It has been almost 2 years since my first Positive Energy blog, and boy, what a great 2 years it has been. The day after I sent out Positive Energy on March 10 2009, the stock market rallied:
Dow... 6,926.49 +379.44 (+5.80%)Nasdaq... 1,358.28 +89.64 (+7.07%)S&P 500... 719.60 +43.07 (+6.37%)Gold future... 895.90 -22.10 (-2.41%)30-Year Bond 3.71% +0.11 (+3.17%)10-Yr Bond... 2.98% +0.10 (+3.33%)
I had been laid off of my job in October 2008. I received a nice little severence package and decided to invest a good portion of it into the plunging stock market. Since that time, my investments are up over 76% . Mr Buffet says the best time to invest is when everyone else is scared. Now that's pretty positive thinking and it has obviously worked for him. I certainly do not have his millions to invest but my tiny little investment experiment has done pretty well, without a broker or any professional advice I sat down down and thought about what people might be continuing to invest in with the economy as it was, and those are the stocks I bought.
My mother began selling Avon to make extra money so I figured lots of people who are out of work might be doing the same thing... so I bought Avon. Avon is up 61% since then. I also belived the banks would pull through so I invested in Wells Fargo which is now up 165% since that day.
Losing my job was a real blow. I'm no spring chicken so I have no illusions about the difficulty of competeing with kids half my age in the job market. I thought about my prospects, my monthly expenses, and looked at the worst case scenario which is the eventual inability to make my house payment and /or even live in the expensive San Francisco bay area. I noticed that there were still good jobs being advertised in my industry in areas where living is cheaper and the weather much warmer so I decided I would rent out my home and take this time to research opportunities and living conditions in the desert communities while staying with friends and saving resources. By January I had a terrific job offer back in Northern California. The bad news is, my home was still rented for 3 more months yet with synchronicity fully in play I found a furnished apartment that was being subleased by friends and in a perfect location. While living in that small apartment I realized how much simpler life could be and I thoroughly embraced the experience. Having a landlord to fix things, a much smaller place to clean, and the convenience of having a gym, restaurant and social life all right there my boyfriend and I both agreed that we could easily scale way down and be just fine regardless of what life might throw at us. There wasn't a single day that we weren't delighted with the experices we were having. Now that I mention my boyfriend I might also mention that after 7 years of dating we were finally married last year. I attribute that decision to the lessons we both learned by refusing to let the loss of a job and dire economic news to stop me in my tracks. Looking at the worst case scenario and making a plan for getting through are essential, but the the divine luck of having friends and opportunities present themselves can only be attributed to good old positive energy.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Monday, March 9, 2009
Let's have some good news for a change!
Aren’t you tired of being lambasted constantly with all of the dire news out there? Don’t you think that maybe an infusion of good news would build consumer and investor confidence and, quite possibly, go a long way toward turning the tide and moving our markets and investments toward a more positive note? Isn’t it time we moved past the outrage and started to harness one of the most powerful instruments of change we have?
Energy. Good positive energy. It’s not a new concept. It’s a concept as old as The Bible; pray and believe. Ask and ye shall receive. It also a concept as contemporary as The Secret, popularized by Oprah Winfrey and which teaches us that we create our lives, with every thought every minute of every day and it as retro as The Power of Positive Thinking, one of the biggest sellers of the 1950’s. Regardless of your individual doctrine everyone fundamentally knows that positive thinking, good energy and a strong belief in the power of good is essential to our hope and well being.
Seems every time you turn on the TV, boot up your computer, open your I phone or newspaper there is someone with an opinion on whether the stimulus plan will work or not.
There is a stimulus plan that absolutely WILL work and that is good old fashioned positive thinking coming from each and every person who lives breathes and enjoys a free world.
Just think about it. If every person who is sitting around the house watching the news and obsessing over the economy went to his/ her mate and said; “let’s celebrate our good fortune!”
Wouldn’t that create an opportunity to truly think about the wonderful things there are to enjoy in this world?
