Showing posts with label chinese lucky bamboo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chinese lucky bamboo. Show all posts

Monday, September 1, 2008

Advice in a Love Relationship - Can You Make Someone Fall in Love With You?

This question might seem to have a simple yes or no answer. But in fact, it is a pretty deep question. We'll just scratch the surface of it here. The short answer is -- both yes and no.

How is it "no"? Well, everyone will tell you that you can't make someone love you -- it comes from inside. And that's true most of the time. There are a few hypnosis experts who can convince someone to feel as if they're in love, but I don't call that real love.

But what about the "yes" answer? Ah, this is where it gets interesting! You can do things that make it far more likely for someone to fall in love with you. I'm not talking about the stuff you can read in some ebooks for sale -- about saying certain words and acting all puffed up or else playing hard to get, all to manipulate someone to get in bed with you. I hope you'll agree that's not real love either.

What I'm talking about is being your best self. If you could remove your self-consciousness, nervousness, etc., and if you could start living life confidently and go for your dreams, how would you appear to someone else? Think of people you have seen living like that -- how do they come across to you? Like someone you'd like to be around, right? We all like to be around that type of person, don't we?

That is exactly the point. The best way to attract the lover of your dreams is to be the kind of person they would naturally be attracted to! And I don't mean putting on an act, trying to be whoever they want you to be. Not at all! To attract the friends and lovers of your dreams, all you need to do -- and it's absolutely honest -- is to become the "yourself" of your dreams! Become the person you always wished you were. You can do it little by little or all at once -- that doesn't matter. Well, okay, slower might take longer. So go faster if you're in a hurry.

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Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Motivate each other

Motivation in life is necessary as without it life is meaningless. Motivation helps to move forward in life and achieve what one wants. If there is no motivation the chances of success slow down. Here the success does not merely mean something very big but success at all levels.

For a healthy and prosperous relation learn to motivate each other. There are so many things in life that al of us want do but unfortunately are unable to do so due to many reasons. As couples you know about the dreams and desires of your partners. You could always encourage each other to fulfill that dream. You or your partner’s dream could be any from opening a cafeteria or writing a screenplay or participating in some dance or sports competition or buy a vintage car. Whatever the dream just motivate your partner to achieve it. If your partner wants to open a cafeteria both of you can work together on it.

Look for the place where you could open it and if the place is already set in your mind and is available then work on the related area under discussion such as the interior, the staff arrangement and so on. Motivating your partner and working together is great fun and help the partners to be close to each other. Moreover if you are the motivating factor then your partner holds you with more respect. On achieving your goal the two of you could take a romantic weekend vacation as a reward and enjoy the company of each other that is stress free with no worries and only happiness. There is an added enjoyment of achievement of your goal and being together.

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Sunday, July 27, 2008

How to Make Your Own Happiness

Happiness comes to a person when it is caused by something, such as the person achieving a much-desired goal. Happiness also comes when the person recognizes something of value - seeing children playing together joyfully makes the parent happy. Happiness can be caused by expectation of future good fortune as the happiness of a couple in a romantic relationhship. Happiness has causes. It can be had by anyone who is able to bring about and recognize a suitable cause. Below are 6 ways to bring a little more happiness into your life.

Be aware of resources that can be used to achieve your goals -

Everyone has a large number of valuable skills that are not often appreciated: the ability to communicate and interact with people, the ability to set priorities when scheduling tasks, and many other such abilities. Your abilities are valuable. They can help you get what you want. So give them the consideration they deserve. Be proud of all of your abilities and skills. Take some delight in using them and they will stay with you and likely develop further.

Feel good when you succeed -

Savor the successes that your abilities and your resources allow you to achieve. The more you enjoy your successes, the more you will strive for and achieve success. It's a self-perpetuating circle that brings rewards and happiness.

Ask for what you want -

It's a way to make your life better. If it doesn't take away from someone else's happiness, then there's no reason to not ask. It is a tool you should feel good about using because it can produce good results. For example, you can ask someone to baby sit your kids while you get an r 'n' r break. You can ask advice on how to do something. You can ask at a university or state employment center for help in choosing a career.

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Thursday, July 24, 2008

Self Improvement and the Power of ‘Why’

The first step to self Improvement and achieving any goal is to decide exactly what we want. If we are not totally clear about what we actually want it is impossible to make plans and take action to achieve it.

