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So I sat down to write out every detail of my life in the form of a business plan, and quickly procrastinated by checking my email. A new message from my dad was waiting for me. The subject title read “The Glass Is Half Full.”

This was the picture attached inside:

…..and so I remember that all is well in the universe and that everything has it’s place, it’s purpose. Sometimes it takes courage to look at a situation and see the truth in it, but it is all beautiful, even in the suffering. A rainbow always awaits at the other end.

Where is the fine line between too much and not enough information crossed? Every experience with TAG becomes an intimate one, and in order to truly convey the purpose of this project, I feel that I have to share the purpose in each of my experiences with it. I realize that is why I read other people’s blogs, to feel a deeper connection to the person writing-not to skim the surface! Can you help me in answering, how much is too much of me?

It’s with each heartfelt post that I have gotten a heartfelt response……so here it comes. I am making a commitment to share a part of myself here that feels safer to hold back. Whatever it takes though, I believe this is my path to walk. I hope you will walk it with me.

Many things in my life began to shift so I decided it was time to make an intentional shift in my focus. I grabbed one of my favorite TAG Card Decks. I looked through the cards and picked SURRENDER. I held it in my hands and tried to feel what that would feel like if I simply surrendered my desire to be in the future, with a resolved outcome. It felt so freeing.

Amazingly, that feeling stayed with me. In that moment I released everything I was holding on to. I embraced surrender. I immediately had my resolution, it was me, letting go.

These cards have not only helped me acknowledge kindness in others, but have helped me in being kind to myself.

With each part of Neale Donald Walsch’s conversation with God in this book, I would reflect on my own questions.

I had gone to stay with my parents recently to attend a memorial service for a friend who passed. The next morning I got up early to catch the boat back to the city. My dad was up working. A friend of his who teaches yoga had stopped by and they were headed out to take pictures in the morning fog. I met Greg briefly and then took off to make the ferry.

I had brought my dog Cooper with me for the overnight trip and wasn’t thrilled about taking the ferry back with him. It meant I had to sit outside on the top deck and freeze. But I had coffee in one hand and a good book in the other, and Cooper in one of those. I sat down on an icy chair, outside, on the top deck of the boat and I opened up  where I had left off. The words drew me in deeper and deeper. The ferry ride flew by.

I got to a place in the book where I read:

“Now come you to this book, asking God again what God has told you countless times in countless ways. Yet I will tell you again-here-in the context of this book. Will you listen now? Will you truly hear? What do you think  brought you to this material? How does it come to pass that you are holding it in your hands? Do you think I know not what I am doing?

There are no coincidences in the universe.”

We approached Seattle and as I looked out at the grey clouds I realized the sun was peering through. Beams of it’s light were decorating the sky. I was ready to ask for a miracle. I read on.

“I have heard the crying of your heart. I have seen the searching of your soul. I know how deeply you have desired the Truth. In pain have you called out for it, and in joy. Unendingly have you beseeched Me. Show Myself. Explain Myself. Reveal Myself.

I am doing so here, in terms so plain, you cannot misunderstand. In language so simple, you cannot be confused. In vocabulary so common, you cannot get lost in the verbiage.

So go ahead now. Ask Me anything. Anything. I will contrive to bring you the answer. The whole universe will I use to do this. So be on the lookout. This book is far from My only tool. You may ask a question, then put this book down. But watch. Listen. The words to the next song you hear. The information in the next article you read. The story line of the next movie you watch. The chance utterance of the next person you meet. Or the whisper of the next river, the next ocean, the next breeze that caresses your ear-all these devices are Mine; all these avenues are open to Me. I will speak to you if you will listen. I will come to you if you will invite Me. I will show you then that I have always been there. All ways.”

My heart opened immediately.

I sat quietly and asked, “I have been searching to pursue something that fulfills me. I know it is already here. After my lulls and doubts with the cards I am asking you to show me my purpose, my creative calling. Please show me, what is my calling?” I asked for a miracle.

I looked out at the mountains and thought to myself, will a sign truly reveal itself, will an answer truly be provided to this question? Is God there listening? If He speaks to me, will I hear, will I see the way?

Right before we docked I saw Greg (my dad’s friend from earlier that morning) scrambling up the stairs.  There I was on the cold top deck, sitting outside. The most difficult place to find someone. He raced up and said “Alexis! I’m so glad I found you. I just wanted to let you know that it was so nice meeting you. Your dad gave me some of your cards.”

I looked at him, “Oh good you can come visit us at the shop then.”

He had a puzzled expression on his face, “you have a shop?”

“Yes in Seattle. What cards did my dad give you if they weren’t for the shop?”

He looked down at his pocket and pulled out a deck of my TAG Cards. He was holding the same deck that I was using as a bookmark for Conversations With God. I could feel my eyes water as the most inner part of me felt acknowledged and loved.

I felt God speak to my soul in that moment. “I will contrive to bring you the answer. The whole universe I will use to do this.”

Conversations With God

I’m sure many of you are familiar with the book Conversations With God by Neale Donald Walsch. It is nothing short of profound. I immediately was sucked into it as if the words he was writing were my own. A dramatic shift has taken place in my life and much of it has coincided with this book.

I am still moving along with my paper TAG Cards and will continue working to make the product concept as cohesive and simple to understand as possible. My goal has always been to make these cards accessible to everyone and meaningful to the mainstream. The virtual cards are free and therefore accessible to all and the paper cards have the potential to impact the lives of those you come into contact with that may be strangers (and not accessible through Facebook). 

I can feel 2010 has wonderful things to bring! Let's get ready for it……..ready, set, GO!

With the simple click of a button, you can be tagging all of your friends with these sweet, little, pay it forward cards. As soon as I came to this conclusion, that the cards would be free and virtual, I released myself from the dread I began to take on. I would find myself hitting walls over and over and over again, with retailers, distributing and development. Now I'm free!

I realize to truly spread this concept, to make it accessible to all, earth friendly and visually appealing (which have all been my goals) this makes perfect sense-they will be available for free on the internet. And now, finally, I feel I have planted the seed and it is ready to grow-ready to take off, actually. I no longer feel tied to how I will cover printing costs and the work I will have to do to market the concept, the concept will market itself through the grateful "clicks" that will send it around the world and back. People will be spreading goodness across the globe, all within seconds, and it will be effortless. I am in the flow now, and I can feel the universe supporting it. And, I am so happy to share this with all of you.

I found out that the info cards I ordered are set to arrive on Christmas Eve! I'm really hoping that we will have enough time to hit the streets and hand them out as planned. I guess some things require waiting……