It's Hard Not to Think About the Negative

As I've mentioned, I am a big believer in the law of attraction.  I've been reading a book called "The Success Principles" by Jack Canfield, and it is really good.  I'm only about a quarter of the way through it, but one of the recurring themes is that the experiences you have are a result of the patterns of thinking you have...what you predominantly focus on is what you are going to manifest in your life.

To that end, I've really been trying to take time to just daydream and allow myself to think about what a perfect life would be like.  I feel really positive after I do that, so I know that it's good for me.

But then very real thoughts and circumstances come up during the day which suck.  Most recently, I've just been angry about a lot of things in my life.  Angry about my financial situation, angry about my relationship status...just grrrrrrr angry about a lot of stuff. x-(

If I believe in the law of attraction, which I do, I've created those situations in my life by what I've been thinking.   And to a large extent I do see where that's true...even though it is a tough pill to swallow.  But when I think about those things, which are still very real parts of my life, I feel sad, hurt, mad, etc.  Its hard to snap out of that.  Its hard to feel good about being broke or being single.

But I know that to turn things around, I need to really start to change how I look at things.  So today, that's what I'm going to try to do.

Using "The Secret" to Attract a New Life

A few years ago, Oprah did a couple of shows on a movie that had recently come out called "The Secret."  This wasn't a comedy or a drama....it was more of a documentary/self-help movie centered around the idea of "the law of attraction." 

For those who don't know, the law of attraction basically states that "what you think about, you bring about."  That the thoughts and feelings you hold in your mind are actually creating the reality of your life as it unfolds.  It's kind of a mind-blowing concept, and one that I want to learn & write more about.

After I first saw "The Secret," I really started to focus on applying some of the teachings to my life and some incredible things happened.  I landed a wonderful job and an awesome boyfriend....things were definitely looking up.  Then, somehow, just as things were turning around for me, I lost my way.  I stopped paying attention to what I was thinking and allowed a lot of negativity into my life....and things in my life went downhill accordingly.

I'm not sure why, but a few days ago the idea to download a copy of the movie randomly dawned on me, and I went with it.  I rewatched it, and something about it just rings so true for me.  I know that when I focus on things with lots of passion and intention, magic happens.  I have seen it in my own life.  Now, I need to learn how to put that into practice long term.

To that end, I've pulled out some of my old law of attraction books, and bought a new one, and I'm really going to spend some time thinking about how "The Secret" might be able to help me turn around some of these problem-areas in my life.  Some people might think it is quackery or new age nonsense....and that's fine for people to believe....but like I said, something about this concept just resonates with me.  It certainly can't hurt to look into it some more, and it could make all the difference in the universe. :-)