I used to think I’d feel successful, safe, accepted, legitimate, free after something important happened that would unlock those feelings. And it was that belief - The belief that I’m not already there - that made me strive. And then, when I achieved the goal, I found that I didn’t feel any more successful, any safer any freer.
It dawns on me that it’s because I’ve had it backwards: The feeling comes first. Or, rather, the belief that results in the feeling.
First I feel successful, then - for that very reason - I AM successful.
First I feel safe, then - for that very reason - I AM safe.
First I feel accepted, then - for that very reason - I AM accepted
First I feel legitimate, then - for that very reason - I AM legitimate.
When I think about my life, I find that this is true.
My work is to achieve that belief: the awareness of the TRUTH of my success, my safety, my acceptance, my legitimacy, my freedom. ...a truth prior to any acts.
When I achieve THAT, then I will be these things. Instantly.