Reprogramming would be easier if I could quickly download positive programs into my mind.  I would be instantly transformed by the renewing of my mind.  Unfortunately, it doesn’t work that way.  Reprogramming is more like pulling the weeds and planting the seeds.  I must pull the weeds of my old life and plant the seeds of my new life thought by thought.

I enter the garden of my mind with paper and pencil.  I write down the old limiting beliefs that I want to uproot and the new positive beliefs that I want to plant.  The paper and pencil help me pull the weeds and plant the seeds.  When I write new beliefs on paper, I increase the odds of success.  The palest ink is stronger than the most powerful memory.  If I don’t write them down, my new beliefs will fly away, and I will forget they ever existed.

Thoughts are hard to capture and keep in my mind.  My best ideas flash by at the speed of light; they are there for only an instant before they are gone.  But if I write an idea on paper, it’s mine forever.  A paper and pencil keeps me honest and focused on my task.  There is no better way to pull the weeds and plant the seeds in my mind.

Excerpt from :

Maximum Strength Positive Thinking : What to Say When You Talk to Your Mind

David J Abbott M.D.