We know we want to be happier. We embrace the wisdom that this path will require speaking more positively and kindlier to ourselves.

We may start to realize that some of our habitual self-talk includes saying self-put-down things, questioning our judgment, mean assertions that we are not enough and more.

We practice positive and supporting statements to ourselves. We persist in noticing thoughts that are not true and shifting them again and again.

Emmet Fox articulates this point:

“There is only one way under the sun that man can attain salvation, in the true sense of the word, and that is by bringing about a radical and permanent change for the better in his(her) own consciousness….

Now why should man be so reluctant to change his consciousness? The answer is that the changing of one’s consciousness is really very hard work, calling for constant unceasing vigilance and a breaking of mental habits. (This undertaking) is worth much more than the trouble and effort it may call for.  

If you make a qualitative change in consciousness… then not only is the change felt in every department of your life but it is with you through all eternity, for you never can lose it….

As soon as you obtain this spiritual consciousness, you will find that all things work together for good.”^[1]

Illustration: One Woman’s Process

When Marie fills her mind with her flaws and self judgments here are statements that raise her vibrations. Marie thinks

1. This litany of self-judgments represents a habit of thought I have repeated for seven decades. These thoughts ARE NOT the TRUTH.
2. In my upset and reviewing thoughts of failings, I have created a momentum of unhappy feelings and now I want to dissipate that negative flow of energy, that momentum.
3. I will shift and focus on flower gardening which I love. I go out and look at the plants in my flower garden.
4. After some time admiring the flowers, I feel better. Then I easily appreciate aspects of myself.
5. I value my persistence and my wisdom in how to move to feeling better. My habits can and are changing.
6. I recall the words of Ernest Holmes, “ I know and understand that only Good is real.”
7. Isn’t it great I noticed my feelings and made them ok. Then I shift them.
8. Feelings flow. When a cloud blocks the sun, the sun still shines heat and light.
9. I underscore to myself, “This is what the habit of self-change looks like.” I am successfully changing!

Let’s support one another in our process of flowing more love and kindness to ourselves. Do you have some stories that can uplift us all?

We live in times of transformation and we will all assist one another.

About the Author

Janet Pearlman is a spiritual teacher, counselor, healer and artist. These posts demonstrate everyday applications of the path to greater self knowledge and mastery. Opportunities for greater empowerment abound in the moments of our lives. As we all go for operating from a centered and loving space, we are creating a world where peace can prevail. In her forty-seven year journey of self-discovery, Janet has deeply studied the teachings of Abraham-Hicks, Ernest Holmes, Inayat Khan and more. Janet offers individual sessions by phone and in person. Please contact her at jpearl555@earthink.net to arrange an appointment.

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[1] Emmet Fox Around the Year with Emmet Fox, A Bood of Daily Readings (New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 1952) p.199