Someone burned down the Starbucks... twice.
Who did it? Who is responsible? People would like to know.
But there is a question not everyone is asking. How much am I responsible?
Years ago, I told a friend that it would be a good idea to burn down a McDonald's. I did this at a Unitarian Universalist service in Fargo, North Dakota. He asked me if I knew what I was saying? I did.
He then brought me before others and had me repeat what I said. And I did. I later realized that he thought I was crazy. But in my mind, I was completely justified.
I have been struggling with my weight since I was 5 years old. Every time I try to forego overeating and snacking on junk food, I get a panic attack. I hate how that feels so I run to the store and buy heaps of junk food.
To me, McDonald's, Kellogg's, and Sonic used to be the enemy. They help facilitate my obesity and all the physical pain I experience as a result of it.
I have never burned down a McDonald's or any other place. I have come to see the truth that whether its McDonald's advertising their latest burger or Aunt Susan offering me a brownie, the ultimate choice to eat it has everything to do with what's going on inside of me.
We forget that companies sell us goods and services because we want them. If everyone stopped eating meat tomorrow, McDonald's would be a vegetarian restaurant tomorrow. If people demanded less sugar in their cereal, Kellogg's would definitely supply that demand. If Aunt Susan knew you didn't want her sweet, sugary cookies, she would stop offering them to you.
The evidence for this is obvious. What is not so obvious is God's Law of Desire. It says the moment a desire springs out of your soul, their is an immediate response in the universe and a path to that thing is created. The greater the longing, the shorter and easier the path is to that thing. We attract not what we think with our minds but what we desire in our hearts.
Now, I can hear your next question before you ask it. "Ok, hotshot, if that's true, how come I don't have a Porsche right now?" You don't have it because you don't truly want it. You may think you want it, but if you really feel about it and imagine yourself having it, what comes to your imagination then? Maybe you want to avoid the attack of those who think your lifestyle is exuberant. Maybe you don't want to pay the extra costs a high-end vehicle requires. Maybe you know it's not that environmentally-friendly or would take up more space in your driveway. There are all sorts of fear-based as well as rational reasons we secretly hold for not attracting the things we say we want.
How does this relate to the burned down husk by Dollar Tree? I don't know who lit the match to burn down that building but I know Taos wanted it to happen.
You could say a war was waged. There were the people that wanted it and those that didn't.
Oh, I know the Starbucks people got the permissions and hired the people they needed to help build it. But someone came and burned it down. And behind him or her is an entire community that wanted it to happen.
It's the same with all things. The current political infighting, the global wars, the pandemic and its response - even the fact your dog ate your meal off the dinner table when you weren't looking. It's all part of God's Law of Attraction that works off the emotions in your heart.
The way to get out of the cycle of negative circumstances that seem to repeat in your life is to feel and release the emotions that come up when an unfortunate event occurs. Is it anger? Punch a pillow or do some primal screaming. Is it fear? Breathe and let yourself shake. Is it sadness? Let yourself cry.
Maybe the people of Taos will decide they really do want another Starbucks. If that's true, I'm sure it will be built. Or maybe something else will be built in its place. That's what's so cool about it. What you truly want is always right in front of you.
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