Vicious Cycles & Virtuous Circles

Things in life cycle and circle back as evidenced by the notions of deja vu, karma and universal understandings/observances such as Kepler’s Laws of Planetary Motion, amongst other happenings. This cyclical phenomena is readily apparent throughout the natural world, however as it relates to human beings the perception of these goings about are bifold, with each side of the coin having been attributed a negative and positive connotation, respectively. Negative things seem to happen to us in vicious cycles, compounding and going from bad to worse. While, positive things seem to take place and bring forth more favorable outcomes, building on each other in what is known as a virtuous circle. The prevailing question being, is there a way to break the cycle and/or close the loop? The answer is, yes. The mind or rather your mindset is the avenue by which to do so. You see, if you have a negative outlook on things it will call in more of that same negativity and you will ultimately find yourself caught in a vicious cycle. However, a positive outlook will attract and draw to you more and more positivity, effectively completing a virtuous circle of giving and receiving. It is important to bear in mind that things are going to happen and continue to happen, but they will either be happening to you or happening for you and that is a decision left up to you.