Have you noticed that when you think about good things in your life you feel really good? And the more you think about them you feel ten times even better? But if you think about the garbage things in your life you feel upset, angry or sad. And the more you think about them you feel ten times more upset, angry or sad. Have you noticed that? The latter is disempowering! It diminishes our thinking of how good our life is and how life can be. We miss out on the beautiful things God has in store for us today. What are you thinking most of the time?
They say that what we focus on most of the time becomes our reality. It expands in our life. Our universe is governed by different Laws. The "Law of Attraction" for example says that whatever we focus on we attract more of it. We attract things we want and we also attract things we don't want depending on what you predominantly think about. As Lao Tze says, Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.
Let’s learn to filter what we constantly think about. The good stuff – let it in, the bad stuff –let it out. If it doesn’t have anything to do with our progress, what makes us better, achieve our goals - just let it go. You say, “that’s not easy.” Well, I am not saying it is. But it’s all a matter of choice. If we are truly honest with ourselves and not let our pride get in the way we will realize it’s only hard because of our ego and our own insecurities. Can you imagine if you make a big deal on most things in your life that doesn’t help you anyway? How sad is that?
I understand that there are times like the 9/11, not finding a job for a long time, lost your home or something like that. Of course you will feel upset, angry and sad. It's natural! But the problem I have seen in my observations metaphorically speaking, is we tend to focus too much, too long on the problems and not enough on the solutions. We get stuck in a "quicksand." The good stuff in our lives we tend to block out. If you think about it - you are healthy, you can see, you can walk, you can talk you can smile and so many other things we can be grateful for but take for granted. The quicker we shake ourselves and pick ourselves up - the better we are off! Realize that adversities are part of life. It’s not the end of the world. But a new chapter has begun... The cards you have been dealt may not be fair but at least you have a chance to rewrite your own history your way. Make it count!
So from here on out you can decide what to focus on. Either way you decide - will either empower you or disempower you. Choose wisely.
