Never really happy?
Do You Focus on Everything You Don’t Have?
Stop focusing on what you lack, start focusing on what you have
Years ago, I listened to a Louise Hay book on tape by about lack. Her theory was that if all you think about is what you don’t have, you’ll create more of that in your life. I’ve heard about The Law of Attraction and it seems like this is similar, but without the details about being on certain vibration levels, etc.. Basically it said that we make decisions, say things, and act according to our beliefs.
Do you think you’ll be happy when you finally get a certain thing — love, a new job, a house, a new car? Or do you believe that things are “just the way they are” and there’s nothing you can do about it?
I’ve thought both things at times and have observed plenty of people in both categories. I grew up in a family without a lot of money, surrounded by other families without much money. Often I heard my parents arguing about money and I didn’t want to be like them. I believed that I could do something to affect my destiny. I thought if I got a college degree, I could get a good job so I wouldn’t have to worry about money as much as my parents.
I was the first in my family to go to college. My parents didn’t have the money for my…
