What are you looking for?

This might sound like a strange question, but stick with me and I’ll explain.

What do you think you’d see if just for today you looked for opportunities to perform good deeds for others?  I would bet a handsome wager that you’d find plenty of opportunities to do so.

What do you think you’d see if you looked for people doing good deeds for you? If you answered that you’d find people acting in ways to benefit you, then you’re correct.

Life has an interesting way of showing you what you’re looking for, it aligns what you see and experience with what you expect to see. Now obviously this is not an all or none game. There will be plenty of times when life doesn’t deliver to you exactly what you’re looking for, but if you practice long enough; more often than not you’ll begin to see more of what you’re looking for.

Is this a real or practical way to go through life?

Well, that’s a question you’ll have to answer for yourself. But let me be clear. I’m not suggesting that you ignore reality, or that there aren’t bad things happening in the world. However, the reality is that there’s very little you can do about almost everything going on in the world. So instead of focusing on things you can’t control, focus on thing you can, your mind. And use your mind to look for the things you want to see.

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