Warning: The Orange Blanket by Mr. Twenty Twenty
WARNING!
This post is blunt. If it doesn’t upset you, and potentially knock you off your arse, then you probably don’t have a pulse.
I am not kidding, this is a powerful message, written in love. I am writing this because I deeply desire to help you transform your world. If that happens, the world I live in becomes a much more beautiful and interesting place for all of us.
ONWARD!
If you choose to read this article, you are exercising one of the most precious resources you have, one that most people choose to neglect, and that resource is YOUR power of choice.
Stop here if you want to think the world is just a bunch of daisies, or if you want to live the life of the shallow networker.
What follows is REAL LIFE. Read at your own risk. Here goes.
The Orange Blanket by Mr. Twenty Twenty
Hi,
Carol and I just got back from an amazing event hosted by Mark Ryan and Joe Vitale. It was the second Attract Wealth Seminar, and it continued to help us explore change and wealth in our lives.
We met and authentically connected with tons of amazing people, brought home suitcases of golden nuggets, and experienced just enough key insights to make a huge difference in both our lives and in the bottom line of our business.
I’ll be writing more about the event later, but first I have to share the wealth we experienced, the day after the event. (This is the DIFFRENCE between Networking and Authentically Connecting.)
Carol and I drove down to world famous Wimberley Texas to eat breakfast, to enjoy some time with new and old friends, and look at homes we were told about that are for sale in our next Home Town. When we arrived, we enjoyed some amazing food, including Rhubarb and Apple pie at the Wimberly Cafe, and then we went on a little walk around town and along Cypress Creek.
Wealth! Imagine me with three of the most beautiful women you would ever be privileged to be with, enjoying one of the most special places on earth. And as a bonus, I am also married to one of these beautiful women too. Carol is the one taking the pictures you will see soon.
Onward!
Then there were the two cell phone calls that helped me understand how wealthy I truly am.
The first one came from the sweetheart of someone pretty famous in the online world. She was inviting us up to hang out for a while. So of course, when we were done with our tour of the town, we scooted up to say hello. Carol and I were heading in that direction in a short bit anyway to look at homes, it was great to be invited to spend time with even more of our friends.
Onward!
About 40 minutes later, after playing on the trampoline, enjoying the gifts of even more amazing people, and sharing some amazing giggles and hugs… my phone rings again. Everyone was going inside, so I snuck off toward the garden to take the call.
This second call was different. The voice on the phone is a voice full of desperation. It’s Mike, one of my dearest friends, who is moving with us to Texas. He also is our cat sitter. Normally, Mike calls us a few times when we are traveling just to say hello, and to catch the wave we are on. If you hang out with us at all here, you know we are always on some kind of adventure.
This time Mike called to tell us that my friend Taz had died.
This was out of the blue, nothing could be seen wrong with him. Taz, who spent countless hours with me in the office, on training calls, had died in the basement of our home, sometime Sunday night or Monday morning.
Discovering Real Wealth.
So I sat in the Garden, and cried. I had lost a friend, and I hurt. I also had to go inside and tell Carol, that one of our cats had passed away.
I walked into the house, and I saw Carol across the room. My beautiful wife, holding so lovingly a beautiful cat that reminded me of my friend who I would never see again. She looked at me and asked what’s wrong.
I told her. The world stopped. We just looked at each other, and that’s when I discovered exactly how wealthy we truly are.
Friends and family and true wealth.
Everyone there, supported and loved us. In perfect timing, in their perfect way.
Everyone.
Absolutely everyone.
So you’ve read this far, and so I’ll share a little more.
This is the stuff that will change your world.
Ready?
My friend Taz died. We were in the perfect place, not just in the neighborhood where we have chosen to move, not with people who we “netoworked” with… we were in the home of some of the most giving and beautiful people I have ever met. Friends. Friends who are part of my chosen family. People who I would do almost anything for.
We were with the perfect people. No one there was “perfect”. Everyone there was genuine. Beautiful. Honest. Open. Everyone living at a high level of personal integrity and authenticity.
We felt the love, and we were very well taken care of, perfectly by everyone there. Our friends and family.
We experienced the perfect wealth. Not by pursuing “money” with them, but by inviting more WEALTH into their lives and ours, by being genuine, thankful, appreciative and supportive.
Want to change your life? Ready to dramatically change your life?
Then use that resource we wrote above, a long time ago in this article. Use your power of choice.
Choose to share more of you in the world.
Choose to help those around you to share more of who they truly are with the world.
Choose to truly connect with people, not just network.
Wealth is not measured by how many people you are connected with.
Wealth is not developed by going out and kicking arse in the business world.
Wealth is DISCOVERED AND DEVELOPED
by you choosing to show up in the world,
with both LOVE and AUTHENTICITY.
Here’s a hint…. how to get to Wealth.
Bring more of YOU and your LOVE and your VISION into the world.
Do it TODAY.
Do it for those who you love.
Your friend,
Twenty Twenty
PS: Before publishing this article, I paused and was led to read Today’s Mantra on Carol’s site. This is a classic that Carol edited and put in the queue before our trip. It’s the perfect message for me today and it demonstrates how well we are taken care of.
