Did you ever have one of those days when you felt like just chucking it all out the window and just quitting?
I think that we all have had days like that. Especially at the beginning of a new project. Like this blog….like this new age center that we are trying to build.
It is not that we are lazy, it is more pervasive than that. A feeling of powerlessness or helplessness. It feels like that emocon that shows the person beating his head against the brick wall. “I have been doing all this work and what do I have to show for it????” So far, not much.
What to do?…What to do?
Well, if you are like me, the first thing that you do is to turn to the life teachings that we are sharing with you.
After all, if we don’t believe in them enough to use them…why should you? So, here are the:
10 Things To Remember When You Want To Quit
1) Ask the universe for what you want. Ask, with the certainty that it is already there for you. That all that needs to happen is for it to become manifest. Things are created twice; first in your mind, then in the physical plane. When you ask, you need to do so with a very clear picture of what you want. You need to “see” it in your mind…see it as already done. See yourself getting the benefits of this accomplishment. See your life being different, better.
2) See the benefits to others. How will they grow and change for the better because of what you are doing?
If what you are asking for does not provide benefits to others, why do you want to do it? Remember, a part of your spiritual contract is helping others. You need to visualize other people reaping the harvest that you have planted for them.
3) Spirit does not give instant gratification. It takes a while for the right combination of events to percolate down to you. Face it, life is not a drive through where you can get an instant breakthrough. This means that you need to believe that things will work out if you just keep on keeping on. Now, that type of belief is hard to come by until after you begin to experience the results of your work. You need to stack the deck in your favor by setting a series of benchmarks to show your progress. Make them small steps that are relatively easy to accomplish. Then celebrate each one of them as they are achieved.
This helps you hold on to your faith in the outcome by showing your mind that you are winning.
4) Focus on the goal, not the external distractions.
There will be people who do not like you. That want you to fail. That are envious of you and what you are trying to accomplish. That spread vicious stories about you. That will tell you that what you are seeking is foolish and cannot be done. That you will be different if you do this.
DUH!! That is the point!
If, you allow any of this to get between you and the goal…you will lose sight of the goal and will lose your way on the path. If you give any of your energy to these folks or to what they think, you are taking the energy away from your goal.
5) Ask yourself: What can I DO Now that will bring me nearer to my goal?
I know, it is a trick question. What can I DO NOW…..?
What can you do, not what can the universe do for me. But, what can I do??
What can you DO ? Taking physical ACTION is the key to this. When you take action, when you involve your body in a motion of some type it will change your mood.
You see, negative thoughts create inaction….fear, doubt, insecurity, feelings of “not good enough”, the thought becomes reality…(or, does the reality become the thought??)
But, positive actions can change your mood to positive feelings, feelings of accomplishment, feelings of higher self worth, feelings of “this will work”, feelings that can and will carry you through the darkness of self doubt.
And, remember to do it NOW! Do not pass go, do not stop to collect the money…as the great guru Nike said: Just Do It ! and do it now!
6) Grow Yourself.
Are you ready to have your desire? What changes in you ideas or attitudes need to be made before you can realize you goal. A simple example is that if your goal is to have a law practice, you need to go to law school first. I know, that one is obvious, but almost all goals have some type of prerequisite to their achievement.
A while back, I ask a friend who has a successful New Thought center for advice on how to build this one. She helped me to realize that my ministry is NOT just the church/center. That my ministry is much greater than that.
That I needed to reach out to many more people than could be reached by a small building in the suburbs of Dayton, Ohio.
This blog is the result of that realization. And I believe that as I grow my ministry, the center has no choice but to grow along with me.
As I said: if I do not use my own beliefs, why should you listen to me?
How do you need to change and grow? Start Now !
7) Sticktoitiveness: other wise known as Willpower.
Sometimes you just need to keep doing what you are doing. No matter what mood you are in just keep doing it.
Do it to the best of your ability. Every time. Don’t just “phone it in” do it right. Hold on to your faith that things will work out in your best interest and keep going through the periods of self doubt. Nothing worth while ever “just showed up” if it is worth something it will take a while to materialize.
Do watch for the acknowledgement that will be sent by Spirit after you ask for what you want. It usually comes as a song on the radio, a well placed billboard, a comment made in a conversation about another topic, or a “random” remark that you overhear. This is the return receipt from Spirit that yes, we got your message.
Now your job is to hold on to the visualization of your self and others benefiting by your accomplishment. Don’t let it slip…stick to it…..and Never doubt that it will happen. As soon as you give energy to doubt, you cancel the request.
8 Keep a WOW file.
One of the things that I started doing was to keep a record of all the good things that were said or written about me. Letters or emails that told me how much I had helped someone. How their life was better because I had been in it in some way.
If the experience was a physical one, not mail, then I would write down the main part of it and put that in the file.
It is amazing how much a file like this can energize you. When the outside noise of others who want you to fail becomes too loud, I take out the file and read about my success.
I call it my WOW file because every time I read it I think…wow, I did that!! We tend to forget the impact that we have had on the lives of others as we become absorbed in todays problems. The Wow file is my way of remembering that helping the world one person at a time is worth all the hassle that goes with it.
9) Surround yourself with like minded people.
What we are doing, establishing a new age center in the Bible belt, is a daunting task. Which would be much more difficult without a core group of like minded souls. I believe that we learn and grow best in community with others that are supportive and positive in their attitudes. In fact, that is what the center is all about. A place where you can come to grow and learn and change in a safe, positive, and encouraging environment composed of like minded souls.
Look around in your area, is there a place like this?
Are there people around that could meet once a week just to be supportive of each others quest?
Could you put flyers on bulletin boards and form your own small group?
You really need to have outside support for your goals and ideas. Going it alone is very very very difficult. We humans are not meant to live in a closet or to hide our light away from others. We grow best when we are valued and nurtured in a community of like minded souls.
Of course, if you are in the neighborhood we would love to have you drop in and see us.
10) Why 10? Because we can count that far with our hands and feet? No. Because it makes for a good title for this article? No.
Because in numerology the number 10 is New Beginnings.
Therefore, #10 is for you to put all of the first nine items together into a plan of action. Then start to work.
The Law of Choice tells us that our lives are the result of the choices we have made. That your decisions today create the life you have tomorrow. What do you want for the next year? The next 5 years? The next 10 years?
If you really want to realize your dream and create a successful life then you need to work on the first nine steps to achieve this. Not just some of them, not just some of the time, not just when you feel up to it. You need to put out real sustained effort and disregard the external negativity around you.
Take action today…..make a fresh start….a new beginning.
And, DO IT NOW!