The Law of Attraction
Are you aware of what a powerful creator you are? Do you know that everything that is happening to you or has ever happened to you is, without exception, in full response to your thoughts - and more importantly - the emotions behind those thoughts?

Take a look at your life. There are probably some areas you're really happy with and some areas you're not so happy with. You may even believe you are a victim of your circumstances. I'm here to tell you, you are not a victim! It's simply a matter of understanding how to play the Game (of Life) by understanding the rules...the Laws that define the Game.

Would you agree that whether you believe in the law of gravity or not, it exists? It is the same with Universal Laws. They exist and affect you whether you are aware of them or not. Universal Laws are infinite and beyond all boundaries.

Of all the Laws, the single most powerful Law is the Law of Attraction, which simply states, "Like attracts like". This means that what you are focused on, you draw to you.

Here's how it works. When you are focused on what you want, you are attracting to you what you want. When you are focused on what you do not want, you are attracting to you what you do not want.

Okay, I can sense you rumbling out there and your thoughts are probably going something like, "So if it's that simple and clear, why haven't I known this before?" Or, "I've been focused on money for years, so why don’t I have any?"

The Law is simple and clear. However, our thoughts are usually very unfocused and running in many directions at once. For example, you may say, "I want a loving relationship." In that moment, the Universe is orchestrating circumstances and events to bring it to you. And yet in the same sentence, you may sabotage yourself by saying something like, "I feel so alone." So, in essence, the Universal forces say, "Wait a minute. Now he says he feels so alone." And you stop the energy flow.

So, take it a step further. When you are thinking about wanting a new relationship, but feeling so alone, where are your emotions? They are focused in feelings of lack; feelings that you want something you do not believe you can have. Can you see how, by not understanding this Law, we hold things away from us we could otherwise have? Our thoughts and emotions are our attraction base.

Let's take the example of money. You say you've been wanting more money for as long as you can remember. When you think of wanting more money, how do you feel about it? Happy? Elated? Or frustrated? Angry? Sad? Maybe jealous of those who do have money? In my experience, this particular subject has more people on an emotional roller coaster than all other subjects combined. The good news is that it doesn't matter how long you've felt this way or how deeply. You can literally turn it around, and begin flowing money to you by consciously and deliberately practicing the Law of Attraction through your thoughts and feelings.

Anything in your life you want to change, you can, simply by understanding the Law of Attraction and choosing to deliberately change your thoughts and constantly reach for the thought that feels better. The way you predominantly feel about any given subject is your barometer for knowing what your balance of thought is on that subject. The circumstances of your life are another indicator. If you're ever wondering which end of the barometer your thoughts are on, check in with your emotions. Your emotions never lie about the way you are flowing your energy.

The Law of Deliberate Creation
Infinite growth. Eternal change. Never-ending creation. It all begins with thought. Literally, every thought you have influences what you are experiencing. Yet most people's lives change very little. How do you account for that? In the previous section, I said that you can deliberately choose to change your thoughts.

I had a client say to me, "I don't understand, Eva. You're telling me I'm the creator of my experience, and there's no way I would have created this crisis in my life on purpose!" I agree! Certainly not on purpose. Definitely by default. It is the lack of understanding of Universal Laws that has us creating our lives by default. Once you understand these Laws, you can begin to create what you want in your life consciously and deliberately.

“Your life may have been a certain way until now,
yet it doesn’t have to stay that way.
Your life can be the way you want it beginning NOW.
You have the power to make it different.
Make the decision to have the life you want and do it NOW!”

When things are going wrong in our lives, we want to deny any responsibility for creating it. Yet, until you understand the power you hold and accept responsibility for everything in your life -- the good, the bad and the ugly -- you deny your true freedom in life! You are held hostage by the wants and desires and expectations of others. I've got news for you. There is no way possible to satisfy all the wants, desires, and expectations others project on you. It is a losing situation!

Simply put, the Law of Attraction means whatever you focus on you draw to you. So, if you are focused on something you do not want, you attract more of that to you. If you are focused on something you do want, you attract more of that to you. As thinking, feeling human beings we are in a constant mode of creating, whether we believe it or not.

