Since breaking up with my partner, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about what I’m looking for in a person. Something popped into my head this morning that had a profound effect on me….”What am I waiting for? Why do I have to wait for some other person? Why can’t I try to be the things I’m looking for?” It was like a shining light in my life to realize that if I want someone who cooks, why don’t I learn how to cook? If I want someone who is compassionate, why not be more compassionate myself? If I want someone who is fun, adventurous, easy going, funny, then I should be those things. What am I waiting for? For someone to “complete” me? I have the capability to do/be all of the things I’m looking for.  It’s empowering to realize that we all have the ability to learn, adapt, grow, expand past our current understanding. I’ll keep you all posted with my first cooking class.

 There are some great trips to China offered right now by YTB.  If you’d like to see more visit this link: China Vacantion Packages.   Here’s an example of a great itinerary to China.

Day 1 - Los Angeles - Beijing (LAX/PEK MU586 12:30pm/11:35pm +1)
Depart Los Angeles aboard a spacious jet for your transpacific journey.

Day 2 - Arrive Beijing
Upon arrival, you will be transferred by air conditioned coach to the reserved hotel. After this long transpacific voyage, it’s a pleasure to settle into your luxurious accommodations.
Hotel: Kingwing Hot Spring Hotel or same class hotel (5 star)

Day 3 - Beijing
Beijing is the capital of China and has recently been selected as the host city for the 2008 Olympics. A tour coach will pick you up at the hotel, with the first stop arriving at Tiananmen Square, which is a famous landmark and holds distinction as being the world’s largest public square. After lunch, you will have a short visit to a pearl store. You will then continue your visit to the Forbidden City and the Royal Summer Palace. You will taste the roast Peking Duck lunch today.
Hotel: Kingwing Hot Spring Hotel or same class hotel (5 star) (B-L)

Day 4 - Beijing
You will visit the Great Wall of China snaking its way across thousand’s of miles of Northern China. On the way to the Great Wall, you will have a short stay to visit a Jade factory where you will enjoy the beautiful jade art. The Great Wall took several dynasties to complete and will be the subject of your tour for this day. You will have the opportunity to climb the Great Wall all the way to the top, or only a few steps. Bring good walking shoes. You will then descend to visit the Path to the Divinity (Mausoleum Road) later. Enjoy an exciting Chinese Acrobatics Show.
Hotel: Kingwing Hot Spring Hotel or same class hotel (5 star) (B-L)

Day 5 - Beijing - Shanghai - Suzhou by Flight
Today you will depart from Beijing to Shanghai by flight, the largest and most prosperous city in the nation. Shanghai is one of the largest economic, financial and cultural centers of the world. Later on that afternoon you will leave for Suzhou. and return to Shanghai for the last two of days of your trip.
Hotel: Wei Jing Guo Ji Hotel or same class hotel (5 star) (B-D)

Day 6 - Suzhou–Hangzhou
Suzhou has been called the “Venice of the Orient”, as it is an ancient town interlaced by numerous canals. Your city tour includes visits to the Liu Garden, the Grand Canal (photo stop). Before leaving Suzhou, you will visit a silk factory. Afterwards, you will travel to Hangzhou by coach.
Hotel: Hangzhou Jia Ri Hotel or same class hotel (5 star)(B-L)

Day 7 - Hangzhou - Xitang (Water Town) - Shanghai
With its cultural relics now restored and preserved, Hangzhou is known as one of the six famous ancient capitals of China. West Lake (Xihu) is an especially popular destination for its picturesque scenery. Before you leave Hangzhou, you must be sure to taste the famous Longjing Tea at Meiwu. On the way back to Shanghai, you will stop in the Water Town, Xitang.
Hotel: Shanghai Hua Ting Hotel & Towers or same class hotel (5 star) (B-D)

Day 8 - Shanghai
Today, you will explore this huge city and visit the Cheng Huang Temple, the People’s Square, and the Waterfront Bund. You can get a sense of the fast-paced, fashionable lifestyles of Shanghai residents. A silk carpet factory will be arranged to visit. Enjoy the optional Huangpu River Boat Ride tonight.
Hotel: Shanghai Hua Ting Hotel & Towers or same class hotel (5 star) (B-L)

Day 9 - Shanghai - Los Angeles (PVG/LAX MU583 2:45pm/10:30am)
In the morning, you will have a city tour to the Pudong New Developed Area. Not wanting to leave, you will take Meglev, the world’s fastest train, to the airport. (B)

Looking for more vacation packages? Visit http://www.ReserveYourFlight.com  for all your travel needs.

