I understand your confusion, SaraLee.
As Elrond said, the Law of Attraction is always at work (that's why we call it a "law")--whether one is atttracting "positive" or "negative" stuff. Th LoA says whatever we give our attention to, we attract. The amount of resistance we offer to that attention determines how quickly it shows up.
Another reason we call it a law is that it works without judgement. It doesn't matter if it's something "good" or "bad" for you, whether one is a "good" or "bad" person or even if one "deserves" it or not. It works--every time. (I like to call this the "Amazon effect:" when I order a book from Amazon.com, I have every confidence that it will arrive and it does. No resistance, no judgement, no doubts and, voila, manifestation. Most of us have learned that The Universe works differently so we typically have to overcome much more pre-programmed resistance than with a book order.)
Some people may be so focused on attracting millions of dollar or cancer that they offer no resistance to that thought. And SOME of those people with such clarity of focus resort to unsavory behaviors as they manifest their intentions. (But there are many others who have manifested fortunes without resorting to those kinds of behaviors.)
The positive attitude recommendations as method of working the the LoA are a tool to help one recognize when they are losing their clarity of focus, when they are offering resistance or to align with their "greatest good," "Source energy," whatever-you-like-to-call. It's a tool that, for many people, makes working with the LoA more effective and more fun as well as having many other side benefits.
I hope that helps.
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