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What Is The Law Of Attraction & How Does It Work?

What is the Law of Attraction

The Law of Attraction defines your ability to attract, into your life, what you focus on.

Whatever you can imagine is achievable, if you take action on a plan to get to where you want to be.

The true definition of the Law of Attraction is like attracts like.

Whatever you give your emotional energy and attention to, is what will come back to you.

Do you often ask yourself “Is the Law of Attraction real?”

The answer is yes. The Law of Attraction is like gravity. You see it every minute of every day. It is always influencing and impacting you and your life.

The Law of Attraction governs everything within our abundant Universe. It does not discriminate. It only exists with perfection whether you like it or not.

You, right now are being guided by universal forces to finally understand how to manifest whatever it is that you put your mind to.

Every moment of your life you are creating your own reality. With every conscious thought, you are creating your present and your future.

Whatever you can imagine in your mind’s eye is achievable, but only if you take action on a plan to get what you want.

If you focus on negative thoughts and bad outcomes then you will attract them. If you focus on positive thoughts, have goals, and have a plan, then this is what you will manifest.

The Three Laws of Attraction

1. Like Attracts Like

The Law of Attraction in its most simple form is like attracts like. This means that things, objects, or people with similar energy attract each other. This happens every moment of every day whether you are aware of it or not.

This energy shifting occurs when you attract similar experiences, people or things to you. Positive thought, and emotion, will attract positive things or experiences. The reverse is also true. Negative thoughts, and emotions, will attract negative things or experiences into your life.

You will also gravitate to things, people, or situations that have the same energy as you feel too. Whether positive or negative in nature, this will only magnify the vibration you feel.

It's important to remember that thoughts become things. The thoughts we have and the choices we make reflect back into our world and become our reality.

You will attract, or manifest what you think about so it is best to go about this with clear intention. (Note: there a very popular and effective exercise shared for you to learn how to write an intention statement.)

Be careful of your thoughts and what you are thinking and feeling. Surround yourself with the kind of people that make you feel great, that you want to grow with, or become more like.

2. Nature Abhors a Vacuum

According to the ancient philosopher Aristotle, “Nature abhors a vacuum”.

He observed that nature requires all space to fill with something. Even if that something is colorless, odorless air.

It is impossible to have empty space in your mind or life. Empty space will fill with whatever you attract, whether you like it or not.

Remove what you don't want in your life and make room for positive things to replace them.

The best way to think of this is to remember how good it feels to tidy a desk, a cupboard or a room. You remove the clutter. You throw out or recycle what you don't need. After cleaning you replace everything with new, clean, tidy things. Your mind becomes clear. Your mood is brighter and you feel positive.

3. The Present is Always Perfect

Whatever is happening in the present is a direct result of your past choices and decisions. Surrender to what is.

The past is the past and you have infinite possibilities in the future, so accept what is in the present.

It may seem imperfect and you may feel unhappy but you should focus your mind on being positive. Enjoy the present for the perfect moment that it is.

How Does The Law Of Attraction Work?

The Law of Attraction is always working, every single second of every day. Furthermore, it is reacting to how you act, all the time, without regard to whether you are acting in a positive or negative way.

If you believe, and know, that you deserve good things then you will start acting a certain way. You will set great goals. You will make plans to meet the exact person you need to meet. Without thinking, you will put yourself in situations that will lead to exactly where you need to be. Some of these things that happen to you will feel like mysterious synchronicity signs or moments of serendipity, but they aren't. The Law of Attraction is giving you exactly what you think you deserve. I.e. more of what you want and more of what you know you deserve.

If you have limiting beliefs and think that you don't deserve something, this will reflect in your behaviors. You'll act in a way that won't put you in situations that will result in anything positive. You'll use negative language or have a negative attitude. You won't notice perfect timing. You won't end up in the right place at the right time. The Law of Attraction is giving you exactly what you think you deserve. I.e. in effect, less of what you want, because you know you don't deserve it and are acting exactly in this way.

