The Work and The Law of Attraction

I have always been curious about quantum physics, the law of attraction and how poeple create what they want. How and why do some seem to get what they want so effortlessly and others don’t? Maybe you have wondered the same things.

Some things do come naturally for me. For most of my life, being fit, eating healthy, regular exercise and overall physical health has been very easy. Early on I figured out that if I ate whole foods, lots of fruit and vegetables, and exercised a lot I felt better and stayed fit. I have been mostly vegetarian since my early 20’s and that, too, has been easy for me. I prefer it. Physical health has always been a huge priority. I know that I chose that consciously in my early teens. Now, and for most of my life, it’s been a daily habit, one I enjoy tremendously.

Other areas of my life have been more difficult. I didn’t have my first long term relationship until I was in my 40’s. Work happiness and financial success has been more challenging. I have had to work at it. I often have felt unconscious blocks, a sense of inner struggle, that I couldn’t quite define, holding me back. There is still some of that for me in these areas.

Doing The Work regularly I can feel the blocks slowly and sometimes quickly start to loosen, disolve, break off. It’s a feeling of being more in the current of life, not resisting so much and feeling blocked all of the time. I have more trust in myself and what my mind guides me to do.

Why is that? How has The Work, this simple process, done what 30 or so years of emotional, therapeutic and spiritual practice could not. I have only done The Work regularly for close to 2 and a half years, and yet have made more progress than I can remember making before that.

There are reasons. For one, The Work is pointed. One goes right into the upset, right into the challenges of daily life. There is no dancing around or holding back. It’s direct. I find that incredibly respectful of me and my clients. I am not trying to protect you from yourself. The Work shows you, you, in a way that you can learn from.

Two, The Work is effective. After awhile and sometimes sooner, you start to see how the mind creates evidence for what it believes is true, even if it is disempowering and ultimately self-destructive. It shows you how you are creating your own nightmare, and it shows you the way out at the same time.

Remember seeing The Wizard Of Oz for the first time and the curtain being drawn back on the Great Oz? That’s what it’s like, except it’s the curtain being drawn back on your own mind. It’s funny and embarressing at the same time. And very empowering.

Three, and this is the one that I think has helped me move forward quickly, The Work resolves past trauma and the negative beliefs about ourselves and the world as a result of this trauma. We make so many decisions about ourselves and the world before we have any idea what we are doing. “I hate math.” “I am not athletic.” “My father was a jerk.” “Something terrible is going to happen.” “I feel ugly so I must be ugly.”

As we question these thoughts, our beliefs about ourselves and the world start to disassemble. The metaphor that I see is it’s like pulling out each card in a house of cards. Eventually, our views about ourselves and the world come tumbling down. And, if you have been holding on to things that are not serving you, this is good news. Great news.

Four, and this has also been a huge factor for me, The Work shows one that a positive outlook is not only the most effective and most efficient, it is the only one that makes objective sense. Seeing oneself, the world and others in a positive light is the only thing that works. It becomes a no brainer, and the real blessing is that The Work makes it possible to get there in any situation and any challenge.

Now, the Law of Attraction makes sense to me. I can clearly see that a positive outlook and believing in infinite possibilities is not only the objective reality, but it is one that I can embrace. Now, my mind has the tools and the neuropathways to embrace this reality. Before, I did not, and so I got discouraged. Now, I have The Work, and I can work through anything and get to a more peaceful, happy and empowered state of mind. So can you.