Breaking old patterns, designing new ones...

Manifesting a new potential and directing your life is an inside job. You can start within yourself.

Make a list of habits that cause obstacles that keep you from achieving your full potential.

Make a list of your gifts, skills, aptitudes that you have.
These are the ways that you can express yourself in a creative way. These will be your tool box, if you wish, that will compliment your strengths.

If the situation were different what would be the outcome? Can you be specific with what you want?

What is it that you want to create right now in order to feel comfortable with your choice?

What is the little step that you need to make in order to create some breathing space for your self?

The new picture will become alive by engaging all of your senses. Answer these questions for yourself and a new picture will become alive that can create for yourself, a new productive pattern. You can only alter a pattern that doesn't serve you by applying the same mechanism that built the previous pattern in the first place.
A pattern is established by forming a set of beliefs, repetition, and engagement of our senses, which crystallize into a habit or pattern.

For example, If you believe that hiking is good for your health you participate in hiking by looking at the beautiful landscape, hearing the soothing noise of the running waters or the sound of the birds, feeling happy and energized by taking a walk in the forest, have a taste of the forest herbs, smell the freshness and the sweetness of the flowers, and finally engage in an internal dialogue where you can reflect on your life and notice that your mind after the walk is more clearer and calmer. The positive experience through your senses organizes a memory imprint in your mind; as a result, you want to repeat the hike in the forest because you remember how much better you feel after taking a hike in the forest. By repeating the hiking activity you start to establish a habit/pattern. For an example, you may create the habit to hike three times a week because it makes you feel better and improves your mental and physical overall condition.

In the same way, you can bring the new potential in your consciousness and fuse it with pictures, sounds, feelings, tastes, smells, and internal dialogues. You may hold on to a previous pattern just because it is familiar or because it serves a comfortable zone. But, dig deep within yourself to create a new pattern! Find a new path, add a new friend or stop a while longer at peaceful scenic site you know of and listen to the sound that motivates your lives goals then write them down. You might be surprised to see that life offers you more than one path. Remember to mix it up until it becomes an automatic response and registers in your mind as a comfortable experience.

Naturally, we are drawn to that which makes us feel at ease. That way, it makes it very desirable to keep the new pattern and get rid of that which hinders the flow of comfort.

When we complain about something there is a degree of discomfort. Deep in side we know that we are not in harmony with what we encounter in our external reality. The body starts to ache; the mind is agitated, or depressed. We feel trapped and contrived. On the other hand, when we love what we are doing, we feel happy, content, we have a lot of energy, and we sleep better. You can test your new potential goal by acting it out. Call a friend that you feel comfortable with and express to him/her your new goal. Observe the tone of your voice and your bodily postures; sense your energy by paying attention to the degree of the enthusiasm you express when describing your new goal.

You may notice that in your description you have interjected few "Buts". "I am looking forward going away every other weekend but I am not sure who is going to take care of my cat". The interjected "But" holds the energy of the old pattern. The new vision doesn't flow. The question is: Do you want to achieve your goal with some kind of complication or would you rather have a clear picture in your mind that is flawless? The" But" is limiting; where as, the clear vision of taking some time off in order to feel rejuvenated is allowing the energy to come through that will ultimately uplift your spirit, heal your pain and bring peace of mind.

What will this new vision/possibility/goal allow you to do or bring as an outcome in your life?

What are the practical steps to make which will support your goal?

We are all holistic beings. We are co-creating our lives on a physical, social, mental, financial, and spiritual level. All these levels are interconnected and therefore affect each other. For example, if you are tired and need to recuperate, it would be foolish to spend allot of money on a trip to New York with your friend and his/her three children in a busy environment when you need to relax and be in a place of silence. As you can clearly see, this activity would not support your goals instead, you would be inattentive and maybe considered complacent to your needs.

Just remember, enjoy your new vision by having clarity, be attentive to your physical needs, feel content and relaxed, be enthusiastic and welcome the moment with a warm sunny smile!