{"id":171,"date":"2009-09-17T21:35:05","date_gmt":"2009-09-17T21:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/yourcharmedlife\/2009\/09\/mastering-the-up-spin.html"},"modified":"2009-09-17T21:35:05","modified_gmt":"2009-09-17T21:35:05","slug":"mastering-the-up-spin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/yourcharmedlife\/2009\/09\/mastering-the-up-spin.html","title":{"rendered":"Mastering the Up-Spin"},"content":{"rendered":"

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An excerpt from <\/i>Younger by the Day: 365 Ways to Rejuvenate Your Body & Revitalize Your Spirit<\/a>, by Victoria Moran<\/p>\n

            <\/span>Politicians
\nand PR people spin everything. The movie star who was “resting” may <\/span><\/p>\n

\"younger<\/span><\/p>\n

have been
\nresting in rehab; the one who was “spending more time at home” might have been
\nunable to get work. Such people hire professionals to find something positive
\nin their situation and turn it into a press release. Our job is to find the
\npositive in every situation and focus on that. What you focus on becomes more
\npronounced. When you zero in on the positive, that’s what you see and that’s
\nwhere you live.<\/span><\/p>\n

            <\/span>Practice
\npositivism as life dishes up its specials of the day. For example:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7      
\n<\/span><\/span>It’s raining again:<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span> <\/span>“Terrific–I wasn’t in the mood to mow the
\nlawn.”<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7      
\n<\/span><\/span>There’s not enough money
\nfor a summer trip:<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span> <\/span>“Let’s take a vacation at home. Then we
\nwon’t need another one to recover.” <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7      
\n<\/span><\/span>You didn’t get the
\nraise\/promotion\/job\/prize\/distinction\/guy:<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span> <\/span>“This one just wasn’t mine to have; the next
\none has my name all over it.”<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7      
\n<\/span><\/span>You did something you
\ninterpret as “stupid”:<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span> <\/span>“Welcome to the human race.”<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7      
\n<\/span><\/span>You discover some sign
\nof aging on your face or body:<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span> <\/span>“I’m really something to have come this far.”<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>You get the
\npoint. The more you do this, the more instinctive it becomes. At first, you may
\nthink that this much positivism is saccharine-sweet and not respectful of the
\nrealistic, fact-facing person that you are. So be it. We have the option of
\nliving in a world of hard, cold facts, or lush, evolving possibilities. It’s no
\naccident that “possibility” and “positive” share a root: the former depends on
\nthe latter for its growth and blossoming.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>Play with this.
\nPeople will not treat you less seriously because you refuse to share a worldview
\nwith the grim reaper. In fact, because negativism is so prevalent, other
\npositive people will sense a kindred spirit and beat a path your door. Good
\n“luck,” coveted outcomes, and your share of happily-ever-aftering will come
\nalong, too. There is a spiritual law that states: “Like attracts like.” Be a
\nmagnet for the best life has to offer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Affirmation:<\/i><\/b><\/span> I live in a world of lush, evolving possibilities.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

New Yorkers: <\/b>Victoria will be part of a healthy-living workshop this Sunday, Sept. 20, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Atmananda Yoga. The other presenter is Michael Gregor, MD, a nutritional biochemist who turns the latest nutritional findings into a fun quiz-show-formatted lecture. It’s really great — here’s the link<\/a>.<\/i><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n


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