Create Unlimited Wealth

Creating Unlimited Wealth

Creating Unlimited wealth by living a no limits life

 Let me first start off by saying the only limit to creating unlimited wealth is the limit that you place on yourself.  In this universe of unlimited wealth and abundance - there is no law of limitation.  The only law is of universal supply.  The key to creating unlimited wealth in all areas of your life - lay through the door of your subconscious mind.  It is through the subconscious mind that we connect to the wealth-creating universal supply.  Someone once said that, “wealth is in ideas - not in money or possessions”, when you connect to source there is an abundance of ideas from which you can draw upon and they are as limitless and countless as the sands on the seashore.  The road to unlimited wealth is but a thought or idea away.  Seize upon the opportunity!  You have complete unrestricted access to a field of endless possibilities and how you think is the key!

I bargained with Life for a penny,
And Life would pay no more,
However I begged ate evening
When I counted my scanty store.

For Life is a just employer;
He gives you what you ask,
But once you have set the wages,

Why, you must bear the task.
I worked for a menial’s hire,
Only to learn, dismayed,
That any wage I has asked of life,
Life would have payed.

-Jessie B. Rittenhouse-

Limitations, Limitations, Limitations - why do we burden ourselves with limitations?  We will never be able to create wealth in our lives; if we continue to believe that we are limited and that somehow fate has doomed us to live a live devoid of prosperity.  You see, your belief in limitations - no matter how you have come by them will stop the wealth-creating process.
Remember You are and have the potential to be a “no-limits” human being!  The only limit to your capabilities is the ones you place upon them.  I will continue to shout this from the roof tops until everyone understands - There is no law of limitations - it is the veil that has been pulled over your eyes.  The only law is of supply and unlimited abundance - It is one of God’s Universal Laws and who knows more about creating unlimited wealth and abundance than God Himself. 

The key! Which often times remains hidden in plain site - can be found in many different texts - A favorite of mine is this…

“As a Man Thinks in his heart, So is He” - Proverbs 23:7

Lack and Limitation can only exist when we make room for them in our minds.  But creating wealth, health and success  through a prosperity consciousness knows no lack and no limitations.

“Let this mind be in You which was also in Christ - Philippians 2:5 - It is the mind that means perfect health, happiness and life and boundless, unlimited wealth opportunities and indemnity.  No limitations rest upon you.  So don’t let any enter your life.

Aim extremely High!  Shoot for the Moon - even if you miss you will land among the stars! Demand much of life! Live Passionately!  Don’t be excessively parsimonious with yourself, Don’t sell yourself for a penny.  Whatever price you demand for yourself, life will give.  So aim high! Demand much!  Living a life of unlimited wealth is a natural state for you to be in. 

You are an intelligent human being, You have the DNA of the Creator Of The Universe stamped into your dna, You were born to succeed, born to win, born to excel, born for wealth-creating, born for happiness, and born to be a champion.

What is required for creating wealth in all areas of your life is that you make a clear, distinct mental image of what you want.  Hold it in your thought.  Visualize it, see it, BELIEVE IN IT!  The how of accomplishing your desire will follow.  It could be a flash of inspiration - You could come across a book detailing how - A friend or associate could provide the answer - It could come in a dream in the middle of the night - rest assured you will most assuredly get your answer.

In this manner, you take your life out of the hands of fate and start creating wealth on purpose and with focus.  It is in this manner that you begin to control the experiences you have in life and wealth-creating can most assurudely be a most enjoyable experience to have in life.  But be sure to visualize only what you want!  The law works both ways.  If you visualize or habitually think about your fears or worries - fear and worry is what is going to continually show up in your life.  You will end up creating a situation of despair and lack instead of creating wealth, health and success.   Control your thoughts and you control your circustances.  Conditions will be what you make them.  So focus your thoughts on wealth-creating!

To Your Constant and Never Ending Success!

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Visualization & Imagination - Can You See Yourself Doing It?

There is an old expression, ” a man is worth two dollars a day from the neck down.  How much he is worth from the neck up depends on what he can SEE.”  Scripture states, I am paraphrasing, without vision the people perish.  The visionaries, seers and prophets of old saw with much more than just mere eye sight.  These men and women of ages gone by were connected to source, they were sourcerers of sorts.  Don’t get me wrong, I don’t mean sorcerer in terms of hocus pocus, spells and incantations.  What I mean is these men and women lived of  and were connected to source, mind, cosmic mind or God-dependent on your worldview.

