One Simple Thing to Positively Impact Your Life Forever
VM
Every year we all start off with big plans to make this year the best ever. We have good intentions about exercising, eating healthy, saving money, balancing work and family time, following our passion, growing spiritually, etc. Do you know that there is one simple thing you could do that would have a dramatic impact on your life and all the goals you've set for this year? One thing that would change your life for the better forever?
I'll tell you what it is, but first some background. Several years ago I read that we have over 60,000 thoughts per day. I was reminded of this fact while listening to The Secret audio CD last week. The reason I bring this up is because it's our thoughts that create our future (just like the past was created). The bottom line is this: positive thoughts attract positive results and negative thoughts attract negative results.
Now you may be thinking - "How can I possibly monitor 60,000 thoughts per day?" You can't. The good news is you don't have to. All you have to do is pay attention to your feelings. If you are feeling good, that means your thoughts are positive. If you're feeling bad (angry, disappointed, sad, discouraged, upset, tired, sick), then it means that your thoughts are negative. If you understand the source of feelings, you'll realize that when you have a bad feeling, it doesn't mean that life is bad, it means your thoughts are misdirected.
Think about changing the channels on your TV or radio. When you don't like what you are watching or hearing, it's easy to press a button and switch to something more appealing. That's what you can do when your feelings tell you that you are on the wrong channel. Mentally "click" a button and switch to thoughts that bring up positive feelings. Just as you have your favorite TV shows or radio stations, have a reserve of favorite thoughts that you can "switch" to immediately. Maybe it's a happy memory from the past, a moment with a loved one, a funny story, a special song, or a beautiful image. Create your personal inventory of favorite thoughts and bring these to mind anytime your feelings let you know it's time to change channels.
When you make this one change of checking your feelings periodically, you'll realize a bad feeling means it's time to change your thinking. Stop thinking about what you don't have, or how hard life is, or what an impossible a situation you're in. Change channels by drawing from your inventory of favorite thoughts and then add thoughts about what you do want, and feel how good it will be to have it. The positive feelings that result will attract ideas, inspired actions, supportive people and events to help you along the way.
May your motto for the year be, in the words of the late James Brown, "I feel good!"
Vicki Miller / Copyright January 2007
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