I was a little sad last week when I called my good friend Derik to ask him some advice. He’s a wise old man ( ), so he tends to put the mirror to my face and ask me some good questions. A couple of things he said resonated with me. “Should and Shouldn’t are EGO words.” I had to think about that for a minute. I should workout more. I shouldn’t be so hard on myself. I should wait to get into a relationship. I shouldn’t be doing this project. At what point do you start listening to yourself? At what point do you stop listening to the should’s of your mind and start listening to your heart? Sometimes, my should’s are SO loud I can’t help but listen to them….pesky little buggers. So that’s my question….when “should” I listen to my ideas about certain situations? And am I listening to my feelings? or my thoughts? My feelings don’t think, I do. Can anyone see where I’m going with this? Are the feelings I have about a situation a physical sensation or is it a general good or bad “feeling” in your stomach? I assume it’s different for each person so I can’t listen to my best friend’s advice and accept his truth as my own, but I kind of wanted to get a feeling for what people are thinking. To see if I’m normal or not….

I originally wanted to title this post “I’m not good enough” but I didn’t want to perpetuate that belief any more.  I just closed on a huge transaction yesterday which will help me refinance my house from my partner, pay my 2006 taxes off, pay my mortgage for the next two months, and keep me up to date on all my bills.  I should feel overjoyed about this wealth coming into my life, but for some reason I can seem to shake this fear.  I have been broken up for three weeks now from my partner of two and a half years.  It has been odd, exciting, freeing, scary, uncertain….I’ve gone through a gamut of emotions lately.   I am reading some great books to keep me grounded and on my path which are great, but I have moments of….I’m not sure.  I am writing this post directly from coming back from my accountant who does my taxes….maybe that’s a bad place to write a spiritual post. LOL.  Oh silly me….what I’ve come to realize is I still have some issues with feeling deserving. The first part of the year, I attracted so much into my life and I’m continuing to attract it.  I just feel held back by a lot of things.  Maybe I need to stop, sit down, evaluate my goals and readjust my thinking.   Are the activities I’m doing match my goals?  Am I doing one thing and hoping for another?  At what point do you abandon what you think you should do to hold onto your vision?  How much am I willing to sacrifice to get my goals?  Who says I have to sacrifice? Life is easy and wonderful. I expect great things to happen to me and I hope great things happen to those who expect it.  I believe the universe is sending me everything that I’m focusing on.  So what am I focusing on?  Why do I still have jealousy over someone who wasn’t right for me? Why do I get discouraged about projects that haven’t even started yet?  Is that an indication that I shouldn’t be working on that project? Am I trying to force a project to fit my vision when they contradict themselves? I’m starting to listen to my feelings more and more to get clarity, but what if I’m feeling fear? Then what?  Fear is a useless emotion that robs me of my passion, my path, my purpose….any other “P” words? Persistence? Perseverance?  So what emotions do I listen to and what emotions do I acknowledge an drop?  Sigh….just when I think I have things figured out, they shift or I have a “sad” day.  I guess without the valley’s the mountains don’t look as beautiful.

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I just wanted to let you all know what I’m working on in my real estate career. As most or you know, the market is not in the best place, but the opportunities it’s creating for buyers are incredible.  I have created a luxury foreclosure class and tour with other real estate professional from Indy Mac and Land America Lawyers title.  It will be held on March 15th, 2008 from 10-11am followed by a tour of current luxury foreclosures.

This is a gorgeous Toll Brothers home that is currently bank owned. It is over 3000 sq ft, has an interior courtyard with a gas fireplace, and a balcony that has great strip views. It’s located in Summerlin, and built in 2007.

If you’d like to learn more about our free tour, visit my website at Http://www.ForeclosureToursLasVegas.com or call toll free 1-866-589-1646.

