It is a time to be with family and friends, to laugh and sing, be grateful for what we have and to remember those who are not here with us anymore on the physical plane. In other words, be of good cheer.

I have much to be grateful for.  I started this year (Jan 2, 2009) in intensive care and not expected to live.  By the grace of God, all the prayers said for my recovery and the wonderful staff at North Shore Hospital at Glen Cove, I lived.  I am ending the year much healthier.  I also lost my dad this year in June.  It is my first Christmas without him.  But tonight as I write this, I write it with great gratitude for all the love and support he has given me all my life.  And so I remember and celebrate his life.

Tomorrow I will spend time with good friends, a second family you might call it.  And I look forward to all the day will bring.

And so, I wish for you all that you desire.  I wish you a very Happy, Prosperous, Healthy and Abundant New Year!

Many Blessings,

Susan

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I’ve always loved the song Hands by Jewel. It is a beautiful song and to me, seems more timely than ever.  So many of us are worried about what is going to happen to us – will we lose our jobs, can we pay our bills, what happens if I get sick?  These things can happen, and they may not, so you end up worrying about things that never take place.

I am still in the hospital and I am scheduled to go home instead of a physical therapy rehab.  I have my moments when I worry, “I don’t feel ready, what is going to happen to me?”  But I can’t keep my focus there.

We all know that whatever you pay attention to expands.  So you have to keep your focus on what you want.  I have to keep my focus on what I want – being able to walk out of the hospital and be able to take care of myself.

So for all of us – I am putting a YouTube version of Jewel singing, Hands to remind us:

“Not to worry ’cause worry is wasteful
And useless in times like these”
I won’t be made useless
I won’t be idle with despair
I will gather myself around my faith
For light does the darkness most fear”

I would like to hear your comments and experiences with worry and fear and how you deal with it.

Remember, “We are never broken.”

Susan Bonfiglio

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I am happy to report that I am doing better now.  I am off the ventilator but still in the hospital.  But it got me thinking about abundance and how fortunate I truly am. I have been so blessed by the abundance of prayers and support that I have received from both my friends in my daily life and from my online friends.  When I fell ill, my online friends circulated the news and started an international prayer room.  I was blessed to have someone put my name in the Wailing Wall.

When I was wakened from my unconscious state and saw all that was done in my name, as sick as I was, I knew I was rich beyond measure.  I have one friend that I met online who lives in Canada and sent me a card every week. It wasn’t just the cards, flowers and calls. They were and continue to be wonderful.  But it was the realization that I have an abundance of love in my life.  I wouldn’t trade that for all the riches in the world.  Prosperity and abundance are not just about money and what we possess…it is about love and friendship.

In this time in our lives, it is so easy to focus on what is happening in the world, our 401K’s….and don’t get me wrong, they are important.  But remember to look at the blessings you have in your life also and be grateful for them.

I’ve been given many gifts throughout this ordeal.  I have been given a second chance at life.  And I have been shown how rich my life truly is. So many people never find this out until it’s too late.

To all my friends and to those I will never know or meet who prayed for me or sent well wishes, my most profound thank you for being a gift in my life.  I love you all.   I also want to say a special thank you to Dr. Brij Sharma and Dr. Kwiatek for saving my life.  A special thank you to Linda Navarro, who helped me enormously during this time.  And also to the team of nurses, speech pathologists, social workers, respiratory, physical and occupational therapists and personal care aides at North Shore University Hospital at Glen Cove. They went above and beyond their jobs and offered me support and encouragement that I will never forget.  They are all angels in my book.

If you would like to share your experience of love and abundance, it would be an honor to include it here.  We can all use that kind of good news!

Susan Bonfiglio

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I think it’s a great time to to get the book Think and Grow Rich and read it. If you have read it before, read it again. If you have never read it, get it and read it. Napoleon Hill wrote this book to deal with people’s fear of poverty. Hill interviewed the 500 most successful people of his day. He outlines the thirteen steps to riches. Napoleon Hill wrote that desire is the “starting point for all achievement.” There is no better time than now to choose to think abundant, prosperous thoughts.

If you are in debt, you can change that. If you have a poverty mentality, it can change. Your present results are the result of what you’be been thinking about up till now. Now is the time to sit down and look at your relationship to money. The truth is that scarcity is the illusion. We live in an abundant universe and you can never take more than your share.

I start my day by listening to this wonderful prosperity blessing by a very talented woman, Veronica Hay. She is a magnificient writer and it is such a lovely part of my morning ritual. Find something that works for you. Focus on prosperity, no matter what you have in your wallet or what your bank balance is. Start now! There is no time like the present.

Susan Bonfiglio

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In Secrets of Success: The Science and Spirit of Real Prosperity the authors will show you how to use the Law of Manifestation to develop your consciousness to create the life you desire.

It is not just learning conscious thought creation, it is learning how to harness your energy to raise your vibration so that you can change the results you are getting in your life.

This book will help you to:

• Understand the power of adjacent possibilities and the abundant options they represent.
• Identify and change your quantum psychology and shift your consciousness for better results.
• Use your intuitive powers to lead you to your own Manifest Destiny.
• Flip the energy of your life and propel your individual intentions with a powerful life force.
• Learn simple techniques to get help from spirit to succeed in every area of your life!

From the Book Description

This book is not about theory. It is an action plan for success.

Susan Bonfiglio

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