Thoughts become things

I received the book The Secret for a gift exchange right in the middle of the hardest times in my life. Every night before I went to sleep I would read it. At first I had doubts because it seemed too easy. I received the book on my birthday but did not implement The Secret till the month of March.

I had been going through very hard times, but having positive thoughts has helped me strive through life much easier. To give you an example of how thoughts become things, I decided to use this technique in school. I had a Market Research test which I was not prepared for. I studied, studied and studied but every time I went back to review I would forget everything. Negative thoughts were blocking my head making it impossible for me to learn. I cleared my mind and thought of that ‘A’ I would receive after taking the test. I made a vision in my mind and felt great about receiving that ‘A’. I knew I was going to get it. I had it clear in my mind.

I took the test (positive thoughts since I woke up) and guess what? I received a 105 ‘A+’. And that’s not all – I had another test today. Up until last night I had not studied anything and was seriously thinking about avoiding the test, making up some excuse and taking it later. I was studying but after looking at all the notes, it was 12:30am and nothing was sinking in. I felt so tired and had no strength to continue.

But I cleared my head and again had that vision that I would get an ‘A’ and the teacher would congratulate me. I woke up this morning, studied a little and woke up being grateful. I looked into the sky and it was a wonderful, beautiful day. I just thought of the test and what was going to happen. For a minute a negative thought came to my head but I fought it back with thousands of positive thoughts. I took the test and when I turned it in, I said in my mind, “I will get an ‘A’, I leave it in your hands, Universe” And just guess what happened? I got 100%.

What I mean to say with all of this is: great things happen when you have positive thoughts. I have a vision wall where I put everything I desire. When I wake up I see it and just daydream of me having it. One by one they have come true. Always think positive. By doing this, I have gotten corporate interviews, good grades, a good job and money to spend. Just be positive and all of your dreams will come true.

http://www.thesecret.tv/stories/thoughts-become-things-2/

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MANIFEST MONEY - MANIFEST THE MONEY YOU WANT AND DESERVE!

When manifesting money you must remember that the Law of Attraction states that whatever you give consistent thought to, you will create.

So, manifesting money is really not much different than trying to attract anything else in your life that you desire.

But, because money is such a huge factor in our lives, people tend to stress and worry more especially when they feel like they do not have enough of it.

But what most people fail to realize is, that by stressing and worrying about the absence of money causes your financial abundance to be held away from you longer.

You must know that you are the creator of your entire life experiences; including what you have in your bank account.

Life is reflected back to you by the thoughts that you consistently think. So, if you are the type to always complain about how poor you are, or if you constantly think negatively about others who are thriving financially.

You aren’t doing nothing but pushing your financial abundance further and further away from you.

In order to know where you are right now when it comes to money.

Ask yourself, how do you feel about money?

When you think about money, do you feel that you are in a good place?

Are you grateful for the money that you have in your bank account right now?

Are you stress free or not worried about money because you know that there is more to come, whenever you need it?

If you have good thoughts when it comes to money then you are definitely on the right track to learning how to manifest money and becoming financially abundant.

Or, are you the type to constantly complain when the bills come in, by saying things like, I will never have enough to pay all these bills? 

Do you complain about how broke you are and the fact that you will never have enough to do or buy anything that you want or desire?

You see the difference???? 

In order to manifest money you must change your thoughts about money. You have to know and believe that you will always be great financially. 

Have you ever noticed whenever you really need something and you ask yourself; now how am I going to pay for this? Some way, somehow you figure out away or something or someone come out of the blue to help you. 

This especially happens when you let go of the problem. Because once you let go of a problem the solution is able to show up. 

We are all here to thrive in all areas of our lives. We were not put on this earth to struggle or suffer. You have to understand that you are in control of your thoughts. Therefore, you are the creator of everything that you want and desire. 

Bill Gates said and I quote “I always knew I was going to be rich. I don’t think I ever doubted it for a minute”.

Most millionaires/billionaires expect to have money, therefore; money consistently flows into their experience.

Not having money is not an option for them, so they do not think in this negative way.

This is the mindset that we all must have in order to manifest money or anything else that we most desire.

Who said that we all couldn't be financially abundant? You must imagine it, see it and feel like you already have the things that you desire.

Go to the stores that have the products that you want. Go to open houses in the neighborhoods where you would like to live. Test drive the cars that you would like to own.

Once you begin to change the way you think and feel in regards to any situation including money, you will see your life change for the better.

