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Paper Seeds: An Exercise In Sprouting And Manifesting
When I was young I lived on my grandpa's farm and he taught me some very important lessons. Another of the lessons had to do with the Biblical verse, 'As you sow so shall ye reap.'
When I was young I lived on my grandpa’s farm and he taught me some very important lessons. Another of the lessons had to do with the Biblical verse, ‘As you sow so shall ye reap.’
Planting seeds, literally and figuratively, is a magical thing. When tended to, given fertile soil and water, and nurtured, seeds grow into the bounty of life (again: literally and figuratively). With real seeds and plants, there is a caution that once we see the little sprouts, we must not tug on them to try and make them grow faster because that will simply kill them.
Instead, allow it to grow at it’s own pace. With a figurative seed the growth can be immediate or it can grow quickly, others need time coming to fruition and will only manifest as quickly as you allow it to.
You can’t go beyond where you have not yet begun. What does this mean? It means, in order to have the grown plant, we need to start with a seed.
Without further ado, now for the sowing. . . This is a fantastic exercise.
The only thing you’ll need for this exercise is a stack of multi-colored 3 x 5 cards. For each “seed” choose a separate card. These can be single words, something as simple as a persuasion language pattern, or an affirmation.
The best way to do this is to apply it to an internal state. ‘I am aware of the things I need to do to persuade in every interaction I have with another individual.’
In this affirmation, you’re aiming at your awareness.
My students tell me all the time, ‘I love all the stuff I’m learning with you. I just think it’s brilliant and I’m thrilled to be studying with you. the problem is, I forget to use it.’
I still hear this from people who have worked with me for years. And I tell them all the same thing, ‘It’s okay. The conscious mind is a fickle thing. It takes time to remember to use the techniques.’
So you’ve got your statement written on the 3 x 5 card. Now take the card and cut it into about fifty little pieces. Cut it up so you have little bitty pieces of the card.
The next step is to take the card pieces and tape them up all over your house. Stick them on the steering wheel of your car. Stick them on your elliptical machine or treadmill. Stick a few up on your bathroom mirror. Everywhere you are, stick a little piece of the card.
Get creative. Put them up and leave them there for at least seven days. Every time you see one of the pieces, tell yourself that you’re going to think of the affirmation that you wrote. Think out the affirmation in full. No shortcuts.
You’re going to internalize and actualize this affirmation a hundred times faster than you would have otherwise. Think about it—fifty little reminders, telling you to repeat it once again to yourself. . . can you see how this would really sink it into your mind?
You can use this strategy to push anything into your brain in order to act more quickly and assuredly.
I’m absolutely certain if you try this, you’ll have amazing flowering gardens of success.