Triple Decker Manifestations

I am slowly learning through reading, video, meditation, pilates, and especially breathing and being present and aware of my life that it really is possible to manifest your dreams, desires and goals, and make them a reality in the "now" and not some imaginary pipe dream "if only".

This video is 14 minutes short, but the things I talk about are having a monumental effect on my life, my attitude, my present now and my future.

I love you!

Cam

P.S. Of course "the system" cross posted this over to here after I transferred it to Blogger.com last evening. It didn't do it an hour later. It didn't do it 2-3 hours later so that I could catch it and delete it... No. It had to wait until I was in bed and unable to delete it before people commented on it here! It was not my intention to post this here, as you can see it is not in my video collection...

Another Miracle Compliments of the Fabric Goddess

The Fabric Goddess sent me the most amazing bag on the face of the Multiverse! You just have to see how awesome it is! I LOVE THIS BAG!

Garlic! Living in a Japanese "Italian Kitchen" in Nature

My village is famous in Japan for growing garlic. Next week the garlic in the fields around where I live will all be harvested. I happened to catch the farmers that grow the garlic right behind my house... Japanese country living truly is awesome!

NOW

I think being present, and aware of the NOW suits me. 

Why do I say this? Well, I have to admit, I have rarely ever dwelled on the PAST. This isn't a recent thing, and you can ask my partner of 20 years about this if you wish. I have always looked at my successes and my failures as things that have been part of my "total running education" that has helped me to grow into the person I am NOW.

I must also admit that I have repeatedly (year after year) failed miserably in my attempts to use schedule books, daily planners, calendars, and those things where you pen in your FUTURE. I just don't need them.

I have never been able to use a schedule book; they have never worked for me. I've tried for 20 years, but they always sit empty, unless I use them for scrap paper (which is also a good function I guess).

Whenever people have asked me what my FUTURE plans are (it frustrated Mayu to no end), my response was always, "it doesn't matter to me because what I am doing right NOW is more important". I have also said, "I don't know, but I'm comfortable with that." And when asked, "So what do you want in the FUTURE?" my reply has always been, "I don't know because I am happy with what I have NOW."

This was probably the biggest problem for my former employer because he always needed to have 5-10 year FUTURE business plans. Oh well..... That's one of the reasons I am not there anymore NOW, probably much to his relief.

I have come to understand in my own way that for me (maybe it is different for you, and that is perfectly OK), to move into the "FUTURE", I can only move through an infinite amount of NOW moments. By focusing on those NOW moments completely, I always get where I want to go (I have 42 years of experience to making me a pro). But by focusing on the next step before I get there (not "thinking" about it, but I mean worrying about it, focusing too much on that being more important than this now), I lose sight of where I am right NOW . That is when I start to have problems because in those circumstances (and they happen in life of course - they need to occur at time) I am not giving my best to the NOW moment. In these times the structure, the web, starts to fall apart.

So for me, this concept of being present NOW, and focusing on right NOW (like this blog to you.... nothing else matters at this moment than to share these thoughts with you NOW), comes with ease.

But for many others, this is difficult. I think that it really helps to keep me calm, and at peace. I feel this way because I know I can control what I do NOW. I also know that I cannot control what I might do tomorrow because all of the things I might imagine, or envision (with only part attention because I think about the day after tomorrow, and the day after that, too if I have to schedule future plans), all of the conditions will not be set until that very moment comes, "NOW". And at that moment, that "NOW moment", when faced with those motions right NOW ... that is when I can make my appropriate responses, take the appropriate actions that best suit the situation I face.

Right NOW .

I am aware of my breathing....
I am aware of my body...
I am aware of the energy connecting me to the Universe...
I am aware of the noon chimes...

NOW

And I am aware of you.

I love you.

Cam

There is bacon?

Alternatives to the daily regimine of bacon.....

On a side note, I just got freshly picked onions from the neighbours that have the new baby; not from The Dickheads.

I love you!

Cam

P.S. If the video does not play properly, or looks strange, give it a few minutes to finish processing. You may have to just let it load first otherwise it seems a bit choppy (it isn't really). I notice that when you upload video directly to Multiply, there is some process time required, unlike transferring from YouTube (who already does the processing and checking [for porn?]).

I'm off riding!

Keeping the Weight Down

Because I'm so darn tall, my clothes end up taking up so much space all the time. It bugs me, yanno? I mean, when we go traveling, My one pair of gotch takes up about the same volume as a week's worth of Mayu's! It's not fair (and she doesn't wear thongs). Add to that a suit, a sportscoat, dress shoes, dress shirts, etc. for business travel and it all adds up substantially. The ties don't take much space, but still... sheesh! I wish for once I could just travel lightly!

