No tool, no matter how powerful, can help you to change your life if you don't use it. Most people read self-help books, become excited about the promise of improving their quality of life and creating happiness for themselves, and start to work the program they've just learned, but soon wander off the path to their goals. They have the tools they need, but the tools are locked away in a toolbox that's covered with dust and cobwebs. If you want to build your dream life, you've got to open the toolbox, take out the hammers and screwdrivers and levels, and start working!
It's very important to have a plan for the life you want to live, and to use the tools to help you cocreate it with the help of the universe. Remember, your plan does not have to include the specifics about how and when your dreams will come true. The universe will attend to those details. When you are clear about what you want for yourself, you'll recognize opportunities when they appear and do what you need to do. For now, you simply have to know what you want, and use the tools in your emotional toolbox-the illuminators and the switching strategies-and get to work creating the emotional states that the universe will respond to in a positive way.
I find that the best way to avoid dabbling here and there, occasionally using an illuminator or switching strategy and then forgetting that these tools are at your disposal, is to have a plan for using them on a daily basis. Don't get me wrong: Doing just one exercise in this book will help you to get control over your Destiny Switch and start making positive changes in your life. If that's all you feel you can commit to today, that's okay. But if so, I want you to ask yourself, "How important is it for me to achieve the life I deeply desire? How much do I want happiness, contentment, and abundance?" Don't let the demands of your daily life prevent you from investing your time and energy into working with your Destiny Switch. You can do these exercises in little blocks of time throughout the day. You can use your switching strategies whenever opportunities present themselves. Life is fast-paced, but there is always plenty of time to "observe, decide, and switch." The benefits of slowing down, becoming aware, and using your illuminators and switching strategies are enormous. The more effort you put forth to regularly use your tools, the sooner you and the universe will cocreate the life of your dreams.
Whenever you see the results of the changes you've made in your emotional habits, you'll feel a burst of motivation and want to continue using your tools-the illuminators and the quick switching strategies-to craft your destiny. However, if you let your mind wander to negative thoughts such as, "I guess I just got lucky today," or "Well, that was great, but it probably won't happen again," it'll be as if you shut off the electricity-you'll be standing there in the dark, unaware that your tools are right next to you, ready to be used to build the life you want for yourself.
Every time you experience positive results from using the illuminators, stop yourself. Take a moment to be aware of what you just created for yourself. Experience the joy and pride and say to yourself, "I did it!" If you chose to create love and curiosity during a conflict with someone, and the result was that the two of you cleared up your misunderstanding, solved your problem, and went away feeling happy and connected, give yourself credit for your effort. You have just created peace, love, tranquility, joy, and connection, and helped someone else to do the same. How wonderful! What an amazing thing to have done! Feel the joy and be aware of just how powerful it was for you to create positivity in this situation. The more you make yourself aware of the results of following through on your commitment to creating positive emotions, the more motivated you'll be to keep on doing it.
If you don't create positive emotions by using your switching strategies, or if you realize you forgot to look at your goal card today or read your power life script, be aware of it. Don't judge yourself or berate yourself when you realize you forgot or pushed aside your commitment to using your illuminators and switching strategy. Simply decide in that moment to do it now. If you can't listen to your entire power life script, listen to some of it. I have several copies of it so I can hear it in my car, on my personal music player, and in my home. One of my clients listens to her power life script when she's preparing meals. Another has affirmations written on sticky notes that are posted next to the light switches in his house, so that he remembers to say them every time he switches a light on or off. I post my affirmations and my goal card in my bathroom, near my mirror, so that every time I go into the room, I use them. If you're in the middle of a move or you travel a lot so you're not at the same location every day, you can create other ways to carry your reminders with you. A great way to record your affirmations, goal, and mission statement is to print them on small index cards, which you can laminate with clear plastic, and carry with you in your purse or wallet. I carry my goal card with me in my eyeglass case, because I know that several times a day, I'll have to open my eyeglass case to do some reading-whether it's reading my e-mail or a menu in a restaurant-and each time, I'll be able to access and use my goal card. It can be easier to create habits when you connect them to other habits, so, for instance, if you regularly take a walk in the evening, make it a point to listen to your power life script while you're walking.
The busier you are and the more emotional challenges you face, the more important it is to follow through on your commitment to yourself to take control of your Destiny Switch. If you feel it takes too much time to sit and read through your goal card, mission statement, and affirmations, why not do it and time how long it takes? My guess is when you see how small of an investment of time using your illuminators requires, you will be more motivated to use them. The payoff for investing just fifteen or twenty minutes a day in consciously creating positive emotions is huge.
I've worked with clients who carried through on their personal promise to themselves to use the tools they have, and I've worked with those who got distracted and stopped using them, and I can tell you that there is a big difference in the results these two groups experience. If you want to manifest your goals, you have to create the positive emotions that will draw to you the circumstances you desire. It's that simple. If you simply recite affirmations without truly feeling the words and envisioning yourself experiencing abundance and joy, you might as well be reading the phone book aloud. The power to change your life comes from the power of love in your heart. Love connects you to your other positive emotions. It's the ultimate source of emotional fuel. So plug into it!
"Ever since I learned how to manage my emotions using Peggy's Destiny Switch concept, my life has benefited in so many ways. I feel happier, more balanced, and confident. Peggy’s has gifted us with tools to change our lives. I have learned to expand in the highest energy field where miracles have become an everyday reality.
