Does The Law of Attraction Work?

I get asked that a lot by people. And the answer is both yes and no. Yes the law of attraction works and it works flawlessly. Look around you and you can see the effects of your thinking on your life. The life you are living right now is a direct results of the thoughts you have had and the decisions you have made based on those thoughts. This happens unconsciously for most people, most of the time. Have you noticed how some people are just lucky? That they seem to get exactly what they want when they want it with little effort? Either those people are consciously practicing the laws of attraction or they naturally have a positive disposition and an optimistic outlook, two qualities that are important for the law of attraction to work in your life positively.

When it doesn't work, or seems not to work is when we are using it consciously but are not fully committed to what we desire.

[TonySG]

Yes, I believe it does. But not so much in a egoic sense. If you went a big house or flash car to give you a sense of security then I don't believe this intention is powerful to enough to manifest your desire as its coming from the ego. But, when you being your trueself, being who you really are and living fearlessy with no attachments - then everything you desire and put your energy towards will manifest. I am just starting to realise this.

Therefore the secret to manifesting is discovering who you really are IMO :)

[annabelle239]

the law of attraction always work. life is self fulfilling prophecy. every problem is self created.

I am fradually getting into the idea of the law of attraction. I just have a hard time with so many competing ideas. For instance, I want world peace. So many folks are not at peace and want to stay at war. The institutions enabling war are so strong. It is hard for me to attract peace when I feel I am up against so many forces. But this is how the law works, we need to focus on what is possible - peace - rather than the harsh realities, then we can create our own reality.

sorry, but I personally do not believe in the so called law of attraction.....it is a wish list at its best and an excuse at its least........the power of positive thinking has no power, simply a perception of the glass being half full or half empty..........

Originally Posted by Juanita

sorry, but I personally do not believe in the so called law of attraction.....it is a wish list at its best and an excuse at its least........the power of positive thinking has no power, simply a perception of the glass being half full or half empty..........

I am sorry to read you have not discovered the wonderful, profound benefits of thinking positively. Positive thinking is immensely powerful! Have you heard of CBT - cognitive behavioural therapy? This is a therapy using positive thinking to treat people who are depressed. This is just one example.

Another example is your mindset when you wake up each day. Are you predisposed to thinking along the lines of "oh another day" e.g. resignation, downcast perhaps? We are how we choose to be as I see it (and so many others too). I am in a grim reality - being a full time carer for my elderly mother. Yet, each day, I am able to stay positive (have this hard wired into me now) and I am glad to be alive, welcome new possibilities (because I have a creative, open mind) and I choose to face the day with a view to making it a good one/positive and enjoyable - knowing that this is my choice. If negative things happen I don't dwell on them but view them from a wider perspective. I don't have a victim's mentality. The power of positive thinking keeps me buoyant in life.

I could go on but my guess is that your mind is made up. I wonder if you have ever seriously, openly, given positive thinking a try.

[Sarian]

I don't know what to make of LOA myself. I can walk around spouting positive affirmations all day long with no results, but then comes in what Amy has to say, which I agree with (Don't faint now, Amy)

I think a positive attitude goes a long way and once you have mastered that, which does take work and I, myself, am working on it, so I know it can be hard and is hard when you haven't been blessed with a so called good life to begin with.

In thinking back, the days and times when I have been filled with joy and gladness and a positive attitude things DID shift and change in my favor and I didn't have to go around with a mantra wishlist. I simply may have had a passing thought of something I needed or would one day like and then there it was.

I was just thinking about this while reading Amy's post that I have been blessed many, many, many times, but in my negative modes, I'm hard pressed to remember.

I would say it's a matter of your attitude to begin with and if you go around with that wish list mantra you can be doing that for a long time so adjust your attitude first. That's my thought on the matter anyway from my own experience.

[Squatchit]

I'm also a huge fan of positive thinking. It turned my life around.

However, no matter how much I think and believe that I am an able-bodied person, my body simply doesn't listen and gets worse.

Hi ho.

Originally Posted by amy green

I am sorry to read you have not discovered the wonderful, profound benefits of thinking positively. Positive thinking is immensely powerful! Have you heard of CBT - cognitive behavioural therapy? This is a therapy using positive thinking to treat people who are depressed. This is just one example.

Another example is your mindset when you wake up each day. Are you predisposed to thinking along the lines of "oh another day" e.g. resignation, downcast perhaps? We are how we choose to be as I see it (and so many others too). I am in a grim reality - being a full time carer for my elderly mother. Yet, each day, I am able to stay positive (have this hard wired into me now) and I am glad to be alive, welcome new possibilities (because I have a creative, open mind) and I choose to face the day with a view to making it a good one/positive and enjoyable - knowing that this is my choice. If negative things happen I don't dwell on them but view them from a wider perspective. I don't have a victim's mentality. The power of positive thinking keeps me buoyant in life.

I could go on but my guess is that your mind is made up. I wonder if you have ever seriously, openly, given positive thinking a try.

amy, that is wonderful that you perceive your cup to be half full.......I used to always perceive my cup to be half full, no matter the difficult circumstances, now I don't even have a darn cup.......I try to maintain a positive attitude but my expectations are nil......when the worst that you could possibly imagine actually happens, you are forever waiting until the next shoe drops and it has over and over........I do try to maintain a sense of humor which "is" a positive thing I think..........

Originally Posted by Juanita

amy, that is wonderful that you perceive your cup to be half full.......I used to always perceive my cup to be half full, no matter the difficult circumstances, now I don't even have a darn cup.......I try to maintain a positive attitude but my expectations are nil......when the worst that you could possibly imagine actually happens, you are forever waiting until the next shoe drops and it has over and over........I do try to maintain a sense of humor which "is" a positive thing I think..........

I am sorry to read that you are going through a really tough time. Yes, it's very hard maintaining positivity in such circumstances (but it is possible!). I don't have expectations (since I try to avoid let downs) but I do co-create, i.e. help shape my reality with my attitude. For instance, not dwelling on the negative events - not giving them more weight/energy than is necessary. It's easy to get dragged down - I used to really suffer from this but not now. Positive thinking has been a major turning point for me. Law of attraction is about what you focus on, you get more of.....maybe you switched focus?

I agree with you about cultivating a sense of humour; I find it can help put life into perspective (or perspex as I erroneously used to say). In fact - glass half full or half empty? It's neither...it's the glass that's too big!