How Do I Create What I Want?

How can I create what I want in my life? How do I create what I don’t want? What is the ‘law of attraction’? rnCan you accept that you generate most of what happens in your life, whether consciously or unconsciously? By accepting full responsibility for your life, you give yourself the power to change it in ways that match what you want. When we believe that others are the cause of our problems and successes, we give our power away. There is never power in believing ourselves to be victims. rnThe unconscious mind takes what we habitually think as a direction to generate more of the same thoughts. This part of mind thinks in symbol and metaphor, just like our dreams. The unconscious mind doesn’t notice the if, and, or but of what we think. In telling yourself that you don’t want something, your unconscious mind will focus on the thing that you don’t want. If you say that you don’t want to be lonely, for instance, it will focus on the lonely part of that phrase. It will start noticing how you are lonely, how others are lonely and it will draw more loneliness into your life. It doesn’t get the ‘don’t’ in your sentence. The unconscious mind is not literal in that way. On the other hand, if you think about how you are always connected with others, no matter where you are, your unconscious mind will start looking for evidence to support that belief and you will start to notice connections in your life. rnWhat we think and believe gives instruction to our unconscious mind to look for more of what we are focusing on and to delete or distort information that disagrees with what we believe to be true. As the mind follows your instructions, you find yourself attracted to situations and people that support your belief. You’ll also find the internal resources you need to support what you think and believe. Remember that this will be true whether your belief is resourceful and supports you in what you want or whether it moves you towards what you don't want. If what you focus on requires your courage, you will find that coming up. If what you focus on requires fear, guess what? That’s exactly what will arise in you. rnHave you experienced having the perfect book drop into your hands? Or the person you need to talk to calls ‘out of the blue’? It happens because your unconscious mind is seeking the information in your thoughts. When it finds it –pop! - what you need appears as if by magic. rnBeyond what we are able to generate internally, the universal energy also complies by bringing what is available externally to our awareness. Add emotion to the mix and the manifestation of what we are focusing on happens even faster. The mind takes the emotion behind our intentions as instruction to generate and manifest what we are focusing on very quickly. rnThis is what “the law of attraction” is all about. What we focus on we will create and increase. So, be careful what you ask for and what you focus on! Make the choice to decide what you really want in your life and in the world and then focus on it with clear intention. rnSomething to try: rnSet a simple intention for something positive you want to generate. During the day, focus on that idea in as many ways as you can, using all of your senses and your imagination. Notice what happens.