At first glance, I find this challenge difficult. After listening to Abraham for as long as I have (is it 2 years now?), I have worked so hard to stop that nasty habit that we have of focusing on the things that displease us. If you’re not familiar with the Law of Attraction, it says that Like Attracts Like. Plain and simple. Once you drill down, there’s lots of really cool nuances to applying this Law of the Universe. But if I think about that in addressing this challenge, then I have to assume that the longer I focus on what makes me angry, the more I will attract thoughts and things that make me angry.
So I think I’m going to break the rules, and not talk about what makes me angry about the world.
In fact, as part of my work in applying Abraham’s teachings, I’ve stopped reading the newspaper and watching the news. I really seriously have NO IDEA what’s going on in the world… well, not unless it’s something positive. I’ve even trained my Facebook feed to deliver to me only things that are positive. Little tidbit that you may not know, your Facebook news feed is a lot like the Law of Attraction. Whatever you click on, Like, share and generally show interest in, Facebook will put more of it in your feed for you to see because it assumes that those are the types of things that you like. Oh once in a while, I see someone posting a negatively oriented status, but I pay no mind to it and move on to the next thing.
It’s funny, Psychology is another thing that’s always been a part of me. Even as a teenager, I was everyone’s therapist. I was the friend everyone came to if they needed to vent, or wanted advice in trying to figure something out, or just needed a shoulder to cry on because they had such a big crush on Johnny and he chose Isabelle instead of them and they were just so devastated when they saw them together in the hallway by the gym. I was a great listener. I still am. But now I find myself avoiding those people who tend to be generally negative in their behaviour or with the topics of conversation they choose. I am being deliberate in choosing what I let into my life; and I’m getting better at figuring out sooner where those things will lead (somewhere that feels good or somewhere that feels bad) and making the conscious decision to keep heading in that direction or, as my sister does, fake having to go to the bathroom.
I honestly don’t see things that truly make me angry about the world anymore. I really, truly, honestly believe that everyone is trying their best to do the best they can with what they’ve got and find ways to make themselves happy. Nobody’s out to get you; and when the shit hits the fan, it’s not because they really wanted to fuck with you and mess up your life. (Pardon my language. As a mom, I rarely curse anymore). Sure, I see things that could be fixed or tweaked, but in general, I actually think with more and more people discovering meditation, and positive thinking, and joining groups of people that are passionate and encourage you to be more positive and find your happy, we’re headed into a really cool future!
I guess you could say that my gaze isn’t global. I’d rather focus on the individual; hence why I’m working on my application to go back to university in order to obtain my Master’s degree in Counselling Psychology. I think that with this global body that is the Internet, and all these movements out there, we can lose a bit of our sense of individuality. Young people in particular, are the most vulnerable. At a time when they’re trying to figure out who they are and what they’re about, they need someone in their lives to make them feel like they matter, like their ideas are important, and to show them that no matter how young people remind you that you are, you CAN pursue things that you’re passionate about. I think young people are the key to making the world a better place.
What do you think?