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The THREE major ROADBLOCKS to positive thinking

3/12/2019

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As I teach people how to improve their lives using Law of Attraction based tools, I find that there are two major road blocks to positive thinking. And the third and biggest road block of all is that people don’t know how to spot the other two.

That's what this series of 3 articles is all about. When you complete reading this series, you will have clarity about what needs to change in your self-talk and what you need to do about it.


If you’re here and you’re interested in learning what the road blocks are and how to deal with them, then make sure to watch the accompanying video as well as it adds more depth and clarity.

The third and biggest problem of not being able to identify where the roadblocks are can be blamed on our autopilot. We have set our brains on autopilot long ago and forgot about it. From time to time we take back manual control by focusing on the task before us. But you know as well as I do, that your thoughts can be on the game you want to go to while your eyes are reading the thousand page report you’re supposed to finish reading for work. You know what I mean, don’t you? How many of us cook dinner while thinking about all the nasty things that happened at work earlier that day? Did you know that by doing so we are imparting some of that negative energy to our food?
I digress – that is a topic for another video and blog post combo. The point is, we have no idea what we are thinking most of the time.


​If I asked you what was the thought you first thought when you woke up this morning – would you remember?

If I asked you what you were thinking an hour ago – would you remember? That’s the problem. We don’t pay attention to the way we think.
Mindfulness is the process of being present in the now and thinking about what is before you in a positive way.  We become mindful when we stop before every segment of time in our day and think about what we want to get out of it. Call it short-term vibrational planning. For example, if you were going to cook dinner, you would set your intention to cook a delightful and healthy meal and then start cooking with focus on the task at hand without letting your thoughts go all over the place.

When we set an intention deliberately, we basically give our mind an instruction about what we want it to help us achieve. And because the mind, like all the other parts of our body is supposed to serve us, if we set an intention for something and don’t do it our mind will remind us. It will interrupt the autopilot with a thought that says “but you wanted to focus on this…would you like to go back to it?” It used to happen to me a lot when I was driving to go somewhere; I would lose track and find myself making my way to work or my children’s school – and then my mind would remind me of my intention to go somewhere else.  But when we don’t intend anything we give our mind free reign and permission to go where ever momentum of past thoughts will take it.  Make sense?
The way we become more intentional is by stopping to set an intention before attending to a task – this is called pre-paving by Abraham (Hicks). When we pre-pave in the morning and intend to be good to ourselves and others, and during the day we act in opposition to this goal, our mind will remind us of our intention so that we can course correct.  That course correction is a choice. We can ignore it; but you will find that the more your pre-pave and then course correct the more your mind will help you in staying in the present. It only takes a few days to retrain and develop this new habit.

So that takes care of the one problem. Next week, I will discuss road block number two. If you found this article useful please leave me a comment to let me know.

Much love and appreciation,
Zehra

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Lana
3/13/2019 12:10:24 am

Thanks for this blog. The pre-paving idea is new to me. I've followed Abraham-Hicks and you sporadically, while dealing with my daily challenges. I'm wondering if you can "pre-pave" dreams, so that you can remember them. I took a nap this afternoon and had the most wonderful dream about a friend, but can now only remember that that person was in the dream, sitting with me talking.....not what the conversation or purpose of the meeting was.
Thanks!

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Zehra Mahoon
3/13/2019 08:49:06 pm

Hi Lana,
Yes, you can prepave before going to sleep and ask to remember your dreams with clarity. You can also prepave waking up with knowing what guidance you are supposed to take away from your dream.
I will add however, that the content of the dream is not as important as how it feels. If your dreams feel good then over all you are doing a good job of being aligned and vice versa.

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Lana
3/31/2019 09:36:21 pm

Thanks for your response!!

Hitu
3/13/2019 01:20:17 am

Zehra ..loved it

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Zehra Mahoon
3/13/2019 08:50:04 pm

Thank you my dear hope it helps - really appreciate the comment.

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Heena
3/13/2019 03:35:45 am

I love this article dear Zehra. I use it already & it is true that by setting intention, mind remains in control. A good series you started. Best wishes & Thank You!

