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The Great and Powerful I AM

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The Great and Powerful I AM

20 Ways to Change Your Story

5.The Great and Powerful I AM

Toward the end of the Wizard of Oz (spoiler alert) Dorothy and her crew discover that the Great and Powerful Oz is not all he’s cracked up to be. “Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain,” the fraud wizard shouts through the speakers in one last desperate attempt to keep his sham alive.

Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.

 

There is one Great Wizard you ignore at your own peril, however, and that is The Great and Powerful I AM.

These two words are the most powerful you will ever utter. There is true creative magic afoot each time you say them, whether aloud or only inside your head. It would behoove you to pay careful attention to the words you pair with I AM, for you will soon be living the story you create with them.

  • I am stupid.
  • I am unlucky.
  • I am ugly.
  • I am poor.
  • I am alone.
  • I am unloved.
  • I am unlovable.
  • I am undeserving.
  • I am unworthy.

What misery we can unleash into our story when we pair hopeless, ugly words with the powerful words I AM.

TheGreatAndPowerfulIAMFor there is a wizard behind the curtain – behind the curtain of your mind. An all-powerful wizard whose only job is to grant your every wish. There is only one catch. The wizard has no sense of good or bad, no sense of just or unjust, no sense of joy or grief. He has only the desire to grant your every wish, and the magic words that unleash his power are “I AM”.

You must pay attention to the wizard behind the curtain, and be mindful of the wishes you ask him to grant. Don’t wish for misery when you can choose bliss.

Follow the words “I AM” with only your truest desires, and your story will lead to happily ever after.

 

 

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This is the 6th post in a 21-post series sparked by Chapter 9 of Fallen, The Adventures of a Deep Water Leaf, in which Lizard suggests that Alora change her story.
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Don’t Should Yourself

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Don’t Should Yourself

20 Ways to Change Your Story

4. Don’t Should Yourself

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When you should yourself, you create a story that really stinks.

Just like the word “but” in the previous post, I’m going to suggest that you eliminate “should” from your vocabulary. And while you’re at it, eliminate these related words too:

  • should / shouldn’t
  • have to / can’t
  • must / mustn’t

What do all these words have in common?

Not one of them leaves any room for choice. And choice is where your power lies.

It’ll be no big surprise, then, when I tell you that the key to rewriting “should”, “have to” and “can’t” stories is to replace and reframe them with choice stories. Replace those stinky words with some form of the verb “choose” and you’ll have a new and improved story that smells like freedom.

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I really should go to bed; it’s getting late.

becomes

I choose to go to bed because it’s getting late.

OR

I choose to stay up for a while even though it’s getting late.

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I can’t go to the party tonight. I have to visit my mom.

becomes

As much as I’d love to go to the party, I’m choosing to honor my promise to visit my mom tonight.

OR

Even though tonight’s my usual night to visit my mom, I’m choosing to reschedule my visit with her in order to go to the party.

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In both of the above scenarios, either of the reframed options is fine and you are free to choose which option is the most resourceful and feels best to you. You are no longer trapped in a stinky pile of “should”.

Now, you may be thinking, “but, there ARE things I should do or have to do – I have to go to work, I have to take care of my kids.” (or fill in the blank with your own “have to”.)

I would argue that, short of breathing, there really are no “have tos”. Even breathing is a choice when you really look at it. You could choose not to breathe and find a way to make that happen. Of course, the consequences would be fairly drastic – you would die. Any choice leads to consequences and it’s up to you to decide which consequences you’re willing to accept. That decision may involve considering and balancing your values, priorities and goals.

So, exercise your free will and make choices. Regardless of whether you decide go to bed or stay up late, go to the party or visit your mom, you’ll feel a lot better about your choice when you leave the stink of “should” far behind you.

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This is the 5th post in a 21-post series sparked by Chapter 9 of Fallen, The Adventures of a Deep Water Leaf, in which Lizard suggests that Alora change her story.

#20WaysIn20Days, #ChangeYourStory, #Fallen