This past weekend served as a reminder to many of us of where we started, and how far we’ve come. Not just as a nation, but also as individuals.
We’ve come a long way - especially these past few years!
We’ve overcome many obstacles, streamlined our perspectives and priorities, and gained a clearer picture of what we intend to accomplish in our lifetime.
We’ve created amazing tools to help us be more productive, and learned how to use old ones in new ways.
We are nothing if not adaptable and innovative!
And, for many of us, we’ve come to a point where we’ve done most of the obvious things, acquired most of the necessary skills, and created most of the required habits for success.
Yet it hasn’t become as easy as we’d like.
We’re just not quite there yet.
So what’s left to do - or to learn?
Perhaps it’s time to look a little closer at some of the beliefs and habits that are the basis from which we operate.
We call these the “Shoulds.” We learn them from the time we can talk - from the people we respect. And they learned them the same way.
We should work hard…
We should be responsible…
We should not rock the boat…
We should act our age…
We should set a good example…
The list could go on for volumes, and get very specific. These beliefs are ingrained in us, and they play a part in every decision we make.
Many of them are very helpful to us, and truly reflect how we want to be.
There are some, however, that we accept without question and continue to operate from even when they become hindrances.
We’ve been reading Dr. Wayne Dyer’s new book, Excuses Begone!, which explains with great clarity how and why we adopt these beliefs, and how they can hold us back.
His methodology for examining and potentially changing them is very closely aligned with the Just Imagine That program.
In order to take a new, imaginative idea from inspiration to practical reality, we necessarily pass it through our Shoulds to make sure it aligns with them.
It only makes sense, then, that if we’re holding on to Shoulds that are not really in line with us as individuals, we will not get the results that work best for us.
Take just a few minutes to think about some of your Shoulds. Make a list of some of them that might not be true for you right now, even though they may have been in the past - and they may be for other people you know.
Just list some possibilities. We’re not suggesting you throw them out just yet…just consider if they are really in line with who you want to be, and what you want to accomplish.
We’ll look at the some ways to evaluate them later in the week.
Perhaps you Should. 
Just Imagine That!
P.S. If you’re in the Atlanta area, Diana is co-facilitating an interactive workshop based on Wayne Dyer’s book each Tuesday this month at the InterFaith Truth Center. Please consider joining us as we use his principles and methodology in working through our interference!