Carlos Castenada talked about connecting to source or intention is this manner, he stated, ” In the universe, there is an immeasurable, indescribable force, which those who live of the source call intention and that absolutely everything that exists in the entire universe is connected to intent by a connecting link.  Sorcerer’s are not only concerned with understanding and explaining that connecting link, but they are especially concerned with cleansing it of the numbing effects brought about all of the concerns of living at ordinary levels of consciousness.”

SEEING in those days, was the ability to SEE through the eyes of Source or God; which was the ability to see through the veil of materialism or matter- to see things as they really are or how they are going to be.  With out this unique way of seeing, which I might say is truly the way that everyone should see or view their world.  We become no more than a plugged nickle and worth just as much.

However, be a man or woman of vision and imagination, a man or woman with the ability to visualize events and circumstances in advance, whether it be a month or two or perhaps even a year down the road via the eyes of source; you become a no-limits individual - with capabilities far beyond scope or reason and your value to society and the world becomes immeasurable.

The greatest inventions of our time, the light bulb, the automobile, the locomotive, the airplane, the wheel, and the telephone all existed in their entirety in the imagination of some man before they ever came into the realm of matter.  Every Billionaire or Millionaire on the planet first envisioned their successes in their minds/imagination before they ever manifested the wealth in reality.

From the dawn of time, there is nothing that was made or has been made or taken on form without visualization or first being visualized in mind.  God created the entire universe or cosmos ex-nihilo - “out of nothing”.  The universe and or Cosmos as we have come to know it - first existed in the “Mind” or “Imagination” of God.  If I may be so bold and say - God was into “Visualization”.  

Michael Angelo, who is considered to be the greatest sculpture of all time said this, “Every block of stone has a “David” inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it”, he also said, “I saw (imagined, visualized) the angel in the marble and carved it until I set him free.”  Michael Angelo was able to sculpt some of the greatest sculptures in history because he was able to imagine - to visualize - to see the complete finished product in his mind and subsequently with chisel and mallet in hand create the masterpiece that is known as “David”.

Glen Clark author of ‘The Soul’s Sincere Desire’, states, “The Imagination is of all qualities in man the most Godlike…that which associates him most closely with God.”  As you may already know, Scripture states that man was made in the “image of God”,  it states - “Let us make man in or image after our likeness.”  Hence, man, the pinnacle of God’s creation, is the creation of God’s own imagination.  Further still, it is in the mind/imagination that idea’s or images are imagined and or visualized and man just like God has the ability to conceive, imagine or visualize an image in his mind and bring that which is imagined to reality. 

“Thoughts become things”

The matrix of all of man’s creative power - the force that elevates him above the animals and gives him dominion over nature - and  the fortitude to withstand her in all of her fury - is his thoughts, his ability to think and reason, the power of his imagination!  The Bible refers to God as ‘one who can call things that are not as though they were’.  God calls (imagines/thinks) things into existence, into reality, into matter - that were not there previously.  Likewise, Man through imagination, thought and visualization can image a thing that is not - as though it is - thereby, creating his reality through his thoughts.

“As a Man or Woman thinks in his or her heart - So is he or she”

Let’s be clear about something, I am not talking about capricious, erratic or whimsical thinking.  Nor am I referring to child-like fancies of make-believe.  Visualization and imagination allows one to peer through the shroud of mystery to what really is.

The Law of Cause and Effect states any action produces or returns a result or outcome  in exact proportion to the act  or cause which initiated it.  Then what makes the dreams of the dreamer a reality? You guessed it, visualization!  Visualization calls to reality in the outer world everything that is real in the inner world.  Imagination images that which is desired.  Vision give you the motivation to make that which is imaged your own.

 The law rings true for everyone and everything - there is no desire that cannot be brought to fruition through visualization.  For example, suppose the thing you desire most is that new car, the new house, the new executive level position that opened up on your job or how about that guy or gal you had your eye on for a while but never had the courage to speak to.  Well, See Yourself - riding in that new car, moving into that new house, sitting in the big chair in the corner office, going out on a date with him or her.  Get the picture/image firmly planted in your mind and impressed onto your subconscious mind.  SEE IT! BELIEVE IT! YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS MIND WILL RELAY THE MESSAGE TO YOUR SUPER CONSCIOUS MIND or HIGHER SELF (WHICH IS SPIRIT- WHICH IS CONNECTED TO SOURCE ENERGY- GOD) and when the two are in harmonious communication there is no limit to the possibilities that one can achieve. 

