Focus on What's Right in Your Life

“We can always choose to perceive things differently. You can focus on what’s wrong in your life, or you can focus on what’s right.” A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles by Marianne Williamson

This is such a simple distinction to make regarding our lives, but it may be hard to do in reality. I noticed around the office just yesterday how many people are hung up on talking about their poor health, ailing finances, clunker vehicles and wayward children.Look at the sitcoms on TV: jokes are made about the mother-in-law from hell, the unemployed son and the problems with the crazy neighbors. When was the last time we saw a TV show about happy, well-adjusted people with no financial concerns and great children?And, yet, when we focus on what is really RIGHT in our lives, it makes our entire world brighter! One way I do this is with affirmations. I remind myself just how great I have it with a simple affirmation each day, such as: I enjoy a loving relationship with my husband. Or, I have many wonderful, supportive friends. I “tap in” the affirmations with EFT and they really last! (E-mail me if you want to know how to use EFT in this wonderful way!)

I also use gratitude to express my thanks for the wonderful people, situations and possessions in my life. Usually, on the way home each day, I turn on one of my favorite CDs and make a mental list of the things for which I am grateful. Then, my husband and I take turns saying “grace” for dinner, which usually includes saying “Thank you God for good food and a wonderful spouse.” Often, we add other phrases, sometimes in fun (like “thank you for crazy dogs that do crazy things”) and sometimes we add serious phrases (such as “thank you for a refrigerator which repaired itself!”) Once, I had a counselor who told me that he and his wife each express gratitude for 3 things each night before going to sleep. What a way to drift off!

Those of us who follow the Law of Attraction also know that what we focus on brings more to us. Focusing on “what’s right” in my life brings me more of what I love. I read one time that when we appreciate something in our lives, it’s like telling the Universe, “More, please!” I think this came from Esther Hicks of Abraham-Hicks. If you want to really rev up your life with what’s right and good, visit Esther and Jerry’s website:

http://www.abraham-hicks.com/lawofattractionsource/index.php

Gratefully yours,

PJ

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