My 7-Day Success Experience...Day 1 The Sea's Message For Me

Yesterday I wrote about how I decided to start a 7-DaySuccess Exercise.

Today’s post is about how things started & the messages I received. You can borrow them for yourself.  But as you practice, I'm sure you’ll start receiving your own!

Day 1…Success Exercise in place! Aaaahhhh.  On one hand I was kind of expecting fireworks & money to fall from trees.  On the other hand, I didn’t tell anyone because I thought I was just full of crap & I wasn’t too sure any of this would do anything.   BUT…I was willing to try.  If you try, there is a possibility of success. If you do nothing, then it's certain you wont get it.  So on to day 1.

I started out strong.  During my morning stretch, as I lay on the floor breathing deeply I began to think about the sea & how I am a part of it.  I imagined all the sea creatures and how they look under the sea. The coral quietly at the bottom where only the ones nearby can appreciate their beauty. They provide colorful homes for others and even they have small movement. 

I thought about sea plants & I saw in my mind how they sway with the ocean current. They are held by the earth, secure, so they don’t have to fear a

little movement. Instead sea plants relax & let go & move with the changing movements of the sea. They don’t fight it. They relax.

I thought about crabs. Unlike most other sea animals they walk around on the sea floor. They see their difference as an asset. They walk in areas where others miss food, so they have abundance.  They use what the sea has GIVEN to them & they found it when they acknowledged & used the differences they were born with.

I thought of a pearl inside of a clam & how Mother Sea takes just 1 grain & puts it inside a clam so it can develop. It takes time for it to become a treasure. It grows into a beautiful and valuable and treasured asset under pressure & over time. Grace under pressure.

And I thought about how all of these creatures go with the flow. They relax. They accept the movement of the sea & the beauty in themselves and they use it to live…to receive the abundance that the sea already has in place for them.

My message on day 1 was:

 RELAX. Be a part of the sea. She is in you.  Even your tears are salty, which is a reminder that we are all one. You are connected and can draw on the abilities of the sea.  Relax & breathe and allow the movement. Relax & receive.  Be like the sea plants & the sea life.

Off to a great start with an incredibly peaceful morning! I also followed my other steps.

1. I stretched. 
2. I gave thanks.  Thinking about 10 reasons.
3. I repeated MY mantra--3 times a day! "SUCCESS IS A PART OF MY DNA."
4. I listed my 3 major success areas. I chose, Finances, Health/Losing Weight & My Speaking Career.
5. I recorded God’s tips at the end of the day.

And yet, my day wasn’t filled with unicorns & rainbows. I felt more peaceful because I thought about the sea & Her message throughout the day.  But I have a real life, just like you.  My husband & I got into a big fight & my feelings were hurt. (Actually I was pretty on fire.) So for half the day I was just mad.

Then at the end of the day, when I sat down to write down Gods coincidences I couldn’t really think of any. I wrote down only one and I wasn’t certain that it was something “special,” but it was different.  A week prior I had asked a new contact to meet me so I could learn from her business experience…with no response. On day 1 of the Success Exercise, she emailed & set a date. (I had no idea that she was a professional business coach, specializing in sales…which is EXACTLY what I needed!  I wouldn’t find that out for a few days.)  

So that was day 1. I wasn’t sure if anything would happen, but I followed my steps. I wrote them down (because that helps me; its optional for you).I did think about the Sea's message. I did feel more peaceful. I found myself breathing slower more often & feeling soothed. 

Day 2?  Well, more messages & new insights!  Things began slowly, until the last few days. More on that later!  

I hope this was helpful. Remember even I am stretching outside of my “regular” to be new. I am sharing my life as it happens, so that you can do the same.

Remember.....

SUCCESS IS A PART OF YOUR DNA!  

RELAX & RECEIVE. Move WITH the sea. 

I'll write about Day 2 next week. :) Thanks for reading this through & encouraging me to just be ok with me. Love to you all!!

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