 Keys To Successful Visualization

  1. See things as you would have them be instead of as they are.  Close your eyes and make clear, vivid mental pictures.  Imagine them as if it were right in your hand - what would it look like, feel like, and smell like make it undeniably real.  If need be create a vision board gather some pictures of similiar things from magazines, papers, the internet and paste or tack them to the wall or a piece of card board.
  2. Daydream for a while, Believe that you have that abundance now.  Practice being rich in your own mind.
  3. Concentrate on one idea at a time to the exclusion of all others, and continue to concentrate on that one idea until that idea or goal has been accomplished.  This is where a lot of people get it wrong, they tend to scatter their mental resources and precious energy among a lot of tasks at the risk of accomplishing nothing.  Focus your intent and energy on one task until it is complete.  Remember it’s one accomplishment after the other, one goal at a time that leads us to the bigger goal.

Remember we are our own past thoughts, with all the circumstances of life these thoughts have attracted to us added on.

To Your Constant and Neverending Success!

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5 Ways To Make This Valentine’s Day Sizzle

Valentine’s Day is almost upon us and what are you going to day for that special someone?  The question you should ask yourself is, do I want to do what I ordinarily do or do I want to make this Valentine’s Day something that he/she will never forget.

Start by asking your self a couple of  questions.  What would truly make this an extraordinary Valentine’s Day?  What would your significant other have to do? What would he/she have to say?  How would he/she have to act? Where would you like to be taken?  Once you have answered the questions for yourself - Flip it - and put yourself in your partners mindset.

But, first, what is “romance” anyway?  I would imagine that if I did a survey the answers would be as diverse and the group that the survey would be administered to.  One would think that defining romance would be an easy task indeed, however, romance is subjective to the individual or individuals involved.  Well, is it a love affair - a relationship between two lovers?  Is it behaving amorously without true intentions?  Is it biological or simply emotional phenomena that occurs in the brain?  Ask different people and you will get different answers.

My view of it, romance is an affair of the heart, just like love, it often defies all logic.  It is an emotion and intense desire toward another person.  It is a enduring fellowship and celebration of two lives that have chosen to intertwine their destinies.  Sometimes it can be an unspoken yet understood sentiment that cannot be expressed in words, or actions or gestures.  It is two people celebrating the love they have for one another.I like Jim Croce take on it, when he wrote - I Had To Say I Love You In A Song.

Well, I know it’s kind of late
I hope I didn’t wake you
But what I got to say can’t wait I know you’d understand
Ev’ry time I tried to tell you
The words just came out wrong
So I’ll have to say I love you in a song

Yeah, I know it’s kind of strange
But ev’ry time I’m near you
I just run out of things to say
I know you’d understand
Ev’ry time I tried to tell you
The words just came out wrong
So I’ll have to say I love you in a song

Ev’ry time the time was right
All the words just came out wrong
So I’ll have to say I love you in a song

Yeah, I know it’s kind of late
I hope I didn’t wake you
But there’s something that I just got to say
I know you’d understand
Ev’ry time I tried to tell you
The words just came out wrong
So I’ll have to say I love you in a song.

Here’s how to make this Valentine’s Day the most romantic ever!

  1. Don’t do the usual- steer away from just buying a card…..think about being a little more creative….how about a video card…a handy dandy web-cam will do or a camcorder if you have one…Take the opportunity to tell your valentine how special he/she is, why you love them, how much you appreciate about them, what you find most attractive about them, and  how much you appreciate the relationship.  You can even take this time to be outrageous.  Believe me…its a memory he/she will cherish forever.
  2. Dig Deep and think about who your partner really is- anybody can do the flowers and chocolate thing.  Thats the safe way out….really think about who your valentine is….reflect back on those private moments when they really let their hair down and opened their hearts to you about their wants, needs, and desires.  Let your gift reflect what they would really want on a deep personal level.  What have they expressed in the past about their taste in music, literature, and the arts.  What is your partner really, really, really passionate about.  This is your time to show that you have really listened!
  3. Rekindle the flame - instead of a gift - plan a new first date- where is that special place that you went together on your first date, where was your first kiss, where did you meet for the first time - recreate the magic of that encounter.  An evening in will do the trick as well - get your valentines favorite movie with some champagne and strawberries, or your favorite beverage and fruit of choice, and curl up in the bed or sofa and really enjoy each others company.
  4. Plan it well - everyone loves a little cloak and dagger- Start planning - leave little hints around the house - an suspicious email - a delivered note - however, don’t reveal the whole plan.  These clues will let your partner/valentine know that you are thinking about them and raise the suspense - they will definitely be looking forward to the evening.
  5. Be Romantic-Be Romantic-Be Romantic -100% let me say it again 100% of your focus should be on your valentine - Your outward and inward expressions, your body language, your words, your environment and your vibe can all convey romance.  Let this entire day be about them.  Get some oils, get some scented candles, get some rose petals from the florist, put on some “Teddy Pendergrass” - Turn out the lights- is the song I recommend, turn the lights down low and let your valentine know in your special way that they are the most important thing in the world.

