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Positive Planet Articles
Upgrade Your Life
with the Law of Attraction
By Amy Phillips-Gary
Let's say that you've decided that you want to upgrade yourself or your
life in some way.
I'm not necessarily talking about purchasing a new car or checking out
different neighborhoods anticipating a move-- though these are certainly
potential upgrades to consider.
The kind of upgrade that I'm talking about might not cost you a single
dollar.
It could be that you decide it's time to pay closer attention to your
relationship, for example, You and your partner may have fallen into
habits that are moving the two of you further apart. An upgrade of this
type would probably involve addressing those disconnecting habits and
developing new ones.
An upgrade can happen internally. The ways that you think about yourself
or your future might be limited. Or, an upgrade might entail action that
will boost your bank account, improve your career or even make your home
more pleasant to inhabit.
Once you have chosen an area of your life upon which you'd like to focus
at the moment, you might feel at a loss about how exactly to make these
desired improvements.
Stepping out from the way you've always done things and the ways you've
always experienced your life is certainly new territory for us all.
Upgrading your outlook can help. The way we each perceive what's
possible-- or impossible-- and the power we think we have-- or don't
have-- can make a huge difference.
You can achieve goals when you doubt your ability to do so, but it's
usually a long and arduous process, if it happens at all.
But when you can generate within yourself a clarity about what you want
and you fuel it with a hope and belief that you can be, do or have it,
the upgrade can seem almost effortless.
The Law of Attraction is key to upgrading your life.
You might be familiar with the film "The Secret" that came out a few
years ago. There are plenty of people online, in other films and at live
events who go into depth about the Law of Attraction.
This article is meant to give you a taste of this potentially new
outlook that can assist you in making-- attracting-- improvements.
At the heart of the Law of Attraction is the assertion that we live in
an attraction-based universe. We walk around as magnets, drawing to us
the situations, people, conditions and experiences that we spend the
bulk of our time focusing upon.
Sometimes we are aware of what we're concentrating attention on and
sometimes we're not and so we feel surprised by what manifests in our
lives.
Another facet of the Law of Attraction is the reminder that we are each
extensions of Source* energy. When you feel upset, angry, depressed and
worthless, this is almost always an indication that in some way you are
split off and disconnected from your Source, your self.
According to the Law of Attraction teacher
Abraham, there are 3 main steps to the Attraction process:
1.) Ask
This seems simple but... many times we ask for things that we actually
do not want.
A classic example is to assert to yourself that you are NOT going to be
sick when you feel a cold or flu coming on. The focus with this request
is still on the sickness you are desperately trying to ward off and not
on something more affirmative such as: "I am healthy" or "My body is
able to maintain a state of health."
Watch what you are asking for and keep in mind that you are attracting
what you place your attention upon.
Another dimension to this asking step is all about contrast. Many times
we "ask" for improvements as we live the opposite. If you feel like your
ideas are ignored at work, there is undoubtedly a part of you that is
clearer than before about wanting to be heard and acknowledged.
You can think about it as a silver lining of sorts to the challenges you
are experiencing. But, again, it's important that you continue to shift
your focus toward what you want. Notice that you feel ignored and then
move your attention toward what you do want.
2.) Answer
This is the easy one. There's really nothing for you to do at this step.
According to the Law of Attraction, Source will always provide what you
are asking for. You don't have to figure out how this will happen, it
just will.
3.) Allow
Jump back in because this step is the follow through that's all up to
you. After you've asked for what you want in an affirmative way, now you
can release resistance and allow it to come to you.
Ok, I know, this one can be a real challenge! Letting go and staying
open to the opportunities that will line you up with what you want is
often easier said than done. But this is exactly what step 3 of this
process requires.
I think we've all been in situations in which we firmly keep the door to
new experiences and improvements to our lives closed and locked.
Whether it's embarking on a career move that seems scary, making it a
priority to regularly exercise, communicating differently in a
relationship or something else, opportunities for upgrades are there for
us-- we get to choose whether or not to allow them.
When it comes down to it, this whole notion of upgrading yourself and
your life and the Law of Attraction isn't really so much about being
richer, healthier or having a more passionate love life-- though these
things often come with the process.
This is really about feeling happy, fulfilled and downright blissful
about your life as it unfolds.
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*The Law of Attraction is not a religion or even a
spirituality. At the same time, there are spiritual dimensions to it if
you choose. Source can be understood as God, Goddess, Allah, Yahweh,
Great Spirit or another name that resonates for you.
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Amy Phillips-Gary is a freelance writer, homeschool mom and a personal
growth adventurer.
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