Issue 9

MIND MAGIC Issue 9
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   "Cookie?"
    I'm holding out a plate of freshly-baked,
flatter-than-a-pancake, burnt-on-the bottom creations.
   "I've started baking today," I tell you. "But
you know me, I never follow recipes. I like to add my
own touch. Here, have one."
    You close your eyes for a second. You hold
your breath for two seconds. Then you look at me, you smile, and you say...
    What would you say?
    What choice would you make?

CHOICES
        I promise you one thing.
        If someone came and took away everything you
owned and left you with nothing and you found yourself walking down the street naked, you would still have the most powerful tool given to you when you first made your appearance in this world...

               THE ABILITY TO MAKE CHOICES

        Human nature is like rain. It has its good traits. It has its bad traits. And, for the most part, you always know what to expect when it rains. It's human nature to feel insecure or frightened sometimes. It's normal to sometimes be greedy, or aggressive, or impatient. You'll never completely shatter those feelings, but making choices, positive choices for yourself, can help you gain control over them.

IF YOU DO NOT LIKE THE WAY THINGS ARE GOING IN YOUR LIFE, MAKE A DIFFERENT CHOICE...THAT'S ALL YOU HAVE TO DO.

If you are reading this right now and you are in pain,
know that choices will bring you the healing you need. The world you have created, all of your thoughts, your feelings, your behaviors, your beliefs originated from choices you have made. The world you see today is a world you have maintained by choice. Good or bad, it is yours.

Look at the positive choices you have made.

        -Look at the habits you changed
        -Look at the commitments you made
        -Look at the love you extended
        -Look at the newest skill you have learned that makes your life better
        -Look at the way you have survived

CHANGE
        Your life was never meant to be a white wall left safely untouched. Choose a color. Choose a million colors. Splash them on your wall with a fierce passion. Dip your fingers and toes into the paint and take a chance
with your freedom.
        At the end of the day you will have a work of art that only you need to be satisfied with.
        Be proud of your choices.
        The saddest thing in the world is to see an emptiness inflamed by the fear of change.

        Make your choices.
        Make your triumphs.
        Make your fumbles.
        BUILT SOMETHING THAT IS YOURS.

        You know choices have consequences. Research them. Prepare for them.
        Let go. Like cleaning out a closet, some things stay, some things go. When you make choices you let go of some options, but you hold on to faith.
        Stop fearing loss.
        Stop fearing success.

        Who told you that you deserve nothing?
        You are worthy of good things. Make the choice to be open to receiving.
        Once you allow yourself to receive then you can give.
        And giving is the ultimate fulfillment.

        CHOOSE NOT TO GIVE UP!!!!

FINAL THOUGHTS

"The only person who likes change is a wet baby."
-Roy Blitzer (educator)