1/22/13

I Don't Like the Term "Law of Attraction"

I've decided to put "law of attraction" in quotes from now on. It's the best word to describe this phenomenon so I shall continue to use it until a better term comes to me. But I don't like it because I feel it's a label made by people who think they discovered this profound phenomenon when it's been around for who knows how long. If you've studied psychology, you know that people pay attention to certain things based on what's on your mind and what you pay attention to is what you see, aka, your reality. Basically, we see what's on our mind. What's on our mind are beliefs we've had for so long that we don't even realize they're there but they influence (dare I say, affect) what we pay attention to on a daily basis. Therefore they influence/affect our reality. We filter what we see based on if it is in accordance with our belief system. Beliefs are just thoughts that we've thought over and over for so long they become a belief. You've probably heard the phrase, you see what you want to see, hear what you want to hear, and believe what you want to believe. This is what the law of attraction says: thoughts create reality. Doesn't seem like such a crazy, far-fetched idea now. It's just science - how our minds work- and because most of us are not at the level where we can really manipulate what we see and have what we want immediately in front of us, we don't understand it and think it's a crazy idea. Just because you can't do something doesn't mean it's not possible. Wait until more people become advanced in this field, it will no longer be just an idea from those crazy new age people.

I'd love to hear your thoughts and comments.