Tools for Holistic Living
IMPROVE YOUR LIFE WITH LAW OF ATTRACTION AND EFT
by Judee Algazi
Are you looking for a surefire way to start improving your life?
According to the principles of the Law of Attraction, relief might be just a few thoughts away. What exactly is the Law of Attraction and how does it affect us?
The Law of Attraction is a phrase coined by Abraham Hicks in the book Ask and It is Given which refers to universal energy and vibration. The book explains that thoughts and feelings affect energy and the circumstances that we attract into our life. It says when we think happy thoughts, we feel good and our energy is alive and vibrant. When we think negative thoughts, the opposite is also true. When we think unhappy thoughts or are depressed or sad, our energy goes down and we may feel tired and have low energy. Therefore, it is to your advantage to consciously stay positive.
How can we stay positive?
Staying positive may take some effort. Many of us have been worrying, judging, and thinking negatively for years. It can be difficult to break old habits.
Try this: When you have a negative thought, smile and hum a line of happy birthday. Also, try to talk yourself out of feeling negative. After all , everything is based on what you tell yourself, so try to find some thoughts that make you feel better than you are feeling. Everything we think or imagine is simply based on our own perceptions. Two people can have the same experience, but both react differently. For example, an 85% on an examination can make one person happy and make the other person disappointed. One person might view and 85% as excellent; another might view it as a failure. The grade is the same, but the perception one holds about the grade influences how one feels. It is clear that in every situation, each person has the ability to change his or her perceptions to try to feel better. Then with uplifted energy, one can feel better and attract more of the things he or she desires.
Since you are able to choose your thoughts, why not always choose to think positive thoughts?
Think about it. Have you noticed that when you are in a bad mood, everything seems to annoy you and things keep going wrong. You may knock over your coffee, or you may drop a stack of papers, get a speeding ticket or get into an argument. According to The Law of Attraction, when you are think or feel negatively, your energy becomes negative and you begin to attract to you things that match the way you are feeling and thinking. It also works the other way too. Did you ever notice when you are feeling good, you attract things to you that make you happy. For example, when you go shopping you might find a perfect pair of shoes to buy, or there is no line when you go to pay and people are all pleasant to you. It does seem that your mood and thoughts influence your experiences.
In one of Mario Romero's recent life coaching classes, ( meets every Wednesday in our Langhorne, Pa. office), Mario asked the following questions.
What is your life like now?
What do you think your life should be like?
The difference between the way your life is now and what you think your life should be like now is all based on your own perceptions. You may feel that you should be thinner, smarter, more advanced in your career, have better friends, should get along better with your mother, be a better daughter, be more successful, have a better personality, be a better manager, be more organized, be a better mother, etc. These judgements of non acceptance create an internal struggle that brings down your energy. Once your energy is down, your life begins to be a mirror of your feelings.
You Can Change!
You can train yourself to change your thoughts to start attracting more of what you want in your life.
Say this Phrase: " I love, accept and am happy with myself and my life just that way I it is right now"
Now write down the first thought that comes into your mind after you say the affirmation. It will probably be an objection like: How can I accept myself? I am too fat, or I don't have enough money, or my life is awful, I'm a failure, I will never be good enough, I am always afraid, etc. STOP! Replace these negative thoughts with positive ones.
Start to be aware of negative thoughts that you continuously think and replace them with positive thoughts. Train yourself to focus on things that make you feel good. If someone has done you a disservice, forget it! Think about all of the people who have done something nice for you.
This may be hard, but it can turn things around. If someone has done you a disservice, make a list of that person's positive traits. Focus on all the nice things that you do for people. Take a few minutes each day to consciously think some positive thoughts.
Next week, try to catch yourself whenever you start to think a negative thought. Replace that thought with a happier thought and stay focused on feeling good. If you begin to train yourself to try find thoughts that make you feel good no matter what the circumstances, you will begin to attract more of the things in your life that make you feel good.
What if the other person won't change?
Our greatest pitfall is that we want other people to change the way they treat us, so we can feel good. Or we want our circumstances to change so we can feel good. It doesn't work that way. Nothing has to change for us to feel good! In reality ,we need to take responsibility for making ourselves feel good. We need to find ways to feel good no matter what the circumstances. The Law of Attraction teaches that when we feel joyous our vibration attracts from that state and we attract more things that bring us joy.
So, the way we feel should never be up to someone else. When we make our happiness contingent on what someone else says or does, we invest a tremendous amount of energy in trying to control someone else. That is a terrible drain of our energy and only brings our energy down.
What is the best way to improve your life?
The Law of Attraction states that like attracts like. Therefore if you want to attract more money in your life, you need to feel like you already have money. If you want to attract a wonderful relationship in your life, you need to feel like you have already have a wonderful relationship in your life. It sounds like a catch 22, but according to Abraham Hicks in Ask and It is Given, it is essential to align your energy and feelings to attract. According to the Law of Attraction, the most important thing you can do for yourself is concentrate on trying to think thoughts that make you feel good. Feeling Good puts you in the attracting mood for more good things.
Here are some inspirational thoughts to think about:
"You are What you Think you are" and "If you think you can, or you think you can't , You are right! "
Emotions can get the best of us. It can be difficult to feel good when we are angry, anxious, resentful or sad. I have found EFT to be an amazing tool that works on the subtle energies of the body to bring relief. Once that relief is felt, it is much easier to start focusing on being positive .
EFT stands for Emotional Freedom Technique, and it is the fastest way I have experienced to change and release old patterns of negative thought and beliefs. For example, you may subconsciously believe that you are not good enough, or that you will never be able to make a lot of money, or that you are unlovable. Or you may think that being rich will lead you away from your values. These thoughts drain your energy and keep you feeling low. EFT is a valuable tool that may help you start releasing these negative beliefs.
EFT may help you release the negative thought patterns that are subconsciously and consciously holding you back and keeping your energy low. It is amazing the shifts you can make to clear fears, phobias, anger, guilt, jealousy, hopelessness, poor self esteem etc.
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Judee Algazi is an educator and EFT Life Coach. EFT sessions by appointment: 267-254-4144
