I was sitting in a business meeting this morning. It’s a regular meeting that I attend. This week I noticed a dramatic difference in the way I felt while I was there.
I felt so much better physically and emotionally in that meeting today than I have in many months. What I noticed most today, was that I felt happy, confident, uplifted, with a very positive outlook.
My brain has an uncanny way of convincing me that I have felt this way all along – whether I am in a negative or positive mindset. I guess it’s a coping mechanism, but it’s often hard to remember feeling good when I’m in the midst of feeling bad, or feeling bad when I’m in the midst of feeling so good.
But some part of me is hip to this phenomenon, so as long as I can step back and witness, I can catch my ego mind in action and then hold a broader perspective.
Because of that phenomenon I almost can’t remember that just a few weeks ago I was in a very difficult space physically and emotionally. But the truth is that I was. This blog has documented it!
And the reality is that I have been writing about self-acceptance and forgiveness for the last few weeks. And I have been practicing self appreciation affirmations and exercises.
The good news is that even though I was concerned that I was writing a lot more then I was practicing, I am experiencing results. The most significant change is not so much in how I feel physically, but how I feel emotionally, intellectually and spiritually.
Another dramatic shift which is a demonstration of the law of attraction is that since energetically I have slipped into a more positive space, I am manifesting more success in my business. I’m closing on pending contracts and attracting new clients. Consequently, I have shifted from a downward spiral back to an upward spiral. I am experiencing the positive snowballing effect of the law of attraction and have left behind the negative snowballing effect. Thank you, God.
Yes, this is why I often say I don’t “believe” in the law of attraction but rather, that I “experience” the law of attraction. The law of attraction doesn’t care if I focus on the positive aspects of my life and my business, or the negative aspects of my life and my business. It just brings me more of what I focus on. It merely matches my vibrational level and brings into my experience things that are on the same wavelength – that might be people, clients, types of interactions, relationship dynamics, or specific kinds of experiences.
This is why it’s so critical to recognize and shift out of a negative experience. Because it can so quickly become a downward spiral that takes on a life of its own. And the longer we stay in that negative space the more difficult it can be to make the shift to focusing on positive aspects of our life. In making the shift we begin to focus on what we want rather than what we perceive as our current reality.
Sure the negative stuff is all “real,” but the thing is that if we dwell on or complain about the difficult stuff, we tend to get more of it. And I have experienced over and over again that when I am able to do an about-face and think about what I am grateful for I inevitably feel better and break the negative spin cycle. And if I find it hard to focus on or even find anything positive in my experience, I can create the positive myself by consciously practicing affirmations and intentionally reorienting myself toward uplifting aspects of life.
While the shift I am experiencing is mostly in my mood and outlook, I feel a little better physically. It’s interesting how my perception of my physical symptoms is very different when I feel happy and confident. It is somehow easier to handle the physical discomfort and I don’t tend to dwell on it or complain about it.
And I do believe that if I can sustain my positive experiences, and continue to practice self-acceptance and forgiveness on a daily basis, that I will also begin to experience more physical comfort.
We shall see!
