When I hear the word, I think of playdoh, a substance used for creation.

I believe creation is the essence of God, and we have the ability to hone in on this frequency and express ourselves with joy.

We ARE the stories we tell ourselves; internal dialogue and narrative dictate how we feel about ourselves and one another. Without realising it, we are master storytellers; we formulate theories and synthesise connections in order to make sense of this thing called life.

I have been thinking about being conscious of my imagination and preemptively suggesting the things that I desire for myself as my reality. This has been enlightening for me, as I have been experiencing a contentment that is deep-rooted in my openness to the possibilities of the things I choose to imagine.

Negative thought patterns still come to the forefront of my mind, but I am wilfully letting them go and creating a positive thought instead. Something that is helping me is to say out loud these thoughts. I’ve been thinking about how the inner voice is always yapping and me deciding to take the reins, also going a step further to make the voice heard is overwriting the negative thought patterns I have.

A big part of the progress I’ve been making is due to the acceptance that I have plasticity on my side. The same way I have bad habits and negative thoughts, I also have positive thought patterns and good habits. The transformation element is due to the law of entropy and the ability to create, working hand in hand.

The law of entropy states that everything will decay into chaos unless tended to. In this scenario, I am using this to illustrate how when I decide not to indulge in the negative thought patterns, it is like a river drying up; I am refusing to send the water supply of consciousness down that path. Instead, I choose to create a new river, one that suits me and my desires.

I was recently challenged on something I said. I was using my circumstances as an explanation for my behaviour. I was encouraged to change that limiting belief and instead acknowledge that it was an excuse.

Something can be a legitimate reason while STILL being an excuse. The decision to ACCEPT the state of lack and use it as a pillar of our story is exactly what keeps us lacking.

It’s often said that the cost of the life you want is the life you are currently living.

The action that will change your state is where the power is.

I think about the labels I have attached to myself or have accepted from others in the past: injury-prone, unlucky, full of potential.

These carry narrative weight; they dictate how I see myself and the things that I do.

Deciding to focus on plasticity and the ability to CHANGE is what is making me see progress and modify my life story.

It is important to recognise the patterns we indulge in for the sake of nothing but familiarity.

Often, someone has overcome the difficulties I am going through. Learning from people on the internet is STILL underappreciated in my eyes. We are quick to diagnose on the internet but not to look for solutions from those who have already overcome the issue.

We can find ourselves ruminating on the problem and identifying with the issue rather than the solution and the required action to reap the desired reward.

You don’t have to STAY the way you are. Change your story and create the person you want to be.

Russ.