I was listening to the audio recording of Outwitting the Devil by Napoleon Hill and was struck by a passage about the use of love to induce drifting. The character of the Devil says that knowing what one loves most is the key to setting them to drifting.

Drifting, as I understand it, is what happens when we just let life move us around and direct us instead of taking control and directing life. It is what happens when we live life by habit, just thinking the same thoughts and taking the same actions without conscious direction. Drifting leads to stagnation, or worse, backsliding into further unconsciousness.

It made me think of my thoughts and behaviors recently. I have been dwelling often on what I feel is lacking in my relationships. I have felt lonely, unappreciated, and unattractive. My thoughts and feelings have been very wrapped up in this and despite my best efforts and good intentions, my mind keeps going back there. I have spent a lot of time feeling sorry for myself and have shed a lot of tears.

Needless to say, this has definitely taken me off course from manifesting my desires. Even the efforts I have made toward manifesting have strayed from my studies and writing to my relationships. I have lost my definiteness of purpose. The Devil has caused me to drift through the use of love and ego. I am learning.

So now that I recognize the problem, I must take action to re-establish my definiteness of purpose. I recommit myself to practice and right action, here and now. I will realign with what I want from myself and from life and trust God to take care of my loved ones and relationships. I focus and take control of what I can.

I feel good right now. I feel like I’ve been given another message from God. Another, aha moment. It makes me feel light and powerful and ready for a new day, a new week. I’m excited to start this week with my heart filled with optimism with this refocusing. I take time to feel the power of definiteness of purpose, now and let it carry me through my day.