Jun 30 2006
Law of Attraction: What exactly can we attract?
Diane had a great question: Okay, I’m trying to read up on the LOA, and I have yet to see the movie [The Secret] (but I will!),so forgive me if this question is answered in the movie. Can we attract situations into others’ lives? For instance, if someone is sick, can we attract healing vibes for them, or only to ourselves? Thanks!
Yes, and no. I think we can certainly call in healing energy for someone else through the act of prayer or positive thoughts. But I also think that they have to be willing to receive that healing. If they’re not, we can’t interfere with their free will. Just like no one else can force their will on us. Does that make sense?
What I usually do is pray and visualize healing energy to a person, with the intention that if they don’t want it, it will move on to someone else in the world who DOES want it. That way the energy isn’t floating around out there with no destination in mind. It sounds silly, but I think it works. 
Now, as far as attracting things to ourselves, there is one aspect that seems hard to grasp. And that is, according to what is said in that movie, we attract EVERYTHING that happens to us in our lives. I do believe that, but it seems so impossible in certain scenarios.
Why on earth would we attract a car accident, or cancer, or the loss of a job, or a divorce? In my opinion, it works like this: we’re not attracting those things on purpose; they are the result of our underlying beliefs. A simple example would be, if we don’t believe we deserve health and love and happiness, we’ll do things to sabotage it when it arrives in our life.
At the same time, I truly believe that we attract certain experiences in order to grow from them. I think this process is mostly on a spiritual level, and NOT part of our conscious awareness. Anyone who has gone through extremely difficult circumstances can attest to the fact that it was a worthwhile experience, simply because it strengthened them and helped them to grow more into themselves.
On a conscious level, we don’t want these experiences because they’re painful, but on a spiritual level, we see only the amazing benefits at the end of it all.
I hope this makes sense. I’m certainly no expert on the Law of Attraction, but I’ve been studying and working with these principles for years in varying forms in my own life, and the more I focus on them, the more amazing changes I see in my own life. And even better, the more I learn about myself and what I’m capable of.
Feel free to post other questions, or differing opinions, etc! It’s a fascinating topic to think about and talk about.
Wendy
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Wendy Betterini has spent much of her writing career empowering people to transform their lives by changing their thoughts. All change begins within.