Why Isn't the Law of Attraction Working for Me?


By Rachel Horton White


ometimes we just can’t fi gure it out. Our lives are not going how we want them to go. We have read the experts’ books, listened to the manifestation CDs, gone to the meditation classes and looked at the spiritual websites. We have all of the tools and everything we need to help us. So why do we still get stuck? Why do things happen in our lives, and in the world around us, in ways that we can’t understand and that are not as we had planned?


S Ten years ago, a book called The Secret brought the concept


of the Law of Attraction to the masses. And in recent years, the spiritual and personal development fi eld around this law has exploded. Coupled with the shift to a higher consciousness that we are experiencing, this is a wonderful thing. And what exactly is the Law of Attraction? Also known as the Law of Resonance, it is a universal, energetic law (such as gravity) in which our thoughts and emotions create a frequency, like a radio wave. And this vibrational wave attracts similar frequencies, such as experiences, people, things or opportunities, into our daily reality. We actually do this subconsciously all the time! We just are not always aware of its power, for better or for worse.


Maybe you have tried practicing this law in your own life, but


have struggled. There are many “how-to” products out there to help us work through the little bits of thoughts that might be com-


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ing up that block us, because it is pretty hard to be aware of every single thought. While these tools are important, there are a few pieces that we still often miss. Here are a few I have noticed:


1. Your dream might be coming from your ego vs. your true inner self. Is your dream about getting successful or making more money? If yes, you’re like most of us and that is okay! But it can also be a trap. Often our ego, as opposed to our true inner self, starts to take over. Then we might want to ask our- selves: Why do I want money so badly? Is it to help the greater good and my family or is it for another reason? Of course, it is important to nurture ourselves fi nancially (money is simply one form of something we value), but we must give as well as receive to align with the natural fl ow of the universe. This fl ow is within the nature of true love, the heart of all creation. When we become in alignment with this fl ow, we can then allow money, success and all kinds of abundance to fl ow in to our lives. And then we can give back with generosity, love and compassion.


2. We are here to learn lessons as humans. People who seem to have it all in life (such as the characters in The Secret) likely had some failures and disappointments along the path to their dreams. They also worked really, really hard to get to where they are. They made conscious decisions along the way to


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