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19i. Don't expect it to work on you - you have to work on it!
Sometimes a person can get the notion that a program will somehow "change them", that simply by going through the motions they will be transformed by it. I really wish it were that easy, and, to be completely honest, some people have believed in the power of this method so absolutely that extraordinary changes have occurred very rapidly.
However, rather than relying on the power of suggestion, which tends to place the source of power outside of oneself, I would prefer that you recognize that the true source of power and change originates within you. Your mind is capable of far more than you realize. Just reflect for a moment on the ability of the average child today compared to a thousand years ago.
What skills, intellectual or emotional, will the average child a thousand years from now possess that we would find astonishing to us today? And yet, our brains, over a span of two thousand years will not physically change in any significant way. The human brain is the most powerful, and the most underutilized, phenomenon on the face of the earth.
A person can absolutely believe something to be true, but when they see the larger picture they can realize how mistaken they were. They may think that they could not possibly feel any different about a certain situation, but discover it was not as bad as they thought (if you know children, you will have seen this for yourself).
Handling certain situations may seem impossible, and yet I have heard many people remark with amusement afterwards, "I didn't think that was possible!" Your mind has an amazing ability to come up with profound strength, creativity, and higher wisdom, and when you place yourself squarely in front of the stressor, your mind will rise to the challenge. Unlike a mysterious potion to magically transform you, The Wellspring Method is more like a power tool enabling you to create the outcome you want.
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