“Practicing new ways of being” simply means you CHOOSE how you want to be to the world. If you are stressed, practice being relaxed. If you are anxious, practice being care free. If you are irritable, practice being loving or accepting. If you are sad, practice being joyful. You get the idea. We have the choice to choose how we will be. We may not FEEL that way at this moment but as the song goes, don’t worry, be happy! You will find that before long your feelings will catch up with your way of being. It really works!
Creating affirmations
Affirmations are those things in our head that we tell ourselves and they in turn become our realities. Often times what we tell ourselves are negative things. Spend the next several days “watching” your thoughts and what you tell yourself. Then create affirmations that are the opposite. For example, if you tell yourself that you will never be good enough, create an affirmation that says “I am perfect just the way I am.” If you tell yourself that you are boring, start telling yourself, “I am fun and charismatic!” It only takes 17 seconds for a thought to become your reality. Once you begin telling yourself positive affirmations over and over again all day long it will soon become your reality. You create a new TRUTH for yourself. Because the truth is all that other “stuff” is not the truth. You are PERFECT just how you are!!!
Last but not least… stick with it! Your ego will start telling you all kinds of things because it is being threatened and doesn’t want you to feel good about yourself. By sticking with it and being determined, you will squash your ego and create that new reality for yourself.
By Kathryn Kirkwood
