Get Back to Basics

I’ve been trying to get back to basics lately. I realized I had been trying to use this whole Law of Attraction thing to make things happen in my life. That’s a one way ticket to Disappointmentville, and completely misses the point about how Law of Attraction works. It’s the Law of Attraction, not the Law of Make Things Happen.

I was getting a bit cocky in the newfound power I had to use my thoughts to create my life, that I forgot the basic principles about how the law actually works. Instead of a smooth transition to where I wanted to go, I was riding a roller coaster of triumphs and letdowns.

January shot off like a rocket for me, with one amazing event after another. New relationships, new opportunities, new services, new clients; so much is new and exciting, and money was coming in easily.

Now it’s February and January’s meteoric rise seems to start losing steam. Nothing catastrophic is happening, but nothing extraordinary is happening either. It’s just been a normal week without much news or fanfare. Have my fortunes changed because of some unseen external force? No. Is it because we just have to accept down times will come along with up times? I’m not so sure I believe that. Is it something I did? Definitely.

The past couple years have been very much like this. I would find myself in an upward trajectory and start thinking I finally figured this whole attraction thing out. And then, things would slow and invariably dip downwards. Things that were once coming to me so easily and freely were suddenly nowhere to be found. Mostly, this had to do with business and money for me. But many of us can see this pattern in any aspect of life, especially the aspect we give the most attention to.

I always saw the downward part of this cycle as something to avoid at all costs, and something to cause fear, worry and stress when it set in. But maybe I was wrong to think that.

I always saw the upward part of this cycle as something to get ecstatic about, something to reach for, to seek out and to obtain at all costs. When I would reach it, or even just catch a glimpse of it, my excitement would spike through the roof. I would get really proud of myself, and feel super happy. Feeling happy is much better than feeling worried or stressed, but maybe I was putting too much emphasis on these events.

I was watching my mood elevate and decline based on the events of my life. When things were going my way, I’d get happy. When things took a nose dive, I would get stressed. I’ve been reacting to events in my life. My reactions have been up and down the scale, and so I have been attracting events that are up and down the scale. Despite everything I know about Law of Attraction, how on earth am I still doing this?

Getting Back to Basics

I find that when I am working toward a goal, I get fixated on the goal itself. I may lose sight of why I want to achieve this goal, or I may not be thinking very far past the achievement of the goal. The goal itself becomes a sort of ending to my journey. So when I finally reach this goal, whatever it may be, there is a brief moment of euphoria followed by a letdown. The goal has been reached, now what?

I’m going to try to shift my thinking now a bit, and get back to basics. First, let’s define the basics.

The Universe is benevolent and is conspiring in my favor

First of all, I need to remember that I am on my own path, completely separate from everyone and everything. There is no external force that can jump out and hurt me unless I invite it in with my thoughts. Constant fear, worry and stress are thoughts that pinch you off from the well being the Universe is showering on you. And when you’re pinched off, you feel like a helpless victim to the events and circumstances around you.

I’m going to remind myself daily that I am a full recipient of the Universe’s well being, and wish to enjoy every bit of what it has to offer me. Fear, worry and stress have no place in my life any more.

If I find myself beginning to worry, I make a conscious decision not to worry. That’s what it takes, a conscious decision. Then I will try to think about something else so my mind can move on from whatever was causing me to worry.

My thoughts create my life

In the cycle I described earlier, I was allowing myself to have thoughts and emotions in reaction to events around me. When your thoughts are reactionary to outside events, you are inviting more similar events and circumstances into your life. I was seeing ups and downs in my business, and reacting emotionally to this cycle. My emotional reaction sent out a vibration which attracted more of the same cycle. And so the cycle has continued.

I’m going to remind myself that I do not need to react to circumstances and events I see around me. These external objects are merely indicators of what I had been thinking in the past. I can choose to use my imagination and create my life in my mind the way I would prefer it to be.

Expect things to go my way, and then allow them to

I mentioned I was always trying to make things happen. You can’t control anything but your own mind. You can’t make people do things. You can’t make something happen by a particular time. All you can do is control what you are thinking about.

I’ve decided I need to be easier about this. In an upcoming post, I am going to go into this particular part in greater detail. But for now, I simply need to design my life in my mind, and put some of the particulars down on paper. It’s OK to be specific about what you want in your life. But then you need to just allow the Universe to bring it to you.

I have been working very hard - struggling, you might say - to make things happen to get what I want. But it’s time to get back to basics. And all that means is determining what I want, and then minding my thoughts as the Universe brings it to me. I don’t have to go anywhere or do anything. The Universe will show me what to do.

For now, I am simply going to trust that it’s moving mountains to bring me what I want. If I can just be patient, I will get everything I designed, and more.