Law of Attraction - I don't understand something

[shinyjourney]

Hello,

I just read the articles about LOA. There is something i don't get in the article about "polarity" and in the article about "money and the law of attraction".

In Polarity, Steve explains that we have to really feel energy when we want to address an intention. So that means, feeling excited etc, he mentionned a child rection's to something which i can compare to excitement.
But, in" money and law of attraction", he explains that when you want something, we have to act like it's normal, like it's not amazing or extraordinary without an excitment extreme. He explains that we should feel like it is normal.

So i'm a little bit lost here,
Do i have to feel excited or normal??

Thanks a lot

[rickrock]

Hm, see to ME that would mean: yes, be excited and act like it's normal like it can happen all the time. When I attempt this I sometimes have a problem doing it. I dont have a problem imagining it and making it SEEM real, but once its time to snap it into reality and my universe I can't quite do it. I can't get over the fact you can manifest and attract money! Its simply amazing! So I get stuck in the pretending part.

Where did you read the articles? Is there maybe an address you can give me

[JeffistheAnswer]

Polarity

Money and the Law of Attraction

Yes, that is rather contradictory I see what you're saying. Perhaps Steve himself can shed some light on this?

As for me, I tend to get really excited and emotional and happy and all that the first time I put out the intention. After that, I pretend that I already have it, which kind of lowers the energy level. I'm not saying that's the right way to do it. There has to be a more concise way...

[Tyler Fowler]

I think there's something you're overlooking a little: that our emotions aren't able to be that complicated. It is totally possible to be incredibly excited, or maybe energized would be a better term, about something, but still have it be normal.

You can feel energized whenever you look at a house you built with your own hands and are proud of. A year or so when you've settled into it, you can still feel just as energized about the house even though it is a normal part of your life. This can be applied to money as well. You can feel excited about the money you have, and will have, while still having it feel like an everyday, normal, part of your life.

It certainly takes a little practice to get both feelings to work together, as they seem to be almost opposites, and I certainly won't claim to be an expert at it as I am not rich, but it is very attainable.

[shinyjourney]

Hi everyone,

Thank you for your answers.

Tyler, i understand better now. Energized mean be excited but not be amazed and act like it's impossible and unbelievable.

Is it that?

[Tyler Fowler]

That's partially it, Journey. Energized isn't just excited+believable, though that is certainly a big part of it, I feel energized is . . . more than excited and more than just believable. I'll recount the feelings from an experience that I had recently where everything, minus a couple bumps that were my own fault, went just about exactly as I wanted. Maybe that will help to get my meaning across clearer.

Try to think of something that really makes you ecstatic. Then multiply that feeling throughout your body until it feels like there is no way you should be able to contain a feeling so strong, that surely your chest is going to burst open from how strongly the feeling courses through your body. That was how I was feeling. Now take that feeling and translate it over to something that you want, for me I was playing Magic: The Gathering Online and wanted to win. Now add a surety about what is going to happen into that unstably stable mixture that seems to be stronger than steel, a surety that sits deep within your bones on the same level as "the sun will rise tomorrow." All of this together produced an unstoppable combination and everything was working in my favor while I was like that.

To describe the energy itself, it was like a big, solid ball of yellow-white sitting in my chest the size of a grapefruit. It radiated light so fiercely that I would sometimes shiver randomly just to discharge some of the energy.

Did that help? Do you understand more what I mean when I say "energized?"

[shinyjourney]

Yes, it really helps! Thank you!

But just to understand better, do you take a time every day to do it? Or does it come like this? Because i feel that if i don't take a time every day where i focus on what i want, i will forget to do it very fast..

What do you think? Is this a process that i have to learn to do gradually and more and more thanks to oblige me to do it regularly first, or don't need to do it, just try to do it when i have an intention i want to realize?

Thanks
Virginie

[JeffistheAnswer]

Originally Posted by Tyler Fowler

I think there's something you're overlooking a little: that our emotions aren't able to be that complicated. It is totally possible to be incredibly excited, or maybe energized would be a better term, about something, but still have it be normal.

You can feel energized whenever you look at a house you built with your own hands and are proud of. A year or so when you've settled into it, you can still feel just as energized about the house even though it is a normal part of your life. This can be applied to money as well. You can feel excited about the money you have, and will have, while still having it feel like an everyday, normal, part of your life.

It certainly takes a little practice to get both feelings to work together, as they seem to be almost opposites, and I certainly won't claim to be an expert at it as I am not rich, but it is very attainable.

No, I don't think that's quite it. To quote from the particular article, "Money and the Law of Attraction."