And for those of you that have a negative mindset when it comes to money don’t be ashamed.

Most of the time our negative thoughts in regards to money are handed down from generation to generation.

Most of us have parents that have told us whenever we ask for something really expensive or things in general that “money doesn’t grow on trees” or “Do you think I am made out of money?"

So, we developed a negative mindset regarding money at an early age.

Here are some ways to help get you into that place where you can change your thoughts in regards to money.

First you need to make peace with where you are financially. Tell yourself that it is OK, because things are getting ready to change.

Be thankful for all the money that you have in your bank account right now. Whether it's $50,000 or $5. Be thankful for it.

I always say a quick thank you for all the money that I have in my bank account before I pay a bill and for some reason it seems like extra money always shows up. It may seem weird, but it is true and I never question it.

The more you appreciate what you have right now, the more things will come to you; such as always being able to pay your bills.

Most people use affirmations in order to manifest money, the affirmation that I use is “Money flows to me easily and freely, from multiple sources."

Or, you can say “I will always have the money to do or buy whatever I desire.” You can make up any affirmation pertaining to money that you would like as long as it helps you to truly believe it.

You should say your affirmations several times during the day, especially before you get ready to pay your bills.

The more often you say your affirmation the more you will believe them.

Do this for about thirty days and watch your finances change.

Once you truly believe that you have the power to manifest money whenever you want, you will start to come up with great new ideas to create more money into your life.

You may manifest money from different places that you never thought possible. Like the lottery, a friend, a check in the mail that you weren’t expecting or extra money in your bank account.

The stream is endless and you must remember that there is enough money out there for everyone.

Don't believe the hype about the so called bad economy because there are plenty of people that thrive even more financially when the government claims that we are in a recession.

With the Law of Attraction you get what you consistently think about.

And once those negative thoughts such as the economy being in a recession is planted in people's minds, they panic and start to think negative things like “what if I lose my job" which leads to more negative thoughts which causes things to start to go downhill and they stop thriving financially.

You attract what you consistently think about. So stop it! We all can thrive financially no matter what because we have complete control over our thoughts.

So, don’t ever believe that there can only be a few millionaires or billionaires in the world because that is simply not true.

People that you feel are financially abundant are just in alignment with their thoughts in order to manifest money and you will get there too.

And for fun in order to manifest money try the abundance game, it is a way to release resistance while creating what you want.

It does take time to retrain the thoughts that you’ve been thinking for years.

That’s why I said to give yourself 30 days to help get the ball rolling and once you get the hang of it, your financial situation will definitely change.

Some people can manifest money immediately; because they have figured out how to change their thoughts so that they are vibrating on the same frequency of what they desire.

And, if you can do that you won't have to wait 30 days; it can come in minutes, hours or days.

Remember the key to manifesting anything that you want, including money is to change your thoughts in regards to that subject in order to let your abundance in.

We all know that thinking negatively doesn’t get us anywhere; it just leads to more negative thoughts and holds us in the same negative situations.

And for those of you that find it hard to change your thoughts in regards to money. You can always just take your attention away from subject of money. Because once you ask, the universe now knows what you want.

So, you can release all resistance regarding money and continue to think good feeling thoughts about all the other wonderful things that you have in your life.

Go out and do the things that you enjoy. You do not have to consistently think about how to manifest money all day long. You can let go of all thoughts about money, and still bring your abundance to you.

Just trust that you will be able to manifest money or anything that you desire as long as you stay in that place of good thoughts and feelings.

Sending Love and Happiness,

http://www.thesecrettolivingthelawofattraction.com/manifest-money.html

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Change Negative Self Talk And Ease Your Anxiety

             

Negative self talk is a major contributor to general anxiety - I know, I use to do it! But you can overcome this bad habit, and it's easier than you might think.

So what is negative self talk? I would define it something like this:

"It is the constant mental chatter that we engage in on a regular basis, that has become so habituated that we often don't even notice we are doing it. This self talk is not in alignment with our true inner being, but has been created as a result of long-held fears and beliefs."

These thoughts produce feelings, and not the other way around. I love this quote from Louise Hay, which sums it up perfectly: "...if you don't have the thought, you won't have the feeling. And thoughts can be changed. Change the thought, and the feeling must go."

Try this little exercise by saying this to yourself - "Everything goes wrong for me. I always have such bad luck! I can't trust anyone and I get ripped off all the time! My health is always poor, and I'll probably die of some horrible disease!"

