YOU'RE NOT IMMUNE

I frequently caution my children and clients to be careful about with whom they spend their time. There is a basic law of our existence as human beings that states, we become what we think about most and persistently expose ourselves to. As human beings, we tolerate and become accustomed to that which we are exposed to over time. We become like, in behavior, thought and deed, the people with whom we spend the most time. Hang around negative and critical people and you will become negative and critical. Spend a lot of time with upbeat and optimistic people and you become upbeat and optimistic. While doing research for my doctorate I studied and interviewed prominent motivational speakers at the time. Can you guess with what kind of people they spent most of their time? They preferred and sought out the company of positive, upbeat and motivated people. So often we create our own misery because we think that we are immune to the laws of human behavior. I offer this counsel and warning; if you're not living the life you desire, take a look around. With whom are you spending your time? It may explain a great deal. Consider this, vice is a monster of so frightful mien as to be hated needs only to be seen; yet seen too oft, familiar with her face, we first endure, then pity, then embrace.