“I also went into various businesses, including restaurants, lumber, building and oil, intertwined with engineering, wanting to make money– wanting to make it in the world. At that time, I did not know what I now know — that what I was seeking was actually the answers to life itself. And nothing that I had worked at would give me that answer. As the years went by, I became heavy with depression and with sickness. By 1952, I had been through constant illness — I even had jaundice three or so times a year. I had an enlarged liver, kidney stones, spleen trouble, hyper and hypos acidity, ulcers that perforated and formed lesions, and to top it off, I had at least 10 years of migraine headaches.

“This all culminated in 1952 when I had my second coronary thrombosis.”

“After the second coronary, I was told I would not live much longer — that I might die any day and shouldn’t make the effort to take so much as a step unless I necessarily had to. I was extremely fearful of dying, but I said to myself, “You’re still breathing, Lester — there is still a chance.” So I sat down and began thinking on an “around the clock” basis. I had been considered a very smart boy. I always made the honor roll. I had been the recipient of a four-year scholarship to Rutgers back in the days when not many scholarships were handed out. But then being told after my second heart attack that I wouldn’t live, I said to myself,

“Lester, you are stupid, stupid, stupid.”

“Having lived 42 or so years, and having reached the end of the line without happiness, without health — therefore all this knowledge you have accumulated is of no avail. I had studied Watson’s behavior in the 30’s and Freud’s in the late 30’s and early 40’s. I had studied the philosophies. I had studied logic. I studied economics. I studied all the major fields of man, and with all that knowledge there; I was at the end of the line. This made me realize that…

“The Accumulated Knowledge of Man Was of No Use.”

“So I decided to start from scratch. Forget all that knowledge. Begin from point 0 and see what you can pick up. So, I posed some pretty basic questions and asking myself what I really wanted out of life.

“I began to get some answers. Investigating further, I made some startling discoveries. And I started getting better.

“I began correcting all my thoughts and feelings in that direction. And in that process, I discovered I was getting happier, freer, lighter, and feeling better in general. I continued until all the ailments I had in my physical body corrected. All my miseries dropped away. And I ended up in a place in which I was happy all the time, without sorrow.

“Not that the world stopped pushing against me — it continued — but I was at a place where I could resolve things almost immediately. Having cleared out the negative fears, all the negative ‘I can not’s,’ I would focus right on the answer to every problem, and get it very quickly.

And so,

My whole life turned around from being depressed and sick, to being happy and in perfect health all the time!

“One of the things that happened in this process was my identification with others. I saw that we are all related we are all inter-connected — each mind is like a radio broadcasting and receiving station. That we are all tuned into each other unconsciously — that we are just not aware of it. That life was meant to be beautiful… meant to be happy all the time with no sorrow. And to be with perfect health. And so after reaching that high point of understanding in 1952, I have wanted to help others to discover what I had discovered.”

“I Believe If I Can Do It, Anyone Can Do It.”

Over the remaining 42 years of Lester’s life, he attracted thousands of students to his work – not because he spent time and money marketing his discovery, but because he was a living example of the possibility you and I possess when we learn to set our ego aside.

The reason so many of us fail to reach our goals is not due to a lack of effort. It is because we produce in our outer world what we hold in our inner world. If I desire more money, I reaffirm in my mind that I don’t not “have enough”, and it is lack that I create.

Positive thinking alone does not change this. You must learn to release the associated feelings. And when you do, you also learn to let go of the thousands of thoughts you have associated with the feeling. This frees you to see more opportunity, to experience greater happiness regardless of outcomes and literally attract into your life what you want.

It is our desires, our wants, that prevent not only happiness, but our producing the results we seek in our life.

The results include:

• Less stress
• More financial abundance
• Deeper, more loving relationships
• Better health, wellness and vitality
• Career success
• Peace, happiness and more

Happiness and success in life have nothing to do with hard work, education or what you “have” to begin with. Happiness and success are equally available to everyone when you learn how to “release” the blocks, the thoughts and feelings, of limitation you hold. It is literally as effortless as holding a pen and letting it fall to the floor!

Don’t take my word for it; Discover Lester’s work, The Sedona Method, for yourself. Click here to order your free introductory tape and newsletter.

Arin Vahanian presents Why Life is About Choice posted at Super State.

Catherine VanWetter presents To the Heart of the Matter – The Myth of Busyness posted at To The Heart of the Matter, saying, “Have you ever wondered who you are if you are not busy? Busy taking care of other people, busy working, busy doing “stuff”? In everyday life, how does one step off of the “dread mill” of busyness? Are you present?”

