Well, I know what at least one of them is, and actually, I think you know it too. In fact, we've all poked fun at it, without ever realizing the magnitude of our oversight.
Ever heard the expression, "Be careful of what you wish for, because you just might get it?" You have, haven't you? You probably even believe it contains some element of truth, right? But have you ever spent any time, energy or thought trying to figure out just how or why it could be true?
Having a mother who always inspired me to be a big time dreamer, I have thought about it, and while looking back over the life I've led, I've come to the conclusion that there is, indeed, a principle at play in the universe that turns wishes into reality. In fact, it’s the exact same principle that powers positive thinking, and it’s the very same principle that explains why creative visualization is an exercise practiced around the world, extolled by sports heroes and California governors, alike. In three simple words, that principle is this:
Thoughts become things.
Not figuratively, literally. Not sometimes, all the time. And not just our positive thoughts, but the other ones, too, because it's an immutable law, as rigid, predictable, and dependable as gravity.
Well, I did my little visualization exercise faithfully, every single day, and two weeks later... nothing happened. Two months later, absolutely nothing. In fact, it was about 10 months later, while attending a conference in Washington DC, when I learned for the first time that every single year Price Waterhouse sends a few select people overseas on foreign assignments.
You guessed it. Just 6 weeks later, I was living in the sunny capital... of Saudi Arabia! Now to some, Saudi Arabia might not sound like a dream come true, and I have to admit, I hadn't spent one moment of my time seeing myself living in the Middle East. But I had been visualizing my dreamed of life, and looking back, I don't think anything could have taken me there quicker at that time in my life than this 18 month tour of duty to Riyadh. Because while I was there, not only did I receive some serious "hardship" pay, but I accrued 3 months of paid time off, as well as a rather hefty airfare allowance to either go home every 6 months, or fly anywhere else my heart desired. And it was during those 3 months, between Africa, Greece, Australia and the Himalayas, that I visited every country on the planet that I had ever dreamed of visiting. And I'll never forget the morning, having breakfast in the Regent Hotel in Kowloon, Hong Kong, when I looked up from over my coffee, through the two story plate glass windows that surrounded me, and saw the exact same view of Hong Kong Island that I had cut and pasted into my little scrapbook just two years earlier.
Of course, I could share a lot of other stories like that one, as well as a few sad ones, all illustrating how my thoughts have unfailingly become the things and events of my life, but you know who else could do that, right? You. Because it is an immutable law that governs all of our lives, whether we know about it or not.
To illustrate: What happens when someone throws a ball into the air? Right! It comes back down. Why? Because it has to, it's the law! Now, in order for that ball to come back down to earth, does it matter who threw it? How old they think they are, or how young they really are? Where or if they went to college? How popular or good looking they are? No. Nothing matters once they throw that ball, because as it leaves their finger tips, the Universe and its principles take over. And that's exactly what happens once you choose your thoughts, so choose them wisely.
Thoughts become things! Whether you're visualizing, or just day dreaming; thinking the good thoughts, or worrying on your way to work. Recognize this principle. Understand its existence in your life. Then you can begin using it, deliberately turning your wishes into reality and living the life of your dreams. Because whatever it is that you most want, truly, it lies only a thought away.
