Stand at the doorway of your mind and allow only thoughts of that which you desire to experience cross your mental threshold.
Just as Pavlov, the father of unconscious conditioned response, trained his dogs to associate the ringing of a bell with the appearance of food, you can train your mind to associate each new day with infinite possibilities, and the belief that you can have whatever it is that you desire. As automatic as the dogs’ salivating when they heard the bell ringing, you will automatically assume that there are infinite possibilities for the new day and proceed to create your good.
You must stand at the doorway of your mind, and allow only good to enter. Remembering that thoughts are things, and whatever is in your consciousness is what will show up in your world, you will begin to cherish and protect your mind as your most valuable asset in creating your life.
One night many years ago I was driving to a class on my way back from therapy in Dallas. My night vision wasn’t the greatest at that juncture in my life, and I was still spacey from doing some deep inner child healing. (We didn’t have the techniques to close the inner child files and be sure that a person is fully back in the present that we have now.) I took the exit and then turned before I had crossed the median without realizing my mistake. In a moment I noticed that there were headlights coming my way in the lane in which I was traveling. I assessed the lane situation and realized that I had turned too quickly and was going southbound on a northbound side of the street. I simply made a u-turn and got on the side of the street where I needed to be. Everything was fine. No big deal. The oncoming cars were still about 2 blocks away.
Suddenly, “the voice” started. You know the voice. It is the voice of the inner critic. The words I heard were, “You can’t do anything right! Now you are going to be late! You should have been paying more attention!” I realized that these thoughts were not rational. They were how one of my parents taught me to talk to myself. I began to shake with anxiety.
Then I took charge of the situation. At the top of my lungs I shouted, “SHUT UP!!” The voice stopped, and my body calmed down.
The few moments of discomfort were surely worth the lesson that I learned. I spoke my word. I chose what was real for me. I decided how my world would be. And I came to peace.
Today you can stand at the doorway of your thoughts and create the world you would like to live in. Enjoy your life. It is your choice!