Douglas Manning presents Don’t Know How To Control The Law Of Attraction? (Part One) | SuccessHound.com posted at SuccessHound.com, saying, “An article that explores, in depth, the pitfalls and traps that spoil our conscious creation and manifestation efforts. Overcome these obstacles and experience the joy of successfully manifesting your desires and dreams”

Vincent presents How To Eliminate Mediocrity From Your Life posted at Hit Your Goals.

Sara Melone presents Successful Practice of the Law of Attraction posted at LifeAdviceSite.com.

Sagarika presents Doctrine of Buddhism posted at Social Work for Mankind.

Kathleen Gaga presents Do this one thing to generate more abundance and prosperity posted at Daily Awareness, saying, “With over three decades of studying how the law of energy works, I now know that most limitations are simply a matter of our thinking.”

LOA Article

Tami Blodgett presents Freeing Your Soul posted at Online Wellness: A Safe Haven, saying, “Fitting in and appeasing the demands of others become less of a priority as the souls hunger to express itself begins to rise to the surface. Freeing Your Soul!”

Lotus Essence presents The Law of Attraction in Action posted at Lotus Essence.

Jim DeSantis presents 7 Ways To Develop Your Magnetic Attraction posted at On Line Tribune | Abundance, saying, “Attractiveness, male or female, provides a golden reflection of your shimmering inner essence. It reflects true self-perception as well as the extent of one’s discipline. But, how do you get there? What do you need to know to transform yourself? Here are 7 proven techniques you can put into action today!”

Jim DeSantis presents How To Be A Somebody In Your Own Eyes posted at On Line Tribune | Personal Challenges Blog, saying, “Sometimes, when all our doubts, fears and insecurities wrap ourselves up, we always come up with the idea of ”

Michael Miles presents Enjoying every situation posted at Effortless Wealth and Abundance, saying, “In order to attract what we desire, we need to feel good about it. This is the key to manifesting what we truly want.”

Jewell presents 3 Tips For Surviving the Current Economic Crisis While Creating More Abundance in Your Life posted at Shifting Spirituality, saying, “Turn off the TV and read books about abundance. It is disturbing to turn on the television and hear a continuous stream of economic doom and gloom. This can have a devastating effect on your psyche. What you focus on is what you will create in your life. This is the basic premise of the “law of attraction.” The popular book “The Secret,” by Rhonda Byrne was based on this law. Your energy flows where your focus goes. We can all take responsibility for creating abundance and prosperity in our lives.”

Col presents I made a mistake – How fascinating! posted at things to do in ny when you’re [ alive ].

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Kristen Howe presents If you don’t know what you want, The Law of Attraction doesn’t work posted at Law of Attraction Key.

Mina Irfan presents Why you should fear the Law of Attraction and send a Thank You posted at The Universe Guru, saying, “The Law of Attraction gives us what we give our attention and focus on, so what do you think it does with the things we forget?”

Dianne M. Buxton presents Maintaining Positive Emotions posted at manifestingsuccess, saying, “A cheer-you-on article about maintaining positive emotions.”

Mina Irfan presents Why Hitting Rock Bottom is the Best Thing That Happened to Me posted at The Universe Guru, saying, “I understand that times are tough out there – and it’s difficult to appreciate all this when you might be right in the middle of great despair. Just know that there is a light at the end of the tunnel – and one day soon you will be looking back – knowing that you made it. And that you always had it in you. Better start now.”

Glowing Face Man presents Positive Affirmations posted at Glowing Face Man: Awaken the Badass Within, saying, “A general introduction to the practice of written positive affirmations, and some of the theory behind how they work.”

Randy Cantrell presents Effort & Focus (And Their Enemies) posted at Bula! Life Is Good..

Dawn Abraham Life Coach presents Power of positive thinking posted at Qualified Life Coach.Com, saying, “What Everybody Should Know About The Power of Positive Thinking … Does it sound simple? The power of positive thinking? Is it something you wish just came naturally? Having positive thoughts? It’s important to let the Universe know what you want. Not everything in life that is good just happens.”

Rick Foreman presents A War Against Something Just Creates More Something posted at Waiting for the Singularity.

Kristen Howe presents Attract money fast by doing this 1 simple thing posted at Law of Attraction Key, saying, “The importance of Gratitude when it comes to manifestation”

Rick Foreman presents The Difference Between Money and Wealth posted at Waiting for the Singularity.

