It is hard to believe that it was about eighteen years ago when the Olympics were here in Atlanta. As cool as that was, it was not nearly as exciting as when we found out that my sister Lisa was pregnant. It was the first baby in the family – big deal!
When we learned it was a boy, the excitement escalated. We were all huge Braves fans at the time, so every time the immediate family saw Lisa, we would rub her belly and say, “now pitching for the Atlanta Braves, Jake Lovvorn”.
We said that often. It became our mantra.
It is not surprising that Jake is a hot shit left handed pitcher, getting ready to start his college baseball career in 2015.
This is a wonderful piece of evidence of attraction principles – what you put your attention on expands.
What is your mantra? What do you tell yourself regularly?
Is it “When am I going to find a job I love?” or “I love my job?” Is it “My life is awesome” or “I wish I had so and so’s (fill in the blank with whose being you covet) life, it seems so much better than mine.”
There are so many people out there dissatisfied with what they have, so they spend their time blaming or complaining about it. That seems like the normal thing to do, if you are unhappy.
Or is it?
If you are blaming and complaining, that is what you are putting attention on. And, if you are putting your attention on it, most likely you are getting more of just that.
For example, when I wanted to quit smoking cigarettes many years ago, instead of thinking about how hard it is to quit smoking (which it was), I put my attention on what I wanted – better health.
My mantra became “I prefer health.” I would let that song play in my head all the time, even when I was on the back deck smoking a cig. “I prefer health, I prefer health, I prefer health.”
Over time, when a craving would show up, I would choose not to have one until the next craving came, then I would say the mantra and eventually I stopped smoking.
There are still times that I crave a smoke, 8 years later. Guess what I say? I prefer health, and I do!
If you want to change something in your life, I invite you to:
1. Notice what you are telling yourself about your situation.
2. Shift the mantra to something positive.
Are you telling yourself you are fat?
Try telling yourself you are in the process of finding your perfect body weight.
Do you think your job sucks?
Find something to appreciate about your job, maybe the paycheck or the unlimited coffee – then reframe your thought – I prefer work that fulfills me.
Know this, changing the thought is just the beginning, and a very good beginning. From there, you’ll move forward with inspired actions so your new mantra becomes reality.
Jake does not throw 88 mph fast balls by just visualizing and affirming, he practices and works out.
By changing your thoughts you will not become the next pitcher for the Atlanta Braves (unless you are Jake!), but you will begin to live a life you are madly in love with, filled with fulfillment, peace, joy and abundance! Homerun!
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