"Vibrations" or just Pyschology?

A popular book came out several years ago professing that a person could receive anything they wanted as long as they concentrated hard enough and sent the right "vibrations" out into the universe. I am not sure of the success rate but I would imagine that there were a lot of disappointed readers.

This book (which I read out of curiosity) seemed to rely on the metaphysical or at the very least, a power of some sort that cannot be measured. While I do believe that the universe has many mysteries left to be revealed, I am not big on the metaphysical as a natural default.

Instead, I have (what I think) is a much better explanation on how a person can "manifest" positive things/desires etc. into their lives. It all starts with daily practice of focusing our attention on the positives (you may want to avoid the newspaper or digital equivalent for a bit). After a short time, things around us start seeming more positive than negative (like a balance sheet). This is simply because the focus of our attention has shifted. Think when you got a new car. All you see as you are driving down the road is more of the same model/make you just bought. We notice it for no other reason than it is top of mind.

This is where the Positive Feedback Loop happens. The more we intently see the positive around us, the more opportunity we notice, the better we feel, the more we see even more positive around us. The loop gets bigger and stronger as the world becomes one of bounty as opposed to scarcity.

What happens next is really cool. I would argue that people in the mental positive feed loop outlined above tend to be pretty pleasant to be around and as a result, experience more positive, growing social/professional networks. As a result, they naturally are presented with more external opportunities (increasing the likelihood getting/achieving the things they desire) than generally miserable people.

None of this is magic. It is Psychology. It does however take a little work (focusing is hard, especially in a world full of distraction). The human mind is an amazing thing and like anything else, small incremental changes (in this case, focusing on the positive) over time can result in major long-term outcomes.

Start the Positive Feedback Loop by taking a moment to appreciate just how amazing that first sip of coffee tastes tomorrow morning!!