Last week I was surfing YouTube for some inspiration and came across an interview with peak performance coach Tony Robbins. Two words struck me in that Today Show interview and have been swirling around my mind ever since: Creativity and Determination. As Tony Robbins discussed, we are living in an economic environment where creativity and determintaion can be put to use to create a positive return on any investment, financial or otherwise.

This morning I dedicated my meditation to those words, those qualities, and here is what I received:

“In any situation it is highly unlikely that your creativity will not pay off. You cannot help but be creative. That it is your nature. You are Mind. You are Creation. When you learn to harness that energy you will all ways have what you want.

Your mind is like a canvas. You are the artist. You decide how big that canvas will be, what colors to paint with, and which brushes and strokes to use. At any moment you can decide that the painting is complete. Or you may decide that you will let the paint dry and come back to add on to what you have already started. Life is like that. There is never any true ending. On and on and on and on it goes.

You can use your mind, which is all parts of you, from your head to your toes, to focus on what it is you want to manifest. Your thoughts will bring the idea into being. Your rich pageantry of spirit will allow you to shape that thing into the beautiful, desirable, thirst-quenching object and feeling. Do not spend your time worrying if your investment will pay off. Bring heart to your mind and watch as things unfold easily and fruitfully, in Divine time – when the fruit is at it’s most perfect ripeness.”

So go out there and begin that project that you’ve been wanting to work on, share your ideas, learn to thrive. What are you waiting for?

I am very grateful for weekend getaways with good friends, Eduardo, Mallku and Allana, laughing until my face hurts, Amtrak, inspiration from abundant sources, my new, finacially abundant business connections, meditation, early morning workouts at the gym, rain, sunshine, chirping birds, my ability to say yes to many things and no to others.

Thanks and peace!

Joe