"Concrete" Law of Attraction

Abraham Hicks was my first introduction to LOA (Law of Attraction) more than 10 years ago now, and it was a whole new way to think. I kind of pooh-poohed it, but was also intrigued. Could it really be that easy? "Float your cork!" said Abe. "Reach for the better thought!"

Um, no. I mean, don't get me wrong, but learning LOA in human terms on this planet has meant, for me, the same kinds of struggle, skepticism, etc., I guess you'd expect when you completely change how you think. NOW I believe that things happen for a reason, that I'm pretty much responsible for what happens to me, and it's very empowering to realize that I'm never a victim of circumstance. But are there things I do differ with vs. Abe. For one, we're humans on this planet in these human bodies, and we must necessarily "filter" our experiences to at least some extent in that context. So sometimes, we can't just "feel better" and have things be miraculously okay. There will be loss, grief and struggle, and that's part of life, of this human experience we're all sharing.

That's where "concrete LOA" kicks in, for me. LOA can't completely protect me from the vagaries of life, but it CAN teach me how to see them and handle them. And it can also teach me to stay empowered, to stay present in the moment, and to sidestep those situations where I do have control and choice, but where I might have unwittingly let myself be a victim of circumstance before I knew about my own power and how to use it.