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New law of attraction book by Debbianne DeRose

Contributor: Debbianne DeRose. DeRose is the author of the new primer for single gals, How I Met the Man of My Dreams: a Guide to MANifesting Yours, as well as the humorous memoir What I Did On My Midlife Crisis Vacation. Stop by Debbianne.com for thought-provoking, giggle-inducing angles on life. You can also view a cute book trailer on Youtube here.

I’d been single for a really long time. And although I knew what I was looking for in a relationship, I didn’t actually believe there was a man alive who could measure up. As it turns out, though, belief is not necessary—as long as you stop actively disbelieving. It also turns out that being picky is an asset, not a detriment as is commonly assumed.

I’d been studying a lot of Abraham Hicks and other metaphysical teachers for about a year before the big MANifestation, and was earnestly applying what I learned to my inner emotional life. As I released resistance by consciously choosing positive thoughts over negative ones, I became increasingly joyful—like never before in my life. That kind of personal vibration-raising is the key to success with the law of attraction, and there are many tools and tricks to facilitate the process.

A few weeks before meeting the man of my dreams, I experienced the crucial “letting go” moment. The scales had finally tipped, and a critical mass of resistance had been released, allowing my pleasing MANifestation to materialize.

He and I met at the Monroe Institute (and it’s an interesting story involving an out-of-body experience), having followed our individual blisses to a week-long residential meditation program there. I went for the consciousness exploration and received a “Monromance” as a bonus gift!

We were strongly magnetized to each other, and it all felt very natural—as if we’d already known each other (and perhaps we had …). I was lovestruck and twitterpated, to say the least, because not only did he like me as much as I liked him, he also embodied everything I’ve ever longed for in a man—including the qualities I’d thought were too picayune. You see, the Universe knows no such limits and issues no judgment. It is standing by, eager to deliver the goods once we stop insisting upon those limitations.

It’s been a year now, and our love affair continues to bloom. Hindsight has brought me the gift of clarity–about the inner workings of the mind, the reasons we stumble, and the pitfalls specific to women wanting to be hooked up. So I wrote about it all for the single sisterhood, with humor and tough love, to help shorten, lighten and enliven that road trip to the MANifestival.

If you have a strong desire for a relationship, or anything else for that matter, that means it’s definitely within your reach, so please don’t interpret those stumbling blocks as an indication that you cannot have what you want. This self-improvement work can be challenging, but it’s well worth the effort, and far easier once you have all the information. You can do this! Women are tough—we birth babies and stuff, remember?

Debianne DeRose

Contributor: How Your Mind Can Heal Your Body by David Hamilton

In How Your Mind Can Heal Your Body, scientist and law of attraction practitioner David Hamilton shares the story of Ruth, whose belief in the law of attraction has helped her eliminate more than one health problem in recent years.

The first health problem: a moleskin tag that had appeared underneath one of her eyes. After learning in a workshop about what Hamilton calls Quantum Field Healing, she decided to visualize the outcome she desired: new skin growing underneath the mole, replacing it little by little until finally, it fell off. The problem? Moles, Ruth had been told, don’t remove themselves in this way. Still, Ruth continued using her visualization technique.

Several months passed. Then one day, as Ruth was taking a shower, something surprising happened: Ruth’s mole did, in fact, fall off. Ruth saw the law of attraction at work.

And it made a believer out of her.

Ruth continued to use Hamilton’s techniques, healing herself in other ways as well. One day, for instance, she dropped a candle on the floor and burned herself.

“I decided to use what David Hamilton had just taught us, and instantly, the pain was gone,” Ruth said. “The next morning there was no trace of the burn.”

This photo courtesy colinlogan of Flickr.com

Contributor: Jesse of powerfulintentions.org

The week before Halloween 2012, the love of my life and my best friend left me for unknown reasons. Looking back on that time, I’m glad that it happened, because it led me to discover something awesome, namely: the law of attraction.

For about a decade prior to this traumatic event, my life had been feeling pretty dark and out of control. My relationships–not just my romantic relationship but my friendships as well–were unsatisfying. Then, when my girlfriend left me, I finally hit rock bottom. However, after this happened, through a chain of extremely strange and unexpected events, I stumbled onto the film “The Secret” and the book that followed it. And since the very moment of this discovery, my life changed–and not just a little.

My life changed almost completely.

