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Transformation Exercise #12b
The Awesome Power of Words
In yesterday’s discussion about the awesome power of words, we looked at how important our words really are, especially the ones we utilize to describe ourselves.
Words literally have creative power. We looked at the example of how the spoken word of God created the physical world. Other examples of this primordial creative force are reflected in the sacred narratives of Hinduism and the Vedic wisdom tradition, where the word/sound Om (Aum in Sanskrit) is said to be that of Creation itself. It’s said that when this word is spoken, it brings one into resonance with the energy of life itself.
We also looked at how the words we speak can either uplift or suppress our potential growth. Then in Part A of this Two-Part assignment, I asked you to utilize some powerfully positive words to describe you at the 18-week mark. I did that because I know first-hand that clearly describing yourself with bright and positive words can help you get better results faster from the transformation work you’re doing now.
Today I’ve got the second part of this assignment to share with you. It’s a little more challenging than the first, but it’s well worth the effort. What today’s work is about is increased mindfulness of our everyday words. As I’m sure you’ve seen throughout the first 11 transformation exercises, one of the recurring themes is mindfulness; becoming more aware. Expanding our awareness helps transform our consciousness – it changes the way we see ourselves, others, and the world around us. And this shift in awareness is, ultimately, the true solution to the pandemic of preventable ill health that so many millions suffer from today; it’s also the solution for the environmental crisis, and the economic crises, and the energy crisis, and so on. As Einstein stated, “You can’t solve a problem at the same level of consciousness that created it.” What that means to me is that the way out is up; we can’t fix things by simply moving back and forth, side to side. Pseudo-solutions which move us laterally, from one ineffective solution to another are very much akin to rearranging furniture on the Titanic. If we could see from a higher perspective, we could, instead, be on the lookout for icebergs.
Again, what you’ll notice is that with each exercise, you’re transforming, bit by bit. Your awareness is rising higher. As we ascend, we find circumstances that used to create turmoil and confusion are more and more easily resolved. Problems dissolve as our consciousness transforms, and the gates to new opportunities open.
The 24-Hour Word Review
Here’s the thing… when our bodies, and our lives, get out of shape, it’s very, very often a result of our own “mindlessness.” I know that when I go through a day without being conscious of my thoughts, my words, and my actions, I can easily go off track a bit. And I also know that the key for me is to maximize the moments that I am mindful and minimize the moments when I’m not.
Mindfulness means that we’re aware of our words, our thoughts, our actions and intentions. Unfortunately, this is the opposite mindset that the vast majority of people are in today. And that’s something that is going to change. For now, suffice it to say that if you’re going with the mainstream, you’re going the wrong way. Instead of getting trapped in slumber (anti-consciousness), remember our transformation intention is to awaken. When we do, our lives change for the better, in virtually every possible way.
Now, on to your assignment…
Here’s what I’m asking you to do: In your journal or notebook, title a page “24-Hour Word Review.” What you’re going to do is keep that journal with you for one day in the week ahead, and every hour or so, you’ll open it up, grab your pen and quickly write down words that you’re holding in mind.
One of the keys to making a transformation of consciousness is being able to rise above your thoughts and your actions and observe them objectively.
This is one of my favorite exercises because it always gives me the opportunity to experience my spiritual self. You see, because we can observe the mind and its thoughts, and we can observe the body and its actions, objectively, it begins to become clear that our true nature is not confined to a body or a mind. As we move into our meditation exercises next week, we’ll revisit this idea again. And we’ll be ready to start asking some of the really fun questions like, “Who is doing the observing?” The way I see it, it wouldn’t be my body, so it seems very unlikely that I’m just a body. And since I can observe my thoughts, I can’t be just a mind. Who or what then is doing the observing? (Tune in next week for further discussion… =)
When you make your notes in your journal, just write down a dozen or so of the key words – the power words – the ones that the mind tends to gravitate towards. Through the words you make note of, we’ll see a pattern. Are there a significant number of “hits” on words like: can’t, don’t, won’t? Or do you see a lot of words like: will, can, good, great, better, progress, improving, I look, I see, I feel, I love? The more honest and objective you can be when you’re observing the words the mind is holding, the better.
