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Finding the Good in Bad Things
Even when things look really bleak, we can still find good in them.
We are living in interesting times, though in many ways it’s like the Chinese curse.
There are a lot of people who seem hell-bent on messing with social order, let alone taking away good things for people in the name of politics and money.
Yes, this is mostly a pretty terrible thing.
And yet, there has been good to have come of it. People are taking more notice, taking more action, and striving to have their voices heard. We are seeing effort participating in the dialogue, and maybe from there, we will see a positive change of it.
Here’s the thing to keep in mind. If we focus on the bad, and we focus on anger, and the things that are negative out there, we will draw more of them to us. That’s the way conscious reality creation works. What you focus on, think about, feel about, and act on — you bring out more of.
It’s far too easy to get caught up in this madness. What terrible thing did the President say or Tweet today? How much further will Congress erode our democracy? What is North Korea up to? If we give this our attention, we energize it, and that will only amplify it, and draw more of it to us.