So how would you choose to celebrate? Maybe you would head to a beach, park, or trail where you can soak up the beauty of nature for free, maybe you would go to your church where you can give thanks and worship freely, maybe you would treat your family to a meal, be it a burger or two for one lobster dinner. Maybe you would head to the .99 cent store to buy your child a trinket, or head to Saks for a new pair of shoes on sale at half price. Maybe you’ll sit down and write a blog and share your celebration of life. There’s something out there for everyone, and every budget or lack thereof.
Think about the things that give you true joy. If you once thought that true joy was living in a grand home that you suspected would stress your finances, you may now realize that it is more joyous being free of the burden. If you once thought that having an important, prestigious position gave you true joy, you may now find that less stress and more time to enjoy your family is more joyous. If you Google the world’s happiest countries, you’ll find that the USA hasn’t been in the top 10 for some time. How sad. Happiness is a state of mind, a shift of perception. We choose to be happy with our lot in life or to set ourselves up for disappointment with unrealistic expectations. The truth is, we are a hospitable, adaptable and resilient people with a diverse and bountiful world to enjoy.
So get out! Live, Take advantage of your freedom, know that you will thrive, enjoy a simpler life, live love, laugh. Lend your positive energy to the world… hey. It’s all on sale!!
And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.
Matthew 6:28-29 The Bible, New International Version
Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that. Norman Vincent Peale, The Power of Positive Thinking
Be grateful for what you have now. As you begin to think about all the things in your life you are grateful for, you will be amazed at the never ending thoughts that come back to you of more things to be grateful for. You have to make a start, and then the law of attraction will receive those grateful thoughts and give you more just like them.Rhonda Byrne, the Secret
Energy. Good positive energy. It’s not a new concept. It’s a concept as old as The Bible; pray and believe. Ask and ye shall receive. It also a concept as contemporary as The Secret, popularized by Oprah Winfrey and which teaches us that we create our lives, with every thought every minute of every day and it as retro as The Power of Positive Thinking, one of the biggest sellers of the 1950’s. Regardless of your individual doctrine everyone fundamentally knows that positive thinking, good energy and a strong belief in the power of good is essential to our hope and well being.
Seems every time you turn on the TV, boot up your computer, open your I phone or newspaper there is someone with an opinion on whether the stimulus plan will work or not.
There is a stimulus plan that absolutely WILL work and that is good old fashioned positive thinking coming from each and every person who lives breathes and enjoys a free world.
Just think about it. If every person who is sitting around the house watching the news and obsessing over the economy went to his/ her mate and said; “let’s celebrate our good fortune!”
Wouldn’t that create an opportunity to truly think about the wonderful things there are to enjoy in this world?
So how would you choose to celebrate? Maybe you would head to a beach, park, or trail where you can soak up the beauty of nature for free, maybe you would go to your church where you can give thanks and worship freely, maybe you would treat your family to a meal, be it a burger or two for one lobster dinner. Maybe you would head to the .99 cent store to buy your child a trinket, or head to Saks for a new pair of shoes on sale at half price. Maybe you’ll sit down and write a blog and share your celebration of life. There’s something out there for everyone, and every budget or lack thereof.
Think about the things that give you true joy. If you once thought that true joy was living in a grand home that you suspected would stress your finances, you may now realize that it is more joyous being free of the burden. If you once thought that having an important, prestigious position gave you true joy, you may now find that less stress and more time to enjoy your family is more joyous. If you Google the world’s happiest countries, you’ll find that the USA hasn’t been in the top 10 for some time. How sad. Happiness is a state of mind, a shift of perception. We choose to be happy with our lot in life or to set ourselves up for disappointment with unrealistic expectations. The truth is, we are a hospitable, adaptable and resilient people with a diverse and bountiful world to enjoy.
So get out! Live, Take advantage of your freedom, know that you will thrive, enjoy a simpler life, live love, laugh. Lend your positive energy to the world… hey. It’s all on sale!!
And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.
Matthew 6:28-29 The Bible, New International Version
Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that. Norman Vincent Peale, The Power of Positive Thinking
Be grateful for what you have now. As you begin to think about all the things in your life you are grateful for, you will be amazed at the never ending thoughts that come back to you of more things to be grateful for. You have to make a start, and then the law of attraction will receive those grateful thoughts and give you more just like them.Rhonda Byrne, the Secret
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