As the title suggests, this book is all about the importance of the words you utter on a daily basis. It's a sequel to the Game Of Life & How To Play It, which talks about the Laws Of Metaphysics in action. Your Word Is Your Wand by Florence Scovel Shinn is a 100page book with 23chapters covering a wide range of topics from success, and prosperity to health, love, and guidance, showing you how you can use your words as a wand to change any unhappy circumstance in your life. So let's dive in!
"Man's word is his wand filled with magic and power!"
Your words can make or break you. It has the power to change your life. Why? because it's a direct reflection of how you think and we know that thoughts become things. If words have the power to bring a smile or inflict pain on someone, they most definitely have the power to change your life.
This is why it's important to use affirmations. Affirmations (positive that is, let's be clear), when used on a daily basis, restructure your brain to have a positive outlook. It improves your mental health, boosts self-esteem, gives you the drive to pursue your goals and thereby improves your performance.
"Death and life are in the power of the tongue"
Speaking life to a dead situation is not hocus-pocus. For instance, when you keep affirming that you are a reader, eventually your subconscious mind gets retrained to behave the way you have been thinking.
Your body does not know the difference between what's real and what's imagination. It reacts to the way your mind thinks; It's a slave to your subconscious mind. That is to say it's on autopilot.
Speaking life to your dreams and desires which look hopeless lights up your eyes, fills you with faith, gives you the confidence that you can achieve them. And a confident person acts the way he thinks; exuding confidence; self-assured that he is able to accomplish all his dreams and more.
No depressed person who thinks that there's no hope for the future has lit eyes or walks upright or is self-assured. They usually have low energy, feel tired, avoid socialising, and exude hopelessness.
This is because thoughts affect your feelings, your feelings influence your actions and your actions cumulatively affect your results. This is why it's important to have a clear mind and an optimistic mindset.
"There are certain words or pictures which impress the subconscious mind"
The affirmations that electrify me may not light up your eyes. So feel free to make your own affirmations and repeat them daily. And when you repeat them on a daily basis, your subconscious mind gets rewired; we call this process neuroplasticity.
Now affirmations alone do not bring you money or success magically. It just sets the tone; it allows your brain to embrace the idea that anything is possible and that you have the ability to see it through, up to the finish line. Now that you have faith in your ability to achieve any goal, you need to back it up with action.
"Faith without works is dead"
Many people say that they have hope, but hope is not the same as faith. Hope is wishing, and faith is knowing for sure that the things you have asked for are on the way. If you truly believe that you will be successful, you will act like it every single day. Have you ever seen a successful person lazing around or a lazy person successful?
That is to say that when you identify yourself as successful, you start acting in alignment with your belief. This is because your brain does not like the discord between your identity and your behaviour. It always tries to align your behaviours to your beliefs/identity.
"A hunch is creativity trying to tell you something" -Frank Capra
When you get an inspired idea that persists, take action on it. Don't let it fade away into oblivion. Following a hunch is crucial for your success. One idea/ one career move/ one person can change your life. As Jeff Bezos rightly says, "you don't choose your passions, your passions choose you".
In conclusion, use your words to work for you and not against you, backing it up with the necessary action steps needed to turn your dreams into reality. And remember that you have the power to change any unhappy circumstance in your life.
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