In my last post, I spoke about coincidence and that according to The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, coincidence is defined as: A sequence of events that although accidental seems to have been planned or arranged. Now that I’ve left you hanging over the holidays to think about who/what is planning or arranging the events of your life, it’s time for me to come clean.
YOU are in total control.
There isn’t anyone out there writing a script and waiting for you to follow it.
You are consciously and subconsciously shaping your world with your thoughts and actions. The pen is in your hand and you are writing the script.
This concept of what I call Universal Thought brings to mind a quote from the documentary The Secret:
“What you focus on with your thoughts and feelings is what you attract into your experience.”
Every thought, feeling and action we have is broadcast out into the universe. Somewhere along the way, that signal is picked up by someone or something and a message is sent back to us.
It’s like dialing your cell phone with a seemingly random number and not really knowing who’s going to pick up on the other end. You do however know that somebody will indeed take the call and that they will give you EXACTLY what you asked for.
Pretty cool concept isn’t it!! The only drawback to this is when our thoughts, feelings and actions are contrary to what we really want or need. In that case, even though we get what we asked for, it probably won’t be what we really want. Ouch!
So use this concept to reshape your thoughts and you’ll be amazed how previously unchangeable patterns in your life will do a complete 180. Here is a good example that I’ve seen with many of my patients:
Let’s say you have an injured back, because you were in an automobile accident 5 years ago. The pain is always there, sometimes a little better, sometimes a little worse. You begin treatments and within a few days the pain is 50% better!!
WOW.
Five years of pain is half gone within a few days, that’s miraculous. But you might be surprised to hear that more often than not, that’s not the reaction I get.
It usually goes something like this, “Well, it’s better, but IT’S STILL THERE.” This is the old glass half empty mentality.
If you continue to only see the problem and focus on the problem, what do you get? More of the problem. It is highly unlikely that this person will ever be completely pain free. Now, change that thought to this, “I’m so happy, my pain is 50% relieved. I slept so much better last night.” What a powerful statement. This person has embraced their improvement and will likely continue to see consistent, long lasting relief.
It’s all dependent on how they view the situation.
It can be difficult at times, especially if the condition or events you are experiencing are severe. But always know that a positive thought is 100 times more powerful than a negative one.
Even when you feel you are at the lowest point, you can and will come back stronger by holding yourself in a positive mental state.
You are in the driver’s seat so take hold of the wheel and hit the gas pedal.
Just remember, wherever you end up is a direct result of your current thoughts and feelings.
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