e-squared - pam grout

[...]... shoved into my suitcase at the last minute did not live up to Jane Seymour’s wardrobe in Somewhere in Time or even to the Grand’s present-day guests daintily munching their tea biscuits on the 660-foot porch Clearly, I was underdressed And the five-course, men-in-coats-and-ties dinner hadn’t even started I moseyed into the pricey gift shop, and my eyes were immediately drawn to a gorgeous teal silk dress... RENARD, FRENCH AUTHOR No sooner had I mastered my ABC’s than I was taught that I, little Pammy Sue Grout, was a miserable sinner and had fallen short of the glory of God It was a fact, same as two plus two equals four and el-em-en-oh-pee is more than one letter in the alphabetical lineup The only redeeming part of this all-important lesson is at least I wasn’t alone Turns out, everybody else in the world... argument, the same grand argument you’ve read about in all the other books about changing reality, this book has nine easy-to-try experiments that offer real-time proof It gives you the opportunity to move from “knowing” your thoughts create reality to witnessing it happen on a daily, decision-by-decision basis At this point, it’s still a theory Seeing with your own two eyes that you change reality simply by... just one but two unexpected blessings She got a dollar-an-hour raise (her boss called out of the blue), and her brother who lives out-of-state and never calls unless there’s a death in the family volunteered to help her move, something he’s never done in the six moves she’d made before this one Robbin, another friend, went out to her car during the 48-hour time frame during which she was conducting the... really here, your mind is not available to do what you’re asking it to do It’s imperative to practice conscious, moment-by-moment awareness Otherwise, you’re operating out of old encrusted beliefs, beliefs you downloaded before you were five years old Do you really want a five-year-old running your life? When I find my consciousness operating outside “the now,” which is unfortunately a great percentage... change your body, your relationship, your fill-in-the-blank are never going to work until you learn to change and shape your mind It’s pretty difficult to control your mind when you think you have to do it forever But by setting up a defined time frame, as you will in the experiments in this book, your mind can be coaxed into giving it a whirl It’s like a 12-step program Trying to stay sober forever can’t... I demanded a clear sign I needed to know within 24 hours because that’s when I needed to give my employer-to-be a yea or a nay The very next morning, Travel + Leisure , the magazine I most wanted to write for, called to give me an assignment I hung up, shouted “Yes!” and did the goal-line hootchie-koo But my guidance must have been in the mood to show off that day, because not 15 minutes later, another... have to quit being so gosh-darned wishy-washy Nobody in his or her right mind would call up Sears and say, “Oh, just send me something I like.” Likewise, you wouldn’t call a plumber to fix your toilet with this proviso: “Just come whenever you feel like it.” Yet that’s how most of us interact with the field We’re wimpy, vague, and don’t have a clue how it actually works E-Squared not only explains... moment I started conducting do-it-yourself experiments with my life I do know it had become increasingly clear to me that all the spiritual theories and books and classes that I was so fascinated with were basically worthless without my full participation Like most people, I started with baby steps—making simple intentions like securing up-front parking spots, finding four-leaf clovers, getting interviews... own virtual-reality game is the everyday, garden-variety dream When Morley Safer showed up on your doorstep last night asking all those embarrassing questions, it seemed pretty darn real But once the alarm clock went off, Morley and that virtual 60 Minutes interview popped like the flimsy soap bubble it was Our neural pathways establish reruns of what has gone on before Like the three-year-old who insists . actions. Library of Congress Control Number: 2012942902 Tradepaper ISBN: 97 8-1 -4 01 9-3 89 0-1 Digital ISBN: 97 8-1 -4 01 9-3 89 1-8 16 15 14 13 4 3 2 1 1st edition, January 2013 Printed in the United States. reality.” —Jack Canfield, co-creator of the New York Times best-selling Chicken Soup for the Soul ® series and The Success Principles “I figure if a 53-year-old Midwestern, skeptical, tough-talking radio. nine easy-to-try experiments that offer real-time proof. It gives you the opportunity to move from “knowing” your thoughts create reality to witnessing it happen on a daily, decision-by-decision