{"id":2097,"date":"2020-02-03T05:25:48","date_gmt":"2020-02-03T12:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.melaniebnewman.com\/staging\/9944\/?p=2097"},"modified":"2022-04-18T14:55:26","modified_gmt":"2022-04-18T20:55:26","slug":"living-as-if","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.melaniebnewman.com\/staging\/9944\/living-as-if\/","title":{"rendered":"Living As-if"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Will you try an experiment with me? Just for today.<\/p>\n<p>It is, living as-if.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Think of all the things you might wish were different.<\/strong> You might wish you<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>had more energy<\/li>\n<li>experienced more vibrant health<\/li>\n<li>had more money<\/li>\n<li>were more confident<\/li>\n<li>were more responsible<\/li>\n<li>didn\u2019t procrastinate<\/li>\n<li>were at your ideal weight<\/li>\n<li>felt happy<\/li>\n<li>enjoyed more supportive relationships with your spouse, children, friends<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Fill in the blank for what you wish were different.<\/p>\n<h3>Now, act as-if\u2026. As if that desire were already true.<\/h3>\n<p>For example, you would ask<\/p>\n<p>How would an energetic person<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>think?<\/li>\n<li>act?<\/li>\n<li>feel?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>And then think, act and feel that way now!<\/h3>\n<p>How would a person with confidence think? How would she act? How would she feel?<\/p>\n<p>How would a happy person think? How would she act? How would she feel?<\/p>\n<p>Do you see how it works?<\/p>\n<p><strong>As we begin to think differently, act differently and feel differently we become different. We acquire those thoughts, those actions, those feelings.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In other words, we become that person.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t wait for the never-arriving someday. Instead, <strong>create that day today by living as-if.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Are you willing to try the experiment? For just today? You have nothing to lose and so much to gain!<\/p>\n<p>With love,<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.melaniebnewman.com\/staging\/9944\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/signature.png\" alt=\"Melanie Newman\" width=\"223\" height=\"73\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Will you try an experiment with me? Just for today. It is, living as-if. Think of all the things you might wish were different. 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