Tigerlily is a funny name, but it's a nickname my Mother gave me as a child.  She said it reflected all the facets of me, the determined, focused child who wouldn't back down for anything, the vivacious little being that never stopped moving, and the beautiful, loving spirit that radiated from my smile.

I never felt worthy of the nickname until recently, at least not in the good way she intended.  And I have readopted it again as a symbol of this amazing adventure I've decided to experience.

It's time to allow a new vision of myself, a vision like the one my Mom held of me.  To give myself credit for the vibrant woman and amazing spirit I truly am, and have always been.  Tigerlily just seemed to fit.

As I mentioned in my Welcome, I've been studying LOA and the Art of Allowing with Abraham-Hicks (abraham-hicks.com) for 5 years, and I've watched so many Abers, myself included, struggle with feelings that LOA just doesn't apply when it comes to our bodies.  But we all know it does.  And for me I realized it's time to finally explore applying LOA regarding what I always considered my most personal and confusing area.

This started out as a book I was interested in writing about LOA and body perfection, not because I felt I had the answers, but because I saw a need for such a book.  There are many people practicing and teaching LOA, and many talking about how it relates to "weight loss".  But none that I know of who have actually lived the adventure it offers, at least not that I could find who could really help me apply it in my own life.  

However, I kept thinking that in order to be taken seriously I needed to already obtain that illusive ideal of perfection before I began.  That no one would be interested in what I had to say unless I was rail thin and had already achieved my desires.  Unless I looked like, and could prove I was one of the experts to whom I've personally stopped listening.

I also felt that doing it on my own and writing about all the aspects of it to only myself would be too one dimensional.  That any book written inside my head, to be shared after the fact, wouldn't truly reflect the fun, joy, excitement and energy of the adventure.  I realized that to be useful to me or anyone else, what I write has to reflect the energy, the vibrancy of the experience.

I wanted it to be interactive, to open the doors to Source to flow inspiration to me from as many different directions as possible.  I started feeling what I would like the experience to feel like to me, and what I'd like to offer to others.  Inspiration came quickly and I realized that with the advent of blogs I could actually begin right now, today, exactly as I am.  I can take anyone who wants to journey with me along and share my story, gifts, fun, insights, joy and excitement as I go. 

In fact, it has become very clear to me that the best way (and maybe the only way for me personally) to do it, is to share it.  That maybe it's a crucial part of my puzzle . . . allowing others into my private world.  Joyously welcoming them, sharing what I learn with them and listening to what they've learned too.  To be able to feed off of each other's vibrant energies and support each other in our wholeness, our grace as we travel our amazing adventures.

And to make a commitment to myself.  A commitment to move forward, a commitment to look for and focus on the good, a commitment to allow and follow inspiration and to nurture my journey and share as I travel.

A commitment to simply be me, who I am right now, authentically.  And to create for myself a safe, loving place where anyone who wants can journey along with me.  And the book, if there is one in me, will write itself. 

So again I welcome you.  If you are reading this, know you have attracted it for a reason.  You've attracted me exactly the way I've attracted you.

I hope you enjoy me sharing my adventure as much as I know I am going to enjoy living it!

Tigerlily