If You Can't Change it, Change the Way You Feel

If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain. ~ Maya Angelou

I came across this quote and thought how true is this!

It's one thing to 'get it out of our system' by having a good old 'hissy fit' but how often do we get caught telling and re-telling the same story over and over again?

If you subscribe to the belief that we get what we think about and we're telling and re-telling the story of what we don't want then what are we going to get more of? There are so many things that with a little bit of imagination we can re-frame and how much better would our lives feel if we looked for the good in the events of our lives.

After all, it's not what happens to us that counts, it's how we interpret it.

Love life and live it creatively,

Leanne
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Today is a Gift!

Always remember that the future comes one day at a time.
~Dean Acheson

Today is a gift, the gift of life. It's a present something to look forward to with excitement and enthusiasm.

Sometimes we can get so caught up in the past and the future that we forget to remember that the only moment we have absolute control over is the NOW!

What would your life look, sound and feel like if you made the decision to enjoy every single moment and chose to look for the 'silver' lining in every event?

Love life and live it creatively.

Leanne

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The Funny Thing About Life and Dr Joe Dispenza

My partner and I set a very clear intention at the beginning of this year to start living the life we wanted to be living. Since we set that intention it's been awe inspiring the way things have just happened.

On the face of it these things haven't always seemed at first glance to be good things and other things which have appeared in the first instance to be fabulous we're now having to look for the beauty/learning.

In my audio, 'Feeling Great for no particular reason' I quote Dr Joe Dispenza's now famous quote from 'What the Bleep' about the Observer ...

I'm taking this time to create my day and I'm infecting the quantum field.

Now if (it) is in fact the observer's watching me the whole time that I'm doing this and there is a spiritual aspect to myself, then show me a sign today that you paid attention to any one of these things that I created, and bring them in a way that I won't expect, so I'm as surprised at my ability to be able to experience these things.

And make it so that I have no doubt that it's come from you, and so I live my life, in a sense, all day long thinking about being a genius or thinking about being the glory and the power of God or thinking about being unconditional love.

What I've found is that I'm now looking for the 'signs' and even if things don't initially look like a sign, it's amazing how things can change once you've made the decision that if it's happened to you there is a sign in there somewhere.

Take a moment and reflect on something that's happened to you recently ... if you committed to finding the sign in it, what would it be? How could that impact your life going forward in an empowering way?

Love life and live it creatively,

Leanne
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What are your dreams?

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
~ Eleanor Roosevelt

How does your life look sound and feel? Is it the life of your dreams?

That's the funny thing I've noticed about life ... the more you love the life your living the more your life becomes the life you love.

As you move through your day notice how you're feeling. When something nice or good happens make a note of it, be thankful for it.

Make lists. Every night write down 5 things that you love about your life before you go to sleep. How much nicer are your dreams going to be when you do this? And if your dreams are nicer how much better are you going to feel when you wake up in the morning.

So what is it about your life you love?

Love life and live it creatively,

Leanne

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Perception is projection ... or is it?

Perception is projection ... basically this means you can't see anything outside of you that isn't you.

What you see and the interpretation you place on what's happening in the world around you are a direct reflection of your current circumstances. You can't see what's outside of your situation or circumstances.

Personally, this has caused me some angst as I've truly come to understand this concept. And I must admit there have been and are times when I would much rather this wasn't true, as I've had emotional charges on different things that have happened either to me or around me.

But as I've come to appreciate and understand this concept, I've grown to realize what a fabulous tool it is to move me forward in my life.

What you see, hear, feel and what you understand, believe, value, intend and so on, reflects your model of the world. You project your ideas, maps, understandings and mental movies onto the world of objects, people and experiences.

We all built our mental models from the events, experiences and interactions that we've come across in life. We build our ‘rule book’ if you will, from our interpretation of the things others say and do. The 'world' does get in, but not unfiltered. We filter it. In fact, we delete, distort and generalize it based on the ‘rules’ we’ve created as we’ve moved through life.

