As I type these words, people in Houston are scrambling to leave
the city.
The Mayor has urged many to evacuate.
The next hurricane, Rita, is bigger and badder than Katrina,
and it's headed this way.
Yes, our area is in the path of the hurricane, too.
With luck, by the time it hits mainland Texas, it will have
dropped from a category 5 to a category 1 hurricane. We're
stocking up on supplies, like everyone else.
While the world is still reeling from the effects of Katrina,
we're now bracing for something that could be just as bad, or
worse.
As I listen to the news, and watch people, the key word that
everyone says or seems to breathe is "victim."
We're victims of storms.
We're victims of chance.
We're victims of a poorly run government.
We're victims of gas prices, gas shortages, inflation, recession,
taxes, wars, and now -- the worst of all -- Mother Nature.
I'm going to say something unusual. It may upset some people.
I'm hoping it will inspire you. Here goes:
You have more power than you think.
While you may not want to stand in the path of Rita, you don't
have to cower under the bed.
As odd as it may sound, I believe that if enough of us think
positive, we can create a counter storm of sorts. We can protect
ourselves and our loved ones with our thoughts.
I've described and proved this with the research in the back of
my book, "The Attractor Factor." Nineteen studies *proved* that
when a large group of people hold positive intentions, those
intentions radiate out and become reality.
No, I'm not saying ignore the storm warnings. I'm saying don't
get caught up in the fear that the warnings often trigger.
Look. If you think the storm will get you, then it's already
gotten you. You're living in fear. Your life is dark, gloomy
and in a cage. The media is flawless at whipping us into fear.
So I suggest ignoring the media. It's not information, it's
propaganda. It gets large groups of people to think negative,
which of course then becomes reality.
Why can't we do the opposite?
Why can't we get large groups of people to think positive?
At this very moment, as I type this and you read this, all
is well.
Isn't it?
Aren't you ok?
Aren't you feeling fine right now?
Yes, be sure to have batteries and water and supplies.
But also check the storehouse in your mind.
Are you living in fear, or living in trust?
Are you focused on the negative, or are you doing something
to create a positive?
We are all, always, at choice.
My plea is that the readers of my ezine -- you -- will stop,
breathe, and focus; pray, or in some positive way send out
an energy that will help dissolve the fear in and around us.
I'm asking you to do this on Saturday, the day Rita is scheduled
to visit Texas.
As I was finishing this article, UPS delivered two books to me.
Both are timely and worth mentioning.
"Unconditional Bliss" says you can find happiness in the face
of hardship.
I think this is relevant. While the media is making us shake in
our boots, we can choose to take care of ourselves and others
*while* remaining happy.
Happiness is a choice.
The other book looks just as fascinating. It's "Megatrends 2010"
by Pat Aburdene.
To my surpirse (and delight), the book declares that the future
will be more focused on spirit.
Well, let's create the future right now.
Let's focus on spirit.
What I'm asking you to do is be happy, right now. Smile. Send
that loving energy out, in the direction of Texas. Intend for
all to be well, for, in reality, all is well.
In fact, pretend you are the eye of the hurricane. That's the
center where all is at peace. *Be* that peace and send that peace
from the eye to the hurricane itself, imagining it dropping in
intensity.
We can make a difference.
It begins with you.
What will you choose to think?
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