The Law of Attraction - Good and Bad
The law of attraction seems to be an elusive thing. In spite of all that I’ve heard about it, sometimes I wondered just how effective it is, and if I was even capable of using it in my own life. Certainly, it seemed to work for some people, this state of deliberate attraction, so I decided to look into my past and try to find out where stating my desires and putting them “out there” actually caused anything to happen for me.
It didn’t take that long, really, to see how this phenomenon had manifested itself in my life repeatedly, and it surely happened long before I knew what it was or what I was doing.
Just for starters:
I remember as a child desperately wanting a pony. I was utterly, completely obsessed with it from about the age of 4, or so I’m told. Every Easter, birthday, grading and Christmas holiday it was the only thing I asked for. I dreamt about it, read about, imagined it. I saw my pony in my dreams, and felt so much love for her it consumed me… Pretty intense for a child, but that is the only way to describe how I felt. My love and desire knew no boundaries, and I held on to the dream, yet sometimes it seemed so unrealistic.
It seemed so unrealistic and elusive, in fact, that I eventually gave up hope (after 6 years), and instead turned my focus from wanting something I didn’t have, to the resources I had available to me. I rode neighbours’ horses in exchange for barn work. I did a billion things around the house to pay for riding lessons at summer camps, I began (uggghhh) to babysit for the means to buy myself the needed equipment for my seldom-indulged passion.
I eventually joined a riding club, and used a fellow member’s horse for my lessons. The currency for this favour was a bag of feed, which I paid for out of my babysitting money. Finally, the constant obessing was over, and I just accepted that I would be a borrower of ponies from children luckier than I. I did, however, actually feel privileged to be part of this exclusive club, and committed and focused as much on the effort as I had the dream. It brought me incredible joy, and while I could barely get out of bed for school, if a pony was involved, I was up before sunrise, always the first one in the barn in the morning, the last one out at night.
I’ll make a long story short – I got my pony, much to my surprise. My parents, and probably the universe, felt my passion and answered its call. I remember the day my dad (God bless him) told me we were going to look at a pony. The rest is history, and the Law of Attraction had appeared for the first time to me. (and her name was Jill and she was wonderful)
Now, even if you can’t stand horses, I hope that you can see some of the steps involved in the process of this “elusive” thing, this “universal truth”. I am utterly convinced that the universe responds to passion, so you may want to be careful what you feel passionate about, because I believe it is not only the fuel, but the roadmap, for the Law of Attraction.
That was just the beginning. Several times through the course of my life the Law of Attraction has worked for me, and not always in a good way. As a Registered Massage Therapist I worked for 2 years in a physiotherapy clinic, primarily rehabilitating patients who had been in motor vehicle accidents (MVA’s). I was sucked into their pain, I felt it, too, at least on an emotional level. It was constantly around me and I could not shield myself from the hurt and anger these people felt. I became as obsessed and angry as they were.
After leaving this job (for other reasons, most of which are related to the LoA, I’m sure), I entered a brief but frustrating period of under-employment. In my frustration one night I sat on my bed and wrote exactly what I wanted from a new placement, including location, pay, environment etc. I still remember writing it down, and also putting my note pad into an old bag that was barely used. Interesting enough, I found it the following spring, nearly a year after the day I wrote it. And to my surprise (at the time) I had received exactly what I had asked for.
However, a year later, I was in a terrible car accident. Did my previous, intense obsession, and perhaps an (unconscious) desire for drama manifest itself into the horror of such an event? From the outside, most people would say “no”, but since I am beginning to understand just how the Law of Attraction, now I am not so sure. Did my inner victim and drama queen bring something into my life that I should never have thought about at all, or at least should not have focused on? You tell me.
My whole point is this: look back at your life, and try to see instances where this Law of Attraction may have manifested itself. Call it what you will, self-fulfilling prophecy or whatever, chances are you’ve experienced it.
Now ask yourself this: what are your thoughts NOW, and are they in line with the type of life you want, or are they fearful or pessimistic? Do you keep drawing the same type of people or situations into your life – i.e. passive-aggressive boss, emotionally absent partners, friends you can’t trust etc? If you are repeating patterns, then maybe you need to look deeper within yourself, and what you’re putting out there. If you do this, then you’ll move from a “victim” mode of a very low vibration, to a pro-active participant in your own life, which definitely is of a higher vibration and will result in the appearance of more positive people, things and events.
Stayed tuned for my next article submission which may break the Law of Attraction into easier-to-digest chunks for you.
And remember - Happy thoughts! SBR
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