Living Out Loud

Give what you want to receive

(part of the Happy Friday series)

"What you sow is what you reap."

We all know (don't we?) that the energy we put out into the world comes right back to us. The experiences we have in our lives are always reflecting our thoughts and feelings - the energy we are emitting. Well, that is my belief anyway.

And according to the Law of Attraction, it doesn't really matter whether you believe it or not. It still affects your every experience in life. If you're not already sold on the idea, try paying attention to what you're thinking and feeling over the coming week, and notice what's going on in your life at the same time. You'll be amazed at the corelation!

Whatever it is you want to receive more of in your life, try giving more of that to those around you. Give love, money, attention, support and you will receive love, money, attention and support – just so long as you give it from a place of genuine love and caring for others. This is absolutely key.

Give what you want to receive, but don't give in order to receive.

If you give in order to receive, you will negate the receiving effect. This is because your underlying intention is based in a feeling of lack - that is the energy you’re emitting and therefore you will continue to attract that lack.

But when you focus on genuinely seeking to help and serve others, you will discover, in many surprising ways, that you are receiving much of the same - and often much, much more - back into your own life.

If you're new to the Law of Attraction, why not try this as an experiment over the coming week and share your experiences here?

Feel Abundant

(a Thought for the Week)

“Abundance doesn't follow giving until giving becomes its own reward.” ~ Jan Denise

“Expect your every need to be met. Expect the answer to every problem, expect abundance on every level.” ~ Eileen Caddy

“When you have too much month for you paycheck, then what you need to do is realize that there is abundance all around you and focus on the abundance and not your lack and as night follows day abundance will come to you.” ~ Sidney Madwed

“Feeling abundant surpasses the money in your bank account and transcends what others may think of you. Genuinely feeling abundant and successful is possible when you detach yourself from the things you desire and allow them to flow to you – and through you.” ~ Wayne Dyer

You can view my Thoughts archive here

The Secret

I believe in the Law of Attraction, but for the last couple of years my sister has taken the piss out of me anytime I've tried to tell her about it.  That is until I recently made her sit down and watch The Secret.  This dvd does an amazing job of communicating the power of the Law of Attraction in a way that just clicks with people who would never have previously accepted they are co-creating their own reality.

Recently there was an Oprah show dedicated to The Secret, and there was such an overwhelming response to it that they did a follow up show just one week later.  For those already familiar with the law of attraction, there are limitations to The Secret (for me, it's about detachment, which doesn't get mentioned - I'll post on that later).  But if you're new to the concept, this dvd is a really good introduction.  Listed below are the main lessons from the movie itself and the Oprah shows:

Million Dollar Experiment

I've just joined Steve Pavlina's million dollar experiment. Steve has a fantastic blog site jam-packed with personal development articles, and I often stop by there, but I just noticed this now.

He's using the intention-manifestation model to attract $1million dollars into his life, and he's opened it up to anyone who wishes to take part to experiment with the power of group consciousness to increase the manifestation power for all involved.

So, every day now I'm going to focus on the following intention:

In an easy and relaxed manner, in a healthy and positive way, in its own perfect time, for the highest good of all, I intend $1,000,000 to come into my life and into the lives of everyone who holds this intention.

If you're interested check it out yourself on www.stevepavlina.com