The Volkswagon Syndrome

~Elizabeth Erin Joseph

Well, that's what I call it. 

My first car was a VW.  It was an incredible observation that, until then, 'I'd never seen so many VW's on the road'.  How could that be?  Did half the population just buy VW's, or what?  Of course not.  It wasn't until I had one 'that I became aware of the VW's'.  It's the same today; it hasn't changed now that I'm driving a VW or a Mercedes.  Where have all the Mercedes now come from?

This is indeed a lesson in focus. What is it that we're paying attention to?

I'm finding that the VW syndrome applies now, too, to my interest and searching for  'all things meditation / yoga'.  Where did all these yoga studios come from?  Why is everyone interested in meditation and mantras?  When did all the online yoga sites appear? 

It's still amazing to me (although I do know it to be true) that whatever we focus on becomes real.  I look now for my interest to bring like-minded people into my life to share this journey.