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| THE POWER OF POSITIVE By Maven |
*Annette’s note: This is a blog written by my friend Maven and posted on MySpace on June 28,
2008. I was very impressed with what she had to say and thought she captured the essence of the
Law of Attraction very well. This is reprinted here with her permission. Please visit her on
MySpace and read her blogs. She writes the most FABULOUS stuff!
We had the home inspector in this morning and it's looking like all systems are go on the
sale of our house.
Ditto on the purchase of what the PB and I have begun to refer to as our dream house.
In other words, my friends,
I debated what to write about this morning, though.
But with change being a theme in my life, I decided to go with something a little more
thought provoking.
Not to worry, though.
My crazy will be back later in the week :-)
Today, however, I want to re-visit the subject of the Law of Attraction.
Not because I want to sell anyone on it - I'm pretty much go with the flow with all things
personal and spiritual.
But more with the intention of getting myself back into a positive thinking mind set.
And exploring the resistance some people have to the ideas.
My motto in life has always been go with what works.
If I don't feel good about something I'm doing, saying, or writing, I will immediately feel it.
And when I get that feeling, I know that I need to readjust or make a change.
Because I know that if I don't, it will affect my life - either immediately, or down the road.
So I try to live in such a way that my actions and intentions are in line with my heart.
And when I do this, I feel good.
Which is why I'm so puzzled by the reactions some have to The Law of Attraction.
I have encountered people who are literally up in arms about it.
As Rachel Pollack so beautifully states "Optimism produces the very success it desires and
expects."
So my question to the critics of the world is this:
What are you afraid of?
What frightens you about believing that if we change the way we think, we'll change the way
we live?
***
At the heart of it, I think, is fear of the unknown.
The mysteries of the universe are so much more vast than anyone of us realize.
But then, this is nothing new.
"The world is flat."
"That's impossible!"
"Burn her!"
But try this.
The next time you sit down at the computer to communicate with someone halfway around
the world, or google for information, or even turn the lights on in your home, ask yourself:
"Is this tangible?"
Do I know where that light comes from and how it works?
Do I have any idea how Google can give me whatever I need in under 30 seconds?
(Okay, some of you know)
But for the rest of us, we're simply operating on faith. Faith that google will take me to
dictionary.com. Faith that the lights will turn on. And faith enough to realize that I don't
have to understand the complexity in order for it to be so.
To my mind, the Law of Attraction is no different.
I have faith that I will attract into my life that which I put out.
And don't get me wrong.
I'm not saying "Okay, I'm going to think positive and a million dollars will be coming my
way."
Although that would be AMAZING, it doesn't work that way.
What we need to do first is to become aware of the negative tapes that run over and over and
over again in our minds.
The nevers, the should haves, and the not enoughs.
We need to begin replacing them with always, and gratitudes, and more thans.
We attract what we fear, and we attract what we love.
But then, I've been at this for a long time.
I've been keeping a gratitude journal on and off for forever and I continue to work everyday
on seeing the world around me, myself, and everyone else in a positive light.
It's hard work to learn to see life differently. To go after the things we want while
maintaining an attitude of love and acceptance throughout.
***
Eleven years ago when a position became available at the place I now work, I wanted the job
more than anything.
There were about seven other applicants, three of whom had more education and relevant
experience than me.
But nothing mattered because that job was going to be mine.
I started a journal, and in it I wrote over and over and over line after line, page after page
after page: "I am the (insert job title here)"
I can remember lying on my stomach on the bed writing until my hand got sore, night after
night the same phrase.
In other words, I set my intention.
But it didn't stop there.
That's the mistake a lot of people make. They think that if they just concentrate hard
enough on the visualizing and the asking that their work is done.
But it isn't.
Because the next step is action.
Like Jim Carrey said in his interview about the 20 million dollar cheque he wrote to himself,
"You can't just sit back and eat a sandwich, you have to do something."
So I sat down with Marv for about three hours and we brainstormed every possible interview
question I could be asked along with answers that would be most suitable.
From there I rehearsed. In the shower, in my car, walking in the woods - I rehearsed that
interview and envisioned every possible positive scenario I could.
Then I pulled my entire family in on what I was going to wear, and right down to the shoes,
we put together an outfit that screamed success.
And do you know what?
Not only did I get the job, my boss still remembers exactly what I was wearing to this day.
It's really no mystery, because the true Secret is this:
When we live our lives from a positive place, we act in ways that support our best intentions,
and those intentions, either positive or negative, are like ripples in a pond.
I go to the grocery store feeling happy and I smile at everyone I see, and all around me, I'm
surrounded by these positive ripples I'm putting out.
So what comes back to me?
More smiles. More positives. More love.
Oh sure, the occasional asshole crosses my path, and when that happens I have a choice - to
respond to the ass and his negative ripples in a like way - or to choose to simply react with
compassion, and smile anyway.
I usually choose the compassion route and it's really quite funny.
You'd be surprised by the reactions you get.
