Is the Secret Law of Attraction Real?
Hey folks, ever heard of the secret law of attraction? Have you ever wondered is the secret law of attraction even real? I will write a couple of lines than can really make your life better!
So what is is the secret law of attraction after all?
It's a belief that by having a positive attitude towards life it will attract more positive experiences. of course, this also works the other way around! you can read more about this matter in wikipedia.
What I really want, is to break this down into a more skeptical point of view!
Imagine you go alone on an organized bus trip and you meet two persons, one of them is happy John the other one is the depressive Julian. They have about the same age and the same interests as you.
Suddenly is lunch time and the restaurant made a big rectangular group table, so you end up near each other.
John is the type of fella that always telling great stories about his adventures, trips, and great professional experiences.
Even if sometimes people might think he is full of crap and just making up stuff, he still manages to capture the interest of the people around him. He even finds time to throw an anecdote now and then...
Julian is the type of person that complains about everything, the food is cold, the beer is hot, the bus driver sux! He spent the whole lunch talking about how bad his life is, he is tired of working for the same guy that underpays him, his landlord is a pimp and so on... LUNCH TIME IS OVER
Let's find out how is the secret law of attraction working for them now?
One quick question, the seat next to you is empty, who would you bring near you?
For this story you choose John.
Happy John sat next to you on the bus trip 2nd half, you guys got to know each other better. After some time, you end up talking about work and realized that Happy John is a freelancer graphical designer, and you a are a web developer so you end up exchanging phone numbers and talked about grabbing a beer one of these days at the local pub and talk more about your project.
Resuming.
Happy John, just because he has a good attitude towards life, he maybe got a new friend and has a prospect project opportunity.
I'm pretty sure happy John has some "monsters in the closet" but focusing on the good things help him attract more good things, open new opportunities in personal, professional and spiritual life.
So is the secret law of attraction working for happy John? Yes, I believe it is and it will work for any of us if we (and I quote MP) look on the bright side of life.
Wish you all a great day!
Pedro
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A positive attitude certainly will attract people...On the opposite side of that continuum, you have people that always seem to be in a funk...
These people drain your energy and can be quite taxing to be around. In a way, this is good for us positive types I think...People will seek to hang around us to offset the negative folks!
From my own experiences over the years, I can unequivocally state that this law holds true, no matter the circumstance nor the people who you may find around you...
Cheers!
Dave : )
Yes, being happy will draw people towards you and being unhappy with push people away. There are exceptions to this, though.
The question, though, is whether people can control how they are. This ultimately comes down to the question of whether there is free will. I don't think we do have free will.
Some people say that if you change your thinking you can change your life. The problem with this view is that it assumes that we can change our thinking. But in reality, by the time you know what your next thought it going to be, you have already thought it. To be able to choose your thoughts would mean knowing what your thoughts are going to be before you think them, which is impossible.
Neuroscientist Sam Harris has an excellent lecture about free will:
https://youtu.be/_FanhvXO9Pk
Nice post, thanks for sharing.
But for me the law of attraction can be summed up into one sentence - "What you focus on - is what you get"
Focus on negative - you get negative
Focus on positive - you get positive
Focus on a healthy lifestyle - you get a healthy lifestyle
Focus on a fast food lifestyle - you get a fast food lifestyle
Focus on building positive relationships - you get positive relationships.
Focus on destructive relationship - you get destructive relationships
Focus on being happy - and you get happy.
Focus on being unhappy - you'll be unhappy
But here's the real secret sauce - being focused is not enough you have to take consistent Action!!
If you're not willing to take action to have the life you want, don't be surprised when nothing happens.
Life is not complicated - people make it complicated.
Again thanks for sharing
Leo, this is so very true!
Focus and take action.
That's what I'm going to do, even more now.
:-)
Hi Leo!
You absolutely right, the word itself is pretty much self-explanatory Law of ATTR ACTION.
willpower allied to take action is undoubtfully the recipe
Thanks for your comment
cheers
Pedro, thanks for this wonderful post. Very good composed.
Yes, I do believe in the law of attraction. I have experienced this myself, well, I haven't attracted loads of money (yet), but when I meet people with a smile on my face, then I get a smile back - that feels so rewarding.
Positive thoughts and a positive attitude leads to positive results!
:-)
Thank you Pernilla.
If I had to choose two objects to create an analogy I would choose a magnet that represents willpower or lack of it depending if you attracting or pushing away and a boomerang that represents the law of the universe what goes around comes around ;)
Cheers
Pedro
thank you for the terrific post. They say if you want to change your life you should associate with like minded people.
Go, John. I myself believe in the law of attraction but admit without the support of the WA community, I would really struggle.
I really liked the example you gave. Thanks again.
Sharon
Interesting to read this today. Yesterday, I read a VERY negative review of WA by the founder of SBI. Afterwards, I started to see my own efforts at creating a website as immature, and shallow, as compared to other WA sites in the same niche. It really put me down. After reading this post, I realize I have been had. Thanks a lot for the wakeup!
Zuell
I got two referrals off immature sites, one just a few hours old and no more than a single page, I look forward to maturing them but hey, a referral is a referral, a recurring income is a recurring income, isn't it great 'the universe' showed you that you'd be had, back to the 'happy seeds' :)
Yes, it is indeed wonderful. In fact I am amazed that all my interaction with other students on this way spur me to take more actions on my own path.
Zuell
You put this very well - very good example of Happy John attracting in the good stuff. Apparently just being happy improves immune system function too, so it's win win :)
John Assaraf was one of the teachers in the Secret and he says his only regret about that movie was in the word 'attraction' people tend to miss the last part of the word ACTION, so he also constantly quotes the law of GOYA these days too, 'Get Off Your Ass' :D Which is sort of the tag line here at WA - take consistent action!
You absolutely right, things won't happen if you just a nice guy and sit your A all day....
Never saw the movie tough... but is quite obvious ;)
Cheers
I didn't watch the movie but I've taken one of Assaraf's courses recently and he often talks about the missing bit in the film...
Your example is brilliant though...good reminder as to how we should behave and project the positive - one of the most real examples I've ever heard ;)
I absolutely agree!...I strongly believe in this law, it's really a matter of perception, if you look at the positive in every situation and feel grateful for what you currently have, you'll definitely have more things to be grateful for and more positive things coming your way!
Great post !
Lidia : )
Hola Pedro, nice to see you.
I firmly believe in the law of attraction, it has worked for me.
Did you see my last post on the documentary, you might find it interesting.
I hope the little one is doing fine even if you and your wife will not be getting much sleep.
Greetings from the south of Spain, Taetske
Hi Taetske,
I've been kind of away lately, still adjusting to new routines!
Everything is great with Sara thank you ;)
I have not seen your post on the documentary until now, Circle of Poison, but I will take a look into it ;)
Cheers ;)
Pedro
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Pedro, I like you already. You attracted me to you. Thank you for sharing that.
F.Y.I. I'm building my first website. It is 'Self-HelpCoach.com". I am 81 years young and I have been practising and teaching Positive Thinking for over 50 years, it is my passion. So, I thought I would build my site on my passion.
Wish you great $uccess.