Changing Lives At Starbucks…One Sip At A Time

“But I’m broke” Patrick lamented as he sipped his double mocha latte.”  “And you’ll stay broke as long as you think that way.” I replied. It was a Wednesday afternoon and I was engaged in my weekly ritual of  meeting my brother Patrick at the local coffee shop. “You can be really sickening sometimes,  you know that?” he muttered. “I mean, I know you’re into that whole change your life through your thinking stuff but c’mon. I’ve lost my job and I’m running out of money fast. I can’t sit around all day meditating and wishing for money to appear in my living room.” “Sure you can”, I joked, “You’ve got nothing else to do all day.” “You’re not helping matters, Jason”, he grumbled.

“Alright” I said, “What I told you is true. The more you focus on and worry about being laid off and not having money coming in, the more you’ll create that situation. Instead, you should try and place your attention on what you’d rather…” “How can I focus my attention on what I’d rather see when ‘BROKE’ is all I CAN see?” Patrick interrupted. “You’re going to hate this” I said with a slight smile. Patrick visibly braced himself for what he knew was coming. “As long as you choose to see ‘broke’ that’s all you will see.” “I knew you were going to say something like that. You always have an answer, don’t you?” Patrick said with a slight tone of disgust. “Usually”, I cheerily replied.

“Why can’t you just let me be miserable, Jason?” “That wouldn’t be any fun”, I quipped, “As your younger brother, it is my duty to annoy and pester you at any given opportunity. Besides, letting you stay in that state of misery isn’t going to help you get into a state of joy.” For the first time in this conversation, Patrick gave me a look of genuine interest. Could it be that he actually wanted to hear what I had to say?

“You see, Patrick, I know that, no matter what you tell me, you don’t really want to be unhappy. The problem is, you, like the majority of people in the world, have bought into the belief that if you feel bad enough long enough, it will somehow lead you to feel better.” Patrick blinked and slowly said, “What? If I feel bad enough long enough it will somehow make me feel better?” “Think about it” I said, “You feel bad right now, don’t you?” “Yeah” he nodded, “So what are you doing?” “I don’t know” he shrugged, “Well, are you doing things to make yourself feel better or are you trying to make yourself continue to feel bad, or even worse, by looking for more confirmation of how bad things really are?”

For a second, I thought Patrick had gone catatonic. He sat there staring blankly at me. Finally, his mind had processed what I just said and he responded, “Wow! I have never thought of it like that. I hate to say it but I think you might be right.” He sipped his latte again. “Here’s the thing, Patrick, if you want to be in a state of happiness, you can’t dwell in a state of unhappiness. It’s like being in New York and saying you want to be in California. As long as you’re in New York, you’re not in California.” “Well, duh” he interjected “Ok, but let me finish the point.” I replied, “You can only be in California by actually going there.  The same is true about feelings. You can only be in a state of happiness by actually going there.”

Patrick nodded, “I see what you’re saying, Jason,  and it makes perfect sense, it really does, but how can I get there when some part of me seems to WANT to be miserable?” “Ah, you asked a very important question. This is what can really change your life, once you understand and accept it” I said. At this point, I got up and ordered myself some coffee and a scone. A few minutes later, I returned to the table and Patrick cocked his head. “Well, you certainly know how to leave a guy in suspense.” “Yeah, I did that intentionally” I said. “Little brother, remember?” “Yeah, yeah, born to annoy me.” He chuckled. The fact that his mood had lightened enough to illicit a chuckle wasn’t lost on me and I was glad he was feeling better.

“Ok, back to what I was saying. There is a reason a part your mind wants to feel miserable. It’s a subconscious mechanism at play. Remember I told you that most people believe if they feel bad enough long enough things will get better?” “Yes” Patrick replied, “Ok, that belief is stored in your subconscious mind. Now, the thing to understand is that the mind will do just about anything to prove itself right. If you’re convinced that something is true, your mind will go out of its way to find reasons to prove that belief to you.” “Ok, I’m with you so far” Patrick said. “Good. So if you believe that feeling bad will somehow help you, your subconscious is going to do all it can to make sure you feel bad. Of course, your lack and scarcity mentalities aren’t helping things any.”

Patrick stared at me again before saying, “So what you’re saying is my subconscious mind actually wants me to be miserable and broke?” “Yes” “Because it thinks I’m better off that way?” Again, I said”Yes” “Man, that’s messed up!” “Yep!” “So what do I do about it?”  “Well, you’re in luck, actually” I said, “I just made a hypnosis audio I call Become A Prosperity Magnet and it actually teaches your subconscious to attract more prosperity by helping to clear away those limiting subconscious beliefs and open yourself to a more abundant future.” “You don’t say!” Patrick had perked up considerably by now. “I do say and I’ll give it to you so you can see how well it works. Just listen to it every day and see what happens.” “You always were the generous one.” Patrick smiled.

Over the next 4 weeks, Patrick improved considerably. He found a new job that actually paid better than the one he lost and, maybe most importantly, as more prosperity found its way to him in various ways his entire outlook on life changed. He is no longer the pessimistic grouch I had known all my life. Instead, he is much more at peace with himself and life in general and maybe that is the greatest form of prosperity there is.

Jason Hundley

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