How To Use The Law Of Attraction

So, how do you get started with the Law of Attraction?

Realize first, that you are already using the Law of Attraction. Or that it is always reacting to you, to whatever you are thinking and doing.

Where you are today is a direct result of your past thoughts, your goals, your choices, and your decisions.

The Law of Attraction is always working. So how do you start using it for things you actually want?

To incorporate the Law of Attraction into your own life, start with this simplified list:

  • Identify and choose exactly what you want to manifest
  • Visualize your exact desired future life
  • Practice daily gratitude for the present
  • Reframe past and present situations from negative to positive
  • Start practicing daily meditation
  • Start daily or weekly writing in your gratitude journal

There are many ways you can start using the Law of Attraction. Learning how to apply these is simple and they take a small amount of effort to start integrating into your day.

Spread your positivity to your loved ones too. This will allow yourself to open up to receive their love and support.

Creative Visualization

The best way to starting applying the Law of Attraction is through creative visualization. It is the most powerful tool for manifesting exactly what you want. Why? Because in the same way as setting a goal, you first decided exactly what you want in great detail.

This exact act of deciding something sets you off on a unique path. Its exactly like choosing a destination and using sat-nav to get there.

Create a mental picture in your mind of the reality you want. Imagine in your mind’s eye what this looks like. Visit this reality in your imagination. What does it make you feel? Feel the emotions. What does this place or experience or thing smell like? What does it sound like? What does it feel like to touch? What does it make you feel inside? Answer these questions whist you are imagining it.

You can create a vision board (or dream board) at the same time that will cement this future you have imagined too.

Gratitude Journaling

Learning how to journal is an amazing way to expand on the primary emotion behind the Law of Attraction. That feeling and emotion is gratitude. Gratitude and love for all things will set you up for and increase your manifesting power.

Journaling will help you to create an attitude of gratitude, make it a daily practice, at the start, or end of your day. It could even be less often if you wish but it is important to make it a regular habit.

There are no set rules for journaling. Start with a blank page and write down all the things in your life that make you vibrate with gratitude. Think about what you are grateful for at that exact moment. It could be a person, a feeling, an object, or an experience you’ve had that day or recently. Law of Attraction journaling will help you to focus on what makes you feel good. When you do this you will attract more of that into your life because ‘like attracts like right?

Positive Affirmations

Affirmations speak your desires into existence. They can also help you reframe any situation from negative to positive. They will also help anyone who has a scarcity mindset, or who is stuck in negative patterns. Affirmations are short statements that you repeat to yourself, either out loud, or in your head. They should link to your own individual goals.

Here are some examples:

  • I am a confident and inspiring public speaker
  • My bank balance is positive, I have enough money for everything I need
  • I am beautiful and worthy of love
  • I am developing and achieving an accurate golf swing

Affirmations also help if you struggle with being self-critical. It is important that you speak to yourself in a positive way every day. Over time this will become a habit and it will be hard to even be negative to others or yourself.

Acting ‘As If'

Acting ‘as if’ is away to help manifest something into our lives by acting as if we already have it.

When you’re seeking something you don’t yet have, it is easy to get caught in a vicious circle if scarcity and lack. If you end up focusing on your lack of money, lack of love, lack of X, you only reinforce the fact you don’t have it. Acting ‘as if’ is as simple as feeling as if you have achieved something. Or feeling the emotions you’d feel if you had someone or something.

You can use creative visualization to build that picture in your mind first. Then begin to act as if you already have it all. You can also use positive affirmations to back up your intentions to help you act ‘as if’ you have what you desire. This also overlaps with, and compliments the Law of Assumption.

Surrender and Accept

Surrendering to what is, after you’ve completed every other exercise is essential. After you have decided what you want to manifest, or what you want your life to look like then let everything else go.

You need to surrender to the process and trust the Universe. Do not focus on what is wrong about the present or what can not be undone from the past. Instead, focus your energy on acceptance of the past and surrender to the future. You will then have time and energy to enact on all opportunities that will present themselves to you. Others will assume that you got lucky, or that you were in the right place at the right time.

