It was the one about how these people who may have lost everything and who had probsbly been expecting that they would be getting more and more good in their lives, and vere probably shocked when they suddenly had their lives turned upside down had attracted this experience.

In reading the responses I felt like most of those who responded (and I may be in error about this) had never had this kind of experience where a person is going along, positive and happy – more and more good is coming his or her way and he or she is praying positively and taking responsibility for what is going on in his or her l life and all of a sudden, all of the good is gone, replaced by lots of pain and loss.

Some of the responders have had this kind of experience in the not too distant past and I really appreciated their wisdom. I have been in that kind of experience for the past three years and none of the usual techniques have done a thng to end this nightmare. I have been a student of the Law of Atraction for about 8 years, and a student of Ho’oponopono for the last 14 months, and the cycle has not stopped recurring. As soon as one difficulty is addressed another one which has a different face, but causes the same or more difficulty arises – I have never even heard of these physical conditions before!. The details may be different from month to month but the theme is the same.

The Law of Attraction either works 100% of the time or it is not a Law.

Living a manifestation of the unconscious which is attracting physical, emotional and financial pain of this magnitude is very difficult to endure, much less love. I pray for peace of mind and do my cleaning. I have lost meaningful work that I loved, and live what appears to be a meaningless life in a dirty 10 by 12 foot space with a computer and a tv for company. Living a life where the best I can hope for in a day are some distractions from the pain. Losing a life full of meaning and purpose is not something to be glib about. Two years ago I thought I would be through it in a month. I thought that at the very least I would see the meaning of this experience and know that it was for the best.. No brilliant insights or healings have occurred.

100% personal responsibility can be a scary thing.

May we each experience peace and good and more good.

“They might be relieved.”

That might seem strange to some people…that someone would be relieved to lose their money. But with that money may have come tremendous obligations and demands, or perhaps the fear that those around you simply are there because of that money.

To take that one step further, I just spent 5 years building a multi-million dollar business that may tank very soon. That means I might go bust financially. Interestingly, though, I AM sort of relieved! Relieved because I built a business that wasn’t really me…it was the product of a moment in time and opportunity 5 years ago…and now I won’t have those excuses and reasons to keep me on the wrong path. I will be free to follow my passion.

By the way, I’ve been following you since you were scraping by Joe…even emailed you years and years ago when you were a one man band. You’ve really grown and come into your own in so many ways. I was always certain you would. Tip of the respect hat to you!

I’ve been working with a Network Marketing company for the last four years and have blogged about this experience for the last three. There are those that believe that Network Marketing is nothing more than a pyramid scheme, and are extremely adamant about this belief.

Just this morning, one of these self proclaimed “believers” attempted to connect the dots between Bernie Madoff, and our Company Founder, a man who has been very successful in Network Marketing for the last 30 years. (And much to their dismay, STILL not in jail oddly enough. LOL!)

After reading the post from this “believer”, one of Joe’s emails came in.

After being away for the holidays, I quickly realized that I missed Joe, and wanted to see what he’s been writing about. Low and behold, what do I find?

This post.

What’s so astonishing to me is that I’ve been told that I’M THE ONE wearing blinders, while these “believers” find example after example on what’s wrong with Network Marketing. (More specifically, the company I work with.) As they continue to post and comment on various forums, blogs, and message boards, the fear, anger, and resentment towards myself, the industry and my company continues to escalate to new heights. All while their objective appears to be destroying the very industry and company they focus on.

Yet they have no earthly idea as to why they seem to attract the negativity they do.

Could it be because they not only search it out, but write and post about it day after day???

Just a thought…:roll:

Thanks Joe. I found this at the perfect time.

I really like that line “if you are upset about your current reality, all that means is you are not planning on changing” I need to repeat that to myself when I feel the frustrations of my current state rising up. Great words to remember! Thanks!!

In a world filled with fear, greed and envy it is so refreshing to hear the voice of sanity – Thank you. The idea of personal responsibility and accountability is anathaema to some people, I could not agree more that we attract what we are are but how many of us know who we are or what we have inside us- it might be that if most people made the inner journey to know themselves they might not be able to face what they find as it takes a certain kind of mental strength to own ones own projections. To disown our shadow side which we have suppressed or repressed means we have not taken responsibility for ourselves.
THE LAW OF ATTRACTION IS ACTUALLY THE LAW OF `ATTRACTION AND REPULSION` WHICH SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN FORGOTTEN. WE REALLY NEED TO HAVE LEARN`T TO BE RESPONSIBLE BEFORE WE PLAY AROUND WITH CONSCIOUS MANIFESTATION AS IT CAN REBOUND ON US, MAYBE NOT STRAIGHT AWAY WHICH MEANS WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SEE HOW WE HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN BRINGING ABOUT WHAT WE DON`T LIKE AND THINK IS BAD.

I AM NOT ARGUING AGAINST ANYONE OR ATTEMPTING TO SAY I AM RIGHT, BUT RATHER THAT EVERONE BEGINS TO THINK FOR THEMSELVES AND MAYBE MAKES THE ATTEMPT TO KNOW THEMSELVES. NOT THE SELF THEY THINK THEY KNOW WHICH IS PICKED UP FROM CULTURAL CONDITIONING BUT THEIR ALIENATED SELF.

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERONE JANE

Duane

P.S. happy holidays to all

Thanks for your thoughtful response! I appreciate it.

I was looking for an easy way to explain my understand of how nature/works, when low-and-behold, the answer came to me in the form of a fantastic video I discovered this morning.

The video: ‘How Things In Nature Tend To Sync Up’ –

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/steven_strogatz_on_sync.html

The key word to highlight here is ‘tends’. Watch the video for some beautiful examples.

The basic idea is that things in nature tend to do whatever they can to synchronize with related, similar things in nature.

How does this fit with the LOA?

I believe that your outside world ‘tends’ to synchronize with the internal vision for your life. Once you have a clear vision of you life, nature tends to sync it with it.

While this syncing is a powerful force, is it always 100% effective? No. But that doesn’t mean that it’s not trying to work 100% of the time – it is.

You see, in a dynamic universe, there are all sorts of things that can disrupt this syncing process. Things we have no control over. But that doesn’t mean that after an unexpected event occurs, that the syncing process doesn’t go to work again (watch the video).

When you’re clear about what you want, your life has more order, flow, and you’re in more control – you’re syncing.

When you’re not clear about what you want (most people), then their lives become a hodge-podge of ‘anything goes’ – like a ship traveling a stormy sea without a rudder (no syncing going on).

In a nutshell: When you’re clear about what you want, nature attempts to sync you with whatever you need for that vision to become reality, but occasionally, something *unexpected* comes along and stirs up the pot a bit. If your vision remains clear, the ‘pieces’ that were scattered will begin moving toward synchronization again.

I hope that makes sense.