Relax presents 8 powerful ways to make people like you posted at The Wise Curve, saying, “The good news is that it’s possible to make yourself likable.”

Scientific Living presents How to Tell Your Own Future posted at Scientific Living, saying, “How to scientifically tell what is going to happen in your future, why, and how to alter it.”

Stephen Martile presents How to Squash Negative Thoughts – 6 Ways posted at FreedomEducation.ca by Stephen Martile, saying, “Hi Ron, Here are six ways to get rid of that little trickster between your ears. Check out these 6 negative thought squashers.”

Susan McCabe presents Unconditional Joy posted at Joy of Living, saying, “Uncondiitonal Joy is the key to allowing what you have attracted to manifest.”

loic presents Luck is hard work posted at Jester Management.

Stephen Martile presents The No.1 Strategy to Make You Feel Better posted at FreedomEducation.ca by Stephen Martile, saying, “Hi Ron, This strategy works for me every time and it will work for you too – to make you feel better; and here’s the best part. It’s so simple. You can do it at home, at work, with friends or family – with anyone at all. You could do it with a total stranger!”

Jon Beebe presents Manifesting Intentions Quickly posted at DevelopMinds.com Blog, saying, “The five most important aspects of manifesting your intentions quickly and effectively.”

Mark Ashbridge presents Think And Grow Rich Has A Power Principle posted at globalmastermindnetwork.com, saying, “Study And MasterMind The Proven Principles Of The Think And Grow Rich”

Douglas Manning presents The Secret Law Of Attraction: A Complete Guide To Manifesting Abundance | SuccessHound.com posted at SuccessHound.com, saying, “Here is a free step by step guide to implementing the law of attraction in your life. It is the first of five articles that take you through the process of determining what you want as well as developing the free tools and resources to get it using the law of attraction.”

Scientific Living presents Fearlessness posted at Scientific Living.

Kristen Howe presents Are You Ready to Follow Your Instincts? posted at Law of Attraction Key.

DeMarcus presents Does a Law on Human Attraction Exist? posted at Self Improvement Articles.

Taylor Coburn presents Quiz: Abundance of Time and Goals posted at Motivia, saying, “What is the secret behind one person wasting their time and another person spending it engaged pursuing their goals?”

Shrimpsey presents The Misconceptions about “The Secret” posted at Believe, saying, “I have now finished reading the book Think and Get Rich. I have reflected on the last 2 months and the changes in myself and my awareness. I was inspired to write this post after thinking about several comments I have had over the last couple months regarding this theory I am using.”

LOA Success Stories

Shrimpsey presents Its happening FASTER then I thought!! posted at Believe, saying, “Although I have only been faithfully using the law of attraction for about 3-4 weeks, things ARE happening. I am grateful for all these small successes because soon they will be turning into big ones!”

Success Stories

Kathleen Gaga presents Stand By Me! posted at Daily Awareness, saying, “When we subscribe to the belief that all are connected, we tend to seek ways to move in the space of resolution rather than conflict.”

Kathleen Gaga presents What one believes to be true either is true or becomes true posted at Daily Awareness, saying, “As I look at the journey of the last 30 plus years and where my journey has taken me and will take me, I know the key to true happiness, abundance and joy is gratitude. It’s as simple as that.”

Shrimpsey presents HUGE UPDATE!!! posted at Believe, saying, “After almost 4 weeks of doing this, I am going through a spiritual awaking! UNBELIEVABLE! When I started this, it was more out of curiosity to see if it really works, I thought, all these people using it and telling of it, it must work, and now a month in, I feel COMPLETELY different! I never thought it could be like this so fast,”

Kaushik Chokshi presents Banish the ANGST of the Law of Attraction posted at Beyond Karma, saying, “When the angst around attracting is releasing, it works magically.”

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The biggest obstacle I have faced in using the law of attraction is when I have failed to abide by the Law of a Day of Rest. The Law of A day of Rest is maybe one of the most misinterpreted Laws that we live under.

This law is most notably mentioned by Moses in the Ten Commandments. The misinterpretation has been a source of conflict in religious teachings and is generally misunderstood. This law if interpreted in a Spiritual or Metaphysical manner has allowed me to use the Law of Attraction in a much more efficient manner.

The Law of a Day of rest does not apply to a day…not Sunday or Saturday. The day of rest is simply acknowledging that your intent and desires are now set and have been released to the Universe, a Higher Power, or God as I like to call it.

