Week 2: The Law of Attraction Test Drive
I am now two weeks into my Law of Attraction Test Drive and the past week has not been an easy one for myself or my family. We lost our beloved dog Parker after a long year of steady decline. The decision to have him put to sleep was one I’d been avoiding with every fiber of my being for several weeks until last Thursday when I could not deny his condition any longer.
This obviously had an effect on the amount of time I spent consciously thinking good things about my abs. As I mentioned in last week’s update -
…whenever I am stressed or busy or tired or hungry or getting dressed or getting undressed and so on I very often have negative thoughts and self talk about my tummy area. This seems to be a stress response for me: some people bite their nails, some people eat donuts – I hate my stomach.
The days since my last update have involved a lot of stress and sadness and although I made little effort at thinking positively about my midsection, I absolutely carried on business as usual with the self deprecating tummy talk. That happens without effort. I don’t have to tell myself to hate my stomach. I can do that no matter what else is going on because it is a well rehearsed and deeply ingrained habit.
an acquired behavior pattern regularly followed until it has become almost involuntary: the habit of looking both ways before crossing the street.
~Dictionary.com
There are people who could have gone through an experience similar to the one I’ve been through this past week without being given to negative thoughts about their midsection. I’m certain of it. It is not a condition of losing one’s pet that I must feel as though none of my pants fit well. It does not necessarily follow that sadness over losing a loved one must result in a blubbery stomach and self loathing. It is no disrespect to the dog if I like my stomach and yet, I do not.
Hating my stomach is a habit and this habit is creating more of the same. Some people have the habit of being perfectly comfortable with their midsections and it is never an issue. The habit I have created – for whatever reason – is using the Law of Attraction to bring me more of what I think about and what I think about is blech, I hate my stomach, it’s never good enough.
Ask and ye shall receive.
So am I any further along than when I started this project? Yes, I believe that I am because what I hoped to do was discover if the Law of Attraction is real (check!) and if it is to begin using it to my advantage (working on it!). I am confident that the Law of Attraction is working but I also know that in some ways I am using it poorly. The realization that it’s a matter of creating better habits is encouraging to me because habits can be changed. Not always easily but still, the power is mine to do with as I like and I’m loving that.
This next week is all about changing those habits and making the Law of Attraction work for me. I’m excited to see this happen and can’t wait to begin applying it to other areas of my life as well.
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