The day I watched the movie, I dove into my study and application of the law of attraction wholeheartedly. Today, due only to a simple change in my feelings and thoughts, I am truly happy with my life. Here are just some of the changes that have occurred since that day:

• I attracted more money.
• I attracted a ticket to a law of attraction seminar that I didn’t even know about. Then I attracted a chance meeting with the speaker, who is a law of attraction coach!
• I reconnected with old friends and met new friends, all whom live by the law of attraction. (Before this time, I hadn’t even realized that these old friends knew about it.)
• I attracted a new girlfriend.

On New Years’ Eve, I had been planning on staying home alone, but my best friend twisted my arm to go out … and I’m so glad I did. That night, an attractive woman walked up to me and struck up a conversation. We began talking just as if we were long lost friends.

We’ve been inseparable ever since.

On our first date, I asked the woman if she had ever heard of the law of attraction. To this, she smiled and replied, “I learned about it a few months ago and have been living by it ever since.”

Before I started living by the law of attraction–that is to say, before I became aware that I was living by it, and started doing so purposefully–these kinds of chance encounters never happened to me; now, they happen all the time.

I know, with every fiber in me, that my knowledge and practice of the law of attraction have brought all of these wonderful new things into my life.

Gratefully,

Jesse

Contributor: Choosing Easy World: A Guide to Opting Out of Struggle and Strife and Living in the Amazing Realm Where Everything is Easy by law of attraction advocate Julia Rogers Hamrick

In Choosing Easy World, the author, Julia Rogers Hamrick, tells of a time she was writing and was really “in the flow” of things when she remembered she’d run out of fruit. She considered stopping her writing and running to the store since she wanted to have some berries on hand for breakfast the next morning; however, she was trying to practice the principle of letting her desires come to her rather than stressing herself out chasing what she thought she needed. She didn’t feel inspired to leave the house and interrupt her writing, so she chose to let the Universe take care of the fruit shortage and just let it go in peace. Here, Julia’s favorite affirmation came in handy.

“I live in the easy world,” Julia reminded herself. “Where everything is easy.”

That evening, when her husband arrived home, he told Julia he had a surprise for her. Julia wondered what it could be and went to meet him. As soon as she saw him, she knew that someone “up there” was looking out for her: there was her husband with “his arms full of fruit”!

The message, Julia says, is clear: choose not to live in anxiety, but to follow your inspiration and let what you need come to you without struggle.

Contributor: This law of attraction success story is excerpted from a book by Linda Proctor, wife of law of attraction expert Bob Proctor. You can download a free copy of Earn It and Enjoy It at www.lindaproctor.com.

Three years into my sales career in the insurance industry, I found myself at a Bob Proctor Seminar. I was earning $25,000 a year and needing to earn much more. I was struggling and frustrated. Let me put the numbers into perspective for you…  I would cold call 200 people a week and would generally secure ten appointments. Once every three weeks I would make a sale. Not great percentages … I knew it and my managers knew it. When I shared these statistics with Bob, I clearly remember that all he did was smile and said, “Linda, I work with a different strategy. I make one call and sell 200 people.”

But I’m getting ahead of myself … let’s go back to the seminar. Bob stood in the front of the room and asked us if we could see ourselves earning $100,000 a year. The only thoughts running through my mind were that I could see myself spending it, but with my track record, I was having a lot of difficulty seeing myself earning it.

Then came our first personal encounter. Bob took the time to sit down with me. He was the first person who asked me what I really wanted–how I really wanted to be living. I quickly learned from him that if you are ever going to get a person to dramatically improve their results, you must find out what they want. From that point on you never talk about their results, you talk to them about what they want. Assure them that you can help them get what they want. It’s WANTS that motivate people, that inspire them to reach a little higher and run a little faster … sell a little more. He told me that he could show me how to achieve that lifestyle and asked me to commit to doing two things. He asked me if I would:

1. Commit to being in front of a prospect every morning by 9 a.m.

2. Ask everyone I speak with to purchase $100,000 of life insurance.

I made the commitment to Bob that I would do these two things, and in turn, he would hold me accountable. (I not only wanted to win, I wanted to impress him). Then I thought about the commitment I had made and I suddenly became very nervous. I could feel panic setting in.  I had been in sales for over three years, I knew how to do these things. The problem? I wasn’t doing them. In fact, in the three years I had been in the business, I can’t ever remember having an appointment before 9 a.m. Bob explained that if a person’s  compensation is on commission and they are not in front of a prospect, they are unemployed. It doesn’t matter how busy the salesperson is doing other THINGS related to the job, they must get in front of prospects. I rationalized that these two items seemed too simple to make a profound difference in my results, although I did believe they would make an impact. I  believed that to make a big difference in my results, I had to make a big difference in the activity.  How wrong I was. Small changes can make a big difference. A little over a year later I was earning close to $500,000!

