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How to inactivate negative thoughts or beliefs

6/7/2022

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Hiya Herd:

We'd like to introduce a simple tool to you called The Inactive Box which we learned from Abraham Hicks.  It is, in essence, 
a symbolic gesture to render inactive any concern, worry, negative belief, or judgement.  

These thoughts and beliefs may come in the forms of stories you tell yourself or they could have been ingrained in you over the years by family and/or peers.

We'd like you to sift through your Belief Closet as you would your clothes or hall closet. 

Those closets are full but how many of those items do you actually use?  How many of them actively serve you?


Probably just a fraction.

I moved not too long ago and it shocked me to discover how many items I had placed in storage.  I had completely forgotten about these items.  Out of sight, out of mind.

The same can be applied to your thoughts. 

Why take them out and regularly display them if they don’t make you feel good?  If they don’t serve you?


So, let’s put these negative beliefs into storage, shall we?

The Inactive Box

1, The first step is to find a box or container to place your negative thoughts.  Keep it someplace visible and accessible to serve as a reminder of its purpose.  I decided to wrap mine (see above) to make it decorative but you don't have to.  I also created a slot so that one a thought goes in there, it doesn't come back out!


2. When you catch yourself in a moment of not feeling good (worried, frustrated, angry, depressed), pause and isolate the feeling.  Ask yourself what is the subject that is prompting these thoughts and feelings.

3. Take a sticky, note card, or slip of paper and write the following on it:

​"It is my intention to render inactive “worrying about what others think, projecting my negative thoughts onto others, feeling unworthy of good things, etc."


4. Fold it up and place it in the slot.  It’s like you are throwing it away.

This process takes your focus off the contrast in your life and allows you to see and appreciate the positive.  It enables you to allow the good and see opportunities where you thought there was only judgment.

Out of sight out of mind.  It works!


Give it a try and let us know how it goes!

Much love,
Carolyn



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My love/hate relationship with Contrast

3/29/2022

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Hiya Herd,

Do you have a frenemy?  You know, a love/hate relationship with someone or something?
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I do and her name is Contrast.

Contrast shows up for me in things I dislike such as this ridiculous, you’ve-got-to-be-kidding-me cold snap this week. 

Sometimes, it feels like Contrast won’t leave me the eff alone, but when I take a step back, I can appreciate her.

Why? 

Contrast shows me what I desire by giving me what I don’t want.  


I don’t like the cold.  I’ve tolerated it my entire life.  On Monday while running around NYC in sub degree temps, I decided that I am through with tolerating. 

Now, this change won’t be overnight, but when our kids have graduated, we are going to explore warmer options.  Maybe that means becoming snowbirds with super flexible jobs or just changing careers and lifestyles altogether.  

But I am DONE dressing for the tundra in March.

And I have Contrast to thank for that.

I feel really positive about this decision.  I’ll even go so far as to say I have a healthy dose of anticipation around this next adventure that is still a couple of years away in the making.  Will it be the Carolinas?  Or Southern California?  Hell, maybe our next adventure awaits us in a different country altogether.

To be clear, contrast doesn’t show up to mess with you although it can seem that way in the moment.  Like when I couldn’t feel my face, or hands, or feet on Monday.  

It simply helps  give you direction to make decisions.  

In essence, it’s a really effective tool for creating the life you want.  

What’s your contrast showing you? 

Maybe it’s that you are ready for a career change (stay tuned for our upcoming April 26th Sister Talk with Cynthia Johnson of Elephant In The Room Design for inspiration!) or a new look. 

Whatever it is, pay attention.  Take note. And adjust your sails accordingly.


On March 31st at 7pm, we teach how to use the contrast in your life to manifest your desires in Get Inspired: Writing for Clarity Workshop.  It’s virtual and you can register here.

With love and warmer days to come,
Carolyn



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