"Your subconscious will accept your blueprint"
One of the greatest analogies that Murphy uses in this chapter is the idea that each day you are creating your own mental home- your thoughts are building a blueprint. He discusses how if you were building a home for you and your family, you would take a great deal of time to research and select all of the best quality materials. Murphy says that, "All your experiences and everything that enters into your life depend upon the nature of the mental building blocks, which you use in the construction of your mental home." When you are constantly thinking negatively you are not building that home that is filled with happiness, joy, and abundance. When you have a blueprint that is filled with anxiety or worry, then your house will be built in the same way.
As I am writing this I can't help but shake the thought that for some this may be a very overwhelming idea. It is a lot of pressure for people to realize that they are in charge of creating their destiny and the world around them. Two words are playing in my mind as I write this: "forgive yourself".
I had a moment as I was reading this paragraph where I found that I was completely beating myself up in my head. "Look at what you have built with these negative thoughts....you've gone in too deep...your house is not the one you expect for yourself..." Normally when I read Power of Your Subconscious Mind I feel peaceful, but for some reason this brought on a bit of unrest... until I came across those words. "Forgive Yourself."
It does not matter what happened years ago, last month, last week, yesterday or even 30 minutes ago. If you are thinking something that you know is detrimental to yourself, don't beat yourself up about it. Let it go. Put that thought on a lily pad, place it in a beautiful river, and watch is sail quietly down stream. Forgive yourself. Yes, you may still be struggling to create that positive blueprint that you know you want, desire, and deserve..but it is ok if it is taking time.
The truths in this book are wonderful and life changing. That is exactly what you are trying to do- to make a change and that is ok. If your thoughts delivered the crappy rough flooring, that is ok. There is always time to go back and select the dark cherry hardwood. Even Dr. Murphy says that with time you will be able to over flow your negative thoughts with positive ones. But I think it is important to remember to forgive yourself for moments that you may slip up. It doesn't mean that it's over for you or that you will never live a positive life- it just takes time. In the process you have to learn to be gentle with yourself and release those negative thoughts in as lovely a way as you can imagine.
Through out my entire life I have been a big people pleaser. I was always a good girl, seldom broke the rules (right mom and dad?), and wanted my teachers, role models, and peers to be proud of me. During this time of unrest within, one of the hardest things I have coped with is disappointing people around me. I strive to be someone that brings joy and happiness to others, someone that makes people laugh, someone others love being around, and just an overall loving person. However, as I entered my second year of teaching the workload became overwhelming and when I wasn't working I just needed quiet. Much of my day is spent being "on" to captivate my young audience of learners and in interactions with colleagues. Eventually I just needed time to be off. Time to not worry about pleasing or entertaining anyone (even if it was just with a friendly conversation). I felt horrible about not calling friends or showing up to participate in their fun activities. Again, I beat myself up for this as I knew others were not happy with me. This was definitely where I started to become filled with more and more unrest. I felt like I let people down and began to make them worry (something I never wanted to do). From there I started falling into a negatively charged sink hole. I wonder how much of our own stress and pressure is self inflicted. If our thoughts are things then we can say that most of it comes from within.
Forgive yourself. For whatever it is you feel like you've done wrong. Be gentle with yourself and know that it's ok. Release it and let it sail on.
There is still time to rebuild and remodel those mental blueprints. Think about what you can still accomplish. Maybe build a second story, or make that a 3 car-garage instead of 2, I'm going to add a balcony outside my master bedroom...yes of course it has a large walk in closet and private bathroom.
"Get a new blueprint; build silently by realizing peace, harmony, joy, and good will in the present moment. By dwelling upon these things and claiming them, your subconscious will accept your blueprint and bring all these things to pass. By their fruits ye shall know them."
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