{"id":2012,"date":"2011-11-08T12:01:27","date_gmt":"2011-11-08T17:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/lessonsfromarecoveringdoormat\/?p=2012"},"modified":"2011-09-11T22:23:58","modified_gmt":"2011-09-12T02:23:58","slug":"law-of-attraction-in-action-%e2%80%9cam-i-in-alignment%e2%80%9d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lessonsfromarecoveringdoormat\/2011\/11\/law-of-attraction-in-action-%e2%80%9cam-i-in-alignment%e2%80%9d.html","title":{"rendered":"Law of Attraction in Action: \u201cAm I in Alignment?\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>This is post 155 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> to see how.<\/p>\n

One of the key principles of using the Law of Attraction effectively is being in alignment. That sounded good when I first heard it but then I got confused about what alignment actually is. I assumed it meant doing all I could to reach my goal. But that\u2019s not what it\u2019s about. Often working very hard increases stress and leaves your feeling drained or just not happy about what you\u2019re doing. So even though you think you\u2019re on the right path, busting your butt to push to get to your goal, you\u2019re not in alignment.<\/p>\n

Alignment feels good\u2014always!<\/strong>\u00a0 If you\u2019re feeling stressed, overworked, pressured, etc., you\u2019re out of alignment and won\u2019t attract the good you could. Alignment means you feel in sync with what you\u2019re expecting. You\u2019re:<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Excited, not doubtful
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Relaxed, not anxious or strained
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0In a good mood, not feeling negative
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Patient that what you want will come at the right time, not feeling disappointment if it doesn\u2019t come immediately<\/p>\n

The best thing you can do to get into alignment is\u2014enjoy your life.<\/strong> Do things that feel good. Stop doing things that make you feel bad or stressed. Being in a good place attracts the best results. It\u2019s not necessary to kill yourself working in order to get what you want. Truthfully, you\u2019ll get more if you don\u2019t! This doesn\u2019t mean you shouldn\u2019t do anything. But you shouldn\u2019t have to struggle or be unhappy from what you do. If that\u2019s the case, you\u2019re going about it wrong.<\/p>\n

Feeling good about doing what you need to do to manifest the outcome you want puts you into alignment. Struggling keeps it from happening.<\/p>\n

Negative emotions are alignment busters.<\/strong> Positive feelings feed feeling aligned with what you want to attract. It doesn\u2019t matter how much you want something if you\u2019ve not in alignment to receive it. You can be dying to win a prize or get a raise or meet a romantic partner, but if your emotions are not in sync with the desire, you won\u2019t get it.<\/p>\n

If you want to gauge if you\u2019re ready to receive, tune in to how you feel.<\/p>\n

Are you happy or down? Nervous with anticipation or stressed? If you don\u2019t feel good then you need to do something to get back on track. The more positive emotions you can generate, the more ammo for manifesting. When you\u2019re in alignment you feel good. Thinking about having your desire manifest should just feel right, and not shadowed by feelings that you don\u2019t deserve it or can\u2019t imagine it coming to you.<\/p>\n

So it\u2019s really quite simple: When you feel good you\u2019re in alignment; when you fee bad you\u2019re not!<\/p>\n

If you are feeling out of alignment, do something you enjoy to create a happier mood to distract yourself from the negatives and to create more joy.\u00a0 I\u2019ve been living with this consciousness for years and get so much from it. You don\u2019t have to do all sorts of work or always focus on what you want. For example, I\u2019ve never listened to music when I ran so I never bought an iPod. A few weeks ago, I decided I wanted one. But I didn\u2019t want to buy it! Lately I’ve been especially loving life and my mood has been very positive.<\/p>\n

So I decided with a strong expectation that I\u2019d get one from somewhere for free. Maybe it would be for a promotion or I\u2019d win it. But it wouldn\u2019t cost me a cent. Last week I brought my laptop into the Apple store for repair. I\u2019d had trouble getting the problem fixed and called a supervisor for tech support first. He gave me a case number and told me to keep him apprised of what happened. I was told it would be ready in 5-7 days. Late on the 7th day I called the supervisor. He called the store and then apologized for it not being ready. They were backed up.<\/p>\n

Apple gives terrific customer support. I\u2019ve always had an Apple computer and swear by them! The supervisor told me that he wanted to give me something because the computer was late. An iPod Shuffle arrived a few days later\u2014for free! Later it hit me\u2014I jus manifested a free iPod to use when I run, just as I\u2019d expected! Even though I manifest often, I was surprised to get it so easily and fast. I\u2019m in such good alignment to manifest lots of stuff and this came to me effortlessly.<\/p>\n

Tune into how you\u2019re feeling<\/strong> and if it\u2019s not positive, do what you can to make sure you\u2019re feeling good. That\u2019s the best way to create the good alignment needed for the Law of Attraction to pick up on and work with you in a very positive way.<\/p>\n

See all the posts in my Law of Attraction in Action Series HERE<\/strong><\/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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