I was having a chat with my daughter this morning and we were talking about the different ways to express ideas. We talked about how some words give you a negative feeling even though they are not negative words. Simple, everyday words have specific energy attached to them and when you hear them, you feel their energy.
For instance, think about the feeling of these two similar phrases…"Someday we will take a wonderful vacation on a beautiful island in the Caribbean…someday."
Now, this phrase…"Let’s plan on a wonderful vacation on a beautiful island in the Caribbean…let’s plan on it."
Do you feel the difference between "someday…" and "let’s plan on it…?"
The word "someday" has a feeling of "Yes, I would really like to take that vacation but it is not in my control to do it…I hope it will be in the future…I want to go and someday, way out in the future, I hope that I do."
It doesn’t feel like I have the choice or that I can make the decision.
The next phrase has a very different energy–"Let’s plan on that vacation."
The words, "let’s plan on it" feels like you are in control. If you are going to plan on it, then you must have the ability to go. Even if you are not able to fork out the money next week or next month, "let’s plan on it" does make you feel that with some preparation and planning it is within your ability to get there. It is in your control because you are going to make a plan to go. Do you feel the difference?
That is the energy of words. Simple words like, "someday" or "let’s plan on it" added to a thought carry with them a feeling. This is why we pay attention to the words and phrases we are saying to ourselves because the energy of words is communicating to our mind and body. We feel the energy of our words, or the words of someone else.
We have an in-born design to recognize the energy of words and determine what is hurtful or helpful to us. If hurtful, we can release and put off the hurt, and replace it with words and thoughts that make us feel whole and strong…confident and happy.
Pay attention to the feeling of your words and thoughts. If they are not good enough to be embraced, then erase them and replace them with words you can embrace.
Warmest regards,
Cathi
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So very true! When talking about doing something, whatever it may be, many times we say “oh yea, that would be fun!” As if it could be fun, but won’t be fun because it won’t ever come to pass, but really fun to chat about it! I find myself when chatting with a friend about doing something, I say, “well let’s not just chat about it, let’s make it happen! “Let’s do it”! Very interesting the responses I get when I bring it down to “let’s make it happen”…sometimes I get a response of surprise, fear, you really mean it, how, or “Yea, let’s make it happen!”
Carol
Hi Carol - this is my first time really on this site, though I am now into my 2nd year of membership and try to catch the live teachings as I am able. But I wanted to say - “cool” to you and Cathi. I need to hang around you and people like you because sadly I have fallen into that “…would be fun” category all of my life, and I want a change! It’s encouraging to read your comments and changing of the mind - which is where it all starts! Thanks, and I hope to be planning my daughter’s and my visit to Hawaii this year … “let’s make it happen!” I’ll admit fear of not being able to stops me; but then again, that’s a fear of stopping before I start the first plan! Thanks! Kim