Awakening to the Mystical: 150 days of Inspired Transformation

Today is Day 102.   There are only 48 days left in the most extraordinary project that I have ever experienced.  This is not the first project that I have designed for myself.  There have been many.  My intention with all of them has been to raise my level of consciousness and to restore peace and harmony to my life.  This one has by far been the most miraculous.  In 2010, my mother was diagnosed with cancer; it was an incredibly challenging time in my life as well as a profound crucible put before me by God.  I was suffering intensely although to the casual observer, it probably didn't appear that way.  Above all, I wanted to stay conscious and present for her so I designed a project.  Upon it's completion, I named it the Joy Quest and began a blog similar to this one, although, in the wake of her death, it never reached completion.    The project consisted of a 90 day challenge in Bikram Yoga which I completed in 110 days, 30...

In 2003, I was completely immersed in the work of Tony Robbins, the motivational speaker.  I completed his Mastery University that year and went through his Leadership Academy.  I lived and breathed his work.  I began to listen to his "Get the Edge" program and, more specifically, to his Daily Magic exercise which was the last CD in the series.  In his Daily Magic program, he teaches something he calls incantations which is 15 to 60 minutes of gratitude, affirmations and visualization.  It is magnificent!!  I will always be grateful to him for changing my life in the many different ways that he has including through his incantations practice. I began using his Daily Magic back then to visualize everything that I wanted for my life as well as to practice gratitude for everything that I already had.  Although I've changed the soundtrack a bit here and there over the years, I've basically been practicing it ever since.   That practice has walked...