* Cleaning The Window Of Your Mind *

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* Cleaning The Window Of Your Mind *

by -Ann

Last week, I had a day when everything went right. I shopped for, and found, a

perfect sweater. When I stopped at the grocery store, I ran into a couple of

past tobacco-cessation class participants who thanked me for all the help that

I'd given them. My class went smoothly. Even most of the stoplights were green

for me.

Have you ever had a day when you're in the zone, and everything falls into

place? Or, conversely, when you're in a bad mood and nothing appears to go

right? You burn the toast, run into construction, and all the lights turn red

just before you get to them. Your day to day consciousness or mood determines

how things flow (or not) for you.

On a larger scale, the same is true for your life as a whole. Your subconscious

mind acts on the sum-total of your thoughts. If you generally dwell on ideas of

lack, limitation, and struggle, then your life will be created from that energy.

Challenges and difficulties become the norm. Your subconscious filters

everything through your belief as to whether life is " for you " or " against you. "

A wonderful opportunity could come your way, but if you are in this negative

mind-set, the subconscious would disregard the chance since it didn't align with

the over-all trend of your thinking.

However, if the tendency of your thinking is more positive, life flows more

smoothly for you. Unexpected benefits fall into your path. Lemons turn into

lemonade. I'm sure you've known someone who always lands on their feet and has

the golden touch. This is because their dominant thoughts are positive and

productive. Even if they have a stretch of unhappiness, since the bulk of their

beliefs are constructive, the despondent outlook doesn't make much of a dent.

When I've been in a period of crisis, and my consciousness has been caught up

with alarm and distress, I experience more restrictions and difficulties. This

is because my mental resources are wrapped up in anxiety. However, the times

that I've had a lasting emergency, but immersed myself in positive concepts,

life flowed more easily and upward.

If your consciousness tends more towards negativity, using affirmations can

improve any aspect of your life. But unless your total awareness raises, it's

unlikely the change will last. I've known people to initially experience marked

improvement and even miracles, but couldn't sustain them because of the overall

destructive inclination of their thinking.

It's like having a dirty window, with the grime on it being your accumulated

negative beliefs. Your vision is like the old saying, " We see through a glass,

darkly. " Everything you perceive is filtered through the filth, and this affects

your entire life experience. Using an affirmation for a specific area of your

life cleans a space in the dirt. However, if you don't constantly work at

keeping that section clear by continuously using the affirmation, the grime from

the rest of the window creeps back over it, clouding it again.

To make sure you improve the quality of your life, fill your mind with the

possibilities of good. Read uplifting books that help you recognize your true

potential. Identify what your negative beliefs about life are, and find a way to

improve those concepts. Whenever you recognize that your thoughts are drifting

back into a negative feedback loop, understand that it's simply old programming,

and change them to something favorable. Keep a gratitude journal daily to remind

you of the good in your world.

It's far too easy to sink into a quicksand of negativity. If you aren't

vigilant, you can be pulled down into the mire and your awareness will become

polluted. This tendency must be combated with every thought of every day. The

good news is that as soon as you begin to lift your vision from the rocks at

your feet to the bright horizon, you'll notice your life improving and it will

be lasting.

copyright © 2006 Ann

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*** Affirmation ***

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I now fill my mind with thoughts of love, joy, harmony, peace and power. I know

that Life is created from Love, and that the Universe wants the best for me. I

think of the possibilities, and know that they can come to pass. Life is " for

me. " I can have anything good I desire, through the power of my subconscious

mind. I bless every difficult situation, and trust that it somehow benefits me.