The Role of Action in Using the Law of Attraction
Saturday, February 16th, 2008
The wild success of the film The Secret has inspired millions to begin focusing on using the law of attraction to improve their lives.
The question many people ask when they begin using their thoughts to change their life is "What about action; don't I have to do something? Things can't just magically appear, right?"
(In case you aren't familiar with the Law of Attraction, view this post.)
So how does action fit with the law of attraction?
I've been wrestling with this idea for quite some time and I am starting to understand the role of action.
Action is an extension of where your vibration (or level of consciousness) is at any given time.
The higher your vibration, the more powerful the action and, therefore, the less action you will have to take.
Think of your life like an apple tree. If your tree is bearing rotten fruit that is misshapen, distasteful, and attracts flies, what action could you take?
Here is a little story to illustrate this idea.
There were two men each with an apple tree that was producing rotten fruit.
The first man focused on "fixing the bad applies." He would go to each one and scrap away the brown spots, kill the flies, and try to make it look good. This would take a long time since he had to do so much work on each apple and there were many apples.
He said to others, "This is so much work, life is hard."
The second man approached it from a different perspective. He let the bad apples be and instead focused for a long time on creating wellness in the tree.
This reflection lead him to call apple tree specialists, do some research, read some books, all before he took any action specifically relating to the fruit. He learned about the proper environment apple trees thrive in, how much water they need, how much sunlight, what kind of soil is best for them, and so on.
So finally, he realized that the apples were rotten because the apple tree needed better soil, more water, and more sunlight. He adjusted the environment, setup a system to automatically do these things on a regular basis, and then sat back and waited.
During this time, the first man was able to sell many of his "fixed" apples at a decent price while the second man still had all the bad apples that he could not sell.
The first man turned to him and said "Hey we all have bad apples, you just have to bite the bullet and get to work."
The second man replied, "Perhaps."
By the time the next harvest came, the first man was able to grow 10 times more apples by hiring more workers who all fixed the apples for him. His profits per apple were lower but he was producing more so it was ok.
The second man was able to grow 10 times as many apples as well except he didn't need to hire anyone to fix the apples. Instead, people paid him higher prices per apple because his fruit tasted so much better.
They would say, "There is just something about his apples that make them taste so much better."
He sat back and enjoyed an abundant life. He didn't need to do as much work because his action focused on the supporting the tree rather than fixing the fruit.
So when it comes to taking action, many of us get caught up in fixing the fruit of our life rather than focusing on the tree or source. Look at the medical industry, they are built around quick fixes that work on the symptoms rather than the cause of illness.
So if you feel that feeling of "I know I should be taking action to reach my goals but I don't know what to do," don't just take action for the sake of doing something.
Instead, focus on raising your vibration and energy. Most of the ways that we raise our vibration are considered "doing nothing", "goofing off" or "being lazy" by society's standards. These include meditating, listening to uplifting music, petting your dog or cat, playing fun sports, basically anything that gives us that surge of excitement or thrill.
These types of activities are actually very powerful because they allow more life to flow through you which gives you more energy which allows you to do more and take better action. They work on the source (you) rather than the fruit (everything outside of you).
Try meditating for 15 minutes a day and asking yourself questions such as "I want to know what the next step is for my goal of ____." or "I want to know what business to start" or "I want to know what I should do about____."
This is the exact way I created Yang Town. I realized that I wanted to change the design of my blog and create something better but I had no idea what. I kept asking myself "What should I create? What should I name it?" Within a few weeks the idea of yang town flashed into my mind and I spent the next 8 months or so bringing it to life.
This is why sometimes I won't post for a week. If I don't feel like my post will be powerful enough to help others then I don't try to force an article just for the sake of writing. When I feel like I want to write but I don't know what to write about, I meditate and ask for more wisdom.
Then at some random time a day or two later, I will get a flash of inspiration and I will write a full article like this one in a couple hours.
When you meditate you are connecting to universal energy and knowledge, which raises your vibrations allowing you to access more powerful thoughts and ideas.
This leads to Inspired Action. You will know when you receive inspired action because you won't need any motivation to work, you will crave work.
You will feel that rush of energy and taking action will feel like the most natural thing. You probably won't even consider it work because it feels so good to do.
