Money Problems = Get a better Problem

I'm excited for the launching of the revamp of The Appreciation Circle. Committed to revolutionizing, on a global level, our relationship with money and abundance, this weekly group is about to change the way we do money for good by creating wealth, from the inside out.

I invite each of you to this group, not only to support us in actualizing our dream of creating more rich communities (both in love and money) but for yourself to create a life of wealth and happiness.

I believe at this point, we owe it to ourselves to be an example for the rest of the world, money does grow on trees and in our hearts, we simple need to open up to receiving it and get out of the way what's keeping us from our natural birth right: a life of complete and total success.

My invitation: get a better problem, stop making money the issue. In fact, money is a phony issue, for when you take a look at all the ways in which you resist the flow of feeling good in your life, you can be pretty sure it's related to the flow of easeful income you have flowing in. Today, make your focus about appreciating all that you judge to be good and all that you judge to be bad – be willing to get a better problem, join us in two weeks for the launch of The Appreciation Circle.

Nick James

Where My Money At?

I'm excited to report that we are ready to re-start The Appreciation Circle again. As Nick and I have talked about the container and direction of The Circle, we have taken the feedback from the country as a whole and the collapse of the banking system and have chosen to play more directly with our relationships with money. How this translates in real life to The Circle is we will bring to the table teachings and questions surrounding a combination of universal laws, commitments and counter-commitments, exploring and uncovering our own truths and belief systems, and patterns and personas around money. And we will be doing all of this int the spirit of fun, love and appreciation.

I feel very excited to be back in The Circle and even more excited about the clear focus of choosing to play with money. I know I want more love and appreciation in my relationship with the mighty dollar!

So if you want more money, more love, more appreciation in your life, come play on Thursdays, starting October 23rd with me and co-facilitator Nick James and let's see how much fun and aliveness we can inflect into our money relationships!

Until then here's a toss....notice what happens for you when you go to pay for anything in your life....a movie, dinner, gas, your power bill, rent, new shoes....what comes up for you? Just notice.

See you soon!

Mary

Recuperation

This is my first time back here in quite some time. Somebody might have noticed the absence of blogs, words, appreciations here. Somebody. Maybe it was me. Yes. It was. As many of you may have heard, I was diagnosed with a pituitary brain tumor in mid July. All is well and I am recovering day by day, more and more, bigger and better. The absence has been due to the recovery and recuperation of my small and cute health issue.

I have learned a lot over the past couple of months while healing, feeling and dealing with what's come up for me during that time. Much of it has to do with appreciation. It seems even more appropo that I have chosen to create a group that is founded in appreciation. So perfect!

I am getting back in the game of life play and part of that looks like re-creating and re-scheduling weekly Appreciation Circles. Tentatively, they will resume the first Thursday in October. I will be sure to update exact time and place when we (me and Nick James....so exctied to play with Nick!) get all of the logistics settled. We are currently wondering about an indoor space to hold the Circle. If anyone has ideas, please send them my way via www.theappreciationcircle.com or mtebbs@comcast.net.

Thanks and more thanks.
Mary

24th Celebration, Start with Appreciation.

This weekend marks the celebration of Utah's independence, on July 24th.

But what about your independence?

Have you ever asked yourself, "what will it take for me to feel more free and alive?" or "what will it take for me to really get enjoying the life I've always dreamed of?"

Great questions to be asking and there are many versions of it, but it really comes down to this: Are you willing to live your life in a state of joy and appreciation? Are you willing to make a conscious commitment to being alive and celebrating your life in a state of appreciation? If so, good for you. If not, what's stopping you? What do you have to lose?

For more about the power of appreciation and it's everyday bonus surprises, join us this week for another gathering of The Appreciation Circle and the return of Mary Tebbs! Life is Good!

Painful Appreciation?

What the....??? I've been in resistance today about shifting my pain fascination. When I use the word fascination it's to say that my unconscious is totally mezmerized by pain. How do I know this? Because I experience physical pain everyday to varying degrees. I'm scared to out that, I feel like a big baby saying that, and I have the judgement that I'm not much of a Love Coach if I can't even move through my own pattern of pain.