Does it make you feel uncomfortable? You probably didn't want to say it at all. This example is a bit extreme, but it demonstrates that words are not just words - they have an energy and a vibration just like everything else. And they will affect your mood and your own energy vibration.

So can you imagine the effect that constant negative self talk can have on you over a period of time? It not only affects your emotions, but can also manifest into physical symptoms. After all, thoughts and emotions are energy just like everything else, and the low vibrations of ongoing negative self talk will sap your vitality and can lead to anxiety symptoms.

Obviously, we all say negative things to ourselves sometimes - it's normal. It's impossible to expect to think only positive thoughts on a constant basis. The occasional negative thought is nothing to be concerned about.

But when your negative self talk exceeds the positive, it's time to take action!

What are Some Types of Negative Self Talk?

1. Worrying

I once read a great quote on my desk calendar many years ago, and I tore it off and have kept it till this day. It really struck a chord with me. It said "Worry is usually a lot of trouble that never happens".

How true that is! How many things have you spent time worrying about, all for nothing.

Negative self talk of the worrying kind usually starts with a phrase like "What if .......?" Statements like this always presume the worst is likely to happen. "What if I have a heart attack, like my father did?", or "What if I make a mistake on this project? It will be really embarrassing and I could get fired!"

This sort of talk promotes anxiety because you are scaring yourself by imagining such impending disaster, and your body responds by creating the symptoms associated with fear and constant stress. See my pages on the Physical Symptoms of Anxiety and Psychological Signs of Anxiety for more information about these bodily reactions.

2. Feeling like a Victim

The victim mentality creates anxiety because your negative self talk tells you that you have no control over your circumstances, and you and your life are pretty much jinxed.

This self talk is filled with moaning, complaining, and blaming everyone and everything else for the way your life is. The victim takes no responsibility for themselves, and doesn't believe things will ever change. Phrases such as "Nobody ever appreciates me. I do all the work around here, and what thanks do I get?", or "I feel unwell again today. Why do I always catch everyone's viruses - it's not fair!"

3. Being a Perfectionist

The negative self talk of a perfectionist tells you that you and the things you do are not good enough, and the word "should" is used a lot. This creates anxiety by pushing you to your limits of physical and mental tolerance, which results in ongoing stress and fatigue.

This kind of self talk convinces you that your worthiness is based upon things that you do or have, such as career, money, the love and acceptance of others, or being the perfect wife and mother.

Perfectionist self talk says things like "I should always be organised and have things under control" or "I have to get this promotion, or I'll look like an idiot."

4. Constantly Criticising Yourself

Negative self talk that is constantly criticising you can create anxiety because it focuses on all of your perceived flaws and weaknesses and ignores your good qualities. It constantly puts you down, and makes you believe that you are generally a useless human being.

The inner critic would say things like "You're always making mistakes - you are so dumb!" or "You are so fat! Why can't you be slim like so-and-so?" Critical self talk also likes to compare you to others, with you being the loser.

Why is Negative Self Talk so Bad for Me?

The majority of self talk takes place so quickly and habitually that we don't even notice we are doing it. But even though you may not consciously be totally absorbed in your mind chatter, your subconscious mind is taking it all in. And the subconscious mind just accepts everything you tell it, and responds accordingly. (You can go to my page on Self Talk for more detailed information.)

As stated earlier, thoughts produce feelings and emotions. It is never the other way around. However, sometimes it may feel as though certain emotions then cause you to think a certain way, but that is just because negative thoughts attract more negative thoughts, and so on it goes.

Even though your self talk may be irrational, such as many of the statements made by the Worrier, your body responds as if it were really true. So if you are constantly having thoughts of bad things happening to you, you will create the negative emotions such as fear, anger, disappointment, etc, even if the circumstances have not actually occurred.

These emotions then produce reactions in the body associated with stress and anxiety, and these build up to high and chronic levels when you get into the ongoing habit of negative self talk.

Thoughts and emotions also have an energy (since everything in the Universe is made up of energy, including us). Negative thoughts and emotions have a low energy vibration, and so will drag down your vitality and the vibration of your entire being.

This reduces your capacity to attract good things to you, as you can only attract things to you that are in alignment with your own vibration. So if the energy frequency of your body (made up of physical, emotional, mental and spiritual) is being dragged down by negative thoughts and emotions, then your outer world may appear to be pretty gloomy.

