Bad luck is a mathematical probability for all of us during our passage through life and you may experience some while on the program. If your given life accident is severe you will probably have your routine so disrupted you will temporarily break the program. Don’t be hard on yourself if this happens. Be patient and understanding. You’re not weak. Bad luck is something that’s beyond your control. There is nothing weak about breaking a program when you are immobilised in plaster after a car accident, or emotionally traumatised because your spouse ran off with someone else, or the bank foreclosed on your mortgage/overdraft, or you were sacked, or your business partner ripped you oil, or you are a new mother who is having your first experience with a severely fevered child, or you contracted food poisoning from your favourite restaurant. These life accidents are real tests of our will to get well and are to be viewed as such. Just, wait until everything has settled down and carry on from where you left off. It doesn’t pay to go back to square one in these circumstances because it can be unduly disheartening and it’s not always necessary. Often the gains you have made before your life accident are such that you can carry on from where you left off and still get the results you are looking for. ‘C’est la vie’ is the attitude that will carry you through to a winning end when bad luck strikes.
Don’t worry about whether or not you will have the ability to start the program again. If you’ve committed yourself to getting well the mental and emotional power generated by that commitment will get you started. The only thing you need to start and stay on a program is a good reason for doing so. If the reason is a good one it will impress your subconscious mind, from which you will draw great strength of will, and the successful completion of the program will be automatic—life accidents notwithstanding.
From my observations I’ve noticed that those who are motivated by the more profound reasons of wanting to elevate their disposition, such as to improve their capacity to think, work and achieve, to improve their emotional well-being so they can enjoy more harmonious relationships with others, to have the vitality and confidence to take on new challenges and broaden their horizons, to look and feel the best they can, are more motivated than those who go on a program because others are doing so. That is, to be trendy. If you don’t let the desire to ‘look right’ to others usurp a personal commitment to your own growth and development, you will have no trouble going on and staying on a program. To be trendy is to be an also ran; to be committed to your personal goals is to be a winner.
Constantly reminding yourself of your goal is a sure way to achieve it. Writing down on paper that which you want to achieve helps greatly to develop the will to make that achievement a reality. The written word carries great power and is a potent reminder. Self talk is also a potent reminder. During the program keep telling yourself how much you are looking forward to feeling well, having energy, looking great, with nice skin and an ideal body weight. Take time out to picture yourself as you’ll be when the program is completed and the goals have been achieved. This self talk and creative imagery will generate enthusiasm for the program. Enthusiasm is power.
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