It's Common Sense

[jawillie]

I struggle with why some have such a hard time "buying" LoA, when it is so blatantly obvious to me.

I just want to share a little story.

How many times have I tried dieting? Dieting, to me, is ACTING to lead to HAVING. You change your habits (acting) so you can lose weight (have a leaner body).

I have been successful from time to time, even losing as much as 30 pounds at a time. But, then, ultimately, my ACTIONS would REALIGN with my TRUE THOUGHTS... and.... bam.... the weight comes back on. Plus, it was HARD and TEDIOUS and always on my mind, I felt deprived, I had a hard time fitting my workouts in without much work.

I don't believe one can "fake it till they make it" as Weight Watchers often chants.

Now, since Spring I have been meditating heavily and visualizing, writing out my ideal scene, etc. about having my ideal body.

I have been losing weight steadily and it has NOT been hard at all. It IS "effortless." Does that mean I am not doing anything? NO. I am doing things... I am easily choosing fruits and veggies over other foods, I am finding exercise I love and do regularly. I am not stressed about it AT ALL. I don't THINK about food at all!

I am going to start a more rigorous exericse routine now as I feel ready. I like the Body For Life method... but then Bill Phillips is a HUGE believer of having your MIND IN THE GAME.

All around me I see evidence of LoA at work.

If you don't think life is magical or mystical, it won't be: you will always find logic to back your black/white thinking up. You will always find reasons to be skeptical.

If you think the world is a terrible place and comptetive, you will not be let down. YOu will fight your way through every moment.

I, on the other hand, believe there IS enough for everyone. I believe the world is a friendly place and we can all succeed. I have a turnover of clients this fall and I already replaced them, by networking with others in my field and by just being me. I was going to worry for a split second, but then I meditated deeply and remembered that things always work out. I got three calls last week and they all matched with my style. Out of ALL the ways to run my business, the three calls I get are matches.

Things always work out for me. I don't find that to be a coincidence.

The way I got this house... no sweat, no worries, I didn't even have a job. But, people help me.

I mean, I just have a million examples.

And, then I could tell you about a friend of mine. She worries about EVERYTHING. And guess what? She ALWAYS has something to worry about! Last week she was covered head-to-toe in an ugly, itchy rash for crying out loud. Her inlaws are "mean" and make her life miserable, the coach of her sons b-ball team makes her life difficult... she doesn't get along with co-workers. Life is always "rallying against her." I don't find that to be a coincidence either.

The energy you put out, comes back to you. Isn't it just that simple?

I don't know.

I could be wrong.

I just like living this way vs. my friend's way!

(if I sound serious I am really not.... I just wanted to share a bit)

[mercuryrising]

Thank you for sharing this example. I think I'll show it to my girlfriend. She's been struggling with her weight for quite some time. Being a guy, it's hard for me to really talk to her about it since I sounds like I'm criticizing her.

Thanks again.

[jawillie]

Originally Posted by mercuryrising

Thank you for sharing this example. I think I'll show it to my girlfriend. She's been struggling with her weight for quite some time. Being a guy, it's hard for me to really talk to her about it since I sounds like I'm criticizing her.

Thanks again.

I understand.

My husband's advise? "Just do it." "Why don't you DO IT?" Now he sees me "doing it" and he says, "See? Told ya." He doesn't want to hear about meditating and visualizing.

[jawillie]

I started a Health Notebook two months ago. This is nothing new to me, I have had many notebooks. But this one is different in that I don't track my weight, I don't track calories, I don't track time exercised.. nothing. ALL I do in this notebook is write my visualizations. Every day. Morning, and night.

Sounds obsessive, but I have years and years of stinky thinking to erase and replace with something positive.

It really is helping.

ANd.. the other day I had a very detailed dream (not a visualization, an actual dream while sleeping). I was a curvy size 6. I FELT what it felt to be in that size. I woke up at 5 am and quickly wrote it down so I wouldn't forget. I feel it was a "gift" to see what I am capable of feeling and being.

It super-charged me BIGTIME this week!

[mercuryrising]

Originally Posted by jawillie

ANd.. the other day I had a very detailed dream (not a visualization, an actual dream while sleeping). I was a curvy size 6. I FELT what it felt to be in that size. I woke up at 5 am and quickly wrote it down so I wouldn't forget. I feel it was a "gift" to see what I am capable of feeling and being.

It super-charged me BIGTIME this week!

Actually, that's a very neat idea. When you write and do the visualizations, do you see things from the first person or like you are watching a movie?

Like in the dream, did you see yourself as a size 6 or were you in the body of a size 6?

This is a real question... I'm wondering what you find more effective.