Gradually Choosing Better Thoughts

In their bestselling books, Jerry and Esther Hicks offer a life-changing technique that is easy to use no matter your level of development. They encourage you to start from where you are right now and then deliberately choose a thought that makes you feel just a little bit better.

Let‘s use an example so you can see the technique in action. Imagine that you are in the midst of serious financial troubles. You lie awake at night wondering how you are going to pay your bills; your income is not enough to cover everything so you are falling further and further behind, and your anxiety and fear continue to grow.

When you‘re stuck in a situation like that, your dominant thoughts will probably be something like this: “I don‟t know what I‟m going to do. I feel so powerless. I feel so scared about my financial future. I need to come up with more money but I don‟t know how. Terrible things could happen if I don‟t get this situation straightened out fast!” Obviously these kinds of thoughts are disempowering, which will only keep you feeling stuck.

Using the Abraham-Hicks technique would involve choosing a thought that makes you feel a bit better than those other thoughts do. A good thought might be: “I want to believe that everything will work out eventually.”

 Keep repeating that thought for several minutes, and you will find that you do begin to feel a bit more hopeful and less frightened. Then you would choose another thought that makes you feel even better, like this one: “I have made it through tough times before, so I‟m sure I can do it now too.” Once again, stay with this thought for several minutes until you notice that you‘re starting to feel stronger. Then choose still another thought that makes you feel even better: “I do believe that things are going to work out for me, even if it takes a little more time.” Keep going like this until your fear has been completely replaced by optimism, hope and courage.

This method usually works extremely well because you‘re not trying to force yourself to leap straight from negative thoughts to positive thoughts, but rather taking a more gradual approach.

 This can help you avoid feeling like you‘re lying to yourself, like we covered in the section on Affirmations. Just take your time and transition very gradually. The best part about this technique is that consistent practice will give you more control over your thoughts than you would believe possible – dramatically boosting your confidence and sense of control.

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