My Morning 'Minders

It's important for me to start each day with a little time to myself and focus on my intentions for the day. For the most part, my intentions are the same every day, because I am living my life's purpose. Currently my purpose in life is simple. My purpose is to be myself, and with my exuberant energy and powerful presence brighten the lives of those around me - so they may witness the pure happiness that comes from being completely at peace with oneself.

I hope to inspire others to be true to themselves, because I see so many who are trying to be who they think they should be, who they think others want them to be, and they're completely losing themselves in the process. I was there myself just over a year ago, when I was introduced to a meditation that helped me unwrap the gift of my purpose in life. Since that time, I've meditated again and my purpose has changed as I have changed. I am inspired to help others find their purpose and live it - so if I can help you, please let me know how.

Now back to my "morning 'minders" - reminders, or daily affirmations - whatever you want to call them. I have started off each day this past week reading through them. One of my notecards that I read has the summary of Don Miguel Ruiz's "4 Agreements". (I loved this book! If you haven't read it, I highly recommend it!)

The summary of the 4 Agreements that I read was as follows, "I am gratefully greeting the day anew, reciting the 4 Agreements, too. 1 - Be impeccable with your word. 2 - Don't take anything personally. 3 - Don't make assumptions. 4 - Do your best."

And this reminder had always resonated with me, until a few days ago. I thought about it for a bit, and realized that I was having trouble with the use of the word "don't" in two of the agreements. I've had some training in NLP and have learned that the mind recognizes images and action words - and it skips over words like "don't".

I'll show you. I'm going to tell you not to think of something, and I want to see if you can not think of it. OK - now whatever you do, don't think of a blue bunny rabbit. Now, be honest. What did you think of? A blue bunny rabbit! Of course - because those were the images and action words your mind heard! Just think of the implications this has in your life!

In the case of my morning reminder, I realized that I was unconsciously telling myself to take things personally and make assumptions. Since this is not what I want to do, I decided to change my reminders and write my own - based on my interpretations of the 4 Agreements. Here's what I read now:

"I am gratefully greeting this day anew. Today I will...
Speak with sincerity
Accept what is to be
Practice responsibility
And be the best possible me."

Feel free to use this yourself if it resonates with you. And share it with anyone you'd like.

I wish you peace, love, and happiness.