{"id":15,"date":"2010-04-07T12:33:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-07T12:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/lessonsfromarecoveringdoormat\/2010\/04\/law-of-attraction-in-action-time.html"},"modified":"2010-04-07T12:33:00","modified_gmt":"2010-04-07T12:33:00","slug":"law-of-attraction-in-action-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lessonsfromarecoveringdoormat\/2010\/04\/law-of-attraction-in-action-time.html","title":{"rendered":"Law of Attraction in Action: Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>This is post 81 in my series on the Law of Attraction in Action. You CAN use your power to attract all that you need. I do it every day! Read the posts in this series<\/a> to see how.<\/p>\n

In my last post, Joy in Time for YOU<\/a>, I talked about the benefits of giving yourself some time off. That helps you do more on in the following days. Another important reason for making time for YOU is that it sends a powerful message to the Law of Attraction\u2014that you are worthy of being rested and having positive well-being.<\/p>\n

When you don\u2019t value your time and <\/span>recognize that making quality time for YOU<\/span> supports your well-being, it sends a message that it\u2019s okay for you to not feel good. Guess what you get?<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s NEVER okay to not feel good. Sometimes stuff happens and you have no choice but to get through a super busy time. I get those too often. But these days, even at my crazy busiest, I look down the road of life to make plans for time off. This doesn\u2019t mean you have to go somewhere or do something special. Last weekend I just stayed in bed for hours, watching mindless reruns of reality TV and doing word puzzles or playing a video game as I watched.<\/p>\n

It doesn\u2019t matter how you decompress and refresh as long as you do it!<\/span><\/p>\n

When I lived in DoorMatville,, my time was something I gave away freely. Anyone who needed a piece only had to ask. Because I gave it no value, I continued attracting things that drained my time and wondered why I was always so unhappy. I\u2019d heard you\u2019re supposed to find joy in giving to others. Why didn\u2019t that happen for me? Because I gave without valuing my time and didn\u2019t include me in the giving of my time.<\/p>\n

Carl Sandburg said, \u201cTime is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful, lest you let other people spend it for you.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Your time truly is as valuable as your money and should be doled out carefully. We make budgets for our bank accounts and should do the same with the hours we have each day. You know I don\u2019t advise going from one extreme to the other\u2014stop giving time to others and keeping it all for yourself. I still like helping others when I can. The \u201cwhen I can\u201d is the key. Some weeks I can do more than others. During others, when work is intensive, I must save any spare time for my own activities.<\/p>\n

The more you use time for your own needs and well-being, the more you often can give to others.<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019m not commitment-phobic with men but I am commitment-phobic with my time these days. I hesitate to make plans that will occupy a whole day or take me out of town or that I must be somewhere on the same day weekly, which is why I\u2019ve turned down offers to teach a 15-week college course. When I commit to something that can\u2019t be changed, it means I\u2019m not free to take advantage of an opportunity that could crop up at the last minute.<\/p>\n

The more I value my time, the more benefits I attract from time spent on me. <\/span><\/p>\n

I was often tired as a DoorMat but plodded on. Now I stop to smell the roses as the saying goes. Life feels better when I take care of me. Budgeting enough time for you tells the Universe you value your time, and yourself. Your intention is to do things that make you feel good, and you attract more ways to feel good! Self-value is a crucial message to send out to the Universe. It creates a strong magnetic draw for improving your well-being.<\/p>\n

Be flexible in setting a time budget. Make plans with and for others, while blocking out some to just be. Do WHATEVER you\u2019d like to do, guilt-free! <\/span><\/p>\n

I love an occasionally day of not getting dressed since I won\u2019t be going out. Pick your own pleasure and indulge, not matter what other might think. Respect how important and valuable your time is so you don\u2019t fritter it away on autopilot. Stop to smell your own roses, or play with your kids or take a walk or visit loved ones or vege out all morning or a gazillion other things that might make you feel good. The important thing is to do something. <\/p>\n

Making time for you is another one of what I call gifts to yourself. <\/span><\/p>\n

If you need motivation, remind yourself that you can\u2019t get any time back after it\u2019s passed. I look at each day as a gift now. You can too, if you create the consciousness to do so. Every day is a new beginning that you can choose to waste, give away, or make the most of. I like the last option. Making the most of a day is individual to each person. It\u2019s your choice to spend your time wisely, in ways that feel satisfying on a personal level and increase your happiness!<\/p>\n

See all the Law of Attraction in Action Series.<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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