It is also vital to know WHY we want whatever it is we want, because it’s our ‘why’s’ that determine the strength of our desire, and our ultimate success in achieving our goals.

For example, say you have decided you want to save or raise $10,000 in the next six months for no reason in particular, expect perhaps that you are lousy at saving and you want to develop that ability.

Compare that to the ‘why’ of parents who needs $10,000 within six months for a life saving operation for their only child? Which of these two ‘why’s’ is most likely to evoke the overwhelming desire and iron-willed determination to take the actions necessary for success?

This is not to suggest that goals will only be achieved if they are for altruistic reasons. We can achieve any honest goal we set for ourselves if we give ourselves a big enough reason to achieve it.

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Poker770's Player Made a Record Gain

Poker 770, an online gambling company specialised in casino and poker games, just announced a big winner. One of its players just made a record by winning at 4 Lines Jacks or Better, a video poker game. The lucky winner, Marie-Françoise B, from Bignay in Charente Maritime in France won €79,900 playing Jacks or Better 4 lines.

London, UK (PRWEB) July 24, 2008 -- This video poker game is very popular since playing is quick and the rules are simple to understand. The goal is to get the strongest hand to win the most money. The gains are displayed on the machine.

Poker770 has already had a lot of big winners on its websites and is very happy with the great levels of payouts on its games, almost as happy as the lucky winners themselves.

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Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Strategies to Streamline Your Path to Success

Success is a journey, and journeys can be long, tedious, and filled with frustration, or they can be fun-filled, exciting, and ultimately rewarding by the time the journey has ended. The choice is really up to you. It makes good sense to trust the process, have faith and belief in yourself, and make a commitment to align yourself with others who have travelled the road you are currently on, and who have done so with integrity, with honour, and yes, with success.

What are good strategies to assist you in streamlining this process and making your journey an enjoyable one? First, you should define the word ‘success’, and what it means to you. To me, the word success is an indicator that I have been able to bring balance and harmony in my lifestyle, both personally and professionally. It means that I have been able to forge meaningful relationships, nourish my spirit, enrich my health, and be financially secure.

To streamline your path to success, begin by determining what you really want to achieve in life. What will make you happy? Making clear, well-defined goals in all areas of your life can act as the catalyst you need to put you on the right path to success. They need not be complicated goals or elaborate, or even long-term, but they need to be a reflection of who you are and the purpose you see yourself contributing to your corner of the world.

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Monday, July 21, 2008

How to Achieve Success in School

Although academic excellence is not a requirement of overall happiness and quality of life of a person, being successful in school, regardless of whether one is successful in academics or sports can be seen to be a kind of foundation for a person’s future. When one is successful in school, he or she will have more direction and focus in life. Successful students know what they want to do with their lives because through their successes in school, they find their true potential. Successful students are clearer about their objectives, talents, interests and capabilities.

Many people play different roles in the life of a child, therefore, they will all contribute, in their own way, to the success of the individual. For one, the parents. Parents who are patient, loving, caring, supportive and understanding will provide their children the basis of understanding that helps them achieve success in school. As we all know, it depends on the personal characteristics and personality of the individual. If the child is born naturally driven, it will not take much from the parents to help their child succeed in school. The teachers and coaches all have a large functional role to play in helping students achieve success too. Their consistent guidance and attention to individual students will pay off if the students become receptive of their lectures and advice. For an individual to succeed in school, they must know who to mix around with. First, we have the parents and guardians; then, we have the teachers and coaches; third, we have the student; and finally, the friends that the student surrounds himself or herself with during school. Success will only be available to those who are open to success.

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Sunday, July 20, 2008

7 Steps of Giving to Others Will “Change the Course of Your Life”

Your success plan begins with your attitude and mindset. What are your intentions? What kind of person do you want to be? How do you want to treat other people? Do you believe it is necessary to give to others in order to get what you want?
Well, as entrepreneurs our “success plan” in a home-based business for “success online” must always be done in a spirit of service and contribution. There is a universal truth which is the path that to get what you want—you must give. When you give, you get. What you sow, you shall reap. If this is true, then what is it we must give?

