MAJOR Breakthrough, Part II

As recommended by Smith and Assaraf, I wrote a page (which has turned into two!) of positive affirmations that I read three times a day. These are powerful, present-tense statements of what I would like to be, develop, obtain, wish for and desire. One of my positive affirmations, for example, is "I go to bed by 9:30 or 10:00 every night and sleep soundly for a sufficient time (notice the wording to allow for baby awakenings : ). I wake up at 5 am refreshed and motivated to complete my goals."

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 by Steven R. Covey for probably the fourth time (another book I have yet to finish ; ). This time was different though. Instead of reading his thoughts and thinking it was true but somehow elusive to me, something clicked.

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!!