The 9 a.m. call and the $100,000 sale idea was the first step in a series of lessons that Bob taught me. I have outlined all the lessons in this book, and for close to 30 years, these lessons have kept me at the top of my profession. These same lessons will reward you exactly the same way. Bob and I went on to become husband and wife. In the mid ‘80s, at Bob’s encouragement, I started my own financial services company and did very well. However, that company, and the responsibility that came with it, was very demanding of my time. I wanted freedom … time freedom. I already enjoyed money freedom. Therefore, I sold the business. Again, Bob said, if you know what you want, write it on a sheet of paper and ask yourself how to get it. I wrote that I wanted to have my own business with no limit on income. I did not want to have any employees nor did I want to have an office. I wanted to be able to operate my business from anywhere in the world … to have the freedom to come and go as I pleased. Bob looked at it and smiled. Again he said, “You are going to have to change your paradigms because right now you are hardwired to work the way you have always been working. You are going to have to look in an unconventional place for something that is unconventional. But understand this: if you are able to think it, you can most certainly do it.”  And I have been in that business for the past twelve years. If a business like that sounds appealing to you, I can help you get it. And now I can honestly tell you that if you can tell me what you want, I can show you how to get it. I have learned how to transfer the information that Bob gave me to others and I have helped a lot of people earn a lot of money. I would enjoy helping you!

Linda Proctor

Contributor: Frederick, who writes a humorous law of attraction blog at encwor.blogspot.com. Enjoy this story about his dog, Mimi.

I have a cute little dog named Mimi. She’s usually very good about pooping outside, but occasionally . . . not. It had been several weeks since she pooped on the hallway carpet upstairs where our bedrooms are. And so, yesterday morning as I came out of the bedroom into the hallway, I sorta “thoughtlessly” thought, “The carpet is poop-free! Mimi hasn’t pooped on it for weeks! It’s about that time that she will poop on it again!”

Well, that night I went up to go to bed and there on the floor was my law of attraction gift from her: a brand new glistening pile of poop.

We could call that a coincidence, but I won’t because it’s the third time that I had that particular “thoughtless” thought . . . and it is the third time she’s delivered her “gift” to me shortly after it left my mind.

Frederick

Contributor: Bethany, who shares a funny law of attraction story that many of us can relate to a little.

Sometimes, the less resistance we hold, the faster what we desire comes . . . This is my true story of the FREE CAKE!

So: Week one, I go to the outdoor markets on a Saturday. I feel thirsty, and I try–try–to manifest a drink. I picture the drink in my hand; I even feel it there. I feel the cool glass bottle against my palm and fingertips, and I imagine with all my might the delicious cold drink in my mouth and throat.

And then I stop, and look around, and whaddya know: No drink appears in my hand. Darn!

Week two: Off to the outdoor markets again, again on a Saturday. This time, feeling hungry instead of thirsty, I try so hard to manifest free food. But free food at the markets? How would that happen?! All the stall holders charge for their food! However, I want to PROVE to myself that it is possible to manifest free food . . . that I am a MANIFESTING MAGICIAN! So, I try so hard that I imagine even the joy and surprise of receiving the free food. But then, I look in my hands and–you guessed it!–no free food has appeared! NONE!

Ahem. Darn again.

Then, week three: I go shopping again. This time, I am not thinking about free food or drinks at all. I am out with Mum on a Saturday, focusing on buying a barbeque and some outdoor furniture for her. We are in the city, not at the markets. Then, afterwards, she offers to drop me off at the markets. I say yes. She drops me off and I walk over.

And the first thing I see when I get there?

THE MARKET IS CELEBRATING ITS 40-YEAR ANNIVERSARY . . . WITH FREE CAKE, JUICE AND HOT DRINKS FOR EVERYONE.

I got my food, sat down in a beanbag and began munching away, when suddenly, it dawned on me: Ah-ha!! It was when I learned to let go of the desire that it finally came.

And that’s my story of the free cake! The end.

Bethany

Contributor: “Cosmic,” a member of the online forum poweroflawofattraction.com.

Here’s my story of getting a new car:

Recently, I decided that I would love to have a car. So, I started doing affirmations, visualizing, imagining driving it off the lot, and all those other wonderful things we do. I even decided on the personalized license plate I would get!

Then, I remembered what the book The Secret says: that I should act like I already had or would soon get what I wanted. So, I decided that I would test drive a car.

