There were purple fish with orange stripes, blue fish with yellow polka dots, green fish with orange markings, and every conceivable color scheme imaginable. In a week there, I saw at least 25 new kinds of fish every day. I bet if you stayed a year, you would still discover at least one new type of fish everyday. I was there with my Mastermind Council, conducting a Retreat. Since the Retreats are so powerful, we like to hold them in exotic, tropical or picturesque locales. Now a fascinating thing I noted . . . There were only about twenty bungalows over the water, while there were about sixty along the shore. There were a few vacancies in the over-water bungalows, but the landlocked ones were full. Why? Because the water ones were about $550 a night, and the others were about $300. Most people wouldn't spring for the extra cash. Which is a trend I notice a lot of places. Watch people check into a hotel. They are offered an ocean view room for $225, and a "garden view" one for $189, and they usually choose the garden view. Or "mountain view," or "city view," or "pool view"—which in my experience, usually means the dumpster, parking lot, or loading dock view. You see it in condos too. My last place was on Biscayne Bay in South Beach. I had a beautiful apartment, overlooking the Marina, so I woke up each morning to see the sailboats bobbing in the bay. The real estate agents called the other side of the building the "ocean view" side. Which was quite amusing to me, since the immediate view was a supermarket, a tow truck company (so you could hear lifts and car alarms going off all night), and a veterinary hospital (who boarded pets, so you could hear 25 dogs barking all weekend). Now it is true that the ocean was in the background—if you had binoculars, and a chorus of buildings in the mile in between did not block the view. People save $20,000 on their unit when they buy it—and cheat themselves out of twenty years of enjoyment, beauty, and prosperity. Nowhere was this more apparent than on the Air France jet to Tahiti. It was something like a nine-hour flight, and I was horrified to discover—that most people were seated in Coach! Can you believe it? Now it turns out that the seat I was in costs about $5,000, and a seat in the back could be had for about $800. Or translated to a couple, an airfare of $10,000, versus $1,500 in coach, or a difference of $8,500. Now I know what you're thinking . . . You're probably wondering—with a difference of $8,500—how do they get anyone to ride in Coach? That's exactly what I was thinking too! I mean, if it was a lot of money or something . . . but since it was just a lousy eight grand . . . I mean—just a sec—you mean that's NOT what you were thinking? Wait a minute. OK, so I joke a little. But if you WERE thinking, "$8,500 extra, that's a little steep . . ." —consider that you may have "lack" programming that is holding you back. Consider that you may be going through life with a Coach mentality, and missing all the service, better meals and leg room up in First Class. If I could impart one critical philosophy to you it would be this: You have a Creator who wants you to ride in First Class. Now, if you're like most people (meaning you suffer from lack programming), you're thinking, "But wait, do you realize what I could do with that extra money I would spend for a First Class ticket (or oceanfront room, water view condo, a nice car instead of a broke-mobile, etc.)? I could feed the homeless, give it to my church, cure cancer, blah, blah, blah . . ." There's only one problem with that argument . . . It is built on the belief that there is only one $8,500. That you could spend it to fly First Class, OR do good work, but not both. It is based on the supposition that money is FINITE. Nothing could be further from the truth. Because you can spend $8,500 to fly to Tahiti AND send $8,500 to the orphanage. Money—like love, substance and other forms of prosperity—is INFINITE. All these resources can be infinitely replenished, simply by you manifesting more. Now we're using money as the metaphor here, but the principles we are discussing apply to all areas of prosperity. How many people are in abusive relationships and justify staying in them? Do you think you're serving the world by being in a negative relationship? Do you think it's Spiritual to be poor? Do you think you're doing God's work because you're driving that '83 Camry with 8- track player in it? Let me share with you a secret: POVERTY SUCKS! Charles Fillmore shocked the religious community of his day when he declared that poverty is a sin. People today are still taken aback when I repeat it. But if you research the true meaning of sin, it means "to miss the mark." And when