{"id":63,"date":"2009-10-21T00:04:00","date_gmt":"2009-10-21T00:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/lessonsfromarecoveringdoormat\/2009\/10\/law-of-attraction-in-action-being-flexible.html"},"modified":"2009-10-21T00:04:00","modified_gmt":"2009-10-21T00:04:00","slug":"law-of-attraction-in-action-being-flexible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lessonsfromarecoveringdoormat\/2009\/10\/law-of-attraction-in-action-being-flexible.html","title":{"rendered":"Law of Attraction in Action: Being Flexible"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>           <!--StartFragment-->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color:black\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/post-create.g?blogID=6601826374403440725\"><span><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt;float: left;cursor: pointer;width: 154px;height: 200px\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_W3h59OgJIAA\/SaHpXrJCljI\/AAAAAAAAA2U\/pXTiy5hJCLU\/s200\/*+LOA+logo2.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color:black\">This is post 58 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 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lessonsfromarecoveringdoormat.com\/2009\/01\/law-of-attraction-in-action-series.html\">the posts in this series<\/a> to see how.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color:black\"><br \/>\n<br \/><\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color:black\">It\u2019s important to put out what you want to the Universe, and be clear about it. I\u2019ve emphasized that in previous posts. But it\u2019s also important to flexible about what you receive. If you\u2019re focused on one very specific objective, you can miss out on some wonderful opportunities or situations that you couldn\u2019t have imagined by <\/span><span style=\"color:black\">thinking just<\/span><span style=\"color:black\"> one-way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<br \/><span style=\"color:black\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color:black\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color:black\">Being locked into something rigid leaves no room for the Universe to send you what\u2019s for your highest good.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<br \/><span style=\"color:black\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color:black\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color:black\">For example, if you decide that you want to work for a specific kind of company or only work in one area or for only a certain amount of money, the career opportunity of a lifetime may miss the Law of Attraction\u2019s radar screen based on what message you send out. While it\u2019s important to know what you want, it\u2019s just as important to leave wiggle room for options you may not see when you try to manifest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color:black\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color:black\"><br \/>\n<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color:black\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Leaving yourself open to what\u2019s best for your highest good leads you to the best manifestations.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color:black\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color:black\"><br \/>\n<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color:black\">I lived in the suburbs before moving into Manhattan. When I decided to get an apartment here, I was sure I wanted to live on the upper Westside. It\u2019s a cool neighborhood and I love going up there. I had over 2 months to find a place and went from one to another but nothing worked out. Apartments I wanted fell through. Mostly I found something wrong with every one I looked at. But I was fixated on<span>  <\/span>a specific part of the upper Westside.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<br \/><span style=\"color:black\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color:black\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color:black\">A guy at a service I was registered at suggested I open myself up to other areas. I refused and continued looking in my chosen neighborhood, wondering why no apartment felt right. But I kept trying. It got discouraging. And frustrating as the day I HAD TO move got closer. Then I realized that maybe I wasn\u2019t meant to live where I was determined to and asked to be guided to the place that would be perfect for me. I got a call from a guy about an apartment in a neighborhood I\u2019d never spent any time in and knew little about.<br \/>\n<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<br \/><span style=\"color:black\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color:black\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color:black\">To show I was open to the best apartment for me, I went to look at it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<br \/><span style=\"color:black\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color:black\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color:black\">It was perfect! I never thought I could be so happy living in a big city since I\u2019m really a country girl. But my spacious, bright apartment has made me happy I was flexible for many years! I\u2019m in the heart of midtown, right by the subway that goes both to the east side and the west. Everyone is friendly. Had I stuck to my belief that I had to live on the upper Westside, I can\u2019t imagine being as happy. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color:black\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color:black\"><br \/>\n<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color:black\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Flexibility tells the Universe that you trust it to send you what you need, and at the right time. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color:black\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color:black\"><br \/>\n<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color:black\">When you hold fast to exactly how you want something to manifest, it says that you trust your judgment more than God\u2019s. Of course you should be clear about what you want. But it\u2019s also good to add, \u201cor whatever is best for my highest good.\u201d My faith is so strong that I completely trust that the Universe will send the best possible situation and my thoughts allow it to happen. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color:black\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color:black\"><br \/>\n<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color:black\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Being rigid about what you want can attract what really might not be good for you or you may not get something you didn\u2019t know you could have but would love.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Beth complained to me for a long time that she hated her job because of the people she worked with. There was a lot of tension between staff and she wasn\u2019t treated with the respect she deserved. Each week left her more fed up and it began to take its toll on her health. I told her to get another job. She had been in the same place for so long she didn\u2019t know where to go. She looked to transfer to another department but there were no openings. Then she heard about something a little different, and was told when it was available, she\u2019d be strongly considered for the position.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Beth felt excited for the first time in ages and became set on this potential opportunity. Months passed and it still wasn&#8217;t available. She lamented to me when I suggested looking elsewhere that this position seemed perfect for her and it was a miracle she even found out about it. But waiting indefinitely was taking its toll on her so I suggested she consider that maybe God had sent her the potential opportunity to show there were better jobs than she could envision on her own. I pushed her to start searching for them and put it into God\u2019s hands!<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold\" class=\"MsoNormal\">\u201cPlease help me find the job that will give me the most satisfaction and contentment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">She listened and ended up turning down the one she\u2019d waited for when it did open up because an even better one manifested. Beth is still in awe that after so many years of being unhappy in her career, she\u2019d found a way to put her skills to good use in a way that made her love going to work. If she hadn\u2019t allowed herself to be flexible about what she attracted, she\u2019d never have known about what she could do to earn a living.<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p style=\"font-weight: bold\" class=\"MsoNormal\">Often you may not get what you thought you wanted and you do get what you didn\u2019t ask for and later discover the wisdom of what the Universe helped you manifest\u2014that you did get the best thing for you!<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Set your intentions with an open mind.<\/span> Be clear about what you want\u2014a job you love, a romantic partner who makes you happy, the perfect place to live, all the abundance you need, etc. But don\u2019t insist on the job being only in one place, the person having blue eyes or other speific features, the living space with a set floor plan, or the exact dollar amount. Let the Universe help you find what\u2019s right for you.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Giving the Universe responsibility for attracting what is for your highest good brings you the best rewards. To this day, I\u2019m still completely grateful for being led to the apartment I\u2019m in now. When you really trust, you attract the fruits of that trust!<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">See all the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lessonsfromarecoveringdoormat.com\/2009\/01\/law-of-attraction-in-action-series.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">Law of Attraction in Action Series.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<br \/><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">If you enjoyed my post, please leave a comment and\/or click on the bookmark and write a short review at some of the sites, especially Stumbleupon and Digg. 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