WEEK 6: The Vision
But the lines about keeping love in my heart, even with the challenges I’ve endured, have brought me to tears. Because the pain of what I’ve lived through still weighs heavy on my chest.
I will greet this day with love in my heart.
And how will I speak? I will laud mine enemies and they will become friends…
When I am tempted to criticize I will bite my tongue… Og Mandino, The Greatest Salesman in the World
Simultaneously, in Chapter 6 of The Master Key System, Haanel says in Note 59:
Thoughts are causes. Conditions are effects. If we can control the cause, we can also control the effect. Charles Haanel, The Master Key System
That hit me deeply: I have been hurt and abused. And right now, I still have to communicate with the same people who abused me, because they have my assets and will gloat over my loss. That is emotionally very hard to navigate through.
I also know that wishing ill on these people would only poison me. It will not change them, and it will not serve my future. But the truth is: dealing with them still makes me feel sick in my stomach.
So, I remind myself continually: trust the process. This too will pass. My prayers have come in helpful during these times. My prayers have strengthened and have become consistent for the last 4 months where I have shown up on time every day.
Even inside the pain and pressure, I am choosing my vision.
I created a much clearer, more focused movie board with my shapes tied directly to my goals. I recorded my Definite Major Purpose in my own voice, and I listen to it each day. That practice helps me self-regulate, reconnect to what is mine, and move from cause and not reaction.
Like Mark said: “the tools take a few minutes to create, but they become automatic with daily use.”
I kept all my promises this week. The days ahead may challenge me, especially with the mental diet, but I know that this discipline will serve my highest good as I move through the legal path required to protect and serve my investors.
My Movie Board for the next 5 years. – I always keep my promises
Wow, Naila, what a powerful and beautiful blog you’ve shared here. I can feel your genuine desire and determination to overcome and master your mind and feelings using these tools that you have built up. It is so powerful when you are in tune with your thoughts and emotions and then choose not to dwell on the past or these negative thoughts and feelings but to replace them with your vision. That is sheer courage and inner strength, Naila. Keep on pressing onward and forward toward your vision!
Your honesty and strength shine through every word. The fact that you can acknowledge the pain, yet still choose love and vision is extraordinary. You’re not bypassing your feelings—you’re guiding yourself through them with courage and consciousness.
Even in the presence of those who hurt you, you’re refusing to let bitterness shape your future. That alone is a profound victory. Every prayer, every promise kept, every time you return to your DMP or your Movie Board—you’re proving to yourself that you are the cause now, not the past, not the pain.
You’re walking through a hard chapter with grace and discipline, and it’s building a strength in you that nothing and no one can take away. Keep choosing your vision Naila. ❤️
This is so powerful, Naila. It takes a strong person to feel such pain and still choose to focus on their vision. I’m sorry you’re going through this.
I love how you are using your DMP and movie board to stay grounded and focused on what’s yours to control. Trusting the process and keeping your promises, especially when it’s hard, is truly inspiring.
Keep going. You are on the right path.
Well done on keeping your promise to your Vision!
Thank you, Arlene x
I am so glad you are persevering, Naila! Welcome back:)