I bumped into that gem of a thread titled "Law of Attraction", about the secret power of thoughts, quite by accident (it was meant to be because there are no accidents?). It can be found here:
https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/relati...ion-66643.html
Hopefully those of you who seem to understand the "secret" can help me out here. I was a believer in "positive thought, positive results". I have had the same experiences as rol mentioned in the thread, with losing things and finding them, as well as other "lucky" things. But, recently, I have been disappointed and I am afraid my confidence is hurt and am afraid that from now on I will subconsciously send out negative thoughts.
I have been in the application process for medical school for the past 4-5 months (Yes, it is a loong process.) I thought I had a decent chance with a well rounded resume and good numbers (GPA and MCAT scores). I applied to 20 schools within the US (academic advisors recommend a minimum of 15 schools because of the tight competition) and I expected to get in SOMEWHERE. I concentrated my energy on a particular school in NY. I truly and honestly thought I was going there; I saw myself there, in my dreams, studying and taking exams and the such! When I got the rejection letter (without even getting an interview opportunity) from that school, I was more than crushed. Since then, I have gotten rejection letter after rejection letter. In the past few weeks, I, for the first time, considered off-shore schools.
I have yet to even get an invitation for interview from at least one of the 20 schools I've applied to and it seems like I will probably be attending an offshore school (something I've never even imagined before a few weeks ago!)
I was not only disappointed but this also caused me to doubt and question EVERYTHING! It hurt my confidence in my own power and I even questioned God and faith! It was crazy!
So, now I am wondering if anyone can give me an insight that I've failed to grasp from this experience.
By the way, I've come to accept the fact that I may have to go offshore because I want this bad enough to go and get it no matter where I have to go.
I am just afraid that from now on, I'll attract bad luck and negativity because I've lost confidence in my power of thought.
Thanks in advance.