Does your closet sometimes get so full that you have trouble locating what you would like to wear? This happens to me more often than I care to admit. An overflowing closet might be exciting if everything in it were something I actually wanted to wear. But no, many of the items just take up space making it difficult to find what I am looking for.
A closet is not unlike the human mind. Like a mind, it stores necessary things as well as those that are no longer useful. Even when not conscious of the items held there, they sit, waiting, taking up space. And like a closet, the mind is unlikely to relinquish the things it holds unless there is a conscious the choice to let them go. We often hold thoughts and ideas about ourselves, about others, and about the world that are no longer useful, that in fact, cause so much crowding in our consciousness that little space remains for the creative thoughts that would cause us to thrive.
Think about that old tattered shirt in your closet. It’s there every time you open the door. You know the one; the one you push out of the way over and over again trying to find something more appealing. You know you would rather wash an entire load of clothes than wear it, yet there it hangs, taking up space, mocking your inability to surrender it to the giveaway bag. What thought, idea, or belief is lingering in your consciousness taking up space like that tattered old shirt? What belief about yourself is filling your consciousness day and night leaving little room for the peace and joy you seek?
If you are seeking joy, but holding thoughts of anger, fear, guilt, remorse, or regret, there is little room for joy to seep in. There is of course nothing wrong with having these thoughts or feelings. They are a part of our human experience and often helpful in defining ourselves. But holding onto them until they become a tattered memory squeezing out the joy we seek is counterproductive to a life that thrives. You are intended to thrive. You are intended to experience joy. You were meant to “be fruitful and multiply.”
Whatever that thought is, you really don’t need it anymore. You know you don’t. Take it out of there right now. Take a good look at it and realize it does not define you. It is not who and what you are. It is just some fleeting idea that crossed your mind one day and decided to settle there. Let it go. Drop it in the giveaway bin or set it on the porch and call the universe to come and pick it up. You haven’t needed it in years.
And now quickly, before it wanders back in there, replace it with something else – perhaps its absolute opposite. It might feel strange at first, but over time the new thought will become a comfortable part of your attire.
© 2019. Eileen Patra
When I was a teenager my mother had a horrific time waking me up in the morning. She would, call, cajole, yell, push, pull, and most effectively, threaten to run a bath for me and then go downstairs to the basement. This would mean that if the tub overflowed it would be my fault. Somehow that one did it. I would reluctantly leave my warm cozy bed and head downstairs to turn off the water. The threat of more work and the trouble I would be in was enough to release whatever dream was holding me captive.
MAGNETS are miraculous objects that attract various substances with a mysterious and often powerful force. MAGNETS are useful for lifting, holding, separating, retrieving, and sensing. They are found in everyday objects and tools such as speakers, doorbells, microwaves, televisions, compasses and, of course, on the door of many American refrigerators. Like a MAGNET, we draw to us a variety of experiences. Our thoughts, feelings and emotions create a field of energy which draws to us similar energies. Unlike a MAGNET, we can choose our thoughts, move through our feelings and emotions, consciously creating our energy field to attract that which we desire. When we fall asleep to this inner power of choice, or we give this power away to the challenges that appear before us, we attract whatever is showing up and we allow it to multiply in our consciousness. A MAGNET has no apparent choice in what it attracts, but we do. What will you choose to attract today? What thought or belief will you release in order to stop attracting something? What will you focus on with all your heart and mind that will attract a more powerful, harmonious experience in your life? What will you hold in mind and place your faith in that is a more powerful MAGNET for good? 
PAINT is a magical, miraculous substance capable of changing the color of an object. A vast variety of pigments and tints can be added to this liquid substance to create a coating of the desired color and hue. Easily changed or even removed in its liquid state, PAINT becomes fixed when it dries. Metaphysically, PAINT represents the thoughts and energy we project into our world and our experiences. We can PAINT our thoughts or experiences in the color or hue of our choosing. We can choose a color that vibrates with joy and harmony. Or, we can choose a color that constricts or vibrates with fear or anger. Thoughts and energies held for long periods of time become fixed and require one or more coats of a new color, or new thoughts. If I have been holding thoughts of fear or anger for a long period of time, it may require numerous affirmative thoughts to change the picture I have allowed to become fixed in my mind. Today, I paint a miracle. I paint the world with shades of Love, Healing, Acceptance, Forgiveness, Faith and Joy and they become fixed in my mind and in my life.
TRANSFORMATION is the miracle of changing form. One might think this is something magical or something reserved for the few, those who have chosen a monastic life. But change is occurring all the time. Cells die, cells are born. The body changes form. The physical image I see in the mirror today is not the same as the one I saw yesterday or 20 years ago. Everything changes. Everything transforms. The mystical TRANSFORMATION is the one that is not seen yet known and felt in awareness. This TRANSFORMATION occurs when we have a deep change in mind. When we release a long-held belief or fear something magical is born; a new thought. A new thought born in mind has a physical effect on our appearance, our stature, and most importantly in our awareness. A change in mind forms something grand and new in our lives. The miracle is more than just the change. The true miracle is our power to choose it. TRANSFORMATION the miracle that allows us to choose a new way of being. Whatever that thought is that is frightening you right now, change it. Let it fall away and choose a new thought, an affirming, life-giving thought. Choose a thought that affirms the power of God in you as bigger than what your mind has been focusing on and be TRANSFORMED.
ALIGNMENT, the ability to arrange items or ideas in a correct or appropriate position, creates a portal for miracles to occur. When baby ducks align themselves behind their mother, they travel in safety as they learn the ways of a duck. When sea locks are aligned, the levels of two bodies of water are equalized, providing safe passage for ships. When a chiropractor aligns the discs in one’s spine, there is a greater experience of comfort and health. When we align our thoughts, words and actions with the greater self, the Christ Mind in us, we create a passageway for God to be more fully expressed and we find that indeed, “… all things come together for good.” ALIGNMENT is a miraculous ability bestowed upon humankind and expressed throughout the manifest world. What we ALIGN with is a choice, for choice is also bestowed upon us. What will you align with today?
Eileen Patra 