Have you ever noticed that many of the things you think about in life just so happen to appear in your life?
For example, say you were thinking about a old friend who you had not heard from in a long time. Then two days later, you just so happened to receive a phone call from this friend.
Perhaps you break a nail when you are getting ready for work one morning. You think to yourself sarcastically, “This is going to be a great day,” and then the next thing you know, you are stuck in traffic. As a result, you are written up by your boss for arriving fifteen minutes late to work. In your mind, you’re thinking, “I knew this was going to be a horrible day.”
Then there are people who seem to have everything. Those that are smiling all of the time, love their jobs and have great families. Good things always seem to happen to those people.
Are these just coincidences? Or is there some law of physics out there that provide a better explanation? The direct relationship between an individual’s thinking and his or her life circumstances can be explained by the Law of Attraction.
What is the Law of Attraction? Simply put, the Law of Attraction is the philosophy that you are what you think.
In other words, the constant thoughts running through your head, be they positive or negative, ultimately result as the reality of your world.
Another way of explaining the Law of Attraction is with the phrase, “Like attracts like.”
Think of yourself as a magnet that attracts things that are similar to you. A person who radiates happiness, thinks positive thoughts and emits positive energy will only attract more positivity.
On the other hand, a person that is focused on unhappiness, concentrates on negative thoughts, and puts out a negative vibe can only attract more negativity.
An individual does, however, have the power to change his or her thoughts at any time. Someone who is experiencing negative thoughts can reverse these thoughts through the use of positive affirmations.
Positive affirmations are statements that use positive terminology, present tense, and are short and specific.
For example, according to the Law of Attraction, an individual struggling with the negative thought, “I am overweight, and I can’t stay on a diet,” will only continue to be overweight and experience failures in dieting.
However, the individual can turn this negative thought into a positive affirmation. Instead of saying, “I can’t,” the individual should say, “I am losing weight and eating healthy.” This positive statement will attract positive circumstances.
It is not enough to just casually use positive affirmations. One must truly convince oneself, as well as the subconscious, where positive and negative thoughts are also stored.
The subconscious can be targeted through repetition, emotion and belief.
Repetition includes repeating positive affirmations aloud or silently and placing notes or pictures where they will be seen many times. The emotions one holds within are either positive or negative, and negative emotions must not be dwelled on. Finally, one’s beliefs, whether positive or negative, will affect his or her reality.
The general idea of the Law of Attraction is that positive emotions lead to positive attitudes, which lead to positive experiences. Likewise, negative emotions lead to negative attitudes, which lead to negative experiences.
In short, all that you are today is a product of your past thoughts, and the thoughts you have today will manifest into the reality of your future.