{"id":1764,"date":"2011-08-16T12:01:07","date_gmt":"2011-08-16T16:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/lessonsfromarecoveringdoormat\/?p=1764"},"modified":"2011-07-05T22:47:07","modified_gmt":"2011-07-06T02:47:07","slug":"law-of-attraction-in-action-bring-action-to-intentions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lessonsfromarecoveringdoormat\/2011\/08\/law-of-attraction-in-action-bring-action-to-intentions.html","title":{"rendered":"Law of Attraction in Action: Bring Action to Intentions"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>This is post 150 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 all the posts in my Law of Attraction in Action Series<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

You get together with 5 friends every Wednesday evening at your favorite cupcake cafe. One week someone comes in with a flyer for a 4-week workshop that can help advance your career. Everyone gets excited. It begins the following week, which means missing your regular get-together. After a long discussion, 3 friends decide they will register for it, and go on and on about how terrific it will be. How many friends will there probably be at the cupcake caf\u00e9 the following week? You\u2019re probably thinking this is too easy a math question. 6 \u2013 3 = 3.<\/p>\n

But, chances are\u2014all 6 of you will be there!<\/p>\n

Just because you want, and intend, to do something, doesn\u2019t mean you\u2019ll actually do it. It\u2019s easy to create intentions in the heat of excitement, especially when you have friends around you all getting revved about doing something. It\u2019s much harder to make a commitment with actions and take the steps necessary to do what you intend. And it\u2019s especially hard if you decide to do something tomorrow, or Monday or any time that\u2019s not right now since the fervor of your decision that moment can easily wane from the reality of taking action when the original motivation isn\u2019t there.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been at spiritual gatherings and heard people declare what they decided they would do. They\u2019d get excited. Janie intended to take a European vacation. Donetta intended she had to leave her critical boyfriend. James intended to quit his job. We were all revved to make changes in our lives. Weeks later I saw them again,. Janie was wavering on taking a trip. It wasn\u2019t the right time to go abroad. Maybe next year. Donetta shared her boyfriend\u2019s good qualities and why she gave him more chances to treat her better, though it wasn’t working yet. James explained it was too risky to quit his job in this economy.<\/p>\n

Yet they were all set to do these things at the first gathering.<\/p>\n

Reality can make it harder to carry out intentions you truly believed you\u2019d follow though on. <\/strong>When you\u2019re scared, intentions can turn into procrastination fueled by a slew of excuses for why it won\u2019t work now. This still happens to me. I can get very determined to do something before it\u2019s time to do it. But when the time comes, I falter. Maybe I didn\u2019t sleep well and need to feel more rested to make the calls. Maybe I figure it\u2019s too close to a holiday to try.\u00a0 Even with all my empowerment, I can still have trouble keeping to my intentions.<\/p>\n

The Law of Attraction will support your intentions only so far if you procrastinate and take no action.<\/p>\n

Just deciding to do something isn\u2019t enough. You need to take action to show you mean business and you need to generate the strong positive emotion around the results of your intentions. You intend to lose weight but the call of food, combined with laziness, tells the Universe otherwise. You intend to make more money but are scared to try to ask for a promotion or try a job with more responsibility and wonder why the Law of Attraction doesn\u2019t bring it to you. Look at the message your actions, or lack of them, and your emotions about carrying out your intentions, tell the Universe.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In order to manifest the intentions you say you want, decide if you want it badly enough to do what\u2019s necessary. Even if you need to go slowly, are you willing to take the steps? Once you\u2019re more conscious about what you need to do to make your intentions happen, assess if you believe you can. Then take the first step to getting support from the Law of Attraction, with the second step right behind it. You can make your intentions real. It begins with being willing to take action and doing so!<\/p>\n

See all the posts in my Law of Attraction in Action Series HERE<\/a>.
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Take the self-love challenge<\/strong><\/a> and get my book, How Do I Love Me? Let Me Count the Ways<\/a><\/strong> for free at http:\/\/howdoiloveme.com<\/a>. And you can post your loving acts HERE<\/a><\/strong> to reinforce your intention to love yourself. Read my 31 Days of Self-Love Posts HERE<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Please leave comments under my posts so we can stay connected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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