We are all making up stories about what other people’s motives are, what will happen in the future, what the past means and what our own capabilities are. It’s natural to make things up in our heads. We all do it. The key is in making sure you like the stories you are making up. Are your stories empowering about others, the future and yourself?

I’m constantly telling my clients and class participants to expect short and sweet emails from me. I tell them that I don’t enjoy typing and I’m slow and not good at it. That’s not a very good story to be telling! While it might be partially true, my typing will never improve until I change my story. I’ve decided that my new story is that my typing consistently improves in an effortless way. Now, I do have to give focus to the new story rather than reminding myself several times a day of the old story.

Many people have made up stories about me and my quest for extreme adventures. While I do jump out of planes, fly a tiny plane, water and snow ski, rappel off rocks, do zip lines through the jungle and I’ve bungee jumped…I am by no means a daredevil! A couple of weeks ago, my mom wanted to rappel into an underground cave for her birthday. I made up that it would be like all the other rappelling I’ve done. NOT! I was breathing hard to maintain my composure and get past the fear. I’ve got to constantly talk myself through moments where I’m scared. I make up a story that I might get injured or die, neither of which is my desire right now! I then focus on a new story.

What stories do you make up and live, that you aren’t even aware of? How many times have you told someone what “issues and challenges” you have? I was being interviewed the other day and one of the questions was, “Jeanna, what area is most challenging for you to apply the Laws of attraction?” It seems like a good question, except that if I consider an area of my life challenging, I start believing my own story about it. Then I make it true. Have you ever told yourself that you’re challenged in the wealth department? How about the health department? Don’t forget the relationship arena.

Bah humbug! Don’t rain on your parade with such stories. Practice being deliberate with your intentions in these areas. Make up stories about your finding peace in all areas of your life. Find yourself practicing easy and with mastery.

I had a client tell me that his issue has always been spending more money than he earns. He really wanted me to understand how he got this issue. He kept telling me the pain this issue was causing him. I put a stop to the story by explaining that the more he focused on this issue, the longer he would keep perpetuating the circumstances. He was keeping himself in pain by staying mesmerized by his story. I asked, “What would life be like without this story?” The response was, “Amazing and scary”. Sometimes we don’t know who we’d be without our stories. I was being coached one day by Perenna Flemming (who is a dear heart!) and she told me I over identified with being a victim. YUCK! And it was true. I had kept myself in pain by constantly remembering hurtful stories. I was being my own worst enemy. Torturing myself. Ewwwwwww!

Think about it. The only things that hurt us are the thoughts we think about circumstances in our life. It’s all perception! You can choose painful, neutral or joyful stories. I play games with myself when I go down the road of telling myself a scary story. I play with finding the best possible story I can make up about the situation.

Every minute on this earth can be pleasure or pain filled. I encourage you to practice making up the best possible stories you can conjure up! Watch what starts manifesting in your life as a result. You’ll be committed to writing fairytales.

Jeanna Gabellini
http://www.MasterPeaceCoaching.com