Posted on Sep 23, 2015
LCpl Stephen Rose
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Through what is called the "Law of Attraction", you, as a human being, control your reality. Want something? Dream big and you've already got it. Self confidence, faith and trust will bring you everything you want in life. You just have to know what you want and REALLY want it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_attraction_%28New_Thought%29
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Cpl Jeff N.
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That is a fantasy. If you believe you can simply want something hard enough that you can get it by dreaming, desiring, hoping etc you will be greatly disappointed in life. Even through praying to God, sometimes the answer is no. God is not here (if you believe in him) to fill your every want/desire to be the goody box for mankind.
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SrA Matthew Knight
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I honestly think there are people that intentionally take the verse about pray and it will be answered out of context very frequently and use it as an excuse to prove he doesn't exist. That's a topic for another thread though I suppose.

As far as taking control of your life, you can put hard work and effort into it and try your damned hardest to make it to where you want to be but there is no guarantee that will be so. I would love to spend time on the International Space Station and drive a new Corvette Z06 to work everyday but even if I put a lot of effort into either one they likely wouldn't happen, definitely not anytime soon at least.

You have to keep a positive outlook on your life and have some great goals in mind but dreaming too big for yourself actually only serves to hurt you down the road when you fall short of those goals. I can dream big all I want but I know damn well I won't be on the ISS or driving a new Z06. I can train myself to lucid dream and get them there but not in real life. I do have realistic goals though. Find someone to spend the rest of my life with, get a job as a cop, get a newer Chevy Malibu at some point, get a house. All things that I know I can actually achieve that have their own benefits. It will take time but I know that I can still do them.

Dream big but I caveat that with dream realistic. Make sure like every briefing or class you go to tells you that you are setting attainable achievements for yourself.
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SFC Joseph Weber
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A name like Phineas he has to be right. I'm going to imagine myself as extremely good looking!
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LCpl Stephen Rose
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We cannot change the current but our thoughts and our actions shape the future. The stronger you believe the more likely it will happen. Reality is nothing but the transfer of energy through time and we have the ability to control said energy with our minds, through our thoughts and through our bodies all controlled by the brain.

No, you cannot stop moving cars from hitting you if you step in front of them but what you can do is visualize yourself making it across the road and you will instinctively cross when the time is right. You can visualize yourself getting together with someone and in the future you will get together with that person. All you have to do is keep believing.
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