I confess I like to watch QVC and HSN. Several days ago, while schlepping a heavy box up my driveway, the Federal Express lady said, “Oh, so you’re the one that orders all the QVC stuff.”

Hello, my name is Susie, and I order stuff from QVC.

I especially like to watch the shows on make-up. They, well – perform MIRACLES – you know – with all kinds of goos and potions.  If you buy those goos and potions you’re going to transform into a goddess.  And if you don’t . . . well, you’ll just not measure up in the neighborhood.

It is an endless, hypnotic, dribble of relentless, repetitive messages about what the viewer needs and what the viewer will miss out on if s/he doesn’t make the purchase. Sometimes I watch with the mute on.

We are constantly bombarded with images of what is ideal – the ideal body, the ideal relationship, the ideal career, the ideal house, the ideal car . . .   These messages tap into and manipulate us through our deepest fear of inadequacy.

We begin to believe we are deficient, and we begin to look at ourselves and life through that lens of scarcity.   Our thinking and decision making tilts.  Our steps become uncertain.

What would need to change to no longer be vulnerable to the manipulation?

Consider the potential transformation of shifting your thinking to . . .

Here’s what would happen in that shift.  You’d take full responsibility for your life, your choices, and your decisions.  You’d step up without hesitation and claim what is rightfully yours.  You’d reach out and give generously, because you would know there’s enough to go around.  You’d open your heart and your mind to receive from others – to learn and to grow.   You’d experience the unification of love.  You’d know you’re enough.  You’d feel good about your Self.  You’d feel deep satisfaction and appreciation.

And that’s just for starters . . .

 

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