Recently the buzz has been about the movie The Secret which is all about the Law of Attraction. This principle is nothing new. Throughout the years there have been many articles written about creating success in your life and the core in most all of them is that you create your own reality. You need to have a clear vision of what that reality is and to feel it emotionally. You need to act as if it has already happened.

But what is new in the Secret is the marketing of this concept so that more people are aware of these principles than ever before. Oprah had two shows dedicated to the movie. The major theme is that you attract to you what your dominant thoughts are.

What is challenging for many people is that they usually focus on the negative. How do you shift your focus from the negative to the positive? Just thinking about what you want on a conflicted mind will help only to a limited extent. You have to learn to empty the mind.

Meditation is the best way to do this. After emptying the mind, I focus on what I am grateful for. I have used this practice for many years. Focusing on what you are grateful gets you into the now. Your focus is then on what you have, not on what you don’t have. It’s not about the future or about the past.

And what you focus on expands. Expressing gratitude for all of the blessings in your life, expands the good in your life. You create a vibration that attracts like energy.

I want to leave you with one practice. Every morning take some time to still the mind. Then think of 15-20 things that you are grateful for. Don’t make this too difficult. It could be your smile or your openness. Think of qualities and characteristics that you like about yourself and want to cultivate,not necessarily things.

Journey On

Mark

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