Wednesday, August 8, 2007
who I am today
It's a sobering thought to realize that who I am today is a direct response to what I believed yesterday about myself and about the way the world works; furthermore, who I will be tomorrow is a direct reflection of what I am- how I am living- today. It is enormously vital to be conscious of every thought, assumption, action, and way of being in this world, as it responds so predictably to all of that. It can be seen as burdensome, as heavy responsibility; I choose to see it as empowering. Challenging also to learn deliberate creation, since we generally aren't taught it from childhood.
How I define myself to myself is probably the most important thing I need to be aware of. What are my deepest values that I won't compromise? What do I need in my environment in order to be my best? What gives me energy, healthy energy? What are my strengths that I can share with the world?
That is just the beginning. Next, it is important that I have a strong spiritual sense of who I am and how I fit in this world. Have I accepted any labels that society put on me? Or the medical system? Or an educational system? Have I examined societal beliefs that I may hold and chosen whether I want to accept them or not?
Examples of beliefs worth abandoning: a) my mother had/has this disease, therefore I must have it; b) at this age I must expect symptom X ; c) this is a dog-eat-dog world and I must compete in order to get ahead; and the stupidest belief of all, d) successful people are successful due to 'luck'.
Personal power is unleashed when we consciously choose how we define ourselves and actively deny imposed ideas, replacing them with joyous declarations: "I can boldly assume and accept that I am healthy, wealthy, and successful."
Not long ago I had someone tell me she didn't believe in the law of attraction, or that negative thinking causes negative events to happen. She maintained that she was a habitual negative thinker, and the result was that when the doom she predicted or expected didn't transpire, she felt relieved. Therefore it is better, in her thinking, to expect the worst, so that when the worst doesn't happen you can celebrate! Now there's logic!
Labels: deliberate creation, law of attraction
