"Nobody succeeds beyond his or her wildest expectations unless he or she begins with some wild expectations."
-Ralph Charell
-Ralph Charell
If you remember, last week I wrote about celebrating the twelve days of Christmas and so I've been posting daily "Twelve Nights of Christmas" personal responses. I found out that the list printed in the magazine was a year old but I decided that it would still be a valid exercise and I have not been disappointed. I've used the topic of Generosity in some of my classes this past week and it's even more fitting today, on the cusp of a New Year.
In giving myself the gift of Positive Expectation, I'm throwing out the notion of resolutions and all of the actions that involve the words should, must, and need. Rather than focus on the things I might consider to eradicate or improve, I'm going to first feel myself living happily with everything in place. It's not the same as visualizing or repeating affirmations, this is about experiencing the high of success and accomplishment before it happens. I'm certain that the resulting "to-do" list would be vastly different, even wild.
This sounds good to me:
Do the Energy work first, and then take the inspired action. Because when you take an action to try to correct something that is wrong, all the action does is amplify what is wrong... There's not enough action in the world to compensate for your vibration. (Abraham-Hicks)
Another spin I'm adding: hold every moment as the cusp of a New Year. Thirty-something years ago, I decided to quit smoking and left my half-smoked pack and lighter on the table in the Poi Pounder room at the old Kona Surf Hotel on a New Year's Eve. I haven't had a cigarette since then. Because of that success, I hold off all life changing actions for New Year's Day and miss out on the ensuing 364 days. I want to hold that power in every NOW moment of my life.
2008 looks like the best year ever for me, and I wish the same for you!
In giving myself the gift of Positive Expectation, I'm throwing out the notion of resolutions and all of the actions that involve the words should, must, and need. Rather than focus on the things I might consider to eradicate or improve, I'm going to first feel myself living happily with everything in place. It's not the same as visualizing or repeating affirmations, this is about experiencing the high of success and accomplishment before it happens. I'm certain that the resulting "to-do" list would be vastly different, even wild.
This sounds good to me:
Do the Energy work first, and then take the inspired action. Because when you take an action to try to correct something that is wrong, all the action does is amplify what is wrong... There's not enough action in the world to compensate for your vibration. (Abraham-Hicks)
Another spin I'm adding: hold every moment as the cusp of a New Year. Thirty-something years ago, I decided to quit smoking and left my half-smoked pack and lighter on the table in the Poi Pounder room at the old Kona Surf Hotel on a New Year's Eve. I haven't had a cigarette since then. Because of that success, I hold off all life changing actions for New Year's Day and miss out on the ensuing 364 days. I want to hold that power in every NOW moment of my life.
2008 looks like the best year ever for me, and I wish the same for you!
Photo: Liesel Elliot