change my attitude from the outside in

Anything that tells me that I should ask “the universe” for everything, including obscene amounts of money and Bentleys and 10000-square foot mansions, makes me a little bit suspicious. But it is waaaay too tempting to resist completely. I am trying to figure out how much of this is just hocus-pocus and how much is something that I really could put to good use in my life. I just wonder if the people who ask “the universe” for those things really want them and all the problems that they entail. I like to think that the reason that God has chosen not to give me those things is because He and I both know they wouldn’t good for me and they aren’t what I need to be happy.

I read somewhere that if you smile even if you feel terrible, your feelings will change to correspond with your facial expression. Today might be a good day to try that. I feel rotten. We’ll see if it works.