Well, I have had a life changing experience over the last few days. I can see it has come about because I have prayed and prayed for some changes to occur in my life. I also do an intending process, where I "intend" certain things in my life. This is one of the ways I use my agency and choose what I want. I have really wanted to be free of my emotional hindrances. The Holy Spirit has helped me more and more to understand that they don't belong in me, that they are foreign objects that do not belong to a Divine, child of God.
I read 2 books awhile back, one is called A Complain Free Life, and the other Complain Free Relationships. Since then I have signed up to the Complain Free site on facebook. They send me things regularly. Well, a recent one was a very funny skit from Mad TV called Stop It, with Bob Newhart.
He plays a counselor and a woman with much the same problems as me comes in and tells him her problems and he says he has two words for her. Then he yells "Stop It!". Its very funny, but also very profound as well. I laughed but then I really felt a shift just watching this. He wouldn't allow her to go into all the past about why she did what she did, and be all complicated, he just kept saying "stop it" to whatever she said she did in her life that was dysfunctional.
I have started using these words on myself, in a kind cheery voice, but still saying them any time I start to think negative thoughts that would then put me into a negative emotional state. Truly just doing this for the last few days, has cleared me of so many problems. I realized from all this that since I was a child I have been thinking negative things that made me feel bad. Really abusing myself with my thoughts.
So now I am not letting myself do this anymore and wow, all I can say is I am a new person. This was such an answer to prayer, and it reminds me of what Apostle Paul and all the General Authorities have said " think of things that are lovely, pure and true." Well by saying "stop it" to all the negative thinking, now I have lots of room, and space to think about what is "pure, lovely and true". It really does all start with our thinking. Saying "stop it" takes us out of our heads, and just stops that whole process, and puts us into reality, and stops the whole negative cycle of thinking, which then stops the negative emotional cycle. Truly we can cripple ourselves by filling our minds, which then fills our emotions with negativity.
I have felt healthier and more balanced than I have ever felt in my whole life by doing this. So this is what I have noticed in life. When we are truly open to change, healing, transformation and we truly cry out to God for it, it comes. This has happened to me over and over again. God wants us to be our best, happiest and healthiest selves and will use whatever it takes to get us there. We do need to be willing. But I imagine that God is waiting for us to be ready, because he won't take our agency away, but as soon as we even hint we are ready He swoops in!
I now instantly stop all negativity from visiting or making a home in my mind. I now love and care for myself gently by allowing only that which is lovely, pure and true to reside in me, freeing my spirit, allowing my happiness and peace to flow brilliantly!
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