You will know that you prepared yourself for the Law of Attraction to work for you, not against you.

The Law of Attraction Works For You, Not Against You

When you understand the possibilities that life has to offer you, you will realize that you are an artist of your destiny.

You are creating your intended life first in your mind. Then making choices and taking actions that will manifest this for real in your life.

So what if you don’t like your present picture? Change it!

Life is a blank canvas of possibility; you are in control of what the finished picture could look like.

The Law of Attraction is simple. No catches. All laws of nature are completely perfect and the Law of Attraction is no exception. No matter what you are looking to have or achieve or be in life, if you can hold onto an idea and see it for yourself in the mind’s eye, you can make it yours to have… with a little effort and action on your part.

How You Use The Law of Attraction for Specific Goals

You can use the Law of Attraction to change anything in your life. Whilst the techniques are the same you can use them to manifest something specific. Here you'll learn how to use the Law of Attraction to manifest specific things in your life.

Manifest Love And Relationships

Many people wish to meet the love of their lives. The burning question is: Can you manifest love with Law Of Attraction?

The short answer is “Yes”.

You can use the Law of Attraction to attract more love and romance into your life. Basically, in order to attract love into your life then you need to become the love you want to attract.

Be generous and loving towards yourself and others. Be grateful for the love you do have and express this to others.

You can read more about how you can use the Law of Attraction for love here:

“The beginning of love is at the end of resistance.”

-Danielle Light

Attract Money And Wealth

A common goal is financial freedom. Wealth brings obvious benefits to your life. Money can put a roof over your head and food on the table. It also gives you the ability to provide for your family and friends.

Many people have a troubled relationship with the idea of wealth. For some people, it can have connotations of greed and vanity. You need to banish negative thought patterns and any signs of a scarcity mindset. Instead of focusing on what you lack, practice feeling gratitude for what you do have and your future financial abundance.

To grow your future wealth, spend more time thinking and learning about money and growth. Read books and teachings on how to increase prosperity.

Learn positive money habits by using visualization tools.

You can read more about how you can use the Law of Attraction for money and wealth here:

“Always remember, money is a servant; you are the master.”

-Bob Proctor

Improve Your Mental And Physical Health

When you learn how to use the Law of Attraction, you focus on gratitude and abundance. These are feelings of growth. These are emotions that manifest growth. Mastering how to manifest means you become a more positive person.
This means a healthy mindset will cultivate better mental health as a result. This can only lead to better physical health too.

How Do You Attract Happiness?

Train your brain to see the positive in every situation. Practice gratitude. This will allow you to experience growth and move towards happiness. Taking time for self-care will help with your mental health too.

You can read more about how you can use the Law of Attraction for mental health here:

“Health goes beyond our physical body. It is not just about what we put in our bodies or take out of it, it is also about our emotions and how we are feeling spiritually.”

-Katherine Hurst

Get Fit, Lose Weight, Embrace Mindful Eating

Positive thinking and goal setting can boost your motivation. Using the Law of Attraction for losing weight and getting fit can be a great focal point for manifesting.

A more mindful approach to eating ensures that you reach your health goals.

You can read more about how you can use the Law of Attraction for health here:

Great Personal Success

Whilst ‘success' is subjective to everyone, you can own your goals using the Law Of Attraction!

It is up to you to define what success means. With this in mind, you must create goals, use visualization so you can achieve your own dreams.

Be specific. Make positive changes each day and strive for a better future.

You can read more about how you can use The Law of Attraction for success here:

“Everyone visualizes whether he knows it or not. Visualizing is the great secret of success.”

-Rhonda Byrne (Author of The Secret)

How To Use The Law Of Attraction

You may not know how to start using The Law of Attraction. However, you're in the right place and it's simple to get started.

If you are ready to manifest the life of your dreams, you need the tools to cultivate a positive outlook. You can find a range of resources, tools, and exercises here – plus a thriving Community ready to support you.

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