So again, every hour or so on that day, pause, take a deep breath, and then check in for a minute. Play the role of the observer. Look into the words that your mind is giving rise to. Observe what is spoken and written. Ten words, give or take a few. One minute per hour. It’s not a huge investment of your time or energy. Yet it does require conscious effort. The reward is growth, of course.
At the end of the day, give yourself about 15 minutes and go back through your pages, and with two different colored pens or highlighters indicate the positive power words with one color, and mark the limiting or negative words with the other. At that point, you can add up the energizing and limiting words and take a look at the totals. Next, please reflect and answer these quick questions: Which words are working for you? Are there some power words you want to speak and write even more often? And, are there words you see that are working against you? If so, take a pen and cross them out to symbolically indicate that they are “unauthorized.”
After you do this exercise don’t just put these pages away and never look at them again. Instead, give them a few moments of your attention each morning and evening when you review where you’re coming from and where you’re going in this transformation journey. When you do, you’ll be pleasantly surprised with the positive results. You will see!
All right, that’s it for today. Thanks again for letting me share these ideas and exercises with you and keep up the great work!
Until next time,
Bill
lookin thru all my journal and "stuff" i am checkin to see if i transferred my assignements to here..i see that this assignment i did not transfer from my written journal. i did this. in 24 hours i stopped at regular intervals and wrote down my thoughts/feelings. I am feeling so positive towards life that alot of my words were positive and uplifting and motivating."happy, alive, full, singing songs, smiling at the clouds in the sky, spending time on the phone with friends sharing laughs, snuggling with my dogs and cat, thin...progressing although not perfectly...i am in process and its working. i love love love my life right now. its the best ever. i really, for the first time in my life, had to look very hard to find the negatives. oh, they were still there...but not like before...now they are just sort of whispering in the background. "youre not good enough" "what do you think you are doing that is so great?" "its not enough" and then there is the relational negativity that sweeps in from time to time with my daughter and her marriage and its high stress-ness. i need to learn how to back away from it and control what i can control and just let "the universe"..God, and them work it out. that is my area i need to surrender completely....healthy for me and healthy for them. so there....that is what i wrote in my pen and ink journal. bless you Bill...i am amazed at the changes in my life.
I can not believe it has taken me this long to write on this assignment. I performed this exercise a month ago. I did what Bill said not to do. I put this aside. Two weeks later I went and grabbed the sheet I wrote my “24 hour word review” on to reflect. Today I finally got down to writing my thoughts on the exercise. Most of the words I wrote down are positive. I wrote down words like persevere, accomplished, keep pushing forward, smiling, feel awesome, progressing, and way to go. There were some negative words. I noticed that most of those were influenced by people around me. Some of the words that were negative were I will do it later, it can wait, don’t, won’t, can’t, and hate doing. I noticed that most of the time I am positive. I am least positive when I tired or feel stressed. I am working on watching what words I use when I am tired or stressed. I had no idea how much it can change your mood when you use positive words and say them out loud. I also had no idea how much how the words said by those around us can affect us. If those around me were negative I began to use negative words or if they were positive I would use positive words. I have worked on watching my words. It is hard and a work in progress. When I work out I try to make sure that nothing but positive words are thought or said. I noticed I have more energy and can go longer when I use positive words. I also have been working on making sure I do not let the words of those around me effect me. If someone is being negative I speak back to them using positive words and I smile while using the positive words. It works most of the time. The times I found it not to work was when they were not listening, or they were not listening because all they wanted was to give their point across. I am amazed at how powerful this exercise is. I hope many get to try this exercise.
