Affirm
the Positive
“We
will open the book. Its pages are blank. The book is called
'Opportunity' and its first chapter is New Year's Day.”
Edith
Lovejoy Pierce
This
is the day of fresh starts. New Year's Day, a new beginning, a clean
slate. The old order has passed away and the new begun. Leave behind
all the negative patterns of thinking and being, and start anew in a
more positive and optimistic way.
Ah,
if only it were that easy, you say. Well, it is, actually. One has to
tune into one's inner dialog; the 'home-grown terrorist chatter' that
goes on inside our heads every time we make a mistake, or someone
else does. When you hear yourself express a negative sentiment, or a
criticism, just think, “I call my spirit back from that,” and
start over with something hopeful—for instance, “I made a
mistake, but I can correct it.” It takes a while to establish new
behaviors, so be gentle with yourself.
The
body responds to optimism by generating energy that is attractive. It
attracts to itself similar energy, and thus brings about optimistic
events and opportunities. Hold this affirmation, “2013 will be a
very good year; good things will happen for me and for the world.”
Write it on a piece of paper and tape it to your bathroom mirror.
Read it several times a day while you are brushing your teeth. Repeat
it until you believe it, and then some.
An
email from Susan this morning said that in 2013, she wishes for an
end to racism in all its forms and behaviors. Think what a different world we would have if we did just that one thing! Let us resolve, therefore, to end
our own racist thoughts and actions. Whoever we are, of whatever
race, we have racist thoughts as tapes that run on automatic pilot,
even when we no longer hold them to be true. We can short circuit
those tapes by tuning in and calling them back. The only way to
overcome an evil such as racism, is to replace it with love and
compassion one heart at a time.
2013
has begun with rain in Birmingham. I see that as a blessing. I hope
that wherever you are, you can identify the everyday blessings in
your own life. Over time, it is these simple blessings add up to a
cup that is full and running over with grace.
In
the spirit,
Jane
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