Joan Campbell ~ Page 12 of 16 ~ Personal Growth, Helping Others, True Health, Liberty

Week 22 A Control Our Thoughts

HARMONY IN THE WORLD WITHIN MEANS THE ABILITY TO CONTROL OUR THOUGHTS, AND TO DETERMINE FOR OURSELVES HOW ANY EXPERIENCE IS TO AFFECT US. (HAANEL)

It seems as though each day in my life there is a reason to control my thoughts. For me this can be a struggle especially when I see injustices happening to children in our family. So each day I use the seven laws of the mind to control and redirect my thoughts. I will share these laws with you, knowing how much they have helped me keep my balance and remain in peace.

LAW OF SUBSTITUTION

We cannot think about 2 things at the same time. If a negative thought enters your mind – try to think about higher power or God instead. If that is too big a reach at the time, use any fond memory or other pleasant thought. The Master Teacher said, “resist not evil” meaning don’t resist it but instead turn from it and think about something else instead.

LAW OF RELAXATION

Mental effort defeats itself-It’s the exact opposite of physical effort. A relaxed calm state of mind is the only doorway to mental progress. Relaxation of thought is the only access to infinite intelligence.

LAW OF PRACTICE

Practice makes perfect. The 5 Ps- Perfect Practice Prevents Poor Performance. Our bewilderment of Magnificence in others, upon further inspection we find is really just practice. With practice of the correct things, we improve on the other 6 laws of the mind.

LAW OF FORGIVENESS

To access the Divine and connect the subconscious to the Omnipotent, Omniscient, and Omnipresent Creator we must forgive everyone and anyone to clear the channel. There can be no connection to the Divine mind where anger or resentment against a brother or sister justified or not, exists.

LAW OF DUAL THOUGHT

Thought is a combination of ideation and feeling. We can attach any feeling to a thought we want.

LAW OF SUBCONSCIOUS

As soon as the subconscious accepts an idea it becomes a demand and it works constantly, 24-7 to manifest that demand-accessing a reservoir of infinite resources.

THE LAW OF GROWTH

Whatever we think about grows. What we forget atrophies.

As I have leveraged these Seven Laws of the Mind, I have found a renewed purpose in life, and a profound peace.

May these laws assist you in finding your peace.

Week 22 The Tool Box Revealed

The meaning of life is to find your gift The purpose of life is to give it away.

For the last two weeks we had an assignment with our Master Key course. The assignment was to think on these very emotional feelings of Fear, Anger, Unworthiness, Guilt, and Hurt Feelings and find a way to use them as tools to expand our comfort zone.

My first thought was that it would be difficult to imagine or hard to process. But as I continued each day to spend time with these feelings, I began to get a concept of what anger would feel like and look like. A very strong feeling for me, as I shared in blog post last week.

The other feelings: fear, unworthiness, guilt and hurt feelings, I had not quite understood how to make them expand my comfort zone. This weeks webinar explained in detail how to make them comfort zone friendly. And I had an “AH HA” moment.

“No need to overcome these feelings. Instead attach a different thought and use them as tools”.

Use FEAR as Energy, Concentration, Focus. If we do the thing we fear, fear disappears.

Use Anger as Massive Energy to change, (the best revenge is living well) a power tool.

Use Unworthiness, as a way to keep on track with your goals. Be an observer.

Use Guilt, to validate good, and to know what is the right thing. Good people feel bad, bad people feel good.

Hurt Feelings remind us how much we care and focus on what we want..

It is magic the way questions turn obstacles into benefits. We must be willing to let go and embrace these new tools. Ask the tough questions of yourself. This exercise may take you out of your comfort zone, the same as it has for me. Making the changes will be worth the effort and you are worth whatever it takes to become your own “best self”.

“I can be what I will to be”

I am whole perfect, strong, powerful, loving, harmonious, and happy

Week 21 The Real Secret Of Power

Continuing with Haanel writings: The real secret of power is consciousness of power. To become conscious of this power is to become a “live wire“; it has the same effect as placing an ordinary wire in contact with a wire that is charged. The Universal is the live wire. It carries power sufficient to meet every situation which may arise in the life of every individual. When the individual mind touches the Universal Mind it receives all the power it requires.

The next question that would come to mind would be, where do I find the Universal Mind to tap into that power? The answer is in the silence. It is all about silencing our mind, cleared of thought that is constantly running around in our heads. Re-training the mind to get quiet so the Universal mind can release the power.

How do I silence the hurt feelings, unworthiness, anger, guilt and fear?

Be an observer and I…..

Use one of the 7 Laws of the Mind, relaxation.

Let’s think about anger for a minute. Observe yourself, as I have; what do I look like? I admit, I get red in the face, start to shake all over, my stomach gets upset and all I can think of is to strike back. My mind locks up on my point of view. My whole body gets into this angry frenzy. I have given up my power to anger. Not a good thing.

Now by observation, before all these symptoms arrive, I exercise control over the run-away feeling of anger. It’s all about silencing my mind to tap into the power. That already feels better to me. Let’s take a deep breath together. Much better now.

The REAL secret of power is to remain conscious of the power we already possess.

Week 20 Inspired

Quoting Haanel;

To become inspired means to get out of the

beaten path,

out of the rut,

because extraordinary results require extraordinary means.

When we come into a recognition of the Unity of all things and

that the source of all power is within,

we tap the source of inspiration.

Inspiration is the art of self-realization;

the art of adjusting the individual mind to that of the Universal Mind; the art of attaching the

proper mechanism to the source of all power.

Inspiration comes from the Universal Mind, the source of all power. But to become inspired is to look within and bring forth thoughts that create an ideal. One ideal is, I am whole, perfect, strong, powerful, loving, harmonious, and happy. Bringing these words into conciousness is to proclaim them for ourselves. Inspired words with extraordinary results when used I regularly.

Through this class with the Master Key I am learning to proclaim my uniqueness and master the skills needed to become a confident observer of my own behavior. As I begin to emerge I see myself as a new person,

not judging, not criticizing myself or others,

I become whole and in harmony with the Universal Mind.

In Harmony and Happiness

Week 19 The Power Of One

Let’s just think for a moment about having one day. In that day we have the courage to be who we want to be. What would you do?

What is wrong with our world and how can we change it in a day? Each day is only one. Each day is all we have to make the change for good. One act of kindness, one hug, one smile can be all it takes to help another have a great day.

I just finished watching the movie “I AM”. In this story Tom Shadyac shares about his bike accident and depression. And he spoke about our self centered lives and how we are driven to have things. Our competitiveness to be wealthy and have more stuff.

Then he continues on his journey to “I AM”. He talks about what we do in one day. How that one day can change everything for us. Bring us to a place where we realize we need to be the courage we want to see.

As Mandino says “Live this day as if it is your last”. “Don’t waste today mourning yesterday’s misfortunes, defeats, or aches of the heart.” Also addressed is tomorrow. “To waste tomorrow would be to worry about what is yet to come. Why concern yourself with problems that may never come to pass? ”

Each day is a priceless gift and needs to be celebrated with heart felt gratitude. Take this day, hold it firmly and accomplish your purpose. Excel at all that is given you to do. Have confidence that this is your greatest moment. Be aware of your POWER to bring change to our vast world.

I CAN BE WHAT I WILL TO BE