The movie (also a book) called The Secret has been getting lots of publicity lately. Perhaps you learned about in on Oprah or from Larry King. Everywhere I turn someone is talking about it. I confess I am amazed yet pleased at its popularity. Obviously, it is an idea whose time has come as Pluto finishes its passage through Sagittarius, the sign of goals and aspirations. Yes, the knowledge (and use) of the law of attraction is a powerful asset for creating the life of your dreams, but is it that simple and does it always work?
There are 3 principles I think are vitally important to understanding the law of attraction. Without these understandings, you could become discouraged and disillusioned and revert to negative thinking.
1 – You’ve got to love this moment with appreciation and gratitude.
Sure, it is wonderful to design an ideal life which includes the best job, house, car, relationship, etc., but the law of attraction won’t work if you are and trying to run away from the moment by dreaming of a better life in the future. Your thoughts of misery will only bring you more misery. You have to find and appreciate what is good in the present moment. That is where the power to create a better next moment is found. Out of gratitude more will be given. Read anything by Eckhart Tolle or Byron Katie for more on this.
I learned this while working in a corporate job that I hated. I sent out dozens of resumes, got one interview, and realized that job would have been worse than the one I was in. After spinning my wheels, I relaxed and decided to stay where I was until the urge to leave my unhappiness was transformed into the urge to go toward what I truly desired. At that point I hadn’t a clue of what I wanted. I had only wanted to run away from where I was.
2 – You’ve got to put your desires into action
It isn’t enough to dream dreams and hope to have them land in your lap. If you really believe in your dreams, you must take the steps needed to manifest them. Often, it starts with the power of the words you speak and then you back up the words with action. This is different from trying to make things happen which is born out of an attempt to control and manipulate an outcome. It is more like doing your part in creating the environment from which your desires can appear.
For example, currently I have the desire to write a book. I have been talking about it for several months, but I don’t even have a working title. It is more or less a vague desire urged from within. I recently created a Blog so I would be encouraged to write more often than once a month for this newsletter. However, I often go a week or 10 days before writing in the blog. Just yesterday I finally decided I must take action to create the environment out of which a book could arise by setting aside two hours a day to do nothing but write. If I want the inspiration to come for writing the book, I need to take the action of setting aside time for the words to appear.
3 – We do not have ultimate control of the outcome and timing is not in our hands
This truth has been proven to me time and again as an astrologer. I can see in a client’s chart whether or not the year ahead holds possibilities for manifesting a particular desire. All of life has cycles, like breathing in and breathing out. Just because you desire something does not mean you are currently in a cycle of acquiring. You might be in a cycle of letting go. The law of attraction is about “co-creating” with the Universe or God. From a higher wisdom, what we desire may not yet be right for us. We must sometimes hold the vision and keep the environment open for the manifestation of our dreams for a period of time before the time is right.
There was a time when I had a vision and strong yearning for a supportive partner, but it took along time and didn’t happen as quickly as I hoped. However, the timing of Chuck Adams entering my life was perfect. We both acknowledge that we were not really ready to appreciate the gift of each other one moment before we found each other. I had to kiss a few frogs first, as they say.
We create our life one thought, one moment at a time. Don’t let your expectations of mansions and Mercedes leave you frustrated and disillusioned. You can find a love-filled, abundant and fulfilling life by living in harmony with the present moment (loving what is), acting to create an environment from which you can grow, and acknowledging that timing will always be influenced by cycles of receiving and letting go. I call it the “Divine Dance of Life.”
