Excuses: Barriers to Spiritual Growth and More
‘If no one told me who I was, who would I be? Quietly meditate on this by spending some time in the spaciousness of not knowing. Imagine that your subconscious mind is nonexistent and there is no storage receptacle for excuses during your life. There’s just an open and inviting clear space inside of you —a tabula rasa, or blank slate, with a magical surface that nothing adheres to. …. In this little fantasy, there’s never been anyone telling you who you are. So who are you?’
- Dr. Wayne Dyer, ‘Excuses Be Gone: How to Change Lifelong Self-Defeating Thinking Habits’
Who am I? Given the above scenario, this question was huge then and still is today. Dr. Dyer lists a range of excuses that we use just out of habit. The excuses can dull our sense of who we are. There are excuses that are convenient to use. For example, you really want to travel outside of the country for vacation. Each time you think about it the thought ‘I can’t afford it’ pops into your head on cue. One of my convenient excuses to not be as healthy as possible was ‘We are all going to die anyway. Right?’. It sounds pretty awful. It was awful.
Once I began to eliminate many excuses in my life, I could see how many times I chose not to pursue a goal or a dream. I found out how often I said ‘no’ to myself. No one else needed to that job. I was pretty good at doing this one. For example, when I discovered how much I really liked exploring my psychic abilities, excuses arose. When I discovered that I could divine answers for others, I came up with all kinds of excuses why I should not provide readings. One of the excuses were ‘I am not good enough’.
One day I decided to keep the phrase ‘No More Excuses’ in front of me. Since I spent a good chunk of time at work, I wrote ‘No More Excuses’ on my office white board. Reading this daily influenced the way I made decisions and even the wording of the emails I wrote. I did not want to use an excuse for feeling blocked or unable to work toward a solution to a seemingly impossible situation or goal. The ‘No More Excuses’ mantra inserted positive thinking, expressions and actions which led to a less stressful life. Dr. Dyer’s book, if you are willing, helps you to discover habitual negative thoughts so that you can uncover beliefs which influence you to say ‘no’ to goals and dreams.
Who am I? I am a teacher along with many other things. I have a passion for understanding and using my psychic abilities. I demonstrate this by providing readings and teaching intuition classes that help strengthen psychic awareness. No more excuses.
Blessings from My Soul to Your Soul Always,
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