EFT & Law of Attraction

April 30, 2007 at 7:08 pm (Emotional Freedom Technique, Law of Attraction)

EFT PointsThere has been much discussion as of late concerning a method for releasing the low levels of energy we often hold within us which can ultimately lead to all manner of physical maladies. Emotional Freedom Technique, or EFT for short, seems to offer a method for addressing physical and emotional issues where traditional “medicine” has failed or only produced marginal results. Developed by Gary Craig and based on the work of Roger Callahan, EFT represents a mixture of treatment modalities that combine elements of psychotherapy and the manipulation of specific points on the body that equate to meridians used in traditional Chinese medicine.

My interest in EFT was peaked due to the number of times I’ve come across discussions of it on other Law of Attraction based blogs. So, since I’ve made a life decision to be as open-minded as possible about new things that show up in my experience, I’ve decided to see what EFT is all about and how it might relate to Law of Attraction.

At this point, I’ve gone to Gary’s website and registered to obtain my free EFT manual and subscription to Gary’s newsletter. The 87 page PDF manual is said to contain the basic info needed to get started on your own. For a price, several DVD sets are offered that provide more intensive training. I have decided to begin with the free manual to see what information it holds that might be useful. My plan is to pass along my findings in future posts so be sure to stay tuned.

Until then, I’m wondering if any of you, my dear readers, have had any experience with EFT. Have you or someone you’ve know used this technique and, if so, what results have you seen?

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Is Law of Attraction a Religion?

April 29, 2007 at 4:37 am (Law of Attraction)

God on the ceilingAll religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. All these aspirations are directed toward ennobling man’s life, lifting it from the sphere of mere physical existence and leading the individual towards freedom. –Albert Einstein

It has been suggested that the study and application of Law of Attraction is, in essence, a religion or perhaps at least a religious undertaking. I hadn’t really thought of it in this way before but I can see the parallels.

I have previously said that for me Law of Attraction represents something much more than just a “universal catalog” from which I can place my personal orders. I see the study of Law of Attraction as a component of my overall spiritual journey because, as far as I am concerned, Law of Attraction, Universal Consciousness, The Creator, The Tao, Allah, and God, along with a host of others, are all simply different terms for the same thing. I also acknowledge that we are all individuals, each on our own path, and that some may have very different views from myself.

My belief system says that each of us has to “work out our own salvation” which means that I must be accepting of others (I must love others) no matter how different their path may be from mine for their path is just as correct for them as mine is for me. I believe that each one of us is exactly where we should be at any given moment. Moreover, due to my understanding of Law of Attraction, I not only believe that we are where we should be, but I also understand that there would be no way we could be anywhere else!

So, since I work to study and apply the principles of Law of Attraction, do I feel as thought I’ve “arrived” in a religious sense? In a word, no. I have no doubt that my spiritual journey will continue to unfold in a wonderfully exciting way. I know that there is much more for me to learn and I can’t wait to see what happens next!

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Components of Joy

April 28, 2007 at 1:59 am (Items for personal growth, Law of Attraction)

LaughMost of the time I don’t have much fun. The rest of the time I don’t have any fun at all. -Woody Allen

Thinking back over the last few years, I recalled a week I went to see a friend perform at a comedy club which was a step outside of my normal range of activities for that time in my life. I did this for a couple of reasons, one of which was a purposeful effort on my part to move myself to a place where I was not taking myself so seriously. My mother’s long term significant other once said that when he met me I was “12 going on 40” and that my overly serious nature played a big part in that perception of me.

So as my thought process had been changing, I came to the realization that I did, in fact, take myself far too seriously and, more importantly, there was no need to do so. True, there is something to be said for a healthy dose of maturity and the wisdom necessary to choose the time and place for one’s play, but it had become abundantly clear to me that play, humor and laughter are essential components that comprise the larger concept of joy. Since joy was, and is, what I seek, then it stands to reason that I must play, I must laugh, and I must find the humor in my life. Furthermore, it is completely up to me to find and execute these things as I, and I alone, control what I think about and by extension attract those things into my life.

So how do we know if we need to “lighten up” and laugh a little more? Pay attention to the signals around you. You will see a pattern develop that all but screams exactly what you need to hear. I previously had an email list to send messages like this and at the time one friend jokingly told me these messages should contain more sarcasm while another friend encouraged me to go to the previously mentioned comedy club. These and many other smaller signals all pointed me in the direction that I needed to go.