you are not experiencing prosperity in all areas of your life— you are missing the mark your Creator has for you. Poverty causes disease, disharmony, and death. It causes people to lie, cheat and steal. There is absolutely NOTHING spiritual about poverty. Now you could be thinking, "That's easy for Randy and those other rich people to say! What about me? I have a crappy job and I only make $23,000 a year. My boss is so cheap I haven't had a raise in two years." To which I would respond, "So what are you doing about it?" Now don't get me wrong. I'm not suggesting that you charge an extra $8,500 on your credit card and fly to Tahiti when you're making $23,000 a year. But I am suggesting that if you're making $23,000 a year—it is because you chose to do so. You are the one who manifested your crappy job, your cheap boss, and your dysfunctional relationships. And only you can manifest better ones. In my faith we say, "God gives you the light, but you still have to turn on the light switch." The Quakers say, "As you pray, move your feet." In his landmark book Prosperity, Fillmore gets a basic premise across, right in the introduction. He tells us that we have a wise and competent Creator, who provided for all our needs. Two key points in this. 1) Our Creator provided for us with a spiritual substance, which is around us everywhere. And, 2) This substance responds to the mind of man. It is your thoughts that manifest the substance into day-to-day reality. As long as you were manifesting a job, why didn't you manifest one that paid $230,000 or $2,300,000 instead of $23,000? Since you were manifesting a relationship anyway, why not manifest one with your true soul mate who would enrich your life in immeasurable ways? Since you manifested waking up today, why not do it with optimum health? Here's what I know to be true . . . When you call the airline, they ask if you want to book in First Class or Coach. And they'll give you whatever seat you're willing to pay for. And that is the way life is. The only thing separating the Coach cabin from the First Class one is a curtain! All you have to do is pull it back and walk through. Everyday, you get a dozen chances to choose First Class or Coach. Which one are you choosing?
stripes, blue fish with yellow polka
dots, green fish with orange markings,
and every conceivable color scheme
imaginable. In a week there, I saw at
least 25 new kinds of fish every day. I
bet if you stayed a year, you would still
discover at least one new type of fish
everyday.
I was there with my Mastermind
Council, conducting a Retreat. Since
the Retreats are so powerful, we like to
hold them in exotic, tropical or
picturesque locales.
Now a fascinating thing I noted . . .
There were only about twenty
bungalows over the water, while there
were about sixty along the shore.
There were a few vacancies in the
over-water bungalows, but the
landlocked ones were full. Why?
Because the water ones were about
$550 a night, and the others were
about $300. Most people wouldn't
spring for the extra cash. Which is a
trend I notice a lot of places.
Watch people check into a hotel.
They are offered an ocean view room
for $225, and a "garden view" one for
$189, and they usually choose the
garden view. Or "mountain view," or
"city view," or "pool view"—which in
my experience, usually means the
dumpster, parking lot, or loading dock
view.
You see it in condos too. My last
place was on Biscayne Bay in South
Beach. I had a beautiful apartment,
overlooking the Marina, so I woke up
each morning to see the sailboats
bobbing in the bay. The real estate
agents called the other side of the
building the "ocean view" side. Which
was quite amusing to me, since the
immediate view was a supermarket, a
tow truck company (so you could hear
lifts and car alarms going off all night),
and a veterinary hospital (who boarded
pets, so you could hear 25 dogs
barking all weekend).
Now it is true that the ocean was in
the background—if you had
binoculars, and a chorus of buildings
in the mile in between did not block
the view. People save $20,000 on their
unit when they buy it—and cheat
themselves out of twenty years of
enjoyment, beauty, and prosperity.
Nowhere was this more apparent
than on the Air France jet to Tahiti. It
was something like a nine-hour flight,
and I was horrified to discover—that
most people were seated in Coach!
Can you believe it?
Now it turns out that the seat I was
in costs about $5,000, and a seat in the
back could be had for about $800. Or
translated to a couple, an airfare of
$10,000, versus $1,500 in coach, or a
difference of $8,500.
Now I know what you're thinking . . .
You're probably wondering—with a
difference of $8,500—how do they
get anyone to ride in Coach?
