Change your mind, change your results
Posted by Jana Groscost Matthews | Filed under Manifesting
George Bernard Shaw said,
“Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.”
It sounds so simple – change our minds and change our results.
Our thoughts are such a powerful part of the transformation process. It’s easy to set goals and intentions, yet the voices inside our heads are listing all the reasons it won’t or can’t happen. In essence our thoughts become our worst enemies.
Each day there are thousands of thoughts that cross our minds. How many of those are really conscious? Often times the thoughts in our heads are the voices of our parents, siblings, friends, boss, co-workers or others – not our own. To break free from this pattern, we have to become aware of the dialogue in our head and ask, “Is this helping or hindering my ability to achieve my goals?”
When we were children, our subconscious was shaped by our family and friends. Kids are just like sponges, soaking everything up, whether it true or false. They simply accept what others tell them as being the truth. So all the programming we received as a child is typically the programming running the subconscious today.
We now have the ability to change the programming and consciously choose our thoughts. One of the most powerful ways to help change our thoughts is to practice affirmations. Affirmations are an effective tool to help reprogram any incorrect thoughts or beliefs; sort of like rewriting a computer program. You can easily stop any thought by saying “No, that isn’t what I believe” and then to use a different thought or affirmation to shift your perspective to what you really want. Think about it: If a program isn’t functioning correctly, then the results will be incorrect. If your thoughts are incorrect, then so your results. Now it’s your choice to hold onto thoughts that move you closer to your goals or ones that hold you back from what you really want.
It takes practice, practice, practice and conscious effort to squish any sabatoging thoughts and replace them with new ones. Einstein said, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” And isn’t that what you are trying to do – get different results? The best place to begin the transformation is in your mind.
To prepare for the manifesting, write down a list of goals or intentions you want to attract or issues you want to release during the lunar cycle. After the cycle is over, review your old list crossing off goals achieved and file it, then begin a new list for the new cycle. To maintain balance in your life, look at goals on several different levels including financial, spiritual, mental, emotional, and physically.