This then feeds your negative self talk, and a self-perpetuating downward cycle begins.

How Can You Deal With Negative Self Talk?

You can change this bad habit, because that's all it is. You have gotten yourself into the pattern of thinking so many bad thoughts. It can take time, because you've probably being doing this for years.

But I have broke my own negative thought habit, so I know it is very achievable.

Everyone has negative thoughts from time to time - and this is nothing to be concerned about. Worrying about every less-than-perfect thought you have is ridiculous. But if your self talk is more negative than positive, it's time to turn it around.

Please go to my page on Changing Your Inner Talk for information on the techniques I used to change my mind chatter, and my life.

http://www.gateways-to-inner-peace.com/negative-self-talk.html

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Get Unstuck: The 4 Keys to Pulling Yourself Out of a Rut

Exercise slumps, relationship ruts, and overall mental funks happen to the best of us. But while getting stuck is inevitable, staying there isn't. "Plateaus are perfectly normal—the human body is wired to adapt to things," says mathematician Hugh Thompson, PhD, who, along with investigative reporter Bob Sullivan, spent more than two years interviewing psychologists, CEOs, pro athletes, and scientists on what drives success—and what stalls it—for their new book The Plateau Effect. Here, they reveal the traps that threaten to flatline your progress. 

Trap 1: You Use the Same Technique That Worked for You Last Week 

When Thompson and Sullivan analyzed the contestants from the first four seasons of The Biggest Loser, they spotted a surprising trend: Almost all the competitors saw dramatic weight loss results during the first weigh-in, on day seven, but the following week they lost, on average, just 2 percent of their body weight. "As a species, humans have evolved to respond to novelty," says Thompson. "Once we've become accustomed to something, we may grow immune to its effects." Your body and mind will respond most positively if you keep exposing them to original situations: say, a new machine at the gym to challenge your muscles, or an unusual date-night outing (trapeze lessons, perhaps?) to keep your relationship fresh. 

Trap 2: You Don't Track Your Progress 

The lead-up to some plateaus can happen so gradually that you may not notice until it's too late. "We found that one of the most important ways successful people stave off slumps is by establishing markers," says Sullivan. Some form of data collection—tracking your salary, recording your waist circumference, or periodically rating how you feel about your spouse on a scale of 1 to 10—can help you spot and reverse a negative progression before it picks up speed. 

Trap 3: You Seek Quick Fixes 

Are you a serial plateau-er—someone who breaks through a period of inaction only to find yourself stuck again months later? You may be falling prey to what Thompson refers to as the "greedy algorithm"—choosing a path that seems most likely to provide immediate progress but ultimately leads to a dead end. Fortunately, you can trick your brain to delay gratification with longer-term goals that can provide lasting results. "People who are accomplished, especially at work, do this by breaking big goals into small steps, giving themselves more opportunities for victories," says Thompson. "This trains the mind to say, Hey, I'm doing something positive, even if I'm still a long way from the finish line." 

Trap 4: Your Timing Is Off 

"There's no easier way to get unstuck than to respect your body clock," says Sullivan. "If you run faster at 8:30 A.M. than at 7:30 A.M., the sensible thing to do is move your workout to the later time; yet many people make the mistake of squeezing in activities when they can—not when they'll achieve the best results." Studying the role timing plays in other areas of life, including interactions with others, will serve you well, too. While you might not want to ambush your boss with your pitch for a raise first thing in the morning, that may be the best time to do it. (One study found that parolees who had their hearings early in the court's session received better rulings more often than applicants at the end of the session.) As the day wears on, something psychologists call decision fatigue sets in, making people less likely to weigh your request fairly. Says Sullivan, "Timing is one of the biggest factors that separates the stuck from the successful." 

http://www.oprah.com/spirit/How-to-Get-Unstuck-How-to-Make-Changes

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4 Ways to Tap Into Your Intuition

It’s almost a cliché: The telephone rings and you intuitively know who it is before answering.

Intuition often shows up this way, as a fleeting insight we'll probably dismiss as coincidence  — or write off as “just imagination.”

But as Albert Einstein once said, “Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.”

Experts in intuitive counseling say you can learn to develop your intuition and capture those insights to help you make decisions in your personal life — such as whether to agree to a blind date.

“Everyone has intuition. The more you acknowledge it, the stronger and more accurate it gets,” says professional spiritual and medical intuitive Marla Mitchell.

