Your Life Is What You Think It Is
I'll admit, I've probably wasted a disproportionate share of my life's thoughts and emotional energy trying to resolve that conflict. Eventually, I did quit worrying about those other people and began to go to work on myself, hoping to improve my relative level of success and low level of self-esteem. I spent what seems like thousands of dollars on books, tapes, and success courses. I attended countless seminars and workshops, driving hundreds of miles to many, studied affirmations, tried to think positively, but in the end it always turned out the same. I am sure I did get something out of all that, and my perspective may have been altered in a more mature and realistic way, but I still could never force myself to be positive about people I didn't like, and I couldn't pretend to be rich when I wasn't. And most of all, I wasn't selling out by sucking up to some boss, hoping for a raise and some short-lived illusion of accomplishment. I figured that if I had nothing else, I had at least kept my pride, my ethics and most of my values in tact. The reality was that I really just kind of gave up on the dream, thinking, "oh well, that's just how life goes". Some get lucky and some don't.
So, after more than thirty years of trying to understand my misguided justification for failure, I began to realize that maybe there was more to these circumstances than simply 'the luck of the draw'. Those individuals closest to me would say that I had a bad attitude, that I was too negative about everything. Admittedly, their view of the world was indeed much more positive than mine. And deep down inside, I knew they were right, but I could never see a practical way to make the recommended changes in my perception. I looked for the worst in people and I never seemed to be disappointed. I was offended that so few were so willing to take advantage of the system and those around them. I wondered how so many people could be so dishonest and insincere. So, while feeling stuck within the muck of everyday living, I put feelings aside, maintained my independence and got on with simply doing the best job I could, certain that I'd have to go it alone in whatever life changes I might consider.
Sure, I'd been really excited about venturing into new things, but deep down I always knew I'd likely fail or lose interest, so I'd give up trying. And for me, that was really the key. I never honestly believed I could, so guess what? Nothing ever changed. The bottom line was that I never really expected results that were in any way, different from what I'd always been accustomed to manifesting. Wow! "How wrong can a person be?"
Eventually, things began to change as I started turning my perspective around. I began paying attention to the things that worked well for me. They were the types of situations, events or circumstances that I never questioned, but that I naturally expected to work out automatically. And, they always did.
In the past, thinking that life was all about spirit and attitude, I tried reading every metaphysical or positive thinking book out there. But, now a new path was beginning reveal itself and along with it came a stream of information, newsletters and books of a different sort. I wasn't anxious to go out and hug a tree or anything like that, but things were definitely coming in from a different direction.
There was this thing called "Intention". I started to understand that life isn't about what I'd like to have or do, it's about what I 'intend' to have or do. It's all about 'energy' rather than emotion. At the time, that was an important distinction for me. Energy was scientific and real. Emotions, blind faith, and positive thinking was simply a warm, fuzzy, gooey kind of thing that had never worked for me in the past.
Eventually, I realized that emotions are just another form of energy. In fact, everything is energy. And, that's not simply a part of my belief system; it's an indisputable, measurable fact of science and physics. So, once I opened myself up to that realization, in came 'the law of attraction'. To 'have' or 'be' anything that I want is no longer 'wishful thinking'. For the first time in my life I understood the difference between focusing on what I wanted, rather than what I didn't want. Never before did I realize that thoughts are real 'things' and that what you think about most often is what you're most likely to manifest. By focusing on wanting less of the things I didn't like, I was in fact creating more of the same.
And, then there's this thing called the 'universe'. In my view, it's the sum total of everything, imagined or otherwise. All energy, regardless of form, makes up the universe. It's intelligent, conscious energy, the purpose of which is 'creation'. It's the energy made available for everything we imagine and thus create. This universal source of energy cares not about who we are or whether or not we deserve the things we desire, it simply responds to our focused thoughts. And, it makes no distinction as to the good or bad, right or wrong of our wishes. It simply responds by matching the vibrations of the energy it sends, to the vibrations of the thoughts it receives. 'Like' attracting 'like'.
Understanding the power of thought has literally changed everything in my life. I am not implying that I suddenly became filthy rich, but more importantly I understand the power that I posses in controlling my circumstances. I no longer feel like I am dragging a piano uphill. And, surprisingly, I rarely experience annoying people anymore. In fact, take away conditions and beliefs, and people are simply people. We all want the same things out of life. We want to be safe, secure and happy. And deep down, I am certain we all want the same things for everyone else.
I'll close with a few unoriginal, but powerful thoughts: "There Is No Lack"; "Thoughts Become Things"; and "When You Change The Things You Think About, The Things You Think About Change".
Harry Monell maintains a content website http://www.thresholdthree.com/attraction/index.html featuring a collection of articles, from other writers, on a wide variety of topics, including The Law of Attraction, relationships, business and financial independence.
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Harry Monell maintains several affiliate and content websites. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Old Dominion University. Following formal retirement in 2000, he spent five years working as a special projects consultant and now spends time with what he considers his most challenging, yet most rewarding endeavor - developing his writing skills.
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