Today is Friday the 13th. Many people consider this day ‘unlucky’. It is one of many superstitions that people hold. Such as a black cat crossing your path, walking under a ladder and breaking a mirror. These, like most superstitions, are negative. They add an amount of fear and trepidation to a world that is overflowing with it already. Not to mention, on a rational level, they make no sense. How a small furry animal taking the same path as you affect the trajectory of your day makes no logical sense. There are ways that these superstitions can affect us however.
When you believe in a superstition, your mind is likely to look for evidence to prove that it is true. That is just how our minds work. It involves the science of the reticular activating system. We have covered this in posts prior. In a nutshell, it is the filter that tells your mind what is important. That is how come you suddenly see a bunch of the same car you recently purchased all over the road. Even though you are amazing, everyone did not go out and buy that car because you did. No, it was just that your mind decided it was important so now you notice each one driving by.
Superstitions work much the same way. If you believe spilling the salt will bring you bad luck, you will notice each and every challenge that comes up and attribute it to spilling of salt. If you believed that knocking over the salt shaker brought you good luck, you would notice the opposite. Same life, different beliefs. This is powerful. We can use this to create our own superstitions. Let us create positive superstitions! If you see a smiley face somewhere it will mean joy is sure to follow. If you see a star symbol, it means someone will notice your greatness. Following these beliefs makes no more or less sense than the ones we have been told throughout our life. The only difference is they will have us focused on, and noticing, positive elements in our life.
What positive superstitions could you come up with? I would love to hear your ideas and apply them to my own life as well. The more positive ones we come up with, the more our subconscious mind will focus on the positive aspects of life. How much better will that feel?
