Usually when Linda connects with Michael, and after they lovingly greet me, they then ask me to share with them how I am feeling. (I must admit that after three years of practicing the 5 Principles of Happiness that it can still take me a while to locate how I’m feeling in any given moment.) However, last week they asked me to identify what I was thinking and more specifically to share what thoughts were running around in my head. (Even my thoughts took me a while to locate!) They gently reminded me that consciousness is the head and the heart working together, and in order to create a happy life we need to feel first and then act. It’s when we act first and then feel that create our challenges. And then they shared this:  

 “You can not release what you do not acknowledge.  As soon as you acknowledge your thoughts and feelings then you have the power to release them.”

Michael then worked with me to help me acknowledge that one of the mental tapes I have playing is a belief that there is always “just enough”. This seed of belief was planted early in my childhood – there was always just enough;  food, money, time, attention, even love and I have continued to water this belief daily throughout the years - all on my own. Now my hearts desire is to live with abundance – on all levels.

And so my homework from Michael is to say an affirmation for the next 30 days first thing in the morning and also whenever I realize that the old mental tape is playing.  Doing so will allow me to first acknowledge that my old mental tape is playing now and with consciousness release it by empowering myself to play a new mental tape, there by planting a new seed of belief.

Below you will find the affirmation Michael gave me. If you have mental tapes playing that are no longer serving you I invite you to experiment with this for 30 days along with me and share what you are learning and experiencing with others.

I realize that in the past I have viewed myself as _______, but now I realize that I am ­­­__________. I celebrate my skills of _____, _____ & _____ and today I will make every effort to put them to use in a confident, caring, and committed way without appearing for feeling arrogant.

Happy Practicing!

- Nancy