 Mental Exercise
I've been following a running schedule to help me get from no running, up to being able to run for 30 minutes. This morning I went to the gym and jogged for 25 minutes. It was hard. But I noticed that the hardest part was in my mind. My body could easily handle the work. The difficulty was in keeping my mind telling my body to keep going.
This made me wonder if our minds behave similarly when we try to use the Law of Attraction. Lots of people complain about LoA not working for them. Maybe they're giving up to easily. Maybe it's more mental work than they think. My body was able to run for 25 minutes fairly easily. The big effort and struggle was in my mind. My mind wanted to give up and rest. I had to work mentally the whole time to keep going. I had to convince myself that I could do it, that it was possible. If I had any shadow of a doubt that I could accomplish my goal, I would have stopped. I had to constantly remind myself that I was capable of doing it. And I had to encourage myself that it was worth doing.
I think maybe some people don't realize how much mental effort may be required to use the LoA successfully. It might take constant affirmations that you are capable of achieving your goal, and that your goal is worth achieving. Even if it seems obvious that you would like to achieve your goal, how badly do you really want it? How much effort are you willing to invest in order to achieve it? You may not have to actually invest that effort, but you have to be willing to invest it. That way the universe knows you're actually serious, and will give you what you desire.
I don't know, this is just a theory. Let me know what you think.  |