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Zehra Mahoon
3/13/2019 08:51:02 pm

Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment. Much appreciated

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Ken
3/13/2019 08:04:23 am

Hello Zehra,

Thanks once again for an interesting and readable post.
I would like to comment on the following:

"...Mindfulness is the process of bein... in the now...."
The last few weeks what has helped me a lot in life is being in the NOW. Because being in the now has indeed shown me that there are no problems as our mind would have us think. Or as A Course in Miracles states: "...Reality is never frightening; reality always brings perfect peace...". When I had first read that I didn't understand it. Now, I know that with "reality" is meant: being in the NOW.
Eckhart Tolle defines mindfulness as: just being present or being in the now. If we just stop whatever we are doing and ask ourselves: what problem do I have now, now this nanosecond, now this moment (without thinking of yesterday, just now, tomorrow, and without judging others...), we realize that indeed we do not have any problems at that moment. It is when we start thinking about what happened yesterday, who did what to us, what will happen tomorrow, etc. etc. the problems arise. I have realized that by constantly asking myself the question, what problem do I have now, it tranquilizes me. I then start focusing on the delicious feeling that tranquility gives me. Only that and appreciating it and being thankful. Whenever I am in a discussion, when I have to deal with out of the vortex persons, when I perceive something as contrast, I do just that. What problem do I have this moment? The answer is always none, which give a delicious feeling and I start treasuring that feeling as long as I can. Thank you once again.

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Zehra Mahoon
3/13/2019 08:54:37 pm

Hi Ken, thank you for sharing. You are right, being in the now is important, being in the now with appreciation is powerful.
As become more and more unconditional towards our environment and others it becomes easier to maintain alignment and find that place of tranquility. Life is good isn't it? Really good to hear from you.
Much love and appreciation
Zehra

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Giovanni
3/13/2019 08:13:10 am

Thanks
I appreciate it very much puts light into my understanding
Have a wonderful day

Giovanni

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Zehra Mahoon
3/13/2019 08:55:25 pm

Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment.
Much appreciation
Zehra

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Donna
3/13/2019 01:01:08 pm

Thank you for this wonderful post Zehra. I can't wait to read/watch the remaining 2 parts. Thank you for being willing to share this very helpful information. This topic is one that I have been very focused on recently - as you helped me become so aware of how unaware I am most of the time about what I'm thinking. I'm loving having the tools that you are providing to assist me on my journey to more aware/focused thinking.

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Zehra Mahoon
3/13/2019 08:56:40 pm

Hi Donna, I am so glad you are finding this helpful. Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment.
I appreciate it.
Zehra

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Karen O'Reilly
3/13/2019 04:21:55 pm

Love the simplicity of this post. Moving forward today with the intention of being mindful.

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Zehra Mahoon
3/13/2019 08:57:20 pm

Excellent!
Much love
Z

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Kimberly Clemens
3/13/2019 09:19:52 pm

Wow. Everytime I read something from you I feel like it helps me tweak something right where I'm at that day. Thank you so much for sharing your experience and strength with all of us! Xo

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Betsy Butterworth
3/15/2019 04:48:27 pm

Zehra,
I am so grateful that you share your insights. You write in a way that makes these concepts accessible. Sometimes I get lost in the ideas and am afraid that I'm not going to get it --ever. But then I read one of your blog posts or watch a video and I think I can do this.

Thank you.
Betsy

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Zehra Mahoon
3/16/2019 07:29:34 pm

Hi Betsy
Thank you for leaving a comment. I really appreciate it.
Zehra

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Elena
3/19/2019 07:08:06 pm

Thank you Zehra for sharing your ideas.

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Doreen
5/2/2019 10:30:46 am

I should be packing right now to leave for my weekend away, and as usual for me, I’m doing everything else except packing. I have so much resistance to do what I need to do because I’m distracted by all the ‘shoulds’ that are following me every single day. And, that is because my focus is scattered. You might say with a label called ADD. But, as I decided to check emails first, before I figured out what to tackle next, my screen opened to your unopened email, which when I read the title, had me open it. Now I know that I need to stop and think about my intention, and relax and it will unfold exactly as I need it to. Thanks for guidance and helpfulness with using Abraham to improve our lives. 😊

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