Instant karma’s gonna get ya….
August 6th, 2007 by Allen VoivodHere’s how Lani explained the concept of bad karma this morning to our four-and-three-quarters-old son:
It’s like if you yell at someone, and then, not even a minute later, you get conked on the head by a flying duck.
Okay, maybe it doesn’t happen exactly like this in real life. But the idea of karma is closely linked to the Golden Rule, which we’ve also been talking to our son about recently (you know, the “Do unto others as you’d have them do to you” rule). And that all ties back into the Law of Attraction, and focusing on what you want to get out of life, business, love, etc.
The reason I’m blogging about it this morning is because I know more than a few people who don’t give any credence to the Law of Attraction, because it hasn’t appeared to work for them or people they know. And the amazing thing is, we’ve been taught similar things to the Law of Attraction for our whole lives.
I think the Golden Rule is universally accepted as a moral starting point. So if you’re going to act in ways you want to come back to you, why wouldn’t you also think in ways you want to come back to you? Or dwell in the emotions you want to come back to you?
For me, sometimes breaking out of anger is a huge struggle. Sometimes it just feels good to be angry. But I’m finally starting to learn how to step out of my anger, flip my perception of what’s going on around me, and make the active choice to focus on the positive. I’ve probably made that process much more difficult than it really is, but 2007 is the year I’m finally making progress there. I’m by no means perfect at it, but life and business have been much better this year.
Just a deep thought or three for a rain Monday morning.