Here are seven things you must give to others if you want to achieve success by “changing the course of your life”:

1. Give Others Your Honesty.

The world we live in has a few simple rules that we must follow to be successful in being able to attain your goals and keep your character at the same time. It begins with being honest in all your affairs with others. Honesty is the single most important factor having a direct bearing on the final success of an individual with a home-based business and all your relationships for "success online". In all things and at all times, give others your honesty.

2. Give Others Your Respect.

Most of the time we give people respect based on what they have done or what they have accomplished. We gauge whether or not they are "worthy" of it based on what we know about what they have achieved, who they know, or are related to. However, as a business success strategy, we should respect people for simply being people. What would happen in our world, in our company, and in our families if we started with respect for everyone else rather than making them earn it? I think we would see that most people would live up to the respect that we give them!

3. Give Others Your Vulnerability.
We are taught to be strong and yes; we should be strong. However, we have also embraced something that keeps us from having the kind of life that we long for. It keeps us from experiencing the kind of relationships that would bring deep meaning to us and it is the idea of vulnerability.

Allowing yourself to be vulnerable to others is attractive to others and draws them to you. People like to see others be “real” and they in turn will open up to you and allow themselves to be “real”. The truth is we are all been hurt in life and we all have secrets within us. However, when we allow ourselves to be vulnerable—it makes others like us better and therefore; it creates better relationships and it is also a healthy business success strategy that will always work in your favor.

4. Give Others Your Care.

Take the time to show people you care. Listen to them, empathize with them, and love them. I have found that when we show people we care, our business succeeds and it will “change the course of our lives”. Also, by showing others we care it not only blesses them but, it also blesses us. This is a guarantee in our “success plan” to gain financial freedom.

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Thursday, July 17, 2008

Success Breeds Confidence

Successful people are confident people. Some may think that successful people are confident because they are successful. The truth is you will gain more confidence with success, but your confidence does not start once you achieve success.

Some people think that having confidence means posturing, or putting on airs or just plain faking it. But there is a simple secret to having confidence.

The secret to being confident is to have certainty. When you are certain about your ideas, your products, your services or anything for that matter, you will naturally have confidence. Your certainty and confidence will attract more business to you as people start to notice and admire you.

Living your passion and purpose in life are essential aspects of being confident but brings with it the added characteristic known as charisma.

If you are dissatisfied with what you do and do not know what your purpose or passion in life is, it will be hard to display confidence and charisma. You will probably radiant frustration and dissatisfaction instead.

When you find passion in what you do, and live a purposeful life, that energy emanates from you giving you charisma and confidence. You will start to captivate people with your enthusiasm.

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Monday, July 14, 2008

Don’t Hold Yourself Back From Success

Every human being wants to succeed – on the Conscious level.

But because you have Subconscious Why-Not-To's of Success hidden beneath the surface of your mind, it's like you are running a race with a giant rubber band around your waist going back to the start line. This causes what I call The Roller Coaster Effect: let's say one month, you make a lot of money. What invariably happens? That's when the fear sets in!

So you then do something that outwardly doesn't make any sense, but now that you know how your mind operates, makes perfect sense: you stop doing what works.

When you get to the top of the roller coaster, you feel the feeling referred to as "the fear of success." But a feeling is merely a result of something inside you – the way you perceive the situation. If you were to change your perception, you would change that feeling. And you would never experience the so-called "fear of success" ever again.

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Monday, July 7, 2008

Positive Language Can Bring You Luck – Banish the Word IF

To be lucky, you have to use lucky language, and lucky language is positive language.

To have positive language, you have to think positively. You have to see, you have to believe in yourself—and then you have to reflect that belief in the words that you use.

Shut off all the media, the newspapers, and the television. Protect yourself from anything that promotes negativity in thought, in word, or in deed. Being positive is key.

People ask me, Mark, how did you prepare for “Chicken Soup for the Soul?”

We taped our success goals on the mirror at my house and posted them in Jack’s house, my office, and Jack’s office; and then we embellished our list. I had interviewed the 101 bestselling authors because I wanted to be prepared, and I was prepared. One of the authors was Dr. Scott Peck, who wrote The Road Less Traveled, which had been number one for 12 years and had made $40 million. He told us all these keys to being a successful writer. For example, you’ve got to do at least one interview every day for the rest of your life.

