Blog Of Abundance

Clarity

noreply@blogger.com (Susan Hagen) — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 07:49:00 +0000

This will be my last post. I've decided to stop writing in my blog because although I enjoy sharing my life and progress for the world to see, I personally hate writing. I'm a talker and would prefer having one on one conversations. I've also am very busy with making life amazing that writing seems to become this thing I "should" do at the end of the day. The last thought that I would like to write about is clarity. The kind of clarity that only comes when you've left the rat race, the daily grind, the mediocrity of our culture in order to actually have space to be clear on who you are and what you're capable of. When Keith was busy working a 70 hour work week, we were caught up in that reality and fearful of the unknown. It's harder to see who you really are because you're so busy running from one thing to the next and so many will go on that way for years...decades. I want to express how alive we now feel. How alive we now are. How much life is a blessing and the enormity of that was never experienced in corporate America. Now that our minds aren't bogged down by gossip, office politics, fear, etc. the most amazing ideas have sprung forth. And we're excitedly pursuing them! I'm reading The Success Principals by Jack Canfield and I LOVED what he wrote in the beginning of his book: This book is dedicated to all those courageous men and women who have ever dared to step out of the dominant culture of resignation and mediocrity and endeavor to create the life of their dreams. I honor and salute you! Life...should be fun! And so if this resonates with you...call me! 720-273-8973

Affirmative Speech

noreply@blogger.com (Susan Hagen) — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 07:41:00 +0000

Its been a while since I last post. It's the holiday season, a much delighted and favorite time of year for me so I have been busy to say the least! Good busy of course doing all the fun things I love to do around this time. Life continues to be phenomenal as well as continually educational as I push forward to greater levels of understanding and change. So my most recent thing is affirmative speech. yes, we've all heard it, we all know it. It's always better to see the glass as half full. But how many of us REALLY do it. What occurred to me was all the NEUTRAL talk that occurs throughout the day in casual conversation. Stuff that means no harm to anyone, just observations, opinions, judgments, etc. not necessarily negative, but not really positive either. What I started to do was never point out or verbalize ANYTHING negative or judgmental about anything or anyone, but rather, ONLY SEE THE GOOD in everything AND in EVERY situation no matter how minute. I've only been doing this for a few days, but something PHENOMENAL has been happening. When you constantly look for the good, and give it life through your speech, you connect to Love. It's almost like you're able to see people and events the way God sees everything. Not through the congealed illusions that we hold in our minds, but we get to experience life the way it was meant to be experienced. In complete LOVE. Not sure if this is making any sense, but basically, life just keeps getting better and better.

Consistenly "HIGH"

noreply@blogger.com (Susan Hagen) — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:30:00 +0000

The weekend here in Portland was absolutely gorgeous! The weather was perfect and there was no rain. We went down to the farmers market on Saturday and it was SO much fun as I really love organic local food. The produce was all absolutely beautiful. The leaves are still the most brilliant shades of orange and red and they had a wonderful instrumental band play that Tae just really enjoyed. Today we went and explored Lake Oswego and how absolutely beautiful. We went to the Science of Mind church here and the guitarist that was playing was saying how Obamas win is giving much hope and joy to even the Indians and Pakistanis he works with overseas and who would have thought that we would live to see a black president in our lifetime but of course...EVERYTHING is possible. It was a great reminder and I am thoroughly enjoying and appreciating life daily in the moment as I have never done before. To consistently be in bliss...is it boring? NO WAY! As Beckwith spoke about...you will begin to experience and unfoldment of life and levels of experience you never knew existed. I have struggled with rage and my temper for years. I got it from my father of course! ;-) But I have learned to take 100% response-ability for my life and i am happy to say that i have become master of the rage that would enter into me and spew forth from my mouth like what felt to be a demon. (sorry to sound freakish, but this is how the intensity was!) And so I am a miracle. And I am constantly grateful, knowing that everything is as it should be. forever expanding and growing. All is well in my life.

Fall is STUNNING in Oregon!

noreply@blogger.com (Susan Hagen) — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:26:00 +0000

So the first few days here were non stop rain, and I thought..."oh, this is what they talk about in Seattle always being wet." This is the exact opposite of Denver that has the most days of sunshine out of any other state. Even so, its always so cozy being inside in front of a fireplace with a hot chocolate! Well, yesterday everything cleared up and its another day of clear skys and man...it is BEAUTIFUL here. So lush and green with all the changing colors of fall. Denver only gets yellows and oranges with the leaves change but the brilliant colors of red here are a sight to behold! It was even warm enough that we went to the park and oh my gosh...the parks here in Vancouver are HUGE. The playset structure was 5 times that of anything I'm used to in Denver. So we had a delightful day as usual as it's been the routine here to get Tae out and about during the day. Life is blissful when you allow yourself to live blissfully and not be dominated by illusions of worry and not. I am grateful.

