ASSOCIATION AND DISSOCIATION
Association is a method of reinforcing positive thoughts, and dissociation is a technique of eliminating negative ones. I associate with thoughts that empower me and dissociate from those that steal my dreams.
Most people get this backwards. When disaster threatens, they fully associate with it. They bring it up in their mind’s eye and place it in front of their face. They blow it out of proportion so that it’s larger than life. They make their life into a personal torture chamber. They strap themselves into the electric chair of life and turn on the current.
I dissociate from my failures and shrink them down in size so they are barely visible. I push my shortcomings and failures off in the distance. I accept responsibility for them, but I don’t torture myself with them.
I associate with my victories and enlarge them to such a big size that they are the only thing I can see. I examine them in great detail and revel in them many times each day. I savor each morsel of victory and celebrate it each day of my life.
Excerpt from :
Maximum Strength Positive Thinking : What to Say When You Talk to Your Mind
