Now at this point you may be thinking, "If I said that, it would be a lie!" I often felt the same way as I said these things and went to bed late and got up late. However I realized from truths I learned from studying that I could be patient. I would believe that change was coming.
So each day I would say my positive affirmations and be gentle with myself letting go of negative energy or thoughts about myself. Then one day it happened! I began reading another classic The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People - Powerful Lessons In Personal Change, Restoring The Character Ethic
I read that being proactive (the first habit) is keeping commitments and promises to myself and others. I decided I could do that. I could keep one promise to myself this week. I chose getting up at 5 am since many of my other desires would fall into place if I could achieve that one (i.e. time to exercise and study, etc.).
Last week I got up everyday at 5 am and it was EASY...way TOO easy! One of those mornings while I was reading my positive affirmations I received a huge revelation. I had been training my unconscious mind to accept these new ideas for months. Now when I chose to make the decision with my conscious mind, my body knew just what to do. I actually had a feeling of relief, as if my body was saying, "Finally!"
I'm nearing the end of my second week and I have kept that promise to myself even when a couple of nights I stayed up a little too late. Again I am gentle with myself and allow myself to take a cat nap if possible to show respect for my body. I am blown away at my ability to accomplish tasks that just a couple of weeks ago seemed insurmountable.
We are our own obstacles. I believe we have an immense power that we can access by creating pathways in our minds. We are created in God's image which means we have incredible potential! Let's get out of our own way!!
This is MY battle! Just this week I realized that all my prayers have been for something outside of myself to help me (particularly with early to bed early to rise...), when really, what I need is to tap into the power within me, from God. So last night, that's what I prayed for, for the first time. What a timely post! I just sent my husband to Barnes and Noble to buy that book. =) I believe I have Covey's sitting on the shelf already. Thank You!
ReplyDeleteAre you for real? My goodness. How do you make time for all that reading and thinking and so forth? I am amazed.
ReplyDeleteGreat job! You are an inspiration. Keep us posted on how it's all going.
Thanks for sharing your story. I feel like I need to start a list of things that I want to repeat to myself each day now!
ReplyDeleteI am SO glad you posted this! I was going to call you all week to find out the name of that book (The Answer) so I could start reading it myself and pass it instantly onto family members! You're amazing!
ReplyDelete~Callie Perkins