Living "THE SECRET" Part One

By Chelsea
updated 3 months ago

When the whole phenomenon of "The Secret" hit people I was glad that the philosophy was out to such a wide audience but the principles of the Law of Attraction was no knew way of thinking to me. Since I was young I'd grown up being taught the belief that you attract what you want in your life. You must visualize and believe, then put into the universe what it is that you want to see in your life. There are a ton of different things you can do, but it ultimately comes down to being willing to change your way of thinking. One thing that helps externally is having a vision board. Oprah spoke about it the other on her show, so I thought I'd explain it a little more in depth for you all, along with some other things you can do to start implementing "The Secret" in your life.

What is a vision board???

A vision board is a board of “visualizations” of things, people, situations, opportunities,etc of things that you’d like to have in your life. It’s a really conscious adult craft project, basically.

By taking things from your external environment and creating a large visualization of all of those things coming together in your life you thus set into motion what it is you are expecting to see from the universe around you. It’s not only a reminder of the things that you are striving for or to be, but sort of an example to the world of what you are attracting and looking for in your life.

The pictures and the words, or the symbols that represent ideas or emotions to you, should get your energy going, as you choose what it is you want you set into motion a positive energy. Everything you choose should make you feel good. With those good intentions you are then putting out positive vibrations, thus the law of attraction brings to you positive images and examples of the things you are looking for.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

If you’re going to make a vision board you’re going to need the right SUPPLIES!

A large poster board, I prefer the thin ones because they’re easier to hang up in a place where you can look at it everyday and remind yourself of what you’re going to see in your world.
Scissors
A WHOLE LOT of magazines. Don’t just throw up ANY picture, if you need to get on the internet and find the exact visualization, do that. Want to travel? Make sure you’ve magazine with pictures of where you want to go.
Glue, I prefer a glue stick so that the pictures lay nice and smooth.

PRACTICE GRATITUDE

Before you can ask for more from the world around you, you must be grateful for what it is you have already.

There is nothing that perpetuates positive energy that saying THANK YOU. Thank you for the good, and for the bad, for what I don’t have and for what I do. There is always a reason why we don’t have certain things in our lives at certain times, THERE IS DIVINE TIMING ALWAYS. So before doors can open, you must be willing to see and accept, graciously, the ones that are already open and the flow of good things that you have.

MAKE A LIST of ALL the things you are grateful for.

My health
My family
My friends
My coffee pot
The piece of cheesecake I had today
My work
My down comforter

......you get where I’m going. If you’re grateful for your manicure and pedicure, write it down!

Learn the basics

Using the Law of Attraction in your life isn’t just a surface idea. There is a lot that we have built up in our subconscious thinking, like limiting beliefs about the world our ourselves that need to be dealt with and consciously CHANGED in order to create a life that is based out of positive intention.

Creating your own reality is empowering but it can also be scary. It isn’t easy, you have to then take on responsibility for the things in your life that aren’t what you’ve meant to “create.” What is it in your mind or your belief system that did it?? What thinking still needs to change?

Before you go trying to attract the “perfect job” or whatever it is, into your life learn the basic principles about the power that our minds have. Practice gratitude. Learn that abundance is for everyone, always, there isn’t a limited supply. Read the books, learn about some of the great teachers of the science of your mind and the law of attraction.

Ernest Holmes, Eckhart Tolle, Louise Hay, Tony Robbins, Michael Beckwith, and many many other great teachers….the list is endless really. If you enjoyed The Secret, you should check out more in depth version of the same philosophy that goes more into the philosophy called – What The Bleep Do We Know

BE SPECIFIC.....

A lot of people think that this mean you cut out a picture of a Range Rover and “POOF!” you get a Range Rover!!! That’s not necessarily the case, though I’m sure for those operating out of very strong state of positive belief and peace, that may be the case.

When you are thinking about the different elements that need to be a part of your vision board you must remember that without being open, it’ll be hard to find love. With fear, it may be hard to move forward or to take that trip you’ve been saying you’ve wanted to take to Egypt.So you have to WANT the attributes that going along with HAVING those things. Something that symbolizes releasing jealousy, so that in turn you can be proud of your own success instead of envious of another’s accomplishments, etc, etc.

Whatever it is, VERY SPECIFICALLY that you need….whether its mentally, spiritually, physically and lastly materially needs to be on your board.

Asking for a Monique Lhuillier wedding dress won’t do anything for you if you don’t ask for love and an open heart first.

EXAMPLE OF MANIFESTATION:

Once a little known actor/comedian by the name of Jim Carrey, decided as he sat at the top of Mulholand Drive, overlooking the City of Angels that had almost brought him to what he felt was defeat, he pulled out his checkbook and wrote himself a check for $10 million dollars. His note on the check was “For acting services rendered.”
Jim kept the check in his wallet and promised that he would be able to cash it in one day…...and that he did. Not only did he continue to be one of the most successful comedians in Hollywood, but his check, doubled.

Papyrus

73 Spring Street, New York, NY 10012

Not only does the universe need to here “thanks for the sky and the air I breathe and for not hitting me with that bus that cut across my path today while I was walking,” but the PEOPLE in your life need a THANK YOU too. In order to manifest more love, more validation, etc. you must first, give it.

First Church of Religious Science

14 E. 48th St. New York, NY 11203

If the idea of living the Law of Attraction appeals to you, so might this. Their philosophy is, you are what you believe, and your mind had the power to CREATE. It’s a very interesting spiritual community, if you will, of people BELIEVING in manifesting their highest dreams.