What LOA is Really About
I’m a Law of Attraction realist. By realist I mean I don’t think that Law of Attraction is all about intangible, feel good stuff that has no practical meaning in our lives. Rather LOA is a very real, Universal law that we are all subject to.
Having said that, I also understand why some people find it a hard concept to swallow. I mean heck, it’s hard to think that when bad things happen to good people they’ve somehow attracted it. But the Law of Attraction isn’t about being optimistic and having warm fuzzy feelings and fat bank accounts. It’s about our lives reflecting what we are in sync with.
If you look at what caused the economic situation we’re in right now, it wasn’t caused by the stock market or the financial markets or any other markets for that matter. It was people losing confidence in prosperity which lead them to take actions that ultimately led to the economic downturn. And it will be people regaining that confidence and acting accordingly that will turn it around.
Law of Attraction isn’t some invisible force buzzing around the universe dropping gold on one person and manure on the next. It’s an expression humans made up to describe a very real condition – what we give attention to becomes our reality.
What humans are trying to learn now is how to use that on purpose in their own lives. But changing ingrained beliefs isn’t as easy as the gurus make it out to be (and certainly isn’t purchasable in 3 easy payments of 39.95).
It takes time and commitment to master something that is such an ingrained and transparent part of us. I suspect it will take a few generations before the majority of people are saying, “well duh, everyone knows that.”
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When the news media went full force with recession watch 2009, I remember my mother calling and asking me how my business was going. For me, nothing had changed. When consumer confidence was at the lowest of the low, everything was perfectly fine on my end. In fact, business had increased for a few months.
Then – for whatever reason – I got nervous. “What if business does slow down… what if this happens… what if that happens…” I was worried sick.
I stopped going out for dinner and I stopped book shopping – two of my favorite vices. And then something happened. Business did slow down – significantly.
I intuitively knew that I’d attracted the slowdown. It was so obviously tied to my frame of mind, it was scary.
So a month later I started spending again, to demonstrate that I knew business would pick up. I redid my bathroom, went summer clothes shopping, etc. Not only did business pick up, but it’s been my best month this year. And I haven’t done anything differently to attract more business. I simply changed my actions to reflect that I do trust I’ll be provided for.
I’m not saying that everyone should run out and start spending frivolously. I know what changes my mindset, so I do what works for me.
Maria, as you stated, confidence is a big issue during these weird economic times. As contrary as it sounds, now is the time to live boldly, knowing that the circumstances of the world do not have to be our circumstances.
Thanks for that post.
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Thanks Alexis,
That’s a perfect example of how much we really do have control over the reality we experience. Thanks so much for sharing!!
Maria
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