What is your internal dialogue?
Your internal dialogue is constant.
Through every waking hour, you never stop saying things to yourself.
Your internal dialogue happens in real time.
Unlike automatic thoughts that run through your mind, your internal dialogue happens at normal speed.
Your internal dialogue triggers a physiological change.
As a result of every thought you have, there is a physical reaction. This reaction can be positive or negative, even affecting your health.
Your internal dialogue is heavily influenced by your locus of control.
No matter what the situation is, or what demands you are facing, your internal dialogue is likely to be influenced by your locus of control.
Your internal dialogue tends to be totally monopolistic.
It crowds out or drowns out any other data, from any other source. As a result, you may spend your time lost in the frantic self-talk that goes with it.
Your negative internal dialogue gets the loudest when you need it the least.
It gets loudest when the pressure is on, because it flows at least in part from your personal truth. That kind of talk, if you listen to it at pivotal moments, can change your life forever. You end up being your own worst enemy.
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The other night I went to my
The other night I went to my son's birthday party (Halloween). I have been a black sheep where he and his wife are concerned, after I sent an awful email about them to my whole family....and forgot to take my son's email address off this stupid mass mailing. I have no idea why I did this. Since I was using pain pills at the time to feel nothing...I went to AA. I am sober almost 5 months. I also have been studying ACIM for years, but committed to finishing it this past l-1/2 years.
Anyway...back to my story. Because of this email, I have not been allowed to see my grandchildren, which is devastating to me, because they are such a wonderful source of light to me. I have only seen them on their birthdays (2 times, 2 grandchildren) and on this past Halloween. Three times in one year. I am so angry and have been working at forgiveness this whole year. I came home from the Halloween party ranting and raving. Then I fell asleep on the couch. I had a dream that someone was giving me a gift. I was surprised and asked why I was getting this gift. The answer I got was..."Because you need hope!" I woke up a little disturbed and went to bed. Before sleep, I could see my son, his wife and the kids and all the party guests as people who are just trying to get through this life just like me. For the first time in years I was at peace. This was a true miracle from God, I know it. God bless and keep all of you in peace.
The twelve steps of
The twelve steps of Alcoholics Anonymous are a proven way of having a spiritual awakening that can elevate your level of awareness. Work the steps to the best of your ability and your contact with Holy Spirit will continue to improve.
Take a look at the prayer on page 448 in the text:
I am responsible for what I see.
I choose the feelings I experience, and I decide upon the goal I would achieve.
And everything that seems to happen to me I ask for, and receive as I have asked.
Thank you
Thank you soooooooooooooooooooooooooo much!
Love,
Dragonfly
"For the first time since
"For the first time since the initiation had begun, the words of the elders did not make me feel strange. I discovered that I could remain calm, finally quieting my relentless questioning. My heart could continue beating at the same pace, even in the face of an intense experience."
- Malidoma Patrice Some Of Water And The Spirit
This is an outstanding book. Malidoma was born in a Dagara village in Burkina Faso, Africa. He was abducted by Jesuit Missionaries as a small boy and forgot the ways of his people. When he returned to his village, he had to go through a magical initiation that could have killed him. If you like Carlos Castaneda or Paulo Coelho you will like this one.
There is no grandiose
There is no grandiose meaning to sum up all of life. It is just a big collection of what you are thinking, right here, right now.
Live for those moments of insight and inspiration when everything becomes clear and truthful. Hope for those moments when your being screams "YES! TRUTH!" We recognize truth on some deep, obscure level. Those moments, or miracles, are the matches illuminating the darkness we wander in so much of the time.
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