Become the change you desire
April 11, 2007 8:26 pm“Become the change you desire.” triggered the thought for the day - thanks to Zen Chill on instant manifestation referring to a Steve Pavlina podcast.
What was the last thing you tried to change in your life? How well did it work? Did it have a lasting effect?
Did you say, “I want to lose ten pounds. I must go on a diet.”
Or, “I want to be productive. I better start working hard.”
Or, “I want to be rich. I need to a better job and to start saving.”
These three have something in common: they require you to force yourself to change behaviors to achieve your goal. They reinforce that you are not what you desire:
- you are overweight (or why would you need a diet?)
- you are unproductive (or why demand the extra effort?)
- you are lacking money (or why would you need more?)
Attempts to change behaviors usually fail. Why? Because they aren’t in line with your belief systems about who you are.
Instead, become the change you desire. Imagine it. Start acting like it. Your behaviors will naturally reflect yourself and bring you goal to you effortlessly.
Effortlessly does not mean without work or action. It means you stop forcing yourself to be something you are not.
One Response to “Become the change you desire”
Thankyou for you site so many are just to make $. I really do want to be the change I want in the world. I have made quite a shift in my life & it is great some days & awful on other’s. I live in small town Oregon USA . There is not a lot of like minded people here yet. I do feel alone at times. As I search for other like minded people most are selling a service or coaching. Meditating is still a struggle most of the time but I’m not giving up. I still get sucked into critical thinking from many of the people I’m around. I find the most peace while execising & being mindfull. Thanks for hearing my rants.
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