Great end to 2008.....

I spent some special time with my best friend today....We ate, shopped and had a GREAT time.......I truly love my friend Ann---we are like Lucy and Ethel when we are out having a good time.....
We laugh and support each other in all areas of our lives---we make sure all the salespeople we come in contact with have just a good time and appreciation of life as we do.......when one of us is out alone, you can be sure that someone will ask where the other one is....(smile).......
I came home to this message from The Intenders Org.---I couldn't write it any better than they have, so I'm passing it along...(I have been receiving their daily messages for quite a while and enjoy them so much, I'm passing along the link at the bottom if anyone is interested....)

The Bridge ~ Step 54 ~ Not Guilty
Let not your heart be troubled
Perhaps one of the greatest challenges that faces the average person today is believing in their own self worth. From the time we were small children, our view of our highest light has been undermined. It's pretty easy to recall past experiences where we've been told that we were less than we thought we were or that we'd made a mistake. Our teachers, parents, peers, the TV, and all sorts of sources have, either consciously or unconsciously, talked us into limiting ourselves. Over a lifetime, our power was slowly but steadily stripped away from us. But now all of that is changing. These teachings emphasize that you've never made a mistake. When the incident occurred where you thought you'd made a mistake, it wasn't until after the incident was over that you gleaned the knowledge from it. While the incident was still in progress, you were only operating on the basis of the best information that you had at the time. In truth, you couldn't have known any better and, therefore, there was no reason for you to beat yourself up about it. You were presented with a lesson, but no mistake was made. Learning a lesson and making a mistake are two entirely different things. Lessons don't carry the same feelings as mistakes. There's no guilt attached to our lessons, but mistakes imply that we've done something wrong. Those who view life from a higher perspective know that they've never done anything wrong. Everything just happens and it doesn't serve us to place moral judgments on any events that occur in our lives. The concept of right and wrong is simply another illusion that doesn't exist for us unless we nourish it. We can choose to plead not guilty to all of the menacing should haves that charge us with wrongdoing. In our mind, we can assert that everything is all right regardless of what others may say, and, in doing so, we return to the innocence we were born with. Each person is responsible for his or her own happiness. You needn't feel guilt or obligation in regard to other people. It isn't your fault if you inadvertantly made them unhappy. They are only relating to you according to their own past experiences and their own processes.
Truly, it is not someone else's decision as to whether you are a good or kind or loving person. If you and your soul intend to be good and kind and loving and gentle, and even if you are those things and others don't see it, it's their shortsightedness. It is not you.
My Intention for today is:
I Intend that I am always seeing myself in my highest light.

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Right now, I'm listening to Joe Vitale's The Awakening Course......I just downloaded it and LOVE it..!!! By far, he is the author I like most consistently......I find whatever he speaks about, I always feel he is coming from the heart......
Part of the law of attraction is the fact that you need to give more (value) than you get---I find more than anyone, HE DOES THIS........Sometimes I complain of all the marketing he does---one link leads to another (smile)---but lately I've consciously been more open to everything, and I tried really following the links (and being more open minded), and he truly is more giving than a lot............I have found through this whole process, that IT WAS ME BEING CLOSED MINDED to receiving money for what you give out---it was me putting out this energy and that was what I saw---all these links asking for $$$.....That wasn't the real truth...........You know what they say, "it's never about THEM, it's aways about YOU..!!......
The real truth is: there were many, many links for free info..........
the truth is: we live in a $$$ world---that is okay---we truly deserve to get paid for what we give.......
the thing is, if you are ONLY doing it for the $$$, there is no value......True value is giving something without any thoughts of getting something in return........
Somehow, I got sidetracked by negative thinking..........I have recognized this in myself for awhile, but couldn't quite figure out what to do about it, or where it came from.......I recently put it out to the U that I wanted to change this, show me how............The U came back with a LOT of insights as to where it came from and how to change it.........it became my choice to follow through (or not)..........I choose to...!!!
I have been wanting to write a personal blog for a while now, but I didn't quite know how to start---by start I mean exactly what to write that might be interesting, and from the heart........I have been checking out blog sites getting a feel of what is out there...........This response to you has given me the idea I need............it will be my first blog post............(this was taken from an email sent to a friend).........