Another Place on the Water!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:28:00 +0000

After being in a luxury glass condo skyrise in Long Beach CA, we have settled in this beautiful 2 bedroom condo in Vancouver WA that overlooks the Columbus River. It feels like I've just walked into a Pottery Barn catalog. I love being able to travel to different places. When you put yourself out of your comfort zone and into a new place, it forces you to discover and explore and reinvigorates youth in my opinion. It keeps you from growing stale and keeps you loving and living life. And I am SO grateful to be experiencing freedom. to be living life from a creative standpoint.

Travelling to Portland!

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:24:00 +0000

So we made a last minute decision to leave the warmth and sunshine of beautiful California to go to the green lands of Portland. We stopped a day off in San Francisco to visit family and it was so joyful to get to hang out with my niece and nephews. We took a Ferry to the Pier and Tae had the most fun I'd ever seen him have with other kids. We all had a ball!

The Great Mystery Trumps Your History

noreply@blogger.com (Susan Hagen) — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 01:02:00 +0000

This was the title of the topic last Sunday by Michael Beckwith. In short, I am free today from the bondage of my past. Growing up with immigrant parents whose sole purpose was to ensure our survival, I was surrounded by thoughts of scarcity, insecurity, worry and fear. Not to say that this was the plight of all immigrant children but this was my experience. I'm a smart gal and I knew on an intellectual level the negative emotions that I felt entrapped by but I could not overcome them no matter what I tried. And I tried EVERYTHING. Today is a different story. I am filled with the most content security, living my bliss daily, carrying joy and happiness with me NOW in every moment, so that as I move forward in life expressing my talents and working toward my goals, the attainment of those goals will simply mean their physical manifestation and not an achievement of happiness, for I finally understand that if one is not happy now, they are not going to be happy when they get the "illusion" of what they think will bring them happiness.

Living Organically, not Robotically

noreply@blogger.com (Susan Hagen) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:48:00 +0000

I know I've talked about this topic before but today was ANOTHER perfect day here on the beach. I never appreciated how perfect the weather was when I was growing up here because that's how I thought life was supposed to be. It took moving to cold climates and even HOT climates that SO makes me appreciate the days. I'm also, REALLY just loving life with a contentness that I don't remember ever having in my entire life. I was always a controller, commanding and forcing my way through the ranks to ensure a life for myself and although I did make progress, it was always at a cost to my own happiness, and my husbands of course cause when I'm not happy, I make his life miserable. But THAT was the past. Today, we woke up as usual to the sun in our eyes and not an alarm, Keith went off to work on his independent multi-million dollar project (his passion) and I went off with Tae to explore the day. We all met up for home made lunch together and I went off to work out while Tae napped. I usually work my business a couple of hours while he's napping but with the kind of freedom we now have, we do whatever it is we please any day of the week and it is the most profound sense of life and freedom that I have yet to experience. I am continually grateful because when we were supported by Keiths J.O.B. It made us all live mechanically, like robots going through the motions of life. Being successfully self employed has been blissful AND hopeful for the future. Here's a picture of our son exploring the boats today. Isn't he ADORABLE!

Retired Fatherhood

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:23:00 +0000

I recall what it was like to work 60-70 hours a week. Out the Door before 7am, back about 12 hours later, then working during Tae's naps on the weekend. I know I had it pretty easy compared to a lot of men, but it was the contridication of success that really got under my skin!

Being the boss, making 6 figures, travelling globally, overseeing multi-million dollar projects living in the cool part of town in a house neighbours could envy etc. Sounded great. Friends would tell me how I "made it" while all the time I'm thinking "This is Bullshit! I can't spend time with my family, I never see the house everyone compliments us on, and when I take a vacation, I'm too exhaused to think about travelling anywhere".

I think about it and IT REALLY MOTIVATES ME to help Susan share her business with others who are where I was. I never had a mission, before, but getting people out of the rat race is mine now.

A year ago, who'd have thought I'd be retired and hanging out with my son full-time. Cool.

