GetTheDream

Link: http://getthedream.com/more_info.php

The economic analysts are “living large” right now. Everyone is looking to them to project what’s going to happen to interest rates, the price of gas, the housing market, the stock market, shall I go further?

I’ve been around numbers all my life and am a fair to good analyst. If you gave me enough time on a computer, without my 3 and 5 year old daughters begging to see Hannah Montana, even I could make the numbers tell you wide variety of predictions that we’ve been hearing lately:

• that interest rates will rise
• that interest rates will fall
• that housing prices have bottomed out and will be rising soon
• that housing prices have only just started their decline
• that the stock market has seen the dead cat bounce
• that the price of gas will drop to 5 year lows in the near future
• that the price of gas will reach double digits for the first time in history over the next three years.

So what I conclude from the analysts is not their specific predictions, but an understanding of the message within their message…

We cannot be certain about where the economy or the universe in general is headed.
Nor do we have control over what happens in the economy or the universe.

Instead of focusing on those things that are beyond my control, I choose to look at the things that are within my control.

Many a word has been written about recognizing and quieting negative thoughts. Less is said about the positive thoughts that come into our consciousness. Whether negative or positive, I believe it’s a myth that we can control our thoughts.

Instead, I believe that what we do with our thoughts, once they arrive in our mind, is well within our control. How we manage our thoughts dictates what happens in our lives and how we fit with the universe. This is certainly a critical component to the life that we are manifesting for ourselves.

I have a very dear friend that has helped me grow in all aspects of my life. His simple way of thinking about how to deal with thoughts can benefit each of us. He believes that thoughts are like fire, and the tools that he has to manage these thoughts are a can of water and a can of gas.

He puts the water to the negative thoughts as they arise, dousing them immediately. But just as importantly, he puts the gas to the positive thoughts when they show up to help them multiply.

How can we manifest more good results in our lives? Praise yourself for your positive thoughts. Let them reside in your mind. Feed them fuel until they spawn new positive thoughts.

Make sure you’ve got plenty of gas, even if the price goes to double digits! Your investment in yourself will pay handsomely in the future.