Since the release of “The Secret, ” the idea that we create our own dreams through the power of intention manifestation has reached a broader range of people. Once an “out there” idea, it is now a common topic of discussion, as people discover their curiosity about the mysteries of our own subconscious minds. Being responsible for what happens in our lives is becoming a more popular concept.
Maybe our subconscious mind is playing a larger role in our reality than we once believed. Anything we plan to do in our day, pack a lunch, run an errand, make a phone call, is first played out in our mind’s eye before entering the physical world. It is possible that we are responsible for the deeper and more complicated areas of our lives; with the power of our thinking, we may be shaping our external lives.
When Napoleon Hill wrote “Think and Grow Rich” in 1937, he had studied the lives of hundreds of successful people and found that the shared thread of their riches involved exercises in affirmations and attitude that have been rewritten in many different ways since. From Shakti Gawain’s “Creative Visualization”, to the more recent explosive success of “The Secret, ” these works share the common theme of achieving one’s goals through developing a winning attitude.
Over-simplified? Maybe. But for many, this seeming simplicity has led to happiness and success, in whatever way those words are defined for them. Not everyone considers monetary gain to be a measure of success. For some, it’s a rich and full family life, or involvement in their communities, or feeling that what they are doing is making a difference in the world. However it is defined, discovering the best way to achieve our goals is a driving force.
Living the good life seems out of reach for many people. What is the key that is missing? There must be more to happiness than the simplistic idea of thinking happy thoughts. If it were that easy, everyone would live the life of their dreams. Still, there is an appeal in the notion that we shape our own destiny.
So what is the key? Perhaps there is more to this life than we know, deeper levels of meaning that we have yet to discover and understand. Or perhaps there is not deeper meaning and it is all random. There is no way to know, but to improve one’s outlook on life seems to be one way to improve that life. The old adage “attitude is everything” rings true.
Maybe the key lies in learning to tap into one’s intuition, to take action based on that quiet inner voice. Maybe the key is in developing a positive attitude, even in the face of adversity. Maybe there is no key, and we’re searching for something that doesn’t exist.
Whatever the key, learning to develop the power of intention manifestation is alluring. An easy way to create our dreams is likely not going to drop out of the sky, but developing the discipline to better understand our own minds and to create a positive attitude in any situation can only be a good thing.
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