the SECRET
“You create your own universe as you go along.” -Winston Churchill
“The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can
alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.” -William James
“You want to become aware of your thoughts, you want to choose
your thoughts carefully and you want to have fun with this, because you
are the masterpiece of your own life.” – Joe Vitale
I was inspired by a documentary this
week, so if you have a minute in between studying and panicking, take a
look. It’s called “the Secret”. And what is this secret?
It’s very simple. It’s the Law of Attraction.
It’s a modern scientific theory that has to do with the effect of
”like attracts like”. It combines science and philosophy, in the sense
that it bases itself on the idea from physics that everything, if taken
to the basic level, is made up of energy. And thus, any thought you have
is not just a thought, but is also a strong impulse of energy, that
makes a difference in the flow of events in your life.
The Law states: I
attract to myself, whatever I give my focus, attention, or energy to;
whether wanted or unwanted. If you think about being poor, lonely,
unwanted and believe your thoughts, then guess what? That is exactly
what you’ll be. This Law applies to your life and every other person’s
life on the planet. Like all laws, it is impartial and impersonal, which
means it works when you want it to and when you don’t want it to.
This has happened, I’m sure, to nearly everyone. Think about it. If
you spend days afraid something will happen, it will most surely happen.
And when you are in a bad situation, everything seems to get worse and
worse. And on the contrary, happy people seem to have good things happen
to them.
You do not need to accept this as your new life philosophy,
especially since there are many criticisms of this theory (well, just as
any theory…) But try to pay attention to it. What I can guarantee is
that it wont hurt you to just make some small changes in your attitude
and lifestyle. And how do you know? Maybe this can dramatically alter
your life.
Simply think positively. Think about what you want in life. Make a
list. Stay away from negatives, such as ”I don’t want to be alone”, or
”I don’t want to be sad.” THINK IN THE POSITIVE.
“I was once asked why I don’t participate in anti-war demonstrations.
I said that I will never do that, but as soon as you have a pro-peace
rally, I’ll be there.” -Mother Teresa
What I think is a good idea is just to start to be aware of your
thoughts. If you’re sad, just fake a smile. You’ll feel better even if
you’re pretending. It’s like a placebo effect at first, but once the
endorphins start flowing in your body, you will feel genuinely better.
Pay attention to the music you listen to. Is it focused on negative
emotions? What kind of things you discuss with friends? Do you spend all
your time whining about your problems instead of finding solutions?
Imagine starting to believe in yourself and your infinite
possibilities. Imagine believing you deserve everything you want out of
life. Imagine getting everything you want out of life. Feel as if you
already accomplished it.
If even you don’t believe in it, then how can you expect to achieve it?
Once you apply the Law of Attraction everything is possible.
“When I get sad, I stop being sad, and be awesome instead… True story !” – Barney Stinson, from How I Met Your Mother.
...Coincidece...?
“Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.” -Benjamin Spock
A very frequent
theme in my reflections, articles, blog posts, etc. is the general and complete
distrust we have towards ourselves and to our bodies. From the very simple
things, such as stuffing ourselves full of medicine at the slightest hint of an
illness, to not trying to interpret its signals and pushing it way beyond its
limits. The medicine topic I will cover sometime later, but what I want to
point out now is the general distrust, the contradiction between our minds and
hearts. The fact that we believe that we know better and more than our higher
‘I’, that only contacts with us through dreams, signs, hints, feelings,
warnings. The little voice in the back of your head, your guardian angel, the
‘gut’ feeling, third eye, your intuition, whichever you prefer. But these signs
are rarely something like a gigantic flashing neon billboard with the word
“stop” and fourteen exclamation marks. These things are on higher levels of
understanding, dealing with higher energies. So they are subtle. We have to be
open and know how to listen and interpret them, or else we might miss them.
It is fact that
intuition, or a way of obtaining higher knowledge exists. Scientists all around the word have been
studying this phenomenon, of “knowing without reasoning”. Countless tests and
examples exist, from laboratory testing, of guessing drawings on cards without
looking at them, to the countless predictions that psychics have made throughout
time. If you research, you will find that nearly every singe major catastrophe
has been predicted by psychics or a medium sometimes 10 or even more years
before the event actually happened! But because of people’s cynical outlook on
this, the predictions were ignored and the events occurred. The most famous
examples are perhaps Nostradamus and Vanga, who predicted the 9/11 attack on
the USA, the beginning of the World Wars, the death of Princess Diana, as well
as others.
But if you don’t
believe in that, let’s take a scientific approach: it has been proven
statistically, that airplane flights, or any other mode of travel for that
matter, that are doomed to crash have an unusually low number of passenger
turnout: many passengers change their mind at the last minute, many are late,
as opposed to successful trips, when passengers fly without hesitation and are
on time, its always at least a 15% difference. What influences the people to
miss the doomed trip? Coincidence?
Also a pretty
famous example: the novel “Futility” by Morgan Robertson, which tells the story
of a gigantic ship called the Titan, that crashes into an iceberg and sinks.
Curious thing is the novel was published in 1898, which is 14 years before the
actual Titanic was built, and sank. Coincidence?
What about the
predictions or tests I mentioned before? They cannot be coincidences: from
algebra we know that there is a certain coefficient of probability, which tells
of how likely an event can occur. Well it has been calculated how probable it
is that so many of the predictions will come true, or the probability of
guessing cards without looking. The results are much, much higher than they
should be. Mathematically it cannot be a coincidence. There has to be a
separate factor influencing the events. Fate? Intuition? This is where
scientists shake their heads. Because to be able to see the whole picture we
must look outside the box of materialistic and scientific thinking. Most people
nowadays believe in God, unquestionably, without any real materialistic proof.
Why is it then so hard to believe that there are higher forces that we can use
to make decisions, guess future events, etc? And if we can believe in them,
then, why are we so afraid to trust in them? Why are we so afraid to trust
ourselves?
“It is through science that we prove, but through intuition that we discover.” Henri Poincare
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