Well, lookee here, the horoscope this morning read like this...
"A newcomer to your social circle strikes you as overly idealistic. At first, you'll shake your head at this person's seeming naivete. Gradually you'll notice this character seems to experience an inordinate amount of lucky breaks. That's really not a coincidence. By radiating positive energy, your pal is attracting all sorts of good fortune. Take a page from their book and see what happens. Assume an idealistic view for an entire week."
What he means by 'an idealistic view' is a positive attitude, I guess. An attitude of trusting that other people have the best of intentions, that things will turn out well even against the odds, that you will win through whatever happens. Sounds good. How to get there? Read on>>
It`s about changing your attention. Where do you look? What are you listening out for? What are you expecting?
To begin, start by noticing what is right, what is good in your life. What is going right for you today? Is the sun shining? Can you hear the birds sing? Did someone say "Good morning!" to this morning? Keep your attention on what is going right for you all today. OK if not the whole day, how about the rest of this morning? Alright, if that`s impossible how about the next hour?
I remember a lovely story of a woman who was so bound up with grief at the death of her husband and so full of self recrimination and self criticism that she went to her priest. She explained how she was feeling and the priest gently said that if God loved her, which He did, why was she treating herself so badly? She said there was no end to her torment and it was impossible to stop it.
"Alright," the priest said,"how about being quiet for just the next 5 minutes. The rest of the time you can punish and torment yourself to your heart`s content. Try 5 minutes a day."
Just try 5 minutes. It makes all the difference.
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