The Abe Forum

I finished the bath, and I said to myself, "Now I smell good. What's the scent of the body wash?" I smiled, because it's so funny. I rarely thought like this but it's true. After I brushed my teeth, of couse I would have pleasant breath. And of course I would smell good after the bath. In those web novels, authors like writing all kinds of positive things about the main characters, such as the pleasing smell of cigarettes--while for some people, this is not something worth smelling; they frown. Some people just hate the smell of cigarettes. But when one says things like the above about oneself, he/she may feel awkward or uncomfortable. Because some of us are just not used to describing us this way, while in reading, we may easily think that these characters are charismatic. I don't feel uncomfortable. It's just a little funny to say these things to myself: So now I may smell like mint or jasmine, because that's the scent of my shampoo/body wash...

I see my nephew as cute. I am used to him imitating characters in his favorite games in real life. So when he waved his body and nodded his neck and told his mom the name of his teacher, I didn't find anything strange. He was like me, good at multi-tasking. I often let my mind wander while my body is doing certain activity. I often create stories on my mind while washing dishes. So my nephew was using part of his body imitating a cartoon figure while telling his mom the answer she wanted to know. But his mom immediately laughed. She was so easy to laugh. She still found his behavior hilarious, though he behaves like this almost every day. "Why did you move your body like that? What's the point?" She began to imitate his bodily moves, and he started to play back and bang his forehead against her mom's. Confused as my brother was, he had to ask, "What happened?" I stood there, as a satisfying bystander. I believe that my little niece will be like her mom who easily discovers something to laugh about.

Almost everybody was saying how impressively handsome and beautiful the actor was. No camera could capture his real beauty, none. A lot of them almost felt tranced seeing him closely. All other sounds subsided. They were like in a dream after a long while. Whoa! Their reactions made me feel interested. And then, the inerest seemed gone. I was never a groupie. I never felt the strong desire to follow some people and to observe closely their faces and listen to their words. When I look at his pictures, of course I know how crazily handsome this actor is. Maybe one day I can take a close look at him. Maybe not. It's not a strong desire within me, at least for now. But I am interested in different personalities and desires in the human world. My sister is a groupie. She goes to concerts. She would go to the airports and take photos and get signatures. One day I asked her and also teased her, "Can you actually clearly see them? In most cases, you can't see them clearly in the concerts. You are actually looking at them also through big screens. Isn't it?" She admitted, but she still went and still plans to go. These things make her happy. That's the beauty of the variety. The big differences among people render this world interesting. At once, she asked me to go with her, and I quickly said no. I remembered that I had gone to a concert. I felt bored. I would rather listen to music at home. And most importantly, I was not a fanatic fan of any specific singer, though I like a lot of singers. I didn't have that kind of affection to enjoy the concert or the activity of following these people around. But it's fun to hear some stories from my sister. And it's interesting to see her silly grin when she talks about her favorite singers or athletes. For her happiness, I am willing to do some things about her hobby, like taking packages of magazines, photos and pins on her behalf. For, this makes her happy, and sometimes joyful and excited. Nothing is more important than that one feels good.

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Life changes. Plans can lose its juices.

I was interested in a drama when it was still filming. At first I didn't see the actress as attractive, but as time went by, I found her pleasing to my eyes. I considered that she and the actor could make a wonderful couple and seemed to have chemistry though I didn't know at all what the story was. I thought, when it comes out, I'd watch it. Last month, it came out and became a hit and immediately both the actor and actress got immense popularity. However, I already lost interest. The first day it aired, I didn't watch. As it became more and more popular, I still had no interest. I was hooked by a low budget story I just knew before it aired. And, I actually reaped all benefits. I held the positive expectation of that drama, which felt good to me and benefited to me. When it loses its juices to me, I don't force myself to watch it, which is good too, saving my time and energy. I just follow my feelings.

One and a half years ago, I was called to watch a movie in the theatre. I rarely watch movies in theatres, for many reasons. Often the stories are too dramatic. Second, the sounds are too loud and sometimes uncomfortable to me. I often had to deliberately ignore some unpleasant scenes when my friend asked me to watch movies with her. But that movie was so different. I didn't know it before. The actors were mostly new. The theme was not my type too; it's about war. I didn't listen to the reasoning in my mind; I thought, why not? So I went and I watched and in the following days, till now about 500 days, it became part of my life. I watch a lot. I read a lot. I join a group. I even began to write stories myself. Today, I just preordered the ticket for part 2 of this movie series and I am gonna watch it next Wednesday. I am sure there would a surge of new creations about it for me to enjoy in the future. I am happy. It has been bringing me abundant beauty, fun, laughter, warmth, oceans of sweet emotions and creative ideas.