On a Tuesday, bringing along my dad, I did just that. We found a car that I liked and took it for a spin. As we drove, I had no thought in my mind as to how I would end up getting the car–I just imagined having it and how good it would feel.

I just enjoyed the ride.

Later that day, out of the blue my dad tells me that he and my stepmother have decided to buy me a car! And this was, I swear, with no prompting from me at all!

The next day, my dad and I went car shopping again and took another test drive, and the day after that, he called and told me that the car we’d seen the day before was paid for and we’d pick it up on Saturday.

Funny . .  This should feel really profound, but it really felt, as Abraham said, like just the next logical step in my life . . .

xx,

Cosmic

Contributor: Law of attraction believer Tiffany

Whenever I become doubtful of my abilities to manifest what I want in my life through positive thoughts, I remember that I did this and I feel a little better about it all …

It was late April of my senior year of high school–over a year ago now. I was at the tail end, but still very much in, a deep clinical depression. My confidence, my lust for life, my courage–it all faltered uncharacteristically as I succumbed to the contrast surrounding me.

This was the cause: I wanted deeply to go to college in New York City. I’d gotten into both of my dream schools and my one “safety” as well. I’d become convinced the safety school was rinky-dink and a burden. In my mind, it was the worst possible option.

Because of the cost, though, my parents had very different ideas. Due to the conflict between us, I had stopped sleeping at night and would fret about which school to go to until I finally passed out.

One day, I came home particularly upset. I had recently endured a lecture from my father about what I should do, and it really got me down. I’d cried myself to sleep every night that week. I went through school as a zombie, wishing it would just solve itself.

Then, after a good, long cry, I straightened my cardigan and proclaimed to the universe (and my two dogs) that I was done with this problem.

“I can’t do this anymore. Fix it. F–ing fix this. ‘Cause I can’t do this anymore, and I honestly don’t even care.”

Feeling resolved, I walked over to the kitchen to grab a drink and replenish the tears I’d recently shed. As I passed the counter, I noticed a school stamp on one of the letters I’d casually retrieved from the mailbox earlier in the afternoon. I sipped my drink and plucked it from the pile.

The letter was addressed to me in what looked like a child’s handwriting. It was completely random, and oddly familiar. I ripped the envelope open and read the letter. The date at the top said January 24th, 2006. The letter began “Dear Me…” In a flash of memory, I realized I was receiving my time-capsule letter from myself in my 7th grade creative writing class. The teacher, as promised, sent the letters out five years after their inception, when we were seniors in high school instead of children in middle school.

In the letter, I rave and rant about how I loved my sister’s college (the safety school) and how I believed it would be simply perfect for me.

Time stood still as I slumped to the floor with tears of joy and relief. Months of anguish cured with a simple forgotten note.

I’ve just finished my first year at the “safety” college and I must say, I was right!! I love nearly everything about the school–the people are wildly interesting and I’ve made amazing friendships, the classes are compelling, challenging, and SO educational, the atmosphere is everything I could ask for, and my grades are STELLAR. I went to amazing parties, maintained an incredible GPA, and connected sincerely with people I’d previously only imagined.

I remember the days when I abhorred the idea of going here. Now? I couldn’t picture myself anywhere else. Everything about this school fits me to a T. It’s absolute perfection. I’m enjoying my summer off, working a great job, and I look forward with a heart full of love and passion toward my next semester there as a sophomore.

Tiffany

Contributor: Ashley

My first introduction to the law of attraction was through the movie The Secret. After watching it, I said to myself, “If this is real, show me by sending me a check in the mail.” It was just a matter-of-fact statement; there was no emotion attached to it and no other thought about it.

So guess what happened: The next day I opened up the mailbox and found an envelope from the IRS with a check in it for … drum roll, please! … just under $12,000.

That’s right: I had overpaid our taxes.

Needless to say, I was blown away.

Ashley

Contributor: Law of attraction practitioner Nancy, a teacher of meditation and visualization and a creative services provider. Find her at www.barry-jansson.com.

I have an adult son with Asperger’s Syndrome. When he was a freshman in high school, he struggled with math. So, as a believer in affirmations and positive thinking, I wrote out what I call my “AffirmingSpirit Affirmation Cards.” I wrote “I am an excellent math student!” and propped it up near my son’s clock so he would see it often.

At first, my son argued with me that this was just NOT true, and it wouldn’t work. His conscious mind had trouble with saying something he didn’t think had already been manifested in the world that is apparent to us. When I explained to him how the subconscious mind works, he rolled his eyes.