Wow...spectacular exercise. I really began looking at my words a while ago and what this has done for me has STOPPED me from arguing for my/any limitations....What is soooo powerful is when you are conscious of what you are creating with your vocabulary, you make sure the words that come out of your mouth are powerful! Great exercise...Gogogo! Joe
Bill, this is going to be a hard one for me.I tend to have a lot of negative thoughts. I'm not giving myself enough credit.I've made it this far,changes are happening.I'll do my best on this assignment and grow a little more. Jerryb
OK...I reviewed my blogs and I forgot to post this assignment. I don't know if I did it right but here goes: The positive thoughts were focus, strong, happy, elated, thrilled and thankful. The negative thoughts were....I won't do it, dread, not again, can we get it right just once. My positive thoughts were at the “crack of dawn” before, during and after my workouts and again in the evenings when I am winding down and reflecting. I realized that all my negative thoughts were throughout the day at the office. I work in an IT department and it can be very stressful and this day was. My negative seems rebellious and a “give up” attitude. It probably stems from listening to my co-workers venting (including myself). We are feeding off of each other negativity. What I have learned is negative thoughts hinders productivity. It prevents you from moving forward towards a solution and that is what happened that day. Since then, I check myself before I even utter a thought out loud or to myself. Instead I say…look at the big picture; what is really the issue and then work towards a resolution.
I couldn't believe how many negative thoughts I was having. It just blew me away. I know what an impact mind has over matter, and now I'm going to be mindful of it, even more so. Because it really, really matters. Thank you, Bill, with all my heart. The past is gone. NOW is all there is.
I get this, as i am usually quick to dismiss negative thoughts as i know that is wasted energy. ok yes i have bad days--usually blame hormones, well i am a women ha ha!! I love to day dream, wonder off into my thoughts then analyse them. Strangely i never feel alone, me, myself and i are good company. I will try this though, my spirit will record my mind--interesting!!
Positive Thoughts equal Positive Results....I do believe in this. I am just now getting to this exercise, but it is Sunday, and I am choosing this as my 24 hour day. I can't wait until tomorrow to see how it all goes!!!!!
#12b, Mindfulness, The Way Out is Up, 24 Hour Review Hi Bill, We all seem to be struggling with this exercise, judging from the number of people who have completed it. I did the 24 hour word review immediately upon reading it, but it has taken me this long to sift through the information and find some meaning, let alone a positive direction to take with the information I've received. POSITIVE WORDS - good . great . awesome . happy . joyful . lucky . fortunate . creative . blessed . genuine . love . gratefulness . NEW!!!! . enjoy . beauty . express . communicate goodness . have fun! . just do it . get it done . that girl (my best version) can do anything . with God's help, I can do anything . how can I make this more fun? . workouts make me feel clean . I'm melting! . know . bright . intense . vibrant . alive . fulfilled NEGATIVE WORDS - afraid . NOT enough . what if I let someone down . if I don't start, I don't fail . dirty . tired . exhausted . later - I'll do it later . fear . not right now . maybe later . too tired . I feel like I want to die . i don't have time . this is too hard . lack . no . fail . I don't . not . mess . chaos . old . frumpy . overwhelmed . don't know . ignore . ignorant . dark . avoid pain MINDFULNESS - Well, when I look objectively at the lists above, I can see one positive thing right off. My positive list is longer. At least a little. And I think, to be absolutely truthful, that positive list is more often in my head. However, also in keeping with honesty, the negative list is heavier. It weighs dreadfully on me and drags me down, away from the best version of myself. The 4 hardest words for me to face were "ignore" and "don't know" and "later". IGNORE - "i" means without, "gno" means to know or knowledge, when the word ignore was created, the literal meaning was to do without knowledge. It meant the doing of ignorance. OUCH! It hurts to have that word so strongly in my vocabulary and not to even have realized it. Of course, "don't know" is connected in the same low way. LATER - I use this when I want to "ignore" something. When I stuff away unpleasant emotions, or events or potential pain. This word is the most debilitating in my vocabulary. Since we cannot do all things "now", I need to commit a time to complete things I typically file in the "I'll do it later" category. My life is important enough that I need to learn to use "I plan to complete it" instead of "later". Sending goodness and love to my friends here today, Debby
