Always look on the bright side of life!

Always look on the bright side of life! From a Monty Python song to practical application. Being a social worker in a secondary school system, I have lots of opportunity to work with young people who struggle with some of the painful events that life has provided as potential lessons. So often I see these beautiful souls struggling with pain of an experience that they feel trapped within. For them, each day's events seem to remind them that they are powerless and victims. One of the gifts that I have is the ability to reframe any situation so that I can see a positive aspect. It is clear to me that they are attracting to themselves, the precise experience that they are holding in their thoughts and beliefs. As I have begun to consciously work with the law of attraction in my own life, and noticed the benefits of holding loving thoughts of myself and everyone I work with, I have begun introducing this into my work with my young clients. Although not everyone is ready to accept that the law of attraction is at work in their life, everyone can benefit from that law, as it continues to operate whether one believes in it or not. I have found that if I can help the person see even a small gift in the situation that is bothering them, they can begin to shift their experience. I am constantly amazed how quickly people are able to move to resolution and transformation, when they make the smallest shift to seeing a positive amongst the negatives. When seen from the perspective that the experience provided the opportunity for a lesson that even in the smallest way empowers them, the door has been opened for a new experience. The tenet of Solution Focused Therapy is that you can only move to solution by focusing on solutions, not problems. The law of attraction at work. When clients are able to see a small gift, they begin to feel a slight sense of relief. They feel a little better. The Abraham - Hicks material suggests that our emotions are a guidance system to tell us whether we are moving in the direction of a vibrational match with Source or away from a vibrational match. The more we are a match with Source the better we feel. The more I help them focus on what they will be doing differently and what they will be thinking differently when they are feeling a little bit better than today, the quicker they come up with different responses. Almost without exception, within a week, they are beginning to feel noticeably better. When I point out that they have created that change, and ask them what they will be doing differently when they are feeling better still, they can most often come up with that next step. They have become empowered to change their experience and move out of victim consciousness on that issue. This is the age of empowerment. Watch your life shift as you look on the bright side of life. A link to the Monty Python song follows. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHPOzQzk9Qo