Professional intuitives use intuition to perceive information about you and provide guidance. A medical intuitive further specializes in perceiving the physical health of the body and internal systems.

A surprising number of business leaders also use intuition to help them make business decisions. In a poll conducted by PRWeek and Burson-Marsteller, the majority of the 252 CEOs surveyed said they were likely to rely on their intuition when making business decisions. It’s something to consider next time you’re debating whether to sign off on a new ad campaign or hire a candidate who sent a bland resume but knocked your socks off in the interview.

“I’ve come to accept that my own intuition is one of many skills I can call upon in my business when needed,” says Christen Resmo, president and CEO of Benchmark Coaching, a Denver-based career coaching firm.

Four ways to strengthen your intuition

“With practice, you start noticing the quiet voice within,” explains David Stevens, professional intuitive and founder of Yoga of the Mind, a meditation and intuition training service. “Some see flashes of pictures. Others have certain feelings. Some just have a pure knowingness.”

Mitchell and Stevens recommend these four techniques to help you tap into and trust your intuition.

1) Meditate

“Meditation helps you to get quiet and be in the present moment,” Mitchell explains. “The key to increasing your intuitive awareness is to stay very present. Intuition lives in the present.”

At the heart of any meditation method is the practice of quieting the mind, which can help you increase your awareness of your intuitive sense.

“Meditation creates the best access to intuition,” says Stevens, a student of meditation for over 35 years.

You can learn meditation skills in a class (Shambhala Sun magazine offers a great directory) or with a meditation instruction DVD or CD. Stevens says meditating for just 15 minutes a day can offer benefits.

2) Do a blind reading

Stevens recommends practicing what he calls “blind readings.” Here’s how they work:

1. Sit down at a writing table with three blank index cards.

2. Think about a decision you are currently grappling with and write three solutions for it, one on each card.

3. Turn the cards blank-side-up, shuffle them and place them face-down on a table.

4. Run your hands over the cards and notice the feeling of each card.

5. Assign a percentage to each card based on how powerfully you’re drawn to it.

6. Turn the cards over and take note of the answer with the highest percentage.

Two years ago, Stevens and his wife used a blind reading to help them decide whether to cancel a big trip they had planned. The vacation was to begin right around the time a work-related project of his wife’s was to be completed. But the project started late, and it looked like the project would reach a critical point during their vacation.

Rather than canceling the vacation, the couple did a blind reading. They labeled the first card “Shorten the trip,” the second card “Do the trip as planned,” and the third card “Cancel the trip.” They each did a separate blind reading; both felt the strongest pull toward the card labeled “Do the trip as planned.”

They kept their vacation plans. As it turned out, the critical aspects of the project were completed a couple of days before the trip. Stevens and his wife enjoyed their vacation without distraction.

3) Play red-light green-light

Fun and spontaneity can help you develop intuition. Mitchell recommends this take on a classic childhood game:

1. Imagine a traffic light. Picturing the red light indicates “no” and the green light indicates “yes.”

2. Ask yourself questions or make statements that have true / false or yes / no answers, and notice, in your mind’s eye, what color the stoplight turns after each statement. Start by simply saying your name (for example, “I am Karen”). Then, call yourself by a different name (for example, “I am Bob”) and watch in your mind’s eye to see if the colors change.

After you get the hang of this game, try it in situations where you don’t know the answer.

“Games like this help increase your trust in your own intuitive abilities,” Mitchell explains.

4) Learn more through readings and classes

Mitchell and Stevens agree that you can develop your intuition by having readings done by professional intuitives, and by taking classes.

Resmo, Benchmark Coaching CEO, says classes that teach how to develop intuition let her practice tapping into her intuitive side in a nonjudgmental environment. “I could simply allow my thoughts and impressions to flow,” she explains. "My guesses and hunches were spot-on accurate about 75 percent of the time.”

http://life.gaiam.com/article/4-ways-tap-your-intuition

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How to Manage Time With 10 Tips That Work

         

Chances are good that, at some time in your life, you've taken a time management class, read about it in books, and tried to use an electronic or paper-based day planner to organize, prioritize and schedule your day. "Why, with this knowledge and these gadgets," you may ask, "do I still feel like I can't get everything done I need to?"

The answer is simple. Everything you ever learned about managing time is a complete waste of time because it doesn't work.

Before you can even begin to manage time, you must learn what time is. A dictionary defines time as "the point or period at which things occur." Put simply, time is when stuff happens.