Here’s the thing, though: By the end of that year, his teacher was reporting that he was excelling in math! Apparently, my belief in him was enough for us both.

Nancy

Guest contributor: Dartist

Earlier this year I put my property up for sale. Since I was so attached to it for so long, I put the thought out into the universe that I wanted someone special to buy this beautiful place–someone that would see the efforts that have gone into making it a comfortable home with the many personal touches that were so meaningful to me.

Many couples made the journey to the top of this country road to take a look. Keeping the home and yard in order was a huge effort. Anyone who has put a home up for sale will understand as it has to be ready for viewing with little notice at times and can become wearing.

I kept writing my affirmations and asking for a buyer. Then one night I read a book about the law of attraction. It said that asking over and over lessens the impact and weakens my request as it shows that I am putting up blocks that slow down bringing what I want into my life. Instead, I had to truly believe and then just let go of my fears.

So, that’s what I did. I stopped repeating my request over and over, trusting that the right buyer would appear. I also rented a storage unit and started moving items into it as if my place had already sold. I made firm plans to leave on a certain date and prepared accordingly.

A few weeks ago, my realtor had an open house and one young couple in particular was really taken by this home and property. They asked to meet with me and look at the property again and I happily complied. The husband walked the grounds with me as I pointed out what things about it were special to me and also how much I had enjoyed living here because of it’s beauty and history. I explained how all of the surrounding properties were once a part of this farm and how acres were sold over time to other families. We walked for a long time and I was open and he commented later to the realtor that he was impressed that I had so much knowledge about this piece of land.

Finally, we came into the kitchen where I spent time chatting to his wife. We hit it off right away and I learned that she and I were born in the same hospital in a neighboring state, and that one of my high school classmates was her uncle. The main part of my home is a log structure dating from around 1860 that was built from chestnut and other hardwoods cut and milled up on this ridge where I have lived. This was exactly what this couple had dreamed of finding and I offered to show them my daughter’s home built in the same time period so that they could see the exposed old logs and learn the process of restoration if they decided to buy.

Monday, I signed a sales agreement with them conditional on their selling their home and doing the usual inspections. I know that they are the right couple. I know that they appreciate the history here and that is something that is very important to me if I’m going to feel right about passing this place on. They are so excited about living here and I am content to allow them the time they need to sell their own home as I want them to live here and build a life on this land that is so peaceful.

I am a firm believer in the law of attraction and anyone wishing to enrich their own lives will find it very helpful to read about it more.

Peace,

Dartist

Guest contributor: Maria, a member of the online law of attraction forum www.powerlawofattraction.com.

Towards the end of November 2011, my mom, older brother and I were in a serious car accident. We were all critically injured and for quite a while the doctors were battling to save our lives. They performed major surgeries on all three of us. Both my mom and I were kept in a comatose state artificially in order to keep us stable. From what I have been told, my brother suffered major blood loss which was affecting his internal organs and on January 24, 2012, he passed away. My mom had been awake briefly but slipped back into a coma upon being told of my brother’s death. Without coming back out of her coma, she died on February 7, 2012.

I am the sole survivor from that accident and since my mom’s death my dad has only left my side when being directly ordered to do so by his own dad. I know he is doing all he can to be strong for me right now as I am far from being well yet, and I can’t imagine the pain he is feeling. He confided to me shortly after the accident that he was in severe emotional pain, he couldn’t bear the thought of losing me as well, and that he was willing to do anything in his power to save me. He kissed my forehead and squeezed my hand and I smiled back and told him I know and that I love him.

Physically, my state following the accident was this: Though my ribs, lungs and heart all healed well when I was in a coma, I still had blurry vision from the swelling of my brain after the head injuries and surgeries, and no ability to walk. However, even at that time I knew that as long as I kept believing that I would walk again, envisioning myself walking, etc., it would happen. At the start of this journey I told my dad that I have decided to be walking again within six months, and he smiled and said “Of course you will, my child.”

Well, as it turned out, I was right–and so was he.

For the past few months, I have been working really hard, and I am happy to report that I am now walking again. I am not completely without support yet, but I am on my feet and moving at a near-“normal” rate of speed with canes. It’s such hard work and painful at times, but I am stubborn and will keep fighting until I, hopefully, walk without canes. Doctors say I’ll most likely be needing at least one for the rest of life because my right knee doesn’t bend completely and so doesn’t provide enough support for caneless walking. I don’t mind, though; I am alive, I am up and I am walking, which means I am still (somewhat) independent of others’ help for everyday things.