To Your Constant and Never Ending Love and Passion

Tyrone W. Liggians

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Two Months In - Are You Keeping Your Resolutions?

Two Months In? Are you sticking to your resolutions?

If you find yourself having difficulty sticking to your resolutions, here are 7 tips to help you stick it out.

Here we are two months into 2009 and you may be having problems sticking to those New Year resolutions; don’t give up – hang in there.  Here are 7 tips to help you stick it out.

1. Your resolution should be about you and you alone, not to please your boyfriend, girlfriend or friends and definitely not because it is the in thing to do. 

If your goal is to lose weight this year don’t strive for the size 5 because you read in some fashion magazine that size 5 in the new trend this year, rather let all your resolutions be about satisfying yourself and your needs and not meeting societal expectations.

2. Put your resolution or goal in writing

Writing down your goals; writing clear, specific, measurable goals solidifies in your mind what you want to happen and by when.

3. Let inspiration be your guide, your resolutions should form out of your desire to effect positive change in your life and the lives of those around you. 

Focus and strive toward increasing your feelings of well-being and health as opposed to feeling rejected and condemned because you binged on the Ben and Jerry’s or that box of Godiva chocolates.

4. Make your resolutions realistic, attainable and measurable!

Set smaller goals rather than large ones, if the goal is large then break it down into smaller more manageable pieces.  If a goal is to lose 30 pounds per say.  Then set realistic attainable weekly goals.  You will see that reaching the smaller goals, achieving one success after another builds momentum and will motivate you toward keeping the larger goal and you will be better able to track your success!

5. Mindset is everything

The way you think will largely determine whether or not you will stick to your resolutions. If you start the process thinking you won’t keep the resolution – you probably won’t.  However, if you are determined and absolutely convinced that you must accomplish this goal and keep the picture of the ‘end result” firmly planted in your mind.  Your brain will come up with ways for you to accomplish your goals.

6. Be confident, focused and specific.

The more detailed and specific you are about your plan to accomplish your goal, the more likely you are to follow thru with your plan.  A vague resolution such as, “I want to lose weight” or ‘I want to make more money this year” are just that vague statements.  You can try by re-phrasing your resolution like this, “I intend to lose 20 pounds by April 20, 2009 and I will do this by going to the gym three times a week, I will spend thirty minutes on cardio, thirty minutes on weight training and 15 minutes in the pool.  I will also eat more fruits and grains, while cutting down on carbohydrates.”

7. Be true to yourself, live the lifestyle that’s right for you and plan to reward yourself when the goal or resolution is accomplished.

Lofty rigid goal setting is often the prerequisite for failure.  Things like going to the gym seven day a week – so you can be buff like atlas or fit into the itsy teeny weenie polka dot bikini by spring are near impossible to maintain.  1.  You will repeatedly tear down muscle and never give it a change to repair itself and grow. 2. You will most likely wear yourself out and get disillusioned when you are seeing the results and quit.  This will ultimately derail your efforts.   Stick with a realistic plan; you’re more likely to stick with it long-term.  When you have accomplished your goal, reward yourself!!

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Have You Ever Wondered Why You Might Not be Getting What You Ask For?

Have you ever wondered why you might not be getting what you ask for?  Watch this video….

 

                                                

                                             

 

If you don’t already know, you are about to discover what most successful people already know and understand.

But, first, I want to tell you a story about prayer and faith.

