A Secret



Posted: Saturday, February 23, 2008

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You know you're in America when you hear the infamous, "How ya doin'?" Have you ever noticed the chronic chain of events when you hear that question? The person being asked will fire back an automatic response they've created from hearing that very question so many times with a sometimes slightly disgusted tone, "Aw, I'm good." or a smirky, "I'm fine!" or a shrugging, "I'm o.k." or the, I know you better so I'll respond with something a little more in depth like... "Oh, I'm little tired." or a personal "I'm in a bad mood, today" or a doubtful, "I'm o.k., I guess" or the ever popular, "not bad".

We don't stop there... we throw this question back into the face of the person who asked us... as if we were being polite as we inquire... "and you?" Do we really care or do we just follow this cultural B.S. as if we really did? The initial purpose and reasoning for these plastic responses and senses of care is in itself an original concern from the heart but over time it has just been worn out to produce the opposite! If we believed in that adage of attraction through our words and actions, check out what we are bringing to ourselves every time someone will ask that question. We have become so conditioned to answer the same thing when we hear that question thrown at us. What if your conditioned response is, "oh, I'm tired." Do you realize how many times a day you may tell yourself how tired you are if you jump on that band wagon? This repetition of an unconscious tired response will not only bring your physical self more tiredness and fatigue but it will more than likely bring you down throughout your day without even realizing it! Maybe you don't even believe in that attraction stuff. 

I had a friend who used to respond to that very question with a heart felt, "Faaaan-tastic!". Everyone would laugh and tease him for responding like that but the true part about it was, he actually lived a "fantastic" life everyday. He wasn't insincere. You could see it in his face each time he said it! He lived the understanding that you are what you say and how you feel. He didn't just respond with a simple fantastic, he lived it right then and there before you! "FaaaaanTASTIC!" You might hear that response around the office over and over everyday but each time you heard it, it made you smile and feel just a little bit better. It is the same line of thought reflected throughout the movie, The Secret" which is all about the understanding of this law of attraction stuff.

You have probably gone through your list of responses when people ask you that evasive question of "how ya doin'?" Some do... but most of the time it is used to just seem caring and polite. Begin using it on your behalf now! Answer their question of, "how ya doin'?" with a response which is not a lie but something you can think about which is very positive within you and do not allow yourself to question them with that same return question. That return question may very well bring them a sense of pressure to answer correctly like it does with me. They have probably just conditioned themselves to answer with a conditioned response like everyone else but they will face this struggle at some point because it is just a behavioral reaction to face. Don't get caught in the middle of that draining energy. Do you wish to place yourself in the middle of their uncomfortable energy when they are just responding conditionally or would you like to respond with something one way like, "thank-you for asking, have a great day!" and that's it! Then walk away! You'll see the difference immediately! That way, you will avoid any possible negative energy in your energy field. Try it for one day and I GUARANTEE, you will feel spiritually better throughout your day! You may trip and follow your old ways from time to time but within a few days, you will have succeeded in making yourself feel better! Oh, and please feel free to have a great day, you deserve it!!!
Robin J. Brown has been published in the book anthology titled, ‘‘The Real Meaning of Life’’ and in the book anthology, "Names in a Jar" A Collection of Poetry by 100 Contemporary American Poets. His musical association,
“Secrets of the Mind" is a collection of his Internal Rhyming poetry put to music at www.umarain.com under Robin's New Music. Please provide 15 to 30 seconds for each piece on UMA RAIN to be downloaded after selection. Using earphones will help you appreciate the timing of the lyrics and rhythms of the music as one. Enjoy!

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