In order to become the kind of person who could have $50,000 cash in the bank, it had to feel just plain normal to me, not fantastic or incredible. So I actually visualized seeing this sum on my bank statement and reacting with a ho hum, excitement-free response.

It seems Steve attracted this substantial amount by feeling...normal. He wasn't excited about it or anything. It was like having 5 bucks in the pocket. So the question still stands to be answered.

[shinyjourney]

Originally Posted by JeffistheAnswer

It seems Steve attracted this substantial amount by feeling...normal. He wasn't excited about it or anything. It was like having 5 bucks in the pocket. So the question still stands to be answered.

Okay, so this is my original question, here, he says that it should be an excitment free-response, and in the other article "polarity" he says taht we have to feel energy like a child could do. for me it's hard to NOT think about it as an excitment.

[jayh]

Try to think back on what you would consider your greatest accomplishment. What kind of energy / excitement did you feel about it? That's how I relate to it...

It's a positive expectation - you're excited for the outcome, but you're excited because you expect it. And you won't stop until you get it.

[shinyjourney]

Good idea, i will do that, but now, another question because i decided to do my experiment and relate it on my blog in a daily basis, like that i will have to stick with it.

So, what would you recommend as a practical application? Take 10 minutes every morning to give our intentions to the universe, or is it a process that has to be learn as an every minute process and all my thoughts have to be controlled.
And if it is the #2 solution, how can i give more importance to my priority goals i want to achieve?

Thanks

[jayh]

Originally Posted by shinyjourney

Good idea, i will do that, but now, another question because i decided to do my experiment and relate it on my blog in a daily basis, like that i will have to stick with it.

So, what would you recommend as a practical application? Take 10 minutes every morning to give our intentions to the universe, or is it a process that has to be learn as an every minute process and all my thoughts have to be controlled.
And if it is the #2 solution, how can i give more importance to my priority goals i want to achieve?

Thanks

Both

No really, I think ten focused minutes of thought is a great thing each day, but also your "overall" thoughts are what really count. In other words, if you focus your thoughts for ten minutes a day as if you already have what you want, it will help you move your energy in this direction, but you have to take this feeling and these thoughts with you all day as much as possible. This is what will inspire you to take action toward what you want. The focused ten minutes is kind of like practice time.

I would be careful about trying to "control" your thoughts too much. That sounds too fear based for me - it has to be fun. Just focus on thoughts that feel right, and try to keep your thoughts focused on what you want (as opposed to the obstacles). The proverbial "keep your eyes on the prize". It really works...

Here's a good practical example that I just experienced. I am currently learning a new instrument (banjo, clawhammer style). I have owned the instrument for a couple of years, but just decided to focus on learning it properly about three weeks ago. I was so excited about it, that I started searching for any information I could find, videos, tabs, tv shows, etc... I am so excited about it that it seems it's all I can think about. I find myself practicing at least 1.5 hours a day. And like magic, LOA started bringing me synchronicities. I found new forums online to join. I turn on the TV and randomly there is a folk music concert playing on public television featuring a clawhammer banjo player. And a random friend contacts me on facebook that I haven't spoken to in years - and yep, he's learned to play the banjo too. It's crazy how it works!

But, the excitement I feel is also accompanied by the positive expectation. I've been a musician almost my entire life, so I know on a very deep level that I can achieve what I want (It's normal for me, and doesn't seem so far away that I can learn a new instrument). But yep, the excitement I feel really helps kick in the LOA magic!

[jayh]

Oh, and one other thought - To me it seems like LOA always works better when you are taking inspired action...

[shinyjourney]

Thank you!!

It sounds weird to me too when i wrote "to control my thoughtd" but it's not literally what i meant.

Yes, you're right, i experienced it too, and now i have to find a way to feel excited about things that i don't really know about.

I'm listening to the podcast #18: Faster goal achievement, and it helps to understand how i have to make my goal a part of my identity already. Before reaching this goal, and it sounds very logical to me to think that way!

[jayh]

Originally Posted by shinyjourney

Thank you!!

It sounds weird to me too when i wrote "to control my thoughtd" but it's not literally what i meant.

Yes, you're right, i experienced it too, and now i have to find a way to feel excited about things that i don't really know about.

I'm listening to the podcast #18: Faster goal achievement, and it helps to understand how i have to make my goal a part of my identity already. Before reaching this goal, and it sounds very logical to me to think that way!

Indeed - That's also what I'm working on - There's definitely a difference between getting excited about something you've done before, and something new, or at least something that you have less experience with. It definitely takes some imagination... and little steps sometimes, or at least one step at a time anyway - Sometimes the steps are big and sometimes small...