Do You Create Your Reality?

Day in and day out we live our lives...Often excited about the things that happen along the way, sometimes, not so much. We complain about the things that happen to us, the things that we do not want to do. We never really question whether it's made up or whether it is true.
Of course it's true, we were there! But how much of our reality is true reality?
Everything we experience...see, hear, think, believe is filtered by our own made up story. All of the facts, and fiction and that we have "deposited" into our mental bank. We believe that things are good or bad because somewhere along the way, we learned that they were. We decided whether we agreed or disagreed, and poof, that was deposited for future recall.
Sounds crazy? Think about how many times you have thought or said that you didn't like something. A color, a style, a car, whatever. Next thing you know, it is the "latest thing". You start to see it everywhere, over and over again. You're friends start wearing it, people on TV are wearing it. Next thing you know, you catch yourself at Stein Mart looking for it! Whether it's a yellow dress, or the latest blue and brown comforter, you now have changed your opinion. You didn't really decide to...or did you?
Without realizing it, our subconscious is constantly at work. It "hears" everything we say, and stores it away for us. Kind of like a computer. As long as it's there, whenever we think about something, it goes into that RAM and pulls out whatever research or evidence is there to support us.
If we think "I'm so unorganized", poof, there it is saying "yep, you are right! Remember the last time you..."
If we think "I hate my job" , it will promptly pull up all of the past evidence to support that. AND just like when you get a new red pickup and you suddenly see them everywhere you go, it will scan for you, to find further support.
So what does all of this mean?
It means that we often create our own reality! If we decide that everyone that is thin is beautiful, or that everyone else has more than we do, or that our boss is out to get us, we will find evidence everywhere to support our belief!
So, if you hate your house, or your job, or your spouse, can you change your thinking and therefore that "reality" too?
Of course!
Try it! Write down 10 things that you love about your life, job, spouse, or whatever it is that you are unhappy with. Go to bed tonight thinking I am so grateful for...(these 10 things). While you are getting ready in the morning, review the list again. Do this for 5 days. It works! Really!
Not convinced? Try something that you are less attached to. "Decide" that you are going to redecorate a room in your house a color that you don't particularly care for, and then go to decorating stores or websites and see what happens!