Hope can be a form of scarcity. There are those who live in hope
and those who produce hope. What does it mean to be a producer of
hope? People who produce hope are creators. People who live in hope
are those who just wish and wait for things to change.
Hope is essential because without it life would be a daunting task.
However, there is a dark side to hope that very few people talk
about. The difference is in what we do or don't do with hope.
For most people, hope is characterized by waiting for other people
or events to change so that we can be happy or get what we want. In
this respect, hope is like the dark side of positive thinking.
Positive thinking rarely brings about change because it is a
passive activity. Hope then becomes a waiting game.
What people fail to understand is that hope is only a small part of
the equation for success. Without action, hope leaves you in a
negative reinforcing cycle of expectations, disappointment and
stagnation.
Hope is the longing and wishing for things we think we don't have.
However, the energy we put into wishing and waiting actually
prevents us from receiving what we want.
Hope can be a prison. It is a conditioned belief that there is
nothing we can do but sit back and "hope for the best". The
dictionary defines hope as "the desire for something to happen
while expecting or being confident that it will come true". This is
nothing more than a waiting game.
Many people create a dream and then wait for a sign from heaven
that they are on the right track. When the sign fails to come, they
give up and go off onto some new adventure, again waiting for a
sign that this is finally "it".
We are conditioned to wait. We wait for the bus, we wait in line at
the grocery store and the bank. In school we raised our hands and
waited to be called upon, etc. We wait until our parents, teachers
or some other adult tells us that it's okay to do what we want to
do.
People that are into hope feel powerless. Powerlessness is a
conditioned pattern. Why is it that we can read about people who
overcame great odds to accomplish some fantastic feat, but we can't
manage to get to an appointment on time? We are powerless because
of heavy traffic, kids won't cooperate, or some other excuse. If we
really faced the truth of the situation, we would see that this
supposed powerlessness is a clever disguise to keep us resisting
what we can do in the moment.
(continued next time)
Today will bring you a new awareness, a lesson or a manifestation
that you are making progress - IF YOU LOOK FOR IT! No matter how
large or small, please record it in your Evidence Journal. It will
only take a few moments and will AUTOMATICALLY put you in the Flow.
Truly Caring for Your Success!
Dr. Robert Anthony
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