The Law of Attraction: Competing Intentions

Another question for which The Law of Attraction and The Secret do not appear to provide answers to the following question: If two or more people have conflicting intentions, how is it determined as to whose desires are granted?

Suppose a husband and wife have strong feelings as to the direction their relationship should take and those feelings are not aligned, then whose desires will take precedence? One spouse could be focused on building a strong profession and climbing the corporate ladder while the other spouse could be focused on building a strong family unit with lots of time and activities together. Although not necessarily mutually exclusive, these two positions could be problematic in a relationship. One spouse could be focused on having children while the other could be focused on maintaining an independent child free relationship to allow as much freedom as possible for other things. One could be a spender and the other could be very frugal. Situations arise daily in a relationship where spouses can be opposed to each other in their wants and desires.

Look at a divorce situation. Look at the competing wants and intentions; look at the tactics and expense to which the parties will go in attempting to manifest their intentions. Usually this a competitive event in which the spouses attempt to shred each other for personal gain. In rare occasions there will be an amicable separation and / or co-operation on issues surrounding the children. The ultimate winner is always the lawyers who have their intentions manifested (payment) no matter what the outcome of the spousal war.

How is it decided which spouse will be granted his / her desires? Is there a competition within the Universal energies? Is the outcome dependent on whose intentions are more focused? Does the Universe look to see which intentions, if granted, would provide the most gain? If so, would that be gain on a global scale? Do Universal energies even allow that that kind of competition to occur?

There are probably times when both spouses have their wishes granted and the result is a parting of the ways, a disintegration of the relationship. In this situation, the parting is for the better.

Another scenario where conflicting intentions can arise is in the employment arena. A vacancy can arise for which two or more people can intend to successfully apply for the position. What determines which person will be successful? Merit and seniority are often cited as the reason for success. However, we all know situations where successful candidates have not been the most senior, had the highest or most relevant education or were seen to be the most qualified candidate overall. Potential, charisma, and right connections are sometimes cited as being the reason for success in these instances.

What leads to that success? Proponents of The Secret will say is The Law of Attraction at work. Although it is not possible to prove otherwise, it is necessary to ask why The Law of Attraction worked for the successful candidate but not for the others. It certainly appears like a win / loss situation. But is it? Did each person receive exactly what they were intending? How could that be? If the intending is being done incorrectly; if The Law of Attraction is being applied incorrectly, then The Secret is that you will receive exactly what you believe you don’t want.

Some of the ways of applying The Law of Attraction incorrectly will be discussed in the next post. If we wish to use The Law of Attraction to our benefit, we must understand its application and we must understand how it can produce the very things we think we don’t want. Those who learn the ways to use The Law of Attraction effectively become very successful in achieving the successes they want to see in their lives.

The Law of Attraction and Child Abuse

The law of Attraction provides that you attract into your life whatever you focus your thoughts on. That means that our life today is a product of our past thinking and our future life will be a product of our current thinking (putting aside for the moment the concept that there is only one time – Now). So if everything in our life today is exactly as we wish it to be, then our thoughts have been well focused and the Universe has rewarded us. But if there are parts of our life that do not give us the joy or satisfaction we would like, then we have some learning to do. Learning about the Law of Attraction can be one of the most exciting and rewarding undertakings we can do. Learning what has caused your current state of affairs and learning how to move from that state to a blissful state opens a door of limitless opportunities.

However, learning it also raises some hard questions that are not easily answered. These are questions that the Law of Attraction does not seem to address. Nor has The Secret addressed them.

The first such question that seemed so blatant to me stems from my years of work as a social worker. I have studied and worked in the field of child abuse and child protection. I have seen countless children who have been subjected to varying degrees and varying types of abuse. (I also was abused as a child.)

How does the child attract this abuse into her life? A child cannot focus on abuse until after it becomes a pattern. A child does not know punishment; a child does not know physical abuse until after it occurs repeatedly. A child does not know emotional abuse until after it has been experienced for a period of time. A child cannot focus on the punishment, abuse or neglect until after it comes to understand it at some level. This is when the child’s expectation of the treatment and fear of it set in.

