Some cool LOA art work from Andy Dooley.

So… I decided it was time to get to the core of my issue . *gulp* I am scheduling an appointment with my therapist and am looking forward to some dramatic changes

Hi Martha,

I need to schedule a tapping session with you. It can be at either of your locations.

In order to get clear and to help you help me the quickest let me tell you what is going on.

I am actually taking part in a challenge online where you pick something you want to manifest in 45 days.

My challenge is below:

“My goal for this challenge is to start forming friendships with some people locally and go out and have a good time with them. I want friends, dang it, people who I can talk to when I need to talk and people I can hang out with and have a good time.

It’s time for me to open that avenue of my life. I KNOW I have huge things to come in my life. I am just not allowing it in. I can create fabulously on my own, but the things that I could co-create with others has to be beyond what I could imagine.

My fears associated with this goal are substantial. I am always a little envious of people have have the natural ability to be at ease in public situations. I have so many things I need to deal with in order to feel comfortable with this. Sometimes it is just easier to hang out in my house, with my family, or online.”

It is funny (sorta) because I have discovered a couple of things. Being authentic with people online is a snap. Going to events locally, where I know there will be at least one person I know, is easy (though still a little stress inducing). But going somewhere where I don’t know anyone is WAY stress inducing. I am going to the I Can Do It conference in Tampa in October and have been talking myself in and out of it since I signed up. The stress level about being there and not knowing anyone is way over the top. When I went to my Abraham conference, there were tons of people there but I didn’t talk to anyone. In the breaks, I went and sat by myself. I don’t want to do that anymore!!

The funny thing is, the idea of getting in front of a group of people and talking is not stress inducing to me at all. It’s the one on one, “what if they don’t like me, or what if I say something stupid” what ifs that are messing me up. I know they are related to my growing up, but I REALLY REALLY want to get over this issue.

It has been following me around for as long as I can remember. “It’s always safest by myself” seems to be a core vibe. When I went away to college, I spent the first 3 weeks dining by myself, studying by myself, and being by myself in my room. Luckily someone came and knocked on my door and said Come Out and hang with us. And then, it wasn’t an issue anymore.

Since you have worked with me so much in the past year or so, I know you are seeing things that I am not having the light bulb moment about. Hopefully this is the first step to opening a door that I have kept firmly shut for a very long time!

Thanks!
Vickie

Oh my goodness… this is WAY TOOO funny!

Enjoy the laugh!

Yeah! It’s finalized! I am going to Tampa in October to take part in an amazing line of presenters at the I Can Do It conference put on by Hay House.

It is going to be a long weekend (from Thursday afternoon until I fly home on Monday morning).

The line up is fabulous. In addition to the Keynote Speakers, I got to choose from a plethora of great workshops!

My weekend is lining up like this:

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THURSDAY, October 2, 2008
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM EVENING LECTURE

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COLETTE BARON-REID
Amazing and Mysterious Intuitive Readings
The power to read the messages of the Universe—past, present, and future—is within all of us. We are surrounded by a dimension of Divine Wisdom and our psychic intuition is the sixth sense that takes us there. In this lively introduction, spiritual intuitive Colette Baron-Reid will demonstrate her astounding gift by giving readings to select audience members. You will be amazed and inspired!

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FRIDAY, October 3, 2008
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS

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JOHN HOLLAND & LISA WILLIAMS
Messages from the Other Side: Talk to the Spirit World with TV’s Favorite Mediums
Do you wonder what happens when you die—where you go and how it feels? Do you yearn to hear from a family member or close friend who recently passed? Do you have what it takes to communicate with them? In this amazing lecture, two of TV’s top communicators with the Spirit World—psychic medium John Holland and medium and clairvoyant Lisa Williams share their gift of communication with spirits who have come through from the Other Side. John and Lisa will not only bring you messages from your deceased loved ones, but will show you how to discover your innate intuitive abilities and fine-tune your connection to the Spirit World. You’ll learn the different forms of communication that your loved ones are sending to you and also discover your own psychic strengths. Plus, John and Lisa will include astounding demonstrations of live readings with messages for some of the audience members.

