Excuses Begone!

Last weekend I was bored, flipping TV channels, and came across this show on PBS which was a lecture from this fascinating man. I came into the middle of it, so I had no idea who he was, but I gathered that he was talking about excuses that we make that limit us, and how to overcome them. I was really interested in it, but the 20 minute pledge drive breaks made me fall asleep (literally) and I slept through half of the presentation. But at one point, after watching (and periodically napping) for a while, I finally heard his name - Wayne Dyer. I've been aware of him for a while, but I had never seen him, which is why I had no idea who he was. His new book, and the subject of this PBS special, is called Excuses Begone! I recorded it today in its entirety - if you can find it on PBS near you, I recommend watching it. Don't let the 3 hour length intimidate you - when I cut the pledge drive breaks out of the final DVD recording, it was only 1 hr. and 40 min! You can read more about this book at his website, http://www.drwaynedyer.com/ . You can download a pdf of the 18 excuses and his suggested affirmation that counteracts each excuse here. I wanted to share them here too because they're not only informative, but beautiful to look at and contemplate. I think I'll also do some individual posts as I have time that will reflect on each of these excuses and how they resonate with me. I'm willing to bet that most of us have thought of some (or all) of these from time to time.