So I am working on my packing list for this trip. Eighteen days usually requires a lot of clothes. Usually I can wash my gotch and socks in the sink in the hotel room so that's not soo bad, but still, it's nice to have enough, and not be putting on damp gotch in the morning.

This time I will not be staying at a hotel. Instead I will be staying at Khanada's flat for the week working in Houston, and then with the ghost for the time I am in Stefnee, Kansas. So I am hoping that they will let me use their laundry machine (ooh! we can fold gotch together! how thrilling!!!) which will cut back some on the amount of clothing I need to take, towels, and hair dryers (with short hair now I don't shed anymore). And of course a facecloth to do my usual eco-showering!

Also, YES is a casual place and Khanada said she often works in jeans. That's good. I'm not a jeans guy as I overheat in them, but it means no suits, no dress shirts, no coach black leather shoes, no ties. That will dramatically cut back the packing, let me tell you.

So, what have we got to pack?

Well, first of all I need to pack the CLOTHING...

• t-shirts (5) - easy to roll up and stuff
• short-sleeved work shirts (3) - don't need to work in long sleeves, can wear out in evening
• long-sleeved dress shirt (1) - just in case
• tank tops (3) - for that holiday heat
• gotch (5) - not a commando guy, and if it's hot, it's great to change into something "dry" after work in Houston
• pj shorts (2) - I don't sleep naked; especially when I'm a guest
• socks (5) - we wear socks in Kansas
• outdoor shorts (3) - I don't wear pants much in the summer at all unless I'm working
• casual pants (3-4) - for work, and going out where shorts are inappropriate
• belt (1-2) - need to hold my pants up as I don't have hips to hang pants on.
• sandals/shoes (2) - getting around
• thin sweater (1) - cooler nights, going out
• jean jacket (1) - in case it's cool on the porch in Kansas
• sports coat (1) - you never know
• airplane slippers (1) - keep feet cool, and fresher
• of course one set of clothes in this list I'll be wearing on the trip, so that decreases the total volume somewhat...

Then we have the TOILETRIES...

• toothrush/paste - fresh breath, clean teeth
• razor/cream - I prefer me without facial hair
• anti-p - necesarry
• just-in-case tylenol stuff - different time zones, different air, different living conditions, long flights... they all add up
• Airborne - to enjoy a "spritz" of effervescent vitamin bubbly once in a while
• YES Supplements - essential travel gear
• pi perfume - because I like it!

Can't forget the travel ESSENTIALS...

• passport - necessary for globalized ootnaboot travel
• airline ticket - obviously
• travel insurance - covers everything that might not happen
• train tickets - $160 to go to the airport and back.
• wallet - yep
• gaijin card - necessary to leave and come back into Japan
• USD/JPY - obviously
• credit cards

And add on to that the SUNDRIES...

• sunglasses - have sunnies, will travel
• lip chicken poop - traveling dries out the lipperoonies
• book to read - have a new one on order, recommended by Abby (more NewAge Wackhead shit)
• gifts - coming from / going to Japan you never ever ever travel gift-free. Ever. Got that?
• carry-on bag - Awesome new Eddie Bauer bag. I love it! best one yet  (see photo at top of blog)
• stefnee sling bag - still waiting for it to come. something to carry books, passport, etc.

Lest we forget the ELECTRONICS...

• computer et. al - must do work (in Japanese), and keep in touch with outside world (this is the biggest pain in the ass of all to travel with - I hate traveling with computers)
• video camera / charger - cam without video? hahahahahahaha
• camera / charger - still shots for those folks still on squirrel dial up
• IC recorder - plan to see what happens when I sleep with a ghost for a week
• keitai / charger - need this for when I return

I think that's about it. Now I just need to pull this up as a checklist next week for travel.

I wonder if I'm going to get all this stuff into one check in bag (my big rolling bright red duffel), and then the other stuff into my carry on day pack, and the stefnee bag...? I hope so. I'm seriously going to try to do these 18 days without two pieces of check in luggage.

If the weather looks like rain, since Mayu will be away when I leave, I will pre-ship my suitcase to Osaka Airport a few days early (by wednesday next week) and then walk down to the local train pickup point to ride into Fukui. It's not a long walk by any means (nothing here is), but not something I recommend doing while pulling a suitcase in the rain. I will just take one of those little fold up travel umbrellas that keep your head and shoulders dry, and that's it.

