The Law of Congruence

I have an admission to make...I have had a fantastic 2 weeks!

If you've read any of this blog, you already know that I've been mostly wallowing in misery for the past 3 months...first because of the end of a relationship, and second (maybe I shouldn't rank these two items, because one really is not more significant than the other)...because I knew that my Mom was dying. The risk of saying I've had a fantastic 2 weeks is that people will read this and think that I've minimized either of these very significant events in my life...which is absolutely not the case.

I had made some good progress on the adjustment process required of the end of a dating relationship, but had a pretty severe setback during the first week of August...if the old saying is true, "it's always darkest before the dawn...", then I would say the first week of August was one of the darkest times I've journeyed through in quite a long time.

Somewhere during that week, I made a decision that has proven to be enormously significant...life changing is probably not too extreme of a way to describe it. I made a decision to start listening to CDs and reading material that talked about the power of our thinking to change our life. I realize that some people look askance at such talk, but truly, I don't care...because I know where I was 4 weeks ago, and I know where I am tonight...and the difference is remarkable.

One blog could never do justice to the truths I've taken to heart in recent days...one of the most significant being "as a man thinketh, so is he..." A line taken from scripture, this one principle has the power to radically refashion how you and I see the world, our lives, and our future. In keeping with this truth is the law of congruence, which posits that we will, unavoidably and inevitably, behave in a manner that is congruent with our most deeply held beliefs.

I needed a drastic realigning of my thought process, in virtually every area of my life...and having committed to just that, I am seeing an astounding difference in myself these days. As Jim Rohn puts it, "If you will change, everything will change for you."