Let me take you back in time and we can reflect together. I have only been in the knowledge of the Law of Attraction (LoA) for 7 1/2 months. I was able to read the first 3 chapters of "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrne during that extended trip to the gym last August (2010). I read it aloud to Dan as she was driving and I hung on every word. Danielle was less convinced but that is a story for another blog. As it would come to pass, my birthday was around the corner, August 20th. I hinted to Danielle that my birthday gift could be found at the Bookstore ( a safe bet any year!). Anyway, on the evening of August 20th, Danielle's gift sat waiting for me and was of course, my very own copy of "The Secret". That same week I acquired the 2nd book Rhonda Byrne wrote, "The Power". The two sit on my nightstand beacuse I refer back to their wisdom daily.
At the time that I first learned about the LoA, I was in a dark place. I was depressed and miserable about the prospects before me. My job was dull and I felt it was destined to be a dead-end. My relationship with my children's Dad was pathetic and had been for a very long time. I was just wallowing in self-pity. I had begun to make some changes just before the summer and because of this was experiencing a bit of a happy place, but I needed guidance. the LoA would be all the guidance I needed....I just had not learned about it yet.
From this point forward, I began to thoroughly research the New Thought Movement and other writers whose ideas were consistent with the LoA. I was delighted to discover that one of my favorite Authors was amongst them: Dale Carnegie. Another book that sits by my nightstand is Dale Carnegie's book, "Lifetime Plan for Success". I am proud to say that I have failed in my imitation of these great thinkers time and time again, but with consistent effort and with persistance in training myself, I have been able to utilize many of their proven techniques and I have been quite successful with it! I have found ways to show Love while asserting my needs and remaining faithful to my goals.
As I forward my thoughts to today and to this week, I realize that I am tempted to feel that I have failed completely with several important goals. I have clearly gone backwards! But I refuse to see things this way and instead I will adapt and change my ways to insure that next year, I will be much better off in these areas then I am right now! Whatever lessons I needed to learn I shall learn! Whatever habits I need to lose, I shall lose! Whatever faith I need to acquire, I will make it my own and be better off for it! And let's too remember that we must always consider the wonderful and the good things that have occurred! In the past 8 months, I have caused more to happen in my life and in my family's life than has happened in the last 5 years combined. Some things were already on motion, but the motion that has been created since just the start of 2011 will have far-reaching affects.
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