WOW! EYE OPENER...YIKES...OUCH!! I thought I was a pretty positive person...until I did this exercise...School is really tough right now and I had some health issues this week...and my mouth and mind were full of fear and negativity the day I did this. I said alot of CAN'Ts and WHAT IF I FAIL.. etc...REDO...REDO!!!! Let's try this again!! (At least in doing this exercise, I was able to be conscious about my words/thought patterns...even if it was after they escaped my lips. ) THis has made me much more conscious of my thoughts words...And honestly..because of it, I've used positive talk the last two days when I've caught myself starting the negativity. Initially it was, "How in the heck am I gonna get through 255 Med/Surg? This is SO HARD"..I changed it to, "I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength. I can do this. I will conquer it." Instead of dwelling on some negative things going on with my health, I started thanking God for his healing power, and thanking him for all the things that are going right with my body. So...I am conscious that I am a positive person when things aren't as stressful, but I realize that I've given myself permission to be negative when I'm overstressed. I REALIZE THROUGH THIS EXERCISE, THAT ISN"T MY BEST. I am excited about facing this challenge. I'm excited that I can see where I need to improve and that I DO have the ability to change my thought patterns! I'll do this again soon..and let you know the results.
Thanks for the assignment, Bill! "They" say our minds speak to us at about 800 wpm. THAT'S A LOT OF WORDS! I'm aware of some patterns of negative wordology floating in my head and on those "rough" days, chances are I wasn't being very mindful. Likewise, when words such as "love", "help", "beautiful", "growth", "be", "warm", etc. are springing up, chances are I participated in a wonderful day. So I'll grab the notebook and start this assignment.
This week, especially Monday, was very stressful. Suffice it to say, it was one of those days that you don't want to re-live. On Tuesday, I was talking to one of my co-workers and she reminded me that since I had been praying for wisdom to do my job and protection for our clients and staff, that perhaps Monday's trial were answered prayers. MAJOR THUMP ON THE HEAD.....YES, LORD, I HEAR YOU. See, it is all in how you look at it. I did grow leaps and bounds in knowledge (and hopefully wisdom) from Monday's experiences. Plus, who is to know, whether some of the things that transpired, didn't serve to answer the second part of my prayers. So, again, I am reminded that in all things, be thankful. It is finding that half FULL cup vs. a half EMPTY one. Bill, this exercise was timed perfectly for me....conincidence....no, I don't think so. So, now when I catch myself with a negative thought, I quickly access, and turn it positive. Am I struggling? Certainly, but it is part of the change within and I am making progress.
I am excited and open to this exercise. Having never looked at my inner dialogue at this level, am looking forward to getting honest with myself. Thank you Bill :)
Bill, Thank you for this exercise. It is a great action to gain active control of the thoughts in our minds. In all reality, the words we speak really stem from our hearts. Jeannine
Well - I read this one the other day and I have been sub-consciously avoiding it! I know that for a few days I had slipped back into old negative self talk - and I was even beating myself up about that. Part of the journey - I'm letting go and Letting God - and I get to do this exercise - so - no more avoidence - I'm not running away - I am taking hold and accepting. Commitment made - challenge accepted - Thank you - Love - Light and Gratitude - Jaki :)
Bill, this is a tough but fun and revealing exercise. I'm going to give it a go starting Thursday morning. Many lives are changing because you have chose to share your wisdom and expertise with us. Thank you!!! ~~~~~Brian~~~~~
Still working on this today and I have to say that it has been a VERY eye opening experience. I am most definately seeing a pattern of some VERY specific words I use, but the BEST thing I have seen so far today is the word HAPPY! OMG, I have struggled for so long with PPD and then just plain ol' depression that the word HAPPY appearing several times today is totally AWESOME and I am so glad to see it. It really brings a smile to my face when I read through my list and see that word.
