Tribal Thought

It’s pleasing to our ego to believe we suffer as a result of our
virtues. It ties in perfectly with the whole “it’s spiritual to
be poor” crap that most people fall victim to. This is the
prevalent tribal thinking today.

We love to project blame for our poor decisions, inadequacies,
and bad choices on others. If we can blame the system, the
economy, or terrorist attacks, we’re in the clear. My favorites
are “fate,” “destiny,” and the ever-popular “God’s will.”
Presumably God was so busy making that last-second shot go
through the hoop for all those basketball players – he was
simply too preoccupied to stop you from having those five
cocktails before driving, or prevent you from being seduced into
having an affair.

I don’t know what is worse: The people who want to blame
everything but themselves for the actions they take – or the
people who stay home doing nothing but watching “The Secret” 27
times, expecting that to manifest their new Mercedes.

You are a co-creator in your destiny. For you to shrug off all
responsibility to an outside power – whether supernatural or
worldly – is simply escapism, and a sure sign of victim
mentality. As James Allen teaches in “As a Man Thinketh,” our
destiny is created by the thoughts we give precedence to.

I do believe in the law of attraction, by the way. But there is
more to prosperity and success than just that. There are
actually seven spiritual laws you must live by to manifest your
abundance. (For more on this, see Randy Gage book on the subject:
Prosperityseries )

Unfortunately, most of the herd doesn’t get this. They buy into
the prevalent thinking out there, which is just robotic
acceptance of the way things are. They give away their power of
critical thinking.

Now that doesn’t mean you can’t practice faith. I do. But I
believe one of the greatest gifts your creator gave you is your
rational mind. If you give power away to outside circumstances,
you set yourself up to be a victim. You can make excuses, talk
about God’s will, or rail about the system, and the tribe will
agree with you. But you’ll still be a victim.

If you take responsibility for your own outcomes, you’re much
more likely to be successful and prosperous. If you accept
responsibility for even the bad things that happen to you, this
leaves you open to accepting that you can create good results.
And once you accept that responsibility, you can then get
proactive about exactly what you do want to manifest in your
life.

Ain't it great?