I would like to share with you my dream. This morning as I was lying in bed meditating, I saw myself in front of a black door bolted closed. Suddenly the door started to open just a crack; I saw a blue sky with flowers all around and realized this was the Land of Abundance. I tried to open the door and it was bolted shut. Suddenly the door flew open and I ran through it scared to death. When I got on the other side of the door it slammed shut again. I started to dance and thought what a miracle! I am now in the Land of Abundance and receiving many, many gifts.
After having this dream I realized that I am already receiving many gifts and have been living in the Land of Abundance my whole life. Up until six months ago this would be a foreign thought to me, as I was only focusing on the things I didn’t have instead of what I did have. Everyone’s life was better than mine and I was always struggling. In November 2006, I heard a Key Note Speaker say, “Focus on what you have instead of what you don’t have.” this expression changed my life. I started thinking about the things in my life that were gifts: recovery from over and under eating; my health; supportive family and friends; Alife and Alice (my two loving cats); my successful coaching business. Once I started living life from a different perspective, things started changing. I am excited about life, taking risks, not jealous about anyone else’s life and for the first time in my life I can really say, “I love my life.” Some of the tools I use everyday to ensure my thinking stays positive and focused on what I have instead of what I don’t have are:
• At night I think about three things that made me happy during the day.
• Whenever I have a negative thought, STOP and say out loud two positive thoughts. The first positive thought cancels out the negative thought and the second one makes me feel positive.
• If I am going to eat something not on my food plan, ask myself, “Is this the choice I want to make?” and then do something else.
• During the day share with my husband and friends things I am grateful for instead of complaining.
• Give myself ten minutes a day to complain to Alfie and Alice.
Would love to hear about your life and what tools you use to stay positive.
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