Prosperity Tip: Never say "Whoa!" in a mudhole
I've had a few challenges this week... character building experiences... and there is one phrase that, for a couple days, kept coming to mind at least once an hour. A good friend and mentor of mine named Ken Pierce gave me this advice many years ago. At times when I have been in a slump, discouraged by a perceived lack of progress, or when my objectives keep meeting with obstacles, the words “never say whoa in a mudhole” continue to return to my mind.
What does it mean? Well, if I am in a horse-drawn wagon and have to go through a mud hole, I'd be a fool to stop and wallow in it. The longer I stop, the deeper I could sink, and the harder it would be to get out of it.
Ken taught me that when you're in a mud hole, you've got to accelerate instead! Get through it! Remember why you set out on the journey in the first place, and drive on, with more energy than ever!
Sometimes the mudhole is in reality a terror barrier. If you've got a dream for prosperity that you've been running toward, and suddenly everything appears to be falling apart, that's when you have to spend more time picturing the results you want and less time emotionalizing over appearances.
Maybe you've heard it this way: "Fear knocked on the door, Faith answered... and no one was there." Most of the time, the thing you fear is nothing more than an illusion in your own mind... it is imagining worst case scenarios that haven't even happened yet, nor may they ever. It's using the law of attraction against yourself.
Difficult things will happen to us on our life's journey, that's part of the experience. But we can choose to deal with them if and when they happen, rather than expending energy worrying about things that may never manifest. Why would we want to suffer through it more than once? Besides, as James Ray says, "You can't worry enough about a problem to fix it."
By the Law of Polarity you can be sure that when things look their worst, there is, in reality, the potential for an equal and opposite "good" to come out of it. For help with this prosperity principle, and to also discover what's really going on around you when you switch your mindset, read Hidden Treasures: Heaven's Astonishing Help with Your Money Matters. (If you don't want the entire $49 ecourse, just start with just the ebook for only $20.)
What does it mean? Well, if I am in a horse-drawn wagon and have to go through a mud hole, I'd be a fool to stop and wallow in it. The longer I stop, the deeper I could sink, and the harder it would be to get out of it.
Ken taught me that when you're in a mud hole, you've got to accelerate instead! Get through it! Remember why you set out on the journey in the first place, and drive on, with more energy than ever!
Sometimes the mudhole is in reality a terror barrier. If you've got a dream for prosperity that you've been running toward, and suddenly everything appears to be falling apart, that's when you have to spend more time picturing the results you want and less time emotionalizing over appearances.
Maybe you've heard it this way: "Fear knocked on the door, Faith answered... and no one was there." Most of the time, the thing you fear is nothing more than an illusion in your own mind... it is imagining worst case scenarios that haven't even happened yet, nor may they ever. It's using the law of attraction against yourself.
Difficult things will happen to us on our life's journey, that's part of the experience. But we can choose to deal with them if and when they happen, rather than expending energy worrying about things that may never manifest. Why would we want to suffer through it more than once? Besides, as James Ray says, "You can't worry enough about a problem to fix it."
By the Law of Polarity you can be sure that when things look their worst, there is, in reality, the potential for an equal and opposite "good" to come out of it. For help with this prosperity principle, and to also discover what's really going on around you when you switch your mindset, read Hidden Treasures: Heaven's Astonishing Help with Your Money Matters. (If you don't want the entire $49 ecourse, just start with just the ebook for only $20.)
posted by Leslie at 11:15 AM
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3 Comments:
I really enjoyed your article. As I read, I had an epiphany, which I would like to share...
I found the title and the phrase, "never say wo...", somewhat confusing. I assumed you meant to say "woe," as "wo" is quite archaic.
As I read, I realized you probably meant to say "whoa," as in "stop," as you referred to riding a horse.
The word "woe" is a lamentation; the word "whoa" is a command to stop.
Then it struck me; I often cry "woe" (so to speak) when confronted with distressing and problematic situations. In other words, I complain and whine.
If you had used the word "whoa," I never would have had the realization that it is important not to stop and wallow, nor is it productive to lament and focus on the negative.
So, for me, "wo" is now a new word; a combination of "woe" and "whoa." Wo = don't stop; move forward, but do so with a positve frame of mind, not distressing over your circumstances.
Warm regards.
Thank you for your comments, Thomas! I have changed the article to use the correct spelling, but am glad I got it wrong the first time so you could share this epiphany. It's superb.
Leslie,
You are quite profound yourself, and my spelling is so atrocious that you could have spelled "Wo" anyway you wanted to and I wouldn't have known any better, but I would have still understood exactly what you were saying. nice concept can I use it in my book?
Randy;
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