***
When I'm living in line with my highest purpose I feel happy.
So be happy my friends...
2008. I was very impressed with what she had to say and thought she captured the essence of the
Law of Attraction very well. This is reprinted here with her permission. Please visit her on
MySpace and read her blogs. She writes the most FABULOUS stuff!
We had the home inspector in this morning and it's looking like all systems are go on the
sale of our house.
Ditto on the purchase of what the PB and I have begun to refer to as our dream house.
In other words, my friends,
I debated what to write about this morning, though.
But with change being a theme in my life, I decided to go with something a little more
thought provoking.
Not to worry, though.
My crazy will be back later in the week :-)
Today, however, I want to re-visit the subject of the Law of Attraction.
Not because I want to sell anyone on it - I'm pretty much go with the flow with all things
personal and spiritual.
But more with the intention of getting myself back into a positive thinking mind set.
And exploring the resistance some people have to the ideas.
My motto in life has always been go with what works.
If I don't feel good about something I'm doing, saying, or writing, I will immediately feel it.
And when I get that feeling, I know that I need to readjust or make a change.
Because I know that if I don't, it will affect my life - either immediately, or down the road.
So I try to live in such a way that my actions and intentions are in line with my heart.
And when I do this, I feel good.
Which is why I'm so puzzled by the reactions some have to The Law of Attraction.
I have encountered people who are literally up in arms about it.
As Rachel Pollack so beautifully states "Optimism produces the very success it desires and
expects."
So my question to the critics of the world is this:
What are you afraid of?
What frightens you about believing that if we change the way we think, we'll change the way
we live?
***
At the heart of it, I think, is fear of the unknown.
The mysteries of the universe are so much more vast than anyone of us realize.
But then, this is nothing new.
"The world is flat."
"That's impossible!"
"Burn her!"
But try this.
The next time you sit down at the computer to communicate with someone halfway around
the world, or google for information, or even turn the lights on in your home, ask yourself:
"Is this tangible?"
Do I know where that light comes from and how it works?
Do I have any idea how Google can give me whatever I need in under 30 seconds?
(Okay, some of you know)
But for the rest of us, we're simply operating on faith. Faith that google will take me to
dictionary.com. Faith that the lights will turn on. And faith enough to realize that I don't
have to understand the complexity in order for it to be so.
To my mind, the Law of Attraction is no different.
I have faith that I will attract into my life that which I put out.
And don't get me wrong.
I'm not saying "Okay, I'm going to think positive and a million dollars will be coming my
way."
Although that would be AMAZING, it doesn't work that way.
What we need to do first is to become aware of the negative tapes that run over and over and
over again in our minds.
The nevers, the should haves, and the not enoughs.
We need to begin replacing them with always, and gratitudes, and more thans.
We attract what we fear, and we attract what we love.
But then, I've been at this for a long time.
I've been keeping a gratitude journal on and off for forever and I continue to work everyday
on seeing the world around me, myself, and everyone else in a positive light.
It's hard work to learn to see life differently. To go after the things we want while
maintaining an attitude of love and acceptance throughout.
***
Eleven years ago when a position became available at the place I now work, I wanted the job
more than anything.
There were about seven other applicants, three of whom had more education and relevant
experience than me.
But nothing mattered because that job was going to be mine.
I started a journal, and in it I wrote over and over and over line after line, page after page
after page: "I am the (insert job title here)"
I can remember lying on my stomach on the bed writing until my hand got sore, night after
night the same phrase.
In other words, I set my intention.
But it didn't stop there.
That's the mistake a lot of people make. They think that if they just concentrate hard
enough on the visualizing and the asking that their work is done.
But it isn't.
Because the next step is action.
Like Jim Carrey said in his interview about the 20 million dollar cheque he wrote to himself,
"You can't just sit back and eat a sandwich, you have to do something."
So I sat down with Marv for about three hours and we brainstormed every possible interview
question I could be asked along with answers that would be most suitable.
From there I rehearsed. In the shower, in my car, walking in the woods - I rehearsed that
interview and envisioned every possible positive scenario I could.
Then I pulled my entire family in on what I was going to wear, and right down to the shoes,
we put together an outfit that screamed success.
And do you know what?
Not only did I get the job, my boss still remembers exactly what I was wearing to this day.
It's really no mystery, because the true Secret is this:
When we live our lives from a positive place, we act in ways that support our best intentions,
and those intentions, either positive or negative, are like ripples in a pond.
I go to the grocery store feeling happy and I smile at everyone I see, and all around me, I'm
surrounded by these positive ripples I'm putting out.
So what comes back to me?
More smiles. More positives. More love.
Oh sure, the occasional asshole crosses my path, and when that happens I have a choice - to
respond to the ass and his negative ripples in a like way - or to choose to simply react with
compassion, and smile anyway.
I usually choose the compassion route and it's really quite funny.
You'd be surprised by the reactions you get.
***
When I'm living in line with my highest purpose I feel happy.
So be happy my friends...
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