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Originally Posted by daveangeles  Hahaha, what angers me is the common response that I am creating "resistance" and that somewhere I secretly don't believe I deserve to be all right financially.
Trust me, there is no resistance. I would love to have prosperity in my life and I deserve it as much as the next guy. It just isn't coming. I would do a rain dance right now if I thought it would change anything.
If it's working well for you, then I'm glad to hear that. Maybe it is just dependent on the individual. Makes sense: not everyone can be a master pianist, for example. Why assume that everyone can use LOA? |
Hello Dave. I feel your frustration. When I started asking questions in my life, I turned to "self-help" books new age etc. This began my quest. There have been significant pitfalls on my journey and most of what I have tried has not worked. I find that for me a lot of it is hooplah, but that it does work for other people and Oprah… a select fewer methods seem to work for me. My problem is that (concerning some methods of self-help) I don't know how to do the first step. Like how I can actually get motivated to try the seemingly pointless activities suggested in various books.
I think that different things work for different people and that disconcerting people like us put up more resistance and that’s why it is more difficult for us.
Now I remember reading that you said hearing that you cause your own suffering by putting up “resistance” makes you mad. Oh can I ever relate to that. That's one of the reasons I turned from self-help, I felt I was getting blamed for everything. I didn't want the responsibility of taking all that on. After all, I feel like a victim which is why I turned to self-help... and now these self-help books are telling me I'm victimizing my own self... Sheesh
I know the frustration. And yet, I somehow see at least a shimmer of unpleasant truth in it all these ideas about self-creation or free will. I think you do too, or you wouldn't be still questing to find answers. At the very least, if we create our own victimization, we potentially have the power to empower ourselves too. That's the good news. Good Luck finding a technique that speaks to you and leads to your empowerment. P.S. borrow or buy the book "Dark Night of the Soul" by Thomas Moore. I have a notion you may enjoy this book. It’s pleasantly not over optimistic, realistic enough that it has been the best “self-help” book I’ve ever read. I may be wrong, but if you get it from the library, it won't cost you anything if I am wrong.