And that fear and expectation cannot occur until after the child has knowledge of the possible treatment - which can only occur after experience. The younger the child, the less able to focus on the abuse; the less able to focus on what might happen. So how does the Law of Attraction explain the experiences of the child? The child can’t focus on what she doesn’t know – if, depending on her age, she is able to grasp any of the experiences at all. A child expects innately love, nurturing and protection. How does she attract it into her life? So far, I have seen the Law of Attraction to be silent on this issue.

People who believe in reincarnation might offer the explanation that the child attracted the abuse in a past life and karma is now catching up. Of course, there is no way of proving this to be or not to be a plausible explanation. Most things in our lives could be explained by such a focus. If you accept the philosophies of karma, reincarnation, karma bridging from one life to another, and intentions and attractions bridging from one life to another, then the explanation would be acceptable. If you don’t accept these philosophies, the explanation falls flat.

Another explanation is found in the concept that, since the child can’t invoke the Law of Attraction, the abuser intends and attracts the abuse. But is that possible? Does the Law of Attraction allow one person to attract actions that will directly hurt, possibly maimed, and in some instances kill another person? Will the law of Attraction work for one person while destroying another? If so, that is difficult to swallow.

Another explanation is that a child is just born unlucky. In other words it is the luck of the draw as to whether or not a child will be born into a family where she will be abused. This would be like a lottery, a random draw. That I also find unacceptable.

Although I can give many theories of and reasons for child abuse that do not relate to the Law of Attraction, I am at a loss to explain child abuse from The Law of Attraction perspective. In fact, I am just at lost if I try to explain any development or preference of any young child or baby.

Maybe I don’t understand The Law of Attraction completely enough. I have no difficulty applying it to adult – even teenager and preteen children. I accept its working but I have difficulty wrapping my mind around its application with young children. I have the same difficulty when applying it to people with diminished intelligence or brain functioning. So I am struggling with these issues and I appreciate any discussion and enlightenment that might be directed my way.

Science and The Law of Attraction

If the Law of Attraction is to explain how everything that we have comes into our lives; if The Secret is to explain how we come to our state of wealth, our state of health and our state of happiness, then some further questions need to be answered.

Many people accept that the Law of Attraction and The Secret can be used to gain whatever wealth a person desires. Many believe that money, jobs, houses, cars and any other item of material wealth will materialize if the tenets of The Secret are followed. The big names associated with The Secret who appear to have used its principles to gain their success add credibility to the concept. The developments in Quantum Physics assist in steering our reliance on modern physics for explaining happenings in the universe to other plausible explanations. Since knowledge is not static and the arena of physics has been developing so quickly, the explanations offered by Quantum Physics merit exploring.

The recent discovery of silica on Mars, proving the once existence of water on that planet, could be explained as a mere accident. But the knowledge and energies of the Universe could also be used as an explanation. After all those years of exploration, it took a ceased wheel to drag in the soil to uncover the silica and prove the water theory. Could that mechanical failure and ensuing discovery be explained by The Secret and the Law of Attraction? Could it be explained as the Universe, through its energies, knowing what the scientists so badly wanted and fulfilling their wishes? Is the discovery a manifestation of the wants and desires of the scientists and people who were willing to spend millions (billions?) on the project and spend countless hours monitoring and evaluating the data from the spacecraft? Is it a case of wanting something so badly that the Universe gives it to you? Is it a case of the Universe modifying our inadequate technology by something so simple as a broken wheel to ensure our efforts and wishes are met? Far fetched ideas? Maybe. Maybe not. Had that one incident not occurred, the mission would have probably ended without providing the evidence of water having existed on Mars. It seems that at some level it is plausible that The Secret and the Law of Attraction do apply to such discoveries.

How about past scientific discoveries? How many came at a time when the world needed a great discovery or when a change in thinking was needed to send science in a new direction. By accident Sir Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928. That discovery of the first antibiotics transformed the practice of medicine. Methods of mass production were established by American companies and by D Day in 1945 enough of the antibiotic was available to treat all the bacterial infections incurred by the troops.

Was this discovery really an accident? Fleming just happened to notice the effect mold growing on one of his slides had on the bacteria he had placed there. He just happened to notice this as he was cleaning his lab. Was it really an accidental discovery or did the deep desire of scientists to find an effective means of combating infections lead the Universe to provide the circumstances for the discovery. The Secret would support this latter hypothesis.