Working on assignment 12b, my findings so far I already knew that I have a lot of self negative talk. I have learned that it's really hard to write it all down and I don't like seeing just how bad it is, even though I already know it's a problem with me. So, along with this assignment, I am making sure that I write down one positive thing about myself for each negative thing I write. My power words so far are: can't, won't, don't deserve, hate, and ugly. On the flip side, I also have a few positive power words, which are: can, love, and proud. I was happy to at least start seeing a FEW postive words in there and I really like the ones I see because they are strong words, which means I have the capability to be strong. Oh wow, I guess that I can now add capable and strong to my positive list, since I just wrote those two down .
I was stuck out-of-state for two weeks with no internet access and little cell service (I had to excavate two possible burials in Nevada). I had no gym or equipment, so I would jog in place for 20 minutes and do body training (no weights either) each day. What a great assignment to come home to!! With the start of week 10 yesterday, it was time to re-evaluate my workouts and my focus. This assignment will allow me to figure out what my real objectives are...although I would like those objectives to include losing the final 10 pounds down to 129! Sylvia
Bill this work is so awesome and I believe it is a life time of work Always growing and be mindful!! It really helped me during and after my own Transformation and on going Transformation!! Great job again Bill! Marty
This is going to be fun (I think :) and very interesting! I like detecting bad pattern that I'm not aware of, and changing them can really make your life change a lot. I've heard that for every negative thought you have, you must have SEVEN positive thoughts just to even it out, because the negatives goes deeper emotionally. So I would love to cross some of my negative thoughts out from my thinking-patterns. I only want to have positives left, that is one of my goals :)
wow , this is a wake up call, I never realized how my mood changes from hour to hour from Nevative to positive thanks Bill,this is a great exercise! I'm not only learning about myself but having fun doing it too GET*HER*DONE LINDA
Bill you carry so much wisdom... I'm in awe. Thank you for the challenge
The Awesome Power of Words - 24 Hour Word Review I started on this assignment yesterday afternoon (9/19/08) and carried on throughout the day today (9/20/08). I did not realize the velocity and gravity that unspoken words ran through a person's mind. It was almost dizzying at times....sometimes they were all positive and sometimes all negative, and I found sometimes they were inter-mingled. So here below are my results. I really am not even sure I did the exercise totally correctly. Each of these words came with thoughts, but I chose the Power Words in each thought.. Most of the words were in my mind many times throughout the 24 hour time period but I just wrote them down once each.... Excited, Love, Feeling Great, Together, Nothing To Wear, Late, Always, Embarassed, Fat, Why, Exercising, Losing Weight, Lazy, Can, Will, Priorities, It's Time To, Hopeful, No Mask, Afraid, Need To Be, Should, Transforming, Changing, Sexy, Winning, Truth, Focus, Proud, Too Hard, Depressed, Never, Accepting, Healthy, Strength, Motivated, Powerful, Crazy, Tired, Potential, Grateful, Becoming, Positive, New, Progress, I am glad that I had many more positives than negatives...that is a change from 9 weeks ago. I made the list in my journal and I am going to be more aware of what I am thinking. This was an awesome exercise and taught me that I really need to focus on removing the negatives from haunting my mind. . love and hugs :) tim
Hello Bill! You really got my attention with this one. As a long time student and teacher of A.C.I.M the idea of observing the observer is familiar to me. You’re truly a gentleman and scholar bringing this idea to the broader consciousness and to the benefit of all of us interested in being all we can be within our own individual experiences of being part of the greater physical world. I agree that the “observer” in my mind is outside my brain and physical body; in fact, my “spiritual self” even transcends my psychological personality at the deepest levels of human understanding. A.C.I.M is similar to the highest teachings of Hinduism and this I have come to accept slowly over many years of study. This assignment is difficult because we are not accustomed to taking the perspective of the “observer” and great discipline is required to observe ourselves hour by hour even for a single day. I’ll do my best on this one and get back to you; thank you again for being a great inspiration for all of us and for thinking outside the box. Steve
I never thought to listen to the words coming from within. Should be a great assignment and I should learn more about me. Thanks Bill
Mr. Phillips, you are amazing indeed Sir. You quote the Bible, you are versed also in the knowledge of the Sanskrit writting...you are truly a man of many facets. I need the meditation exercise, my day start at 5:30 a.m. and can go till 1:00 a.m. My mind at the end of the day is full of mind chatter from my job and all that is needed to be completed by the deadlines!! I'am constantly hearing in my mind "Im going to...I'am going to...I have to do...I have to do... how much time...how much time...etc...etc.... This exercise is much needed....I have to find the balance...
