Eileen Schreiber, ABR, EcoBroker, Flagstaff, AZ

Every moment gives us a chance to recognize something beautiful about our world. I love to carry a simple digital camera and snap snap away. When the light is right, in a quiet second or sometimes even from a moving car, a scene appears that must be captured, as best as possible, with that single click.

My hope for all of us, myself very much included, is that as we wade through trying times, hunker down, re-think our priorities and our goals, we are always available to recognize something beautiful, positive, magical, inspiring, hopeful, or funny, about life.

Happy Holidays!

Before I became a Realtor, I was (among many other things) heavily involved in the healing arts. The Healing Arts includes a vast group of practices, and my focus was on "energy healing" - the ability to read, interpret, understand, empath and tune into energy as a way of conceiving and acting in reality. In other words, I spent a lot of time learning about and focusing on "the unseen" as a way to better my experience in the world of "the seen" - physical presence.

The Secret has exploded across the globe. It's forte, I believe, is encapsulating age-old spiritual wisdom in a time-relevant and very digestible pill. We, the people of the planet, are ready to start listening to the way positive thought can create positive realities. We are ready to start believing that thoughts actually generate propellants to our realities, that we are not mere victims of circumstance, and we can't run around angry, negative and grim expecting wonderful things to happen.

However, there is one thing that kind of bugs me about the way The Secret is bandied about. In my learnings, and in my opinion, you can think a billion positive thoughts and have nothing positive happen. The Secret to the Secret, and the topic often left behind, is how you FEEL.

If I stand in the mirror and tell myself that I will be rich and abundant this month, yet ignore that sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach that is actually saying - "You have GOT to be kidding.... YOU???", it really won't matter how many times I repeat my thought.

If I focus on bringing in wonderful new clients, imagining what they wear, what they will buy, the perfume they waft through the room... but my chest tightens with fear as I subconsiously remember that there really are NO buyers out there.... I may not have the results I think I deserve.

So the Secret to the Secret, in my opinion? FOCUS ON WHAT MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD! Be aware in every moment possible of the things that create positive feelings. The beautiful sunrise, how the kids are incredibly cute today, how the dog makes you laugh, that great color of lipstick you always loved, a funny look on your partner's face...the snow... anything in the moment that is positive for you.

And with those real feelings of happiness, appreciation, wonder, joy, beauty, hope, or general positiveness, CREATE A REAL THOUGHT THAT YOU BELIEVE IN, THAT YOU CAN ALSO FEEL GOOD ABOUT, and think it. In that moment of feeling good, create a new thought that you can feel good about and keep that positive feeling alive! From the great expansion of your good feelings, keep generating more and more, until you really can believe in the abundance, the new clients, and the wealth.

This is a blog post and already too long. The internet site that has been teaching this wonderfully for years is www.abraham-hicks.com. Check it out! There are fabulous exercises that give us all opportunities to live the secret to The Secret!

Last week, 7 single family homes were sold in Flagstaff, Arizona. Please note, these statistics do not include Condominiums, Townhomes and Land. All information is taken from the Northern Arizona Multiple Listing Service and includes not only the city of Flagstaff, but all surrounding areas. For detailed reports of your neighborhood, or for comparisons of homes similar to yours, please email or call Eileen!

Average Price: $379,000

High Price: $587,000

Low Price: $172,000

Median Price: $325,000

Average Price/SF: $201.84

Average Year Built: 1986

Average Sales Price % of List Price: 93.1%

Average Days on Market: 101

A new blog: www.FlagstaffAthletics.com

The trails, trees, and rolling hills of Flagstaff make this a world-renowned destination for active people. Hikers, mountain bikers, Golfers, Runners, Horse People, Skiiers, and anyone who loves to move through the beautiful outdoors finds a niche in Flagstaff and our surrounding areas.

First, a personal tangent: When I'm not a Realtor in Flagstaff, I am participating in all kinds of athletic activities. My daily love is long walks with the dogs, either on the back nine of Forest Highlands Golf Course, or in the forests behind University Heights. I also play as much tennis as possible, here, in Sedona and in the Valley, have tried to commit to Yoga (soundly failed), have belonged to almost all of our Flagstaff Gyms, and have recently fallen in love with Crossfit.

Crossfit Flagstaff. Crossfit is hard to descibe - it's a place you go, it's a philosophy, and more than anything, for me personally it is an inspiration. With the motto "Forging Elite Fitness", Crossfit is a daily challenge to become stronger, fitter, have more confidence doing things I never dreamt of (pullups, weightlifting, untold amounts of squats), and have a lot of fun on the journey in a group led by owner and crossfitter extraordinaire, Lisa Ray.

Flagstaff Ahtletics Blog

If you are looking for everything athletic in Flagstaff, please visit my blog: www.FlagstaffAthletics.com. I will write about Flag Athletics, but also hope that those of you who visit will contribute - stories, events, calendars, humor, photos...

Warmest Wishes from Snowy Flagstaff! - Eileen

While Flagstaff is known as a second home community for heat-exhausted residents of the Valley, Vegas, and parts of California, our snowy season is among the most beautiful of times. Dramatic skies, white, glistening snow and green trees create stunning visuals.

When the snow falls, people from all over Arizona arrive with skis, sleds, snowboards and innertubes in tow. The smallest hills become covered with gleefully giggling children. The Flagstaff Nordic Center and the Arizona Snowbowl are teeming with skiiers and snowboarders. Those of us who are content to walk can enjoy the pristine white snowscapes and clear blue skies.

Here are two photos taken on the first blue-sky day after our three day snowstorm. How lucky we are to live in Flagstaff!