“Merging yourself into the now means letting go of that story.”

Thirsty (for Change) Thursday: Give Up Your Personal History & Rewrite Your Reality!

By Brett G Waddell ~ TheMorningMotivator.com

Wake Up!

Awareness Brings Answers!

“Not only do you become what you think about, but the world also becomes what you think about.” ~ Dr. Wayne Dyer

It's time to own your morning! How you start dictates how you finish, and yes, you can Control the Controllables.

Don't waste a single ounce of energy on what you can't change—invest it in what you can: your mind, your actions, and your response to the world.

We earn it every day. Past wins don't win future battles. As you rise, lift as you climb. Champions help others reach higher. Stay humble, stay hungry—arrogance is the enemy of improvement. (Death to the ego!)

What does your day look like? More importantly, what does your mind look like?

What we think determines what happens to us. So, if we want to change our lives, we must be willing to do the most difficult and rewarding work there is: we must stretch our minds.

The Story You Tell Yourself Is Holding You Hostage

Let me ask you a direct question: How heavy is your "bag of manure"?

We all carry one. It’s the satchel of old wounds, past failures, betrayals, and bad decisions. We drag it around, introducing ourselves based on its contents. "I'm the guy who got fired." "I'm the woman who was left." "I'm the one who made that mistake."

Every once in a while, we set that bag down, reach in, and smear its contents all over ourselves, and then wonder, "Why does my life smell so bad?"

Dr. Wayne Dyer, in his timeless wisdom, shared a story about a woman from Holland who was drowning in her own past. After 25 years of marriage, her husband left her. She was on the verge of suicide, losing weight, depressed, and sicker by the day because she could not get over it. She came to Dr. Dyer desperate for a solution.

His advice was simple, yet profound. He didn't tell her to analyze it for another decade. He didn't tell her to forget it. He told her to do something far more powerful: Give up your personal history. Merge yourself here, now, into this moment.

Every time you re-live a past wound, you are physically strengthening that circuit in your brain, making it the default path for your thoughts.

The Science of Letting Go: It's Not About Forgetting, It's About Reprogramming

This isn't just spiritual fluff.

This is neuroscience.

Your personal history is a collection of neural pathways—well-worn grooves in your brain that fire every time you recall a painful memory. Hebb’s Law states, “Neurons that fire together, wire together.” Every time you re-live a past wound, you are physically strengthening that circuit in your brain, making it the default path for your thoughts.

You become addicted to the story. You identify with the wound. You are living in the wake of the boat, believing it’s what propels you forward, when in reality, it’s just the trail you're leaving behind.

To move forward, you must change your mind. As Einstein said, “You can't solve a problem with the same mind that created it.” You cannot use the mind that built the prison of your past to engineer your escape. You need a new operating system. You need to reprogram.

This is where The REAP Program comes in. It’s not about positive thinking; it’s about scientific reprogramming. Based on the works of Dr. Bruce Lipton and Dr. Joe Dispenza, REAP is the protocol for changing your perception of your environment and, therefore, your entire reality.

Listen to the master himself. Dr. Wayne Dyer breaks down exactly what it means to give up your personal history and step into the now.

Pay attention to how this feels in your body—that’s the 'Recognize' phase we’re about to tackle.

"When you are inspired… dormant forces, faculties and talents become alive, and you discover yourself to be a greater person than you ever dreamed yourself to be."

The REAP Solution: Your Mindset Reset Protocol

So, how do we take Dr. Dyer’s profound wisdom and turn it into a repeatable, science-backed action? We use the REAP PowerBlock System. Let’s apply it to the concept of giving up your personal history.

R… Recognize & Run It Out

First, you must catch yourself in the act. When you feel that pang of anger toward an ex, that wave of shame over a past failure, or that familiar sadness from an old wound, stop.

- Recognize the Script: Say it out loud. "I am running the 'wronged partner' script." "I am running the 'failed business owner' script." Identify the character you’re playing.

- Run It Out (The Physical Part): That tightness in your chest? That knot in your stomach? That’s an emotional charge. Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor’s research shows that the chemical life of an emotion is only 90 seconds. Move your body. Take a walk. Breathe deeply for 90 seconds. Let the chemistry pass so you can access your prefrontal cortex (your thinking brain) instead of being hijacked by your amygdala (your reactive brain).

- Run It Out (The Mental Part - Ask): Take out a journal and ask yourself:

- Is this thought absolutely true?

- How do I feel when I think this thought?

- How do I act when I’m thinking this thought?

- What is the outcome of this thought in my life?

Take out a journal and ask yourself: Is this thought absolutely true? How do I feel when I think this thought? How do I act when I’m thinking this thought? What is the outcome of this thought in my life?

E… Exchange & Envision

This is where you change your mind. You cannot just remove a thought; you must replace it.

- Exchange the Thought: Dr. Dyer advised embracing your past, understanding it, and then tossing it. Exchange "That person wronged me" for "That experience taught me what I deserve." Exchange "I am a failure" for "That outcome showed me a path that wasn't mine."

- Envision the New You: Dr. Dyer’s daughter didn't just want a prom dress; she saw herself in it. She treated herself as if she already was what she wanted to become.

- Close your eyes. See the version of you that exists without that old story. What does he/she look like? How do they walk? How do they react to triggers? See it with such detail that it becomes more real than the memory you're trying to replace.