I love you!

Cam

The Universe Delivers!

Why beat around the bush?

I'm going to Houston, Texas for work on June 14 - 22nd.

I will be meeting the YES gang and talking about "stuff".

I am hoping that I can meet Beth and Rachel when I'm in Houston, working. I know Rachel is a few hours away, but maybe she can meet me on Saturday before I leave? I hope I can hook up with Beth during the week at least once and "catch up" just like Internet Axe Murderer friends who have never physically met, do. Anybody else around Houston?

Then I'm going to Stefnee, Kansas for fun on Jun 22nd - 30th.

I am looking forward to meeting Scooter, and the 4Ss along with Toby, SkippyJohnJones AND their resident ghost. I hope to meet Stefnee's bikerDad and mom. I'm going to be sleeping with the resident ghost so that will be a very interesting experience for me. I am immensely looking forward to it. I'm taking my IC recorder and my video camera especially for those nights (computer too, of course as I have to do work for my business every day while I am there)!

I am hoping to meet Seamus, the hot neighbours, the cranky neighbours, Kent the postie, go to the fabric shop, visit the coffee shop, and hang out and be a bar fly in the evenings when Stefnee is working her bar magic, go to the park, the garden, the supermarket! Maybe I'll even take the kids for a few games of bowling when Mom is working!

I am also thinking of renting a bike in Wichita for the week, and using it to have a weekfilled fun with the kids riding in the park during the day, over to their garden to see where she is planting my seeds I sent, and also going out with her on her night runs, just to enjoy the dark, the cool, the breeze and the time with my Fabric Goddess!

I'm looking forward to a whole lot more, but we agreed to PLAN NOTHING as that is the BEST way to go. I would be more than happy to spend the entire week just sitting on Stefnee's lap on the porch and chatting. I know a ton of things will just flow forth naturally during that week. I am looking forward to it!

Shasta's birthday is on the 24th so I can be there! S&S's anniversary is on the 26th so I can maybe take the kids out to dinner at McDonalds and let the two of them have fun... *wink* vacuuming up cat hair, or repairing computers, or blogging or whatever it is they do. And I can hug them for their anniversary too! And I get to snog Scooter! I KNOW he'll love it (I smell like bacon...) and Stefnee will surely get it ALL on video for you!

And eating bacon, of course. I hope we can eat tons and tons of bacon! Maybe eat bacon at a highway greasy spoon until they kick us out! Let bacon cook on Ben Franklin while enjoying wine and other stuff. Yaaay! Maybe we could even christen Ben with a new name, henceforth known as Bacon Franklin!

Oh, and I'm looking forward to a couple of nights of chatting with Ben Franklin as well into the night as we sip wine, tell stories, and laugh. You know those belly laughs Stefnee talks about?

Maybe... Maybe Stefnee can even introduce me to her Bunco Babes! That would be sooo cool! I'll look into their eyes and see if I can make any of them swoon....

So, that's the story.

Oh yeah, and the insurance for the 18 days... is an insanely cheap $59.00 for amazing coverage. Just like the last trip I took to N.A.

I have wanted this for a very long time. Do you realize that Stefnee is the only Goddess I have not met (except for Amy?) Yep. Carrie, Jen, Paula, Robin... I'm hugged them all and basked in their glory. And finally I get to snog the Fabric Goddess!

Yaaaaay meee!

I took my conscious thoughts, passed them through emotions to my subconscious mind, and got that and the superconscious mind to have a chat so SuperCon could do his thing with the Universal powers and let the Law of Attraction work it's magic. And boy oh boy, did it work out well! I knew this would happen one day, just never ever thought about it being so soon. Believable! Those of you out there who manifest this kind of stuff (Song), you know exactly what I mean.

It's 4pm. Time for lunch. Gotta go.

Damn I'm excited!

I love you!

Cam

P.S. This time the Universe is delivering big time! It's unbelievable. (Believe!) It works! I have said in the past that whenever I leave our drug store, I never have trouble getting into traffic from the parking lot. That's a typical delivery from the Universe for me; the last time I had a big one was meeting with Jenny and Carrie in PR. That too was huge! Meeting with Robin & The Gang was big (but that was before I understood about this stuff, I think). And then there was the one where Paula came to visit. That was a huge one, too. And getting to meet Sheila. That was huge. And going to Snogger-Tease and Woodsnog with Jen to meet Linda! That was huge! And now this!