I've been using the Law Of Attraction extensively now for almost three months and I can definitely tell you it wasn't as easy to implement as I had originally thought. Not to say that it was hard, but there were some things that seem to work better than others and there were just some things that were difficult to get away from.
Below are three things that I avoid when applying the Law Of Attraction in my life.
1) Setting A Time Limit On Manifestations
Most books on the Law Of Attraction suggest that you place a time limit on your desires and I can understand why it's done. By setting a time limit, you are giving yourself a "push" to get things done - to take actions that will lead you to accomplish your goals.BUT - the big question becomes: what happens when you've reached your time limit and you haven't been able to accomplish what you set out to do? What then?
Well what happens if your self-imposed time limit comes and goes two or three times in a row? I'd imagine that it would get quite frustrating for the person who is trying to manifest their desires and I'm sure after a certain number of "failed deadlines", they would probably be more apt to quit than to forge ahead.
This could be the number one reason why people say that the Law Of Attraction doesn't work - either people try to manifest something too difficult for them to obtain in a short period of time or they simply don't give their manifestations a realistic amount of time to work themselves out.
Instead what I do is try to make every day the best day it can possibly become. I'll also say to myself that this day (or month or year) will be the day (or month or year) that I will accomplish my goal and if not, than my efforts will at least take me closer to where I want to go.
2) Letting Emotions/Frustrations Get The Better Of You
There will be times when you'll encounter setbacks and even though you didn't want them to happen to you, they sometimes have a way of finding you. Or there may be times when you feel as though your desires are taking an awfully long time and frustrations begin to set in and you start getting emotional as you go through your daily life.As an equities trader, no one know frustration like me. I've seen it, I've felt it and I am constantly surrounded by it on a daily basis (I really do believe that some of my colleagues are in a constant state of rage/frustration). But if you ask any of them if I am emotional, they'll all tell you that I am like a robot - emotionless and they can never tell if I'm winning or losing....and quite honestly, that's the way I like it.
You can think of it this way - when you encounter setbacks, it may be the Universes' way of telling you something or it could be that the Universe is telling you that what you're doing is not working and it's trying to point you in another direction. I've personally encountered this and in a previous post, I told you how I handled and approached the frustrations that dogged me for a week and a half and how I took it as a sign for me to do something.
Also think about this - if something is taking you longer than you expected to manifest and you begin to get all emotional and frustrated, it could be that the Universe is giving you a signal that you are not taking enough action to make your dreams a reality.
3) Negativity
Nothing has made me feel better about myself and about life than by eliminating negativity. When I say negativity, I mean things like snap judgments, snap emotions, and the little things that make you upset.In the past, even small things like someone not giving you enough room on the sidewalk as you approach them, used to tick me off. Even things like people blocking the doorways on buses or subways when there is plenty of room on the vehicle would really get to me. I'd rant and rave and in my mind I'd be thinking "What a jerk" and sometimes I'd purposely bump them hard to give them the signal.
You can even ask my wife - in the past, I'd start getting real upset if someone were tailgating me or if someone cut me off. I would also blow my top whenever someone honked their horn at me. What I'd sometimes do is I'd either tap on the brakes (if someone were tailgating me), tailgate a vehicle (if someone cut me off), or I'd stop the car and proceed to get out of the car to confront the driver (if someone honked their horn at me).
When I was younger, I was never that kind of person and quite honestly I think I acted like the jerk sometimes. Some of this perhaps came about from my profession - again, I'm constantly surrounded by impatience, anger, and frustration at my place of work.
But now, I take a more Zen-like approach. Instead what I do is I bless those who tailgate or cut me off and hope they have a safe journey. I also wish for patience to those who honk their horn at me - after all it is a virtue. If someone doesn't give me enough room on the sidewalk, I'd hope that they are doing OK because they seem to have a lot on their mind.
In the past, I'd get upset or angry at these small insignificant things and it would set the tone and ultimately ruin the rest of the day.
Honestly, by eliminating negativity, I feel much happier the rest of the day and life has been happier in general.