There was an old man who was praying  to God alone in the temple one day.  In his prayer, the old man calls out to God and declares, ” Oh God, I am a good and pious man and all my family follows you devoutly, so why must I and my family be poor and destitute.  Please Lord, I want to win the million dollar lottery.

The man continues to go to the temple day after day and week after week praying for God to deliver him and his family from their impoverished and destitute situation.  Finally, on the 3rd day, of the 3rd week, of the 3rd month, God answers the man, it is the time of afternoon prayer. 

The man is praying the usual manner and God says, ” My son, I am sorry for the delay, I have heard your prayers and supplication.  You are going to win the million dollar lottery.

Than man jumps up elated at this news and cries, “Thank you Lord, Thank you Lord my family and I are saved!

But months pass, and the winners of the lottery are never him.   However, he still trusted that he would win the lottery one day.  Still months go by.  Finally, alone back at the temple, the man cries out to God once again; “What happened Oh Lord….did I misunderstand you.  I thought you said I’d be the next million dollar lottery winner.” Look Lord, I have waited patiently, however, my wife and children have left me and  I am left alone with nothing.

Suddenly, the temple shakes, the temple roof disappears and the clouds part to reveal the creator of the Universe himself.  God  answers the man, My son do me a favor……..

“BUY A TICKET”

What is the moral of the story here; while faith and prayer are certainly good things.  Faith and prayer without “action” is exactly that just prayer and faith.  They don’t amount to much without “action”.  You can’t have one with out the other.  Scripture states:

” A body without a spirit is dead - likewise faith with out works (action) is also dead”

-James 2:26 -

If there is one prevelant theme among all the success guru’s and motivational speakers, it is this - you must take “consistent, persistent and focused action” if you want to lay hold of opportunity.

Let’s take this opportunity to review Morgan Freeman’s dialogue, in his portrayal of God, in the above video clip from Evan Almighty.

“If someone prays for patience, do you think that God gives him patience?  Or does He give him them the opportunity to be patient.”

If someone prays for courage, do you think that God gives him courage? Or does He give them the opportunity to be courageous.”

If someone prays for family to be close, do you think that God zaps them with warm fuzzy feelings? Or does He give them opportunity to love each other.

Are you getting what the Japanese call a “Satori” moment - a flash of sudden awareness.  The young lady in the clip did. 

The opportunity to have or attain your greatest goals, dreams and desires are ever present.  However, you must get in the game to win.  You must seize the opportunity.

Charles F. Kettering, who patented more than two hundred inventions including the automobile ignition, the spark plug, Freon for air conditioners, and the automatic transmission, said,

“From the time a person is six years old until he graduates from college he has to take three or four examinations per year.  If he flunks once, he is out.  But an inventor is almost always failing, he tries and fails maybe a thousand times.  If he succeeds once.  then he’s in.  These two things are dramatically opposite.  We often say that the biggest job we have is to teach newly hired employees how to fail intelligently.  We have to train him to experiment over and over and to keep on trying and failing until he learns what will work.  Failures are just practice shots.”

Napoleon Hill said, “your greatest success will come just one step beyond your greatest failure.”  Hill also said, “Every failure brings with it the seed of an equivalent success.”

Tyrone are you telling me that success can come from failure, that exactly what I am telling you.  Listen, if you find that the action you are taking is not bringing you closure to your desired end result.  Stop, step back and evaluate your actions. 

Thomas Edison failed two thousand nine hudred ninety nine times before he perfected the light bulb. It was on the three thousandth attempt that the breakthrough came.  When asked about his failures, he simply stated, ” I did not fail, I just found two thousand nine hundred ninety nine ways not to do it.”

Just as success leaves clues - failure leaves clues - failure breeds wisdom for most and failure gives you an education.

I heard someone say - Failures are just opportunities in disguise.  You may always be presented with one problem or another, but, there will always be opportunities to transcend them and to position yourself to receive something better.

Can you think of a time when things appeared to be at their worst and yet the situation rebounded and become something totally unexpected for the better.  I mean isn’t that the story of Og Mandino and countless others. I suggest you read his story, it will definitely encourage you.  A Better Way to Live: Og Mandino’s Own Personal Story of Success Featuring 17 Rules to Live By.   I let me give you a tid bit of his story.  He was a war hero, who became unemployed, his wife left him and took his children, he became homeless and nearly committed suicide and then….well you will have to get the book to read the rest of his story.

