What you think about expands. It’s been mentioned many times here, and it’ll keep coming up, as it’s essential to understand that everything is (vibrational) energy, including our thoughts.
The challenge lies in becoming aware of old patterns and habits of thinking, many of which have become beliefs, often becoming instilled into our DNA. More importantly, uprooting these little nasties can lead to self-berating or a lowered sense of self-worth that only exacerbates the situation. Again, most of that is just old habits as well (you are like an onion; behold the layers!). Just as we criticize and belittle those around us (not their problem, it’s about you) we tend to treat ourselves with an even greater malice, because “we should know better” and such. I think that’s far too heavy an energy to bring into this practice.
Start from a place of love, especially with yourself, and you can’t go wrong. Start slowly training yourself into awareness of your responses to any given situation, even if it seems silly and insignificant. Create and find that space between impulse and response, giving yourself a moment in which to catch up, inject compassion, and move forward in an easier, more graceful method. –tb
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Creating What We Don’t Want
When Worry Becomes A Prayer
If prayer is an intention that we announce to the universe in order to create a desired outcome, then our every thought is a prayer. This includes thoughts of worry as well as of hope. All thoughts are subtle creative energy. Some thoughts are more focused or repeated more often, gathering strength. Some are written down or spoken, giving them even greater power. Every thought we have is part of a process whereby we co-create our experience and our reality with the universe. When we use our creative energy unconsciously, we create what is commonly known as self-fulfilling prophecy. In essence, when we worry, we are repeatedly praying and lending our energy to the creation of something we don’t want.
The good news is that we can retrain our minds and thoughts to focus our energy on what we do desire to bring into our lives. Since most worry is repetitive, it will take more than one positive thought to counteract the energy we’ve created. The simplest antidote to worry is affirmations. When we hold these positive thoughts, repeat them often, speak them and write them and refer to them throughout our day, we are using focused energy to create positive results.
We can start right away, together: I am a creative being, using my energy to co-create a wonderful world. I know that I create my experience of life from within, and as I do so, I also create ripples of energy around me that echo into the world. My positive thoughts gather together with the thoughts and prayers of others, and together we create enough positive energy to heal not only our own lives but the world we share. I am grateful for the ability to cocreate good in my life and in the world.
A lot of times we have concerned loved ones that worry about us. When this happens they are also sending out a worry prayer to the world. A loving conversation letting them know what is happening is the easiest solution. Also, ask them to send you positive affirmations rather than worry about you. After all, worry doesn’t do them any good either. Explain to them that worry can actually be energetically harmful to you and that wishing good things for you is much more beneficial and much more fun too.
Source: DailyOM.com
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