So sure action is a part of the law of attraction and you have to take action for things to manifest. The part where most people get hung up on, is they worry about what action before they get the inspiration.
Get the inspiration first, the action will follow.
I look at the importance of the law of attraction and action like this: Even though the law of attraction will bring me a check in the mail, I still have to take some action to cash it.
So in this way my highest priority is taking care of my vibration or raising my consciousness.
Action is the fruit of Vibration.
So remember, "How can you raise your vibration or consciousness right now?"
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How to Give Advice to Others
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008Have you ever seen one of your friends or family doing something wrong and you tried to tell them the "right" way to do it? Chances are, that they didn't respond to well to your "advice" and even resisted or resented your help.
Why is it so hard for people to take good advice? Don't they see you care about them and want the best for them?
I've wrestled with this notion for many years and I finally understand the reason.
The problem is not with the advice, or necessarily the person receiving it; the problem is the way in which it is given. Let me explain.
It finally clicked after watching the Dog Whisperer on The National Geographic Channel. The show follows Cesear Milan, a professional dog trainer, while he visits ordinary people who have out-of-control dogs and trains them how to train their dog.
One episode featured a dog that was born with only 2 back legs. This dog had to hop around using its chest as a front leg and would often lash out at other people (besides the owners) who tried to pet it.
When Cesear heard this, he understood immediately what was wrong. He said something to the effect of this: "The dog doesn't see itself as handicapped, we do. The dog accepts himself exactly the way he is. When other people come to pet him, they start to give him love and affection but then they also bring the energy of "ah, you're handicapped you poor thing" which is a sympathy-type energy. It's like a mix of love and poison which still ends up being a negative energy."
This is one of the most profound things I've ever heard. Anytime you are experiencing a negative emotion in response to how a person is or is behaving, you are generating within you an unpleasant energy.
When you feel worry, sympathy, anger, frustration, etc. toward another person, you are creating a negative energy. When you feel this way and then try to give advice to them, you are trying to give them that energy.
Let me ask you, if someone wanted to give you the energy of guilt, or shame, or worry, would you take it?
No way.
Does it matter if the energy was spruced up with some helpful words? Not really.
All words are good for really, is for us to agree on what type of energy we intend to communicate to each other. The majority of this energy, however, is communicated through our own state (our body language, voice tone, facial expression etc). Research indicates that up to 93% of communication is through things other than our words.
So while you may be "giving great advice" with your words, your state may be giving something else.
Think back to the last time you tried to give advice to someone. What was your energy like when you were talking to them? Was it from a place of love, compassion, and understanding or were you frustrated, angry, or worried about their choice?
In the words of Abraham, "You can't worry about someone and love them at the same time. They are two different energies."
Instead of becoming frustrated or worried, see if you can be completely at peace with where they are and the way they are.
A good way to start is to summon the energy of compassion:
1) What part of them can you appreciate in this situation?
2) Once you find it, feel it for a little while until you are feeling love for them.
3) Then look at it from their perspective. Do you see why they want what they want?
4) Consider these questions:
Can you honor and accept their choice even if you do not agree with it?
Do you trust the universe to work out in the end?
Can you see that what might be right for you may not be right for others?5) How you can share your perspective while feeling this compassionate energy?
Let me give you an example. One of my family members recently found out they had high blood pressure. I knew there were various lifestyle choices she could change immediately to fix the problem. I wanted to tell her about various foods to eat and which to avoid, I wanted her to start meditating, and so on.
The old me would have became frustrated and said "You have high blood pressure because you eat crappy foods, watch the news all day, and don't exercise."
Although that is all true, the energy in the statement is a reflection of myself. It's the energy of blame, guilt, and shame at one's self. In this moment, I am not accepting myself and I am directing this energy to her by not accepting her where she is.
My advice to her is actually me trying to save myself. It's my frustration and blame towards myself, not compassion.
Instead, I understand that at one time I was doing many things that were not very healthy for me. I also understand that she simply doesn't understand that those activities are unhealthy for her.
I know that deep down, she wants to heal herself and be healthy and happy. So I make this last statement the basis for my approach and my energy to her.