So all of those are really cute stories and they keep me stuck in my pain. So I'm outing myself as a victim to my pain. I feel angry and scared and sad about it. It's up for me right now in a big way. I've been creating some complications with my eyes, that express themselves in vision loss, aching eyeballs (weird right?), and headaches. And I say that I've created them because no one else has done that but me. Yay! Look what a powerful creator I am. Anywhoooo....I'd like to clean this up in my life. So the first step for me is to acknowledge that it's there. And now I'd like to appreciate my body, specifically my eyes, for communicating so loudly to me that they'd like some specific attention. I'm not sure what the attention is yet, but I am listening more closely. Next I take responsibility. I have been committed to the fascination of pain. And now I make a new commitment.... I commit to listening to my body with more gentle acknowledgment and appreciation and I commit to learning how to reorganize my body so that it/I can feel good.

Are you experiencing any discomfort in your body? Do you have any negative judgements about your body? What can you appreciate about it right now? What can you genuinely love about your body right now.

I appreciate all of the magical and beautiful things that I have been able to SEE in my life. I appreciate that my eyes are so open to experiencing life to the fullest. My eyes have been beddy, beddy good to me.

Hope to see you Thursday night at The Appreciation Circle!
Mary

Appreciation is the Doorway to Freedom

Have you ever wanted a different experience than the one you're having? Me too. I assume it is safe enough to say we all have desired for our lives to be different or "better" at some point.

But today, let's shift focus.

Imagine life as this big video game, you've decided to play. You're the character and the creator. Rather than bitching and complaining about the way your life is today, how about you take a breath and appreciate the fact that you're here, period. You're alive, right now, so despite all the many little details taking place around you, how about you forget the bullshit, even for a minute, and be willing to appreciate, you're here, having an experience.

I know this might be challenging, it has been for me, but at the end of any feeling or dark place is the dawn of a new day. Let light shine into your closest today, starting with appreciation for what is, who you are and where you're at.

Pop Quiz: What's the smallest, easiest thing you can appreciate in this moment? Begin here and let your appreciation lead you to the next step. Today, lead with love and a big gulp of appreciation.

Feelings....Nothing More Than

Have you ever been pissed that you were pissed? I have. And actually this week I had the very experience....hence the topic for this week's blog. 

I felt angry at a friend and found myself being angry at myself for being angry; thus creating lots and lots of room to feel, ummm, angry. But I didn't want to feel it you see. I just didn't want to be bothered with anger. What a pain! Here's a little nugget of a poem to explain: I call it Stupid Anger. By Mary Tebbs.

Like it or not

No matter how hard I've fought

'Don't get mad!' has been my thought

Know what I've still got

Stupid anger

Then it came to me

Just give in a breathe

And what rose up in me

Was a delicious SCREAM

And then I felt better

The end

Yup. That's right...ANGER! It can be as fun or as playful or as scary as we make it. I was making it scary because part of me has been attached to the idea that anger equals violence when in reality they are nothing alike. Fear breeds violence not anger. What I learned was that all the fighting I was doing to not have my anger only got me more of it. And as soon as I decided it was ok to feel it, to actually have fun with it and appreciate it, then I was able to move through it. And what was on the other side of the anger is what is usually on the other side of feeling my sadness or fear or anger....lovely, delicious, exhilirating open space. The kind of space where more love and fun resides. The kind of space where I feel more inspired and more enlivened. 

So I spoke my feelings to my friend and he was brilliantly and beautifully open to hearing and allowing me to have it. So thanks friend! And thanks me for becoming more friendly with my anger and creating an experience to learn more about myself and how I choose to play in the world. 

Have you had an opportunity to be pissed off this week? If so, how can you have some easeful, playful fun with it? Is there an angry poem in you too? If so, I'd love to hear it. Or maybe you'll dance an angry dance? I'd love to hear any of your experiences with anger and what you did with it.

This week at the Circle we will play with anger and appreciation and the provocative dance that they can create together.

See you in the garden!