Thanks for your interest. Make it a great day

My ex’s best friend’s mother was killed today.  She was driving when she had a heart attack and was killed in a car accident.  I was so saddened by this news.  Moments like these make me stop and realize what’s really important.  I called my father today to tell him I loved him, and I was overtaken by emotion.  The idea of losing my father without saying how much I loved him was devastating.  Not just my father, but my mom, my sister, my friends with whom I’ve created relationships, my ex’s, my business partner…the list continues.  Sometimes I get so caught up in… ME that I forget to tell people how important they are.  Life is something that is so precious and it can be taken away in the blink of an eye.

On Sunday, I was doing an open house and a gentleman came into my open house and said “I was going to buy this house for my son so he could be close to me, but he died last Thursday.  This house is now for sale, and my son is gone.”  He started to cry if front of a perfect stranger.  I was so moved by his raw emotion.   I guess this is the universe’s way of saying to me, slow down, and focus on what’s important.    Just thought I would share this experience to remind you to tell those in your life that you love them.

My sister and I met yesterday for a power spiritual session. It was really great, because every time I talk to her, I learn more about my path. She wanted to come up with a “plan” for her life similar to goals. As we started getting into it, I heard comment after comment of self depreciation or self defeatism. I had no idea why she had all those thoughts….in EVERY aspect of her life. She’s a wonderful, smart, funny, caring woman who could do anything she could put her mind to. But that’s the problem, her mind was holding her back. That’s why I think it’s so important to have the proper mindset when you’re going over goals or a “plan” for your life. What is mindset? I think mindset is the overall collection of your current HABITUAL thoughts. I wrote habitual in capitals because those thoughts govern what is attracting into your life. If you think one good thought next to 9 negative thoughts, you’re going to manifest anything the negative ones. This is a hard concept for some people to break out of, but as I wrote in previous posts, AWARENESS! That is the first step towards making change. The second step would be to match the conscious mind with the subconscious mind. Your subconscious doesn’t pick and choose what it attracts into your life, YOU do. Your subconscious mind attracts according your words and thoughts. Take a moment and really look at that statement and understand it. If you focus on bills, you’ll get more bills. If you focus on prosperity, you have it in abundance. If you focus on growing, learning, attracting there is nothing you can not achieve. But the thoughts and words must match up to your desires before anything will manifest in your life. Here are some direct quotes from The Power of the Subconscious Mind by Joseph Murphy:

• …knowing that the idea you fully accept in your conscious mind will be embodied in your subconscious mind and made manifest. Faith is, in a sense, accepting as true what you reason and senses deny.
• ….All your experiences and everything that enters into your life depends upon the nature of the mental building blocks that you use in the construction of your mental home.
• ….Your subconscious accepts what you really feel to be true, not just idle words or statements. The dominant idea of belief is always accepted by the subconscious mind.
• ….Your conscious and subconscious mind must agree. Your subconscious accepts what you feel to be true. The dominant idea is always accepted by your subconscious mind. The dominant idea should be wealth, not poverty.

These are just a few powerful excerpts from this amazing book. It has empowered me tremendously. I hope this helps any of you with goals and mindset.

I am a little sad today. My partner of two and a half years moved out of the house.  We both agreed that it would be better to be friends.  Our paths have gone in different directions….but they were together at one point.  It’s hard to not feel like a failure, but I realized that I gave myself 100% and I tried my best to make it work.  In the past, I have had a tendency to make quick decisions without any consideration of my partners, which I find so pathetic.  I’ve carried a lot of guilt about how I’ve ended some of my relationships and I don’t want to be that person anymore.  I think maybe that’s why I held on to this relationship for so long. I really want to be a good person, and I realize that I am a good person.  Just because my partner and I didn’t work out, doesn’t mean that I’m a bad person, or that I am repeating bad patterns in my life.  I have gone through and am continuing to go through a spiritual revival…that kind of sounds like a musical on Broadway….but anyway, I am working through these feelings of loss. My heart hurts, but I know that my path is becoming more and more apparent to me.  It’s so easy to get consumed in the sadness even though I know this is the right decision.  I’ve learned so much about myself, about what I want, about how I want to be treated, about how to love.   Those things can never be taken away from me and I am forever grateful for the experience. I am excited about what my future has in store for me.

One of the best part about being a real estate agent is I get to see the most incredible homes around my beautiful city. I’ve been doing a blog series about the high rise condos in Las Vegas. My latest post is about Panorama Towers. It’s a gorgeous building right across the street from City Center.

Click on the picture and you can see more about Panorama Towers.