Positive Thinking?

Actually, it’s the power of thought. Thought precedes formation, right? At least nine times out of ten? Of course, casual accidents happen too (those unconscious choices, perhaps). I’ve never been entirely convinced about this, though (for the next few sentences, please ignore Monday’s post). Where’s the evidence? No, more evidence than that. The born skeptic that I am, it’s not enough for me to hear that X created a million-dollar-empire (usually by preaching the power of positive thinking) simply because he envisioned it. Because never mind that he DID (there are some pretty good examples out there, by the way—it’s not that I’m being sarcastic), I’m just not sure it can happen for me.


Quantum physics playing a role? Who knows? I’m fascinated by the possibility (oh, boy, am I fascinated by the possibility), but a) I’m not a scientist, and b) well, I’m not a scientist. I simply don’t know. And I can’t seem to hold onto the thoughts long enough to see what happens. Except sometimes they do. But then there’s random occurrence, so how do I know that what happened this time wasn’t a fluke, a coincidence?

Yes, this is very open ended. I’m looking for…I don’t know what I’m looking for. I’m not looking for “The Secret” or one of its off-shoots. I guess I’m looking for hard evidence, not a sign, but a pattern, that thought can create physical reality in more than the inspired-inventions sense.

Ah, but there’s the catch (or a catch). See, inspired inventions are an excellent example of thought creating form. Not in the sense of “poof” (wouldn’t that be cool, though? THAT’S what I want!), but in the sense that someone thought “this could be” and found a way to make it happen. The first guy to think of an automobile. (Or maybe the guy who thought of the internal combustion engine.) Nicola Tesla. Albert Einstein. Thought creates form if we are willing for it to. If we have a vision so strong, it withstands hundreds of attempts (think Edison and light bulbs. I don’t recommend thinking Edison and electric chairs, though, because that’s just disturbing.).

Note to self: experiment with—silly as it sounds—cutting all negative thought off at the pass. Positive focus only. What might happen?