Vizualize

Do you think the main reason people don't visualize is because it's too hard or because it's too easy?
I sense an opportunity here, Laurel.

Got 2 minutes?
    The Universe

Visualize and Believe

Laurel, it's so ridiculously, yet painfully simple, that you're going to have a knock-down, hair-pulling, tongue-twisting, feet-stomping, baby-pouting, screaming fit (this happens all the time here), when you see that all you truly ever had to do to get heaven and earth to shake, rattle, and roll, was hold in your mind what you wanted, feel its emotional reality, and behave as if you already had it.
Just thought I'd warn you.

Affectionately,
    The Universe

Dreams HAVE come true!

Laurel, in life there will always be challenges that have manifested, and dreams that haven't. But they'll always pale in comparison to the number of dreams that have manifested, and challenges that haven't.
Just look around you.

You are my dream come true,
    The Universe

The Best is Yet to Come

Laurel, isn't it nice to know that you haven't yet laughed, all that you'll laugh? That you haven't yet met, some of your very best friends? And that you haven't yet dreamed, all that you'll manifest?
That all bridges will be mended? That all sadness will be healed? And that life never ends?
That all of your challenges will be won? That all of your triumphs will be shared? And that the difference you'll make, has already begun?
Well, it is for me, because I also know that if you don't see these things yet, you will.

Could it get any better?
    The Universe

Loved…

You could not possibly be more loved, Laurel, than you are right now.

Nor more popular,
    The Universe

Karma

There isn't a moment in any day, Laurel, when someone, somewhere, isn't better off because of something you've done.
And no matter what you do, or don't do, with the rest of your life, you cannot now comprehend the amounts of love, joy, and personal assistance that are already being pressed out to you in gratitude.

Must be nice,
    The Universe

Living is good!

Ohhhh, to be alive in time and space, Laurel!
If only those now living could recall what such a prospect once meant to them before their life began. And what it still means to multitudes in the unseen now awaiting their own initiations who, try as they may, can't even imagine the simple ecstasy of breathing.

To them, you already "have it all,"
    The Universe

"Weeeeeeeeee are the champions..."

You're freakin' me out, Laurel. I can't remember when you last looked so radiant. When your inner beauty shone so bright. When your step was so light and your smile so heavenly. And it's Monday! What's gotten into you?!
Does this have anything to do with recalling your divinity? Have you realized that time truly is on your side, and that more than enough of it remains for us to do your greatest work? Is it that you now see how much you already have, how many you've already helped, and how much you've already done?
Ahhhh! Your eyes just did that sparkly thing! Moonbeams just shot from your fingertips! The aroma, all around you, is like lavender! And your angels are locked wing to wing singing, "Weeeeeeeeee are the champions..."
...Okay, okay. So I'm pulling your leg a little bit. Truth be told, I can't remember when you didn't look like this.
All together now...
    The Universe

Speak Your Mind

Give it thought, Laurel. Consider every angle. And then speak your mind.
You've not been drawn into anyone's life just to listen.

Loud and proud,
    The Universe

Moving Forward

The few who look forward, while always knocking on new doors, no matter how futile it may seem or how insignificant their progress, will carry the many who just keep waiting for things to get better.

And the few will "suddenly" become overnight legends within their families, 'hoods, and countries, while having the most fun, with the most friends, at the most after-parties.

Win/Win, baby -
The Universe

Do-Overs

Oh yeah, Laurel, I forgot to tell you...

You get as many "do-overs" as you like. Of course, you never know you're living a "do-over" until it's over.

There are lots of reasons for wanting a "do-over." Most of all, people want another chance to do things they were afraid to do the first time, and to say things they were afraid to say. Oddly enough, it's not their mistakes they want to rework, but their "unused" minutes.

Yeah, pretty nifty, but you should know that it isn't any easier the next time, and because no two ever go exactly the same, the gifts, opportunities, and loves of one, never appear the same way again. Never.

So all in all, it's better to live as if there are no "do-overs," so that you won't need one. But I thought I'd share this with you anyway, to work in the bits about fear, mistakes, and how precious today's opportunities really and truly are.

Crafty as a fox,
The Universe

Thoughts are Free!

Your thoughts are free, right?
It must follow, then, Laurel, that so is everything else.

Elementary, my dear -
    The Universe

We can make a difference!

Do you know what you have in common, Laurel, with the tiniest percentage of human beings who have ever, ever, ever graced the face of the earth?
You can still walk barefoot. You can still pick flowers. And you can still make a difference.

Life is yummy -
    The Universe

Go for what you want!

A flower doesn't turn toward the sun because it needs to, but because it wants to, and so the process is effortless and joyful. 
All things considered, Laurel, what do you WANT?

    The Universe

Knowing it can be done!

Too often, Laurel, the only difference between HAVE and HAVE NOT depends on whether or not the initial request was followed by a thank you, yee-haa, and action, rather than a question mark, timidity, and TV.

Don't ask. Give thanks. Bust a move.

Yo - 
    The Universe

Know what you want...

A flower doesn't turn toward the sun because it needs to, but because it wants to, and so the process is effortless and joyful. 
All things considered, Laurel, what do you WANT?

    The Universe

Overcome Adversity

You do realize, Laurel, that your batting average is 100% when it comes to prevailing in adversity, setbacks, challenges, and recessions? 
No wonder you're so famous here.

Mwah, baby - 
    The Universe

Look for opportunities in Chaos

These are the times, Laurel, when hopes are dashed and chaos abounds, that golden opportunities, prized ideas, and new friends emerge into the view of all, but are only seen by the few who look.

Let's go crazy,
    The Universe

Visualize!

When you visualize a great dream of yours coming true, Laurel, what do you imagine?
Do you see yourself jumping up and down, doing the happy dance, looking to the sky, and shrieking, "THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!"? Can you feel the skin on your face stretch as you smile from ear to ear, or the palm of your hands sting as you slap more high-fives? Can you feel the phone in your hand as you dial your best friends?

Yeah, I think you should.

"Very should,"
    The Universe

Shhhhh…..

Just thought you should know, Laurel, you're one of my favorite people of all time.

Shhhhh -
    The Universe