The Crane Lands on Abe Talk

[Crane]

:wave:

Nice to see you all, especially the familiar names from The Forum.

I've been practicing LOA for many moons, long before Abraham came along and gave a name to it and clarified some things. After my earliest exposure to Esther and Jerry's books on Audible.com (wonderful to hear Esther's earliest and eeriest Abe voice), I looked back and saw how it fit my life and how it had proceeded (or failed to!) so well. Before that, I'd tried to get a fix on the startling facts of quantum physics and what the things we now know and don't know imply about reality. This grounding resolved any initial skepticism. Since then, I've been practicing and preaching every day. Everything I expected to happen, happened. The process is enlightening and a delightful journey along my road every day. I tell everyone I'm the luckiest man alive and sincerely mean it. I can see how I made my own good fortune. Without being a millionaire, I live like one because I know all the resources for everything I really want will always be there when needed.

I live an work in New York City. I grew up in Binghamton, then Buffalo before coming here. I've been writing fiction and some other things all my life. My most recently completed novel, The Garden of What Was and Was Not, is selling through Amazon and Barnes and Noble on line. The next in a five part series is 99% done and waiting a decision on when to put it on the street. I also work selling consulting services in computer networking technologies.

My interests are music of all kinds. I have a huge collection. Right now, I'm shuffling rock and hearing the Grateful Dead's "To Lay Me Down." Earlier today, I bought jazz albums for Art Farmer and Marian McPartland and an Off Broadway Show called Adding Machine, which I found very Abe-ish in message.

My goal in life is to navigate the world by finding the most exciting, good-feeling option in every moment. For me, this means trying many new things while appreciating what I already have. This offers the greatest diversity in finding happiness.

That's enough introduction, I believe.

Happy to be with you and especially my established friends from the forum and probably long before.

Dave

[Jen415]

:welcome: Dave!!! Thanks for joining us here!

:heart: :queen: :heart: Jen

[Dance of Joy]

:welcome: So very glad that you are here.

Love,
Christine

[Nightprincessa]

Welcome Dave :welcome: :hug:

It's so good you're joining us, we have so much fun here, you will just love it. :biggrin:
This place rocks! :dance:

Love :heart:

Martika

[JoyfulProvocateur]

Welcome, Dave!

I can tell the forum is already ever so much better with you in it. ;) Hope you'll play with us often, and that you're not too terribly resistant to the occasional drive-by huggings that can zip through here now and again...

:hug:

Ah, there goes one now! :lol:

A few years ago, I used to live in upstate NY in Halcott Center, and I did a few months at Binghamton U living with my boyfriend-of-the-time at his apt. Wonderful memories. I would love to go back someday. Didn't get to much very much time in NYC, but most definitely made my short time through there um... memorable. :lol:

Your focus and philosophy is inspiring! I look forward to running into you more and more.

Have fun!

-Jess

[Crane]

I guess we are ready to rock. I've been reading a lot and posting a little. When I saw my favorites, Alex, Steve and Dance of Joy, I knew it was the right spot to do the Abe Dance.

Jess, I grew up outside Binghamton and spent a lot of happy hours in the University library, trying to understand why everything they were teaching was wrong and what the truth was. Made some great strides. I love my hometown and visit once in a while.

But New York is where it's at, at least for now.

Thanks for all your sweet, loving comments. I'll be around. Who would want to miss this?

Dave

[AttractionFactor]

Hey Dave,

Are you still getting up early in the morning chirpy? I am. I get my four to five hours of sleep, and rise and shine, I'm up and ready to go - an annoying happy person. And I'm sure your wife has made peace with it!

I still follow your advice from that thread about being happy, even if your wife isn't - not because you're being mean - but because your happiness is the only thing you have responsibility for. And you still love your wife. :D Wise words.

Steve

[Crane]

still up between 3:30 and 4:00, Steve. Me and my beautiful cats. I have my first writing hour and 30 minutes of meditation (is that sweet or what?) before the rest of the world arrives.

Thanks for asking about my wife. Yes, she has come around and her life is better and better. She now understands that she has gotten everything she ever really wanted in life and that the trick is to discover the more, more, more in her heart.

[Dance of Joy]

Wow. Dave, I just checked out your book on Amazon. I have tears in my eyes. That so completely rocks!

Love to you,
Christine

[Crane]

Thanks, Christine. It was co-written, if you know what I mean, with my IB, which is where the initial concept came from: five books, make it very personal and play with time. By the way, The Garden is Book One and the other four pieces are, at least, started. Book Two, Funny Music, is done, at least until an editor takes a long look, but I have to wait awhile for The Garden go gather its own audience.

If you do read the whole book and like it, I'd love to hear your thoughts, and I appreciate what you've said so far I felt like that much of the time as I wrote it.

Dave

[Pina Colada]

Hi Dave! :wave:
I kinda missed this thread *hides under the table* but now I'm here!
Welcome,so glad you are here! :hug:

[Dance of Joy]

Hi Dave! :wave:
I kinda missed this thread *hides under the table* but now I'm here!
Welcome,so glad you are here! :hug:

Oh Pina! rofl Source sees you under the table (and loves you even there)... you silly! :hug: :heart:

[Pina Colada]

Christine :kiss:
I'm all mush now.
Cleaning lady in the aisle four,please!

[Stewart]

Hi Dave,

Just wanted to say hello and welcome!

SSJ :welcome:

[Crane]

Thanks, SSJ. Haven't been back to here for a while.

Look forward to any- and everything you can add to this discussion group.

[Deva]

I'm thoroughly enjoying the energy you are adding to the forum Crane

:heart: :heart: :hug: :heart: :heart:

[Crane]

Thanks, Shari. :D That means a lot, coming from one of the highest energy people in this group.

And thanks for the pictures of beautiful women, including yours every time you show up on a thread. :hug:

All love,

Dave