Go With The Flow
Don’t say no—go with the flow.
One of the most effective means for transcending ordinary and moving into the realm of extraordinary is saying yes more frequently and eliminating no almost completely. I call it saying yes to life.
People are forever using excuses as if they were actually true, holding them back from their goals, dreams and desires. Such statements as:
It would be very difficult for me to change . . .
If I changed, it would create family dramas . . .
I’m too old or too young to change . . .
I’ve always been this way . . .
… are all excuses that are used regularly without challenging the truth of these thinking habits. When you eliminate excuses that explain your shortcomings or failures, you’ll awaken to your infinite possibilities. Removing the excuses involves examining these thinking habits under a new and truthful light.
What is the difference between a valid reason for something and an excuse?
Most of us think our genetic makeup as well as our family and cultural conditioning are valid reasons for why we are experiencing unhappiness, poor health, and lack of success in our lives. We may feel these have fixed or programmed us to think and behave in a certain way that we often find ourselves saying, ‘It’s in my genes’ or ‘That’s how I am. I’ve always been this way’. But these so called ‘valid reasons’ only put you in a place of powerlessness; it keeps you stuck in an excuse-driven life.
Every self-limiting thought that you employ to explain why you’re not living life to the absolute fullest is something you can challenge and reverse, regardless of how long you’ve held that belief and no matter how rooted in tradition, science, or life experience it may be. Even if it seems like an insurmountable obstacle, you can overcome these thoughts, and you can begin by noticing how they’ve been working to hold you back. Then you can embark on a de-programming effort that allows you to live an excuse-free life, one day at a time, one miracle at a time, one new belief at a time!
