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Just Say No To New Years Resolutions

Just Say No to New Years Resolutions !!!

"Hah! Good" you say. How many years has it been in a row that they never come to pass anyway? Lots of talk, but you never realize them.
You are not alone. Thousands of well meaning folks set themselves up for this disappointment every year about this time. How you would like to bypass The Resolutions Thing altogether?

Would you, could you, be open to a new concept perhaps?
Instead of blurting out a resolution, how about engaging the Universal Law of Substitution? The Universal Law of Substitution has been around as long as another well known law The Law of Gravity !

Want to learn how to put the properties of this law to best use for yourself?
Ok, here it is in a nutshell: It's about substituting your thoughts.

Think for a moment of something you would normally ‘resolve to' do different for the New Year ahead....
Perhaps you are willing to not eat red meat anymore. So good for you, a goal centered on health. However, by stating you will "not eat red meat", that, in and of itself, could easily set you up for defeat.

Simply by the way in which you have stated your goal, it reflects resistance, and denial.
Neither aspect support The Flow of Life. In fact, they are dead ends.
Now, how about substituting your thoughts as you form the "no red meat goal". Keep in mind what you are for, what you intend. Something like...
• "I shop for my food with alternatives in mind. It is helping me be open to new ways of eating."
• "I look forward to variety in my meals. My shopping lists include my favorite fish, and poultry."
• "I am constantly gathering new ideas for twists on old dishes."
Each of these statements carries the language of Law Of Substitution beautifully. A real Flow is created, not a dead end situation.

I plan to talk more about Flow in upcoming articles.
So for now, though, I hope that you can see that utilizing The Law Of Substitution can pave a new path of goal realization. There's a whole new world out there when you give yourself permission to Substitute old thinking for new thinking. All the best to you in the year ahead !
Cathy Clark; Coaching with Cathy

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