Day 96 - I think it's in the air...or else I'm just attracting what I'm putting out there...

[Beth Miller]

I keep running into more and more evidence that, in spite of the constant stream of bad news in the media, in spite of how tough things are for people right now, there is an optimism in the air - an instinct toward positivity and an inherent realization that staying positive is absolutely essential to manifesting positive outcomes. It would be interesting to speak to older people who lived through the Great Depression and WWII to ask if there was also this inexplicable wave of positive energy during those dark times.

Or is it that I'm simply attracting people who exude this because I have been working on creating it myself? I'd almost hate to think it's just that, because that would mean that my perspective might be skewed.

Today in the supermarket I ran into one of my seller clients. We're having a heck of a time getting her home sold. It's just in a price range that, in our extremely sad housing market, is not getting a lot of activity or interest. As we were talking about marketing strategy, price, market conditions, etc. she said, "You know, my husband takes in all the bad news on TV and he's just hopeless about selling this house. He thinks it's going to take at least two years, but I don't. I turn the news off when I've had enough and I believe we're going to sell this house this spring. I'm focusing my energy positively on that belief." At that point I felt very safe in telling her the many times in my career I've seen just such positive energy manifest offers and sales, and that while I could not make any guarantees, I was certainly throwing my energy in the direction she was throwing hers. She admitted it was hard to cancel out her husband's negativity - and, in truth, I do believe he may be a factor in manifesting that which he does not want. But...her energy was infectious. She has a direction, she has a goal, and I'm blessed by her confidence in me as her agent. Together we're going to manifest this sale!

I have another seller client who has recently buried a St. Joseph figurine under our "For Sale" sign. The figurine was not there a week when we got a buyer with serious interest in the property. We do not have an offer yet, but I am hopeful. I have seen this act of faith work swiftly in 2 other cases in the recent past. Does it matter if you bury a St. Joseph, or a St. Augustine, or whatever has meaning to you? I don't know. Perhaps all that matters is your intention and focused energy, but St. Joseph is the typical saint figurine that is buried in the hopes of selling a property.

I have another friend who, for a long time, has worried me. He is brilliant, talented, sweet, kind...you name it. I love this man for who he is and for what I see as the unlimited potential of who he can be in the future. But he's struggled with self-doubt, depression, a dark outlook, a lack of confidence, and a negative thought pattern. He had a significant birthday this week and I was surprised and delighted to find that he's been "re-invented"! For reasons unknown, he feels empowered, is taking possession of himself and all that is good in him, and is feeling a wholeness that has not been with him for many years. I'm going to chat with him on the phone tomorrow to find out more about his journey, but I know I have expended a lot of energy on this friendship, trying to "love" him out of his funk (not hard to do - he's a gem). I know I am not responsible for his newfound revelations, but I would like to think that the love I sent in his direction, along with that of other friends and relatives, took on a healing power and brought a light into his life.

I am finding as I make this journey that daily interactions are warmer and more positive. I had to call my oil company today to get my furnace serviced (good thing - it was negative 5 degrees here this a.m.) and the receptionist on the other end of the phone line was laughing and friendly. The daily encounters with people at the bank, the grocery store, my office, at the airline that flew my son home this week, have all been positive. There is a beautiful energy that radiates from people who are in a positive mode and I am seeing it...everywhere!

What is the explanation for this? Are there truly more people "on the path" to positivity and enlightenment? Are we really approaching a "new age" (I hesitate to use that term as it has some negative baggage) in which we will all relate to one another in a more positive manner? Am I just attracting these people because of my conscious effort to be more light than darkness in this world? What have you found in your journey?

As an aside, in case anyone is wondering, the photo is of the pathway at Walden Pond in Concord, MA. My son took this photo on a trip we took there last spring together, he being as much a follower of Thoreau as I - perhaps, I think, he has perfected the philosophy in his life better than I have. At any rate, it was a wet, cold, but wonderful day last April that I spent one on one with my boy who is now at college in PA, and the photo he took was a metaphor for him for the path - the journey - that we are all on.

[Melanie May]

Your correct on both counts. It is in the air. Optimism can be found vibrating in a high frequency pattern.
Once you start becoming Optimistic yourself you are going to find more and more Optimism because your frequency levels will attract the same.....just as we tend to attract like minded people.
We attract like.....energies, of which Optimism is one of the best!
You are an inspiration. I can see the changes you have made in the last few months.
They are wonderful!