There is no question that the mind is incredibly powerful.
We CAN create what we think. We can affect our future by visualizing what we want to happen.This concept goes beyond 'The Secret'...if you haven't watched this movie yet, I suggest you do, it is a great place to start. http://thesecret.tv/
In the movie 'The Secret', they show how the power of our 'positive thinking' really can affect our reality, but the fact is, many of us dwell on 'negativity' which ends up generating its own unpleasant energy.
For example, I recently spoke to someone who was attending a family gathering, and was 'dreading it'. She told me that certain family members were critical and negative that she didn't enjoy their company. However, other members were the opposite.
This person was focusing on the 'negative' and was allowing FEAR to affect her happiness
I told her to imagine a wonderful family gathering and to just be herself 'in all her glory' ( not always easy to do when we have so much self doubt!!). I also recommended meditation which is a wonderful tool, once mastered. Meditation is incredibly relaxing and can help one negate and REVERSE that fearful inner voice.
Most importantly, we discussed how we CAN NOT change other peoples behavior but we CAN change how we respond to them! Stress, is indeed our response when 'things don't go our way'...but we can learn to let things 'roll of us' and not be manipulated by stress.
A couple of days later, she sent an email to 'thank me', she said she approached the family gathering with a positive expectation and had visualized a 'happy' event and that is exactly what happened.
Sometimes we focus too much on 'fear' and the negative elements in our life. We worry too much and give 'negativity' more power. As a result our lives become 'negative', we develop 'negative' attitudes and guess what..negative things begin happening to us all the time!!
We forget how to be 'joyful', we become lower vibrational beings, who are not fun to be around
I have not watched television for months now, instead I subscribe to Gaiam TV: http://www.gaiamtv.com/. This is an excellent source of uncensored documentaries, movies and interviews on fascinating topics such as meditation, physics, paranormal, self development and more.
Some of my favorite Gaiam TV shows have included:
-Remote Viewing: George Noory's interview with Ed Dames about the US government's program on developing psychic spies.
-Speaking With Spirits: James Van Praagh
-Orbs: The Veil is Lifting
-Wisdom Teachings: with David Wilcox
George Noory has a series on Gaiam TV called 'Beyond Belief" and interviews fascinating doctors, scientists and experts on a whole range of interesting topics. You can also listen to George Noory on his radio show "Coat to Coast AM" (recorded daily on You Tube http://mrc2cam.com/).
Experiment!
Why don't you turn of the TV for a couple of weeks, BECOME CURIOUS and find out what is really going on in this amazing universe. I bet that if you watch the few shows I've listed above...you will see life in a totally new perspective and will gain the courage to create the life you deserve!!