Awesome new CD that everyone needs to check out: Marcy Playground's Leaving Wonderland... In a Fit of Rage. I really can't say enough about this album. These guys are so under-rated it's ridiculous. They may be one-hit wonders, but they've churned out some of my favorite albums of my lifetime. Three out of four of their releases have been mind-blowingly awesome. The latest just came out last week and I'm completely obsessed. If you can't find it or don't have the cash, hit me up and I'll get it in your hands. And while I'm at it I'll get you their other stuff. I think a lot of people are missing out on these guys.
I stumbled across some videos today called "MindMovie". They have to do with all that stuff about the laws of attraction and those books The Secret and The Power of Positive Thought and all that self-help kinda stuff about visualizing the things you want and then having them magically drop out of the sky and into your lap. I'd post a link to the videos, but I'm not entirely sure that it's not some sort of pyramid scheme or cult, and I don't want to be responsible for leading anyone to that sort of thing. Basically, these things all tell you to visualize the things you want in life---money, a significant other, success, etc.---and continue this daily in an affirmation sort of exercise, and then you will get them. They're all a little over the top (I really doubt I'm going to receive an unexpected check out of nowhere for the exact amount of my debt), but I do think there's some truth to them.
Positive thought and positive thinking certainly can't hurt anything; and as a counterpoint, negative thought and thinking certainly can hurt many things and hold people back from achieving anything at all.
Do you ever have those days where you wake up with a song in your head out of nowhere? There's no explanation for how it got there. You haven't heard it in forever. But there it is playing in your head as you wake up. Then, you hop in the car to drive to work and guess what song's on the radio? You got it. Does this happen to you? Sometimes? Maybe? Well, it happens to me. It's weird. It's awesome.
Do I subconsciously control what's on the radio? Doubtful. But I do think that each of us has some sort of control over the things that happen in our lives. Our minds are really powerful things, and, let's face it: reality is perception. If you see something as a good situation, it is a good situation. If you think you've got good luck, you have good luck, etc.
This is kind of what happens to me every time I decide to "turn my life around." I've done this about 15 times over the past few years, and it's always worked on a very temporary and short term scale. Eventually, I sink back into the old bad habits and into my old ways of thinking and my life winds up right back where it started, going nowhere or in the wrong direction. This is where I think these videos may really be onto something---the daily affirmation. You've got to make it into a habit. It's just like with sports or anything else. Bad habits are hard to break. You have to force yourself to do it right something like 3,000 times or something to break bad habit and actually start doing it right. It's crazy. It's hard. But it's p0ssible. With a little discipline, determination, dedication, and proper scheduling and will power, these life-chaning revelations can have a serious and permanent impact. But it's got to be an every day thing. One miss and you're right back to the beginning.
So, consider this my statement that I am (again) turning my life around. But this time, (I hope) it's permanent. If not, I'll try it again.
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