What do you Expect to GET, if You Don't DO Anything?

Cause and Effect.
Action and Reaction.
Choices have Consequences.

Maybe I'm old fashioned, but I was raised and became an adult — and then lived by the idea that if you wanted something, or had an idea, you had to DO something to get there.

Whereas I certainly believe in the basic premise that we can "create our own reality" and "thoughts become things," sometimes the whole New Age Woo-Woo industry goes a little over the top. 

Or, at least, it undersells the reality that "manifesting $1000 for my student loan payment" does not mean $100 bills will magically rain from the sky; they have to come from somewhere, and that somewhere is typically related not just to your thoughts, but to your actions.

The Universe Will Provide...

Well actually... no. 

What "the Universe" will provide is a pathway for your focus, and openings for you to walk through.

"But I needed $1000 to keep my student loans from going into default, and they got paid!"

It's a matter of perspective. "The Universe" didn't pay your student loans, your Uncle Chuck did, and Uncle Chuck went to work and "did something" in order to have that $1000, and then he determined that your life would be massively screwed up by the loan default so paying $1000 was an investment in not listening to you bellyache in the future about your endless debt and messed up credit.

Cause... and effect. 

Trust me, I believe in the power of positive visualization as much as the next person (yeah, that shit really DOES work!), but let's call things what they really are... rather than invent fairy tales to describe everyday events.

It's More Than Just TALK...

Some years back, there was a movie/books about something called "The Secret." Which was basically about manifestation and the power of positive focused intention. 

Which, in turn, was just old ideas... repackaged.

Unfortunately, it was somewhat misappropriated by popular media and culture... the emphasis was placed of what you could "get," while conveniently glossing over the "supporting action."

I remember watching a video clip that was an interview with "Secret" co-creator Jack Canfield, a few months after the movie and books hit the world, and everyone (even Oprah) was wrapped up in "Secret Fever." Canfield lamented that most people sadly were missing the point... that point being that you need to TAKE ACTION in support of your positive visualization.

The Rolls Royce doesn't just magically appear in your driveway just because you think about it. You have to DO something.

Lack of Personal Accountability

I'm not entirely sure what the underlying issue is, but the world seems to move more and more in a direction where people shirk personal accountability for their lives and actions. 

In the Alternative Healing field, this tends to run somewhat rampant... and it's almost like a variation on the old "Fastest Gun in the West" trick. 

Now, understand that I am not knocking "Alternative Healers" here, because some of that shit does work! What I'm knocking is the ethics of lacking accountability.

Let's say someone goes to an alternative healer with back pain and someone "gives them a healing" that might involve crystals and sound.

If the pain goes away, then the healer was really good at what they did. But if the pain DOESN'T go away, the client "wasn't open to the healing." 

See the problem? The possibility "it didn't work" is not part of the equation. The practitioner is — by definition — never the failed link. Zero accountability.

If You Want the Result, You Gotta do the Work!

Across almost all walks of life it seems more and more like people expect to get "something for nothing."

Whether it's exercises in positive visualization, climbing the ladder to success or blogging on Steemit, it feels like the world's expectations are changing: We seem to "expect more" and yet are willing to "pay less" to get it.

And yet?

Most of the things people purport to want are quite tangible. And you can't just "wish your way" to them. You have to get off your ass and do something!

Not long ago, someone wanted to know what my "formula" was for getting so many comments on pretty much all my posts. My "secret."

Well, mostly because I post pretty much every day, interact with the people who leave me comments, and engage with other bloggers. Every. Single. Day.

Cause and Effect.

It's pretty simple, really...

Thanks for reading!

How about You? A you a believer in "cause and effect?" Do you think there IS such a thing as a "free lunch?" Or are we ultimately making choices NOW, that will lead to consequences LATER? Do you think a lot of people try to avoid personal accountability for their own actions and choices? Leave a comment-- share your experiences-- be part of the conversation!

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