Living with the end in mind.

noreply@blogger.com (Susan Hagen) — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 04:13:00 +0000

What if you could live every day knowing that at the end of it all, at the end of this phenomenal privilege we have to be alive, that it would all work out, that you would be OK.

I used to be a person where anxiety ruled me so great, it felt like someone could stick there hand inside my chest and rip out my ball of anxiety. And I often wished they would! But no one could. But now, I am set free. And it is because of the Law of Attraction. I feel like it is the magic dust that is missing in so many "religions" at least the ones I grew up with. So I'm grateful, because I KNOW that everything that might be thrown my way good or bad is just a part of the process to get me to where I'm supposed to be going. Therefore, instead of fighting and resisting life and change, I embrace it because KNOW at the end of it all, "I asked...and it was given" and by going with the ebb and flow of life..."I was able to allow it in."

I went to the "Women's Conference" at the Long Beach convention center and it was AMAZING. But I learned that Rachael Ray moved to the Adirondacks where she was discovered, because she was mugged twice in New York and was done with it. Now, if I ever got mugged, I don't know how I could ever think it was a good thing, but now, I most certainly can.

Here's a picture of Keith and Tae up close splashing around again today.

Living Blissfully - Yes this is the 3rd time!

noreply@blogger.com (Susan Hagen) — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 03:52:00 +0000

When Keith walked by and noticed the title of this post, he proclaimed..."Living Blissfully AGAIN!...You can't keep having the same title." And I said, "But it's true, I just keep having blissfully boring days of being stress free, care free, happy and hopeful in perfect weather all the time." So this will be my last use of this title since now I'm conscious about being repetitive and maybe a bit boring. ;-)

But its all true. When you only work 2 hours a day and your "JOB" is to be happy and pursue your interests and LIVE its absolutely blissful. Its so clear that when your out of the daily grind of repetitive behavior 7 days a week, you mine as well be carrying out a death sentence...for whose life are you really living? I'm GRATEFUL for this profound freedom and only wished I would have learned these lessons in my 20's. Now, at 37 I've made a commitment that this second part of my life, will be blissful every day!

Here's a picture of Keith and Tae taken from our balcony.

Living Blissfully

noreply@blogger.com (Susan Hagen) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 07:44:00 +0000

Today was another incredible day. Why? Because I got to live my life and do the things that inspire me. I woke up and spent the morning with Tae, we went to story time at the library as usual. We got to sing and dance and read books! We took our dad out to a wonderful seafood restaurant for lunch. I spent the afternoon at the Women's Conference at the Long Beach Convention Center(which was phenomenal) and then I took my dad to the airport where we met my sister who is going off traveling overseas for a couple of weeks. Oh, I also worked my business for about an hour today in between all that and what I LOVE about what I do is that it has allowed me (and Keith-who is pursuing his multi-million dollar green idea by the way) to be able to just live Blissfully. I never dreamed anything like this would be possible and I am SO grateful for all the love, riches, joy, and people in my life.

Living in Bliss

noreply@blogger.com (Susan Hagen) — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 06:47:00 +0000

Man, the last few days have been AMAZING. A lot of great truths unfolding in our lives and Keith and I are closer than ever now that we actually get to spend time together. We are visualizing and praying together like never before and we're really excited about being alive.

Now, Keith was always an optimist my COMPLETE opposite in every way. I used to live in complete anxiety and fear and I'm grateful that I'm free from all that! I am a miracle. If you knew me before you would agree.

IPhone!

noreply@blogger.com (Susan Hagen) — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 06:39:00 +0000

Just got an iPhone today and LOVE it! Since I only work this business about 2 hours a day, I didn't mind having to sit in front of my laptop to get my leads and call them back since I use Skype which I also love. But i actually washed my cell phone the other day, so instead of moaning and groaning (which would have been my old self) I thought this to be a great opportunity to get an IPhone and oh my gosh...I love it!

It's brought my mobility to a whole new level. Now, I don't need my laptop at all! I can work my business from ANYWHERE, ANYTIME. I envision me on the park while my son plays making a few calls, in unexpected long lines at the DMV. Even while waiting in lines at Disneyland. Did you know the wait times there for one ride are sometimes up to 2 hours! At least this is what I've heard. Last time I remember...an hour for sure.

I feel like I got even MORE of my life with this new found freedom.

Where's the Iron?