There are two types of time: clock time and real time. In clock time, there are 60 seconds in a minute, 60 minutes in an hour, 24 hours in a day and 365 days in a year. All time passes equally. When someone turns 50, they are exactly 50 years old, no more or no less.

In real time, all time is relative. Time flies or drags depending on what you're doing. Two hours at the department of motor vehicles can feel like 12 years. And yet our 12-year-old children seem to have grown up in only two hours.

Which time describes the world in which you really live, real time or clock time?

The reason time management gadgets and systems don't work is that these systems are designed to manage clock time. Clock time is irrelevant. You don't live in or even have access to clock time. You live in real time, a world in which all time flies when you are having fun or drags when you are doing your taxes.

The good news is that real time is mental. It exists between your ears. You create it. Anything you create, you can manage. It's time to remove any self-sabotage or self-limitation you have around "not having enough time," or today not being "the right time" to start a business or manage your current business properly.

There are only three ways to spend time: thoughts, conversations and actions. Regardless of the type of business you own, your work will be composed of those three items.

As an entrepreneur, you may be frequently interrupted or pulled in different directions. While you cannot eliminate interruptions, you do get a say on how much time you will spend on them and how much time you will spend on the thoughts, conversations and actions that will lead you to success. 

Practice the following techniques to become the master of your own time:

1. Carry a schedule and record all your thoughts, conversations and activities for a week. This will help you understand how much you can get done during the course of a day and where your precious moments are going. You'll see how much time is actually spent producing results and how much time is wasted on unproductive thoughts, conversations and actions.
2. Any activity or conversation that's important to your success should have a time assigned to it. To-do lists get longer and longer to the point where they're unworkable. Appointment books work. Schedule appointments with yourself and create time blocks for high-priority thoughts, conversations, and actions. Schedule when they will begin and end. Have the discipline to keep these appointments.
3. Plan to spend at least 50 percent of your time engaged in the thoughts, activities and conversations that produce most of your results.
4. Schedule time for interruptions. Plan time to be pulled away from what you're doing. Take, for instance, the concept of having "office hours." Isn't "office hours" another way of saying "planned interruptions?"
5. Take the first 30 minutes of every day to plan your day. Don't start your day until you complete your time plan. The most important time of your day is the time you schedule to schedule time.
6. Take five minutes before every call and task to decide what result you want to attain. This will help you know what success looks like before you start. And it will also slow time down. Take five minutes after each call and activity to determine whether your desired result was achieved. If not, what was missing? How do you put what's missing in your next call or activity?
7. Put up a "Do not disturb" sign when you absolutely have to get work done.
8. Practice not answering the phone just because it's ringing and e-mails just because they show up. Disconnect instant messaging. Don't instantly give people your attention unless it's absolutely crucial in your business to offer an immediate human response. Instead, schedule a time to answer email and return phone calls.
9. Block out other distractions like Facebook and other forms of social media unless you use these tools to generate business.
10. Remember that it's impossible to get everything done. Also remember that odds are good that 20 percent of your thoughts, conversations and activities produce 80 percent of your results.

http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/219553

Law of Attraction - Debunking the Seven Biggest Myths

                            

The Law of Attraction has received a great deal of media attention in recent years. Thanks to the movie The Secret and the subsequent explosion of television, print media and internet coverage, nearly everyone in Western society has heard the phrase "Law of Attraction". A lot of people, however, have picked up snippets and incomplete information here and there and don't really have a solid understanding of how the law works.

This has led to a widespread misunderstanding of how the Law of Attraction really works, or whether or not it even works at all. A lot of people feel a deep resonance when they are told that they create their own reality. They recognize a truth in this idea. However, they often quickly become frustrated when they're exposed to incomplete information and myths, and can't seem to make it work. They "know" that there's something to this, they can feel it; but they just don't know how to use it yet.

This article aims to debunk the seven biggest myths currently circulating about the Law of Attraction and bring some clarity to the subject.

Myth #1: The Law of Attraction is magic

The Myth: "Law of Attraction advocates will tell you that all you have to do is think positively and the stuff you want will just come to you. Obviously this is wrong, since things like money, cars and houses don't just appear out of thin air."

The Myth Debunked: No one with a true understanding of the Law of Attraction has ever claimed that if you just think a positive thought, a house with a million dollars on the kitchen table and a Ferrari in the driveway will just drop out of the sky right in front of you. This is usually a quote used by people trying to claim that the Law of Attraction is a scam. But the quote isn't true. That isn't how the Law of Attraction works at all.

