Your Blissful Life - Your Discovery

Now that you understand that you are made up of various parts and have identified those parts and what they mean to you, it is time to focus on them and yourself on a deeper level. This is where the real fun begins!It is important to note that some individuals have found that their spiritual and religious selves are one and the same, while others feel they are separate. Both views are perfectly acceptable, as they are unique to each individual.It is now time for you to take some time to discover your own, personal parts. There are many layers of parts, and just when you think you have identified all of them, you will discover more.This process is like peeling an onion. It is quite easy at first just like like peeling back the dry, outer layers of the onion. The deeper and more detailed you get, the juicier it becomes. Just like peeling the onion, you will experience many different emotions. You will laugh, cry, wonder aloud and ultimately amaze yourself. This is okay; keep moving. You will get closer and closer to defining your blissful life with every step you take and with every emotion you allow yourself to experience. This is why I call this step of your journey Your Discovery. You are discovering more about yourself than you have ever allowed before or even taken the time to discover about yourself. Embrace your discoveries. They are uniquely you!You may even want to walk away, take a stroll in the park, listen to the birds and relax with your favorite music. Your mind will continue to discover newer and deeper parts that you have unconsciously pushed aside for years. Allow yourself to do this. Your mind is incredibly powerful. Tap into the power that is uniquely you.Many of my clients have been overcome by various emotions they discover inside of themselves such as happiness, fear, joy and sadness. They experience these emotions to such an extent that they need to stop to rest. I have even had clients completely walk away from the process for months while they take the time to fully understand their discoveries. Sooner or later, though, they always return to continue on their journey. I compare this time to walking away from the onion because it has become so overpowering that you must rest your eyes until you can see clearly enough to continue peeling. During this time, your mind, body and spirit are also rejuvenated.You will continue to learn and grow during these rest periods. So take your time, discover, grow and continue your journey at your own pace. You are getting closer to what you want.As you move through your discovery, you may identify even more parts. This is okay! It signifies your growth. If you do discover more parts after completing this section, simply stop where you are and come back to this chapter and define the new parts. Then walk through the process again until you reach your stopping point.It is now time to define what your parts mean to you. This process is quite simple. What could possibly be easier or more fun than defining you to yourself? No one knows you better than you.The discovery of my parts was a very exciting time for me and I immediately embarked upon a journey to understand all of them. This journey led me to various self-help and coaching certifications from various industry leaders around the world. Though I didn't realize it at the time, this was my journey to discover all of my parts. I finally realized what phase I was in during my time in a Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) Certification course I was taking in Sedona, Arizona. It was during this class that we had to go through an exercise in identifying all of our parts. Little did I know at the time that his course would change me forever. I also didn't realize that I would continue to discover more parts even today!For each part you identified in the previous chapters, answer each of the following questions. They will help you to define what you want so that you will know exactly when you have reached your blissful life.-Is there any part that you have pushed aside even though it is truly important to you?-What does each part that you have identified mean to you?-Are there specific parts of your life in which you desire greater satisfaction? If so, what are they?-How does each of the parts you identified fit into your life?For each part, consider your previous answers above to answer the following for each of your parts.What do you want in this specific part of your life? Be very specific with the details in answering this question. For example: How much money do you want? Where you do want to live? What does your home look like? What do you hear? What feelings do you want to experience? How soon do you want these things in your life?How will you know when you have satisfied this specific part? How will you measure your success? When, and by what methods, will you determine that you have achieved your goal? Will you be living somewhere different, have more money in the bank, feel loved and accepted by someone or yourself? Will you finally be sober? How will others know that you have satisfied this specific part?What will those around you be able to see, hear or feel once you have achieved your goal for this specific part? Will they see a new car, hear you laughing, or feel better after being around you? These can be friends, lovers, relatives, acquaintances or co-workers. Everyone you come in contact with will notice the difference.What changes will take place in your life if you get what you want for each part? As compared to the present moment, what will be different in your life? What impact will getting what you want have on your life? How will your life be different than it is today?What changes will occur if you don't get what you want for this part? If you achieve only a part of the overall goal, what impact will this have on your life? What impact does getting only portions of what you want have on your life?Is your goal for this part going to be worth the effort it will take to get it? The time and effort spent on reaching your goal speaks directly toward the effort required by you in order to achieve it. Are you willing to do what it takes, whatever it takes, no matter what, to reach your goal?What does getting what you want for this part mean to your other parts? This is your ecological test. How does getting what you want in this part, impact your other parts? Is it congruent with the rest of your desires? Can your other parts accept this part if you get what you want? If not, do you need to adjust anything? If so, how do you feel about it? Can you accept and live with the adjustment?Now that you have named and clearly defined all of your parts, you now need to rank them in order of importance to yourself. Knowing your parts and what they are is important, but knowing what they mean to you is even more important!Rank all of your parts in order of importance to yourself. The most important part should be at the top of your list. This process will take time and negotiation. You must be totally open and honest in regard to which parts are really belong at the top of your list. You will be surprised by your results!This is an important step because it forms the foundation for your pathway to your blissful life. It is the basis on which the remainder of your journey stands!Focus and take your time on this. There is no need to hurry. You will repeat this part of the process many times before creating your final list. This step may take hours, days, weeks or even months. Why? Because we all place varying degrees of importance on our parts. It is also during this leg of your journey that you will identify what you are willing to compromise for each part. Remember, you are only negotiating with yourself, so there are only winners here!This was a very enlightening and exciting leg of my journey. I had finally given myself permission to rank my parts according to their importance to me, as opposed to their importance to others. I had finally unlearned old habits and was now about to draw the map for the rest of my life as I saw it today. Wow! This was another "Ah-Ha!" moment for me. It was very freeing.Once I had completed my rankings, I was pleasantly surprised at some of the results. I was not surprised that certain parts ranked so highly but, rather, I finally recognized what I really wanted versus how I had been living my life. I am confident that this exercise will be just as freeing for you.List your parts in order of importance to you.Mr. Timothy A. McGinty is the published co-author of the highly regarded Wake Up... Live the Life You Love® series. This series is a collaborative effort with such inspirational leaders as Tony Robbins, Dr. Wayne Dyer, Brian Tracey, Steven E, and Lee Beard.Mr. McGinty is also the author of "Your Blissful Life", a book which takes the reader by the hand and walks them through a process for defining their "Blissful Life" and the action plan for achieving it.Imagine Yourself... is an organization focused on enabling clients "breakthrough" in achieving their success. Mr. McGinty has helped many organizations and individuals discover their passion, define the life balance they seek, develop strategies for achieving that balance, and held them accountable for reaching their goals. His clients have been so successful that Mr. McGinty is known as "The Breakthrough Guy"Imagine Yourself...13477 Prospect Rd. 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