What Are You Focusing On?

This past week I took a motorcycle safety course. One of the topics the instructors talked about was "target fixation". Target fixation is basically that which you focus on is where you are going to go. For example, if someone is riding a motorcycle and they are going into a curve and they see a tree, if they continue to focus on that tree that is exactly where they are going to go. In this course you are taught to look ahead to where you want to go. I believe this is also what they teach professional race car drivers to do. I thought it was very interesting to hear them talk about this because doesn't this also apply to our life. If you continue to focus on all the bad things that are happening to you, and all the breaks every one else is getting but you, you will continue to find yourself in disappointing situations. Instead, be grateful for what you do have. Say it out loud what you are grateful for, say it to yourself when you are on a walk and taking in the clean air, or the beautiful flowers that are starting to come up. Once you do this, you will begin to have more things to be grateful for. One thing that I have started to do about six months ago is, before I even get out of bed I start saying to myself all the things I am grateful for. I start by saying how grateful I am for my beautiful wife, and for all things she does for me, and for her belief in me. Then I go to my house and everything else I can think about. It has made such a huge difference in my life. Try it for twenty one days straight. Before you even get out of bed start saying all the things you are grateful for. You will find you really do have a lot to be grateful for. And not only that, by focusing on the good things you will be in the right "vibe" to attract even more wonderful things in your life.