It was such a relief the day I could finally get out of bed again on my own. Before the accident I never thought of such matters; they appeared so small that they didn’t even exist in my thought processes. But now? Wow. What a feeling to be able to get out of bed on my own, get dressed on my own, eat on my own, etc, etc.

I am learning to cope with the loss of my mama and brother; I am going through the grieving process. So far I’ve denied that they were dead by simply telling myself they were just “out of town”, I’ve been angry with them for dying and leaving us behind, I’ve even been angry with God for taking them asking him why, and I’ve cried millions of tears of sadness. I think of them everyday; everyday there are little things that remind me of them  but I am beginning to replace tears with smiles when I think of them, and I know they are in a good place and I believe I will see them again in another life. I tell myself that they were done here with whatever task they were sent here to do, and that comforts me.

Maria

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Guest contributor: Evan Griffith of NotesforCreators.com. Evan’s blog “shares insights on the connected creative life” and is one of my personal favorites.

It was not more than a month ago that my wife Ann and I sat in our home, looking at our old, worn furniture and contemplating what would stay and what would go. We’ve been here for almost a year, though it seems like only minutes ago that we finally relaxed into it–there was that much rehab going on.

So there we were, staring at some wheezingly old couches that didn’t fit the new home.

Ann had been looking on Craigslist for suitable replacements until I put the kabosh on the enterprise. In our current comeback mode the only ideal price was zero, and she hadn’t been able to find people advertising that low, or even in the region of that low.

Nevertheless, we had quite a list of needs:

1. New sofas or a sectional for the living room,

2. A daybed for my office so it could double as a guest room (and a nifty meditation-visualization-ooom-chack-a-lacka-boom spot),

3. A chest of drawers for one of our children,

4. A couch for the kids’ play area, and, if we were to really have our dream wish list,

5. A couple extra lounge chairs to put outside for guests.

Putting it out there

“We’ll just have to put it out there that what we need will somehow come for free,” I suggested to Ann after contemplating this formidable list.

Well, whoa, did I receive some blowback for that statement! In Ann’s defense, she had been looking at what was available for weeks on end; I had not. And she hadn’t once seen free listed as a price. In fact, everything was $500 to $1,000 or more per piece, and none of it was even close to the quality we’d pictured in our minds.

After she cooled somewhat–in that slow way lava cools–I repeated that I was going to put it out there. She agreed, and we let it drop.

A decade ago we had a client offload two-year-old couches to us when they updated again, so later that day, I let a situation like that play out in my head.

Maybe it could happen again times five . . . I mean, five clients offloading various pieces of furniture might seem unlikely when it had only happened once in my lifetime(!) . . . . but hey, what else are daydreams for if not to dream the unlikely?

Meanwhile, Ann stopped looking at Craigslist incessantly and we went on with life.

Flash forward to today. Our home got a makeover last week, compliments of a friend of ours who was downsizing considerably. We were at breakfast one day when he asked if we could use any extra furniture. A couple hours later I was at Paul’s home, witnessing something extraordinary come through him.

Just for fun, let’s review the list:

1. New sofas or sectional for the living room.

Check! There was an exquisite sectional for the living room!

Note: Ours was 20-plus-years old, was previously owned, and had experienced much duress at the hands of kids and dogs. Paul’s sofa was 20-plus-years old too–but had been owned by a single, petless, meticulous man. It was so youthful in appearance it could have starred in a skin-cream ad.

2. A daybed for my office.

Check! There was a smart-looking sleeper sofa he had available. Now, the room looks like an office suite–and can double as a much-needed guest room!

3. A chest of drawers for one of our children.

Check! (Yep, can you believe it!?)

4. A couch for the kids’ play area.

Nope. Apparently this item is coming later. Insert smiley emoticon here, baby.

5. A couple extra lounge chairs outside for guests.

Check again, and not only this, but also an additional five-piece outdoor table set, too.

I imagine this is the partial checklist for a successful “putting it out there” experience:

• We’d been fantasizing about the possibilities, playfully (check),
• One of us desperately wanted it (check), and
• Another of us believed it could drop from the skies, manna-like (check).

So, why close off any possibilities, ever? History and your own experience prove that the seemingly impossible, the possibly unlikely, and the probably won’t happen happen all the time.

Just accept it! This playground in creation is mysteriously, inexplicably, freakishly beautiful.

Evan

Contributor: Anonymous

A few months ago, I was worried. A few of the members of my family were struggling financially, and I didn’t think there was anything I could do to help. One night around that time after visiting my hometown, I went to bed and said to myself, Instead of worrying about this anymore, why don’t I just say an affirmation? So, I did. This is what I said:

“My family is financially stable.”