So just don’t sit there and day dream about success and expect success to happen.  In order to win the game, you gotta play it!

You will have some failures, but remember failures are just practice shots!  They are opportunities to slam dunk!  Keep shooting until you hit the shot.

You will Succeed!

To Your Constant and Never Ending Success!

Tyrone W. Liggians

 

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Reader Response To “Oh my word, I got totally goosed last night”

 

Hey my friend!

This is Tyrone Liggians and I wanted to share with you, a reader’s response to “Oh my word, I got totally goosed last night - Seven Steps to keeping the Passion Alive.  You can read the post here; If you haven’t read the post yet read it first! Click here to read it.   

This reader in particular holds a special place in my heart. She’s my best friend, my She-Roe, my confidant,  my inspiration, my kick in the pants-when I need a kick in the pants, my biggest supporter and soul mate.  She’s my wife Rhonda Liggians and here’s what she had to say:

Finally, I got him!!!  You have to know that after years of this man terrorizing me, I finally got him back, and it felt so good!  I was victorious!  It is the truth when I say this man has terrorized me for over twenty years.  The first such event occurred as I was returning home from work, fully dressed in professional business suit with classic pumps and brief case, my crazy husband gathered the children together and prepared perfectly round water filled balloons. 

As I put the keys into the lock to open the door to our two story town home, my husband very quietly dropped a water balloon from a second floor window.  It fell squarely on the top of my head and properly burst.  I was nearly completely covered in water.  I froze in abject horror at what I could not conceive to have happened really just happened.  I knew it had to be my husband because the children were too young (Janelle 7 who adored me, Lamar 3 and Ashley 1) to concoct such an evil plot.

I entered our home to the thunderous sound of footsteps rushing down the stairs only to be pummeled with a barrage of more water balloons (and this was inside our home).  Needless to say I was now utterly and completely soaked.  My three year old son merrily joined his father in the excitement of the occasion.  My darling Janelle handed me some not quite as perfectly prepared water balloons as my husbands but they did suffice.  I took off my shoes and the battle was on.  I ran after my husband, around and around.  The layout of our home was set up with an opening into the living room and dining room from the kitchen.  We ran around in circles for a good half hour, pounding each other with the water balloons, until I slid into the stove, broke the knob with my hip and subsequently fell to the floor. 

Tyrone came to help me and fell himself.  We then laughed so hard we were in tears.  Our children were looking at us as if we had completely lost all sense and sensibility.

And this was just the beginning of the War of the Liggians (you heard of the movie the War of the Roses, well they can’t touch this!  My husband continued to terrorize me with numerous antics of his imagination. 

One more just for the road because I could write a book on what my husband has done to me.  I was in the shower minding my own business and all of a sudden I am drenched with ice cold water that my loving husband hilariously laughingly drenched me with.  I absolutely H.A.T.E cold water!!!!  Did I make that clear?  I really loathe cold water. 

My husband knowing this decided that we would prepare for the polar bear club experience.   You know the club members that jump into the freezing water in the Hudson River ever winter. Well without telling me ahead of time, my husband politely joined me in the shower and turned the water to cold and wrestled me into the water.  I was screaming, I am sure the entire neighborhood heard me that day. 

I told my husband with all my heart that I would pay him back one day.  And it came.  I guess I did not adhere to that scripture that says vengeance is mine says the Lord, because I waited, calculated and premeditated my revenge, and I executed my plan at just the right moment and it was exhilarating to see him jump to the ceiling, totally unexpected.  Ah, I am still relishing in my victory, it is a good thing!

I share this with you to let you in on one of the secrets that I believe have made our marriage so strong.  We play together!  Just because you are an adult with the responsibilities of raising a family (by the way our family includes seven children) or managing a successful career does not mean you stop living.   It also should not mean that the only time you can have fun is if you go on an extravagant vacation once a year.  Consider enjoying each other all year long, then when you go on your vacation and you have quiet time you two can reminisce over some of your excitingly, hilariously funny times. 

Many couples have expressed that by the time they went on their dream vacation which was usually after the children went off to college, they were bored, felt like strangers and had nothing to talk about.  This taking time out to play is a great way to build a relationship and keep it strong.  Our children also join in on sharing in the playtime experience. 

Tyrone may not realize it yet but the older children are already plotting their revenge for some of the antics Tyrone has played on them.

Rhonda Liggians

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