(Alternate title: “Tagged - No, Wait - Yes… Tagged!”)
As you know by now, a big part of my approach to work is about healing the voices within that keep us from showing up at our best.
So when I got tagged (more on that in a second) for Peter’s “Think Different” challenge, it was a no-brainer; the idea, basically, is to try thinking differently about something in your life that you’ve been holding as a negative… start thinking positively about it, and see what happens.
(The “tagging” debacle? I was told by Tristan Loo of the Synergy Institute that he tagged me, but he actually tagged a different Adam (he has since added me to his tagged list, though!). I sorta put it out of my mind, but then Jennifer Mannion of Heal Pain Naturally tagged me from her post… so that’s when I figured the Universe was trying to tell me something!)
As the wind bloweth
Now, thinking differently about something you’re holding as a negative is good… and, in my experience, it can be like trying to keep a paper cup on a picnic table in a wind storm. You can try to keep your thoughts in the positive, but if you’ve got a strong wind — belief systems, in this case — that keep on blowing the same way they have been, then you can try all you want to keep that cup on the table, but it isn’t going to happen.
If you want to keep your thoughts positive, you’ve got to make your belief (which generates your thoughts) positive first.
Example:
If you look outside your window, see grey skies, and think, “Bummer weather,” that’s just a thought created by a belief that says, “grey skies = bad.” You can try to think positively about your day, but as long as you have it worked up in your mind that “grey = bad,” you’ve got an uphill battle on your hands.
But if you look outside your window, see grey skies, and think, “Woo hoo!”, then you’ve obviously got a belief system that says, “grey skies = good.” Thinking positively, then, becomes automatic.
So, back to the challenge…
Right now, the bulk of my time and energy is being spent working on the Internal Success course. And as excited as I am about it, and even as the project cascades into so much more than it was when I started, I still have doubts now and again.
(Doubts = thoughts = the evil brainchild of negative beliefs.)
I’d love to think differently about them, so rather than just try to reorient my thoughts, I put the Internal Success teachings into action. Within two minutes, my thoughts went from scarcity-based thoughts, “No one will want it, there are already tons of programs out there…”, to, “There are millions of people out there who need it… this could be huge. There’s no shortage at all. Make it, offer it, be open and invite people to it. Be positive!”
And the great thing is, it was totally sincere. When I try to “overwrite” my thoughts, there’s always this nagging voice underneath it all, saying, “Oh, come on… you can try to affirm otherwise, but you know it’s not really like that.”
But with the negative beliefs cleared out of my system, those old connections just aren’t there anymore. There’s no tide I’m trying to hold back; my beliefs are naturally generating positive, abundant thoughts.
As a (wo)man thinketh
It’s true (to borrow the phrase from James Allen): As you thinketh, so you are. Changing your thoughts is a sure-fire way to impact the quality of your life (no big revelation here). But if you want to have more success at it than trying to keep a paper cup steady in a wind storm, don’t stop with your thoughts alone; clear the beliefs you have that are keeping your thoughts headed down the wrong paths, and you’ll be much better off.
译文:
新鲜的想法，不一样的人生
正如你现在所知，我的大多数教学方法是告诉人们如何消除内心当中那些阻碍我们发挥最佳水平的声音的。
因此当我看到彼得“不一样的想法”这一方法时，不用一秒钟，我就明白了，没费脑子思考。这个方法，大体上说就是试着用不同的眼光看待你觉得消极的事物，积极地思考，看看会怎样。
（“追踪”崩溃？协同研究所的由特里斯坦卢告诉我说他写过我，然而事实上他写的是另外一个男人（尽管我上了他的写作记录！）可以说，我几乎已经忘记了，但接着自然疗法的詹妮弗·玛尼恩又告诉我她在自己的文章中提到我，这时候我便开始认定这个宇宙是想要告诉我些什么！）
随风
现在思考一下你认为消极的事物吧，试着用不同的眼光。就我的经验而言，可以比作在狂风中的一张塑料桌子上放稳一个纸杯。你可以是这让自己的思想积极，但是如果遭遇狂风——信任系统，在这种情况下——持续疯狂地刮着，你可以用尽一切方法放稳这个杯子，但永远不会成功。
如果你想要自己的思想积极，首先要自己的信念（产生想法的源泉）积极。
例子
当你看到窗外灰蒙蒙的天空时，不禁想：“真是倒霉的天气，”这种想法产生与这样一个信念，“灰蒙蒙的天空=倒霉”。你可以试着想象自己的一天将是如何积极，但只要你的信念中认为“灰蒙蒙的天空=倒霉”，你将进行一场艰难的斗争。
但如果你看到窗外灰蒙蒙的天空时，想到的是“哈哈，真好！”很明显，你的信念是“灰蒙蒙的天空=好运”。那么这时，你积极地看问题将会事半功倍。
那么，回到挑战上去吧
现在，在内在成功课程上，我花了许多时间和精力。尽管我乐此不疲，尽管课程层层深入，但我还是会常常有疑惑。
（疑惑=想法=消极信念的不良产物）
我试着用不同的方法考虑这些问题。因此，不是简单的改变我的想法，而是将我内在成功课程的内容付诸实践。不到两分钟，我从“没有人需要它，因为那里已经有无数项目了。”的消极想法变成“还有很多人需要它，数目相当大”的积极想法。没有所谓的“劣势”你能做到的，接受挑战，开放心胸，让更多的人参与。积极些！
伟大之处在于，心诚则灵。
当我试着要把自己的想法“写的过多”时，内心中总有一个喋喋不休的声音说：“别这样啊，你可以从另一个角度判断的，但你知道，事实不一定这样。”
但在我的系统里，消极的信念不存在，这种旧的联系也就不存在了。我并不是要隐瞒任何联系；我的信念自然而然地产生大量积极的想法。
做你想成为的人
借用詹姆士·艾伦的一句话：你怎样看待自己，你就会成为怎样的人。这话不假。改变想法绝对是影响生活质量的好方法（这里没有很大关系）。但如果你想要在更多方面成功，而不仅仅是将纸杯在狂风中放稳，就不要只停留在思想方面；先确定你的想法是否已经被你的信念领错了路，你会做得更好的！