Hello everyone - have you been hearing all about The Secret, by Rhonda Byrne? It’s all over the place, on Oprah, Ellen, Larry King, and of course, all over the internet. It’s a great book, made into a DVD, about the Law of Attraction and how the use of it will bring you anything and everything you’ve ever wanted in your life.
I’m a long-time believer in this, and have always included the discussion of it in my readings. But not only that, I’ve tried to always use this principle in my life, knowing that it’s how we create the good - or the bad - that happens to us.
The Universal Laws were always a fascination to me, and I found quite early on that the Law of Attraction was the most important of them, as far as I was concerned. This Law, that Like Attracts Like, became my mantra, and for the past 25 years, I’ve made this the basis of everything I did or thought, although not always successfully! Almost everyone that got a reading from me, whether in deep or semi-trance, would receive instruction and guidance about this subject. My family became well-versed in it too, often quoting it to me when I least wanted to hear it!
What I found was that, over and over again, whatever I saw in others, was myself. Whatever I wanted, I could manifest. Whatever I DIDN’T want, I ALSO manifested! This was the part that was so hard to learn – and the most important piece of the puzzle, it seemed. It wasn’t that I always manifested what I wanted; but when it did manifest, I could see that it had been by my own actions.
The Law of Attraction does not discriminate – you will attract to you whatever you focus on, whether it’s positive or negative. It’s all about focus, or energy of thought. Just because it’s something you don’t want, doesn’t mean it won’t happen – if you’re placing your attention on that thing, you’re still focusing thought energy on it, so you will create and attract it to you.
Not only that, you will only see, or perceive, or realize, that which you are. Your thoughts have created who you are, and what you have, and what you believe – so you can only observe those same things in others, because those things are your only reality. If you are seeing in others a certain trait, for example, such as honesty, you can only see it in them if you see it in yourself. If you see them as ugly, or fearful, or wimpy, it’s only possible to see those things if you see them in yourself – you are actually seeing the reflection of yourself in them.
The realization that everyone was my mirror, a reflection of my traits and beliefs, was a huge revelation for me. It caused me to start to really clean up my act, as I saw that whenever I perceived something unpleasant or unlikeable or downright negative in someone else, that very thing was in me! I’ve had innumerable dark nights of the soul, wondering how I could be attracting a certain person or situation – since that meant it was something in me that was doing it. But always, with enough soul-searching and honest evaluation, I’ve been able to “get it” and move forward.
I’d have to say that the last three years of my life really brought this home to me. My thoughts and beliefs about myself had created a very serious health problem. Throughout my entire life, I’d focused on my weight – I was fat, overweight, a fat slob, a pig, etc. etc. From the age of 8, my weight was an issue, and my mother started then to put me on diets, admonish me about my eating habits, and to dress me in “fat” clothes. This has been a constant in my life – other things have come and gone, but my weight, my problems with my size, my addiction to food, the love/hate relationship with it, have been my reality. And, as night follows day, the more I focused on it, the more it was a problem! I was focusing on what I DIDN’T want, but that didn’t make it go away; the act of focusing my thoughts, which are energy, onto a subject, made that subject get bigger and more serious and more real! And I got fatter and fatter, and sicker and sicker. The more I thought about how fat I was, how unhappy I was, how poorly I felt, the worse it became. Even KNOWING that that was the worse thing I could do, I continued to do it. It’s very hard to ignore how you look and feel!
It’s hard to look in a mirror at 350 lbs, with raging diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, bad knees, breathing problems, and more, and think kind and loving thoughts toward yourself! However, I also knew what I knew: that my thoughts would create my reality. I therefore began the process of finding out about weight loss surgery, to see if that could finally resolve my problem, and at that point, save my life. I was seriously ill, and didn’t have much hope of reaching my senior years at that point, and frankly, I didn’t care if I did!
I researched the surgery, and found a doctor nearly 2 hours away that could perform a certain type. I drove back and forth dozens of times for tests and to be worked into his program, only to ultimately be denied that particular surgery by my insurance. The next type was one he refused to perform on me, saying I was too fat for it! Once again, my fat was a problem, even amongst people used to it!
This just spurred me on, though, and something clicked for me. In a matter of days I found a different surgery, not performed in Syracuse, but available in New York City (nearly 6 hours away). Again, in just a few days, I “miraculously” got an appointment with that doctor, got all the insurance approvals, test results, etc., and literally within 3 weeks was on the table having the surgery! I met the doctor for the first time on the Monday following Thanksgiving, and my surgery was December 10th!
To me, this was not only astonishing, but the most amazing proof of the power of thought and the Law of Attraction. This time, I had deliberately set out with ideas, desire, passion and conviction to manifest the outcome that knew I could have. And, all the peripheral needs were manifested as well – I had loving help from my family, the money to do it with, I healed quickly, etc. All again from the power of my thoughts and beliefs.
Two years later, I’ve lost 170 lbs, am no longer diabetic or with any other health problems, and have had a number of other seemingly miraculous results, simply using this very easy principle.
And it is simple – NOT ALWAYS EASY!! As I said, it was very difficult to not see what was right in the mirror, or to acknowledge how I felt.
It was similar when I started looking for my house. I knew what I wanted, and had a very complete list of things that were “must haves” for me. I looked at dozens of houses for over 3 years, going through 3 realtors in the process! Finally, I saw an ad for an open house and knew that was it! When I got to the house, I ran up the lawn, not even waiting to walk around to the driveway! And once inside, as I entered the foyer and looked to the right at the room that would be my home office, I said “This is my house!” I was so excited - I didn’t even have to see the rest of it, although once I did it was perfect. This was a Sunday, a typical day for open houses but not a typical work day for my realtor! However, I called her and made her meet me to write a purchase offer that very afternoon, and less than 2 days later the house was mine! Again, by visualizing what I wanted, sticking to my list, and focusing on the positive outcome, I had manifested exactly what I wanted.
Interested to learn more? I’m conducting a special evening on this very subject on April 14th in Syracuse, New York. Come learn the secrets of The Secret!! I believe I can de-mystify the process, give you some nuts-and-bolts instruction and set you on your way to creating and manifesting everything you’ve ever wanted!
Please be in touch with me at DebbieC1953@hotmail.com or call 315-247-9088 for more information or to reserve your space.