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FRIDAY, October 3, 2008
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM OPENING KEYNOTE

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DR. WAYNE W. DYER
Excuses Begone-How to Change Lifelong Thinking Habits
Do you long to change your life, overcome your fears, realize your dreams, and live in the flow of universal harmony and peace? Learn why your higher life is only a thought away and how habitual thoughts you may be unaware of can keep you from becoming all that you could be. Dr. Wayne W. Dyer reveals how the ancient wisdom of the Tao Te Ching changed his thoughts and his life in this empowering and inspiring exploration of the dynamics of our thought process. When you can let go of your excuses and retrain your thinking, you can create the life you want! Let Wayne help you align your thoughts with universal goodness and begin to live with contentment, gratitude, and awe.

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SATURDAY, October 4, 2008
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM MORNING KEYNOTE
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ROBERT HOLDEN, PH.D.
Success Intelligence: Practical Wisdom for Living a Life You Love!
“The Monty Python comedy sketch: 100 Yards Dash for People with No Sense of Direction offers a perfect metaphor for our mad-dash world,” says Dr. Robert Holden. Our modern lifestyles are more manic, busy, and hyper than ever. In the name of success, we go about our day in a sick hurry, we are permanently busy, we are missing in action, we sacrifice our relationships, and we are often too tired to enjoy our lives. There is a better way! Robert calls upon you to re-think success. Success is more than a chase, a “to do list”, or a business card – it is about soul, love, vision and following your joy. Robert outlines a powerful plan for living a truly rich life that creates more soulful success for yourself and those around you.

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11:00 AM - 12:30 PM WORKSHOP

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SONIA CHOQUETTE
The Answer Is Simple… Love Yourself, Live Your Spirit!

How can you break away from stale relationships or an unfulfilling job? How can you avoid feeling the need to seek approval from others? How can you stop questioning your worthiness for abundance and success? Let intuitive vibrational healer Sonia Choquette help you turn your life around when she demonstrates that The Answer is Simple . . . when you Love Yourself and Live Your Spirit! In this exhilarating session, Sonia will teach you ten simple yet necessary steps that will allow you to make a connection with your authentic Spirit and experience your truth. You’ll also discover the tools you need to awaken the Divine power within you and become the best, most spiritual, most delightful and delighted YOU! (Includes audience participation)

Sonia also welcomes musician Mark Stanton Welch, a talented and visionary singer, songwriter, and vibrational healer from San Luis Obispo, California, who will provide live music during this exhilarating and inspired event.

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2:00 PM - 3:30 PM WORKSHOP

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LISA WILLIAMS
Messages from the Other Side: Connect with Spirit and Communicate with Your Loved Ones
Do you wonder what happens when you die—where you go and how it feels? Do you yearn to hear from a deceased family member or close friend who recently passed? Join TV’s top medium and clairvoyant Lisa Williams as she helps you understand the transition into the spirit world. Sharing her own near-death experiences and her gift of communication with spirits who have come through from the Other Side, Lisa will share her knowledge of the Spirit World and the ways we connect with Spirit and understand the messages that our loved ones are trying to convey to us. She will also demonstrate her astonishing mediumship abilities by performing live readings with the audience.

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4:00 PM - 5:30 PM AFTERNOON KEYNOTE

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CESAR MILLAN
What The Dog Whisperer Can Teach You about Your Pets and Human Behavior
Have you ever considered that your dog’s behavior is actually a mirror of the thoughts and emotions and energy that you are projecting? In this enlightening and valuable session for all pet lovers, renowned Dog Whisperer and canine behavior specialist Cesar Millan will help you discover what you yourself are doing to make your dog unstable. “They pick up on every emotion that you are feeling,” Cesar says. “Your dog already knows, maybe even before you do.” When you leave this lecture, you’ll be able to recognize and cultivate your own “calm-assertive energy” hence, recreate your own environment for yourself, others and even dogs! It’s time to create a better world, one dog at a time!

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8:00 PM - 9:30 PM EVENING KEYNOTE

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DOREEN VIRTUE
Healing Words from the Angels Angel Readings and Angel Therapy®
The angels want to heal and help every area of your life. Angel expert and lifelong clairvoyant Doreen Virtue has taught tens of thousands of people throughout the world how to see and hear their angels. In this entertaining and inspirational lecture, Doreen will give audience angel readings and discuss the latest messages from the angels about world events, your personal path, and more. Whether you’re new or experienced in working with angels, you’re sure to gain new insights into your own life and receive answers and guidance. This session will conclude with a powerful Angel Therapy® healing session to help you release blocks, negativity, and pain. You’ll leave the event feeling uplifted and light-hearted with the help of the angels’ beautiful energies.

