It is important to understand the power of the influence of others, because, as others are stimulating your thoughts in the direction of that which you do not want — they are encouraging you in the creation of that which you do not want.
Of course the easiest way to avoid the negative influence of others is to remove yourself, physically, from that influence when you feel the negative “warning bells” ringing, but it is not always comfortable to do that. Therefore, it is important that you remove yourself mentally and emotionally and that you give your conscious thought to that which you want and remove your attention from that which you do not want.
Others may think that you are rude or uncaring when they sense your withdrawal — but they do not understand the importance of controlling thoughts. For if you do not withdraww, because it is more comfortable for you to remain than it is for you to disappoint anyone–you will be creating by default.
Most of the Physical Beings who surround you are not in deliberate cotrol of their life experience, for they are caught up in the influence of that which surrounds them, and they are not, at this point, willing to remove themselves from that influence and to give conscious thought to that which they want.
When you enter a new segment of your day, if you have not made a conscious decision about what you want, you are easily swept up by the influence or even the confusion of those who surround you.
Abraham A New Beginning I
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