I love reading the comics every day, not only for the humor but also for a reminder of life lessons. Since I limit my immature, angry outbursts to inanimate objects (and somewhat related, customer service people), reading this was another reminder that I create as I speak.
Can I make an inanimate object do what I want by speaking soothing words? Maybe; maybe not. However, I do know that my energy and my thoughts will be far more effective. When my energy is that of soothing words, I can see the challenge and needed action more clearly. When I allow myself the temporary relief of screaming and cursing, I seldom can see what needs to be done to address the problem.
I also know that I can create magic with my soothing, calming words. Years ago, a group of Clarity clients and I participated in an exercise where we focused on one positive word each week, and then observed the impact this focus had on our daily lives. For example, in our first week, we focused on the word trust. Throughout our week, we continued to explore how trusting our feelings and thoughts in daily situations made a difference.
The results of this focused, positive energy were pretty impressive (magical). For me, consciously using positive words and having positive thoughts throughout my day for several weeks created a noticeable increase in my daily vitality. At the same time that my daily expression of this vitality increased, a couple of unexpected events happened. One was our auto mechanic going out of his way to take our car to a dealer and demand that a $1,000 repair be done under warranty. The other was a dramatic increase in people expressing an interest in attending an upcoming retreat.
The only thing I did differently was to focus my thoughts on trust and consciously speak these thoughts throughout my day. Magicians, to announce the magic they create, use the word Abracadabra. The word has its origin in the Aramaic language, where ibra means “I have created” and k’dibra means “through my speech”, providing a translation of abracadabra as “created as I say”, thus explaining its use in magic.
Did I create magic with my words? When the mechanic said $1,000 for the repair, and there is a possibility it is under warranty, I stayed calm and stated, “I’m sure it will, and I trust your judgment.” And, it was covered by warranty. When I told Cathy it would be nice to have people standing in line to attend our next retreat, three times as many people expressed serious interest. Magic? I don’t know, but it feels like it to me.
Next time I have to hang something, repair something, or get the @#!!\\# software to do what I want, I intend to try soothing words. It better not snicker…
Being calm and soothing,
Gary
