Imagine That!

Today lets imagine what our lives would be like, how different we would be, how different our situations and circumstances would be if that most uncomfortable “I am …” statement was, in fact NOT TRUE.

Take a few minutes to just sit with it… and if you can’t visualize it, if you can’t “feel” the difference, try substituting a better or different word for the one that triggers those negative feelings. The substitution should be something that directly addresses the original statement.

Here are some examples:

• Change “I am ugly” into “I am unusual and interesting” or “I am beautiful.”
• “I am incompetent” could become “I am a DIY guru” or “I am an expert.”
• “I am fat” could be changed into “I am strong and fit” or “I love my curvy new body.”

Think about how you would act, how you would walk. Who would you talk to? What would you do? Would you wear different clothes? Look for a different job? Would you hold your head high? Would you smile a lot?  Imagine all the ways your life would be changed.

Keep working with the phrase until you come up with something that puts a smile on your face, and feels really good to think or say.  You’re looking for an image or a phrase that would feel like freedom and happiness IF you could say it about yourself and KNOW it to be true.

Don’t worry too much if you don’t believe it could ever be true. All we’re trying to accomplish here is to have a look at how it would feel if that negative “I am…” statement from yesterday did not apply to you at all. Focus in on that feel good feeling, and enjoy it.