I created this happy blog to keep me focused on all the wonderful things I have and want to invite into my life. I have transformed quite a bit spiritually in this last year, and one of my biggest excitements is staying focused on what feels good, noticing what doesn't, and stopping my momentum on the not-so-good thoughts very quickly. And I am going to let you guess what I say to myself when I am focused on those not-so-good thoughts to get me back on track. Yes! You got it! Wicked smaht. (Indulge me, I'm from Massachusetts.) I say "Whoopsie!"
When I was in high school I was a total perfectionist. I graduated with a 4.979/5.0 GPA. And I think I spent the majority of my spare time replaying the experiences that deducted those .021 points away from my perfect 5.0. I used to replay the track of the mistakes I made all the time. In fact I did that so often that I would repeatedly find myself shouting out "No!" in the middle of a class or conversation that I was disengaged from. I was trying to stop myself from making the mistake again in my head. I know. Pretty sad, eh? It's ok. Happy ending. Happy blog, right?
With time I grew out of that undesirable habit. Yes! And with more time I sunk back into it. Doh! Let's be honest, if we are not aware, we can quickly slip back into a negative focus. It happens to all of us a lot of the time. And Law of Attraction states that whichever behavior we practice is exactly the one we become better at. And not only that, the momentum we create from the chosen thought will keep more thoughts and experiences like it coming right back at us. Which is great news if you're focused on happy....but what if you're not? Then you "Whoopsie!"
We all need our own "Whoopsie!" A little phrase or trigger to help you let go of the negative, have a little giggle, and move on. The "Whoopsie!" moments are wonderful for us. They are completely necessary to help us identify what we don't want to happen. And when we know what we don't want, then we know what we do want. And once we know what we do want, we get happy and keep our attention there. And voila, our desired manifestations come as long as we are in vibrational alignment with them!
The "Whoopsie!" moments also prevent us from getting stuck on a negative track of reliving our mistakes. The tell us, "Oops, it's okay, just move forward because it really doesn't mater. You can create something new right now. And now. And now." And consequently, we no longer attract the negative vibrations that would follow if we went down the negative path.
The "Whoopsie!" moments also prevent us from getting stuck on a negative track of reliving our mistakes. The tell us, "Oops, it's okay, just move forward because it really doesn't mater. You can create something new right now. And now. And now." And consequently, we no longer attract the negative vibrations that would follow if we went down the negative path.
So for today, I am grateful for my "Whoopsie!" moment. I started working with a beach volleyball coach, Jeff Alzina, and I time-warped back into the 19 year-old unforgiving college athlete I used to be. I wanted to play perfectly. Flawless passes, accurate sets, no room for error. Jeff is a talented coach, and I wanted to impress him. No mistakes. Clean perfect play.
FAIL. (Shocker. Life is all about mistakes!)
One of the first things he said to me after I made a poor pass and shook my head in frustration was, "If you think you're going to play a perfect game on the beach, you can shut off that mindset and let it go right now. Or else you're done."
"Whoopsie!"
And with that, I was able to make a comeback. I laughed at myself. I had been living on my spiritual high horse for a few weeks. "Aren't I so cool that I started a happy blog and really have this positive thinking thing down? I am going to get happy and stay in the vortex forever." I was pretty sure I had figured it out and was going to help and inspire any negative-thinking people I attracted to me (Did you catch that? We attract what we are, so why would I be attracting negative vibrations anyway?) And then... "Whoopsie!' ....for sure. I'm one of the negative thinkers too! We all are, and that's beautiful! That's what inspires us to dream about we want to manifest! So let's all keep getting back at it! Do anything you can to get happy, and then...
And cheers and appreciation to your wonderful "Whoopsies,"
ALL
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