My son got his drivers license last week and I was nervous. I mean, is he REALLY old enough??? (Well, he is 17…but the picture on the left kind of expresses how I feel, if you know what I mean.)
But I kept referring back to The Law of Attraction in my mind. I mean, what kind of message was I sending out to him if I kept focusing on “what could happen”?
So I kept bringing myself back to the question (as I usually do), what do I want? “Remember, Rhonda”, I said to myself…focus on what you want, not what you don’t want.
So what I want is my son to be safe. What I want is my son to be independent, happy, responsible and live a fulfilled life. What I want is my son to be a good driver. What I want is for my son not to text and drive or talk on the phone while driving. Ooops, that’s focusing on what I don’t want again. So how can I word this in a way that is focusing on what I want?
What I want is for my son to be a responsible driver. A good driver.
My son is a good and safe driver. Yes, that is what I want.
And lucky me, he only asks to borrow the car to drive 5 minutes away to his friend’s house, and he didn’t even ask to borrow it on the weekend – Yet.
I am grateful that my son passed his driver’s test and is transitioning slowly and responsibly into a driving adult!
Where can you focus on what you want instead of what you don’t want?
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This is a great post, Rhonda, showing clearly how you’re focusing on what you want, not what you don’t want with regard to your son’s new status as a driver.
Life affords us many opportunities to practice this. My son, 29, was laid off from his attorney job, and job interviews have been non-productive so far. But I know that can all change with one encouraging phone call, and I practice envisioning him getting a new position that feels “perfect” to him and his wife. I’ve moved from a feeling of “Oh, no!” about their situation to one of eager anticipation, and I know that serves me (and them) very well.