Seven *Snap Out of It!* Laws

As spring springs to life, it seems like the perfect time to plant some fresh seeds of happiness.
So if you feel your power has been dormant long enough, try applying these laws to your life. Get
ready for fun, because as I like to say, *Something wonderful is about to happen!*

1) Replace *I can't* with *I refuse.*

There truly is no such thing as *can't,* because our minds naturally drop out the negative. So
when you say, *I can't,* what you're really saying is *I can, but I do not want to.* So why not just
come out and say, *I refuse*? Clearly identify who and what you do not like, and stop apologizing
or feeling guilty about it. Remember that whatever you resist persists, so when you refuse, you
actually break the link to something that's been holding you back and open the door for something
wonderful
to enter.

2) Make your own decisions.

Stop giving away your power. Snap out of the idea that someone else has the answers you need.
You're only going to do what you want to do anyway. So stop asking other people what they think.
They'll be telling you what's right for them, not you. Get comfortable with the idea that you were born
with a connection to the divine, which you can access in numerous ways. Remember that when YOU
(not others) focus on your life, good things happen.

3) Stop *but-ting* yourself out of happiness.

For one day, or even one hour, see if you can eliminate the use of the word *but.* Remember that
*but* always negates what comes after it. *I love you, but,* or *I want to, but* basically mean
that you do not love the person and you do not want to do whatever it is you're talking about.
Instead, try using the word *and.* *I love you, and* is amazingly powerful. So is *I want to, and.*
*And* is life; *but* is death. Remember that you can't think two things at the same time.

4) Start laughing at yourself.
Stop taking yourself so seriously. There really only is one life or death issue, and that's
whether you're living each day, or dying each day. (And we all know some dying people who do a better
job of living than some so-called *alive* people do!) When you find yourself thinking about how
busy, burned out or stressed you are, stand back and take a good hard look. You're not dead yet, so
stop deadening yourself to life. Knock it off. Remember that things will stay the same until you
--not they--change. So lighten up, and you'll find that whatever you thought was so important
probably isn't.

5) Have a conversation.

If you're living on Email, you're basically cutting yourself off from others. My friend Gerry puts
it well: *Email is for notification, not communication.* Use it to exchange facts and to schedule
a time to talk. If you say you're too busy to talk, it's probably because you're too busy doing
Email. Remember that what you put in, you get back. As my friend Ken says, no one ever got promoted
for being really good at Email. If you want truly satisfying relationships, try doing it the old
fashioned way and talk.

6) Stop competing and start sharing.

If you see every other person as a competitor, they will be. As the saying goes, *It's not whether
you win or lose, it's how you play the game that counts.* Share your light with others, and allow
them to share theirs with you. Snap out of the illusion that life has finite resources and that
you must struggle for your piece of it. Remember that if you believe something to be true, you will
live that truth.

7) Get unreal.

Mystics say that what we consider to be reality is only an illusion. So stop taking things at face
value, and start asking yourself what you wish were true. Use your gift of dreams to imagine the
best for yourself and others. Play big. Really, really big. Remember that you always attract what
you are, not what you want.

-- Robin L. Silverman teaches Fullistic Living(TM), so you can stop surviving and start thriving!