My main reason for joining this forum is that I find writing a bit online every day really helpful. enhanced by knowing it's publicly visible.
(If this isn't appropriate to do here I'll stop lol). The forum I was writing in before was nothing to do with Ab Hicks and I was finding that my posts were becoming more Ab Hicks focused which was garnering a bit of negative attention. Then I thought how nice it would be to be able to write about things in a place comfortable with Ab Hicks ideas.
The biggest thing in my life right now is that I quit my office job of 15 years and am now fully self-employed with my girlfriend. Ab Hicks teachings have been incredible helpful, particularly at the beginning. I've now been self employed for over 2 years and it's fantastic that we're still going but I also still feel like we are kinda always 'hanging on' financially, like close to the edge so to speak. I'd love to get more secure. Looking at it in Hicks terms - have circumstances been reflecting my dominant thoughts and feelings? Absolutely yes
What I've been finding is there are always tipping points for me when a bit of negative emotion beds in and a kind of downward spiral occurs - I start to feel that I can't feel better AND it's a bad idea to feel better as I need to keep protecting myself / beat myself into action.During these periods I always find ways to pretend I'm releasing resistance but really still consciously holding onto to some of it - but not sure what to do differently
Then the converse tipping point occurs where I really get the taste for releasing resistance again, I believe I can do it, I want to do it and I believe it helps.
I had a pretty stressful November and December and when New Years eve and New Years day came round - I was so ready to use this 2 day weekend to really let myself feel some relief. In successfully experiencing some relief, I got the taste for more and 2024 has been going well since. Whenever negative emotion is hitting, I'm right on it and not tolerating it.
From this I've found that out of all the Hicks processes, the thing that is easiest and most effective for me, is just to set a timer for 45mins every morning and read some Ab Hicks. I've got enough books for this to not be too repetitive and the words have a way of staying fresh anyway. Guaranteed there will be points during this 45mins I notice emotional relief and it nudges my thinking every day in better feeling directions. I'm on day 26 of this and I am feeling consistently a little better and life is following - definitely noticing improved experiences all over the board.
Looking at why just reading for 45mins is the best thing for me: I've got a very analytical mind that's gets very fast very easily... and it's extremely dumb
. or as Hicks would say 'it's been taught so much that's wrong it's almost impossible to think my way out'. With the other practices like meditation and stuff, they can be really great but not reliable - my mind can take them over and turn them bad. But just reading Hicks gives me access to better feeling thoughts so easily and 45 mins always works as a great amount of time to guarantee some nudge in the right direction.That felt really good to write and I couldn't have written that in my last forum
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