A new beginning for the blog

It has been a long time, over 3 months, since I have done any blogging.  There were a couple reasons for this:

First, I recently found that I did not have time, that the various activities of life: work, taking care of a home and trying to build up a business, simply used up all of the moments in a 24-hour day.

The other reason was that I simply had nothing to say.  I had started out with the idea of sharing my experiences as I began positive thinking.  To be honest, I did have some positive results:

a.  My business has doubled over the last five months,

b.  And I have had an increase in confidence and self assurance.

Part of my frustration was that the changes in my life were hard to document.  I have come from a background of doubt - a sense of impending failure, most of which I attribute to my upbringing.  There are times in my life when I know I have deliberately worked to defeat any progress that I was making.  It was as though I could not handle the thought of success; perhaps it was the belief that I was not worthy of success; that even God himself would not allow me to rise above a certain level. 

Part of the problem was that my view of God was that he was not a caring and loving God. I've heard it said that your view of God is a reflection of your view of your own father.  In that case, my view of God was a very poor one. No details are necessary here.  Let us just say that I felt there were limits on the possibilities in my life.  More specifically, I didn't have sense of purpose.  There was no passion.  I was simply on a treadmill doing the daily routine.  It is hard to get excited about that!

And then something happened.  The hours of listening to a number of self-help and ‘visualization’  speakers suddenly opened my mind to a new possibility...  A way of gaining wealth!

Please understand, it is not wealth itself that I desire.  It is the fact that money provides opportunity.  It is money that allows one to live in a comfortable home.  It is money that allows children to get an education.  It is money that allows you to drive a vehicle that doesn't break down all the time.  It is money that allows leisure time for relaxation, travel, further education, the building of relationships.  And so, I now have a focus on my journey in life.  I will credit the use of visualization in helping make this a reality.  There is no magic here, no a quick fix, no silver bullet.  This will be hard work. In further postings I will share with you what I'm going to attempt to do,  and  the way in which I will do it.