The Law of Attraction doesn't just literally drop stuff in your lap. It brings you meetings with just the right people at the right time, brilliant ideas and coincidences. It's your job to pay attention to those ideas, follow your hunches and recognize the coincidences.

For example, you'd like to manifest a house. The Law of Attraction gives you an insight to drive through a certain neighborhood that you don't normally drive through. You see a house with a For Sale sign in the yard. The house looks perfect, except you're pretty sure it's completely out of your price range. You decide to stop and knock on the door anyway. It turns out the owners are a lovely couple who are moving to Australia in a month. You and they really hit it off and they decide to offer you rent-to-own terms that you can afford. They really want you to live there. So, you get the perfect house at a price you're able to pay, under circumstances that you never could've predicted. Did it drop right into your lap? Well, not literally, no. But if you paid attention and followed the insights and impulses the Universe was delivering to you, it could've seemed almost as easy as if it had. THIS is how the Law of Attraction brings you things. It finds whatever you're looking for that is also looking for you and brings you together through a series of perfect events, insights and hunches.

Myth #2 - All you have to do is visualize

The Myth: "The Law of Attraction is just about visualization. That's why they tell you to create vision boards and the like. You're supposed to stare at the things you want and they will just come to you (see Myth #1)"

The Myth Debunked: This one is partially true. Visualization can be a valuable tool you use to train yourself to create what you want. It isn't the visualization that creates, though. You create through the vibration that you offer. The vibration you offer is determined by the thoughts you habitually think (beliefs). Visualization can help you to retrain your thoughts, but there's much more to it than that. If you visualize a beautiful car, but have the belief that you'll never get a car like that, you can visualize all day, every day, and that car's not going to show up. How do you know if you harbor a conflicting belief? You can tell by the way you feel when you visualize. If it feels really, really good to visualize the car, and the entire visualization is positive, you're doing well. If, however, it feels a bit off and your visualization takes a bit of a negative turn, you've just uncovered some negative beliefs.

For example, you wonder how you'll afford the payments, which would point to a belief that states "I can't afford a new car"; or you might hope your kids don't mess up the beautiful new seats, which could point to a belief that you can't have nice things and they always get ruined, so, why bother anyway...

Visualization is a valuable tool in manifestation, but it isn't the creation process itself.

Myth #3 - The Law of Attraction is new

The Myth: "If the Law of Attraction is really a law, why hasn't anyone discovered it before? This is just some new fad."

The Myth Debunked: The Law of Attraction isn't new. It's been around since the beginning of, well, everything. It can be argued that it's the oldest law in the Universe. The reason that so many people are hearing about it now, is because more and more people are waking up and realizing, or at least getting a glimpse of, who they really are. More people are asking for this information than ever before, and therefore, the Law of Attraction must bring them more answers than ever before. There are more books written on this subject than we've ever seen. Thanks to the internet, people can find answers to their questions immediately.

The information is not "new"; we are simply asking for and able to receive more information, and at a faster rate than ever before. Also, we are living in a time where most of us can discuss spiritual matters and Universal laws openly without fear of being burned at the stake or stoned to death. All of this has allowed the idea of the Law of Attraction to spread at an unprecedented rate.

Myth #4 - The Law of Attraction is Non-Christian

The Myth: "I am a Christian and therefore I cannot believe in the Law of Attraction. This is just a bunch of New-Agey stuff that conflicts with Christian beliefs"

The Myth Debunked: This one could not be further from the truth. There are hundreds of passages in the Bible that refer to the Law of Attraction. Some of these verses can be traced back almost 3000 years. Jesus said "Everything is possible to him who believes." And "He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do..." Here are few more: "As a man thinketh, so he is." (Proverbs 23:7). "It is through thinking that man forms that which he has in life". (Proverbs 23:7). "For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened." (Matthew 7:8)

These, and many other proverbs just like them, support the principle that your thoughts create your reality and you can create anything you want. The point is that Christianity and the Law of Attraction are not based on inherently conflicting principles. There are actually now internet sites on the web dedicated to the study of the Law of Attraction from a Christian point of view.

Myth #5 - I have to do something to make the Law of Attraction "work"

The Myth: "You have to know how to use the Law of Attraction in order to get it to work. If it isn't working for you, you must be doing it wrong."