Diane just told me that IF I have a baby growing inside me than I am not allowed to have ANY negative thoughts at all! Just peace and love and go hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm alot in meditation. LOL..But I am Italian so I am SURE I will have lot's of thoughts and I promise I will record them! LOL...Hugs,Laura & Baby Reggie xoxoxox
Thanks, Bill. You've always come across to me as a caring individual and this assignment really highlights that you care about our "total" transformation and not just a temporary fitness fix. Looking forward to this. God's blessings. -Larry
I think this is a great exercise. My pastor, who is also a life coach, is always talking about this very thing. The one thing that has always bothered me though about what most preach from the pulpit or some you see on tv are those who teach "denial". I believe in transforming our mind, I believe we need to live by faith and think by faith. But I think too many people try and tell others to deny their negative circumstances instead of facing the fact and then believing God will get them to the other side of that fact. Of course, applying the word and believing it in your heart and mind is part of that. I think that sometimes it can be an excuse for people not to connect with others. For example, with my niece and nephew who were both missing part of their brains, had seizures, blind, had to be fed through a feeding tube, couldn't speak, etc. You could not deny their condition. My sister believed God for a miracle yet my neice passed away in March. My nephew is still with us but unless God does a miracle they don't expect him to live much longer. If my sister had denied their condition and not took care of them and just said, "You can swallow." and never suctioned them then they would have died. I believe in miracles and I have been healed myself and I don't understand why some are healed and some are not. But I never once denied my trial. I believed God would move on my behalf and I expected great things in my heart - but I went through the process. Sometimes screaming in the middle of the night cuz if pain, sometimes crying because I couldn't feed myself of dress myself and when I was told I would get hardly any money for the accident and that I would never use my arm again I cried, I freaked out because I didn't know what I would do for a living since I only knew the computer. God healed my arm, which to this day is a documented miracle. But it wasn't by me not feeling my emotions. It was by me facing them and believing God at His word to deliver me. I just wanted to say that because I think that some people get faith mixed up with denial. You are not having faith if you are denying you are believing for anything. Faith is saying, "I know I have it in my hands, it may not be here yet, but I have the substance of it in my hands." It is being committed to seeing God move. It is action based on what you believe. One more thing, I had a friend who has cancer and has fought the disease for 10 years. One day she was asking for prayer and that she had to go in for treatment. Someone said to her, "Don't say you have cancer" Don't speak that over yourself! Although I understand what they were trying to say this poor lady was really hurt because she felt she could not get prayer for what she was facing. We need to lift each other up and be careful how we communicate thinking and speaking positive. That person should have said, "We are believing that you are healed, let's speak healing, healthy over you daily." When you go to your appointment speak life, not death. Speak the word! Peace out! Aimee (aka Preachergal)
This reminds me of The Four Agreements too. It can be challenging to be impeccable with your words when speaking & writing but it is even more challenging to do the same with your thoughts. This will be a very good exercise to do! I love that you brought up the "Om". I just discovered that through yoga. We always leave a session with an Om and my instructor reminds us it is the sound in the wind, the river, the sea and everything around us. If you listen closely you can really hear it.