Another such discovery was Frederick Banting’s discovery of insulin. It was his deep-seated belief and his vision that allowed him to convince the University of Toronto physiology department head to give him laboratory space and an assistant. This discovery has saved millions of lives; over 15 million people today have diabetes who, in all likelihood, would have died were it not for insulin. This discovery also revolutionized the practice of medicine.

Did the energies of the Universe conspire to ensure the discovery? Did the Universe play a role in having the department head give against his beliefs after having actually scoffed at Banting’s ideas? The Secret and the Law of Attraction would agree on the intervention of the Universe. So would many past and present scientists and philosophers.

What the Power is

I cannot say
All I know is

That it exists.

Alexander Graham Bell

It is matter of personal belief as to what extent you accept that The Secret And the Law of Attraction have been instrumental in the big scientific discoveries over time. But to know if you see merit in the theory, you need to be aware of the principles in and behind The Secret. Once you know those principles, then you can make an informed decision.

I believe there is merit in The Secret!. I am convinced that it explains a lot of things that I see happen - both good things and things that are not so good. I believe that it explains to a great degree the prevalence of some illnesses in our society and the devastating medical conditions that some people and families find themselves in. But I see areas where I have difficulty accepting that the Law of Attraction or The Secret produced the results. The next article will address one of those areas.

The Law Of Attraction and Cancer

Discussions involving the Law of Attraction or the Secret of Attraction predominately revolve around money and wealth. However, wealth is only one aspect of life. Health is of greater daily concern to us than is wealth but it does not appear to receive the same attention.

The Law of Attraction applies to all aspects of our lives including our health. We attract our state of health just as we attract our state of wealth. This attraction is, for most people, usually by default. While we are usually cognizant of attracting good health into our lives by our activities and philosophies, we are usually totally unaware of attracting disease into our lives. Very few patients with whom I have dealt have stated initially that they knew they created their disease.

Cancer is one of the areas where I spend a lot of time with patients, families and medical staff. As I ponder the Law of Attraction, I often think about the universal focus on cancer. Cancer is a hot topic. The treatment of cancer is a hot issue. The medications for cancer treatment are an expensive issue. Newspapers, radio stations and television stations regularly carry articles and programs about some aspect of cancer. Governments feed more money into cancer research and treatment. Pharmaceutical companies develop more expensive medications for its treatment and make more and more money. Physicians specialize in its diagnosis and treatment. Treatment teams are set up to work with the cancer patient and his family. Public forums are held and even court battles are fought over one type of cancer being given preferential treatment. And the incidence of cancer continues to escalate!

Why? Why, with all the focus on cancer and the enormous amounts of money being spent, does the incidence of cancer continue to rise? With all the expensive treatments, why do people continue to have recurrence of their cancer? Why do some families appear to be magnets for the disease while others appear to be immune?

Certainly, I believe, environmental issues play a large part in the development of cancer. Genetics play a part. Lifestyle, eating habits and smoking all play a part. But what about the Law of Attraction? Does it somehow explain the increasing incidence of cancer throughout the world.

The Law of Attraction requires three steps: ask, believe and receive. According to The Law of Attraction, the universe will give us exactly what we ask for. Is not the attention that we give to cancer in a way sending a message to the universe that we are asking for more (is not preparing for it asking for it?)? Is not the ongoing devotion to the business of cancer telling the universe that we believe we are ready to receive more of it. We are receiving it with open arms!

I am not suggesting that any individual wishes to have cancer. Nor am I suggesting that we should stop our research and treatment or our funding for such. That would be foolish. I do notice that very little emphasis is placed on prevention. As a society, if we were not ready to receive cancer, would we not be taking steps to get rid of the environmental and publicly promoted lifestyle and eating habits that we know contribute to cancer?

I believe the Law of Attraction adds a viable explanation to the increasing rates of cancer (as well as many other diseases) in our society. I believe it applies at both the macro level and the individual level. I expect little significant change will occur at the macro level and that it is up to each individual to apply the tenets of the Law of Attraction to their own lives to protect themselves. I do not believe our governments, industry or large institutions have the best interest of the individual in their focus. Thus we must learn to protect ourselves from these diseases by every means possible.

