J.J. Ulrich - My Blog: February 2009

As many of you know I keep a vision board. For those of you who don't know what a vision board is let me explain. My vision board is a place where I put pictures of the things I want to manifest or dream about in my life. It is believed by many that when you get clear on what you want to manifest the universe has a way of making it show up. It always amazes me how things show up because you would never anticipate or expect how things manifest in your life.

In January when I was reworking my personal vision board for 2009 I wanted to create a free cruise this year. I wanted it to be on the best ship and include all expenses including airfare, taxes, fees, excursions, tips, food well to say the least everything. I had no idea how it would show up and wrote down no expectations for the universe to manifest this for me. In mid January 2009 my best friend called me and said he and his wife got offered a cruise and wanted to see if I was interested in going with them. Well I started laughing because I would have never expected this. After getting the details I would still have to pay for the airfare and the taxes, port fees and all of the other fees. So I declined the invitation knowing it was the universe teasing me and seeing if I was committed.

On Wednesday February 4, 2009 I received a call from an associate who just had two cabins open up on his company cruise. Airfare, Fees, Tips, Hotel Accommodations, Excursions, every expense I had listed was covered. The ship was the Liberty Of The Seas which is Royal Caribbean’s Flagship. There was only one problem. Sarah and I had to be in Miami Florida in 48 hours lol. Well I called my mom and she could watch my daughter, Sarah called her brother who could watch our animals, and I asked my boss and he said go have fun. Everything worked out and on Friday Morning we were sitting on an airplane heading to Florida.

Now when I look back at how everything came together I just have to laugh. Because the universe has a funny personality and will always test to make sure you really want something.

So here is our cruse:

Day 1: The Everglade Tour

Before we boarded the ship the group we were with went on an Air Boat tour of the Everglades. This was a lot of fun. Even though I offered a good sum of money they would not let me drive one of those great Air Boats. One day that is going on my vision board LOL. We had the opportunity to hold an alligator and eat some alligator bits. (No not the same one) This was a great time while we waited to board the ship.

Day 1: Boarding The Ship

This ship is HUGE. It holds over 4500 people and is truly a modern marvel. It has everything from rock climbing walls, tennis courts, swimming pools, ice skating rinks, the flowrider, golf course, well if you can think of it in a small city it is probably on this boat.