Letting Go of the Story

What's the story you tell about yourself—to others as well as in your self-talk? Do you present yourself as blessed or as a victim? Are you truly happy or just going through the motions of getting through another day because you "have" no other choices?

Chances are you're giving the wrong thoughts power they don't deserve. Elizabeth Grant, The Quantum Coach, says that the stories that hold us back are the ones we tend to repeat, either as we talk to ourselves or as we talk to others. So if you're giving your energy to beating yourself up, or commiserating with your peers over fewer and slower-paying clients, scaled-back plans for this year's vacation, or dwelling on what went wrong (whether it was just yesterday or when you were in fifth grade), you're putting it out to the universe and asking for more of the same (God forbid I relive the guilt of that fifth grade chalk fight!). 

If you see yourself as a person who has endless reasons and excuses for attracting misery, you're saying, "This is the way I am, bring it on." Your verbal declaration affirms it, says you're attached to it, and asks for more miserable energy to come your way. Time to get over it and write a few new stories? 

Since hearing Elizabeth speak in April at a meeting of NAWBO-CI, I've been listening each morning to her short "Quantum Power Sessions." I slip (a lot, I admit) from the empowered/confident/self-accepting place she introduces in her session and the intention I set for myself regarding my thinking throughout the day; old stories are quite well rehearsed, you know. Heck, we've based our lives on them, whether they help us or hurt us. identifying and getting rid of the stories that no longer serve us takes deliberate attention and energy. Elizabeth provides daily "thought corrections" when our minds can't keep us on track, living life as our highest selves. If you'd like a free two-week trial of Elizabeth's sessions, jump in now. We're working on our stories this week, and I love a good story.