{"id":4515,"date":"2013-07-23T12:01:53","date_gmt":"2013-07-23T16:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/lessonsfromarecoveringdoormat\/?p=4515"},"modified":"2013-07-01T12:33:17","modified_gmt":"2013-07-01T16:33:17","slug":"law-of-attraction-in-action-focus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lessonsfromarecoveringdoormat\/2013\/07\/law-of-attraction-in-action-focus.html","title":{"rendered":"Law of Attraction in Action: Focus"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"LOAlogoBLOG\"<\/a>This is post 244 in my series on the Law of Attraction in Action. You CAN use your power to manifest your desires.. I do it every day! Read all the posts in my L<\/strong>aw of Attraction in Action Series<\/strong><\/a> to see how.<\/p>\n

Year ago I was at a Yankee game with a friend. I got curious about what would happen if a certain situation happened on the field. Would the player be out I kept asking him. He thought I was crazy because what I asked about would be very unusual to happen. But I really wanted to know and kept asking throughout the game. He kept telling me how unlikely that was to happen so he\u2019d never seen it and didn\u2019t know what the outcome would be.<\/p>\n

His mouth dropped in the last inning when what I’d been focusing on happened. He looked at me and asked how I did that. While it could have been a strange coincidence, I believe that because I was focused on that situation for the whole game, I attracted it. I greatly wanted to see it so I”d know what the call would be. The Law of Attraction brings us what we\u2019re focused on, positive or negative. That why it\u2019s so important to monitor your thoughts. My friend couldn\u2019t imagine that what I asked about would happen. Yet I couldn\u2019t stop focusing on it until I nearly drove him crazy.<\/p>\n

I wanted to know what would happen so much that I practically visualized it in my mind. What you focus on with fervor is what the Law of Attraction is likely to bring you. If you\u2019re running to make an appointment and focused on, \u201cI\u2019ll probably be late,\u201d you\u2019ll probably be late. If you feel a tickle in your throat and become focused on how everyone seems to be getting the flu, guess what you\u2019re likely to attract?<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t emphasize enough the importance of monitoring your thoughts. Make sure you\u2019re focused on what you want or on something joyful. That\u2019s the best way to fuel the Law of Attraction to bring you good stuff.<\/p>\n

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