Wishing
I’ve done my share of wishing in this lifetime, and like you, I’ve found that it’s a pretty poor strategy. That, however, doesn’t keep us from continuing to wish.
I know I’ve quoted a bank slogan I heard many times growing up that points out the ineffectiveness of the wish: “Wishing won’t do it; saving will.”
But there is new hope for wishing. I have discovered a way to get what you wish for and I’m about to share this universal secret with you.
Before I reveal the secret, I have a question. Did you ever notice that you do get what you don’t wish for? That’s valuable to notice because now you have two categories for wishes – what you do and don’t wish for. That narrows things down.
Now that we know we can categorize wishes, it’s time to create a new category, and time to unveil the secret. The new category is “all wishes.” It encompasses everything in one tidy package.
Now that we have one category, it’s time to let you in on the secret. To get what you wish for, wish for what you have.
Eureka!
It’s another way of stating the Buddha’s observation on reality: “Everything is as it should be.”
What you do and don’t wish for are all in the realm of mathematical probability. The odds are the only thing at issue. The odds are always in your favor if you wish for what you have.
Wishing could be another word for noticing. If you notice what you have, you’ll be grounded in reality. It’s from a reality base that we can better chart a course for true north. If we plot a course from where we’re not, our odds for getting what we wish for remain anemic.
When you change the definition of wishing from maybe to always, you’ll start to notice where you truly are vs. where you wish you were.
It’s from this vantage point of reality that we can start building a bridge across the “abyss of wish” to our pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
All the best,
John
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