I have read every post in this thread with interest and often confusion (not being scientifically educated yet).
For more years than I care to remember I have been trying to get my husband and daughter to practice the power of positive thinking as it has almost always provided great results for me. Frankly I had all but given up - until last night. There was a movie on the television that wasn't advertised in the program guides. My husband even asked me this morning if he had dreamed seeing it. It was about I-M and LOA and he finally got the concept.
Today for the first Sunday since my child learnt how to speak we have had a peaceful and happy day. Sundays in this household usually mean a series of arguments over the housework, what we're doing for entertainment, can we afford anything, what movie we're going to watch etc. My husband and child will argue over how many fleas the cat has if it's on a Sunday! Today was peace, calm and harmony and if I never have another Sunday like this I will always be thankful for today. This wonderful day was purely and simply a result of my husband embracing the principles of positive thinking.
I have suffered from more than 1 bout of clinical depression during my life. It has always been the power of positive thinking that has pulled me through. I see the LOA and I-M as extensions of this thought process. There are many other names for the same thing over differing cultures, countries and beliefs.
Some people will only use wood based tissues to blow their nose, some only cotton hankies. Some people use tissue paper to wipe their bums, some people grow long pinky nails for the same job. Who is right and who is wrong is not for me to say. Personally I believe in the concepts of I-M and LOA. I would not deign to put down anyone who did not believe, however I do reserve the right to feel sorrow for what they may be missing out on - a feeling of having some control over our own destiny, however futile that feeling may be.
Cheers
C.
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