Sep 29, 2010 Posted by denice johnson on Sep 29, 2010 in body, life, mind, spirit | 0 comments

let’s take this law of attraction business out for a spin

“You become what you think about all day long.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

That right there is a basic summary of The Law of Attraction. What you think about is what you create. If you’ve got debt and all you think about it debt you’re going to get more what?

a) Wealth
b) Puppies
c) Debt

Duh, obviously, c) Debt. The basic premise of the Law of Attraction suggests that thought begeteth reality. So if you want to get rid of debt you should be thinking about abundance, right?

Yes, that’s right.

So does it work? Can you think yourself out of debt, into skinny jeans or onto a better career path? Are thoughts power? Are they what stands between you and your Perfect Day?

I think yes. I believe that we do create the bulk of our lives with the thoughts that we have. Having said that, I’ve never actually kicked the tires of this here Law of Attraction. I know, in theory, that many good things have come to me because of the thoughts that I have put into the (cue hippie music) Universe. But I’ve never purposefully tested the theory. I’ve never said

Alright, lookit, here’s my positive thought, Universe, let’s see what you’ve got for me.

And I think the time has come to take the Law of Attraction out for a spin and see what’s under the hood. Is there really something to be said for the energy of thought and where it takes you, your life, your future? Let’s find out.

I’m going to start with something at once simple and tangible. I consider myself to be in pretty good physical shape. I exercise daily and eat well enough. I can honestly say that, for the most part, my tone and conditioning are above average. It’s the ‘for the most part’ that’s the problem. I’m in good shape and yet my abdominal area remains a constant issue. I can’t get it to fit in with the rest of me and it doesn’t make sense. There’s always a little more of it than there should be and I don’t think it’s a question of adding more crunches or bumping up laps on the track.

Rather, I’m paranoid about my abs and I worry constantly that they’re not good enough, that I don’t do enough to have a flat stomach. My mind has itself convinced that a flat stomach is just too hard to come by. On the days when my abs do look good my brain tells me it’s an anomaly, a deviation from the norm.

In other words, I’ve used the Law of Attraction to think myself into a less than perfect midsection even though my lifestyle suggest that this should be a non-issue. More to the point, I believe I can reverse that effect with better quality thoughts.

As I said, I’m starting with something it’ll be easy to gauge. After a month of retooling my thoughts to the frequency promoting abdominal awesomeness it will be easy to tell if it worked. There won’t be any well-sorta-I don’t-know-kinda-yeah about it. It’ll work, or it won’t. And I think that will depend heavily on how committed I am to retraining my way of thinking on this issue.

My new way of thinking over the next month will go from

Waa, my abs suck, I’ll never have a flat stomach, Waa.

to something far more encouraging like

My abs are freakin’ awesome and they get more awesome every single day! I do everything it takes to be tummy proud and I love my flat stomach!

That’s basically it. I can’t wait to see how this turns out and if any of you have something you’d like to try to test drive the Law of Attraction, please join in. I’d love to have company on what I think is going to be an enlightening journey. I look forward to proving to myself, once and for all, that my thoughts really do have power and affect all aspects of my life.

I’ll report back in a month with what I know will be great news.

The rest of this series can be found with the following links :

Law of Attraction Test Drive Week One Update
Law of Attraction Test Drive Week Two Update
Law of Attraction Test Drive Week Three Update
The Law of Attraction and a Flat Stomach Test Drive Final Update!