Alphabet soup for the soul vol.2 -“W”

W is for Will

“The kingdom comes, thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.” Matthew 6:10, King James Bible

Willpower! Do you have it? If you answered No, fear not because it can be developed over time.

When we have willpower and dominion over our bodies, we can do almost anything in this life.

One way to do this is to teach your body how to automate positive actions that improve your life. Enhancing your life is akin to training a dog to sit and stay. Over time, a repeated behaviour will automate a conditioned response with practice, and eventually, the body will naturally take this action.

For example, if the location has energy and time has memory (and it does), this means that by doing an activity at the same time and in the same place every day, we begin to tell our body that every day at 8 am, we will go to this location and do this thing.

In essence, we develop an intentional pattern instead of unconsciously repeating patterns placed inside us by the countless archetypes we have encountered throughout our lives. Once you cultivate and grow your will, you will power yourself through the things that seemed difficult in the past.

Repeated training your body will allow you to craft a life of mastery. In doing so, you won’t be a follower of the crowd. You will not eat the cookie when you are on a diet. Instead, you will have control over your thoughts as they arise in your head. You will be able to have a review, see the idea, and then watch that thought pass on without having to act impulsively or contradictory to your values and beliefs.

It comes down to keeping promises; once again, proving how we speak to ourselves is critical.

If you are the girl, who gets complimented for having a lovely dress and then says something like “it was on sale” or “yours is nicer,” these are the kinds of statements that go against the will of someone with personal mastery. Instead, just say thank you and leave it at that.

I am not suggesting that others are not better at certain things than we are. Instead, I recommend that we take our mastery to the next level with the power of will.

If you have the will to survive, you are the ultimate survivor. If you have the choice to finish the race or do the hard thing you don’t want to do, know it will make you better than a master over your domain.

We often see a competitor ‘will’ themselves to victory in sports. They may seem down and out. But, battered, bruised, and broken, their will was never in doubt, and that is why even when their gas tank is empty, they somehow ‘will’ themselves through the pain of defeat.

The greatest thing about the power of will is that it is a teachable skill. Once installed as a habit, then no one can stop you. So, my only question is, Do you have the ‘will’?

Alphabet soup for the soul – “W”