Law Of Attraction
IT'S NOT POSITIVE THINKING!
IT'S NOT POSITIVE THINKING!
IT'S NOT POSITIVE THINKING!!!!!!!!
Unless you've been hiding under a rock lately, you've seen, heard, and read everything you've ever wanted to know (and more, I'm sure) about "The Secret".
You may or may not have an opinion -- and whatever that opinion is, it works for me.
The people discussing the movie and the ideas behind it made two serious mistakes -- and few involved in the "phenomenon" are correcting them.
First, The Law of Attraction is NOT about cars and bikes and "stuff". To focus solely on the acquisition of "stuff" makes this no different than what's already out there -- just in a new, slick package.
...and...
The Law of Attraction is NOT positive thinking. (If you have any doubt, see above.)
The Law of Attraction is about the vibration of your Being, not just your thoughts.
Here's a comment I wrote at the Affirmations Today Blog in response to a piece written by Norah Ephron ("I Hate My Neck):
Hi Jennifer --
I laughed my socks off at the Nora Ephron blog, and looked with interest at the link to Julia Sweeney's blog. Such clever women.
As a teacher/coach of The Law of Attraction, and vocal critic of the newest edition of "The Secret", I feel I have to comment somewhere about the critics coming out of the woodwork here. (I am putting together a more articulate piece for my website that'll be up soon. I just couldn't wait any longer to have my say -- again.)
Critics are quick to denounce this as "dangerous." The thing that makes this all so dangerous is the idea that it's positive thinking. IT IS NOT!!
This is about how you are vibrating. And vibration comes from focus.
As an example, you cannot wish cancer away. If that's your wish, you are still focusing on cancer and thus you produce -- cancer.
Contrary to most mainstream critics' complaints, this IS in fact based upon science -- not the old, "stuck" science we learned in high school, but rather cutting edge Quantum Physics.
If you REALLY want to know how this works, check out the following books/authors:
"The Holographic Universe" by Michael Talbot, in which the author cites the works of the leading minds in this area of expertise.
"Matrix Energetics" by Dr. Richard Bartlett, D.C., N.D.
"The Field" by Lynne McTaggart
"Busting Loose From the Money Game" by Robert Scheinfeld
"The Biology of Belief" by Dr. Bruce Lipton
anything by Gregg Braden
check out Dr. Robert Lanza, Vice President of Research and Scientific Development at Advanced Cell Technology, and a professor at Wake Forest University School of Medicine
These are easy places to start and all of these sources might possibly change your life.
Thanks for listening to the rant -- Linda Goodspeed Dodds
Positive thinking has been around for ages -- and it, alone, doesn't work any better today than it ever has. Most "positive thinkers" I know are standing on a pile of sh*t, looking out and saying "It's all wonderful. It's all wonderful. It's all wonderful!" The problem is they're still pissed about what's not wonderful -- and that's what the Universe is responding to!
I'll venture a guess that none of the people that question the validity of The Law of Attraction will manifest anything of significance -- because their underlying energy is one of skepticism and doubt. Given the rules, that's what they'll create!
The entire Universe is energy -- and energy responds to the thoughts, beliefs, and actions of those who occupy it. Quantum physicists and scholars like those mentioned in the post above are discovering new things about just how much we create "reality" out of that energy each and every day. This is an exciting time to be here -- it can only get better and better!
The thoughts that are required to shift the energy that is the Universe toward abundance, peace, and health are not "positive" -- they are joyful, passionate, and alive! Those are the thoughts that deliver to you the things that you desire.
If The Law of Attraction resonates with you, find a source of information that focuses on the shifting of your energy. That way, you'll be about the joyful business of creating the life of your dreams!