Creating Wealth Lesson 5

Lesson 5 in the mini series Creating Wealth has been posted at Wealth Booster. This provides a primer in the quantum physics aspect more than the other lessons and ties in well with the Secret (Law) of Attraction theory. It addresses changing your perception towards wealth and money and preparing to accept wealth into your world.

The Secret Boss

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As I meet people in the hallways at work, I usually greet them with "Hi Boss". Most people think I am joking and some think I am just plain crazy. Very few people ask me why I would say that to them. A few bluntly respond with "I'm not a boss".

When I get the opportunity, I explain to people that I greet them in that fashion because each person is a boss - a boss of their own lives. That is the message that comes from all the information on the Secret and the Secret (Law) of Attraction. You are boss of your own life. Nobody can take that away from you.

Ghandi knew that and no matter how much force was used on him, he did not give in. Why? Because he was the boss - the boss of his likes, his dreams, his goals and his beliefs. Just like you are and I am. You control your life. You control your destiny. You decide who will be in your life and who won't. You decide who will impact the decisions you make and how much impact they will have on your decisions. You decide what your life will be like

Your life today reflects the decisions you made yesterday. The decisions you make today will determine your life tomorrow. Your decisions govern what is attracted to you. That is the so called secret. That is the Secret of Attraction.

How do you know which decisions to make? Ask yourself? Let the answer come from within you. Remember that what is right for another person might not be right for you. What other people do might be an inspiration for you. But you might not be able to do what they do - and they might not be able to do what you do.

Remember, you are unique. Also remember that you will always be right whether you believe you can do something or if you believe you can't do. The universe accepts you at face value and gives you what ask for. So if you say you can't do something, that is what will be given to you.

As a child I stuttered very badly. I always said that the cartoon character, Elmer Fudd, was modeled after me. I was most unhappy with my situation and I knew I wanted to speak clearly. I used to fantasize about speaking clearly. I would see my self speaking to large groups of people. The universe began to show me how to get what I wanted. I ventured into some drama presentations (that was scary!!). I did a little debating. I learned how to start sentences without stuttering (some words were key - I discovered which). I was laughed at and made fun of. But I wanted to change and the universe showed me how to do it. Slowly, very slowly, I began to lose the stutter. Today I speak very clearly. I remember the pain of the past but I know that is no longer me. I invoked the Secret without any conscious knowledge of it. How different life would have been had I done otherwise.

I did the same with quitting smoking. I will talk about that at a later time.

Be the person you want to be. It might take time - but if you really want it, it will be.

The Secret of Attraction.

Creating Wealth Lesson 4

Creating Wealth Course # 4 has been posted on Wealth Booster. it summarizes the book, "A Happy Pocketful of Money". This a fabulous book full of insight and consciousness raising information - all in relation to money. Enjoy

The Third Lesson

The Secret (Law) of Attraction works in all arenas of our lives - from health, relationships, love life to wealth. Although most of us focus on wealth and riches as being our primary concern, the other areas rank equally. If we feel lacking in any of these areas, we need to learn how to turn our thought processes around so that we possess the good health, the great relationship, the encompassing love life and the extraordinary wealth in our consciousness before we possess it physically. By the Law of Attraction, the universe will, in fact must, manifest for us that which we already possess in out thoughts and actions. That does not mean to spend to the limit in hopes of the arrival of the riches. But it does mean to start the process in all areas. Nothing will come if the groundwork is not laid and the groundwork will not be laid if you don't see yourself already possessing the thing you wish. Learning how to make the transition to this way of thinking and seeing things is crucial.

The third free lesson the Creating Wealth series has been posted on Wealth Booster.

Getting What You Want

Who calls the shots in our lives? We do; each and every one of us – but we don’t always realize it. We don’t always realize that we attract the things we want and we attract the things we don’t want. Given the choice, we would all want to attract the things we want.

Whether it is health, relationships, wealth or business, we set the stage for the state we will reach in each of them. How often do we blame another person or some other happening for our lack of success in some area of our lives. How often do we say it was just bad luck or it wasn’t meant to be or it wasn’t in the cards. How often do we say that life just sucks or we came from an abusive background or a background of poverty or from a background of insufficient education. How often do we blame some other factor for our shortcomings?