We are creators. Anything you focus on, by Law of Attraction, you create, without exception. Your creativity never stops. The good news is once you understand the Law of Attraction, you can be deliberate in your intent. You can choose thoughts about the experiences and things you do want in your life rather than thinking thoughts about what you don't want in your life. In other words, you begin to create what you want purposefully and intentionally.

The Law of Deliberate Creation is simply understanding the Law of Attraction and then consciously and deliberately choosing the thoughts and emotions that feel better. Always reach for the thought that feels better. How do you know when you're in alignment with what you want or when you're not? Check in with your emotions. Your emotions never lie!

You may ask, "Where does action come in"? Clearly, as humans, we are action-oriented beings. Yet, when we put our focus on being in action first -- being in the 'doing' first -- we are going about our creative process backwards. The natural order is to identify how you want to feel, and then identify what you want from that feeling place. From that point, you will be inspired to the right action.

Let's look at an example. One of my clients wanted to increase her chiropractic business by 30 new clients per month. When we first began the process, both of us were caught up in the tactics, the goals and the how-to's of making it happen. It really got bogged down. (Yes, even I still slip up after all these years. Dang!)

Once I realized what was going on -- trying to make something happen before getting into alignment with it emotionally -- I checked in with her. "Donna, how does this plan feel to you?" There was an enormous amount of resistance, feelings of "should" and the feeling of having to take it all on herself. We tossed it all out the window and began again with what felt good to her.

I sent her away to do absolutely nothing over the next week except get into the feeling place of what it would be like to have 30 new clients coming in every month easily and effortlessly. She journaled and visualized what a day would feel like if clients just flowed to her. She saw them appreciating her and getting the relief they were looking for. She got into the feeling place of what it would be like to have the day-to-day administration handled without her having to be involved and having it be streamlined.

From there, the inspired ideas came for the action steps that worked for her. She went to a class about a database software package that would streamline the administrative side of the business. She organized a newsletter to go out regularly and follow-up letters to be sent to prospects and past clients offering a special just for them. She even found someone else to handle it all so she could be home with her children to enjoy the planning and preparations for their Christmas holiday. Within a month, she was attracting 30 clients a month and working less in the process.

One of my favorite quotes from Abraham-Hicks is, “Nothing is more important than that you feel good!” And from that feel-good place, you can easily create all you are wanting in your life. It is the difference between coming from a negative place, working really hard to fix what is wrong -- to being in a positive place, clear about what you want and attracting it to you easily, effortlessly and joyfully.

Most of us haven't quite gotten it yet that life is supposed to be fun! Here you are in this creative playground called ‘your life’. It is your job to create what you want in your imagination and get into the feeling place of it already happening. Then allow the Universe to bring about the people, places, circumstances, events and action from inspiration that allow it to become a part of your physical reality.

Coach’s Corner
Begin playing with the Law of Attraction.

(Be sure to keep a journal by your side. You’ll be taking action all along the way!)

Choose a thought pattern or area of your life you'd like to change. Set your intent and write it down in your journal. Consciously and deliberately offer thoughts about what you want and why you want it. Get into the feeling place of having it and enjoy the visualization as if it's already here. Check in with your emotions to determine how you're flowing your energy around it. If you're feeling less than joyful about it, reach for a thought that feels better. Understand that you are flexing a muscle that in time gets easier and easier. Most importantly, keep it light, make it a game and have fun with it!
What would it feel like to have it be exceptionally easy and fun? Right now is the best time to practice having a relaxed mind, which is an essential part of deliberate creation.

Did you know studies have shown perpetually “lucky” people are generally more relaxed about life? Take a little break and relax into your vision of having what you want. No stress. No fuss. Just simple relaxation and ease. How do you feel?

Once in this relaxed place, write down in your journal any ideas, thoughts, or actions that come to mind. Then, get out there and do them!! Go talk to people, relax and have fun with others, and see what “chance” encounters happen.

© Eva Gregory, Leading Edge Publishers, 2005
This excerpt was shared from Eva’s book: The Feel Good Guide to Prosperity