How do I know this really works?

[curtmac01]

Alright so I've read Steve's blog and I've watched the Secret. But I mean it's still hard to grasp the idea if you just think and intend of getting money, then you will get it. Or if something comes as a total surprise to you, does that mean I actually intended it to happen. Sounds sketchy. What are your thoughts?

[shirleywins]

Even if something comes as a surprise, you still attracted it...you just didn't deliberately attract it. You get what is a vibrational match to you and your thoughts. I like to explain the law of attraction in three simple steps: Ask, Believe & Receive.

Ask
Ask for what you want with your thoughts. This means focusing on exactly what you desire. Be very specific with it. I like to use the example of ordering at a restaurant. Place your order with the universe in the same way.

Believe
You must believe wholeheartedly that what you want will come to you. Do you really believe you deserve to have the things you want, and that it’s possible for you to have them? If you have even the slightest doubt in your mind, you probably won’t put forth the right frequency of vibration to bring your desires into your life.

Receive
Now it's time to receive. You have asked and you believe so there is no need to get impatient or frustrated. Just allow and when it comes, celebrate like it's nobody's business

If you really want to learn more about the law of attraction, I have a free ebook called Law of Attraction for Beginners. If anyone is interested just PM me.

Wishing you peace & properity
Shirley

[RT Wolf]

These things can only flow to you in ways you believe they can. Ie, I don't believe that I'm suddenly going to start getting paid for...say...my ability to clean a bathroom, so I don't. However I do believe I can get paid to be a camera person, help out around a set, fix a computer, teach, etc, so I simply get more opportunities to do those things.

IM manifests itself for beginners as synchronisities--meaningful coincidences.

If you're interested in IM, I'd suggest reading a few books on it, like The Law of Attraction by Michael Losier. The Abraham-Hicks material and The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success by Deepak Chopra (I think you can find this online, just google around).

Simply test it for yourself. However, test it with full committment.

[Acting Like Godot]

Originally Posted by curtmac01

Sounds sketchy. What are your thoughts?

It is definitely sketchy if you regard "The Secret" as the comprehensive be-all and the end-all.

Actually, it is more like a beginner's guide. And not a very good one at that, except for the entertainment value.

Read a few of the books from the list below, start putting the pieces together ..... and you will understand that "The Secret" should really have been entitled: "A Basic Introduction To The Secret":

1. The Law of Attraction, Jerry & Esther Hicks
2. Ask and It is Given, Jerry & Esther Hicks
3. The Seth Material, Jane Roberts
4. The Intention Experiment, Lynne MacTaggart
5. The Master Key System, Charles Haanel
6. Creative Visualisation, Shakti Gawain
7. The Force, Stuart Wilde
8. The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success, Deepak Chopra
9. The Power of Intention, Wayne Dyer

[jawillie]

Originally Posted by Acting Like Godot

Read a few of the books from the list below, start putting the pieces together ..... and you will understand that "The Secret" should really have been entitled: "A Basic Introduction To The Secret":

1. The Law of Attraction, Jerry & Esther Hicks
2. Ask and It is Given, Jerry & Esther Hicks
3. The Seth Material, Jane Roberts
4. The Intention Experiment, Lynne MacTaggart
5. The Master Key System, Charles Haanel
6. Creative Visualisation, Shakti Gawain
7. The Force, Stuart Wilde
8. The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success, Deepak Chopra
9. The Power of Intention, Wayne Dyer

i read number 1 and number 9. They really do help! Thanks for the list, now I have others I can check out.

I am fairly new to this, too, but for me it wasn't a stretch to believe at all. I mean, I always believed it, I just didn't know it was called LoA. I have a friend who is constantly sick. She is also the worst complainer and whiner I know. She complains everytime she thinks she is getting sick and sure enough... she gets some full-blown illness and then whines about that and wants us all to throw pity at her. It gets REALLY old. I have always believed she got what she asked for, even before I started to explore LoA. I don't mean to sound unsympathetic. I try to be a friend to her. I am not judging her, I let her live how she apprently wants to live. BUt, I am not going to baby her every time she is in a sickly state. I just try to bring her up, but she doesn't like being up.

Anyway.... I bet if you really take a close look at life you will see it is absolutely true. And, once you become aware of it, you find yourself changing the way you think. It's a slow process. There are set backs. But, it's exciting to be shown the truth.

Have fun!

Janelle

[dave marshall]

Hi Curtmac,

this is something you have to try before you can appreciate it. Give a go but start of whith something you think could be easy. Like someone giving you a present in some way in the next week. see how you go.

dave

[Calisto]

curtmac01,

I expect you are wondering, "If this works then why are these people not all rich?" I used to think the same way. But it's not just about money. It's about creating a better quality of life for yourself and your loved ones.

The quality of your thoughts will determine the quality of your life.

Forgive me but The Secret is trash! Someone above recommended some very good books. May I suggest you read The Master Key System. It is created in 24 chapters and you are encouraged to read and concentrate on one chapter each week. This is important because it gives your brain time to process the information.

Free Ebook - The Master Key System
PsiTek - The Master Key System - FREE

I would also like to recommend that you read something about positive thinking. Cultivating positive thinking is important, not only because it helps to improve the quality of your thoughts and therefore the quality of your life but because it helps us to be very specific in our 'requests'. Not worded correctly, our request could result in us getting a bag of flour instead of a bunch of flowers. At least in the beginning be very specific. Once you see 'It' working in your life you can relax more and just let it happen.

We are more than our bodies, more than our minds. There are many parts to us (like the child within) and all these other parts have needs and wants too. Not all our thoughts are conscious thoughts hence the surprises that you thought you didn't ask for.

Take small steps. Right now think of something you want that you know there is a good chance that you will get it and then watch for it to arrive in whatever form and from whatever direction, accept it. Try that a few more times until you begin to think it's magic! Then ask for something you would like but wouldn't necessarily expect to get. But by this time, hopefully, you will believe that it will come.

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