Money Notes and Quotes

Why am I grinning about getting a free canoe with a one foot rip in the bow?

I spend my summers in a gorgeous spot on the coast of Maine. Last summer I decided that I wanted an old rowboat to fill with dirt and use for a big container garden. I put an ad up on Craigslist, asked my brothers to be on the lookout for a suitable boat.

Summer came and went. I had no boat.

Yesterday, I drove home from church. There was my new garden! Sitting at the side of the road waiting for today’s trash was a red canoe. It had a gash at least a foot long splitting the bow. Perfect!

Later, heading to the farm in my Saturn wagon, which disguises nicely as a truck, I pulled up to my new garden to load it into the back of the wagon to get it to its new home. I could get it into the back end, but not far enough to transport it.

A young man wearing a local fire department t-shirt came across the street after noticing what I was doing. He volunteered, “I’m taking some stuff to Goodwill later on. When I get back with my truck, I’ll drop it off in your yard.” There it now sits! Waiting for me to borrow a truck and take it to my yard.

My new container garden is a perfect illustration of the 5 steps of manifestation Joe Vitale outlines in The Attractor Factor. (If you don’t have this book, get it NOW!www.inspiractionnow.com/store) Here are the steps:
1. Decide what you don’t want. I didn’t want to use the old containers any more.
2. Decide what you do want. I want an old boat to fill with dirt and use as a planter.
3. Get clear, reducing any emotional resistance to having the boat. I had little resistance – it was really
okay to have my new planter/boat.
4. Nevilize. Last summer, I imagined – a bit – what the boat would look like, where I would put it
and what the flowers would look like and smell like.
5. Detach. I thought little about it over the winter. Maine in the winter does NOT lend itself to thoughts of
gardening.

The manifestation of my new red canoe did not follow MY timeframe. It is, however, a great illustration of the five steps. It all evolved so easily and perfectly.

That canoe was headed for the landfill. I wanted my container garden. The Universe arranged events; I showed up to claim my canoe at just the right time. My neighbor, whom I’d never met (I’ve been house-sitting over the winter – another cool manifestation, thank you, Liz) was right there to offer to use his truck to move it for me.

Now, it waits at the top of the drive for me to take it home. I’m so excited about telling you about my new camper!