Then I went to sleep.

The next morning, I woke up and went downstairs to have breakfast with my mom.

“How are you guys doing?” I asked her as we ate. “I mean, financially? I’ve been a little worried about you.”

“You have?” she said. “Oh, don’t worry about us. We just had our monthly income go up. We’re doing much better now.”

She went on to explain that the family was now receiving about 20 percent more money every month due to a recent change in their financial planning.

Contributor: Anonymous

When someone unexpectedly outbid us on one home after another in a suddenly hot seller’s market, my husband and I just gave up looking. Looking back, it was a little weird how it happened: we took a look at a house that met many of our criteria. We liked it fine. On the way home we talked about whether or not to put in a bid.

“I’m just not that excited about it,” I said.

“Me, neither,” my husband said. “In fact, I’m pretty sick of this whole house-hunting thing.”

I laughed. What had begun as a fun bonding experience while looking forward to the birth of our child (we started looking around the time I got pregnant) had in six months become a major bummer.

Or maybe the universe was simply telling us to take a break–that the timing wasn’t right–and that’s why both of us got sick of looking at the same time.

The good vibes just weren’t there anymore.

In any case, my husband and I told our agent not to put in a bid, even though it was a nice enough place. We also told her we wanted to take a break from doing walk-throughs. As eager as we were to get out of our highway-adjacent apartment, we gave up. I wasn’t worried about the matter, though–well, not too much, anyway. I decided that when it was the right time, everything would fall into place. We’d find a place to buy, or we’d find a nicer place to rent–and either way was okay with me.

Three months later, only two weeks before our son was born, our realtor contacted us about a house that seemed right up our alley. The location was great. The size and style was just what both of us had in mind. And it was affordable, as well.

“You should take a look as soon as possible,” she said.

So, that evening, we stopped by and looked it over.

And it was awesome.

It was in good condition. It was surrounded by trees. It was close to a lake.

It was somewhere I could see us living for a very long time.

“I love it,” I told my husband.

We made an offer the next day, and less than a month later, the papers were signed and the house became ours.

Contributor: Joe Vitale, an enthusiastic believer in the law of attraction who appeared in the movie “The Secret.”

I have not always been well-off. Like many others, I have tasted “rock bottom” and lived to tell the tale . . .

I want you to imagine yourself in my shoes, not with the wealth and abundance I have today, but as the homeless man I was in the late ’70’s, wandering around Dallas, Texas, living dollar to dollar in constant desperation. Do you think you have it bad? Do you think your struggles are unbeatable? I had it worse . . .

Oh yes, I wanted to be more, and I tried. But I didn’t have a lick of confidence in my future. I could almost taste the wealth, and that delicious freedom money can provide, but like many, I kept struggling.

And I kept failing.

See, like many others, I carried this three-headed horse with me that was stealing wealth at each turn. Three heads, three thieves of wealth, and nothing but struggle and failure to show for it.

What are they? Lack of feeling deserving, lack of self-respect, and secret hatred.

I secretly believed I didn’t deserve wealth. I didn’t respect myself enough to put in 100%. And, as a result, I hated money and the problems that came with it.

The result was failure after failure, let-down after let-down, and a hopelessness that brought me to my knees. The Three-Headed Wealth Thief was controlling my life. And for a long time, I had absolutely no idea how to fix it.

So . . . How did I go from broke and homeless to living a life full of luxuries and joys?

It wasn’t luck. It wasn’t the typical “secret step-by-step recipe.” It wasn’t any of the crap that people try to shove down your throat.

Simply said, it was the mindset. It was the wealth mindset!

Opportunities to strike it rich are all around us. They are almost as plentiful as the air we breathe. But all of it means NOTHING if you don’t have the wealth mindset that empowers you to transform an opportunity into a concrete reality.

The wealth mindset is the gas in the sports car! The wealth mindset is the foundation to the house! Does it seem as sexy as “How to make $3,826,495 In The Stock Market In 4 days”? It’s definitely not as flashy. But what all those millionaires out there aren’t telling you is that the wealth mindset is the “gatekeeper” that stands between you and success. It is what makes any of those crazy money-making opportunities remotely possible. Why?

When you command the wealth mindset, you’ll see opportunity at every corner, simply waiting for you to grab it. You’ll find creating wealth as effortless as tying your shoes. You’ll have a sharp mind capable of knowing what to do and when to do it. The wealth mindset becomes the heart that pumps constant life into every project and opportunity you take on.