I sit her down and tell some of the things I have recently learned and that if she is interested I could tell her more. I explain some of ways that I have improved my life through meditation and nutrition and teach her how to use them, all the while feeling love and appreciation for her.
The more I tell her, the more receptive she becomes, and the more committed she becomes.
This is because I was using the power of example rather than the force of knowledge.
By utilizing this approach, you can improve your communication with your girlfriends, friends, family, coworkers; everyone.
Remember, all advice you are giving is a reflection of yourself. By working on accepting yourself fully and completely in this moment, you will better be able to help others do the same.
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If You are Your Thoughts, Then Who’s Listening?
Wednesday, January 16th, 2008Have you ever been talking with an old friend and they mention some great success they recently had, maybe like getting a high paying job or buying a really nice house when suddenly a thought pops into your head like "that lucky bastard," or "he doesn't deserve that, what gives?"
I know I've been genuinely happy for friends and relatives and these thoughts have still popped up at times. I used to feel guilty about thinking them and would say to myself, "Jeez, what's wrong with me? I keep having these jealous thoughts, does this make me a jealous person?"
The other night I was drifting into sleep when I had one of the greatest realizations in my entire life so far. My consciousness was dosing off and I was about to fall asleep at any moment.
My mind was wandering onto this topic and that, when suddenly I was no longer paying attention to the thoughts, but rather, I effectively fell asleep for about 2 seconds. Suddenly, I came back into awareness and since such a short time had elapsed, I was able to recall the last thought that had passed through my mind.
I repeated it in my mind and realized that I was not the one who thought it!
I said to myself, "That thought did not come from me at all, it came from somewhere else, I was asleep at that time."
It was in that moment that I experienced the feeling of separation between who I am and what I am thinking. I realized that I am not my thoughts; I am the observer of them, the experiencer, the listener.
I felt it at an internal level for just a split second. The thoughts that manifest inside my awareness are simply thoughts, they are not me.
I am defined not by what thoughts come into my awareness but by what thoughts I consciously hold onto and act upon.
Having jealous thoughts does not make a person jealous, being jealous makes a person jealous. The person defines themselves by their conscious action, not random thoughts.
Likewise, a person who reads a lot about running a business isn't a businessman; the real businessman is the guy out there cold calling, dealing with customers and creating new products.
It sounds so obvious yet this is a huge disconnect in our society, we identify and define ourselves by our thoughts rather than our action. Why is this?
I believe much of it has to do with the education system. In school we are taught to get good grades through reading (about others thoughts and experiences) and analyzing them (thinking about them), then writing a report (summarizing our thoughts).
Very little actual action is taken on our part yet we are positively or negatively reinforced for our thoughts, our ego rather than our character. This is probably the reason many graduates have trouble adjusting to the real world.
Imagine that you are visiting a foreign country and you can't speak the language so you bring a translator along with you. The only way you can communicate with anyone is through your translator and he has a tendancy to add his own opinion and ideas into what he is translating.
Since you don't know the language, it's hard to tell when he said something you didn't. Eventually, if you make the effort, you can pick up when the translator is adding in his words through your gut feeling.
You also find out that everyone else has a translator as well and sometimes your translator gets into a fight with theirs and you end up at odds with the other person.
So you decide to bypass both translators and communicate with others directly through your body language, facial expressions, and actions. The other person is soooo grateful to feel such a strong connection, that you both experience joy and happiness like never before.
This angers the translator (since he is no longer needed), so he tries to scare you into believing that you will not survive without him, that he is you.
You realize that he is not you but a servant of you. You realize that when you return to your homeland you and him will go your separate ways for there will be no need for translation at home.
This is how the ego works, it tricks you into thinking you need it and that you are it, when all along, the ego is just a tool to help you in this physical world and you can let go of it as soon as you are accustomed to the world.
Lately I've been focusing on bypassing my translator, the ego, to reach the other person. I've only made slight progress but the results have been very powerful.
A great book that focuses a lot about the journey inward is The Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman. There is a powerful scene where Dan lets go of the ego and feels extreme fear and uncertainty without it yet pushes onward.
Another great way is utilizing the meditation exercises from Revive Your Sex Drive.
Daily meditations will allow you to bypass the ego more each time you do them, allowing your true inner being to communicate through you with others.
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