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:31:00 +0000

Getting ready to go to the Agape Church again, I realized that wearing Jeans was not quite appropriate as most people we saw last were dressed nicer (I would not say "Sunday Best", but they looked good, better than jeans). So, I took out the one pair of slacks I brought to California from Colorado and saw they needed to be ironed. But where is the Iron?

As a former executive, recently retired, I am used to having half my clothes dry cleaned, and iron the other half myself. Not knowing where an Iron is strange, like not knowing where a toothbrush is!

I eventually found the Iron, but had to iron the clothes on a towel on the bed since I could not find an ironing board.

So, on my knees on the mattress it occurred to me (again) how much my life has changed. No more 7am ironing sessions while eating a bowl of cereal on the side. Now I don't know where the iron is!

Law of Attraction Miracle

noreply@blogger.com (Susan Hagen) — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 02:09:00 +0000

Today was an exceptionally amazing day. I was able to experience a miracle.

I have a very reactive personality. Very emotionally based and its been a struggle to overcome what I feel are faults in my methods of operation. And yes, ever since I became aware of the Law of Attraction about a year ago, I have grown tremendously, but there's a point at which the only way to grow is to feel uncomfortable. It's in feeling uncomfortable that you know you are allowing transformation to occur within.

I got to experience an event today that the "Science of Getting Rich" also speaks about. Page 33: "It will be brought to you by the power of the supreme intelligence acting upon the minds of men."

So here was this Real Estate situation that looked like it would take our family off the beach and back to Denver early (right away). It looked certain that it would disrupt our lives, cost us up to $5K and take up a lot of time for weeks.

I was in despair. Keith did not want to make a decision right away because he wanted to see what the universe brought us, saying "lets see what tomorrow brings". I was off-the-wall, saying, what could happen!?!? WE NEED TO ACT NOW? Keith just asked for the problem to be resolved, and did not know how it could happen.

Well! The next day, I get a phone call. I 2rd party stepped in and made the problem go away! The details are complex, but the issue is no longer there and instead of loosing money, we now have more of it coming in!

Instead of packing up for Denver, we had a beautiful day today at Huntington beach.

Our Underground Guest House

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:18:00 +0000

After much deliberation on what to do with the neighbouring property we are buying, we finally have the idea we're excited about! We always know we were tearing down the house which sits on a double lot next door. We just did not know whether to make it a living/garden area, or build a guest house on it. We can do BOTH!

We're going to build an underground house and place the garden on top of it. The south side will stay open with glass side to heat it during the winter. By placing the guest house in the ground we will have the double lot for our living/gardening needs.

We're both care about the environment and having the house underground saves on heating costs in the winter and eliminates cooling costs in the summer. Now we just need to figure out how to work out where to put the greenhouse!

Canadian Thanksgiving In Malibu

noreply@blogger.com (Susan Hagen) — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:28:00 +0000

So after going to the Agape Church this morning, we headed off to Malibu to go to a Canadian Thanksgiving gathering at the beach. Keith always loves connecting with other Canadians. The park it was at was absolutely gorgeous, right overlooking the beach. Tae and I went in a jumpy castle together and that was fun too. We had wonderful time meeting up with others and getting to enjoy the incredible scenery that California is loved for.

Keith got to talk hockey with others who know as much about it as him. Everyone was so nice and friendly. Well, they were Canadians after all.

Agape Live!

noreply@blogger.com (Susan Hagen) — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:17:00 +0000

Today was another delightful day! Tae was feeling a bit better, so we able to go out and enjoy the day. We started by attending the Agape Church with "Michael Bernard Beckwith", Founder and Spiritual Director of Agape church in Los Angeles. He was one of the speakers in the movie "The Secret". WOW. The service was AWESOME! He was INCREDIBLE. The message was RELEVANT. It was an inspirational morning in a wonderful setting and we've decided that we're going to be attending every Sunday we're here in California. Seeing him speak in person was powerful and really validated the journey Keith and I have chosen to take with our lives.

5 languages by 18

noreply@blogger.com (Susan Hagen) — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:27:00 +0000

So the one thing that I want to give Tae is the ability to be multi-lingual by the time he graduates high school. There's a dual language elementary (Spanish/English) in our neighborhood in Denver, but it's not an immersion school and I feel that learning Spanish in that setting would take the full six years as opposed to living in a Spanish speaking country for six months. I'm sure Tae would be able to be bilingual bi the time he was 5 if we went that route. So i have brimming in my mind ways we are going to make this happen. Now, I'm definitely not one of those moms that feels he has to be entered in every single sport and afterschool activity there is out there, rather, I'm more of a mom that loves multiculturalism and feels like giving that to a child is a gift in its own right. So I'll keep you posted on the latest on these thoughts of travel.

