“You Are More” - An Affirmation: Rising Above Your Traits

July 22, 2008

Never mistake the truth that you are in control of your life. No matter what you may think of the law of attraction and the role that intention plays in the quantum physics of the universe, it is impossible to believe that we are not in full control of ourselves. Or should I say that we CAN be in full control of ourselves. Most choose not to be, saying that their mind goes where it wants and they simply are what they are. They excuse themselves from being in control by creating habits and personality traits that they set beyond and outside of themselves. They identify themselves based on these traits and internalize them as if they were law, never realizing that they are the creators of all their attributes, good and bad.

They identify themselves as stupid, or clumsy. They become a person who is bad at managing their finances, or a person who is socially inept. They strip these attributes of their descriptive powers and wear them like a name tag. ?Hello, I’m Person-Who-Gets-Nervous-In-Crowds, what are you??

Never in the history of the universe was there a dolling out of personality traits. No god dealt you a hand to play saying, “Ah, you got the smart card, good for you but, too bad, Old Sport, looks like you got the clumsy card as well! Bad luck! Well, watch those stairs on your way out!” There wasn’t a sorting ceremony before you came to earth where you were put into the “bad with numbers” house. The attributes that you put on yourself are your creations, your labels and therefore, completely under your command. Believing otherwise is one of the greatest misconceptions of humanity.

When you let any one part of you take on a mind of its own, you are asking for trouble in your life. We’ve talked before about the manifestations that can result when the ego takes control of you, but the rule applies to any part of you. When you let your “clumsiness” take over, you will undoubtedly fulfill your own clumsy prophecy. When you let “moodiness” take over, you will not be happy or very well liked. These are not you and they never have been. They are creations, fabrications of you and the world around you.

Perhaps you think you are clumsy because you were always told that this was so. Your clumsiness only manifests because you internalize it and take it on as an identity. It is not an identity and it certainly isn’t your identity. Whatever you are now, you are choosing to be. Whatever you want to be will also be a choice.

If you are unhappy with yourself, remind yourself that everything you are unhappy with is a creation of your own pure mind, as is the unhappiness you feel. You’ve invented them all.

I understand that this may be hard to digest for many people who have never viewed their world from this perspective before. Right now it may feel as if I am blaming you for your short comings, but I ask you not to view it from such a short-sighted stance. What you have been is of no concern to you right now. The past is gone and cannot be brought back. It is what you choose to be now that is important. I am not blaming you, I am trying to empower you. Imagine what you could do right now if you would only internalize this knowledge.

Could you do something practical like, say, stop smoking? If you have long internalized the identity of a smoker, could you turn it around with a thought?

Could you become less negative and judgmental simply by letting go your self-created identity as a negative person?

This knowledge doesn’t diminish you in the least. On the contrary, it bolsters you, it makes you greater, perhaps, than you have ever made yourself!

Remember that ?all things in moderation? applies just as well in the mental realm of thoughts and feelings as it does in the physical world of manifestation. Just as too much of anything can harm your body, so too much of any attribute can harm your consciousness. Fear can grip you when the ego is allowed to rule over you and anger can grow from internalized insecurities. These attributes should be tools at your disposal, not processes operating without your consent. Think of them, not as uncontrollable forces, but as you would brushes to paint with. You can fill your canvas with poise, grace and confidence or with fear, anger and resentment, all through choice.

They are not done unto you. They do not make you up. They are not you. They are tools that will always and forever be your creations to use as you see fit. If you can internalize this, you can be born anew, happier, healthier and in full control of your own resources.

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