I used to be a chronic complainer and it made me miserable, but I didn’t realize it.  I was convinced it was the situations that were making me miserable.  I didn’t realize that it was actually my thoughts about things that were the true cause of my upset.  

One of the most helpful things in my entire life was learning to use affirmative prayer.  In my training as an Agape Prayer Practitioner I learned to pray many times a day and that began to transform my mind.  I was praying to have a realization of Christ awareness and to live as the Christ Consciousness.  

Praying this prayer day after day for years, I was setting a clear intention.  I was affirming my willingness to change my mind and to give up my attachment to the thoughts that were clearly making me miserable.

I began to see that my thoughts were my choice.

 Thoughts would appear in my mind, but I was the one that decided to think them or not.  

I began to feel the vibration of different thoughts and to realize I could back away from a toxic thought.

I recognized that loving thoughts brought me Peace and unloving thoughts brought agitation.

It became impossible to deny that it was my unloving thoughts that were ruining my life and not the circumstances.  

I became deeply committed to changing my thinking and that really truly did change my life.  What helped was having a higher goal of sharing the benefits of my personal transformation with all humanity because we share the one mind.  That gave me inspiration as well as motivation to deeply commit to making the change.

Even though I didn’t really believe that prayer would work for me, it has completely transformed my consciousness and my life.  It’s our willingness to pray, to turn it over, to rely upon a higher power than our personality that shifts our consciousness and brings a new way for a new day.  

I live as the Christ Consciousness demonstrating Love.  I am willing to release the past and have a new thought.

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