I’ll Never Do Dishes Again
So I have this new job—to align with prosperity. Part of the job description is easy—pay attention to how I feel and do only what feels good. Part of the job description requires a bit more effort—find good feeling thoughts as much as possible.
I’ve been working on the good-feeling thoughts for some time, and I’ve gone from amazed to amused about how determined my mind is to find something negative to cogitate about.
I’ve been programmed to grousing instead of gratitude.
And I’m not alone. Last weekend, I spent a little time with a friend who is aware of the law of attraction and who believes that our thoughts do indeed create reality. In the short hour or so we were together, I lost track of the number of times she found the negative side of a subject. Even when I was talking about something fun, she brought up a worry or warning about it.
Mind you, I’m not judging this. Until the last few months, I did the same thing. It’s how we were taught to see the world. And our brains like to run our thoughts along familiar pathways. We actually have rut-like neuropathways in our brains. In order to create new ruts, we have to work at it a little.
We need to find a way to remember to find good thoughts as often as possible.
Last week, Tim and I received two thought clickers that Karen kindly sent us. Tim, enjoying friendly competition as he does, immediately suggested we see who could come up with the most good-feeling thoughts in a day.
It took us a couple days to get the hang of it, but by the third day, both of us were clicking regularly. He’d won a couple of the days, but I beat the pants off of him the next two. For those four days, the competition had no prize.
He finally told me he thought the winner should get something. I agreed.
I suggested that the loser has to clean up the kitchen after dinner. He thought that sounded good … because he expected to win.
But I once again beat the pants off of him. I’ve done so every day since. (I’m motivated—I enjoy walking away from dinner and having someone else clean it up.)
The thought clicker has really helped me choose good thoughts more consistently. I keep the clicker in my pocket or pinned to a shirt if I don’t have a pocket, and I click it every time I think of something I appreciate or have a thought that makes me feel good in any way.
Having the clicker there reminds me to look for more and more good thoughts. I used to go looking for a good thought just when I noticed a negative thought. I didn’t actively look for good thoughts when I was in a sort of neutral zone, just concentrating on the task at hand. Now, I’m always reminded to find better and better thoughts.
My mood and energy have increased noticeably in just a week.
I think because we’re so programmed to muck around in negativity, we don’t even notice we’re doing it until we’ve done it for several minutes or hours in a day. Once we do it for a bit, the law of attraction will bring us more negative things to think about. The longer we wallow, the harder it is to stop wallowing.
We need something to remind us to find that good-feeling thought as often as possible. Whether it’s a string around the finger, a post-it note, a special bracelet, a repeating chime, or whatever other method you come up with to remind you, you need a way to remind yourself to reach for thoughts that get you into the vortex of alignment.
Most of us are lazy thinkers. We fall into talking about and thinking about what is without realizing we’re doing it. We need a way to shake ourselves out of that pattern.
Thanks to Karen, I’ve found a fun way to do that. I’m a happy clicker.
And I haven’t had to clean up the kitchen after dinner in five days. I’ve decided to raise the stakes and suggest to Tim that the loser do all kitchen clean up all day long.
My intention is to keep clicking and enjoy watching Tim do all the dishes.
That thought makes me feel very good. Click.
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The photo of the thought clickers is from Karen’s website, www.karenwilliams.net.
Tags: Feeling good, Law of Attraction, negative thoughts, thought clicker
May 11th, 2010 at 11:22 am
Woohoo! You’re both clickin’ up such a vortex, I’m sure live un help is on it’s way to you both
Click On!
May 11th, 2010 at 12:10 pm
Hey, I like the sound of that, Savvi!
We are clicking up a vortex. We’re having so much fun with it!
May 12th, 2010 at 11:57 am
OMIGOSH, I am so thrilled, Ande! Thanks so much for including the picture of the clickers and the link!!!!!
And, as always, I love the humor. Wowsers, Tim better get clicking more fervently, or he’s going to end up with dishpan hands!
When I was first exploring the clicker idea at one of our meetings last year, Savvi had so many fun suggestions, including calling clicker people part of “Karen’s Clique.” I still laugh about that. She’s such a wit. Yes, maybe live-in help IS on its way to you, and you both can watch THEM clean up the kitchen!
I have never found a tool that does for me what this humble little gadget does. And you’ve hit the proverbial nail on the head — it’s most effective when used not just in times of negative thought but in times of feeling in a neutral zone while attending to tasks at hand, etc. I also like to use it when I’m feeling emotionally good to augment that state and usher in more desired occurrences.
You and Tim have inspired me. (Are those really your SCORES??) My highest daily total has been 701, and I’m aiming to ramp that up.
One friend from our meetings pins hers to her clothes, as you mentioned, Ande. Others use their pockets, as you also mentioned. I keep mine on one of those 3″ long heavy metal key chain type things designed to attach to backpacks, etc., and I keep it attached to the waistband of my pants throughout the day or to my purse strap when I emerge from my abode. I’ve also experimented with attaching the clicker to those kind of name tag holders that a person wears around his/her neck at conferences.
Just like you and your friend, I so know the value of non-resistant thinking, but practicing it enough to feel consistently joyful and to manifest deep desires can seem a tall order at times. The clicker is bridging that gap for me, and I’m thrilled when others discover a similar effect.
As you mention, just the sight of the clicker is a reminder for me now to find better-feeling thoughts. It is my continual companion, for I’ve decided that nothing is more important than feeling good, and if it takes this funny little gizmo hanging on my belt to get me there, then so be it.
Must run to the post office to mail out a clicker or two. Life is good. (Click. Click.)
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May 12th, 2010 at 2:02 pm
You’re welcome, Karen. We LOVE our clickers. And no, those aren’t our scores. The best I’ve done is in the 190s, so obviously I need to get to clicking to catch up with you (glad I’m not in competition with YOU
). I have tried all sorts of things to remind me to pivot and reach for good thoughts–like the special bracelet, a timer going off, post it notes, etc, and nothing has worked like this clicker has. It has even helped me through some not so pleasant things. Yesterday, Ducky decided to do a not so wise doggy move but rather a typical doggy move and eat some, uh, poop, she found on the beach, and it made her sick and she passed icky smelling gas all afternoon, and every time she did, I clicked because my thought was “I’m SO glad she usually smells really good and she usually has a great digestion and she’s never done this before and won’t do it again”. LOL I also use it to turn good feeling thoughts into better feeling thoughts. And Tim is hilarious. He’ll ask me, “What are you up to?” I tell him, and he’s 10 or so behind, and I’ll hear all this clicking, and I say, “You’re cheating.” “Am not,” he says. “I just thought about how cute your nose is and how pretty your right hand is and how pretty your left hand is ……” At which point, I smack him. And then I click because he’s so sweet and makes me laugh. It’s the most wonderful joyful cycle, like taking a little ball of happy snow and rolling it and rolling it until it becomes the base of a HUGE Joyful snowman. 
So thank YOU, Karen, for sending these to us.
May 13th, 2010 at 11:45 am
So how’s the clicking coming along.
May 13th, 2010 at 11:50 am
I’m still kicking Tim’s butt–haven’t cleaned up the kitchen all week.
It’s really lifting my spirits. I LOVE my clicker!