We are always facing a point of choice in our lives. Whether or not we are aware of it! We have the absolute free will to choose our path. With conscious awareness of our choices we consciously manifest our own freedom and limitations. The power of our thoughts are realized into action.
Recently, I had an issue of worthiness in my relationship with my partner, Tom. Since childhood I have been dealing with the issue of my worthiness of receiving and accepting love and appreciation. I have been an "expert" at giving love and appreciation but pushed away from receiving it. Tom was appreciating and loving me abundantly for being a powerful spiritual woman which I rejected as not the truth of me. This brought up my prior beliefs that receiving limited love and appreciation was fine which propelled me to push away. I realized that I did not want to place a limit on my abundance for receiving love and appreciation.
I was at a point of choice - Do I continue to push away which had become the safe pattern or do I change my pattern of thinking? I chose to consciously be in gratitude to Tom for his gifts of love and appreciation. I utilized a daily affirmation to change my thought of being worthy of abundant love and appreciation. I use a five step process to change my thoughts which then changes my choices and actions to freedom instead of limitation or lack.
- Ask for clarity - What do you want now? What is holding you back from what you want?
- Determine what is your "knowingness" which is the deepest level of your feelings in connection with your soul. The soul "knows" but the mind my reject it or not connect with your awareness. Bring your knowingness to conscious!
- Forgive yourself of any anger, shame, blame or guilt which you had placed in you with the issue. Release it and let it go!
- Give gratitude for what you have now and what is already present in the universe for you to claim
- Affirm what you want with the power of a positive affirmation
An affirmation statement has 4 parts: personal (I am), present (now), precise (state what you want in detail), and positive (do not use no or not). The affirmation I utilized was "I am (personal) worthy of receiving and accepting love and appreciation (positive and precise), unconditionally right now (present). Positive affirmations will change your thoughts if you live and know it as if it is already present! One key is to visualize yourself as what you are and feel it in your being. State the affirmation numerous times a day such as during a break, while driving, cooking, brushing your teeth, standing in line, walking, at your computer, upon awakening or going to bed. Are you at a point of choice? What do you want? You have the absolute power and free will of all your choices! Namaste.
Linda Salido Graves, RN, co-partner and editor of Blue Ridge Spirit, http://www.blueridgespirit.com , The "one source" for all things spiritual. a student of Science of Mind, Mastermind, Chi Kung and insight mediation. Email Linda at linda@Blueridgespirit.com . |
