Attractive Attraction

I came across Lynn Grabhorn’s ground breaking book on Law of Attraction by accident. As my husband needed to go to the library, I accompanied him there for something to do. I stopped at the row of non-fiction books closest to the door, intending to keep on moving around the room till my husband was finished. Somewhere between Philosophy and Great Lives, I discovered ‘Excuse Me, Your Life is Waiting’.

As intrigued as I was by the title, l was even more intrigued by its subtitle - ‘the astonishing power of feelings’. According to the author, you can make your life just the way you want it to be not by working harder, or being more positive or saying affirmations a hundred time a day, but by focusing on what you really want, and injecting your desires with feelings.

It reminded me of an old time favourite movie of mine ‘Groundhog Day’ with Bill Murray. I won’t spoil the story for anyone out there who hasn’t seen this piece of creativity, suffice it to say that Bill found himself in one of those impossible situations that no amount of worry could help. He screamed, he fussed, became thoroughly depressed, decided life was not worth living, but could change nothing.

As Lynn Grabhorn would say, his focus was completely on what he didn’t want. And so long as his focus remained on what he didn’t want, all he could hope for was more of the same.

According to Lynn, that’s how most of us live - worrying, fearing, fretting, fussing. And as long as we’re in that place of what we don’t want, that’s where we’re going to remain.

Back in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, Bill, after knocking his head against a solid wall of ‘I don’t want this’, came to the conclusion that if what he was doing wasn’t working, perhaps he should change his focus.

Now here’s the tricky bit. Deciding simply to want to get out of the bad situation is not really focusing on what you want. You must want a positive outcome.

Bill decided that what he wanted was not ‘Please, get me out of this,’ - he’d already done that a million times, and it hadn’t worked - but rather, ‘I want to be happy,’ ‘I want to be useful,’ ‘I want to have friends,’ ‘I want to develop my talents’.

Did things change for Bill? Would I be writing this if they hadn’t?

As hard as it is to believe, most of us, says Lynn Grabhorn, spent our time thinking about the things we don’t want to be part of our lives. More often than not, we have no idea of what we do want and we drift on the sea of our worries and other people’s agenda for us.

The Law of Attraction works in either case. If your focus is on what you don’t want, it will deliver. If you decide you want to live the good life - whatever that means to you - it will deliver that too.

Vlady Peters is an Australian Civil Marriage Celebrant authorised to perform marriages in Australia. She also perform general ceremonies such as Baby Naming, Renewal of Vows and Commitment Ceremonies. To learn more about her as a celebrant and an author visit vlady at http://www.weddings-celebrant.com

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I don’t know about you, but whenever I’m asked to create a wish list, it’s usually a very short one. My wishes don’t run to yachts and helicopters or Arabian ponies - or whatever the latest craze of the rich and famous happens to be.

I understand I’m pretty normal. It seems that the longer we live, the shorter our list of wishes becomes, as experience tells us that wish as we may, our wishes will never come true.

According to Lynn Grabhorn, this state of affairs begins in our childhood - or perhaps even while we’re waiting to be born. As we’re floating in that amniotic fluid, already some of the parent’s anxiety is reaching us. For while two may live as cheaply as one, three - especially if one of them is a baby - definitely can’t. If you’ve seen the episode of ‘The Simpsons’ where Homer is told by his wife that she’s expecting a baby,you might have laughed at his hysterical reactions. However, though most of us wouldn’t admit this to our best friend, those reaction are probably closer to reality than those portrayed by romantic movies.

But even if our birth is a happy event, certainly our childhood is fraught with parental fears and dreads. It’s suggested that by the time children reach their third year, they have heard the word ‘no’ (or equivalent) at least 60,000 times. If a child learns anything from these three years, it’s that that the world is a dangerous place and it’s a lot safer not to do anything. It’s the exceptional person who survives the ‘don’ts’ and ‘nos’ to continue to look for challenges. Most of us settle just for security and peace of mind.

