Changing Yourself: The Power of Self-Affirming Declarations Part II
When it comes to changing myself, it is my core beliefs - the ones that are central to who I am as a person - that really need to be addressed. Attempting to change myself without looking at the beliefs I hold inside is like having all the lines memorized but delivering the performance without any connection to the part that’s being played.
My favorite summer TV show is So You Think You Can Dance. There are some great dancers competing on the show, but every season there are a handful of dancers who, though they have amazing technical skills, really struggle when it comes to letting their feelings and emotions come through the dance. The judges will often comment that they had a hard time believing the performance because they could not feel anything coming from the dancers.
It’s one thing to believe something in my head. It’s quite another thing to believe it in my heart.
So how do I get to that place? How about my subconscious mind…
"Many names have been used to distinguish the two functions of the mind. These include…the conscious and the subconscious mind…
"A wonderful way to begin getting to know the two functions of your mind is to think of it as a garden.
"You are the gardener. You are planting seeds of thought in your subconscious mind all day long…
"Imagine your subconscious mind as a bed of rich soil that will help all kinds of seeds to sprout and flourish, whether good or bad." (Joseph Murphy, The Power of Your Subconscious Mind, p. 6)
I think this paints such a great picture of the possibilities.
The choice of what kind of seed I spread over my subconscious mind is really up to me. I don’t know about you, but I’m always telling myself things throughout the day.
When I beat myself up continually, I stand to reap a harvest of weeds.
But when I focus on the positive, where I’m headed, the areas I want to change, well then, I stand to produce a nice crop of empowering beliefs.
Most times when I repeat or meditate on my affirmations I really do feel as though something is being planted in me. It’s the oddest thing.
…to be continued again!
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