I'm sure, if you've been paying any attention at all, that you've noticed there are plenty of things to worry about these days. If you watch the news at all, or read any kind of newspaper, you've noticed: inflation, oil prices, antibiotic resistant viruses, floods, tsunamis, earthquakes, hurricanes, the housing marketing is crumbling, the deficit is out of control and the dollar is weak. On top of that, the polar bears are in trouble. I could go on. . . but we all know what's going on and I have decided to make the conscious decision to only nurture the beautiful things in life and impact my present, as well as my family's present, with positivity.

It's a challenge. From every angle, we're pushed to interact on a very fearful, scarcity driven level. It is my desire in life to act as a catalyst for courage and abundance, self persuasion to the point of shifting reality, switching frames for everyone that I come in contact with.

This means, my readers, that I am opening up new avenues for exploration. I will always teach and continue to learn and advance the field of persuasion. That will remain a constant in my life. The new venture, though inextricably enmeshed with the field of persuasion (as far as persuasion goes), is going to be a new focus for me in terms of filling the void that we seem to find within us in these trying times. Instead of continuing to accumulate, I will be giving the tools -- both old and new -- to align ourselves with the proper mindset.

Here's what I know about the law of resonance: if you're joyfully happy, upbeat and positive, and say you work with or live with a person who's depressing and negative -- this is the very embodiment of a rock and a hard place. Either the energy of the positive person will begin to sink, the energy of the negative person will start to rise, or a combination of the two will happen until there is a meeting somewhere in the middle. This is all working on an unconscious level.

As a teacher, it is one of my goals to bring the law of resonance to the consciousness of my students, so that events and people around you are no longer capable of pulling down your energy. The vibration of everything affects you and fortunately, these vibrations can be changed and brought up to meet you, but only if you are mindful and deliberate about making that happen.

This isn't to say there won't be moments where you need a little support in life, some fortification, someone to build you up when you have challenges. And I am geared to be that for you. I'm relentless about enriching our lives through pure, unadulterated hope.

If you have the eyes to see them, there are opportunities absolutely everywhere. Even where you don't see them, like when you have a problem or challenge. But the seeds of their solution are within each problem. When we nurture these seeds, we can bring into focus what we want to draw into our lives.

My goal is to teach you to long for the endless immensity of the sea.