Moving Towards The Positive Versus Away From The Negative
What’s the difference between moving towards the positive instead of away from the negative? Aren’t they the same thing?
No, they’re not.
When you move away from a negative influence, your focus remains on the negative. You’re still giving it energy because you’re still focused on it, even though your intent is to move away from it. What that ultimately means is that no matter what direction you move away from it (and it can be hard to tell what direction you’re going in if you’re not looking where you’re going) or how far away you move from it, that negative influence will remain because you continue to focus on it, using it as a measure of your progress.
On the other hand, when you move towards a positive influence, your focus is on the positive. All your energy is on that positive influence. You’ll move away from any negative influence by default - so you needn’t expend any energy towards the negative whatsoever. Plus, you’ll be moving in a clear direction towards your desired outcome instead of simply moving away from something you no longer desire. And the Universe loves clarity.
Comment by Annette [Visitor] — 03/15/2005 @ 4:37 am
This line of thinking also goes along with the idea that when we are searching for peace, many of us confuse relief from pressure (or pain) as peace. Example, deadlines looming either for bills or business - and when you “get through” them, either making the payments or delivering the item(s), we think we are now at peace. What we are experiencing is simply RELIEF, because another bill or assignment, or anything that catches us “off guard” will snatch that false sense of peace away.
But in that light, there are so many of us that move away from negative influences while keeping our attention on the negative, I’m almost certain this same group also believes the temporary relief of these negatives influences as genuine peace. This creates the mindset that peace is hard to achieve and maintain for any length of time.
We can choose to be at peace regardless of deadlines and other perceived “pains” of life. It’s not what we are conditioned to do, though, so it requires quite a bit of vigilance in being aware of our thoughts. True peace feels different from the relief of pain - there is genuine joy, love and acceptance, regardless of the situations surrounding us. The path to peace may include relief from pain/pressure - as we shift our awareness and release our judgements about our situations. But, truth be told, the negative stuff is illusion and all we need to do is be willing to see past it.