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SUNDAY, October 5, 2008
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM MORNING KEYNOTE
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MARIANNE WILLIAMSON
The Age of Miracles-Embracing a New Midlife

During this very special keynote with Marianne Williamson, you’ll learn how to align yourself with your life’s highest purpose, and find your own zone of power and passion. It has been said that our generation has added 15 years to our life span; but it’s not at the end, it’s in the middle. In her new book The Age of Miracles: Embracing the New Midlife, Marianne discusses a new and unmapped psychological territory—for a generation that is decidedly no longer young, but could certainly not be described as old. As the physical body begins to slow down, the work of consciousness can begin to rev up. Having experienced what we’ve experienced of both success and failure, we’re poised at last on the brink of our greatest fulfillment: a life of mastery and understanding that provides not only us, but all the world, with the possibility of miraculous breakthroughs. Marianne has a uniquely hopeful perspective on this time in our lives, and how each of us can participate fully in a great revolution of faith and love. Marianne will help you to:

• Embrace midlife as a magical turning point.

• Leave behind who you used to be and step into an entirely new domain of your existence.

• Let go of old, limiting thought forms about age that have merely been passed down from former generations.

“We accept the limits of age,” says Williamson, “but we accept the limitlessness of God as well.” Don’t let this extraordinary keynote pass you by! You’ll come away with renewed faith that will bring strength and direction into your life.

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11:00 AM - 12:30 PM WORKSHOPS
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COLETTE BARON-REID
Messages from Spirit-Learn the Language of Divine Intuition with Live Readings
How do you recognize Divine guidance? What form does it take? Will it come through as an intuitive hunch, a dream, or a sign of nature? The vast realm of Divine intelligence speaks through a shared consciousness between you and every living thing, but how do you tune in and listen? Renowned spiritual intuitive Colette Baron-Reid has the tools to help you get the conversation going! In this amazing and lively session, Colette will show you mysterious, magical, fun, and practical methods you can learn in order to make contact with Spirit. Colette will demonstrate this by giving live readings to select audience members. You’ll be amazed at the power that lies within you!

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2:00 PM - 3:30 PM WORKSHOP
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BYRON KATIE
Who Would You Be Without Your Story? An Introduction to The Work of Byron Katie
Do you think that you’re too fat or not good enough? Do you have problems with your parents, children, spouse? Are you struggling with an illness, or do you have a co-worker who drives you up the wall? Best-selling author Byron Katie has one job: to teach people how to end their own suffering. The Work is an astonishingly simple process, accessible to people of all ages and backgrounds, and requires nothing more than a pen and paper and an open mind. Through this process, anyone can learn to trace unhappiness to its source and eliminate it there. Katie not only shows us that all the problems in the world originate in our thinking: she gives us the tool to open our minds and set ourselves free.

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4:00 PM - 5:30 PM CLOSING KEYNOTE
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CHRISTIANE NORTHRUP, M.D.
The Secret Pleasures of Menopause: Create a Life of Unbridled Joy, Unlimited Abundance, and Vibrant Health
When you look in the mirror, do you see an old, unattractive person who wonders why anyone would give them a second glance or an incredibly sexy and desirable woman ready to be embraced by the world? Today’s leading women’s health and wellness expert Dr. Christiane Northrup has someone she wants you to meet—the NEW YOU! Start your engines and discover that at menopause—life has just begun! During this exhilarating keynote, Dr. Northrup invites you to wake up all the desire and pleasure that your body is capable of experiencing, let your past go, reawaken your passions, and follow your bliss just for the health of it! Learn to experience pleasure, prosperity and fulfillment beyond your wildest dreams! As Dr. Northrup affirms, “When you have the courage to change your beliefs and behaviors so that you speak your truth and dare to cultivate pleasure instead of stress, you have the power to create a life of unbridled joy, unlimited abundance, and vibrant health.”

If there is anyone out there going to this wonderful series of workshops, I would love to get to meet you!

Vickie