Life transformation begins with changing our words, because our minds will believe whatever we consistently verbalize with strong emotion. Feelings such as frustration, anger and fear are actually helpful indicators that show us what we’re resisting, and what freedoms we need to verbalize into our lives.

• If we are bound by a feeling of disappointment, we can speak the freedom-statement: “I release regret over things from the past that are unchangeable. At this moment, life is exactly as it should be, and I anticipate the fruitfulness of Goodness to expand rapidly.”

• If we are bound by a feeling of resentment, we can speak the freedom-statement: “I forgive. I release those who have hurt me. I release my desire for revenge. And by my forgiveness, I release myself into freedom. At this moment, I am unbound and decidedly hopeful.”

• If we are bound by a feeling of fear, we can speak the freedom-statement: “I am loved. The love being perfected within me is removing all fear. At this moment, I am unburdened and courageous.”

Persistently speaking these truths out loud shapes a productive and life-giving atmosphere within us. And tending this hopeful internal atmosphere will gradually make our external atmosphere the same. Who we are inside is what we create outside.