What If?
Have you ever played the "What If" game with yourself? To be
more accurate, has your MIND ever played that game with you?
Okay, if you're human, and you probably are if you're reading
this, then you know how the game goes. You're about ready to
make a big step forward or try something new and all of a sudden
the "What If's" go wild.
Going on a trip outside the country? "What if there's a war or
violence breaks out." Starting a new company? "What if you
fail?" Going to make a phone call? "What if they don't like you
or they say 'no'?"
Have you ever noticed that this game always takes you to the
bottom of the elevator --- the very lowest place that you could
possibly go? The elevator of this thinking doesn't stop at the
middle floors, giving you a chance to consider alternatives.
Oh, no. This game takes you straight to the bottom, creating the
image and fear of the very worst that could possibly happen.
The "What if" game is based on lack and limitation thinking,
what is often called poverty consciousness. Poverty
consciousness is rooted in the idea that there's not enough to
go around, or if someone's handing out all the goodies in life,
you're in the wrong line.
And, let's be honest, sometimes the "What If" game is created by
other people. Parents, who want to protect you, or people who
tend to play life small are famous for this. They have a limited
vision of life or want to keep you in the womb where they feel
you're safe, and in the process they project this limited vision
onto others. If they can keep you small, their world is intact
and they can continue to feel safe.
The biggest problem with this game is that it can stop you dead
in your tracks. The fears and doubts settle in and before you
know it you're procrastinating, or worse yet find yourself in a
state of paralysis where you can't seem to do anything at all.
Often, we'll talk ourselves out of our dreams by convincing
ourselves that we really didn't want something after all,
telling ourselves that it really wasn't important.
If we do this often enough, we set a pattern for our lives that
effectively kills our passions, our dreams, our inspirations as
we "settle" for a life of just getting by and existing. It can
leave you with the feeling that you're just taking up space on
this planet as you move through each day mindlessly without a
great deal of joy.
What if you decided you don't want to play the old game - that
you're ready for a new one? Try this one on for size.
What if this life that we're living is one incredibly wonderful
game where you are in complete control of what you experience?
Think of yourself now as the master designer of your life and
YOU are in charge. By the power of what you think and take
action to do, you have the ability to choose your life down to
every detail, limited only by your imagination. Can you see it?
What if you not only had that right but that responsibility?
What if you knew that you are guaranteed to succeed at
everything you do? What if you knew that whatever you can
imagine is already waiting for you - all you have to do is claim
it? What if everything in the Universe was available to support
you so that you can live the life of your dreams?
Here's the truth of it: You create your life. You create
EVERYTHING in your life. If you're not creating consciously, you
are creating with your subconscious mind, based on old beliefs
and ideas.
Starting today, make the decision to play a new game - one that
is joyful, loving, prosperous, and filled with everything that
will absolutely delight and excite you!
YOU deserve it!