Nell Arnaud

Chapter XVIII seems to be an overview of all we’ve done in Might of the Thoughts thus far.  I found this chapter easier to read.  Either I’ve gotten attuned to Classic British English or Billy’s writing has gotten easier.  It could also be that since this part of the book is a review, it may be that I’ve read these concepts before and it’s easier to comprehend. 

One of the most important lessons during a lifetime is to learn to take responsibility for oneself. It’s important to learn since everything in your life hinges on self-responsibility.  So far, we’ve reviewed 2 chapters that discuss the importance of self-responsibility. This topic is again reinforced in Chapter XVIII and I’m only halfway into the chapter.  Even though self-healing the psyche may seem arduous and difficult, it’s what one has to ultimately do.  You need to make the commitment and just do it. 
 
Remember the “push-back” of negativity some of us discovered very early on when we first began doing the 5 affirmations in mid-January?  Speaking for myself, I remember doing the 5 affirmations and then one day, I became intensely angry for absolutely no reason at all. I was dumbfounded watching myself, for I couldn’t figure out what was wrong with me. I then realized what was happening because one of you had described this in your own experience. Billy addresses what we called the “push-back” in the following quote:

Thereby, it must simply be seen that human habits, such as the maintenance of wrong thoughts and views, and so forth, leave behind deep grooves in the consciousness which must be slowly repaired again and be made to disappear.  Negative, bad, unhealthy and wrong tendencies thereby naturally protest wildly; consequently, a reorientation is therefore not only connected with many efforts, rather also with many errors, disagreeable circumstances and defeats, and so forth.