Today I challenge you to take a very careful look around and see what signals you are getting. Once you see them, connect the dots and follow the line. It’s that simple. You just have to be open and willing to see it and then do what you need to do.

In closing, I would once again like to extend a heartfelt thanks to my friend who encouraged me to attend the comedy club.

Oh, and what about my other friend who wanted more sarcasm in my messages? To him, I said that his presence in my life had indeed had a truly profound impact on me. For it was with each exchange we had, that I was moved, almost to tears, by the overwhelming desire to be lonesome!

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Is There a Porcupine on Your Sofa?

April 21, 2007 at 4:31 am (Items for personal growth, Law of Attraction)

Porcupine

Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy. -Anne Frank

A new acquaintance of mine, who’s also new to Law of Attraction, recently made an interesting analogy regarding the “reality” of one’s current situation when said situation is low on the vibrational scale. He said something similar to, “I know that I want to focus on something better but it’s like there’s a porcupine on my sofa and, even if I think better thoughts about it, if I sit down I’m going to get hurt.”

We’ve been taught to believe that unless we face the reality of a given situation, and furthermore take action to affect change, that nothing about that reality will change. However, as we have learned through our understanding of Law of Attraction, facing our reality in the now does nothing but attract more of that same reality! So, if we take a deep breath and sit down next to “Mr. P” and promptly get ourselves pricked, our attention to the ensuing pain does nothing more than keep our thorny friend right there with us!

So, as tongue-in-cheek as this may sound, here’s a thought – don’t sit down. You could also try sitting on another piece of furniture or simply finding something else to do rather than giving more attention to your situation and ultimately attracting even more porcupines. What do I mean by this? Simply put, don’t do anything that would reinforce your thoughts lingering on the way things are. Focus instead on what you want. Your goal is to be continually reaching for thoughts that feel better than what you are experiencing.

At this point you may be asking, “But how does this help me ‘de-pine’ my living room?” Remember that Law of Attraction says that whatever you focus on is what you get more of. As you focus less and less on what you don’t want and more on what you do want, those things you don’t want will disappear from your experience, through no effort of yours, because you will no longer be in vibrational alignment with them. You will simply find that upon your return from your dinner with a friend, your walk around the block, or your Salsa dance class that “Mr. P” has found somewhere else he’d rather be.

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Searching for Answers?

April 20, 2007 at 2:04 am (Items for personal growth)

QuestionsThe path to our destination is not always a straight one. We go down the wrong road, we get lost, we turn back. Maybe it doesn’t matter which road we embark on. Maybe what matters is that we embark. -Barbara Hall, Northern Exposure, Rosebud, 1993

As of late, I have found myself in a place that feels very familiar and comfortable but at the same time a bit odd. Where is that place? It’s one where the people around me begin asking for my thoughts and input on certain issues or events in their lives. This feels familiar because as I review my past, I can recount many times where others have just opened up to me in a very personal way. In fact, very often people would tell me things that I could have been perfectly happy not knowing. So why does this place also feel odd to me? Perhaps it’s the kind of questions that I am now being asked.

Questions like “How do I process the feelings I have toward the type of individual who would murder so many innocent people?” or “How do I move myself out of a pattern of behavior that I believe is preventing me from progressing in my life?” Without a doubt, these are tough questions.

The wonderful part is that the answers don’t really have to be. What does that mean? It means that all of the answers that each of us need are already within ourselves, we only have to be willing to seek those answers. The part that makes this process unique to each of us comes from the fact that we are all traversing our own paths at our own pace and as such the answers to our questions must be uniquely OUR answers. The only thing we have to trust is that we are, at this moment, exactly where we are supposed to be. Yes, we can make choices about what we do but in order to be at peace with our decisions, we must also understand and accept that we are players in a much larger picture that is perfect and complete.

Is any part of seeking these answers a quick or easy process? Of course not. Albert Einstein, arguably one of the most intelligent individuals in modern history, once said, “It’s not that I am so smart, I just stay with the problems longer.” Staying with the problems is what I try to do and what I recommend to you if the answers are truly important to you.

So, do I have all the answers to the questions that perplex us? In a word, no. Am I willing to stay with those problems and work them out to my satisfaction? I would feel I had cheated myself if I didn’t.

