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I recently came across an audio copy of Earl Nightingale's: "The Strangest Secret" This message isn't the only antecedent to the now popular book and film, The Secret, but it is a seminal statement of something that seems an unerring truth. "We are what we think about." This wisdom takes varying forms in traditional teaching: "What you sow, that also shall you reap," not least among them. Nightingale places his initial emphasis upon committed being followed by dedicated action, as opposed to a moral injunction to simply "do good things." His message, like the great messages of the past, involves personal transformation. In a sense: "the messenger becomes the message." The current law of attraction message, as outlined within The Secret is sometimes interpreted to suggest that we simply receive whatever we focus upon. It is often viewed as attracting objects of desire like wealth, without regard for enduring commitment to an ideal or resulting transformation of being. In truth, attraction results from transformed being as much as from mental and emotional focus. Nightingale's description, seconding the New Testament teaching, alludes to this by mentioning that fertile soil is evenly receptive to whatever seed we plant, but his message - like that of Jesus enjoins us to plant good things. We discover true reward only in following what we find fulfilling on the deepest level of being. Thus, Nightingale's concept of a committed life, along with that held by major teachers in all our traditions, is something deeper than manifestation of transitory desire: it relates more to our true being than it does to our having. There has to be a committed ideal, a desired goal beyond what presently exists in order for this transformation to work. This magnetic attraction occurs when we harmonize ourselves with prevailing universal energy in its embracing movement toward real growth and change. It is more than our simply receiving whatever we may want at any particular moment. It is our total immersion into something larger than ourselves, which happens to be who we really are. Finally, Nightingale conditions success upon commitment to be who you truly want to be, rather than upon something measured by social or family expectation. Mindless conformity has no value here. The inner reward gained when you "follow your bliss" - as Joseph Campbell would say - will prove more satisfying than any social or financial reward, and it will involve personal commitment to be totally who you are without regard for outside expectation.
Slide 2: While it may be true that "like attracts like," transform yourself into what you really want to be at your very core so that you do really like what you attract! The courage to be who you really are is essential to becoming what you want to be.
Douglas Boyd-Robinson is a writer, life coach and vision rehabilitation therapist - presently a resident of Inwood Iowa. He served until recently as Program Manager for Montana Blind & Low Vision Services - Great Falls region, serving an area extending from Glacier Park to the North Dakota border. In his writing, Boyd-Robinson concentrates on linking current events to universal concerns - exploring our life journey through our interactions with the contemporary world. You can find more of his writing on his website: http://www.dbrlifeworks.com.
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