Blog 208 Eliminating Words that Do Not Serve Us

At this Holy season of awakening and new beginnings, this is a great time of to let go of what is not working; allowing ourselves to be free of words that do not support us or others.

From Gerald Jampolsky “Love is Letting Go of Fear”

Looking at what words would be good to eliminate from our vocabulary.

Recognize the impact of the words we use every day. The words in the list that follows are commonly used in the messages we give to ourselves and others. The use of these words continues to keep the guilty past and fearful future active in our minds. As a result, our feelings of conflict can only be reinforced. The more we recognize that using these words interferes with our inner peace, the easier it will be to practice eliminating them from our thoughts and expressions.  

You may find it helpful to carry an imaginary disposable bag in your mind; every time you use one of these words, visualize yourself putting the word into the disposal bag and then burying it forever. (My technique would be creating a rose and putting the unwanted word in the rose and exploding the rose completely. Boom!) Easy!

It is important to be gentle with yourself and when you make a mistake and choose to use that word, do not feel guilty about it.

Words to avoid using are:

Impossible

Can't

Try

Limitations

If only

But

However

Difficult

Ought to

Should

Any word that place you or anyone else in a category

Any word that tends to measure or evaluate you or another person

Any words that tend to judge or condemn you or someone else

Do you want to experience peace or do you want to experience conflict?

All minds are joined and are one.

What we perceive through our physical senses presents us with a limited and distorted view of reality.

We really cannot change the external world or other people. We can change how we perceive the world, how we perceive others, and how we perceive ourselves.

There are only two emotions: one is love and the other is fear.

Love is our true reality. Fear is something our mind has made up and therefore it is unreal.

 
What we experience is our state of mind projected outward. If our state of mind is one of well-being, love and peace, that is what we will project and therefore experience. If our state of mind is one filled with doubt, fear, and concern about illness or…, we will project that state of outward and it will therefore be our experiential reality.

One of my favorite quotes from Gerald Jampolsky’s book:

Giving means extending one's love with no conditions, no expectations and no boundaries

Peace of mind occurs, therefore when we put all our attention into giving and have no desire to get anything from, or to change another person.

The giving motivation leads to a sense of inner peace and joy that is unrelated to time.

I feel, with all that is going in our world, it is a good time to look at what words do not support us. Maybe those are the ones we are using all day long.

Take a look, just for one day, and be aware of your words. How do you talk to others? How do you talk to yourself? Be gentle with yourself, neutral, and in a little amusement about it.

Do you like the words you hear?
What words can you let go of?
This is a good time to choose new words!