Living in today's world has made it so easy for us to multi-task. Technological advancements have simplified the way we communicate, do our business, get entertained, and run a household at the same time.
While these advanced gadgets and tools have helped us create a balance in our lives, we haven't fully used these to our advantage. Contrary to popular belief, what these technological advancements have really done is make us crave that which we don't need, especially financial and material wealth.
In the process, we have lost perspective on what truly matters in our life: family, friends and contentment. We live in a fast world – fast cars, fast career advancements, fast food – that we no longer have time ‘to smell the roses’, so to speak.
We shouldn't be surprised, therefore, if we find ourselves unhappy and unfulfilled despite our material achievements. We want to have the perfect spouse, perfect children and perfect jobs, but wanting perfection in an imperfect world will only leave us wanting and looking but never finding.
The Cosmic Law of Attraction
What we can do, however, is to realize that whatever is happening in our lives, whoever we are sharing it with, we have willed and asked for. We attract that which we most think about.
People have been talking about the laws of attraction and how they work in our lives, and how they can make things happen whether we like it or not. Have you ever wondered why, when you are feeling angry about something, more things usually happen to make you even angrier?
That is the law of attraction at work and this cosmic law begins with the self. If you've made a decision that today will be a productive and abundant day, you’ll find that your phone will be ringing off the hook with business proposals and money-making ventures. If you hold on to this belief long enough and hard enough, and you sincerely believe in it without an inch of doubt, sooner or later, positive things will unfold before you in ways that you couldn't have imagined.
Letting Go of Old Negative Thought Patterns
Thought patterns are those that are dominant in our subconscious minds, whether we believe them or not. For instance, if we hold the belief that there's just not enough time to do everything we need to do; well then, you have just made manifest your dominant thought pattern.
You will find yourself always pressed for time no matter how much ahead of time you started on a project. Before you finish it, something else will crop up that will need your undivided attention and then something else again will come up until you find yourself neck-deep in things that you need to do all at the same time.
In like manner, if you find that you are always too busy to start thinking about taking a break and giving your spirituality its much-needed attention, you will never find the time to do it. Thinking that you are always too busy, that you can't leave anything alone and that you have no time to take a rest is one of the surest ways of making sure that you don't have time for a break.
If you always have a sob story to tell, when you feel that other people are always taking advantage of you and that you are always being emotionally and psychologically abused by the people around you, you shouldn't be surprised if these things actually happen and you get a new sad story to tell. And if you have the loser thought pattern characterized by an unshakeable belief that you were born a loser, a failure and you won't win and succeed in anything – you will always lose and fail whatever you do.
It is our thought patterns that define how our lives are going to unfold. We are only validating what we truly believe. So if you believe in negativity and believe that nothing but bad things can happen to you – nothing but bad things will happen to you.
Internal Awareness and Self-Love
It is not conceit to love the self. Love in the truest sense includes self-respect. If you love yourself, you invite the same respect from other people. Being aware of your inner self is the main ingredient in keeping your spirituality intact amidst a seemingly chaotic world.
It is the positive and genuine strength within you that empowers you to be the best that you can be in all areas of your life. When tragedy strikes (e.g. if you lose your job) you should not go back to your negative thought patterns and to the belief that something wrong always happens to you.
If you can do that, your spirituality will emerge and you will realize that there must be something better waiting for you out there and your old job was actually holding you back from it. You will see the positive in everything, even in negative people or circumstances.
You must understand, however, that achieving this kind of spirituality doesn't happen overnight. It takes time and a lot of hard work for you to get in touch with your inner spirituality.
Bumps in the Road
When you are on the path of internal awareness and spirituality, know that you may be challenged by external forces along the way. These bumps in the road are not meant to obscure your path to spirituality. They are mere challenges that can actually speed up your spiritual growth if you handle them properly and in a positive light.
The challenge lies in not being led astray by the world while you are in your course of self-discovery and spirituality. It may be easy to give up, but if you hold on and become steadfastly focused on your goal, all your hard work will be rewarded when you reach that inner core of spirituality. The victorious feeling you will experience will be beyond words. And you will find that, above anything and anyone else, it is yourself and your spirituality that will serve you true all your life.
By TTS Holistic Counselor Mehdi Jaffari
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