Wednesday 10 July 2019

The Law of Attraction

Simply put, the Law of Attraction is the ability to attract into our lives whatever we are focusing on

I like the basic idea of the Law of Attraction. I think it kind of works, sometimes at least. If you’re focused on what you want and open to opportunities you’re more likely to achieve what you’re after.

By way of an example, I used to have nobody to meet up with locally for coffee or a drink or to go to events with, and didn’t know how to change that. Then I started finding myself in situations where in the past I’d probably have thought oh that’s not for me, but decided to give it a try.

I’m thinking of the Literary Salon which is on once a month here in Newcastle. I haven’t been in a while — it no longer quite fits what I want to be doing — but I got a lot out of going over the past year or two, including the confidence to stand up and speak in front of an audience. I met some great people too. Something similar happened with other local events and groups, and these days I have several people to meet up with and do things with.

Another example would be how I’m looking to expand the mental health work I’m doing in the workplace. I don’t really know how to do that, but I’m staying focused and I’m finding opportunities popping up that I’m keen to take advantage of. They might not all lead in the direction I want to go, but maybe they will take me somewhere interesting I would not otherwise have gone.

I note that same kind of approach to opportunity in several of the people I know and respect, although maybe they wouldn’t call it the Law of Attraction.

There can be a darker side to all this, though, that can lead people to think Things aren’t working out for me, I must be doing the Law of Attraction wrong, or I’m not good enough. I don’t like that side of it at all. So maybe I don’t think of it as a Law. More an idea that can be helpful.

 

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