…That you can have whatever you want?
Wait for it…. wait for it….
If you believe enough in the possibility of it.
Right about now I expect you are all rolling your eyes and wondering if I’m going to ask us all to do yoga together after the blog reading. Where the yoga thing is not necessarily a bad idea… I would like to defend the seemingly fluffy topic of today’s blog. In fact it is a very basic form of positive thinking. I expect that anyone who has ever had the opportunity to try and make the art a habit in their lives have learned of the magnificent benefits that can be provided.
Of course “having whatever you want” doesn’t exactly sound like the most charitable of topics. It sounds fun… but slightly self-centered to say the least. I, for one, would never deny the idea of self-involvement. I am living this life in this body and it has been a goal of mine to enjoy it while I am here. I have also learned, sometimes through the right experiences and sometimes through the wrong ones, that I am a better person for and with others if I am happy myself. I expect that anyone reading this can attest to this phenomenon themselves.
So let’s break this down: What exactly does it mean that I can have whatever I want? What if I said…. “I want to be 29 again”? We all know that the world isn’t going to turn back the hands of time and provide me with that treat. For me I must ask a few questions when I am “calculating” the things I truly want.
1) Do you really want this? Have you weighed in all of the factors that would be a part of the process of getting what it is that you think you want? Have you ever heard the old saying: “Be careful what you wish for?” Are you willing to understand that there are consequences (possibly good, possibly bad) and risks involved with any choice or decision we make in our lives? For instance: I have often expressed a dream or wish to move to London (my favorite place on Earth.) What if that were to actually happen? Am I willing to accept everything that comes with that move? Currently my trips to London are always (without fail) the happiest times in my life. If I moved there, however, it would no longer be the “holiday” or dream and I could find myself in a home that isn’t what I would want it to be or a job that isn’t the best experience possible.. If I am there an not able to afford the living the way I am accustomed to in my trips I would find myself unhappy and London and invariably I would be looking for a new fantasy or dream to reach for that happiness again. Is that what I am looking for?
Granted it could be said that the move could be the BEST thing that could ever happen. Is my cup half full or half empty?
2) Keep it simple. Sometimes it is important to remember that wishing for big things involves the most risk. Perhaps If I wished in broader, and less specific ways I might stand to find the better result? What if I were to simply for happiness? Isn’t that actually a more feasible means of working towards a goal? If I ask to be happy it is pushing the possibility of a good result into better odds. Perhaps it is lowering the odds on NOT achieving or reaching an expectation. It could mean that I find a great relationship that I hadn’t counted on, or a new path in life. It could be the discovery of a pastime that brings me pleasure. Or it could mean that I move to London… with the end result would be the happiness I had asked for.
But the bottom line no matter what it is that you are thinking, daydreaming, wishing or pining for within your everyday world… you CAN have it by believing it is possible. I cannot have success in any avenue of my existence if I do not thoroughly believe that avenue to be possible. If I think I am never going to be happy there is a good chance I am going to be a grumpy, sad mess on a daily basis as a result. If I am in that negative mood on a daily basis I am not going to achieve anything but more of the same… or worse.
Hardly something I would suggest.
Today I can be honest about the things that I want in my life. I have no doubt that I will achieve each and every one of the goals I have in mind (although not necessarily when I want them.) I can firmly point to SO many of the hopes and dreams that I’ve had before as having come true for me because I KNEW they could and would. What I see ahead is more of the same. I can have whatever I want. I will share all of this with those around me.
Sounds about right to me.
Be Happy. Be Well. Be.