The Law of Attraction? Be grateful for it!

Hey Everyone! I hope all is well! I am having a great day! Although its cold outside, I can feel spring in the air! I can't wait to be outside playing ball , going for a walk, and or and drive with the windows open. I can't help but get pumped about this season! :)



Anyway, back to my topic for today! I would like to introduce you the the idea of the Law of Attraction! The Law of Attraction is the idea that what we think and feel about, we attract into out lives whether it be positive or negative events. When I first learned about this theory, I was puzzled. I asked myself, can thoughts be that powerful? This was not an easy question to ask. In order to answer this question, I had to face what I liked and what I needed to change in my life. After pondering for several days, I came to several conclusions: 1) My relationship with friends and family members have been successful because of my positive attitude and thoughts about them, 2) I was able to earn a teaching job based by having a clear vision of myself having the job, even before being hired, 3) and the stress that I was feeling during the the end of 2007 - 2008 was caused by me, not just the events and people that I felt were contributing my aggravation.



The third reality was a hard pill for me to swallow. For the longest time, I blamed other people and circumstances for my "personal slump." However, after reading The Secret and learning about the teachings of Abraham and Hicks, I recapped the events that went on from 2007-2008. As I remembered these events, I focused on what my mentality was like during those times, which it was not as positive as I would of liked it to be. Every mistake I made was just a chain reaction for another one to happen. I felt like I was always in a lose/lose situation no matter what I did. How could I face the real world after my last semester of college? Yes, I received my degree from this experience, but at the same time I was concerned about facing this amount of stress again in my life.

A few months after I graduated from college, I was able to move out and start working full time. Although I was enjoying my new place and my new job, I still felt a sense of insecurity. I was so afraid that I was going to fail at my job. However, as the months went by, I decided to do some research on how to control my stress. I studied the importance of positive thinking and its long term health benefits.

One positive thinking exercise that changed my life was to list 5 positive things that you liked about your day. Believe it or not, the more grateful you are for the little things in you life, the more the bigger things will start to show up in your life as well. It could be as something small as being grateful for the peanut butter and jelly sandwich you ate or something like a productive day at work! Try it! I am challenging you to post 5 things you are grateful for each day on my blog, and I promise you things are going to start to change for you! This is my personal challenge to you and I hope you plan on taking it! I promise you that you won't regret this! In order to attract the things you want more in your life, the first step is be to be grateful for those things that you already have. Here is my list for the day! 1) I was able to wake up and have my feet touch the ground 2) I was able to help my students learn! 3) I enjoyed my coworkers 's sense of humor! 4) I enjoyed my supper tonight 5) I am pumped about getting free Bruin tickets for this Saturday! Now this is the first exercise I want you to try! Start typing! - Dave :)