When I first began assimilating this into my life I found it quite challenging. However as I’ve moved from ‘wishing’ my life was a certain way, to actively finding my purpose and creating the life of my dreams, I’ve found this to be an extremely useful tool.

And one of the big things I’ve noticed is how my outlook has changed. Rather than noticing the things that aren’t going the way I want them to, I’m looking for the things that are going right, that are validating that I’m on the right path.

As my commitment to growing my self as a person has grown, so I’ve found that I’m also being presented with the people and circumstances that are confirming that growth.

So for me, I’m creating a self-fulfilling prophecy based on what’s going right for me, in me and in my world. The more things I notice that are going right, the more right things are going and the more I notice things are going right.

For me, my truth is that perception is projection and it’s all feedback. The more we’re able to stand outside ourselves and look at our lives, almost from the outside, the cleaner and clearer our perception and the more useful and valuable our feedback.

This means that we can actually alter our filters, look for the things that validate the good things in our lives and create more of them.

Is that possible? Who knows? All I can say is it works for me. How about you? What's your experience?

Love life and live it creatively,

Leanne
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Whose Model of the World?

I was chatting with a friend this morning about the people around you appreciating and respecting you as an individual.

Before we go any further, I need you to recognize that what I'm talking about here in this blog, is my model of the world which is neither good or bad, right or wrong, it's just that ... my model of the world. And you more than likely have your own model of the world which may or may not have points of similarity to mine.

In my model of the world I look for similarities and celebrate the differences with the understanding that we are each entitled to have our own model based on our life experiences. And in my eyes differences are actually good because it would be a pretty boring world if everyone thought the same.

The underlying premise in my model of the world is respect for other peoples' models' of the world. (What a mouthful! ;-)

What do you think? How do you view the people around you?

Love life and live it creatively,

Leanne

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From Ask and it is Given: Abraham and Esther Hicks

All-That-Is Is Benefiting from My Existence. No matter what has caused your unique point of view to come about - it has come about. YOU do exist; you are thinking; you are perceiving; you are asking - and you are being answered. And All-That-Is is benefiting from your existence and from your point of view.
~Abraham/Esther Hicks

I came across this awesome affirmation thropugh an internet friend, Linda Miller in Adland and it really captured my imagination. So much so, I thought I'd share it with you.

If I exist, if I am thinking, if I am perceiving, if am asking and I am being answered ... and I don't like what I'm getting then I really have to stop and think ... just what am I asking for?

And the next question would be ... So just what do I really want?

When I get stuck in my stuff, which most people do on occasions, because let's face it, it's not about having stuck our stuff come up that's the challenge, it's how long we allow ourselves to stay stuck in our stuff.

In actual fact having our stuff come up is a good thing and cause for celebration because it allows us to look at the beliefs underlying it, see if it still fits and release it if it's not.

And it's that simple, when we pause and recognize it for what it really is: the Universe allowing us the opportunity to revise our beliefs or our rule book. Simple but sometimes not all that easy: pause, check out the fit, keep or discard and move on.

In the realm of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) there is a process called 'Pattern Interupts' which are questions designed to 'interrupt' a behaviour or a pattern.

These questions can be used to focus your mind on what you really want. Question such as:

• So what do I really want?
• Yeah, but what if I could have it all?
• Yeah, but what if it did work?

The next time you find yourself in a position where you're presented with the idea that it's not possible to have something or you've 'received' something you would rather not have ... ask one of these questions and see how quickly you get your answer.

What I've found is ... the quicker and more often I ask myself the questions the quicker the answers come and the better the questions the better the answers.

Can think of any questions to add to the list?

Love life and live it creatively,

Leanne

If you’re looking to feel great about yourself and your life check out our fabulous audios at www.yoursuccessfulmind.com/feelinggreat.html MindRight Programming Tools to put you back in the driver’s seat of your life!