Lost and Found

There was a time, in the late seventies, when the best I could possibly hope for was to breathe in and breathe out.  My teen years were marred with low self-esteem, self-contempt, and self-depreciation, and the natural functions of living zapped all of my energy and ambitions.  Thoughts of death were common, and if I had any courage at all, I wouldn’t be here writing this today.

I was lost in every sense of the word, a loner with no hope, no faith, and certainly no ambitions.  I would spend my free-time alone in the solitude of my room pretending to be anyone other than who I was.  I had dreams, far-fetched dreams, which even I didn’t believe in, but I pretended away anyways, living out my dreams in the deep dark recesses of my mind.  It was a long shot for sure, but sometimes long shots pay off, and something absolutely wonderful happened.

In 1979, I had just turned sixteen, old enough to quit school, which I planned on doing anyway when I was offered a full-time job with our local community television station as the Assistant Program Coordinator.  I had been volunteering for them for a few years, mostly lugging equipment around, set-up lighting, and as playback operator (the person who pushed the button at seven every night so the programming would go on air), but now in my new job, I would get to do what I had wanted to do for so long, produce community television programs.  My main dream had been fulfilled, in spite of myself, and I was introduced to the Law of Attraction.

I didn’t know about the Law of Attraction back then, and it would be a few years before I would understand the role it played in my life, but there were many small successes that would follow, and I relished each one.  My attitude about life changed, and as a result, my life changed as well, the lost boy had been found, I returned to school and graduated with honors, furthered my dreams by working in both radio and print journalism, and won a poetry award.

I’m certainly no expert on the Law of Attraction, and I still struggle with applying it to my life, but I’ve summed it up in a simple statement, “Think bad things, and bad things happen, think good things, and good things happen!”  There are many different books and videos, each preaching a different approach to the Law of Attraction, but I always find it best to keep it simple, and Jesus stated it as simply as possible when he said, “Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.” 

I believe in the Law of Attraction itself, not necessarily with all its various interpretations and rules, and I know without any doubt whatsoever that as long as what I want doesn’t hurt or harm myself or others, and doesn’t take away from someone else, I can and will have it, as long as I apply myself to it with faith and conviction.  I am resolved to make good things happen, and I know, feel and believe that they do.

Love you all,

Luc