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To change your thoughts can literally change your life; both immediately in terms of feeling differently now, and longer term in creating your external reality in a way that pleases you. It is extremely eye opening how often our thoughts center on what we don’t want, or don’t like, rather than what we do want. It is a habit, and one that does not serve our best interests.If you catch yourself thinking something like “I can’t stand thoughtless people,” one powerful way to change your thoughts is to try shifting your focus by reframing the original thought into something positive, such as “I love thoughtful people.” When you deliberately change your thoughts by shifting away from something that displeases you, this does not mean that you are accepting or condoning unacceptable behavior. It simply means that you refuse to allow this unwanted behavior to be your point of focus. Of course it is true that you don’t like people behaving thoughtlessly towards you, but allowing your attention and emotions to remain centered on the negative experience is only reinforcing the unpleasantness that you felt from whatever encounter or observation triggered the initial thought. To effectively change your thoughts, and even more importantly the feelings created by these thoughts, you will need more than just one simple sentence. You need to create a deliberate extended focus on the type of thoughts that produce more positive feelings than your original thought did. Follow up your rephrased thought of “I love thoughtful people,” with more statements that allow you to really create feelings of appreciation and wellbeing. An Abraham Hicks style ‘rampage’ is a wonderful way to effectively shift into a better feeling frame of mind on any subject and to really change your thoughts and feelings within a few minutes. The text below is an example of a rampage of appreciation for what is wanted following the awareness of a focus on unwanted behavior from others. Creating this type of ‘script’ is something that may take a little practice, and this is a skill that I work with my clients in developing. Writing is a way that works for me. I find that words flow most freely for me when my fingers are on a keyboard. Other people like pen and paper, and some people can just ramble verbally. Once you have come up with a rampage that allows you to change your thoughts in that moment, I suggest you keep it and maybe record it for future use and reinforcement. Like with using affirmations (and in fact a rampage is a form of affirmation), to consciously change your thoughts through using a rampage of deliberately positive statements is something that needs to be done again and again. The less-than-uplifting thought that you have just caught yourself thinking is something you have probably thought before, and will probably think again. Most of our thoughts are habitual thoughts, and as such, will not be permanently replaced overnight. Rampage of AppreciationI love the feeling of wellbeing and connectedness that I experience when I interact with people in a mutually caring and considerate way. I love being thoughtful to other people, and especially being thoughtful to myself in my daily life, and I love seeing how my own good feelings are mirrored back to me so easily. I love the fact that I am treated well by people everywhere I go, and that as I begin to treat myself with more love, respect and consideration, other people follow my lead. I love that I can exchange a smile or a warm word with anyone I encounter, and that as a result of that brief interaction, both of us are uplifted. I love that I can uplift myself anytime I choose and that I don’t need to wait for anyone else to make me feel better. I love that I can also uplift others, and I always feel a warm glow of satisfaction at being able to express even the tiniest glimmer of the pure positive loving being that I truly am. I love the way that the more I focus on good feelings, and create those within myself just by the centering of my thoughts in a talk with myself such as this one, the more external circumstances and encounters come into my experience that match this feeling I am creating. I love kind people, I love being kind to people, I love being kind to myself. I love how good it feels to think these thoughts, and how easy it is to create an entirely different feeling within myself as the result of a few minutes' focus. I love that my wellbeing is entirely within my own control, and that I can feel better any time I choose to. I love that my experience shows me in a vivid way what kind of thoughts I am giving my attention to, and I love making a conscious effort to redirect my thoughts and as my feelings shift into a more positive place, the circumstances of my life begin to show me that I am on the right track by aligning with my better feelings. Once I start to get into the flow of this, it becomes easier and easier, and with a bit of practice I can begin using techniques such as this to deliberately shift my mood whenever I notice that I am feeling habitual negative emotion. I love being able to see the instant manifestation of better feelings right now without needing to wait for circumstances to change before I feel better, and I love how the circumstances will inevitably change in response to my feeling better. I love the fact that I am learning to set myself on a positive upward spiral, rather than slipping unconsciously into a downward spiral. Now that I know how easy it is to do this once, I am going to do it more and more often, just because it takes such little effort and focus to feel so good. I know that the more I make these small efforts, the more natural it is going to become to me, and the more I will be able to notice and shift any thoughts or habits of emotion that are not good for me. With the way I feel right now, I know that everything is going my way. When I feel this way, life cannot be anything but good to me, and life is good to me and most of all, I am good to me, and that is really what matters!As you become aware of thought patterns that are dragging you down rather than lifting you up and you make a conscious and consistent decision to change your thoughts, you will truly find that your thoughts do create your reality. This is wonderful to know, as it gives you complete creative control over your own life, and puts you in the position of empowerment to live your life as you desire. Discover through experience that as you learn to change your thoughts, you really will change your life!
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