A commitment requires faith in oneself. It requires believing that it already is so. I try to get there by feeling the feelings that I would have if the state I am committed to bringing into reality is so and planting them in my mind just before I go to sleep. The light goes out, I smile with gratitude for the goodness in my life, acknowledge that the joy and love in my life are not my doing, but a gift of the work I’ve done so far on letting go of the reigns and relaxing into the universe’s embrace. Then I repeat with as much concentration as I can muster, “I am calm. I am contented. I am comfortable. I am complete.” I feel the feeling of those states of mind. I believe. Many times I repeat it two or three times before I have focused in on the goal of the exercise. To embody the feelings, make them real for me. I am not always calm, contented or comfortable during my day, but I am much more so for longer and longer periods of times than I ever have been before. Planting the belief in my mind allows it to grow.
Planting a seed of truth