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Morning Appreciation

I like the atmosphere of the shopping mall. It has spacious sitting areas on the second floor and I can sit there with a cup of hot coffee, doing what I like on my phone. I get a hot Americano and sit down. I ponder and then tell myself, this time, I would let the story go further with the same amount of words, but all affections and emotions I wanna express should not be lessened. Challenge accepted. And it is an interesting challenge. Either I would be very delibeate about the words I choose; or if I am inspired, I don't need to consider much. After clarifying my intention, I soon get into the mood and right words and sentences easily and smoothly flow out onto my phone. 1 hour and 10 minutes later, I finish the new chapter. I feel really satisfied. I like this new pace. More different experiences have happened within this one short chapter, but the abundant emotions are still there. Great!

I appreciate the infrastructure here. I can easily find wonderful places to sit and enjoy my time in the public. Within every 5 to 10 minute walk, there is a clean, well maintained public washroom. There are sitting areas in parks, super markets, shopping malls and along the river. Sometimes it feels better sitting in the open area than in the indoor spaces such as cafes. Because I have access to vibrant open views and interesting dynamics of people walking around and machines operating busily.

I appreciate my yoga mat. I appreciate my free time. I appreciate my cooperative body. I like running at home. It's a wonderful exercise that benefits every part of my body and makes my feet warm. I feel glad that I can easily run for 15 minutes a time, accompanied by music and deliberate thoughts in my mind. I like multi-tasking. So I run and I visualize what I like in my mind. I make the best of my time during the 15 minutes.

Usually, during the later part of my outdoor walking, I listen to Abe. The specific conversations I choose are based upon my present interest. I may be interested in the topic of relationships, or physical wellness, or financial abundance, or genius. My mind is fully focused and I hear clearly every word from Esther and Abe. When the resonance is strong, I immediately loop the conversation and sometimes, I directly tune to the most meaningful part and purposefully memorize those statements which I decide to ponder further. I like this activity. Immensely. Also, it is wonderful prepaving for me, allowing me to learn and know more about subjects that for now are not very related. But they may play important roles in my future.

I love Music. Words can not describe its importance to me. Music is part of my life, as well as stories.

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Morning Appreciation

I like moving fast with the characters. After I made new intention of how let the story unfold, things get faster for the main characters, for I can let freely arrange the timeline. I can say "one month later," "one year later," etc. And I can use one or two sentences to explain something big has happened, and then new stories which attract me start and I could vividly depict this part. I really like the freedom of writing and the new pace which I just found and felt satisfied with. And this immediately shift my frequency of updating the story. Usually I write one chapter every 3 to 5 days, and this time, I share the new chapter the next day because I am inspired to.

I appreciate the abundant conversations I have looped between Abe and those wonderful HSs. In my daily life, some of them, or some statements within them would pop up and guide me. For example, when I feel annoyed at certain housework, the conversation between Abe and an entrepreneur would appear in my mind and I would remember that: Feeling good is feeling good. I would want to apply the big power to all things, not just the big things but also the so-called small things. Because so-called small things consist make up the big part of our lives. And then I could calm down a bit and I begin to sooth myself and remind myself of the importance of feeling good no matter what. I would tell myself be patient, it would take much time and soon I can go back to do what I like.

I appreicate the method of focusing upon what I like with my mind while going through the motion with my body. Whenever I need to do something I don't like very much, I often resort to this method and it works really well for me. I may visualize stories on my mind while my hands are doing something repeated. And as my main focus is upon what I like, I feel mostly satisfied, I woudn't complain what my hands are doing. And the more I do so, the less I would attract things I don't like doing. Even they come, knowing what I know, I don't see it as very serious or very unpleasant, because I know how to make the best of them, I know how to feel good using my mind and my imagination and my thinking abilities.

I appreciate all the cooperative components wihch allow me to write as I like in wonderful physical spaces and watch and enjoy what I like and do the vibrational work in the way I like. I like sitting in the shopping mall with a coffee, and smoothly flow out creative stories. I am refreshed and energized. I explore new areas with the characters. I get to know more about aligned relationships and interactions. I enjoy applying words in such an interesting way...

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