The Myth Debunked: This is another myth that is based on a complete misunderstanding of how the Law of Attraction works. There is nothing you have to do, or in fact can do to make the Law of Attraction work. Just as there is nothing you have to do or can do to make gravity work. It just works. That's why it's called a law.

You create your own reality. All of it. All the time. You can't help it. You're a lean, mean, creating machine. Everything you see around you, every person in your life, everything in your reality, is there in response to the vibration you offer. There's nothing you have to do to make that process work, nor can you stop it. That's why no one can claim that "it isn't working for you." It can't NOT work for you.

The problem arises when people are creating by default, which often brings them things they don't really want, instead of creating deliberately. Your job is to remember how to create consciously, to remember just how powerful you really are. That's it. And it's not supposed to be hard work. It's supposed to be fun. If you're not having fun, THEN you're doing it wrong.

Myth #6 - Thoughts are dangerous. You have to control every thought you think.

The Myth: "You have to control every thought you think. If you think a 'negative' thought, or have a fear of something, you automatically create that. So watch every thought you think!"

The Myth Debunked: While it's true that every thought has the power to create, there are two big reasons why you don't have to be afraid of your thoughts.

First, one little thought doesn't have all that much power. The power comes from thinking the same thought over and over again, until it's a belief. The more you think a thought and believe it, the more it affects your vibration and it's this vibration that attracts your manifestations. The Law of Attraction responds to your vibration, not the words you've said or thought (although notice that your words and thoughts can affect your vibration).

Second, we have this amazing thing called time. There is a time buffer between offering a vibration and receiving a manifestation. And while many of us often curse this time buffer in our impatience to receive the things we want, it is incredibly useful. Things don't happen immediately for a reason. You have time to notice if you're harboring any conflicting beliefs or are offering a vibration that doesn't really serve you.

For example, if you're driving down the street and have a random thought "I hope I don't get in an accident", you might remember reading somewhere that the Universe and your subconscious don't understand negative statements, and you just put "I hope I get in an accident" out there. So, obviously you'd better suck that thought right back in, or else you'll have an accident. Wrong. If you have the thought "I hope I don't get in an accident" but you don't harbor an underlying belief that driving is dangerous and there's a very good chance that you'll get in an accident, your vibration is not going to even begin to match you up with an accident. If your underlying belief is "I'm safe", you'll be safe.

If, however, you do harbor such a belief, formed by many, many thoughts about how you're a victim, how easy it is to get into accidents, how driving is dangerous, reading lots of news stories about how people get in accidents all the time, talking about those stories, etc., that one little thought has just given you an indication that you have an underlying belief. Do you think these thoughts often and easily? Then you might want to do something about that (or buckle up). The point is, that even though your thoughts help to form your vibration, which creates your reality, it is the vibration behind the thought you have to pay attention to. A random thought that means nothing to you isn't going to create a thing. But a thought that you believe and think over and over again, a thought you give lots of attention to, will affect your vibration and that will create.

Myth #7 - The Law of Attraction just teaches selfishness

The Myth: "The Law of Attraction teaches people to focus on themselves and how they feel, before focusing on others. This is selfish, and that's bad. We have a duty to be selfless."

The Myth Debunked: This myth and the belief that we must be selfless, have caused more burnout among people with great intentions than anything else.

The Law of Attraction does teach selfishness. But selfishness has gotten a really bad rap. There's a huge difference between walking over bodies to get what you want, which is what many people think of when they hear the word "selfish", and not allowing circumstances and other people to dictate your happiness. Giving of yourself with no regard to how you feel until there's nothing left but an empty husk, is neither virtuous nor necessary. The choices are not just between being a self-sacrificing saint or a complete bastard.

The selfishness that the Law of Attraction teaches, is the kind that allows a mother with three little kids to recognize when she's becoming overwhelmed, and give herself permission to take a hot bath and recharge her batteries, without feeling guilty about it. She comes back refreshed and in a better mood. Do you think this will harm or benefit her children? If we take care of ourselves (physically, psychologically AND spiritually), we have so much more to give others. If we focus on our own joy, we can uplift others, and truly help them, instead of commiserating with them in their misery and just supporting them in their being stuck in that vibration.

The more selfish we are, the more joyful we become, the stronger and more unyielding we stand in our vibration of happiness, the more we have to give others, and the more we can give to others without depleting ourselves. True selfishness is the best thing we can do for the world.

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