Dear Newsletter
Readers,
I am so glad my own experiences with learning
to let go in last month's newsletter inspired
some of you to let go of control in your own
lives! I extend my heartfelt thanks to all of
you who took the time to write in with your
own thoughts and appreciation about the power
of letting go.
Learning to let go and to trust are
challenging skills to master, but the rewards
for mastering them are great! These skills
are also a key part of being successful using
The Law of Attraction. The book and video
called "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrne became
wildly popular this past spring when media
figures such as Oprah Winfrey, Ellen
Degeneres and Larry King featured the book's
contributors and principles on their shows.
For those of you not familiar with The Law of
Attraction, it teaches us that focusing our
thoughts, feelings and actions can attract
the people and experiences we truly desire.
This ability to attract what we would like is
often called "manifesting".
I have been successfully using The Law of
Attraction (LOA) for myself and with my
clients for years! I attribute many of the
wonderful blessings I have in my life to this
metaphysical process. For those of you who
may be unfamiliar with or skeptical about
this idea, I'd like to share some of the
fundamental tools of The LOA in this
newsletter---tools that have brought amazing
results to many people and organizations. I
hope you will try these techniques and see
for yourself if they help strengthen your
"manifesting" muscles and bring more ease and
fulfillment to your life.
If you want to take your LOA skills to the
next level, please join me for the September
27th presentation in Boston, and/or the
October 9th tele-class! Remember, as with any
art or discipline, using the LOA successfully
takes regular practice and focus.
HARNESSING THE POWER OF "THE
SECRET"
"The Secret" and the Law of Attraction (LOA)
tells us that how we focus our thoughts has
an incredibly powerful ability to shape our
lives. If we focus on thoughts of fear and
doubt, then we will magnetically pull
experiences that reflect this fear and doubt
into our lives. Thoughts such as "I am too
old", "Everyone else can do that, but not
me", "I will never" or "Other people can"
keep us stuck in attracting experiences that
echo these fears.
If you truly connect with thoughts of love,
gratitude, and generosity, these thoughts go
out into the Universe and will create a
positive, magnetic pull and frequency that
will attract other like thoughts and
experiences. So, if you start from an
attitude of gratitude, abundance or
generosity, that attitude will attract like
experiences.
EXAMPLE: I have always been a huge fan
of the
power of coaching, and have always believed
that there will be plenty of people who will
want to engage in coaching to enhance their
lives. My true belief that there are plenty
of people who will want to participate in the
coaching process shows up as an abundance of
terrific clients for me! I have sometimes
used my magnet to attract too many clients
and have had to hire associates to handle my
overflow!
ABUNDANT ENERGY ATTRACTS ABUNDANT
RESULTS
The universal principles of attraction depend
on the force of energy. The LOA tells us that
everything around us is energy: our bodies,
our feelings and our emotions. The energy to
attract what we want comes from deep inside
of us, not from some source "out there".
However, if we want to attract wonderful
energy at a higher frequency, we must have
the space and energy available to receive
what we want. Sometimes this means clearing
mental or physical space and eliminating our
energy drains before we can be at the best
frequency to attract more.
EXAMPLE: When my clients clean out their
extraneous possessions, attitudes and
sometimes even people in their lives that
aren't serving their new positive vision,
this makes room from them to attract great
new experiences that reflect their new
thoughts and attitudes. Having the courage
to weed out what is not working for them and
then being patient while the Universe fills
this void is a fundamental part of the
manifesting process.
WHAT WE FOCUS ON GETS SPOTLIGHTED
The LOA tells us that our thoughts send out a
frequency that attracts back to us what we
think. Changing the tone and direction of our
thoughts can produce powerful changes in our
lives. If we aim our thoughts on what we
don't have, this will be what shows up in our
lives. As we learn to create positive visions
and notice "evidence" that the LOA is
working, even in small ways, we increase our
power to attract.
Many of us would like to attract more money
or resources into our lives. If we focus on
noticing and being grateful for the material
evidence we have already manifested, this
creates a strong energy or vibration to
attract more. Instead of worrying that you
spent too much on a particular item or paying
a bill, thank the Universe that you were able
to purchase such items, and view your bills
as an opportunity to ask the Universe to help
you find resources to pay them.
