There had been a lot of buz about "The Secret" or "The Law of Attraction" in the last couple of years. Many of my friends have touted it's truths, others, are not just skeptical, but out right refute the premise. Some have even gone so far as to say that it's the devil's work. I however, have to agree with the Law of Attraction, and it's like anything else, it must be understood for what it is.
To suggest that all I have to do is imagine and believe something I want into existence, is going a bit far. I like how Leslie Householder described it. Think of a radio. When turned on would you say that it attracted the radio waves, sucking them into the room and into it's case? No, certainly not. The radio merely tuned into the radio waves that were there all along. When searching for the salt in your pantry, if you choose to use the law of attraction to find it after 10 frustrating minutes, it doesn't simply appear (though, granted it may seem to), it was there all along, but you were in the frame of mind to see it.
May I suggest it is the same with most anything we want; success, money, love, a vacation. When we have our vision of what we want clearly in our mind, with full expectation that we will get it, we open our eyes to what is around us. We open our minds to the inspiration for the correct action to take to achieve that desire.
Have you ever noticed it works in reverse as well? If we dwell on the negative, we typically get it. Sometimes it's the worry that defeats us. If I'm afraid of making my rent or mortgage payment next month, if I'm worrying and dwelling on that fear, I'm not open to the options that could change my situation and afford me the ability to pay it and perhaps never have that concern again.
A good friend of mine shared a great story that illustrates this beautifully. When she worked at a previous agency, her broker would introduce her as the woman who handled all the difficult cases. Sure, her boss was just trying to show how good she was at her job and the confidence one could have in here abilities, but how destructive! She said all her transactions were nightmares. When she saw this coloration, she emphatically requested to never be introduced that way again. It worked. She started having great clients with few troubles. Now, did the mere change in wording cause the right people to suddenly appear for her to work with? How absurd! Of course not! What it did, however, was to allow my friend to see the opportunities around her to work with great people and when challenges did arise, they were no longer nightmares, but simply challenges to overcome. With that attitude she had the presence of mind to see the solutions.
So perhaps we should say that rather than we attracting something to us, we are attracted (tuned in) to what we want.
To suggest that all I have to do is imagine and believe something I want into existence, is going a bit far. I like how Leslie Householder described it. Think of a radio. When turned on would you say that it attracted the radio waves, sucking them into the room and into it's case? No, certainly not. The radio merely tuned into the radio waves that were there all along. When searching for the salt in your pantry, if you choose to use the law of attraction to find it after 10 frustrating minutes, it doesn't simply appear (though, granted it may seem to), it was there all along, but you were in the frame of mind to see it.
May I suggest it is the same with most anything we want; success, money, love, a vacation. When we have our vision of what we want clearly in our mind, with full expectation that we will get it, we open our eyes to what is around us. We open our minds to the inspiration for the correct action to take to achieve that desire.
Have you ever noticed it works in reverse as well? If we dwell on the negative, we typically get it. Sometimes it's the worry that defeats us. If I'm afraid of making my rent or mortgage payment next month, if I'm worrying and dwelling on that fear, I'm not open to the options that could change my situation and afford me the ability to pay it and perhaps never have that concern again.
A good friend of mine shared a great story that illustrates this beautifully. When she worked at a previous agency, her broker would introduce her as the woman who handled all the difficult cases. Sure, her boss was just trying to show how good she was at her job and the confidence one could have in here abilities, but how destructive! She said all her transactions were nightmares. When she saw this coloration, she emphatically requested to never be introduced that way again. It worked. She started having great clients with few troubles. Now, did the mere change in wording cause the right people to suddenly appear for her to work with? How absurd! Of course not! What it did, however, was to allow my friend to see the opportunities around her to work with great people and when challenges did arise, they were no longer nightmares, but simply challenges to overcome. With that attitude she had the presence of mind to see the solutions.
So perhaps we should say that rather than we attracting something to us, we are attracted (tuned in) to what we want.
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