Another Californian Weekend

noreply@blogger.com (Susan Hagen) — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 16:18:00 +0000

So our 2 year old has been severely congested and sick for the past two days. His congestion is the worst I've ever experienced so I've been preoccupied with that to say the least. Today though is this great big Canadian Thanksgiving celebration happening in Malibu and Keith is thrilled to go. He really LOVES being Canadian and loves hanging out with them. I'm excited to go as well and I'm hoping Tae will feel better. Before we go, we're going to check out the Agape Church here in Los Angeles. The weather has been absolutely picture perfect ever since we got here. Having just come from the mountains of Colorado and seeing mountain bikes everywhere, here, it's beach cruisers all around. The beach breeze has been absolutely cleansing, purifying, thrilling. Taking a walk out by the ocean water has a different level of liberation then mountain air. It's feels more expansive if you know what I mean. If I had to live in California, I think I would only appreciate it if I lived right by the ocean in an ocean community. Living inland seems way to congested for me, so I really appreciate being able to hang out here while we're in California.

Don't Worry About a Thing

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:59:00 +0000

I never GOT Reggae before. I always thought it was due to not being exposed to it at an earlier age. Kids love it! It is very happy and relaxed after all. I think that was the issue. I have never been very happy or relaxed, till now. Tae, as a toddler is really into it right now and at 1st I cringed, but my soul is having a different reaction than before. Now I like Reggae!

Across the street from our high rise is the Long Beach court house. Every morning I head out and get my coffee at the local coffee shop and see a line of people waiting to get into court. Being Canadian I am still surprised to see such a need for court, as in Canada the only lines you see outside of government building is for Employment benefits (how is that for insight between the two countries!). What I notice is a bunch of people with their heads down,ready to take an emotional beating in court. I almost feel grateful as the business improves daily and the stock market crashes daily (I know the two are related so I'm not surprised). I like Reggae. HOW ABOUT THAT!

PS. I'm posting Tae's picture from last week cause it is how we should all feel all the time. A little reminder.

Cooking for a Korean Dad

noreply@blogger.com (Susan Hagen) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:18:00 +0000

So its been an interesting few months in regards to my cooking. When we first moved to the mountains of Colorado, I had my dehydrator and vita mix and my raw cookbooks and was able to try a whole bunch of interesting recipes. Now that we're in CA, I opted not to drag all my stuff out here for the sake of traveling light. Ever since we've been spending time with my Korean dad, I've been making Korean dinners for his sake. He loves Korean food and doesn't get much of it homemade due to my mom having passed away.

Eating Korean has been great for me because we might have rice every 2 weeks feeding just Keith and I, but we've been having it every night for my dad and I think its great for Tae (brown rice that is) as well as all the vegetables that come with Korean cooking. Anyways, the point of all this being...I'm really grateful to be able to just cook for my dad since he's spent the last 2 years alone and not being able to be close to him because of Keiths JOB.

Spending Time with Dad

noreply@blogger.com (Susan Hagen) — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:30:00 +0000

So it's been REALLY a gift to be able to spend time with my dad full time for an extended period so I'm REALLY happy to be able to have this opportunity.

My mom died a couple of years ago and it has been REALLY hard for my dad. I'm sure he gets lonely and misses home cooked meals. (He's never had to cook for himself ALL his life having been catered to by his mom and then my mom) So the last week I've made Korean inspired dinners and he LOVED all of it. I can tell he misses home cooked meals and he looks forward to family dinners now. That's been a real pleasure for me as well since I love feeding people!

Last weekend we also all went on a bike ride for two hours along the beach. My dad being 72 did amazing and I was really happy to be able to do that with him. Spending time with family is what life is all about!

Weekend Fun

noreply@blogger.com (Susan Hagen) — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:25:00 +0000

So the summer season ended September 15th 2008 in the mountains of Colorado, so what's been exciting is that summer still continues now that we're in California. The days and nights are absolutely amazing, especially being right next to the ocean. We've only been here for one weekend, but whats exciting is to see how many activities there every weekend in such close proximity. The other day, (our first weekend here) we went to the Pumpkin Festival for Tae, followed by a Kite Day on the pier at Seal Beach. We stopped off at the yacht and boat show, only to run into a street festival in East Long Beach. Every where you turn it seems that there is something new and adventurous going on to experience.