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Instead of New Year's Resolutions & Goals: Make A Promise...
This is the time of year when we take a few moments to re-examine what we did or did not accomplish in the previous year and ponder how can we improve our experiences in any area where we are not feeling fulfilled and satisfied.
This year, rather than making New Year's Resolutions and / or a "to do" list of goals a mile long, why not simply make yourself a promise? A promise to be all that you can be, as authentically as possible.
When we make a promise, we have every intention of doing what it is we say we are going to do. We do not make promises we do not intend to keep. Promises do not carry with them a built-in excuse for not delivering. They are really quite the opposite -- they carry with them a responsibility to deliver that which has been promised.
A Promise to Quit Smoking
Nearly twenty years ago when my son was in Kindergarten, he came home one day quite upset with me about my smoking. Apparently that day, they had a special program about the hazards of smoking to one's health. I remember getting that program when I was in 6th grade, where they show what smoking does to a person's lungs. Well, he probably saw a similar, highly descriptive video. I had never considered that he really knew about my smoking because I was a "closet smoker" - meaning that I did it to manage my angst, in private when other people weren't around. Kids always know these things though! He told me that he wanted me to promise him I would quit smoking right away. At first, I was dumbfounded that this little being would be so passionate about my health. I was the adult, after all! It was clear to me that he was 100% serious. I told him I would not be able to promise to quit right away, but that I would promise to quit smoking gradually until I was able to kick the habit once and for all. He made me give him the pinky-shake to conclude the deal.
When it comes to promises, we feel them emotionally. I simply could not promise something I knew I would not be able to immediately deliver as he believed I should. What I did know was that if I decided to, I could gradually cut back with the end goal of never smoking again. And that's exactly what I did. Because of my "promise" to him, I began to wean myself off. I replaced the old habit with a new habit of picking up one of my favorite books about the power of prosperity to get my mind off of whatever angst I was having about the various situations of my life, and simply reading a few pages until I felt peaceful again.
If I had set a goal to quit smoking, it is of little consequence to anyone but me if I failed to achieve this "goal." However, because I promised my son, there was a heart connecting reason for me to work until I succeed. And so, within a few short months, I had cut down to having one cigarette at the end of the day. Within six months, I had stopped completely.
Formulating your MasterMind requests is essentially making a promise to yourself to stay true to what you really want and stating it out-loud to a safe, like-minded individual who only wishes you the very best. There is a lovely emotional connection in promises like this.
Our minds recognize that we have a history of success when it comes to making promises, so when it comes to New Year's Resolutions or setting goals of what we think we "should" do and think is possible verses what we really want, we actually start self-sabotaging before we even get out of the gate!
One of the things that happens when we make a list of resolutions or goals is that we have had a history of failure with them - year after year after year! This can start up our inner critical - overprotecting - parent. You know the voice, the one that starts talking you out of what you really want, telling you it's not possible or that it's God's will that you remain as limited as you believe you are!
When you make a promise, a different inner dialogue begins. Instead of the critical, overprotective parent emerging, you mind switches to "helpful parent." This is how I have come to experience my connection to God. As a parent myself, I love seeing my children succeed in easy, enjoyable ways and as their parent I am as "helpful" as I can be to paving their way. This is how I see God's love for me. I see that as I relax into the desires being brought to me as gifts from the divine, wanting me to enjoy all good things, I experience God as my helpful parent.
It is in this "light" that I have written God Wants You To Be Rich - to encourage people to make the MOST of their lives. To embrace their gifts and talents and build a "life" that is rich in all the good things available for every being on the planet to enjoy.
My Promises for 2010: 1) I will continue to expand my spiritual and financial knowledge daily, 2) I will MasterMind weekly and utilize the "act as if" attraction technique as my "go to" action for the experiences I'd like to bring in, 3) I will meditate daily with the help of viewing flash online movies, 4) I will follow the "less is more" principle for all of my projects and endeavors, and 5) I will enjoy more and more physical movement in my daily experience.
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Reaching out...
Mary Robinson Reynolds
Founder of Heart Productions & Publishing |
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