The Power of Thoughts

"Progress is impossible without change, and those who

cannot change their minds cannot change anything."

--George Bernard Shaw

"Your thoughts determine your frequency, and your feelings tell you immediately what frequency you are on. When you feel bad, you are on the frequency of drawing more bad things. When you feel good, you are powerfully attracting more good things to you." p. 43 The Secret


Before I got pregnant with Kaitlyn now 2 years ago, I had made a focus board to post what I wanted out of life at the time. At that time we were seeking help with our fertility dr. to have baby number 2. On the board I asked for another child and cut out pics of babys and had a couple baby stickers. On the board I also had pics of clothes I would love to wear when I got to the size I wanted because I was attempting to lose weight. Well both things I asked for contradicted each other having a baby and losing weight but both I wanted. Amazingly 2 months after I asked the universe for this I found out I was pregnant, naturally!! Yep, no IVF this time. We tried for 10 years and 3 rounds of IVF to have Matthew and it took once without even knowing that we became preg. We were totally shocked!!! And Tim was like who is hte Father, ha ha. Well, now 16 months later I am at my lowest weight in a long long time. Is that because of my board too?

So I am not that into the universe and laws of attraction, but I am looking for ways to change my thinking. Actually, I am scared to even write why I am seeking this change it because it's like summoning more bad things. I'm just having some anxiety that started when stuff was taken out of my car. Also, the law of attraction doesn't recognize "no, don't, or not" in sentences (p. 14). So the more I think I don't want something that is what I am attracting more of, what I don't want. It's funny, but not, but one the phrases in the book says, "I don't want to argue." I say that when we are having a spat and have the rest of the day together and we are going down the wrong path, I will say that but it doesn't help anything.

So today, Sunday, October 11 I am going to work on an updated focus board. I saw a link on Oprahs website a few months ago but haven't looked at it. Kinda want to do my own and see where it takes me.

Another thing I am doing in the morning to help turn my negative feelings/thoughts into positive ones is read a passage from "Change Your Thoughts-Change Your Life" by Dr. Wayne Dyer. It's kinda like a meditation, I read a verse, he calls them, each morning and journal about it. I can tell when I stop taking that time for myself in the morning. So with waking up an extra 15 minutes it helps me throughout the day. In March when Tim and I went and had massages the bookshop had another book of his called Being in Balance. I love that one too.

So today my goal is to complete my focus board. Play with my children and be present in the moment. Ahhh...happy Sunday!!!! Tim will be working his normal 12 hours today and will be home at 7 tonight. I am going to do the Jillian Michaels DVD today since I can't take my kiddos to the gym. They have runny noses and I don't want them to catch anything more or give their colds to others. Have a great day!!!