The Awesome Power of Thoughts
"Any fact facing us is not as important as our
attitude toward it, for that determines our success
or failure. The way you think about a fact may
defeat you before you ever do anything about it. You
are overcome by the fact because you think you
are."
- Norman Vincent Peale
It is important that we begin to realize that what we
think creates our reality. The thought doesn’t even
have to be verbalized. In fact, many of us don’t
even express to others, or even ourselves, what we
are truly thinking. Yet, when we look at our lives
honestly and truthfully and observe where we are,
we can begin to see how years of "negative thinking"
has placed us exactly where we are at this moment.
You may want to begin to pay attention to your
own "self talk." It will reveal a wealth of information
about who you are now and how you came to be this
way. If
you don’t like what you’re experiencing and if you are
really serious about changing your reality into a more
positive one, get yourself a tape recorder. Record
your thoughts for a few days and you will be
surprised at how often you say and express words
that have created your present reality.
How often do you say to yourself:
"This is tough..."
"I can’t do this..."
"I hate this..."
"Life is such a struggle..."
"I’m afraid of ..."
"I’m exhausted..."
"I’m not good enough..."
"I don’t like myself..."
"I can't do anything right..."
After a week of paying attention to your thoughts,
you may notice how your thoughts are creating what
is happening to you at that moment. If you think
that you can’t do something, then the probability is
that you will fail. If you think that somebody doesn’t
like you, then the probability is that you will be on
the defensive and that person will not see the warm
caring individual that you are.
On a more global level, whatever each of us thinks
also gets sent into the collective consciousness. We
are all a
part of everything around us, other people, animals,
plants, earth, water, air, etc.
The beauty of discovering that you have always
been in charge of your life, however tough and
unpleasant the process might seem, is discovering
that you are
a POWERFUL CREATOR who can change the direction
of your life NOW and make it into the life that you
truly want for yourself.
You can stop the self-doubt, the feelings of being
victimized, the self-hate and move on to feeling
capable, empowered, and proud of who you are.
The first step is to be aware of your thoughts and
know when and what triggers your negative
thoughts. You cannot change what you're unaware
of.
Second, accept yourself for who you are now. This
is very important because most of us tend to not do
that.
Third, find and use tools that work for you to release
and let go of the old negative thoughts. You may
want to use EFT, hypnosis, meditation, healing
colors, prayers, or seek help from the Angels to help
guide you
through this process.
Here are just a few ways to help you release and let
go
of negative thoughts:
- When negative thoughts arise, you can say to
yourself, "I am releasing and letting go of (whatever
negative thoughts are going through my head right
now...)." You can actually visualize your negative
thoughts being contained within black balloons and,
as you you let go of them, they float off into the sky
and disappear or explode.
- I learned this next way of releasing yourself from
negative thoughts from Tom Hopkins more than 20
years ago and have used it often since then.
Actively choose the thought and feeling you wish to
experience in your life and repeat it like a mantra. “I
feel happy, I feel healthy, I feel terrific." It may
sound silly but it works. The more you repeat it, the
truer it becomes. Another rhythmic saying that can
help is "everyday, in every way, I feel better and
better."
- There are great positive affirmations to say to
yourself throughout out the day.
I am happy.
I am healthy.
I am love.
I am abundance.
I am light.
I am loving.
I am pain-free.
I am whole.
I can do it.
I accept myself.
I like myself.
I love myself.
I am joyful.
I am peace.
I believe.
- When someone frustrates you, bless that person.
You might say it through your teeth in the beginning,
but eventually, you will let go of that frustration,
anger, even hatred.
As each of us changes his or her thoughts from a
negative, sometimes self-destructive, way to
positive, wonderful, beautiful, forgiving, and loving
thoughts, the world around us will also change to
reflect
what we think and pave the way to harmony,
fellowship and acceptance of all those around us.
