Chapter 15, The Ghosts of Fear
People who write about manifestation often describe a 3 step process: State what you want, The universe brings it, relax and let it in. While step 3 seems like it should be easy, in fact it is usually the most difficult for people. I find it interesting that Hill says essentially the same thing in this last chapter: "Before you can put any portion of this philosophy into successful use, your mind must be prepared to receive it." He goes on to say that what prevents us from receiving is fear.
However the chapter title is actually Ghosts of fear. I looked up the word ghost and found that it is defined as a mere shadow or semblance, or alternatively as a remote possibility (as in he has a ghost of a chance). This seems very similar to the eastern mystical traditions which define fear as illusion. If our fears are illusory or at best remote possibilities, then they aren't very substantial..and yet they can have great power in most people's lives, keeping them from experiencing joy, success and abundance.
Last Saturday night Michael asked us "what are you thinking about?" He was asking us to be conscious of the thoughts that go on all the time under it all..our default or unconscious thoughts. One way to get in touch with these thoughts is to notice feelings. Our feelings spring directly from our thoughts...so if you are angry, depressed, sad, jealous, anxious....experiencing any of the negative emotions, then there must be some unconscious, negative and illusory thoughts going on underneath. Change the thoughts and you change your emotions and your life.
Chances are these thoughts are some form of "it should be other than it is." as in, I contacted 20 people and don't have a single ebook download....this system doesn't work, it should be easier. Or I called that person 3 times and left messages and they haven't called me back, must be something about that ebook. or my message or maybe the stars just aren't right. It shouldn't be like that. Or, I called my friend and left a message, I even sent an email, and they haven't called back. They should be more thoughtful. It's easy to fall back on the negative ghostly, illusory story, the default mode, which turns on the negative emotions and keeps our good away.
Hill offers a solution to this kind of thinking...he says "Fears are nothing more than states of mind. One's state of mind is subject to control and direction." In other words, when you experience a negative emotion, examine the underlying thought and decide if it's true, then make a different decision. For example, is it true that your lack of downloads means MFF doesn't work? Chances are this is a ghost, or an illusion...there's too much evidence to the contrary. So instead of getting angry we can always make a different decision....for example to get some help, or try some different ways to reach out to people until we find one that works for us. In other words, recognize the ghost for the illusion it is and turn the light on by choosing to think differently about it. Ghosts have a way of disappearing in the light.
Of course the best way to clear out the fear and make way for positive emotions is positive self talk. A couple hundred a day and you begin to shed a little light on your situation, but it's still a little shadowy and the ghosts are lurking near by ready to pounce.. A thousand a day is like walking out into the sunshine where the ghosts don't have a chance. Once they are consistently on the run, your mind is truly open to receive lots and lots of joy, abundance, and ebook downloads.
Celeste Smucker, Nellysford, Virginia.
Thank you Celeste for allowing me to repost this. See more great "lessons" here : http://30daymentalcleanse.info/index.php/board,254.0.html
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