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Seven Secrets to College Success

Congratulations. You have made the decision to pursue higher education and to meet your goal of obtaining a college degree. You are embarking on a journey that can take you places you may have only dreamed of. Being in college can be fun but it can also be challenging. In this article I have put together ten steps that can help you to be successful at your collegiate goals.

1.Be punctual: Being late for class is a sign of disrespect. It tells the instructor you don’t want to be in his class or that you don’t take the class seriously. You also miss important information when you are late. Do you like it when people are late for something you’ve planned? Of course not. The instructor has spent time preparing for the class and you should give the instructor the time you have scheduled for his class. Besides, you have spent money for the class so you should show up on time to get what you paid for. Being punctual also helps when it comes time for grading. Grading is subjective and you want to do everything you can to leave a positive impression in your instructor’s mind so he can remember you this way doing grading. Being late for class doesn’t make a positive impression. So if you are habitually late, why should he sweat over your grade? Take my word for it, show up on time.

2.Do the homework: It is a waste of your time and the instructor’s time if you just sit in class but never do the assignments. Not doing class assignments is a guaranteed way to fail. Instructors use assignments to determine your knowledge and your grade. Assignments also help you to learn more about your field of study. Instructors can also tell if you half-heartedly completed an assignment. And don’t wait until the last minute to do your assignment. If you start early you will have a better product than if you waited until the due date to start on it.

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Tuesday, July 1, 2008

How To Make Your Own Luck

How many times have you shaken your head in amazement at the 'luck' of others? From
the multiple jackpot winner to the treasure found for one dollar at a yard sale to the slight
delay that allowed one to narrowly miss an accident, we have all heard the stories, and
maybe even witnessed some. Of course, there are also those who just seem to effortlessly
succeed in everything they do, and so they are labeled as lucky. But what makes a lucky
person so fortunate? The answer is simple: they do.

Lets face it some things simply cannot be explained; whether it is called fate,
coincidence, or sheer, dumb luck, there are those among us who seem to always be in the
right place at the right time. More often than not, though, they are there not because of
fate, but because of their determination and mindset. That does not mean that you can
will yourself to win the lottery; rather, it means that you cannot win the lottery if you do
not play. You see, you can make your own luck. Consider the success stories printed in
the papers and magazines; inspirational stories of men and women who have overcome
serious obstacles to become extremely successful. Lady Luck did not pick these people
out; they picked her.

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Monday, June 30, 2008

Fun Facts About Bamboo

Bamboo is an extremely fast growing tropical grass with thick, hollow stems. Bamboo can grow as tall as 100 feet and as fast as over 30 inches per day.

Bamboo leaves are the preferred food of the giant panda. Pandas can consume up to 14 pounds of bamboo every single day!

The hollow-cored bamboo stems are commonly used for crafting furniture, flooring, paper fishing poles, and more.

There thousands of different types of bamboo found growing all around the world.

Bamboo is a common Chinese symbol which stands for grace, strength and longevity. Bamboo can also stand for fidelity and loyalty.

Bamboo is commonly used in the Asian practice of feng shui to help slow chi. When hung from overhead beams bamboo counteracts the unwanted energy of the overhead beams.

Bamboo shoots, when properly cooked, can be a tasty and nutritious way to give your cuisine international flair.

"Lucky Bamboo" is not really bamboo at all. A member of the family Dracaena, lucky bamboo is a plant (not a grass, like actual bamboo) that can grow in a simple preparation of water and pebbles.

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Sunday, June 29, 2008

Having a Feng Shui Bamboo plants can change your Life.

FengShui Bamboo grows easily and well in all parts of China and also in many other parts of the world. Hence, in Feng Shui, it symbolizes endurance, durability and longevity because it is always green and flourishes throughout the year.

Having a clump of bamboo on the left hand side of your home or office can signify the dragon which is highly auspicious however if it is planted at the back of the house FengShui bamboo signifies solid support and would be especially lucky for those involved in business. If bamboo planted near the front of the home, bamboo can attracts auspicious Chi flows. Grown everywhere else bamboo represents longevity and good health.

