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Affirmations: Part 1

Creating your own reality

When I first began reading Arthurian legends, I knew that I didn't want to be King Arthur. I wanted to be Merlin. The power of his vision and his magical use of words held me spellbound. When this guy spoke a commanding word the desired object would appear, the malady would be healed, the dead brought back to life, the land covered in dragon's breath.

King Solomon, a great and wise leader of ancient Israel, said, "As a man thinks, so he is." In other words, your thoughts-the things you say to yourself, the pictures you make in your mind-create your reality. Now, is this magical or what? You doubt Solomon's wisdom?

What happens to someone who consistently tells themselves and the world around them that they "can't"? that they are not "enough"? that they were born to be a C-Team player? What happens is that they get to be a prophet whose words will come true. Tragically, if they would have changed their beliefs and professions they could have prophesied good fortune-and had that prophecy come true.

Most of our belief systems were installed in us by the words and actions of our parents, family members, teachers and culture. The question for us now is, how many of our present beliefs were consciously adopted after much study, reflection and consideration?

A child is told that he is a genius, that he can easily learn anything he wants to, and that he has all the resources he needs for a successful life. His parents, with utter conviction and congruency, communicate these beliefs to him or her on a daily basis. If they hear the young man whining about not being smart, if they hear her complaining about not being as bright as someone else, they gently and firmly correct the child until, when he or she is in their teens, the youngster believes they have whatever it takes to lead a successful life and that they are competent to decide what "success" will mean to them.

The Voices in your Head

"But, Monte, my parents and teachers raised me to see myself as a victim of a world full of people who are more powerful…more intelligent…more fortunate. In fact, in the past, whenever I think I may be able to break out and do something new, I can still hear their voices-'Who do you think you are, getting all uppity like this?'"

Hey, you can get rid of those voices right now. (Yes, I said RIGHT NOW!)

Do you have a voice inside your head that yells at you or tells you that you are a loser or some other such nonsense? Where do you hear the voice? Is it behind you or a few inches away from your left ear? Listen carefully: does it sound like anyone you know? Maybe it's the voice of your dad or mom or…your own voice?

Now. Go ahead and listen to that voice. What does it say…precisely?

Okay. I want you to change that voice to that of your favorite cartoon character. R-e-a-l-l-y do this, NOW. Have the cartoon character (Bugs Bunny?) tell you whatever it was the voice has been telling you about yourself. R-i-g-h-t n-o-w. Make certain that the cartoon character says exactly what the other voice was saying and that the voice is in the same location. Do it over and over again until you are laughing.

Talking to Yourself

Take the next few days and focus on listening to the people around you: what are they saying about themselves and others? Typically it is all quite negative and cynical.

• I can't learn new things all that easily.
  
• You can't trust people-ever.
  
• That project was nothing but one big headache.
  
• No pain, no gain.
  
• I am so scatter brained.
  
• I don't have a memory for facts…figures…details.
  
• Men (women) are such jerks.
  
• I could never afford a _____ (house/car/suit of clothes) like that.
  
• I'll never get a promotion…make enough money…pay off my debts.
  
• No one cares.
  
• God/the gods/fate is just against me.
  
• Life is just one battle after another.
  

Imagine listening to a recording of your private thoughts from the last 24 hours. Classifying every thought into three categories--neutral, positive and negative--what percentage do you imagine would fall into the negative column? What is it about us humans that waste so much energy on worrying over baseless fears, feeding on bitterness, arrogantly judging things and people or constantly tearing ourselves down? How many people do you know that constantly hypnotize themselves to believe the worse about everything and everyone?

Go back over the above affirmations about self, life, work, others and think about what sort of reality these professions will create. Read these declarations as prophecies. Read these assertions as statements of faith that will create a specific reality. And when it happens-when the prophecy comes true, when reality is manifested-what do many of us think? Rather than taking responsibility for it, we say, "Well, this is just the way my life is."

Imagine the energy that would be produced in you by thoughts filled with faith, hope and love? Hallucinate a life where your thoughts are constantly focused on being creative, productive, helpful, prosperous, healthy, kind, passionate and caring. Do you think your life would look differently? Do you think the emotions you experienced throughout each day would cause you to feel differently about your life than you do now? How do you think other people would experience you?

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Written by
Dr. Monte E. Wilson, III
Andrea Higham, Editor
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