Heather,

Throw out the old tape and get a new tape. The old tape wasn't working for you at all. All of that recording is your FOO. Take what worked for you and discard the rest that aren't good for you or doesn't resonate with you any longer.

We grow up with each new challenges that life throws at us. We evolve or devolve. It is HOW we all rise and meet those challenges that is the making of US.

It is all a choice we make each and every day. No outside forces conspiring against us. We are each the painter of our own lives. We determine what we allow on the canvas and where we channel our focus on.

Like attracts like. I am a big believer of this philosophy. Just take a look around you. You see druggies hang around with other druggies. You see Scrabble buffs hang around with other Scrabble buffs. You get the idea.

What do you want your life to look like it? You visualize it and CREATE it.

I've done a new experiment myself all this week and I am quite surprised at how it has impacted me. Each night before going to bed, I tell myself this affirmation:

"I am inspired. I am energized. I am motivated"

Guess what? When I wake up each morning, I actually feel energized and motivated.

Your subconscious mind receives those messages and believes it to be true.