Dear Bill ~ What a great assignment. Maybe not the easiest one but one that can truly take us to another level. I know the rest of the world sees the changes we are making on the outside, but I'm really enjoying the transformation going on inside. Thanks for all your insight !! Cat
Thanks Mr. Phillips great post! Being disabled I have nothing but time and I'm ahead of the game here. I've been doing this exercise since day one. ~God bless~ Jerome
We so often get wrapped up our daily schedules that we forget to take time out for ourselves. We’ve all been doing much better in taking care of our bodies through exercise and eating right and that takes effort. Extra effort. But it’s well worth it as many of us are beginning to see physically and spiritually as we grow through these exercises. I know it’s tough to take a minute for ourselves when we all have busy schedules (getting kids to/from school, work, etc)… but I think it is imperative to our growth. Thanks Bill! Glad you're driving/guiding us on our journey! (c:]
Bill, When you wrote that "the way out is up; we can’t fix things by simply moving back and forth, side to side," it reminded me of Zig ZIglar who explained about TRAINING FLEAS... If you collect them in a jar they will jump and jump, hitting the lid of the container. Then after time passes they jump with less intensity and less and less.....until you can remove the lid altogether and they won't even try to jump anymore. Your quote made me also think about the need for holding a BELIEF that we have what it takes to achieve what we want to in this journey. Belief in possibility seems to fuel the consciousness. Like a hopeless flea that quits trying, people give up when they see no way out. Thank you for retraining our fleas. :+)
The power of words has been in my mind since "The Four Agreements", and is why I bought my ~focusing~ bracelet. Just touching it reminds me to be "...impeccable with my words", and I touch it often! This exercise will let me see how often in a day I deviate from that desire. Cool.
I love this assignment! I have so many positive words for today, I would like to share some of those. Excited- my daughter woke me up this morning to work out with me! She wants to do this every morning now! Wow! Thrilled - We finished re-doing our cabinet fronts today and I get to put things back in and get them organized. I also get to re-organize and put my kitchen, living room and workout/game room back together. I am so thrilled to have that all done! Prideful - My son moved out today into his apt., I wasn't sure how I was going to do, but as I watched him walk up to his neighbors and shake their hands and introduce himself, I saw a well mannered fine young man. I was so proud of him and I am confident he is going to be successful and a good husband to his girl, when they get married in March. He is so loving and caring and he isn't afraid to show it.. Grateful, I was so grateful when I ran out of gas on the fwy, I was able to safely get to the side, find a safe place to park, my son was quick to come and I was on time to pick up my girls from school. Blessed, I am so blessed. Blessed to be Transforming, blessed to be able to appreciate all the wonderful beautiful things and that I am now able to recognize those things. Amazing- amazing to think, this is just the beginning!! Happy- Happy that I have this community to share with! Thank you T-Family!!
Great Assignment! Words can make us or break us. Focusing on positive words is very beneficial for me as well as those around me. It's a win win situation! I have practiced turning negatives into positives quite frequently and it is an uplifting experience for everyone involved. I am excited about recording my power words. I love, love, love this! So far in this comment, my power words have been GREAT, CAN, FOCUSING, BENEFICIAL, POSITIVE, WIN, UPLIFT, EXCITED, LOVE X 3. "The greatest of these is LOVE." ~Kim : )
"This is one of my favorite exercises because it always gives me the opportunity to experience my spiritual self. You see, because we can observe the mind and its thoughts, and we can observe the body and its actions, objectively, it begins to become clear that our true nature is not confined to a body or a mind. As we move into our meditation exercises next week, we’ll revisit this idea again. And we’ll be ready to start asking some of the really fun questions like, “Who is doing the observing?” The way I see it, it wouldn’t be my body, so it seems very unlikely that I’m just a body. And since I can observe my thoughts, I can’t be just a mind. Who or what then is doing the observing? " I love, love, LOVE this paragraph ! Looking forward to doing this exercise early next week when I'm home again ... I've been practicing being a "Compassionate Witness" to my thougts for a while now; observing my thoughts and emotional reactions to them, creating more and more space between "stimulus" and "response" to insert "conscious decision" between the two - the pay off has been incredible ! Think of it as a Mother (Awareness) watching her Child (the Mind) playing with a toy (a Thought). If the toy is soft and cuddly (a positive or empowering thought) she is happy to let her child continue playing and can delight in his/her happiness. If it were a harmful toy (a negative or dis-empowering thought), say one that is wrapped in razors and barbed-wire, she would immediately step in and quickly, effectively remove it to out of harm's reach in a loving and non-startling manner for the child. It's amazing the impact it makes on all your relationships, especially the one with yourself :0)
Wow, this is crazy. The past two blogs I have written have essentially been about how powerful my words can be (and that can be a bad thing, depending on how I use them). Im anxious for this assignment!