PPS: My dear friend Taz today is wrapped lovingly in his Orange Blanket. Carol and I are going to go smoke some tobacco and listen to the guidance we get when it comes to exactly what we should do with him now. It’s cold here in Pennsylvania so we have a little time. We’ve talked about burying him here, his home of almost 8 years. We’ve talked about cremating him and taking him to Wimberley when we have moved. If you have a moment, your kinds words, prayers and love are appreciated.
THE MOST IMPORTANT PART!!!!
Last night, as I sat with his body, the shell he needs no more, petting his head through the Orange Blanket he is wrapped in. I couldn’t tell you how blessed I was. Remembering the gifts that only he could give me. Remembering the love he too showed our clients and guests in our home.
I request that you CHOOSE today to live as he lived.
To share the gifts only YOU can give. To show the world the love you have.
To be who you truly are. Thank you. Hugs and love to you.
Email: 2020@exhostage.com
Hey 2020,
Being so privileged as to spend time with you this last week, I already knew what you had gone through losing your wonderful friend and family member Taz. But reading this still brought me to tears!
You and Carol are true lights in this world and I’m honored to know you both. I’ll be thinking about you today while you are saying goodbye to your furry little office manager.
Love,
Ann
True wealth is those bonds of love, money comes and goes. But I sit here with a dog under my chair, 2 cats in the other room, pictures of family (just not all blood related), reading a blog by another family member… and can’t help but feel the tears come to my eyes feeling like a blessed and wealthy woman.
Give love to Taz, and keep his memories close. Love to you, Carol and the other cats.
Love, MJ
Hi Twenty,
Thank you for sharing your very moving story with us.
I am very proud to have you and Carol as good friends, and spending time with both of you at The Attract Wealth Seminar made the whole experience of my USA trip very special.
Kind regards,
Saul Maraney
Johannesburg, South Africa
http://www.whatishooponopono.com
Thank you for your beautiful sharing. I get it. I have an opportunity every week to “show up” with many people and it is a new choice every day. It is a giving, just like your little friend gave to you. Bless you in your life and chosen work.
“Bring more of YOU and your LOVE and your VISION into the world.” Wow! That is some AMAZING wisdom, Twenty.
My love and blessings to you and Carol and the memory and essence of Taz. May your hearts be at peace.
Buz
Hi 2020,
I almost always have something to say or a desire to say something or respond somehow. But I am at a loss of words right now. Taz will be missed, IS missed right now, and at the same time, I feel that he left you and Carol with such gifts and blessings.
Stay strong, my friend. Be in his light. Be his light.
Love,
Todd
Twenty-Twenty,
On December 13th my friend of over forty years died of Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer. When he told me about his condition I could hardly believe it, Steve was as alive and vibrant as ever. He kind of forced me to go to West Virgina and play in a 1900’s golf tournament where the contestants use traditional wooden shafted clubs and a gutta percha ball.
It was great! We had a blast over that August weekend and well..he would tell me a couple weeks later it was his last good days with me. In the coming weeks a tumor the size of two fists grew upon the front of his neck. It was hidious. It was frightening. I visited him several times before his death and every time I’d visit I was always wanting to say, “Thank you”, to him but I didn’t understand why.
Here was a guy I’ve known since I was three years old and now I am forty-seven and he was dying.
There was nothing I could do but visit and comfort him. Tell him how much I loved him.
What I learned: We are here today. like Taz, who I had to pleasure of meeting and petting when I was over you house. You never know when the last time you are going to see someone you love. You never know if the last words out of your mouth are going to be I hate or I love. Make it I love.
Take it on the chin as many times as need be.
We are all strong enough. Sometimes the words I love you or thank you can be more difficult to say than fuck you but do it anyway and see what happens.
Recently, my ex-girlfriend told me she was getting married. We used to fight. I told her congratulations. It hurt. I told her to be happy and if she ever needed anything to call. That was that. We could have rehashed and reopened old wounds and believe me it was difficult and at times she wanted too but I held my ground.
I love you. No matter what.
Steve had shown me the capacity for love and acceptance no matter what. Believe me I can be an idiot. I was. He never judged, busted balls with the best of them but never judged and I guess that is the reason I remained friends with him so long.
My ex judged with the best of them. She could tear your heart out just because she wanted too.
She is no less deserving of love and acceptance than I would want to be.
If given the chance say, I love you.
That is what I have learned.
Thanks, 20/20 and Carol for allowing me to go on.
Hi 2020
Thank you for sharing your pain and your love. I can feel it.
Your vision in sharing how everything, even the most painful, are blessings to us. You showed in the death of your friend how truly wealthy and loved you and Carol are.
And to Thomas. I am sorry for your loss. Thank you for sharing your love in this most difficult time. My heart goes out to you.
I love you.
Terrific thoughts are given us through this blog. I sat for a minute and thought about the possible loss of some of those dearest to me. Tears developed. Only minutes earlier I had not given any thought to these loved ones, and now I feel rewarded for reading these passages. Heart felt thanks go out to you Carol and Mr. 20 20 for injecting this quality into mankind- – -We really need to think along these lines more often. You have no idea how blessed you truly are !
Loving sentiment and heart felt hugs to you both Bubba B (Bob Gibson)
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