Sunday, May 24, 2009

Is it the economy - or is it you?

Most of us are feeling stuck these days, and honestly, who wouldn’t? You can’t seem to escape people talking about this economy. If you turn on the news, go online, or just socialize in general, you’re feeling it. Everyone’s talking about the state of our economy and wondering when it will get better. I have to say, I’d be scared too - if I didn’t have my secret weapon…

What is it you are telling yourself every day? Is it that we’re in one of the worst recessions ever and that things look bleak? That it’s going to take years to recover? True, but it doesn’t have to be for you. What would happen if you stopped thinking these thoughts and thought the opposite? If you only focused on what you wanted versus what you didn’t want? Did I think it was possible for me to leave a secure corporate job, of my own volition (in this economy no less) and attempt to go out on my own? Five years ago I wouldn’t have. But that’s all changed, and only because my thinking has changed.

I’m here to offer a different perspective. Think outside the box – just for a minute! The way I see it is 90% of the people are still working, and the majority of the other 10% are on unemployment - except for me... Sometimes being laid off isn’t the worst thing either. It wasn’t when it happened to me once. It got me out of a job that was going nowhere that I wouldn’t have left on my own. I’m resilient and so are most people. I recently quit my corporate job though in order to pursue a new career that I’m very passionate about and the truth is, I don't really know what will happen. And yet, no worries, because I also know there is money all around me. There is never a lack. Money is flowing. I just need to figure out how to tap into it and eliminate all the fear. All I have to basically do is ask and believe I will receive. The big difference now is that I feel good all the time and not trying to force myself into a job I can't stand. But I am just like everyone else out there. There is nothing special about me, other than my belief system, which is that there is abundance.

I don’t feed into the negativity. Period. Am I crazy? Maybe, but why would I want to? Why would I want to keep talking about how bad things are instead of how great they are? And they are. I have a lot to be thankful for. My house, my friends, my cool new car (this is a great time to buy one by the way), and my education, which I rely on to keep me from failing. None of us want to feel bad, yet we do all the time, every minute of every day for some of us. We stay in jobs that we hate, and relationships that are unfulfilling, just to please other people, instead of owning our power and creating the life we want. We tend to blame everyone else for our misery, thinking things are happening to us instead of the reality of the situation which is that we’re creating them all ourselves. Every life experience we have is a result of our own doing. That even makes me mad when I say it and yet I know it’s true because I’ve tested it over and over in the past few years. I want to dispel the theory that it’s not our fault that life stinks sometimes and get you to understand that you’re doing it to yourself! The Law of Attraction has gotten much attention lately and while some people think it’s quackery, it’s literally changed my life. It’s made it possible for me to believe I can do anything and has proven to me repeatedly that I can. If I don’t like what’s going on, I ask it to change to what I want. The miraculous thing is that it does. I create my own reality, regardless of what’s going on around me. I stay focused on what I want to draw in versus what I don’t. It wasn’t easy to leave a secure job in these times but it was killing me, so I had to and accept the risk. In the process, I came to realize that I possess two very empowering traits that I would need to rely on in order to make it happen - courage, and faith in myself. I never tell myself I’m lacking or that I can’t afford something. I always tell myself I can, and when I’m ready, the money shows up. It’s funny how that works. I wake up now every day and think to myself, what's in store for me today that will surprise me and add to the infinite happiness that I’ve learned is my divine right?

I believe nothing but good.

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