And therein lies the human tragedy, says Lynn, because you are the creator of your life, and you can have your yachts and helicopters if you choose to have them. It’s all up to you. Get over the hurdle of being careful and begin to stretch out for the good things in life. Stop focusing and questioning the wrongs of the world you’ve been taught from the day you were born, and live a little.

Just remember, whatever it is you want to appear in your world, all it takes is to create that wonderful feeling of having and enjoying it. The Law of Attraction affirms that feelings are like magnets, with positive emotions attracting positive outcomes. Put out into the universe all your negative emotions and negative outcomes is what you’ll get in return. Put out positive emotions and positive outcome will be the result.

Vlady Peters is an Australian Civil Marriage Celebrant authorised to perform marriages in Australia. She also perform general ceremonies such as Baby Naming, Renewal of Vows and Commitment Ceremonies. To learn more about her as a celebrant and an author visit vlady at http://www.weddings-celebrant.com

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Do you know the quickest way to build your financial empire? It’s not by saving, investing, or getting a second job. Nor is it by anything dishonest or unethical. It’s by giving, sharing, or tithing. That’s right, giving money to organizations, and causes that you value personally, especially those in your own community, is the fastest way for prosperity to grow.

“How can this be?” I hear you wondering. “If I gave my money away I’ll have less of it!” Well, the answer is … yes and no. Yes you will initially be using the funds that you have, but no because you will gain more than you gave away. How? Prosperity occurs because the universe takes care of you for your selfless generosity. Some of the wealthiest people in the world, both past and present, created more wealth for themselves by tithing to others. Look at Oprah. How much money has her Angel Network given away to date? For years Oprah has tithed a portion of her income, often anonymously, yet her wealth continues to grow and her life seems abundant.

How can you adopt the tithing lifestyle? It’s easy to do, just make a commitment to give 10% of your earnings away. The first 10%, before you pay your monthly expenses, and before you even pay yourself. Tithing is a wonderful thing. It allows you to help make a difference in and to the things that matter most to you. You get to witness first hand the good that your contribution can do and you typically get paid back exponentially. What a bonus!

Can you imagine the long term effects of the prosperity that could explode in this country if everyone embraced tithing? Just 10% of each person’s income could make the U.S. economy positively thrive. With benefits to children’s groups, organizations, medical research, neighbors in need, and elderly care to name a few for the masses. Then consider the personal benefits that you could reap: available funds to pay off debt, to start a new business, to retire with ease, and the ability to enjoy life without monetary stress.

There is a church that began embracing tithing several years ago and has raised its community up from poverty, one family and one debt at a time. The movement began when the head of the church found out that there was a family home facing repossession within days. He wanted to help them but there was no extra money in the church coffers. So during his next sermon he asked his parishioners to help them out, and sent around the collection plate. They collected enough money for the family to become current on their payments, with a little extra to help them get on their feet. He then decided to do this routinely as a means to help his parishioners dig from under the heavy load of debt that they were carrying. As a community they are working together to help each other through selflessness. They can rest assured that the universe will give back to them the generosity that they so willingly bestowed upon their neighbors.

So take a lesson from a community, let tithing pave the way for you to create all that you desire. Selflessness can indeed make you rich … of heartfelt joy and of deep pockets. Make a commitment and you can reap what you sow.

Eva Gregory, master coach, speaker and author of The Feel Good Guide To Prosperity, http://www.feelgoodguide.com, has instructed thousands on the Laws of Attraction in person, on the radio and in dozens of teleconference training seminars and programs. She is the author of several books and e-books and has co-developed several telephone-based and internet-based training courses on the Laws of Attraction. Her most popular program to date is her Leading Edge Living One Year Success Program. (http://www.leadingedgecoaching.com/Living/index.shtml) Eva is regularly featured on radio and in the media and is a recognized authority on the Laws of Attraction. To learn more about her products and services, visit Leading Edge Coaching, http://www.leadingedgecoching.com

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