Focus Pocus

 Everyday it is proven to me that wherever my focus goes, my reality grows. I spent a good portion of my life in constant chaotic drama, disheartening challenges and depression. With all the certainty in the world, I can say it was my own doing, simply by the attention I gave certain thoughts and the circumstances they led me to, both mentally and physically in life. The main difference in my perspective has been to shift from "everything's happening to me" which is powerless, to my new perspective, "everything's happening for me", which is deeply powerful, helping me take ownership of my life. All challenges are opportunities to expand my understanding, my empathy, my creativity. I've become so good at expecting good that I've forgotten to expect failure, and it rarely comes. I am constantly thrilled by new ideas popping up about things I find fascinating. I am successfully directing my momentum of thought in directions that benefit and delight me. Negative thoughts are now the ones I doubt. All it takes to find your own way to emotional success (and yes, physical success follows), is to recognize how your own thoughts are making you feel, give attention to the ones that make you feel good, and starve of your attention the ones that make you feel anything but good). Have patience. For people who were in particularly bad mindsets as I was years ago, the momentum of expecting bad things to happen is still in motion despite your good thoughts. I saw it like this; the directing of your thoughts is like stirring your drink with a spoon. You stir it one direction long enough and with enough effort (attention), soon the current is is own force, and even when you stop stirring, it continues to whirl in that direction without your effort. It takes a while for the momentum to stop. This may happen in your mind with the direction of your thoughts, but be optimistic, be patient, keep choosing better thoughts, and soon enough, you'll be stirring in the opposite direction. Now good thoughts and good circumstances are my natural direction, they carry me on the current of positivity, hope, creativity, joy, interest! If I can do it, it can be done and if it can be done, anyone can do it. Go forth with great expectations and be patient.