Have you ever wished you could be more assertive or more thoughtful? Or maybe you’ve longed to be tidier or more organized in your thinking?
Well, just like putting on a costume and stepping into a different character, sometimes “pretending” to be or do something we don’t usually feel like we are or can do, can actually help us make the shift we want to make.
I think it works because much of what is normally going through our minds when we attempt to behave differently than our norm, is a list of reasons as why we can’t or don’t choose to change. Say, I decide to take a drawing class. Would it be more helpful for me to be thinking about what little confidence I have in my ability to draw something or for me to slip into a bit of my imagination and say to myself, I am an artist inside and this class is helping me to find it! Or what if I feel shy and insecure about meeting someone new; would it be helpful to go on in my mind about how scared I feel or might it be more useful to say, I am confident and brave! I am gaining more experience while I’m practicing my people skills!
In essence, we can mentally put on the costume we need or want to wear and work with ourselves to expand and develop ourselves instead of allowing past mistakes or limitations and false beliefs to direct what we can accomplish now.
My love to you today! Keep going, you’re doing so well!
Jacque
You can’t know how much I needed this today! You were inspired!
I’m so glad it was helpful! xo