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The Magic of Seeing the Glass as Half Full
"Every one of us has been given a great gift: the cup of
life. It is half full and half empty. We choose which half to focus
on, at every moment." - Marc Allen
Several recent experiences have increased my awareness of the magic
of seeing the glass as half full rather than half empty. These experiences
have helped me realize even more clearly that it is our attention
to the perceived fullness or emptiness that determines how much
of our life is a joy and how much is a struggle. It has become clear
to me that our tendency to focus on the fullness (allowing our natural
state of Well-Being) or the emptiness (resisting the Well-Being)
determines the quality of the lives we lead. Two examples:
A client was extremely concerned about her teenage daughter riding
on the back of her new boyfriend's motorcycle. The daughter was
focused on the fun and the freedom and the adventure. She loved
the feeling of wrapping her arms around the cute guy and taking
off with him. She loved the thrill of hearing the engine roar. She
loved the excitement of leaning into the turns. Meanwhile, mom was
home worrying about risks and dangers and conjuring up images of
accidents, ambulances and all manner of unwanted scenarios. With
a little reminder that the Law of Attraction brings us whatever
we focus on (whether we want it or not), my client was able to breathe
a sigh of relief and consciously focus on her daughter having fun
and getting home safely. Guess what happened next? The relationship
with the motorcycle guy ended and her daughter started seeing a
young man who picks her up in his dad's boring sedan. Hmmm.
The second example is about my zip-lining adventure in Costa Rica
last month. To get a full understanding of just how daring this
was for me, I will tell you that, before I knew about the Law of
Attraction, I was a major scaredy cat who preferred to wait and
watch while others had fun. Why? Because I was seeing the glass
as half empty. I was seeing the danger and feeling the fear (like
my client above) while others were seeing the excitement and feeling
the fun (like her daughter). I was actually quite surprised at how
strongly I desired to do the zip-lining thing once I heard about
it. It was a definite statement to the Universe that I'm in the
game now, no longer sitting on the sidelines watching others have
adventures. With my new glass-half-full attitude, the fear was gone
and the excitement took center stage. The next thing I knew I was
suspended hundreds of feet above the ground flying like a bird through
a tropical rain forest. Wow! What a rush!
The magic of seeing the glass as half full rather than half empty
is about focusing on our dreams rather than our nightmares. It's
about focusing on our strengths rather than our weaknesses. It's
about focusing on what we want rather than what we don't want --
which, of course, is Law of Attraction 101.
It is indeed true that what we think about expands. As we quit complaining
about what isn't working in our lives and appreciate what IS working,
we create more that IS working and thus more to appreciate. We create
more fun and more joy. As we remember that everything is our choice,
we reclaim our power and life becomes a joyous, magical dance with
other joyous, magical dancers. Who knows what grand adventures await
us as we savor the magic of seeing the glass as half full!
Kate Corbin is a Law of Attraction Life Coach and
the creator of Gold Star Coaching. Both her coaching practice and
her books - Dining at the Cosmic Café: How to Be and Do and
Have Whatever You Desire as well as Think and Grow Thin with the
Law of Attraction - http://www.goldstarcoaching.com/ebook.html
are designed to empower you to truly live the life of your dreams.
To contact Coach Kate, check out her books, and subscribe to her
free ezine, Magical Musings, visit http://www.goldstarcoaching.com/
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