That's exactly what I was thinking
too! I mean, if it was a lot of
money or something . . . but
since it was just a lousy eight
grand . . . I mean—just a
sec—you mean that's NOT
what you were thinking?
Wait a minute.
OK, so I joke a little.
But if you WERE
thinking, "$8,500 extra,
that's a little steep . . ."
—consider that you may
have "lack" programming
that is holding you back.
Consider that you may be
going through life with a
Coach mentality, and
missing all the service,
better meals and leg room
up in First Class. If I could impart
one critical philosophy to you it
would be this:
You have a Creator who wants
you to ride in First Class.
Now, if you're like most people
(meaning you suffer from lack
programming), you're thinking, "But
wait, do you realize what I could do
with that extra money I would spend
for a First Class ticket (or
oceanfront room, water view condo,
a nice car instead of a broke-mobile,
etc.)? I could feed the homeless,
give it to my church, cure cancer,
blah, blah, blah . . ."
There's only one problem with
that argument . . .
It is built on the belief that there is
only one $8,500. That you could
spend it to fly First Class, OR do good
work, but not both. It is based on the
supposition that money is FINITE.
Nothing could be further from the
truth.
Because you can spend $8,500 to fly
to Tahiti AND send $8,500 to the
orphanage. Money—like love,
substance and other forms of
prosperity—is INFINITE. All these
resources can be infinitely replenished,
simply by you manifesting more.
Now we're using money as the
metaphor here, but the principles we
are discussing apply to all areas of
prosperity. How many people are in
abusive relationships and justify
staying in them?
Do you think you're serving the
world by being in a negative
relationship? Do you think it's
Spiritual to be poor? Do you think
you're doing God's work because
you're driving that '83 Camry with 8-
track player in it? Let me share with
you a secret:
POVERTY SUCKS!
Charles Fillmore shocked the
religious community of his day when
he declared that poverty is a sin.
People today are still taken aback when
I repeat it. But if you research the true
meaning of sin, it means "to miss the
mark."
And when you are not experiencing
prosperity in all areas of your life—
you are missing the mark your Creator
has for you.
Poverty causes disease, disharmony,
and death. It causes people to lie,
cheat and steal. There is absolutely
NOTHING spiritual about poverty.
Now you could be thinking, "That's
easy for Randy and those other rich
people to say! What about me? I have
a crappy job and I only make $23,000
a year. My boss is so cheap I haven't
had a raise in two years."
To which I would respond, "So what
are you doing about it?"
Now don't get me wrong. I'm not
suggesting that you charge an extra
$8,500 on your credit card and fly to
Tahiti when you're making $23,000 a
year. But I am suggesting that if
you're making $23,000 a year—it is
because you chose to do so.
You are the one who manifested
your crappy job, your cheap boss, and
your dysfunctional relationships. And
only you can manifest better ones. In
my faith we say, "God gives you the
light, but you still have to turn on the
light switch." The Quakers say, "As
you pray, move your feet."
In his landmark book Prosperity,
Fillmore gets a basic premise across,
right in the introduction. He tells us
that we have a wise and competent
Creator, who provided for all our needs.
Two key points in this.
1) Our Creator provided for us with
a spiritual substance, which is around
us everywhere. And,
2) This substance responds to the
mind of man. It is your thoughts that
manifest the substance into day-to-day
reality.
As long as you were manifesting a
job, why didn't you manifest one
that paid $230,000 or $2,300,000
instead of $23,000? Since you were
manifesting a relationship anyway,
why not manifest one with your true
soul mate who would enrich your
life in immeasurable ways? Since
you manifested waking up today,
why not do it with optimum health?
Here's what I know to be true . . .
When you call the airline, they ask if
you want to book in First Class or
Coach. And they'll give you whatever
seat you're willing to pay for. And that
is the way life is.
The only thing separating the Coach
cabin from the First Class one is a
curtain! All you have to do is pull it
back and walk through. Everyday, you
get a dozen chances to choose First
Class or Coach.
Which one are you choosing?