{"id":33290,"date":"2013-11-02T19:26:58","date_gmt":"2013-11-02T23:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/?p=33290"},"modified":"2016-08-19T08:28:37","modified_gmt":"2016-08-19T13:28:37","slug":"turn-your-attention-to-something-fun-and-stop-creating-more-karma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/turn-your-attention-to-something-fun-and-stop-creating-more-karma\/","title":{"rendered":"Turn your attention elsewhere and stop creating more karma"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A friend complained to me about a &#8220;self described healer and teacher and student of zen&#8221; who is a <a href=\"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/?p=31604\">sociopath<\/a>, a habitual <a href=\"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/?p=31005\">liar<\/a>, has unethical business practices and doesn&#8217;t pay their bills. \u00a0I asked what his problem with it was. &#8220;Well, they shouldn&#8217;t be allowed to get away with it.&#8221;<br \/>\nMe: &#8220;<em>Why make it your business? Can you turn your attention to something else?<\/em>&#8221;<br \/>\nHim: &#8220;But it will still be happening, it won&#8217;t stop because I stopped paying attention to it.&#8221;<br \/>\nMe: &#8220;<em>But it will stop bothering YOU if you stop paying attention to it.<\/em>&#8221;<br \/>\nHim: &#8220;But that doesn&#8217;t stop them.&#8221;<br \/>\nMe: &#8220;<em>You don&#8217;t have to stop them. It&#8217;s not your job to stop them.<\/em>&#8221;<br \/>\nHim: &#8220;So what&#8217;s my job? How do I fix the situation?&#8221;<br \/>\nMe: &#8220;<em>You fix the situation by turning your attention to something else. You leave them up to the Universe to handle. You find fun and interesting things to focus on. You release them to their own karma. That way you stop creating more karma in your own world.&#8221; \u00a0\u00a0<\/em><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>RELATED:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/tie-up-loose-ends\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Tie Up Loose Ends<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/when-your-karma-visits-your-loved-ones\/\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/your-misdeeds-affect-your-loved-ones\/\">Your misdeeds affect your loved ones<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/?p=9467\">Building momentum<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/?p=34472\">Riding Out Past Momentum<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/?p=34582\">Factoring in past momentum<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/?p=1098\">Creating Momentum To Move In A New Direction<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/?p=38674\">The process to gather momentum and amplify attraction power<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/turn-your-attention-to-something-fun-and-stop-creating-more-karma\/\">Turn your attention elsewhere and stop creating more karma<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/when-your-karma-visits-your-loved-ones\/\">When your karma visits your loved ones, you can help them by cutting out your nonsense and cleaning up your past<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/if-youre-being-blocked-look-for-unresolved-issues-to-clear\/\">If you\u2019re being blocked, look for unresolved issues to clear<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/when-youre-doing-all-the-right-things-and-still-get-hit-by-karma-thats-past-momentum\/\">When you\u2019re doing all the \u201cright\u201d things and still get hit by karma, that\u2019s past momentum<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/you-destroy-the-chance-for-your-future-by-not-clearing-up-your-past\/\">You destroy the chance for your future by not clearing up your past<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"s-share-buttons\" class=\"horizontal-w-c-circular s-share-w-c\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/turn-your-attention-to-something-fun-and-stop-creating-more-karma\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Share to Facebook\" class=\"s3-facebook hint--top\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Turn your attention elsewhere and stop creating more karma&url=http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/turn-your-attention-to-something-fun-and-stop-creating-more-karma\/\" target=\"_blank\"  title=\"Share to Twitter\" class=\"s3-twitter hint--top\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/share?url=http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/turn-your-attention-to-something-fun-and-stop-creating-more-karma\/\" target=\"_blank\"  title=\"Share to Google Plus\" class=\"s3-google-plus hint--top\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&url=http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/turn-your-attention-to-something-fun-and-stop-creating-more-karma\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Share to LinkedIn\" class=\"s3-linkedin hint--top\"><\/a><div class=\"pinit-btn-div\"><a href=\"\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/\" data-pin-do=\"buttonBookmark\"  data-pin-color=\"red\" title=\"Share to Pinterest\" class=\"s3-pinterest hint--top\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\" async defer src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\"><\/script><a href=\"mailto:?Subject=Turn%20your%20attention%20elsewhere%20and%20stop%20creating%20more%20karma&Body=Here%20is%20the%20link%20to%20the%20article:%20http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/turn-your-attention-to-something-fun-and-stop-creating-more-karma\/\" title=\"Email this article\" class=\"s3-email hint--top\"><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A friend complained to me about a &#8220;self described healer and teacher and student of zen&#8221; 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