By Michelle Lange Founder, Conscious Connections Learning Center, and Certifed Master Life Coach One reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is that we never direct our focus; we never concentrate our power. - Tony Robbins The key to success is to focus our conscious mind on things we desire not things we fear. - Brian Tracy
In our last few lessons, we have been discussing the necessity of releasing negative thought atterns! In this wee"#s lesson, we will begin wor"ing on how to shift your attention to what it is you want in life! $s we established in a rior lesson, our thoughts create our e%eriences here in the hysical world! If you send your ti&e critici'ing yourself and believing that you aren#t good enough, the universe will bring you e%eriences that re(ect that &indset! Re&e&ber that I said before you need to love yourself frst) Let &e reeat that again!!! *+, -../ T+ L+0. *+,R1.LF FIR1T) *ou can#t achieve a fulflling and hay life if you continue to critici'e yourself! 1elf-doubt is the "iller of all drea&s and the soul! The roble& is not outside of you, it is inside of you! $lbert .instein#s 2uote 3*ou can#t solve a roble& with the sa&e &ind that created it!4 is very aroriate and truthful here! In acceting this truth, you &ust focus your attention on the ositive asects of your life and yourself! In order to begin &a"ing this owerful shift it is necessary for you to beco&e consciously aware of your thoughts! By &a"ing this shift, you reali'e you have the power to choose what you think instead of unconsciously allowing your rerecorded negative &essages to lay over and over again in your &ind! -otice that I e&hasi'ed 3you have the power4 over your thoughts5 thoughts do not have ower over you unless you give the& ower over you! Thoughts only have &eaning when we assign &eaning to the&! Isn#t it ti&e that we begin to thin" in a ositive way that suorts our vision of our ideal life6 Let#s begin the shift, now) Tune Up Turning Point #4 Re&e&ber I said you need to 3retrain4 your &ind to thin" thoughts that suort whatever it is you wish to achieve! 7ere is a short list of e%ercises you can do to begin &a"ing the shift to ositive thin"ing! Meditation / Relaxation Be still and Breathe) 8e need to be able to function with a clear and cal& &ind which is necessary for living a eaceful and successful life! 1cience is now roving &editation has healing and life transfor&ing benefts! If you aren#t already racticing &editation, or so&e for& of rela%ation e%ercise daily, begin today and add it into your daily routine for at least 9: ; <= &inutes! Practice Positive !r"ations 8rite down a list of things you erceive as your wea"nesses, shortco&ings, or whatever you believe to be 3wrong4 about yourself or you can also list things you believe you should be doing! 1elect a few fro& your list and turn the& into ositive a>r&ative state&ents! For e%a&le, a negative thought such as 3I hate &y ?ob)4 can be stated in the a>r&ative as 3I a& creating a fulflling and well aying ?ob for &yself!4 Practice #ratitude The &ore consistent and strong your gratitude is for the good things that co&e your way, the less li"ely it is that thoughts of dissatisfaction with your current situation will occur! Re&e&ber, what you thin", you beco&e! $ grateful heart and &ind e%ects the best in all things, and receives the best of all things fro& the ,niverse! $isioning In order for us to receive what we want to have, do or beco&e, we &ust consistently hold a clear &ental i&age in your thoughts! I can#t stress enough the i&ortance of thin"ing of this i&age as often as you can! This is how your thoughts will create what it is you wish in the hysical world! 1o&e eole fnd that creating a vision board is very helful5 be sure to lace it so&ewhere you will see it fre2uently throughout the day! *ou have everything you need for your best life already inside you in e%isting in a state of otential! Trust and believe in yourself! 1to waiting for so&eone else to give you er&ission to &ove forward with your life! *ou deserve all the good things life has to o@er you, now get busy and create it) $ll the best to you, Michelle %out Michelle MIC7.LL. L$-A. is the founder of Conscious Connections Learning Center for ersonal and siritual develo&ent! 1he is a Certifed Master Life Coach, sea"er, author, siritual teacher, and artist!
Chapter Title: Index Book Title: A Ricoeur Reader Book Subtitle: Reflection and Imagination Book Author(s) : Mario J. Valdés Published By: University of Toronto Press