Welcome to this edition of my
newsletter. I would like to continue discussing “The Power Pause”. This is
one of the most important tools we can use to assist us when we decide to
make a change in our life.
I first would like to credit the
creator of “The Power Pause”. I mention in my books the origin of this idea
but after looking over last week’s newsletter realized that I had yet to
mention it here. John Harricharan is the creator of the “Power Pause”
concept I am referring to in my books and here in the newsletter. I found
“The Power Pause” while reading his book titled The Power Pause.
After reading this book I realized I had just found the transformational
tool I had been looking for. Not only for my own personal transformation but
it would also be a tool that would be invaluable to my workshop
participants.
To continue with our discussion of “The
Power Pause”, if you will recall last week I guided you through the
necessary steps to achieve a pause in your daily life that can be a powerful
tool to reconnect you with your true being. This week I would like to talk
about possible obstacles that our ego’s may try and throw in our way and how
to acquire what I like to call the Power Pause habit.
EGO IS A HARD SELL
Our ego has a serious problem with
change. It is deathly afraid it must die to be reborn into that new
consciousness. And, in fact, that is what happens during the transformation
process. Once we have changed our mind about who we will be, our old way of
being will cease to exist.
Understandably, our ego does not want
to die, so we can expect it to resist the proposed change with all sorts of
tricks for getting us back into the old box. So, when we step out of our box
we must do so knowing that our ego does not want us to change our mind about
anything. Ego does not want us transformed.
As a result of that resistance, most
people, about 85% of those who attempt a change of circumstance, will fizzle
out in the process. That’s the bad news.
The good news is: the Power Pause is
our perfect tool for dealing with all the forms of ego resistance.
EGO’S TRICKS
Ego has many tricks for getting us back
into our box once we are out of it. Our ego uses fear, worry, self-doubt and
mind chatter to trick us back into the old box. Mind chatter is ego’s
attempt to talk us back into that old box. For more on Mind Chatter please
refer to issue 44 of the newsletter. To go to the back issue page for this
newsletter click on the link at the bottom of the page.
When we are into fear, self-doubt or
worry, ego is in charge of the moment. When we take the mind chatter
seriously, we are being sucked into our ego’s trap. We are being our ego.
Our way out of that entrapment is to
become the objective observer and use the Power Pause to escape the trap.
Any time we are upset with fear,
worry, or self-doubt, the Power Pause can change our mood from negative to
positive in seconds. This works because, in that moment when we become the
observer, we are no longer being our ego. That’s when the Real Us declares a
Power Pause moment.
ACQUIRING THE POWER PAUSE HABIT
Unless we make up our mind in the
present moment to acquire the Power Pause habit, I can guarantee that we
will forget to use it when we need it most. Without the Power Pause habit,
every time our ego lays a trap for us, we will fall into it and be stuck
again.
Get the habit of paying attention to
the thoughts you are thinking and use the Power Pause to change their
pattern.
So, how do we create a new habit? I would suggest tying it to another
habit.
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Pay close attention to the thoughts we think.
o
Make it your intention to replace every negative thought with
a Power Pause vision of joy and happiness.
o
Decide to use the Power Pause 15 times a day until you get the
habit.
o
Do a Power Pause in the 30 seconds after the phone rings,
before you pick up and change the outcome of the phone call.
o
Do the Power Pause every time you go to the restroom.
o
Do the Power Pause to create your day when you wake in the
morning.
You will especially want to declare a
Power Pause moment when you are experiencing fear, self-doubt or worry. Use
the Power Pause to change your moods. You will find as the Power Pause habit
grows, that you will be at peace the moment you say “Power Pause”.
I would like to again thank John
Harricharan for creating such a power tool. I look forward to talking with
you next time.
Have a spectacular weekend!
