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I Am Not a Crap Magnet
Seriously. I’m not.
It was just yesterday that I received an email from GratitudeLog that actually made me stop and think. GratitudeLog is an application similar to Twitter, on which you are supposed to write something you are grateful for each day.
Anyway, here’s the majority of the email:
I came across this really powerful quote today.
It goes like this:“When you complain, you become a living, breathing
crap magnet.”What an awesome quote! If you take a close look
at your life… can you see periods when you fell
into this pattern and things just kept getting
worse and worse?I sure have. Most often, I have noticed this in
my relationships. As soon as you start focusing
on the stuff that bothers you the relationships
take a turn for the worse.It is the best and fastest way to see that
“what you focus on expands.”That is why I wanted to share this quote with you.
It left a sting in my belly because I had to admit
that sometimes I am a crap magnet. At least now
that I am aware of it, I can also choose to snap
out of it as quickly as I see it.What is even better is that the opposite is also true:
“When you express gratitude, you become a living,
breathing money magnet.”So, if you have not expressed gratitude yet, I
encourage you to do so now.
I sat here and thought about it for a little bit. I realized that the quote isn’t really far from correct. I mean, everyone complains every once in a while, but there are a few people who just can’t stop – ever. Even the best of us go through down-periods where we just can’t stop focusing on a negative issue. And we become crap magnets – attracting all of the other crap in the world because – there we are – vibrating on a crappy level.
The things you focus on the most are the things you get. If you focus on how unhappy you are, you’ll be unhappy. If you focus on something positive, no matter how small, that positive influence will begin to have a great and greater impact on your life.
So think about it for a while. You certainly deserve a bad day here and there, but are you in a permanently crappy mood? If so, you may be bringing it on yourself without even realizing it.
Think of something positive in your life – or think of a positive outcome that may come from a crappy situation – or think of something other than what you’re doing (whatever is making you unhappy) that you’d like to do instead.
Got it? Focus on it. Do just what Mike from GratitudeLog says and “snap out of it.” You can influence your own thought process, even in the roughest of times.
Adopt an attitude of gratitude – for even the littlest things – even on the worst of days.
Let me know how it goes.
