America’s New Breed of Freedom Fighters: Law of Attraction Guide for Democrats, 3rd edition by Evelyn Roberts Brooks - HTML preview

2. BECOME CONGRUENT IN ALL YOUR AFFAIRS

Have you ever made a New Year's Resolution?

What happened? Did you keep it? Did you go to the gym every day like you swore you would? Did you start picking up after yourself and keep your desk more orderly? Hmmm, what else did you promise?

The reason we "break" our resolutions is not that we are bad people, or lazy or stupid.

The entire reason is lack of congruency.

The person who goes to the gym every day—what is that person like? What do they do besides workout at a gym? Do they also eat more healthily than you do, drink more water, perhaps take supplements and watch their intake of sweets?

While it is important to keep our big goals closely guarded from criticism or skeptical comments from others, there is also a time for stating clearly what we are doing with our lives.

It's like creating a mission statement for your own life, as if these years you are here are for a specific purpose. This purpose can be broad, with a single goal, or a whole array of things you want to accomplish.

You might end up with a general statement and then bullet points or what I like to call "butterfly points" beneath it, because bullets kill but butterflies make us smile.

Example: I intend to bring more joy into the world, and I do this by being a good friend, loving parent, romantic spouse and person of integrity in the work I offer in exchange for money or other goods.

Find ways to be congruent with the kind of person you want to be, and when you practice those traits in advance, you begin to inhabit that personality, and sooner than you might think possible, you will actually be living that person's life. That person you described will be you.