If only every person accepted that these conditions can be easily overcome by knowing how to attract the lifestyle we wish to have, life would be happier and more comfortable for everyone.

However, we don’t realize how we create; we don’t realize that we create a condition in our life by not wanting it just as much as we create it by wanting it. Often we don’t accept or even realize the extent to which we are responsible for the things that happen in our lives. But we are totally responsible for every aspect of our lives. Where we are today is a product of our past thinking and where we will be tomorrow will be a product of our present thoughts.

Since our subconscious mind does not distinguish between what is real and what is imagined, it is important to know how to feed the subconscious the thoughts necessary to develop and manifest the things that we really desire. It is important to learn how not to feed negative thoughts and how not to focus on the things that we don’t want. Gaining knowledge in the area of attraction produces great benefits.

"There is nothing more powerful than living a life of inspiration and mastering the art of manifesting through the law of attraction. Now Inspired Attraction can empower you to fulfill both inspiring objectives. "
Dr. John F. Demartini

Enhancing our lives and the lives of our family should be a primary goal for each of us. Learning the process of Attraction is probably the most worthwhile activity we can do.

May your day be one of health, happiness and prosperity.

Inspired Attraction

Do you know the Laws of Attraction. Some people believe the Law of Attraction has been kept a secret over the years. I'm not certain I accept that premise. I do not believe there has been a Secret of Attraction. I believe we have all been using the Laws - some of us being more attuned and accepting than others. No matter how we are attuned, however, we always get what we focus on - we attract that which we dwell on.

I know that I have used the Laws of Attraction throughout my life but it is only recently that I have really learned to use them in a deliberate and focused manner. The results have very surprising and, I must admit, very rewarding. Inspired Attraction has transformed me from half heartedly muddling through a thinking about things I would like to have to deliberate focusing, intending and creating what I wish to have in my life. I used to be like a cement wall with my "don't be so silly" attitude. Now I wish I had not been so tunnel visioned for the greater part of my life. But I am happy that I accepted the invitation of others to explore and I agreed to do so with an open mind. My cash flow has taken a serious turn for the better.

Have a wealthy, healthy and prosperous time.

Mini E-Course on Wealth

A mini course on wealth is being run on Wealth Booster. Feel free to have a look.

Have a great day.

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Book Review of A Happy Pocket Full of Money

As I delved into the Secret (Law) of Attraction material there were a few resources that stood out well above the others. The one that got me the most enthused and pumped up was the book “A Happy Pocket Full of Money” by David Cameron. Written from a quantum physics perspective, the book gives a detailed blueprint for accessing the abundance of the universe. From The Steps to Wealth and Happiness to Goals, Images, Success and Gratitude, this 236 page book is filled with exciting information. It does require an open mind, acceptance of the concept of universal abundance and acceptance of some quantum physics principles. The book is written in language anybody can understand and its methods are ones that can be used by every person who reads the book. As you begin incorporating the methods into your life, you come to realize that many are ones that you have used before but, probably, without the same outcome. I became so thrilled with the book that I used every spare moment to read and learn. I even took it to work to read during my breaks.

If you are interested in changing your financial health and are interested in one resource to assist, this is the one. If you are interested in exploring your attitudes towards money and modifying them so as to attract more money into your life, this is the guidance system to us. This 236 page book gives much more information and direction than you would expect for $29.95. Just coming to understand how I was initially led to the book and then other similar resources was a lesson worth more than the cost.

I discovered how money is magnetic energy and that I am a magnet attracting to me the wealth I wish to have. I love the results.

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Welcome to my blog on the Secret of Attraction. I have learned so much about this topic over the past months. As I have read books, watched videos and listened to recordings about the Secret of Attraction, I have come to realize that this so called Secret of Attraction has been a blueprint for my life without me knowing about it. Now the Secret of Attraction is no longer a secret for me but a deliberate plan by which I organize my life. I believe it should be so for everybody.

One of the areas of my life which I have reorganized after becoming aware of the principles of the Secret of Attraction is personal wealth. "Wealth is a mindset. Money is literally attracted to you or repelled from you. It's all about how you think. "

There was a time in my life when I believed this was all bunk. No more! I have seen, have experienced and am experiencing the results. Even my children acknowledge the results that they are receiving.

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