| The law of attraction is an immutable universal law | | | | many times that you now expect disappointment |
| which governs how our lives work at the deepest | | | | (even subconsciously) then you will attract things |
| level. It is one of the most powerful forces in the | | | | that will cause you to be disappointed. In some ways, |
| universe and has been reflected in different ways in | | | | the Law of Attraction can seem very unfair and |
| many different religions and philosophies. | | | | victimizing because if a person has been treated |
| Here are some definitions of the Law of Attraction | | | | unjustly or, for example, and has been damaged by |
| that you have probably heard before: | | | | the experience, if he or she cannot forgive the |
| * Like attracts like. | | | | perpetrator and release all negative emotions, more |
| * Matter and energy are both attracted to things of | | | | mistreatment will be attracted into his or her life. The |
| like vibration. | | | | victim continues to be victimized. It is important to |
| * You are a magnet, attracting people, things and | | | | understand that the Law of Attraction is impartial and |
| situations into your life. | | | | does not judge the reasons for thoughts, beliefs and |
| * Energy attracts energy of like vibration. | | | | emotions and respond accordingly. Beliefs can be |
| * You get what you focus on whether you want it | | | | changed by challenging the relevance or truthfulness |
| or not. | | | | of the beliefs, using affirmations and with the help of |
| * Your thoughts have creative power. | | | | therapies such as hypnosis, neurolinguistic |
| There are also many common sayings that express | | | | programming and kinesiology. |
| ways in which the Law of Attraction works: | | | | 4. Guard your emotions. More than anything else, our |
| * Birds of a feather flock together. | | | | emotions have powerful attractive energy. If we |
| * Like attracts like. | | | | regularly experience strong negative emotions such |
| * Whatever you seek, seeks you. | | | | as anger, resentment or bitterness, these will cancel |
| * You reap what you sow. | | | | out any good work you are doing by using |
| * You'll get what's coming to you. | | | | affirmations and controlling your thoughts. Develop |
| * Give and it shall be given unto you. | | | | strategies for coping with stress such as meditation, |
| * What goes around, comes around. | | | | prayer, listening to relaxing music and exercising. If |
| Just reading these sayings can give you a glimpse of | | | | certain people and situations regularly upset you, stay |
| what the Law of Attraction is all about. The Law of | | | | away from them. Having calm, peaceful emotions |
| Attraction is operating every moment to attract | | | | most of the time is very important for manifesting |
| work, people, opportunities, money, answers and a | | | | good things in your life. |
| lot more besides into your life. People are increasingly | | | | If you put these steps into practice you will be |
| using this law to deliberately attract their desires into | | | | effectively removing obstructions which are |
| their lives, however the Law of Attraction is much | | | | preventing you from receiving your desires. |
| more than a magic wand for manifesting, and will not | | | | Most people would probably prefer to skip this hard |
| provide the greatest blessings if simply used at this | | | | work and go straight to using the Law of Attraction |
| level. | | | | to manifest their desires, but if you will take the time |
| Harmonizing with the Law of Attraction can bring | | | | to genuinely transform yourself, material |
| your body, mind and spirit into balance and promote | | | | manifestation will be all the easier. |
| healing, peace, improved relationships and a totally | | | | Here are the steps for manifesting your desires using |
| transformed life. This will of itself enhance your ability | | | | the Law of Attraction: |
| to manifest your desires without this being your | | | | 1. Know what you want. Be very clear about the |
| primary goal. | | | | details including why you want it. |
| If you are interested in using the Law of Attraction | | | | 2. Visualize yourself having already received it and |
| to overcome real personal challenges such as | | | | imagine how that would make you feel this will |
| recovering from trauma, the following four steps will | | | | create a positive attractive energy for your desire. |
| help you to transform your life: | | | | You have, in effect, raised your vibration about it. |
| 1. Stop talking about your problems. No matter how | | | | Focus on this every day, as many times as possible. |
| bad your difficulties are if you keep talking about | | | | 3. Take action. This action needs to be inspired rather |
| negative feelings and terrible events, the Law of | | | | than humanly planned. Florence Scovell Shinn called it |
| Attraction says you will attract more of the same | | | | "following a hunch." In a sense you are asking the |
| into your life. This doesn't mean that the same type | | | | universe to bring everything in your life into alignment |
| of event or situation will come again, but situations | | | | so that you can receive your desire. |
| and people that create the same negative energy in | | | | 4. Be willing to receive it. This may seem like a |
| your life will be attracted to you. If you want the | | | | strange step considering you have just gone through |
| drama in your life to die down, try being silent. Don't | | | | a process to manifest what you want. Yet, it is a |
| be discouraged if things don't improve straight away, | | | | stumbling block for many people. You may |
| it took a lot of time to talk, think and feel your way | | | | consciously desire to manifest something, but you |
| into your current circumstances. So allow a little time | | | | may unconsciously believe you are not worthy of it |
| for this energy to die down. | | | | in some way. If this is the case, you will not allow it |
| 2. Pay attention to the way you talk to yourself. | | | | to come to you. This is the reason that it is |
| Most of our self talk is very negative. You'll probably | | | | important to do the inner work first before you jump |
| be shocked by the nasty things you say to yourself, | | | | into manifesting things you want. |
| once you start paying attention to your own self-talk. | | | | Feel thankful for your desire before you actually |
| The words you speak to yourself reveal your beliefs | | | | receive it. Trust in the processes of life and do not |
| about yourself and your place in the world. Identify | | | | doubt because doubt cancels all your good work. |
| those beliefs that are holding you back or are so | | | | Expect to receive it and be grateful for it. The |
| self-attacking that it attracts an attack-energy | | | | universe will send it to you in whatever way it |
| against you from others as well as blocking the good | | | | chooses. Do not try to control the way in which it |
| that would otherwise come to you. | | | | comes. Trust that whatever is best will happen and |
| 3. Change your beliefs and expectations. Another | | | | relax. If you do this the Law of Attraction will work |
| way to express the Law of Attraction is "you get | | | | miracles in your life. |
| what you expect". If you have been disappointed so | | | | |