From Haanel: ‘We can form our own mental images through our own interior processes of thought, regardless of the thoughts of others, regardless of exterior conditions, regardless of environment of every kind, and it is by the exercise of this power that we can control our destiny, body, mind and soul.’

‘If our thought is constructive and harmonious we manifest good; if it is destructive and discordant we manifest evil.’

I have found myself thinking about these statements this week. Unhooking from conditioning and programming is a long process as we rarely even know how programmed we are:

To be ‘good’
To follow rules
To have approval
To be liked
To be loved
To make others happy

We are not all the same in our strategies In the world. I have been a people pleaser at my own expense, over-working my whole life. I was told at one time, that we have no limits. I now know that this should not apply all the time, yet maybe in some circumstances.

Taken too far it can destroy your own health and relationships. Inner freedom means that it is ok to say now, or I cannot or I can’t fit the mold you are trying to put me into.

Using this understanding to manifest, it is simple: the picture we create which we wish to manifest must be of good intention for our health, physically, mentally and emotionally. I can have a mental picture which may be a lovely dream, but is not actually what is best for me in some way. It may inadvertently harm someone else, even if I think it is good for them.

Because I have pushed myself for many years, I am tired. My word to find this week was decisiveness. This blog clearly shows that this is an area of weakness for me. My mind is all over the place because I try to do too much.

It is why the words above from Haanel resonated: Clarity of mind apart from all external forces, including inner turmoil, create a clear manifestation.