When you command the wealth mindset, plagues like self-sabotage, procrastination, self-doubt will be mere memories of the past. You’re not shy, you’re bold. You’re not afraid of failure, you take it all on. You don’t stand in your own way, you move forward with ease.

That’s it. That’s the secret. Get in this frame of mind, and you can achieve anything.

Just like I did . . . eventually.

Blessings to you as you grow,

Joe

Contributor: Joe Vitale, a high-energy law of attraction author, entrepreneur and personal coach who appears in the movie “The Secret.”

I have not always been well-off. Like many others, I have tasted “rock bottom” and lived to tell the tale . . .

I want you to imagine yourself in my shoes, not with the wealth and abundance I have today, but as the homeless man I was in the late ’70’s, wandering around Dallas, Texas, living dollar to dollar in constant desperation. Do you think you have it bad? Do you think your struggles are unbeatable? I had it worse . . .

Oh yes, I wanted to be more, and I tried. But I didn’t have a lick of confidence in my future. I could almost taste the wealth, and that delicious freedom money can provide, but like many, I kept struggling.

And I kept failing.

See, like many others, I carried this three-headed horse with me that was stealing wealth at each turn. Three heads, three thieves of wealth, and nothing but struggle and failure to show for it.

What are they? Lack of feeling deserving, lack of self-respect, and secret hatred.

I secretly believed I didn’t deserve wealth. I didn’t respect myself enough to put in 100%. And, as a result, I hated money and the problems that came with it.

The result was failure after failure, let-down after let-down, and a hopelessness that brought me to my knees. The Three-Headed Wealth Thief was controlling my life. And for a long time, I had absolutely no idea how to fix it.

So . . . How did I go from broke and homeless to living a life full of luxuries and joys?

It wasn’t luck. It wasn’t the typical “secret step-by-step recipe.” It wasn’t any of the crap that people try to shove down your throat.

Simply said, it was the mindset. It was the wealth mindset!

Opportunities to strike it rich are all around us. They are almost as plentiful as the air we breathe. But all of it means NOTHING if you don’t have the wealth mindset that empowers you to transform an opportunity into a concrete reality.

The wealth mindset is the gas in the sports car! The wealth mindset is the foundation to the house! Does it seem as sexy as “How to make $3,826,495 In The Stock Market In 4 days”? It’s definitely not as flashy. But what all those millionaires out there aren’t telling you is that the wealth mindset is the “gatekeeper” that stands between you and success. It is what makes any of those crazy money-making opportunities remotely possible. Why?

When you command the wealth mindset, you’ll see opportunity at every corner, simply waiting for you to grab it. You’ll find creating wealth as effortless as tying your shoes. You’ll have a sharp mind capable of knowing what to do and when to do it. The wealth mindset becomes the heart that pumps constant life into every project and opportunity you take on.

When you command the wealth mindset, plagues like self-sabotage, procrastination, self-doubt will be mere memories of the past. You’re not shy, you’re bold. You’re not afraid of failure, you take it all on. You don’t stand in your own way, you move forward with ease.

That’s it. That’s the secret. Get in this frame of mind, and you can achieve anything.

Joe Vitale

Guest contributor: Law of attraction believer Patti. You can read about some of the events leading up to this story here.

One of my life dreams was to own a home at my favorite vacation destination. I simply “put it out there” and stayed out of my own way. I didn’t focus on how it would happen, although there were times when I thought, “I have to find a better paying job,” or “I’m not saving enough!” But I quickly dismissed those ideas and reaffirmed that I was a happy beach house owner! My husband and I made frequent trips to the beach so we could attend open houses. I also put it on my vision board!

One day, my husband came home from work and announced that his company was being acquired. The new company was buying everyone’s stock options which translated into a huge windfall for us! We didn’t even know what stock options were!

This was just one of my dreams that came true by allowing the law of attraction to work in positive ways in my life. To me, this proves that if you let the universe handle the details, you can reach your dreams in a way you might never have imagined. I am now the proud and happy owner of a beach condo!

I enjoy so many of the little things in life now that I wasn’t able to fully enjoy before believing in this powerful law: A quiet walk on the beach or down a tree-lined path, the way the sun feels on my face, the sound of my kids laughing, or the kind smile of a stranger. I can stop in any moment, become present, and find some far-off sound or some sensation and connect with it. So many of those little things give me chills now and I always quietly give thanks for the feedback. Even being able to share this with you and countless others bring tears of joy to my eyes.

Patti