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Originally Posted by OlderWiser  I guess I'm just profoundly frustrated with the entire process. I work my metaphorical backside off trying to change my limiting beliefs and my attitudes and so on and on and on and I've got pretty much nothing to show for it but a shelf full of books. It IS frustrating. And to make matters worse, I'm in currently experiencing a life situation that I find extremely stressful.
I can be argued that I'm in this situation specifically to teach me something or other, of course, and that's probably true (I suspect it is). But I've read a lot of positive thinking and goal setting stuff. There's nothing miraculous about that. There's nothing spiritual about it. It's just hard work paying off.
If I could figure out how to actually do this stuff, I'd be much less stressed. |
I can relate to so much of what you've said in this thread. There are a couple points I want to mention about these comments specifically.
I've been playing with synchronicity and 'magnetizing' things into my life for over 20 years, so it's all familiar to me, and I'm pretty good at certain aspects of it. It wasn't until fall of last year that I started going at it with laser focus on one specific issue I have so much trouble with -- money. There have been all sorts of emotional ups and downs since that moment. One of my early decisions was to stop being so stressed. That sounds so hard, but I came to a quick realization that being stressed made no difference in what was going to happen and if it did, it probably would be on the negative side, so it would not hurt to believe that things would get better. Since it didn't matter or even if it did, it would be positive, I just went with a full belief. This isn't holding up 24/7, but it's a lot better than it was.
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It can be argued that I'm in this situation specifically to teach me something or other, of course, and that's probably true (I suspect it is). Then you say there's nothing spiritual or miraculous about any of the positive thinking/LoA information. But to me, this aspect of it is very spiritual and miraculous -- that the practice of it will shine the light on what the universe is teaching you, and you've got to learn something and maybe even do something in regard to this, before you can actually receive what you have manifested.