Alphabet soup for the soul – “F”

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F is for Focus

“Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it. “

-Greg Anderson-

What we focus on expands. Many people have been attributed with saying, “Energy flows where attention goes,” and whether the energy is positive or negative, this is true for everyone. No one is exempt from this universal law.

If you want to become a musician for example, then you must place your attention on that. In doing so your energy will flow there.

To achieve success, you have to practice by visualizing and then becoming the thing it is that you want. If you direct your attention towards this thing, then the energy inside you flows directly to it.

This means you have to do the things a musician would do. You must write music, learn instruments, practice singing, learn about the mixing equipment and find places to practice living in front of people. Essentially you must focus most of your energy and attention on that thing.

If instead, you say I’ll start tomorrow, I’m too tired right now, or I’ll start later, then your energy is directly tied up in procrastination and since your attention is not on becoming a musician anymore, then you will not become that thing.

When I first started writing, I had no experience. I didn’t even know the difference between a noun and a verb.

I did know, however, that to become a writer there is only one way. I had to immerse myself in the craft. I had to focus my energy and attention on writing by sitting down and forcing myself to write. So that’s what I did.

Every day and unsure what to write, I would set a timer and write down whatever came into my head until the timer went off.

After doing this month after month, I slowly found my style and progressively got better.

The reason is that I focused all my attention on becoming a writer; as such my energy started flowing to where my attention was going. There is no other way to achieve the things you want.

The more you find your passions, purpose and principles, the easier it becomes until one day, you reflect quickly on your journey and realize that your time and energy have been steadily flowing where you put your attention.

Go into your memory bank right now and recall a time when you were stuck in a state of being mad or upset and couldn’t get unstuck. The reason is that negative energy was flowing to that thought or situation, and that energy directed your attention to the loop that got you stuck in the first place.

The flip side of that coin is that we have all had moments when our energy was so bright and radiant that even an energy vampire crossing our path could not disrupt it. That is because our focus was on something greater.

By focusing all your time and energy on your dreams, that reality will expand until you become that thing.

Ask yourself where is your attention flowing? If you don’t like the answer, then focus your energy and attention on your dreams until they become a reality.

Published by Hdavey Thoreau

"How vain is it to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live"

55 thoughts on “Alphabet soup for the soul – “F””

    1. thank you for your kind words. It is nice to meet you also, keep up the great work. Poetrey is magical because even if your not in a positive mood (which happens), the words will still flow and the raw emotion can still shine through

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  7. Most beautifully written.true.energy flows when attention goes.my full attentions do fully focus on my all creative things whatever i do.without attention,I feel emptiness.most inspirational post.Weldon.

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  9. You make a good point. But there are also those of us heavily right brained individuals who operate via thunderbolts out of the blue. If I try to write, say, and I am not in alignment with what is trying to come through? It’s just a waste of time and turns out rather horribly. But I do think your advice is good for most people.

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  11. Reblogged this on Towards A Better Life and commented:
    “Be the change you wish to see in the world”

    – Mahatma Gandhi –

    What we focus on expands. Tony Robbins said “Energy flows where attention goes” and whether the energy is positive or negative this is true of everyone. No one is exempt from this universal law.

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  23. “Energy vampires”: I’ve been reading about these lately in my trek through vampires around the world. And they do tend to exist in real life, whereas maybe the blood sucking kind don’t really. And again I need to say that you really have a some of the greatest prophets and thinkers here, and you have great command of vast knowledge. Thanks for sharing these thoughts and helping others!

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    1. 🙏🙏🙏 I am so grateful humbled by your kind words.🙏🙏🙏

      🙏Sometimes energy vampires are the people closest to us.
      It is important to love and empathize with them and even more important to maintain a protective layer around ourselves in order to deflect and not absorb that energy.

      I find this especially true during a full moon.🙏

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      1. Yeah, they are. That’s really unfortunate it’s usually the people closest. It’s important to make sure we have the right surroundings. Yeah, the moon and the tides. They perhaps pull/influence us in some ways. You’re welcome! Stay well!

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