May/June 2009 Spirituality
I Believe in Change

by Elizabeth Pagayonan

Many people today are aware of the incredible power of the mind.

It is comforting to know that we possess an inherent ability to create whatever we set in our mind. But how do we effectively co-create with this facet of our consciousness to achieve the results we desire?

The answer lies in the awareness of your thoughts and feelings. Consistently thinking the same thought over and over sends a strong message to the subconscious mind. Repetitious thinking eventually brings you to the conclusion that you will receive whatever you have convinced yourself will happen. Belief is created and that belief is handed over to the subconscious mind. Each time a new belief is formed, it becomes the basis from which your subconscious mind executes all future action.

Belief is a powerful state of mind induced through repeated suggestion. Your beliefs energize your thoughts. When belief backs your thoughts, a strong magnetic force is created within the mind. This magnetic field attracts more thoughts that are similar in nature and their equivalent physical experiences.

Creating Change with Intentional Scrapbooking

Scrapbooking is a popular way for people to express and document their past and present life stories, but it's also a fun and easy tool for personal transformation.

You can deliberately scrapbook with the intention to create positive change for future outcomes. The Intentional Scrapbooking Method contains all the necessary elements that deeply imprint on the subconscious mind your desired outcome while simultaneously activating the universal Law of Attraction.

This scrapbooking process shows you how to use supportive images, colors, self-portraits and journaling to successfully repattern the subconscious mind to create the desired change. The more energy, effort and focus placed into each project, the more you strongly reinforce the new neural pathways formed in the brain as a result of your different way of thinking. Your new thought pattern easily becomes the dominant thought as a result of this intensely focused scrapbooking process.

Intentional Scrapbooking begins with identifying and transforming self-limiting and self-defeating thoughts the moment that they arise. Once a negative thought is identified, you can turn it around into a positively stated intention. This singular intent becomes the focus for the entire project.

The next step is to give concrete shape and form to the idea of how you truly want to live out the desired outcome. Focusing on the outcome as if it is already fulfilled allows you to find new thoughts, words, emotions and images to describe what you truly want.

In essence, when you scrapbook to create and attract future outcomes, you scrapbook the desired story as though it has already happened. It's as though you are looking back and retelling the story. This clear direction of thought is immediately received by the subconscious mind and then executed into action.

The last step of Intentional Scrapbooking is to place the project in plain view where it can serve as a reminder to reinforce your new way of thinking. Because so much positive intent, emotion and thought have been energetically imprinted into the project, it serves as an anchor. Whenever you place your attention on the project, it continues to reaffirm the newly formed thought patterns. This keeps you focused on the desired outcome until it has fully manifested as a realized experience.

- Elizabeth Pagayonan

You can rewrite your beliefs at any point through intention setting and repeated suggestion. Belief is the starting point from which all miracles are created. Belief needs to be present when intending to create desired results because it's the fuel that backs every thought.

Here are some effective ways to strengthen belief:

  • Deliberately suggest to your subconscious mind through repeated affirmative orders your belief in its ability to attract to you the physical equivalent of your thought. Each day, direct communicate to your inner mind your belief in its abilities. Engage the imagination for effective communication of your heartfelt thoughts in the form of words, images and aroused emotion.
  • An English proverb states "The eyes are the window to the soul." Find a mirror, look directly into your eyes and speak out loud to the depths of your soul, where your deep inner mind resides. Speak of your admiration, love, respect and appreciation of your soul's worth.
  • Intentionally arouse positive supporting emotions when repeating affirmations. All thought is birthed by an emotional state. Strive to hold positive emotions of well-being as much as possible.
  • Focus your desired intent of strengthening belief through the Intentional Scrapbooking Method to anchor your thoughts into physical shape and form.

Once a desired goal is fulfilled, you will always uncover more desires that serve to grow and expand the self to new heights. Believe in yourself, the creative potential of your thoughts and the power of your subconscious mind. Belief is the starting point from which all miracles happen.

Believe in believing.

Elizabeth Pagayonan, author of Fulfill Your Desires, Now, is a certified hypnotherapist and the creator of the Intentional Scrapbooking Method. Visit www.creatingintentions.com.