A… Activate with Action

Thought is the ancestor of every action. Your new thoughts demand new behaviors.

- Take a Micro-Action: Today, if you usually avoid a certain situation because of your past, do the opposite. If your story says "people aren't safe," make eye contact and smile at a stranger. If your story says "I'm not smart enough," read one page of a book on a topic you've been avoiding.

- This small action sends a massive signal to your subconscious: The rules have changed.

Thought is the ancestor of every action. Your new thoughts demand new behaviors!

P… Prosper thru Programming

When you fall in love with the process of REPs (Recognize, Exchange, Act), the Prosper takes care of itself. Your consistent programming—day after day, rep after rep—creates the person you become.

However… It ALL Starts in the First 5 Minutes!

The moment you open your eyes, your brain is producing theta waves—that hypnagogic state between sleep and waking where your subconscious is wide open. Your mind is literally twice as suggestible as it will be just 15 minutes from now.

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If you're not programming your mind in those first five minutes, something else is. The news. The notifications. The noise.

The question isn't whether you'll be programmed.

The question is who gets to do it—you or the world?

Your 5-Minute Action Plan: The Theta Morning Flipbook

Your mind is most vulnerable—and most powerful—in the first five minutes after opening your eyes. This is the theta state. This is where reprogramming happens. This is where you pull the weeds of your personal history and plant new seeds.

If you're ready to stop living in the wake and start steering the boat, here is your non-negotiable micro-action for tomorrow morning. No decisions. No willpower required. Just follow the script.

Minute 1: Breathe & Declare

Before you open your eyes—before the world rushes in—take three deep, slow, intentional breaths. Fill your lungs completely. Exhale completely.

As you breathe, silently repeat this declaration to yourself:

"I am not my past. I am the observer of my past."

Feel your body surrender into the mattress. Feel the weight of the old story lift, just for this moment.

Minutes 2-3: See It Before It's Real

With your eyes still closed, recall the "Envision" step from the REAP protocol. See the person you are choosing to become today.

- See them handling a stressful situation with grace instead of reaction.

- See them smiling genuinely at a stranger.

- See them walking through the world unburdened.

Hold that image. Let it feel real. Let your subconscious accept it as truth. Feel in in your Heart center.

Minute 4: Load the Program

Reach over. Grab your earbuds. Put them in.

Immediately hit play on the "I Am" affirmations— as instructed in The 5-Minute Theta Morning Routine PDF. Play for at least five minutes, or put it on a loop and let it soak in.

Minute 5: Surrender to the Reprogramming

Stay in bed. Get up. Run your day.

It doesn't matter. The program is running. The words are sinking past your conscious resistance and straight into the subconscious garden where your beliefs are grown.

By the time your feet hit the floor, the most important work of your day is already done. You have programmed the machine instead of letting the world program it for you.

Start your day in theta. End your day in peace. Prosper follows.

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When someone tries to hand you your old story, you don't have to accept it. You can simply say, "That was a version of me that no longer exists," and change the subject. Their perception of you is their reality, not yours.

FAQ: Giving Up Your Personal History

Q1: This sounds like I’m supposed to pretend the bad things didn’t happen. Isn't that denial?

No. Denial is repression. Giving up your personal history is integration. As Dr. Dyer said, you embrace it, you understand it, and then you toss it. You acknowledge the boat left a wake, but you stop staring at the wake and start steering the boat.

You learn the lesson, and you leave the pain.

Q2: What if I don't know who I am without my story? My struggles define me.

This is the most common and most courageous question. If your struggles define you, then your identity is built on a foundation of sand. You are so much more than your wounds. The "you" that is reading this right now, the awareness behind your eyes—that is the real you. That part of you has never been wounded. Getting to know that part is the greatest adventure of your life!

Q3: How do I deal with people who keep bringing up my past?

This is a test of your new programming. When someone tries to hand you your old story, you don't have to accept it. You can simply say, "That was a version of me that no longer exists," and change the subject.

Their perception of you is their reality, not yours.

Do not cater to the crowd, for what they approve, you may no longer know.

The Only Way Out Is Through

Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for.

Your past is not a life sentence. It was just a draft. Today, you have the pen. You have the science. You have the REAP protocol.

Stop fighting for your limitations. You may just get to keep them.

Let the applause of the past go. Chase the challenge ahead. Live your truth. Not the version of you they expect. Master your mind, or you will be mastered by it.

Start your day in theta. End your day in peace. Prosper follows.

SIGN UP HERE to get your Masterclass blog post link at 5:00 AM and download your Free 5-Minute Theta Mornings PDF/Flipbook right now.

It's a done-for-you morning protocol that walks you through those critical first five minutes—programming your mind while your brain is primed for receptivity. No decisions. No willpower required. Just open, read, and let the reprogramming sink in before the world gets its claws in you.

Let's build those perfect days… together. One rep at a time.

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Stay Focused. Keep Asking Better Questions!

Catch you tomorrow at 4:44 AM. Will you be +1% better or another statistic?

Start your day in theta. End your day in peace. Prosper follows.

Hey, I’m just your science-backed, soul-led, unapologetically human, mindset & motivation coach. I am not a licensed therapist, and this blog is NOT intended as a substitute for the advice of a physician, psychotherapist, or other qualified professional. Got it? Good. I’ll catch you tomorrow.

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~Brett
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