How To Think Positively Without Expectation
One of the toughest things about keeping a positive mindset is that the same spiritual teachers who tell us to keep visualizing, also tell us to devoid ourselves of expectation. In other words, we should believe that our worthiest thoughts are going to manifest into real “things”, yet we shouldn’t get attached to the results. This does seem to be a major conflict of interest. How can someone wish for something and still be devoid of expectation? You would think one would cancel out the other, or at least put a real damper on your hopes and dreams. I’ve labored over these seemingly nonsensical and contradictory universal laws, but I finally understood the dichotomy after watching an old Peter Sellers movie for the 4 th time. The movie is “Being There” and wisdom of that now classic, dark comedy helps to unravel the mystery. Peter Sellers as Chauncey Gardiner. How To Think Positively Without Expectation To Be or Not To Be The title tells you something immediately. “Being There” i...