Today I challenge you to review your path. Are you progressing down that path in a manner you’re comfortable with? If not, seek out the reason why. Trust the process and your own ability to find your answers.

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Reciprocity – Another way of looking at Law of Attraction

April 14, 2007 at 3:54 pm (Items for personal growth, Law of Attraction, Relationships)

Chemical ReactionThe meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed. –Carl Jung

Those of you who know me best, may know by now that I have experienced a rather significant change in the way I think about the world around me. I used to spend large chunks of time lamenting this situation or that possibility or why a particular person didn’t seem to like me. This may come as a shock to some of you but one of my biggest concerns was centered around why I could not attract and retain any friends.

Oh, I would meet people, get to know them and maybe even become friends. But somewhere along the line things would just fall apart and I would end up feeling hurt. So, I basically worked myself into a place where I felt that friendships were things that needed testing and in the end I would prove myself correct about my “uncertainty” regarding what my friend really thought of me.

The principle that I did not understand at that time was what is often referred to as reciprocity. The idea that whatever we “give” away is what we “get” in return was something that I had heard of but never really thought much about. I mean, after all, I wasn’t the one who was hurting me. It was him or her. I wasn’t giving them anything but my friendship yet I was getting a lot of pain and rejection back. It just didn’t seem to make any sense.

As I began taking the time to “step back” and review my life from a broader perspective, I realized that this principle was, in fact, constantly at work. Once I realized that what I was really “giving” away was a lack of trust and a belief that I would ultimately be hurt, then it made perfect sense why that was EXACTLY what I would get back. Once I realized what I was creating for myself, not only was it easy to change, it actually seemed silly not to change it.

So what did I change? Simply put, I made an internal decision to meet each and every one of my friends exactly where they are in their lives. I acknowledge that each is on his or her own unique path. I respect and accept each of them for every decision they have made or will make. I look for what I can learn from each of them. And above all else, I love and accept each one unconditionally.

What do I get in return? All of the above and a growing list of close friends.

Today I challenge you to take that step back and carefully review what you are giving away in your life. Is it what you want back? Are you getting something back that you don’t want? If so, seek out where you are giving it away. It may not be obvious to you at first, but it is there.

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Whatever you believe…

April 9, 2007 at 1:01 am (Items for personal growth)

Doubt“I know that I won’t be able to do that”
“I don’t have what it takes”
“I don’t think I can do it”

Do any of these sound like anything that you have said recently in regards to you own abilities? Do you often doubt that you are capable or worry that you are just not good enough?

A friend recently told me of her decision to stop smoking but went on to say that she knew she would give in and smoke during a particularly stressful upcoming event in her life. My response was immediate, “If you think that you will, then you will.”

Think about the times you have “known” you would or would not do a particular thing only to ultimately prove yourself correct. It is during moments such as these that you are living and acting in such a way that your thoughts and beliefs about yourself and your situation in life are transformed from the realm of pure thought to the physical world.

You think something, even “know” it and as a result you begin acting differently. You interact with the world in a way that says you already know what your outcome will be. So, should it really be any surprise when the world steps up and accommodates you?

Today I challenge you to review your thoughts carefully. See if you can find those areas where you are preventing yourself from achieving your full potential.

Believe that you can be successful and you will be!

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Hang on….or not!

April 4, 2007 at 3:39 am (Items for personal growth)

Roller CoasterCyclone
The Screamin’ Demon
Big Thunder Mountain

Recognize any of these names? That’s right, they’re all roller coasters located in various amusement parks around the country. It has often been said that life can feel like a roller coaster ride with all of its ups, downs, twists and turns. What is not often observed is how frequently those on the ride fall into one of two categories.

There are those who race wildly to the front of the line in hopes of capturing that prized front seat and then there are those who calmly wait their turn, secretly hoping for a seat near the back. We can often identify these back seat riders, even if they happen to end up in the front, from their bloodless white knuckles. They spend the entire ride with both eyes shut and a death grip on the handlebar or any unfortunate soul who happens to be sitting next to them.

Are you living your life like this? Holding on with all you have just to make it through the day?

Today, at this moment, I challenge you to let go of your handlebar. Open your eyes, throw up your hands and experience all that life has in store for you.

Enjoy your ride!

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