Where is Your Fairy Godmother?

I was thinking the other night about the stories we heard as children and that our children still hear today. I’m talking about classics that include Cinderella, Snow White, Pinocchio, Beauty and the Beast and others like this.

These are truly iconic stories, made the more so by the Disney treatment. But the basic premise of these stories is that some form of magic always saves the day.

The question is, are these are just harmless fairy tales, or do they have some latent and lasting effect on young viewers? Obviously this will be different for different folks. Some will simply accept that these are purely fictional tales that have absolutely no bearing on real life.

But others may carry with them a very real feeling that, at some level and at some point in life, there is real magic in the world. Because they believed in those fairy tales as children, they now believe at some unconscious level their “luck” will change and things will magically start going their way; their “fairy godmother” will come along and wave her magic wand and turn their fortunes around!

Let’s face it, emotional events we experience as young children can leave a profound and lasting impact on our lives. We can all remember various events from our past. Naturally, if there is a strong emotional component, these memories can become part of our psyche, part of our overall psychological makeup. Be they positive or negative, if an experience is accompanied by a strong emotional anchor, there is potential for that long term impact.

The stories mentioned in the first paragraph are powerful emotional experiences for children, much more so for some than for others. It makes sense that they could leave a permanent impression in the little minds that are exposed to them if that exposure is at an age where the distinction between reality and fiction is blurred. Depending on the emotional maturity of the child, that distinction may be non-existent. Very young children simply accept as reality the things they see and hear, even though we, as adults, might tell them it’s just a story.

So yes, I suspect that these stories have at least some influence on a lot of people, even though it’s at an unconscious level for most. Is this the reason that so many people live their lives in a state of wishful thinking? Can this, at least in part, explain why so many people buy lottery tickets, play VLTs, visit casinos and bet on horse and dog races?

Could this account for the huge popularity of something like “The Secret” where a lot of people took the concept at face value and seemed to believe that all you needed to do was to “think” or “wish” things into existence and somehow the “universe” would deliver it to your doorstep?

The belief that “luck” or some kind of magical force would somehow, at some point, smile on them and turn their fortunes around.

What about you?

Do you have a belief at some level that the only way you’ll realize your dreams is to be “lucky”? Have you let those childhood stories affect the way you look at life? Do you buy lottery tickets with the belief that this will be your lucky day?

My message is a simple one. If you’ve been waiting for your lucky break, if you buy lottery tickets with any more than a passing thought that you might win, if you gamble regularly looking for that “big” win, here is some harsh news: You are the only one who can make the changes in your life! You need to be in control. You need to set yourself a goal and then you need to take action every day to move yourself closer to that goal.

See the theme here? It all comes down to YOU and the action you take.

If you really want to experience changes in your life, realize you need to do things differently than what you’ve done to this point to get you where you are.

Let go of the fairy tales. No one is going to wave a magic wand to change your life overnight.

Click here if you’re ready to discover how you can significantly change your life… no magic, just you taking one step at a time to move you ever closer to your goals.