Inconsistencies in the Law of Attraction?

There seems to be a paradox in the law of attraction belief that you  control your life and how it unfolds because your thoughts create your reality. I think a lot of people misunderstand the law of attraction.  It doesn't mean you can have everything you want. I am sad to see people/books/media, such as the movie The Secret, give false, misleading information about what the law of attraction is really about. It is not some quick, easy thing that you use to start getting everything you want. The law of attraction is a simple concept, but following it can be very difficult and take a lot of work.

Here's how it works from my understanding. Your thoughts are telling the universe & God what you want and the universe will translate those thoughts into a reality that may be slightly (or majorly) different than what you imagined. I think the universe understands our feelings about what we want and not the specific details. The details don't matter anyway, as long as we achieve that feeling we want. For example, I imagine very vividly, the feeling I would feel performing to thousands of people in an arena. The amount of love in one space like that would be amazing and as long as I can be in a situation like that in the future, the details don't matter to me. I put out my desired feeling and give it up to the universe & God and trust that it/He will give me that or something better/bigger.

People frequently don't use the law of attraction correctly because of this point I think. People tend to think about all the details of a job/place/situation they desire and analyze the steps they think they need to take to get there. This is helpful, but the key is to think about what feeling you will feel being at that job/place/situation. If you can imagine what it will feel like for you, you're going to manifest it. If you tell yourself, it's such a lofty dream, I can't put myself in those shoes now and imagine what it would really feel like - then you're not going to manifest it.

If you feel you need to control how it happens, your ego is getting too involved. The ego is about control. The spirit is not. I talked a lot about this in a previous post I believe (and it was the topic of one of my radio shows). Here are a couple links if you're interested about learning more about the ego vs. spirit... http://www.lifecoachmary.com/issue36.htm and Eckhart Tolle's book A New Earth talks about this. Here's a video when Oprah did her online interview series with him... http://www.oprah.com/oprahsbookclub/Chapter-1-Oprah-and-Eckhart-Tolles-A-New-Earth-Webcast-Video

We have to give up control of the "how it's going to happen" because when we imagine how it's going to happen, we limit ourselves. Our imagination is limited. Why? It's usually influenced by our life experiences and perceptions of it and that can be limiting. We filter our perception through our own unique lens - our frame of reference which is affected by our past experience, thoughts of what we think we can achieve or what we think is possible based on what other people have achieved. The universe is way broader and expansive than we think and capable of giving us more than what we can imagine.

Maybe I don't really know or understand all of what the law of attraction teaches. There are so many people teaching about it but seemingly with their own perspective of what it means. I like to think that any limitations or inconsistencies people see in the law of attraction is just them not fully understanding it.

I'd love to hear your thoughts/comments!

Law of Attraction at Work

I love watching the law of attraction at work. The longer I trot along my path toward becoming a touring inspirational/motivational speaker and singer w/my band, the universe gives me the information I need at just the right time. It puts ideas into my head. This is one of the ways it works. I'm sure all of you have had a brilliant, life changing or career changing idea that popped into your head. What/who do you think put it there? I'm sure you thought you just concocted it using your brain power but most people don't realize that many (most?) of the ideas that pop into our heads is God  (or the universe) giving us guidance & tips.

So, I've been thinking lately about what it is that I'm going to be speaking about as I tour the country and where I will go and the idea came to me... I think I will hit the college circuit and speak to college students. Last night as I was watching Opera, I got the idea of what I will call my talk/lecture/whatever you want to call it. Life Class. I always thought colleges should have a class that actually prepared students for the real world, for life. Well, I will bring that class to the colleges and the students. I had such a hard time after I graduated undergrad and I went into a deep depression. If I can spare even a handful of young adults in every town from having such a hard time adjusting to the real world, life and figuring out who they are and what they want out of life, I will feel SO GOOD! I know I'm on the right track and path because this week my students are giving their speeches on an assignment I gave them that requires them to do some soul searching and figure out what has influenced them (their beliefs, values, behavior, perceptions) most in life. Those who really took the time to think about it have produced amazing results. I felt so much love and pride towards those students who uncovered amazing things about themselves and I could feel the passion they had talking about it. I think it was life changing for some of them and I can't tell you how amazing I feel to have been a part of that and to have helped them with it. 

I think that is the first step to taking control of your life through your thoughts. You have to first take an inventory of your thoughts via belief patterns. Once you've recognized them and figured out where they came from, you can make the conscious choice to continue following those belief patterns if they are serving you well, or to choose different belief patterns if the old ones are not serving you well. 

Many people (if not most of us) have belief patterns that are subconscious and have become a habit and they don't realize what they're thinking- what their thoughts are and what they're telling themselves every day. Considering that thoughts are so powerful and are THE thing that controls how our life unfolds, I think it's imperative that we start recognizing our thoughts and start taking control of them.

Many of our beliefs and thought patterns are taught to us by our parents, our culture and our society (including the most pervasive teacher of culture - the media).  They're ingrained into us and we don't even realize they're there. It's not easy (in fact, it can be very difficult), but I think everyone must take some time to analyze their thoughts, thought patterns and what their mind is telling themselves every day. 

So, in the words of a recent song I wrote... DO IT. DO IT TONIGHT! 

What are you waiting for. Start taking control of your thoughts and your life. Life doesn't just happen to you. You are not a passive being watching your life unfold. You are actually creating your life whether or not you're aware of it or not. Your thoughts create your life. Don't you want to know what those thoughts are and start using them to create exactly what you want in life? Become an active participant in your creation. It's much better, much more fun and much much more enjoyable! I promise!

Btw, I'm looking for your tips on how to stay content, happy, or even just sane and/or avoid boredom or burnout at a job you've been at for a long time for my radio show. Post your tips at: www.facebook.com/meganroxindieroxshow  and tune in every Sunday from 6-9pm on www.wvcp.net or if you're in the Nashville area, 88.5 fm.