Universal Law Of Attraction And Action

Currently the latest buzz word or book is called "The Secret" Let me just share with you that this is not a very big secret, as it has been around since the beginning of time. It was the Greek Philosopher Plato in 390 BC that said "Likes tend towards likes" (in other words, likes attract) The Universal Law of Attraction says that you attract and create your own reality based on your thoughts, emotions and intentions. In other words if you think everything is doom and gloom then that is exactly what will come into your life. However, if you think that things are always good and those things will grow and get better as you need them too then that will happen as well.

Buddha said: "What you have become is the result of what you have thought" in other words a positive mind set brings a positive world, and a negative mind set brings a negative world into your life. This is not ruled by your environment or by how much money you have etc. This based purely on how you perceive things, or what your paradigm of the world is.

So if your paradigm of the world is that everybody is always working against you and nothing you ever do will help you be successful, then that is what you will experience. How do you change this? Most people would just say to change your paradigm. However, changing our paradigm is most definitely easier said than done. Usually the negativity that is within us is caused by several years of hearing negative, and being taught negative. Let's face it; the world is full of cynics. Just once I would like to turn on the news and see something that is positive. How about telling us that today at the local hospital 26 babies were born? Would not that be a lot more refreshing then seeing the number of soldiers that were killed in Iraq since the war started? Am I saying that we should turn a blind eye to things of importance like a war? No I'm not saying that at all. What I am saying is that the world is full of negativity, so it is hard to escape it. It's difficult to not think negatively, because we are bombarded with negative energy from everywhere, every minute of everyday. It is in every aspect of our culture.

So... "The Secret" talks about the Universal Law of Attraction, but it misses one very important Universal Law: The Universal Law of Action. Very few things in life fall into our lap as this movie/book suggests. What this message is really telling us is that our thoughts, emotions and intentions create our own reality. However, you can be as positive as you want about having a lot of money but if you do not go out and do the things necessary to get the money it will never come. They speak about Jack Canfield the gentlemen that wrote the Chicken soup for the Soul books and how he took a dollar bill and wrote zero's at the end of it and manifested nearly $ 100,000.00 into his life. This is a true story and I have seen it many times just in a different setting with a different person. However, what they do not focus on very much in this story is this: He had to write the book first to get the money. You also have to work on the emotional aspects of your life to be able to think positively enough to create that positive world.

So what do we do first?

We need to start working on ourselves from within. We need to see things with a clear mind. It's very hard to see things on that level if we can not have a control on our own emotions. When we are not in touch with our own emotions we are denying our truest self to show through. How do we look clearly at ourselves, and start to work on our selves. There are many ways actually, and I strongly believe that one of the strongest tools we can use is to journal. This past year, I have done a lot of journaling. It helps me to get all of the thoughts and emotions that I have stored up there out there on paper. Even if this never falls on human ears, it has still been said, and that is all that matters. Meditation, focusing on where you want to be, and the goals you want to achieve are very important to healing ourselves from within, and becoming a more emotionally intelligent person. In some cases we may need outside help to assist us in healing pains and emotional traumas that we cannot access on our own. Many times, the spirit is so broken by our past pain, that it is almost impossible for us to do this on our own. Proverbs 17:22 states: "A joyful heart is a good medicine but a broken spirit dries up the bones."

In a biblical sense this is further proof that our positive thoughts not only attract good things, but they help us to heal and have a healthier life. Psalm 36:9 says "In thy light, we see light" so in other words, if you see things in a positive way, you are going to see the positive in situations instead of always dwelling on the negative. Matthew 7:8 "For every one who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks the door will be opened." Basically, what we ask for we get.

Recap: So the Universal Law of Attraction and Action are very important tools that we can use to manifest a wonderful enriching world around us. Buddha would refer to the heightened state in life or the end of emotional pain and suffering as "Enlightenment". A 20th century psychologist named Abraham Maslow referred to this as Self Actualization. I am ca21F7lling this level Synergy. This is a total state of emotional awareness in which you are able to manifest a positive and enriching life for yourself, and you are also able to maintain it.

This means not letting the simple things bother you, and facing the hard emotional traumas in our life head on instead of running from them. Each experience in our life is something that helps us grow as human beings. We are constantly evolving creatures. Only with our experiences in life can we grow and learn, and achieve that heightened state of living.

Blessed be.

Rev. Jeremy McDonald
Jeremy worked professionally as a corporate trainer and speaker for many years. He has also been successful in the mortgage, banking and real estate industries. While recuperating from a very bad depression, Jeremy decided to pursue a path that he had always wanted to take, to start the Lamplight Group. Teaching people is Jeremy's first love. " Nothing makes me happier then to see the light bulb go off in a student's head." Jeremy has won several sales awards and has been awarded the "Outstanding Corporate Liaison" award from Junior Achievement, a charity that teaches kids the financial skills they will need for the future. He is also a well known Psychic in the new age community.

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