On each of our journey’s there are people who touch our lives in ways that make us want to share them with everyone else we know. Below are some of my favorite friends, teachers, authors, books, movies and websites that have made a significant impact to my life. If they resonate with you, feel free to learn more about what they have to offer. After all, I highly recommend them!

www.abraham-hicks.com My Introduction to Abraham by Donna Lopez In the spring of 2005 I took a trip to Las Vegas for the Hay House "I Can Do It!" Conference. I was excited to go because some of my favorite inspirational speakers were going to be there (Dr. Wayne Dyer, Caroline Myss, Christiane Northrup, among others). It was a weekend full of workshops and we had a choice as to who we'd like to see, depending on which time they were speaking. The conference instructions recommended we sign up for our chosen workshops early as some of the more popular speakers might fill up quickly. For some reason though I felt the need to hold off. In fact, I didn't even register for the weekend at all until I was already in Las Vegas. This was highly unusual for me because people who know me well know that I am fully prepared when I go on a trip. But something just kept telling me to wait. So when I arrived in Las Vegas, after I checked into my hotel, I went over to the conference to register for my workshops. Most of the speakers I had wanted to see were key-note speakers for the overall conference and so there would be no problem in getting to hear from them. In addition, there were various other speakers sprinkled throughout the rest of the weekend. However, as I began to sign up for one particular speaker during one time slot, the person taking my registration said that her workshop was already filled and that I needed to choose another one. continued below...

Friends and Colleagues

Jenny Vukovcan - Wellness Coach
Certified Life Coach and NLP Health Practitioner www.lifeandharmonycoaching.com

Paul Kuykendall - Group Facilitator www.southbaygroups.com
Assisted Self Discovery Group: Have you ever wanted to change in some way and not been able to? Wonder why you do things you don’t understand? Do you have emotions that don’t make sense to you? Assisted Self-discovery can help you explore these and other questions. With the help of a trained practitioner, you can learn about your own beliefs, memories, habits and emotions by bringing them into consciousness. Once you are aware of these processes, you can change them to support living a more satisfying life.

Inspirational Teachers/Authors

Esther and Jerry Hicks - The Teachings of Abraham www.abraham-hicks.com

Dr. Wayne Dyer - Self-development author and speaker www.drwaynedyer.com

Don Miguel Ruiz - Toltec teacher and author www.miguelruiz.com

Caroline Myss, Ph.D - Teacher and author www.myss.com

Rick Jarow Ph.D - Teacher and author www.anticareer.com

Christiane Northrup, M.D. - Women’s health and wellness author www.drnorthrup.com

Eckhart Tolle, author www.eckharttolle.com

Other Websites/Movies

The Secret - Law of Attraction www.thesecret.tv

The Celestine Prophecy - James Redfield www.celestinevision.com

Conversations with God - Neale Donald Walsch www.cwgthemovieonline.com

What the Bleep Do We Know!? - www.whatthebleep.com

Other Websites/Fun, Interesting and Educational

Susan Miller's Astrology Zone - www.astrologyzone.com

California Institute for Open Studies - San Diego www.californiaopenstudies.com

I looked through the rest of the speakers and their topic descriptions for that time slot. I didn't know who any of them were, but I recognized the name Abraham-Hicks from some inspirational cards that a friend of mine had. I recalled having a discussion with my friend about who Abraham-Hicks was because it wasn't clear to me who he/she/they were. Even after our discussion I still wasn't sure. However I think that was best for me... at that time! I think if I had had a clearer understanding of who Esther/Abraham was then, I might have been skeptical or even scared. After all, although I am in the business of inspiration, I had only begun my own conscious search around the year 2000. In my own journey I still had so much to learn (still do... I know).

Anyway, I think I chose the Abraham-Hicks workshop out of minor familiarity only.

The next day, on Saturday, the time came for me to go to this particular workshop. It was packed! I rarely feel the need to sit near the front of any workshop so I was fine when I got a seat way in the back. As I sat there wondering what I was going to hear, Jerry Hicks comes on stage to explain about Esther and Abraham. He explains how Esther dialogs with a group of spiritual teachers who call themselves Abraham. I was definitely intrigued, but at the same time, a bit nervous about what was going to happen. Then Esther, this very pleasant and gentle woman comes on stage to tell us that she is going to channel Abraham, who will be speaking to us directly. Fortunately I didn't know anyone there, because I could only imagine the look on my face!

A couple of deep breaths and Esther is quickly speaking as Abraham. They begin by telling us that anything and everything we want is always given to us. So of course, I quickly think to myself... Then why don't I have everything I want? They go on to say that the reason we are not receiving everything we want is because of the Law of Attraction. We must be in vibrational harmony to receive that for which we ask. (Now, I definitely cannot explain exactly the way they do, which is why I give you the link to their website). However, as I immediately move to the front edge of my chair to try and get what they were saying, I began to understand one important thing that helped me grasp the concept. Esther kept motioning as though she was beating a drum. That was to represent what we do when we want something, but are not receiving it. They kept saying (as she's beating the drum)... You say... I want this, I want that, but then you keep beating the drum of... I don't have this, I don't have that. The Law of Attraction reacts only to where we are beating our drum. The more we feel, think and speak about what we don't have or don't like, we are beating that drum and just attracting more of what we don't have or don't like. If we feel, think and speak about what we DO want, then we are beating that drum and we have a much easier time attracting that to us.

This was such a huge realization for me that I have never thought about life the same since. I was truly amazed at all I got to hear that day. In fact, I was so impressed that during a break I sat there and actually began to doubt myself and my own career choices. I started thinking to myself how I would never be able to teach such important things as this. I began questioning myself and thought how I couldn't possibly compare as a coach or a teacher when there are such intelligent speakers like Abraham-Hicks out there. Well, as crazy as this sounds, the instant after I questioned myself, a woman in front of me said to her friend, "This was good, but I cannot imagine everyone being able to get this right away." Then immediately after she said that, a man in front of her stood up and said to his friend, "Much of this is going over my head." These comments were specifically for me! I knew it, because it has always been my desire to teach people who are at the beginning stages of their self-discovering journey. I love working with those people the most because I think I have a gift for explaining things in a simple way. In addition, as I am still somewhat close to the time I began my own quest for answers, I very much get how confusing it can be for someone who is starting to understand more about their journey. And I think this often comforts my clients.

So this was my introduction to Abraham and it was sure one big life changing experience for me. I was so excited on that first day that I blew off one of my Sunday workshops to sneak in to see Abraham-Hicks again! (That time I sat in the front row.) Since that trip I have read all their books, have even seen them again when they came to the Bay Area, and I continue to practice what they teach with definite results in my own life.

I have learned so much more since then and as I continue to learn I will pass it on, as I believe all teachers are meant to do. I hope you are following where your own guidance is leading you, because you just never know when you are supposed to hear or see something you never would have planned or even dreamed.

p.s. Notice the syncronicity of the first Abraham-Hicks book cover, "Ask and It Is Given", my own website design as well as the picture I took from the airplane during that very month I took the trip (see my story from May 2005 - Above the clouds.) Amazing!

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