The Law Of Attraction

The Law of Attraction (also known as LOA) states that like attracts like. It is supported by quantum physics, and it has practical applications to our lives.

The LOA works every day through us and the thoughts we have.

Our thoughts vibrate at a certain frequency, which attracts events, people and circumstances vibrating at the same frequency to our lives.

Find out more about how this attraction works as explained in quantum physics and positive thinking.

So for instance, focusing on the bills to pay and feeling that you don't have enough money will bring into reality the circumstances that will prove you right: "Yes, there isn't enough money".

Equally, focusing on positive events, beautiful things, good people and times that make us feel good, will result in more positive circumstances, people and things coming into your life.

A word of caution

You can use the law of attraction to attract what you want - assuming that you do have wants and adding to the possibility of contributing to a consumist society. Use the LOA wisely.

Eastern philosophies, and important spiritual leaders like Paramahansa Yogananda, state the importance of having no wants to attain bliss (yet wanting to not want is still a want). Check Yogananda's book "The science of religion".

While I have goals in life and therefore "wants" to a certain degree, I've experienced the most blissful states when I feel completely fine with what is, even if I still have wants.

I've made use of the law of attraction to get certain things with success (read here the story of my bean bag).

The way I understand the law of attraction is: I desire something, then visualize it, create a good feeling about it, and let it go altogether, watching out to be surprised by the way it will come - trusting it will come.

At that very point, and from then on, I am also completely fine if it doesn't come, and I interpret it like something better, more adequate for my life path, is on its way.

Different views

Some people believe in the law of attraction blindly, whereas some others don't, and some say there's more to it. Others prefer to talk about coincidences, or good or bad luck.

Though I believe in the LOA, I agree that there are more elements to take into account when applying it consciously to achieve what we want.

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Time, focusing on what you want, letting go

Does the law of attraction mean that if you want something and you think about it often you'll definitely get it?

Yes and No. Let's have a look at other elements.

Now, for as much as you sit at home today thinking about how good it would feel to have such a job, it is unlikely that you will actually have it tomorrow.

We need to consider the factor time: the things that we want may take a while to manifest.

Say that because your new job takes a while to show up, you feel frustrated and focus on the fact that you do NOT have that job (yet).

As you focus on your lack, you attract more lack, and your desired job takes longer to manifest.

That is why it is very important to let go of what you have expressed you want.

There's a subtle balance to the law of attraction, where you state what you want and you feel good about it, and then you let go and let it happen in its own time, without falling into the anxiety of not having it right when you want it.

Authors like Esther Hicks explain that another element is being willing to receive what we have asked for, bearing in mind we could be unconsciously preventing ourselves from receiving it.

In this regard, before all this attraction happens, you need to believe that you deserve to have whatever it is you want.

However, many of us have "hidden" blocks to receiving what we ask for because deep down we don't think we deserve it.

So... does the LOA work?

In my experience, it does. Most of the times it works in the long term, though other times it works almost immediately.

Let me tell you a little story about the law of attraction in action...

At a certain time of my life I worked for an important British organization. This organization received external visitors daily, for whom catering was provided.

There were always food leftovers, which we were allowed to take. One day, about midday, I got a banana out of the leftovers and I kept it to eat it later.

The day went on and I didn't eat the banana. Rather than let it go to waste, I left it on my desk before leaving with a note: "Help yourself".

Just five minutes later and when I was on my way out, a work colleague, Maria, came to tell me how the whole day she had been wanting to eat a banana, and then... there it was, the banana on my desk, like a gift from the universe to her.

She couldn't be more surprised and pleased as this "coincidence" had brightened her day.

Find here more positive thinking stories.

There is a great inspirational movie called "The Secret", that explains in detail the law of attraction. In this movie, people like Bob Proctor state that whether you believe in the law of attraction or not, it works.

Now it is up to you to believe it too or not. However, if you choose to believe it you can definitely make it work to your advantage by bringing positive events to your life.

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