The inner Genie that resides within us all is poised and ready to fulfill our every desire. However, if it were as simple as that, we would all be living in palaces and traveling on magical carpets. If you're not where you want to be in life, what instructions are you giving your inner Genie?
Want to transform your life? The answer is simple: pay more attention to your thoughts and the directives you give your inner Genie. If this seems too simplistic, just hold on to your magic lamp and read on.
Often, we dismiss our self-talk as inconsequential, considering them as mere fleeting thoughts. However, the reality is that our self-talk (our Genie) is crucial and it shapes our destiny.
Where can you find this Genie? It resides in your subconscious mind. The catch is that we don't have a choice in whether or not we give it instructions. It pays heed to our every thought. Our only control lies in the nature of the instructions we provide.
If you're thinking, "Life is terrible. This is really awful," your Genie hears that. You may not think it is affected by this negative self-talk, but the Genie absorbs it all and tries to deliver what you have requested. It is very disciplined in this way. The problem is that it's not adept at interpreting moods, doubts, and fears. In fact, your Genie lacks reasoning capabilities. Its only job is to obey your commands.
Consider the last time you crumpled a piece of paper and tossed it across the room into the trash can. Bull's eye! It felt so good to make a shot of that distance with deadly accuracy that you decided to do it again. This time you give it some thought. That little nagging part of your brain you thought was asleep starts telling you, "That first shot was luck. You can't do that again." And sure enough, your next shot bounces off the rim onto the floor. This is an excellent example of the Genie executing the commands we provide.
Everything you see in the space you are now in was once a thought in someone's mind. The chair you are sitting in; the car you drive; the television you watch. None of these would exist had they not originated in the mind of their creator. We are all creators. We are the creators of our own destiny, the authors of our own story.
We all possess this magical power. Sometimes we don't even know it, much less take responsibility for it. We tend to pay more attention to the events in our lives. When we react to something that has happened to us, we label it and then attach a story to it. Good, bad, exhilarating, depressing, rewarding or unfair, we make a note of it. We give these stories to our Genie for safe keeping.
Our lives today are the culmination of every thought we've ever had. Once we embrace this concept–once we recognize we have created our world and take responsibility for it–we also realize we have the power to change our world by simply changing our thoughts. We can rewrite our story through new experiences and different responses to our new and improved lives.
Best selling author, Neale Donald Walsch, talks about our three levels of thought and creation, "That which you think of, but thereafter never speak of, creates at one level. That which you think and speak of creates at another level. That which you think, speak, and do becomes made manifest in your reality."
Fellow coach and good friend, Christen Murphy says, "What we focus on grows. We become what we think about most, so choose your thoughts well." She also states, "As humans, we like to make sense of our surroundings. Positive or negative, either way, we get to be 'right' about our life."
The question is... What do you want to be right about?
Positive and negative emotions cannot occupy the mind at the same time. Genie always responds to your thoughts and unspoken requests with, "Your wish is my command." Feed your Genie positive, supportive and well-nourished thoughts and you will live a life of prosperity, abundance, and untold riches.
And just to be safe, it wouldn't hurt to always make your third and final wish a request for... three more wishes.
