My pal, Good Vibe Coach Jeannette Maw is doing something really cool on her blog right now. She’s posting a question from her readers every now and then with a shout out to her community of loyal Good Vibers to participate in sharing their perspectives as answers to these amazing, burning questions.
I’m awed every time by the thoughtul, caring responses from people who are truly interested in shining their brilliance and thereby helping others to do the same. (My most favorite thing to do in the whole wide world!)
What if I can’t let go?
This week’s question had to do with the “letting go” step of the Law of Attraction process. As in, how can I possibly ‘let go’ (release from attachment and trust) when I really, really, really want something?!
Oooo…this one is in the ‘freshy-fresh’ category for me right now! As always, I’m grateful for the question…and the opportunity to share my happy observations.
Here’s what I’ve got…
When you really, really want something.
- Good.

- Be clear about it.
- Proclaim it from the mountain tops,
- sing, dance and celebrate it’s coming.
- And then…
- Get in the Power of Happy!
Eckhart Tolle talks about the Power of Now…I say the Power of Happy has even more…power.
Happy goes beyond and gives meaning to the Now…it gives it purpose. (Not to mention, it’s downright FUN.)
When I’m really, really wanting something, I’m getting better and better at being in the ‘every day happy, now’.
When I’m focused on my happy I notice I don’t think about my ‘thing’ I really, really want (much). And you know what else?
Is *that* what I wanted? Really?
Sometimes in the course of being in the happy, I look at what I really, really want and notice that it looks different. I notice that I want it a little different than I thought…a little bigger, a little smaller, a little more, a little less, earthier, bluer…you get the picture.
When this happens I get to celebrate a happy dance all over again! Oh goodie! Thank Goddess it didn’t arrive yet, ’cause now I get to switch it up to match my new vibe!
**Do you think it’s possible the Universe was one step ahead of me (or three, five, one hundred) and knew better than I that I wasn’t quite ready, quite clear enough?
**Do you think it’s possible the Universe was waiting for my ‘aha moment’ of expanded clarity?
Trust ONE thing~
If there’s one thing I trust after all these years of experience it’s that everything happens on purpose, in right timing. Everything. Period. If it looks as if, or feels as if it’s wrong…look deeper. Divine Timing is fail-proof. (There’s comfort in there if one chooses it.)
My most recent opportunity to practice what I preach (so to speak of course!) has been with the sale of our house here in Colorado. (No, it’s not sold yet…and if any of you reading know the new owner, could you tell them the house is ready, willing and able to be theirs?)
Trust me when I tell you, this scenario has put my “Power of Happy” to the test. And unequivocally I tell you the better I get at being true to my happy the more my attachment to the outcome (the sale of our house) drifts into the recesses of my awareness.
Here’s the key to my Power of Happy:
I’ve found that doing more of what I love, more of what I love, more & more & more of what I love…gives me more & more & more happy. As a result my neediness and attachment melt away. (…and an abundance of other amazing things line up, manifest…etc.! *Bonus*)
Now, when I think of the house sale I want to happen it’s just a shoulder shrug of,
“I guess it’s not quite time yet. Boy, the Universe (God) must really be hatching together the most glorious of outcomes! THIS is gonna be goooood!!!”
Trust, Patience and Happy.
Those are my keys to detachment. Happy is at the top of the list…’cause it just makes everything else easy-peasy.
I like easy-peasy. In more refined terms: Grace & Ease.
Grace and Ease are my compass…and Happy is my True North.
(Oooo…I like that! Never came out quite like that before!)
As is always the case when a certain theme is fresh, the theme attracts that which supports it. This week I clicked on one of @kendrathornbury’s links and followed it to her blog where she had posted an especially appropriate Abraham video about happy. I bookmarked it. I posted it to my Facebook page. I made a note to include it in a future post. (Ta-dah! See bottom of post) Yesterday, I clicked on one of Jeannette’s past recent posts and there it was again!
See what I mean? Divine Timing. Serendipity. THIS post, this question. All on purpose. All in harmony. All giving me more HAPPY. :0) Thanks!
What we give power to manifests.
I’m giving power to happy. The way I figure, then everything else just has to bring more happy!
I loved this quote from Sylvia’s comment on Jeannette’s Q&A post: (…the comment flow runneth over with deliciousness!)
“If the Universe doesn’t grant your heart’s desire maybe it’s because it’s got something even better waiting for you that you can’t even imagine today.”
Have you noticed The Power of Happy at play in your life? Tell me about it…
Enjoy the video… ” Look for something happy…focus upon it…BE Happy!”
Photo Model~Our Adorable Ashki~”Grabbing JOY”
Gratitude to Jeannette Maw for her gleaming example
In Happy & Harmony… Debra




10. May 2009 at 10:29 am
Deb, I’m not sure what I love most about this post: the wisdom, the simplicity, or the fabulous photo! lol
Incredibly well said, especially here:
Good.
Be clear about it.
Proclaim it from the mountain tops,
sing, dance and celebrate it’s coming.
And then…
Get in the Power of Happy!
Sheesh. You’re giving me goosebumps, girlfriend! Thanks for another amazing piece!
Jeannette
10. May 2009 at 1:06 pm
Thanks Jeannette! This means a lot coming from you, one of my most favorite ‘happy-feel-gooders’.
You and your blog inspire me…give me great ‘juice’ to fuel my Power of Happy; and for that I’m joyfully grateful!
Love that the post gave you goosebumps (I call ‘em TRUTH-bumps)!
Love you!
~Deb
25. August 2009 at 11:21 am
Beautiful! I love the idea of trusting in timing so that we get what we really want and recognizing that the universe may just have something better in store for us. That makes it so much simpler to let go and detach from the outcome. Thanks! :0)