08-21-2009, 12:02 AM
Here is a story of manifestation using the Law of Attraction:
During 1999, I wrote an affirmation that I would have a career that would allow me to travel around the world. At that time, I had never been out of the USA except for a trip to Mexico and a couple to Canada. I tried it for a few but eventually gave up when nothing materialized.
During 2000, I began affirming a career in music. I wanted to work full-time as a songwriter and performer (I play bass, guitar and keyboards in church and night club bands). I was working as a manager at a manufacturing company, but my real passion was music. No job offers arrived other than to play in the church band part-time for minimum wage. Then it occurred to me that I didn't need somebody to offer employment. If I wanted to write and perform music, I could start that immediately. So I left my job and retreated to my basement studio and began writing and recording music.
I had an amazing year and the following things happened:
I wrote and published a collection of worship songs for New Thought churches
I produced and recorded a CD of original blues-rock music with my band
I performed on stage with a drummer who had played at Woodstock
My band played at an arena as the opening act for Blue Oyster Cult
I was on a flight from San Francisco to St. Louis and sat next to the founder of Pablo Cruise. We talked music the entire flight and swapped each others CD's when we got off the plane.
My band played another arena gig as opening act for Mark Farner of Grand Funk Railroad.
All of this happened during the 2001-2002 period. It was an incredible year with many magical experiences that exceeded anything I had experienced during my previous 20 years as a musician. The only thing not magical was the income. My income barely offset my expenses. I also noticed the successful musicans I had met lived quite modestly as they were no longer on the Billboard charts. Regardless of my training, the term "starving artist" was coined for a good reason. It was time to go back to work in manufacturring and enjoy playing music without having the financial pressures.
Before I knew it, I had an interesting job offer. A small company imported overseas automotive parts and sold them to General Motors. They needed an engineer would was willing to make trips overseas, escort customers and handle supplier issues. I would spend the next five years traveling around the world and being paid for it. My original affirmation finally materialized!
During 1999, I wrote an affirmation that I would have a career that would allow me to travel around the world. At that time, I had never been out of the USA except for a trip to Mexico and a couple to Canada. I tried it for a few but eventually gave up when nothing materialized.
During 2000, I began affirming a career in music. I wanted to work full-time as a songwriter and performer (I play bass, guitar and keyboards in church and night club bands). I was working as a manager at a manufacturing company, but my real passion was music. No job offers arrived other than to play in the church band part-time for minimum wage. Then it occurred to me that I didn't need somebody to offer employment. If I wanted to write and perform music, I could start that immediately. So I left my job and retreated to my basement studio and began writing and recording music.
I had an amazing year and the following things happened:
I wrote and published a collection of worship songs for New Thought churches
I produced and recorded a CD of original blues-rock music with my band
I performed on stage with a drummer who had played at Woodstock
My band played at an arena as the opening act for Blue Oyster Cult
I was on a flight from San Francisco to St. Louis and sat next to the founder of Pablo Cruise. We talked music the entire flight and swapped each others CD's when we got off the plane.
My band played another arena gig as opening act for Mark Farner of Grand Funk Railroad.
All of this happened during the 2001-2002 period. It was an incredible year with many magical experiences that exceeded anything I had experienced during my previous 20 years as a musician. The only thing not magical was the income. My income barely offset my expenses. I also noticed the successful musicans I had met lived quite modestly as they were no longer on the Billboard charts. Regardless of my training, the term "starving artist" was coined for a good reason. It was time to go back to work in manufacturring and enjoy playing music without having the financial pressures.
Before I knew it, I had an interesting job offer. A small company imported overseas automotive parts and sold them to General Motors. They needed an engineer would was willing to make trips overseas, escort customers and handle supplier issues. I would spend the next five years traveling around the world and being paid for it. My original affirmation finally materialized!