Let’s look at this on the physical plane. You have a great co-worker who you totally trust and is a good friend. You need some help as you are very busy and ask them if they can help you. Lets say you ask them can they bring you a cup of coffee.

How many times will you ask your friend to bring you a cup of coffee. You know you want a cup of coffee you know they will be glad to help you. Now let me ask you do you continually repeat petitioning your friend for a cup of coffee, do plead, do you beg, do you yell?

No you sit back and know that your friend will bring you a cup of coffee. They may need to finish a task first so it may take a minute or two. It may be delivered very fast. The time that it takes to materialize on your desk is your day of rest.

I know this may sound silly, however this is exactly how the Law of Attraction works for me on a daily basis.

I had gone through a bitter custody battle in a divorce. The day of rest was pointed out to me. At that time I ceased fighting, my ex was made the majority conservator of our son in a different State. In less than 6 months my ex-asked me to take over raising our son as she stated I was the better parent.

Give your emotions and thoughts a day of rest and the law of attraction will amaze you.

Ken

Jerry Writes:

Many suggest that luck is something you do. I often tell my patients that what we focus upon tends to become our reality, because we will likely do things, both consciously and unconsciously, consistent with that focus, in order to help make it happen. By sharing my following, personal story, I hope you may be helped to find what you are truly looking for.

When my son was a 6 year-old, Nicholas told me that he wanted to find a four-leaf clover, because he had heard that they bring you good luck. Unable to find one quickly, he became frustrated and discouraged. I tried to explain to him that four-leaf clovers are special because they are rare and difficult to find. I assured him that if he really wants to find a four-leaf clover that he needs to really believe and know that he can. I helped emphasize to him that as you feel it to be true, you can and will do things and allow things to happen, in order to help you find your clover. I had actually first suggested to him what seemingly defeats my son’s initial intent: I told Nicholas that we could see whether we could find a four-leaf clover on the Internet. We found one on Ebay. After a couple of dollars and a few days, Nicholas had his four-leaf clover from New Zealand. After receiving it, however, he looked at me and said: But, Daddy, I want to find my own four-leaf clover (which, of course, is the whole point).

After again getting frustrated while looking in our front yard, that is when I told Nicholas about the power of his own belief.Shortly after that time, almost without even seemingly trying, he had literally found at least two dozen four-leaf clovers!I have only recently discovered that within Rhonda Byrne’s best-selling book, Ths Secret, she states that children seem to be particularly atoned to the concepts contained within her inspirational message. Her basic tenant is that the things upon which we focus tend to become our reality, as we allow things to happen and do things, consistent with this structured focus, in order to manifest our desires.

“The Secret” emphasizes the power inherent within the “Law of Attraction.” Although all the ideas shared within this remarkable program are not necessarily based in science, one can nonetheless benefit from acting as if the ideas are all-true, in order to facilitate success. I believe that the true wisdom of “The Secret” is its ability to captivate a world’s imagination, by offering its heartfelt reminder of the true nature of limitless possibilities and the power of human perseverance.

Nineteenth century philosopher, Arthur Schopenhauer, likely summed it best when he said that “All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.”

I love Oprah, but I have to say I completely missed out on the secert cos she is shown here in the afternoon and I had to collect my son and head off to work so I missed her for a good year or so, but I like to encourage my kids to read alot. SO IT WAS AFTER ONE OF MY SONS PARENT TEACHER MEETINGS AND TO REWARD HIM FOR A GOOD REPORT I FOUND MYSELF IN THE BOOKSHOP AS USUAL HIS REWARD WHEN I WAS DRAWN TO THIS BOOK WHERE AS USUALLY I’d be got up in his choice anyhow I bought it for myself a huge step all mothers will understand it was 14.99. I didn’t read it straight away but when I did it was like meeting an old friend. We were quiet poor growing up but I used visualalize money in our phone booth on the way home twice i found 50 pounds and once i found 120 this was alot of money so much so that my mother thought I was stealing. Once before I went to school my mother told me she had a bill I prayed all night I’d find 50 pounds I pictured myself findin 50 in the street and I did!!!! My mother didn’t ask but she did lecture and begged me to tell her my gran gave it to me we left it at that over the years.

I wanted and pictured my husband as a kind hard workin man I pictured us livin happily and contently in the country with beautiful children and guess what here we are there have been hiccups like the first time we went to buy our house our mortgage was turned down at the last minute, but three years later when we had a house to sell there we were in a much better position and I went out driving and saw our house back up for sale so I think i have been living the secret all my life unbeknown to myself.