EXAMPLE: One of my clients always had
extra
money show up in her life after she became
more disciplined about keeping track of her
money and then went around her house listing
all the lovely things she had manifested over
the years. I frequently make mental gratitude
lists when I am stuck in traffic or bored
with my exercise routine. Thinking about the
blessings I already enjoy helps the time pass
more quickly and provides a great opportunity
for me to express my gratitude on a regular
basis.
MORE THAN "ASK, BELIEVE, RECEIVE"
It would be tremendous if we could just sit
back and just think our way into a fabulous
future! In some ways we can, but our feelings
and actions must also reflect our positive
intentions. When we walk our talk and take
risks by getting out of our comfort zone, it
sends a powerful message to the Universe
about our willingness and commitment to
having what we want.
EXAMPLE: I remember being very scared
to talk
about coaching way back in the early 1990's
when it was a relatively unknown practice and
profession. I resisted going to speaking
engagements where I could talk to others
about coaching. Once I got through my fears,
I took the risk and spent the time and energy
to go to networking meetings and give
presentations. These actions were evidence of
my dedication to my goals. My vision was to
"get the word out" about coaching, especially
through the media. I created a web site and
hired my wonderful media-savvy coach, Chrissy
Carew; but as it happened, I didn't have to
contact any publications or news stations.
The Universe picked up on my focused
thoughts, willingness and commitment and
brought many terrific media opportunities to me!
So, step out of your comfort zone! Test drive
that car, go to that party, take an exercise
class, talk to your boss, say "No" when you
want to take some time off in order to stay
focused on the feelings of "having it now".
FOCUS ON WHAT, NOT HOW AND
WHEN
Think of an area where you would like to
enjoy more fulfillment. You may want to start
in small steps to begin with. For instance,
if you are single and haven't had a great
date in a while, imagine yourself having a
wonderful date. Fantasize and allow yourself
to fully imagine being on a really terrific date.
Stay focused on your vision. Many people
don't permit themselves to have their fantasy
or vision because they can't imagine how they
would manifest it! Let the Universe take care
of the HOW and the WHEN. You focus on the
WHAT, thinking several times a day about how
great it would feel to have what you want.
Keep your thoughts focused on any evidence
you see that your thoughts are being "heard".
BE OPEN TO RECEIVING
OR "ALLOWING"
Sometimes our dreams come to us in different
packages. It takes practice and patience to
refine your "magnet", and we don't always
recognize a terrific opportunity if it's too
scary or doesn't look like our pictures of
what we wanted to manifest. Often our ego
battles with our heart and tries to convince
us to go for the money, status, security,
etc. instead of telling us to go for what we
really want. Because receiving or "allowing"
means letting go of control, it takes a lot
of trust to let the Universe help us with our
goals. We need to have an open mind and stay
focused on the essence of what we want,
rather than on the exact object.
EXAMPLE: If you were focused on a car that
would make you feel great when you drove it,
you might have one particular make or model
in mind. However, you may not know that
another make or model might fulfill you in an
even better way. When we partner with the
Universe to receive, the Universe often comes
up with more creative and expansive solutions
that what our own minds could conceive! The
more we trust, the easier things come to us.
Making the LOA a daily practice in your life
helps create stronger attraction muscles and
sends a consistent energy stream out into the
Universe to bring you more ease and
fulfillment. There are many aspects to the
LOA to learn and put into practice. Use the
questions below to begin assessing your
powers of attraction.
Do you integrate the principles of the LOA on
a daily basis? One good idea is to write down
one experience or thing you are grateful for
and one experience or thing you want each day
as you wait for your computer to boot up or
your breakfast to get ready. Don't forget to
imagine what it will feel like when you do
attract what you want!!
If you are dealing with a challenging
relationship, imagine the relationship with
more harmony and ease. Visualize you and the
other person talking peacefully and with
collaboration.
Scroll down to read about others who used the
LOA to produce amazing results in their lives!
