When You Can't Hold the Vision of What You Want, Intend for What You Need

Hi folks,

Your Grateful Blogger hasn't really been all that grateful lately. I realize that because I've been getting feedback from the universe that has been ungrateful and anxious (that's the energy I've been getting back at me from more people than I care to number). Usually, this is not how it works for me. But I've felt pretty sapped with the baby. As my time and energy have been more divided, my spiritual practice has gotten lax.

A veteran father told me to just ask for, accept, pray for (and be prayed for) Energy. I think that is smart, so I put in a prayer request today at my spiritual center.

It reminded me that sometimes we aren't feeling strong enough, or faithful enough, or ready enough to envision or manifest that big thing we want (The Full Practice! The New Business! The Great Relationship!) and sometimes that means starting by intending, asking for, focusing on the first step towards that vision - the thing we NEED right now.

For me it is Energy. I think I need Energy so I can actually get back on track on the intentions side of things. (I also requested Time, as they seem quite linked for me right now).

For others, it might be Creativity (the ideas for the article/for the business) - or Wisdom (of what to do *right now*) - or Peace (to center myself in Spirit instead of worrying about the storm outside) - or Love (to feel Loved right now, so you don't feel desperate for it in someone else).

So if you don't feel like you can aim big right now, aim for whatever it is you need to aim big :-)

Happy Sunday everyone. So happy to see the sun staying longer in the sky.

Best, Your Grateful Guy

Facebook Reminds Me That Expansion & Creativity Are The Truth

It's Sunday, usually time for a post. I'm sitting watching the Grammys and doing some online work.

I was on Facebook earlier tonight, and found that now you can add pages for your businesses. I added one for Your Google Guy and my counseling practice. I noticed they are selling PPC (pay-per-click) ads too now, and set up one for counseling in Seattle. It'll be interesting to see how this goes, but one thing I can tell you is that Facebook seems to really be rocking the online world. Much more than MySpace did.

How does this relate to the spiritual? Ah, Grasshopper, this is how. I've been wondering, what will be next for my therapy marketing business? Will things slow down? Will people not need my services anymore? Facebook reminds me that the Truth of Spirit is Expansion, Creativity, and Creation. I need not worry. I can count on new things showing up. New opportunities. All I need do is keep open to them - be aligned with the truth.

The same thing is true for all you therapists out there. Life is expanding and changing, and since I think the core of our work is helping people understand what it means to be human, as possible human experience expands, so does our work.

For instance, right now, I could see counselors working in these relatively new niches:

• Dealing with online bullies (teens, adolescents)
  
• Balancing online and offline relationships & time
  
• Helping couples deal with financial stress (housing bubble, recession, etc)
  
• Helping men & couples deal with internet porn
  
• Online dating coaching
  

So, stay open to the expansion, the creativity, the creation. It is going on.....right now!

Best, Your Grateful Guy