Thank god and now my next dream is to pay off my mortgage before I am forty!!!!!!
Sandra

My husband has been complaining about some upcoming bills, I told him to let the universe take care of it. He thought I was joking when I called him at work to say they [the bills] are taken care of.

The Law of attraction just keeps on giving! He thought we were going to lose our car and just the opposite happened, and we now have 2 new cars!

Jill

Suffering is not necessary for man’s development; it is the result of violation of spiritual law, but few people seem able to rouse themselves from their “soul sleep” without it. When people are happy, they usually become selfish, and automatically the law of Karma is set in action. Man often suffers loss through lack of appreciation.

She soon became in perfect harmony with the situation, and knew they were both much happier apart.

~ Florence Scovel Shinn~
The Game of Life – And How To Play It

Subscribers to this blog will be receiving this book in pdf format next week. I will post the link in a private post that is only accessible with a password emailed out to my subscribers.

A “meaningless defeat” is very easy to label as failure. By meaningless I am referring to something going wrong but yet no outcome was ever established. The defeat has no value so it is simply viewed as a failure or bad luck.

A “meaningful defeat” is one that is encountered while pursuing a worthy and predetermined goal. This defeat does not sit next to failure and is not in vain.

Not to say that the previous is in vain; it is simply unattractive to analyze it’s hidden benefit because of it’s lack of intent, randomness, and ambiguity.

A meaningful defeat is an invaluable lesson when pursuing a goal that has absolute clarity. It is easy to analyze it’s meaning because it’s message talks at a different frequency with which you are now in tune.

I am pursuing my dream and was turned down by a potential investor today who is a a former mentor. And to my shocking surprise, he turned me down rudely and with borderline arrogance.

Do you know what’s strange? It didn’t bother me one bit. This even shocked the hell out of me! Normally, in this situation I would be pissed, vindictive, competitive, and would probably feel sorry for myself. NOT ANYMORE.

NEXT……

Bring on the next obstacle, and sooner rather than later!!

Have clarity….
Take action…..
Remain focused…

And above all remember….. temporary defeat is not failure. That door was simply locked. Try another one.

All the best

Ed
To members of The Law of Attraction Group

Have any of you ever asked yourself this question? I’m certain a majority of us have. I mean you have read the books that are the most popular, gone to seminars, watched the secret, associate with like-minded people… and still no major increase in income.. no promotion.. no great ideas… what’s wrong?

The simple yet misunderstood answer is this………. you still perhaps do not understand the Laws of the Mind. When someone says the missing link is your subjective mind, you might nod your head in agreement yet have not experienced that AHA! moment. And the subconscious mind is exactly that…subjective, because it is subject to whatever is the dominating thought and imagery of your conscious reasoning mind. Once it accepts this imagery or dominating thought, it uses forces unknown to us to be absolutely CERTAIN that we will receive it through experience and circumstances.

Do you know how an acorn becomes an oak tree? I don’t either, however I BELIEVE that once it is buried in the earth, everything it needs to manifest it’s desire is summoned at that moment. Same with the mind.

(of course like the acorn, the mind must also follow the natural Law of Germination….. these things take time; which is another reason for people’s frustration)

The question still remains though….do you really BELIEVE that your mind is what will transform your deepest desires into reality. I mean it has been said for centuries by wise men, philosophers, scientists, statesmen, prophets….

If you have read, been to seminars, and done everything that you think you could do to alter your results, you have overlooked and not yet accepted this one important fact:

THE FIRST STEP TO EXPERIENCE TRUE CHANGE IS THAT YOU MUST ACCEPT 100% RESPONSIBILITY IN YOUR LIFE FOR EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS.

Don’t blame circumstances, don’t curse others; You have chosen these things, perhaps unknowingly. If you can resolve to accept this, you can now move on. You might now understand why so many are frustrated. They move on without ever accepting this truth with BELIEF.

STOP SEARCHING FOR AN ANSWER! Believe with all of who you are (blind faith) that the power to accomplish, receive or experience anything lies within the treasure house of the mind.

Once this truth is accepted, now you can take the next step. What is the next step? Acquiring a necessary working basis. Anotherwards, you wouldn’t start pressing keys on a piano and expect great music to pour forth if you have no knowledge of scales and chords… likewise you need to understand how and why the mind responds to our desires and suggestions and then you can begin to put it to work. I’ll cover it soon…

All the best

Ed
To members of The Law of Attraction Group

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