FengShui Bamboo is well represented and widely known in Chinese literature, art and poetry for many years. It is maybe the most popular subject in regards to Feng Shui. The Chinese Feng Shui believer claimed that by hanging it in office and home, they can cast off malign spirits as bamboo posses mysterious power. Bamboo can be used as a powerful Feng Shui antidote to bad "Chi" and can come in different form such as FengShui bamboo wind chimes, bamboo plant and bamboo flutes.

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Thursday, June 26, 2008

Lucky Days and Numerology; Am I feeling Lucky?

All of us have days when we feel lucky; when the world is on our side. Wouldn't it be nice to know ahead of time that today was your Lucky day?

Numerology predicts that two kinds of days will be especially lucky for you, those which match your Life Path number, and those which match your Birthday.

Your Life Path number is your primary number in Numerology; it has similar significance to your Sun sign in Astrology. You calculate your Life Path number by adding up all the digits of your date of birth, and then reducing the value to a single digit using fadic addition.

For example, actor Orlando Bloom was born on January 13th, 1977, so his Life Path number is (2).

01-13-1977 = (0 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 9 + 7 + 7) = (29) = (2 + 9) = (11) = (1 + 1) = 2

For days to match your Life Path number, the Universal Day number must be the same as your Life Path. Surprise; the Universal Day number is calculated in the same manner as your Life Path number. Just sum up all the digits in the date, and reduce them to a single digit with fadic addition.

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Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Have You Been Lucky In Life?

Each moment in life, "lucky" or "unlucky", is to be savored, learned from, and appreciated. Easier said than done? Read this heartfelt story and see for yourself.

I met an exceptional American man in Athens in my younger years. He had a beautiful and gentle French girlfriend, and everyone was always complimenting him and telling him how "lucky" he was. His usual reply was something to the effect of "Lucky or unlucky is hard for me to say, as this is only one small moment in my whole life. But I will tell you this, at this moment, I am very definitely enjoying myself and feeling thankful."

Shortly after meeting him he was thrown in jail in Greece, which in those days was run by a brutal military dictator. All his friends sat around in Athens talking about how "unlucky" he was, since the police threw him in jail with no real evidence. When I visited him and told him his friends felt terrible about his bad luck he smiled warmly and said, "Lucky or unlucky is hard for me to say. But I am sure I will have a great story to tell some day! And for this I am thankful."

After several years in jail he was released, and he returned to the States. He was traveling along the coast roads of California, when he met a lovely woman in a roadside cafe, and began to flirt with her. Unbeknownst to my friend, the woman had a boyfriend who belonged to a gang, and the boyfriend soon appeared with his buddies and became furious. In order to "teach my friend a lesson" they proceeded to throw him off the side of the road, and down the rocky expanse leading to the ocean some one hundred feet below. They left him for dead.

Some hours later a rescue crew arrived and made their way down the cliff and they were amazed to find that my friend was still alive. As they slowly hoisted him back up to the roadside, numerous bystanders remarked at how amazingly lucky he was to not have been killed. If my friend had not been unconscious at that time it is likely that he would have said something to the effect of "Lucky or unlucky is hard for me to say, but I can tell you that I hurt like hell!"

In a few days time when he had regained consciousness he discovered that he was paralyzed from the waist down. I called him to see how he was doing. He said to me "What would you say Charlie? Lucky to be alive or unlucky to be paralyzed from the waist down." I had no ready answer.

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Monday, June 23, 2008

Wedding Gifts Tips

Giving gifts is customary. Gifts given on any auspicious occasion provide an opportunity to display the emotions. A wedding is one such occasion when loved ones try to shower their blessings on the newly weds. Gifts make a touching impression on the host.

Bridal shower is a pre wedding ceremony which is a gesture of love and caring toward the bride. It is customary held before a few weeks from the wedding day. The friends and close relatives gift a number of things which include household utensils, decorators and the useful items.

Generally, wedding gifts can be purchased from any leading gift shop. Gift shops have unique range of household utensils. The unbreakable plastic products are very durable for the long run. Other type of famous gift items is glass ware or cook wares.

Choosing a gift depends upon the various things. The first thing is the closeness with the concerned person or intensity of relationship. Second thing is the purchasing power of a person. If you have limited budget, you can choose an item which is usually less priced.

Flowers are the ideal gift to exactly convey the feelings in a way to show your appreciation. You can send colorful roses or mixed flower bunches. You can surprise and delight your recipient by sending a stylish bouquet along with a vase.

