No More Excuses

Saw this really interesting show on PBS the other day with Dr. Wayne Dyer. I'll admit that I haven't read many of his books, although I find snippets here and there and I like his style. He's got a sense of humor about his delivery, and he seems not to take himself too seriously. I like that in a Being. So anyway, I saw there was a new show he was doing and decided to record it for later viewing. Sat down that night to watch and was, as usual, amused at the way he was carrying on about the excuses we make. Excuses. Hmmmmm.

So, what he was talking about was how we have all these old habitual thoughts. Things that came from who-knows-where, long, long ago. Maybe stuff we were taught by our parents. Or an elder. Or a teacher along the way. Things like, “money doesn't grow on trees”. And “waste not, want not”. Or, my personal favorite, “Life isn't easy.”

HUH?

We carry these things around with us, never questioning where they came from or whether they suit us (or not!). We have this ongoing dialog in our heads, constantly telling us to ignore what we feel and use our brains. We do this, all day every day without ever stopping to think that maybe there's another way of living. Maybe, just maybe, we could rewire our thoughts (and our brains) to behave differently. Could we?

Turns out, scientists say, that we can. We can rewire our brains, our habits, and (you're not going to believe this!) our DNA. Yep. You read that right. Apparently there've been tons of studies and experiments done on this subject and it seems we can actually rewire our DNA. When I heard him say that, I instantly thought, “NO WAY! You're outta your mind!”

Well, I'm no scientist, but I listened to his orations, then I let it rest. Got up the next day and watched the whole show all over again. Then I went to my computer and started doing some research. Wanted to see how much more I could find on this whole idea of rewiring. Turns out, the ol' Doc was telling the truth (well of course he was!). Turns out, every single thing that goes on in our respective worlds is a simple matter of thought. Really. Now, this part probably isn't news to anyone. 'Thoughts become things' is all the rage right now. More and more books, DVDs, CDs, seminars, etc., ad nauseam, are available on the subject. And the best part of all is that you really don't have to believe any of them, all you have to do is try it and see for yourself.

Thoughts become things. A simple yet profoundly accurate picture of how your world works. If you can think it, you can create it. Simple as that. But the first part of the equation is to give up the excuses. Because we all do it all the time. Excuses for why we can't or don't have what we want. Things like:

I'm too old.
I'm too fat.
I can't afford it.
I don't know how.
It would create too much drama in my family.
I'm scared.
It's too late.
My time has passed.
It's too risky.
I'm too busy.

Oh yea. The list goes on. You know them. You make the very same excuses to hold yourself back. We all do. But what if we couldn't use those excuses? What if, for just one day, we simply weren't ALLOWED to make any excuses. What then? What do you suppose would happen if you couldn't make an excuse to do or be or have what you wanted? Would the face of your Life change? Would you take action instead of dismissing those marvelous inspired ideas? Would you finally just say, “Well sheesh. I'm just gonna give it a try. What's the worst that could happen?”

I really believe that if we didn't make excuses, we'd have much more joyous experiences. We'd finally kick fear in the butt and tell it to take a hike. We'd fire the ego, and shove it out the door. We would actually LIVE the way we intended before we arrived in these physical bodies. Nothing would be impossible. Everything would be a wonder. Life would actually be about LIVING, not about fearing.

Wow. Got an excuse for that?