Yes Man! Yes
Yesterday I watched Yes Man… the Jim Carey movie. I didn’t see it in the movies… waited for the DVD for some reason.
That’s kinda strange for me because I’m a fan of his. So I’m watching the movie expecting that I know what’s going to happen already. I mean… this is Jim Carey and I knew immediately what they were going to spoof by the title of the movie. They’re making fun of some philosophies that I hold dear… How dare they trivialize the law of attraction and abundance!?
Turns out it’s a good movie. Of Course, Jim Carey delivers but so did the movie. There are a few valuable lessons to be learned. It’s up to you to pluck you pieces of wisdom but here are mine…
I like to consider myself a ‘Yes Man’. I’ve got the screen savers to prove it… lol. And sometimes I say yes so much that I forget what ‘no’ means. I don’t go through the extremes shown in the movie, but sometimes we try too damn hard to be positive. We think that positive thinking will activate and/or amplify the law of attraction. This sends people into what I call the ‘honky dory mindset’.
This is where everything… everything… you do MUST be positive. You have to wake up and be positive about the birds… be positive about the job you don’t like… be positive about the relationship that sucks… just be positive for positivity’s sake!
Well… you take that and shove it up your ass!
Yea… I know what Abraham-Hicks says about contrast and as you can see by the widget on the right… I’m a student of Dr. Robert Anthony. Consider this… would you really know and understand how abundance and the law of attraction works without contrast?
Let me get overly simple here… if everyone was the same height… no one would be tall or short. There is no ebb and flow when everything is one-sided. Seriously… how do you know you are living in abundance with nothing to weigh it against? This may sound strange to some but without negativity, positivity just does not exist. Your own body couldn’t exist without negativity… hello!!!… atoms are made up of electrons which is negative energy current. Wanna know another secret? It is the electrons that bind atoms to make molecules.
The moral of the story… embrace the negativity around you.
I’m not saying you should go out and purposely and look for bad things to happen. What I am saying is that you should not attempt to deny it. Accept it for what it is and then make a decision to change it… if that’s what you want. The good thing about negativity is you don’t have to look for it. It will find its own way to your doorstep. It’s the nature of things.
Trust me… when you encounter a negative situation, the best thing to do is accept for what it is. Don’t try to fool yourself into thinking that because you are so positive these things won’t happen to you, or shouldn’t be happening to you. I mean… you do all the mantras… you meditate everyday… you give until your heart bleeds…
When you accept a negative situation or circumstance for what it is… you now have the power to change it!
You are going to mess up and unfortunate things will happen in your life. For me… these instances and situations serve as avenues to exercise the power of law of attraction. They remind me that this immutable universal law works both ways. This law is not concerned with what I deem to be positive or negative… only what I focus on.
I stopped trying to be positive years ago… trying is lying after all. I’ve found that it’s much easier and much more gratifying to just…
Be me!
Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesssss!
Live in abundace
Attract Prosperity Says:
Hi,
Very interesting take. I feel that nothing is inherently positive or negative; it’s all in the eye of the beholder. One person’s positive is another person’s negative, and vice-versa.
I recently changed careers and was so excited at the prospects!
The catalyst for my career change would have been a negative for most people: I was let go from my job. But I didn’t have to expend any effort to see the positive since I was already a positive-thinking/feeling person. I saw a new career while others saw a lost job.
Ultimately it’s whatever works from you. Whatever makes you happiest and most-balanced, go for it.
Thanks for sharing your insight
Ryan
Posted on April 26th, 2009 at 12:50 pm
snow-bey Says:
Hi Ryan…
Thanks for the comment and I know exactly what you mean in terms of what is perceived as negative and/or positive.
Posted on April 26th, 2009 at 4:10 pm
Julie Says:
I really appreciate this article! I do get tired of hearing how you have to be positive ALL the time, and when something “negative” happens to you there are people quick to judge you (ie. you obviously haven’t been positive enough or you allowed fear into your life etc).
Having experienced one of the most devastating losses of my life, I have gained wisdom and depth that would be difficult to acquire in other ways. My compassion has expanded, and I’m much more grateful for life.
That’s why I like Meridian Tapping Techniques so much. The ultimate aim is just to except yourself no matter what! Positive/Negative/Whatever – you just accept where you are at. Not everyone uses the tools like that. Some use it to get rid of “negative” stuff. But the best use enables one to enjoy the journey no matter what happens.
Posted on July 10th, 2009 at 9:46 pm
snow-bey Says:
Yes! Meridian Tapping… EFT… etc… it’s all great for those times.
Although I must admit that THE BEST thing for me has been to move away from “positive” and “negative” all together…
Posted on July 11th, 2009 at 7:31 pm