You have a right to change your mind.
Up until your very last breath, this right is given.
You may invoke it at any time, again and again if you need to, and in this you are limitless in your potential.
Let's say you have been trying to quit smoking. You have had runs before, but somehow something always kept you from quitting for good. Why should I even bother to change? you may ask yourself.
Well, there is no time like the present!
Every minute, of every day, you have a chance to quit.
You might find more success by aligning with a program designed for smoking cessation. You might want to invite Divine Creator to help you reach your goals.
Unfortunately, change, big change, such as quitting smoking, does not happen 'like magic'--in the blink of an eye. We must back it up with behavioral changes, changes in how we talk to ourselves, even perhaps our coping strategies with stress...
Taken one day at a time, slowly, these new actions add up, and strengthen up our new habit. In this example, I no longer smoke. And to help you realize change is happening, you may notice things like being able to taste and smell things better, or the cough in the morning may disappear. Perhaps you might be saving the money you would have spent on smoking into a fund so you may use later to treat yourself to something special as a reward?
Change applies to everything.
No change is too small. One for me is being taught by a Filipino nurse how her dad taught her to fold towels and clothes nicely. Now I am doing that. And it looks wonderful! It brings me joy to see the order and neatness!
No change is too big! There is an author named Kerth Barker who was raised in the system. He learned of a woman called Susan the Poisoner. She had gone from Christian to the opposite (Team Dark). He had to hand copy her journal. This in itself was a catalyst for change for Kerth. What he learned, and that the people who had been sending him did not know, was that in the sequel journal, she switched back!
Kerth was able to leave the system. It cost him his right big toe. And later perhaps his life. But he got out and was able to stay out. This is no small feat. Furthermore, he wrote and exposed a lot of secrets which is why he passed quickly after his books were published. He had a cancer or something.
One of Kerth's friends and mentors in the system, the Baron, lived a double life and was deep into the occult. But on his death bed, before his last breath, he changed and accepted all the ways of Heaven. He died a peaceful death.
Everything is open to change.
Sometimes you need the skills that are new, and you must take steps to acquire them. Let's suppose you wanted a career in medicine being a phlebotomist. Well there is a school for that and a test to pass, then you must apply for a job. But it is possible!
I studied as a chemical engineer and worked for five years in industry before returning to medical school.
A friend's son graduated with an engineering degree from Cal Poly Pomona. But he did not enjoy the work. So he went into law enforcement instead. And even through that, he gained skills. He is an expert on bombs now, and knows what to do to keep people safe.
Sometimes change is quiet. Sometimes you are not able to leave the relationship. Sometimes you must stay in the job because of the benefits. The change you apply in this circumstance, is your expectations, and your reactions. You change what you say and what you do. You don't take the bait and get into an argument. You realized that the other person is limited, for example, an emotionally immature parent, and they are never going to be able to give you the loving support you always wished you had. Then you learn to love and support yourself, and limit your exposure to the emotional pain from your emotionally immature parent.
One change, especially starting now where I live in the United States, would be to focus on gratitude each and every day. Gratitude gives us hope, and takes away despair. We celebrate gratitude formally in my country with a holiday called Thanksgiving. You may choose to keep your gratitude to yourself in a gratitude journal. You may just as well choose to tell those close to you what you are grateful for about them.
The options are limitless!
Even if you have tried change in the past, and failed, it is okay to try and try again until you get it!
Enjoy your precious gift of being able to change anything you want to change, at any time.
This is true freedom...being able to follow your heart and use your mind to make it happen.
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Peace,
Ross and Carla
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