That’s 3 mornings in a row now. I’m getting really annoyed with being bombarded with news of even more doom and gloom the minute the alarm goes off.
However, it’s a good illustration of mass thinking at work.
Let me explain using the example of the recession.
Media do a grand job of steering the thoughts of the majority by incessantly repeating we’re in probably the worst recession ever.
That’s it. Recession is in everybody’s* mind.
People talk about it, worry about it, wonder how it’s all going to turn out and get wary. Their actions reflect their state of mind. Their focus is on the problem of the recession. Put together, this generates a surge of energy that ‘feeds’ the recession.
You all know the saying “you can do whatever you put your mind on” or another way to express it “you get what you focus on”. Although as one of my friends point out, “what you focus on expands”. In our example, that amplifies the markers of a recession and has the effect of confirming the fears.
So, what if a significant number of people focus on some more positive outcome?
A crime study was done in Washington, D.C, in June and July 1993, where a large group of participants practised, in this case, Transcendental Meditation® to reduce stress and violence in the District.
The result of this experiment is amazing. The level of violent crime in DC dropped significantly.
If you’d like to know more about this study, a short summary can be found here on ‘What the Bleep do we know!?TM or for more details, go here.
Now, imagine what we could do to benefit the autism community if we joined our forces and energy to focus on a common vision.
What would it be?
* finding the cause(s) of autism?
* demystifying autism?
* getting the right message on autism out there?
….
What do you want? What’s your dream?
As for me, if you read my introduction post, you already know what my vision is:
To use the power of the mind to heal autism by removing its disabling aspects while keeping the remarkable strengths it brings.
With love,
Karine
PS: If you’d rather not be swirled up in all the recession malarkey, have a look at this short video “The Only Thing You Need To Know About Recession”. My guess is you’ll find it interesting and eye-opening!
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