagnosed with ADD/ADHD, nor do I have any addictions that are considered major by the mainstream public, like alcohol, drugs or worse…(and no, I don’t even like drama). But this material did strike a chord when it promised to allow me to let loose my fire and harness my personality to help me become as successful as some of the most famous names we recognize… da Vinci, Einstein, Edison, etc.

Wow…harness my personality? I start projects that I don’t want to finish. I lose concentration when I get bored. I LOVE creating something new, but tend to lose interest when I dream up the next idea. My follow through tends to be non-existent if I’m not getting the satisfaction I’m looking for. Do you have an addictive personality, ADD/ADHD or find any of what I just said to resonate with your life?

Yes? Well, do I have something great for you! It’s called The DaVinci Method. Right on the front page of the website is a little quiz that will determine if you possess a DaVinci type personality. If you do, or if you have ADHD, need help with addiction, or just want to be better at what you do, you absolutely must check out this program. I’ve only read the book and I learned a ton about how to take charge of my gifts and focus them into doing what I love, sharing them with the world and ignoring the crazy distractions and addictions that I have created in my life.  This is a whole new concept, but every word was breathtaking, refreshing and provided me with a great deal of relief. There are other people out there who face the same issues as me (some on a much higher level) and there’s an answer.

It’s in the DaVinci Method. Go check it out and please let me know what you think. Did this help with your addiction? Do you better understand your addictive personality or why you can’t focus? Have you tried the Davinci Method? Tell me about it.

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