Bamboo is considered lucky in the Asian part. It signifies the health, wealth and prosperity. Presenting the bamboo sticks to the newly couple sends a good omen.

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Thursday, June 19, 2008

Fun Shui and Money

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Would you like an easier and more abundant flow of cash in your life? You’ve come to the right place. This article is about the Fun Shui of Money. The Fun Easy Flow of Money. “Shui” in Chinese means “water” or “flow. If you watch water in nature, you can feel the water having fun flowing around obstacles to get where it wants to go. Attracting an easy, extravagant flow of money into your life is a function of fun, fluidity, focus, flexibility and finesse. FUN Celebrate the truth that there is more than enough. Acknowledge and rejoice that there is more than enough food, money and love in the world to meet everyone’s needs. Experts agree that we currently have the resources on the planet to take good care of everyone. It’s only the attitude, intention and action that are missing. Start with you and let it spread! Celebrate today! Have a Prosperity Party and invite your friends.

See your riches. Visualizing the riches you desire in your life will accelerate the money into your world at lightning speed. See yourself already using the things you bought with your mountains of money. For even faster results, add satisfaction and gratitude at the same time you see your picture of wealth. Everyday do something rich. Each day do at least one activity that makes you feel rich. Have a massage, buy fresh flowers, go to a day spa, rent a Porsche, dine at a fine restaurant and don’t look at the prices, hire someone to clean your house, take your best friends out to lunch. Or do something that is free. Pick a bunch of flowers, take a picnic to the beach at sunset, hang out at a fancy resort, go for a drive in an expensive estate and imagine which house you now own. The more you practice feeling rich, the faster it becomes a part of you. Laugh. Like vibration seeds like vibration. A really good, deep laugh moves your energy into a place of attraction. Use this belly laugh to attract a belly-full of money. When you are playing with children, watching a funny movie, horsing around with your friends, chuckling at a joke, you’re funding your dreams. Feel what it would feel like to have more money than you could ever spend—and double over in joyful anticipation—or absurdity.

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Wednesday, June 18, 2008

The Secret To Lucky: Relax To Receive

Did you ever wonder if it is possible to improve your luck like your weight, grades in school, earnings potential, dance skills or batting average? Could certain little things we do or the way we do them increase our genius problem solving ability? Would you like to learn how to get the concepts in the movie "The Secret" to work flawlessly every time?

I sat in the rental office holding back a surge of tears. Eighteen hours before my plans were to move in with my fiancé. However after recognizing an irreconcilable difference between us, I was left without a place to live. I had only two weeks before my moving date. After that I would be homeless. The only apartment they had was on the second floor without a screened patio. My cats that were used to going outside would be imprisoned. I had looked at many rental communities. They all lacked what I needed.

I went home in a state of shock and despair. Earlier that day I sat down, did my meditation and commanded the universe to provide the perfect living arrangement for me. This perfect place would be on the first floor, have a screened in patio with a door on it for exit, highly private exposure and ridiculously reasonable rent.

With tears in my eyes I sat in the rental office signing their papers thinking, "My luck is rotten. This metaphysics stuff does not work!"

I went home in shock. My sister and her husband came over to help me pack, but all I could do was wander around aimlessly. The rest of the day passed thusly. I finally relinquished into an early stupor of sleep.

The next day, Saturday, I awoke relaxed. As I prepared breakfast I suddenly remembered an apartment complex I used to live near a few years earlier. I had this feeling, this intuition, that maybe they might have the right apartment. I got on the Internet to look for them.

There it was -- the complex I had remembered. When I called they miraculously had five to six first floor apartments vacant all with exit doors off screened in patios, and were providing two free months on an already very reasonable monthly rent! How could this be? All the other rental communities I had contacted had very few vacancies, none with screened in patios and very few on the first floor.

It was like "Brigadoon," the movie. Amidst the wasteland, this little apartment complex emerged as an anomaly. I thought there must be something wrong to have such a high vacancy rate and to provide two free months rent. However when I saw the model, it and the grounds were perfect.

I still did not know the exact apartment I would get, so when I went back on Monday to find this out, I was a bit nervous. It might look out on a parking lot, precluding the ability to allow my cats to wander outside every now and then.

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