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Other Life Reflections

... it also led me to read a variety of books about attracting wealth. One of the most significant was The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. Wattles. The most remarkable thing is, the book was written almost one hundred years ago in 1910! Now there's a man who was definitely ahead of his time. It's truly amazing reading and an excellent introduction to manifesting your desires. If you're interested in downloading the e-book, it's available for FREE here.

Actually, that book was the basis for The Secret movie which I watched many, many times! As I mentioned, I had already been introduced to the principles of the Law of Attraction in Wally's book, although that’s not what he called it. We all need to view our lessons from various perspectives for them to have value to us and this movie helped me understand the principles in a whole new way.

As recommended by Wally and the stars in the movie, I started defining exactly what I wanted and created a vision board of my ‘ideal’ life. I believe I have something to contribute to this world and really want to make a difference, so that was the central theme. Also, I wanted the freedom to work from home, work whatever hours I chose, and make my own decisions about what I did, where I did it, and how. Plus I wanted to be free to travel the world and go somewhere warm for winter. (NB: Only a Canadian would want that!) 

There were other personal items on my board, but I was very pleased with it as it represented what I wanted my life to be. I practiced the principles daily for several weeks. And the weeks turned into months… BUT NOTHING CHANGED!

Why were all these other people able to manifest their desires, but I couldn’t? There are reports of literally thousands and thousands of individuals realizing their dreams, but I wasn’t one of them. I was frustrated and discouraged to say the least and continued to read everything I could lay my hands on about the Law of Attraction and anything that would improve my prosperity consciousness. There was certainly lots of material available!

I knew enough about the Law to understand that if I wasn't receiving what I wanted there must be something within ME that attracted what I didn't want. But understanding that and knowing what it was or what to do about it seemed beyond me. No matter how hard I tried to remain positive and feel "good" emotions, I couldn't get past receiving more of what I DIDN'T want.

Eventually, I learned there was something Joe Vitale calls ‘counter-intentions’ at work within me. These are unconscious beliefs we have about certain subjects that actually oppose what we say we want. As you probably know, the Law of Attraction works to bring you what you focus on. But when you have counter-intentions, the positive energy you give out is cancelled by the negative energy from your unconscious beliefs.

For instance, as I mentioned earlier, my big challenge in this life has been money. My ideal life therefore included a generous income so I followed the suggestions in The Secret and visualized cheques coming in the mail and lots of money pouring into my bank account. Sounds simple enough... doesn’t it?

However, I discovered unconscious beliefs within me that made it impossible for me to attract money. They were counter-intentions that made it impossible for my visualization to manifest. It was a very significant discovery and I’ll tell you about it another time.