Im in too..This is going to be great !!
That's great! Paying attention to your thoughts is a real challenge and it takes practice. When I was first in sales and learning I had a list of negative words taped to my phone that I consciously tried to avoid. Over a period of time I have come to absolutely despise words like can't, don't, won't and a host of others. It also works to start replacing the negative thoughts with good ones as your mind can only hold one single thought at a time. Over time you weed out the negativity and become more positive. I am still learning and growing but I look forward to this assignment. If I ever get a chance to talk to you I ll have to tell you about a similar assignment I did with my boss that changed the way I think for the better. All I will say for now is you CAN control your thoughts and you CAN train your mind to be uplifting, positive, empowering, and proactive. your inner self is always talking and there is always a dialogue in your mind going on, the trick is to learn to listen to it................................Thanks Bill.............................DUDE
Bill, This works real well with the game that my husband and I are playing as I mentioned in the assignment 12. We evaluate our day with each other and score ourselves. We are doing this for 30 days. The evening of the last day we celebrate together because we are BOTH winners for making the commitment to work on our transformation. Then all day the next day the person who had the highest points will be treated extra special that day. They will be shown how awesome they really are and just have fun with it. What is interesting, that I am finding for myself, is that I want and will have that transformation but even more so I want the lower points so I can show my husband how awesome he is. Don't miss understand we uplift each other all the time and we Let each other know how awesome the other one is but to lose this game would be great. (only by 1 point though) I could make that day so awesome for him. But we are both working to transform and have fun doing it. I hope I am making sense. Take care and CREATE an awesome day. Denise Our topics we evaluate I am sure we will add to them as we go: PRAYER TIME WITH GOD WHAT WE THINK AND SPEAK POSITIVE ATTITUDE EATING HEALTHY WORKOUT HONEST WITH OTHERS CREATED A CLEARING STEPPED OUT OF COMFORT ZONE SELFLESS COMPLIMENTING & MAKING OTHERS FEEL GOOD GRATEFUL AND FEELING BLESSED PEACEFUL FAITHFUL OVERALL DAY
I am so glad you have us doing this. I have been trying to become aware casually of my words. Specifically because I am so concerned these days with words I choose when addressing my son. I have learned so much about the effect I have allowed words to have on me all my life and want to be a positive force in his life. I have had a difficult time keeping track and no way to check myself so this exercise is the perfect way. Of course you already know that :) Thank You!
I love this. It gives me a sense of power to have an exercise to get my inner thoughts a check and balance. I am looking forward to this exercise. This reminds me of James Allen's "As a man thinketh" and Jim Rohn. I am excited about the intent that I am creating for my life in the universe. Thank you Bill for providing a pathway to lead us through this journey. God bless, Jeff
Dear Bill: I am in! This is GREAT! I can do this! I will be in touch soon. Sleep well my friend....Mark
Bill, I love this post...very "Wayne Dyer"-ish. Can't wait for the upcoming section on meditation. I also read Louise Hay's book, "You Can Heal Your Life". All of the staements (that we speak) are universal truths that when put out into the universe will return back to you what you expect...be careful what you say...I've learned that lesson well! Thanks for the reminder! -Jypsy Jessie
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