The Power of the Tongue
A little story time;
1 year ago today, I found myself ready for a promotion that the company I was working for at the time; did not feel that I was worthy of. I was getting tired of the same routine and needed a challenge.
I remember verbatim telling myself as I lied in my bed staring up at my ceiling fan that night, that I knew I was destined for greater things. I knew I had to make some adjustments in my life in order to make room for what I really wanted. I woke up that morning and lit up my palo santo per usual, and walked around my entire apartment in Dallas and looked at everything I had acquired. Beautiful velvet furniture, white shaggy rug, plants, chrome decor. The type of decor you find in magazines. I had finally obtained the boujie and elegant aesthetic that I desired and that I had worked so hard for and I thought to myself, what is the point of having all this if I am not happy inside…
I grabbed my manifestation journal on that following full moon and wrote down everything I was going to release in order to make room for what I wanted. I planned on quitting my job, to obtain a position in a company that valued me as a person. I planned on selling all my belongings and not renew my lease because now I don’t want just any job, I want a career, where there is room for growth and that would allow me to work from any part of the world. And lastly, I was going to release the people and habits in my life that were not serving me or elevating me in any way shape or form.
Sounded easy right? April went by, May went by, and then June… Several interviews in but none were offering that work life balance and the freedom that I so desired. My apartment began to look like I had just moved in because although, I didn’t know where I was going to go next, I began to sell my furniture online to make my transition easier. My lease was up for renewal in September, so all I kept telling myself was that the Universe was going to connect me with the job I desired by then. This might sound crazy to some but I wasn’t telling anyone what my plans were because I knew they were going to make me doubt myself. Imagine, getting rid of all your stuff not knowing what is to come. I would write in my manifestation journal or go outside at night and tell the moon my plans. I even asked for signs. I needed a sign to let me know that I was on the right path, and then suddenly, overnight… I began to see synchronicities every single day moving forward ~11:11. Then July came, and I received an email from an investment firm. I was interviewed, then got called for a second interview and then a third; and then the wait…
With only 2 weeks left in August. I remember regret trying to sink in…”What did you do!” “You’ve sold all your things, you put in your notice and still have yet to hear back from this company”. I said to myself, “ I ain’t never interviewed for the same company more than twice and not got the job, the job is ALREADY MINE! ” A week later, I got the call, I got offered the job with twice the pay and twice the benefits. I had managed to sell most of all of my furniture, and I donated what I didn’t. I packed up my clothes and books and made my way home to see the 1 person that I have never had to beg to be in my life; my mother… and I have been traveling ever since.
Your mind will believe anything you tell it. If you tell yourself that you can’t do it, you won’t. But if you tell yourself that you can, you will. People underestimate the power of speaking things into existence. If you begin to replace every negative thought with a positive, and focus on the things that make you happy, and starve the things that do not, you are showing the Universe that you want more of this and less of that. Trust and believe in yourself wholeheartedly.
“Everything you’ve ever wanted is sitting on the other side of fear” - George Addair
