Fast Food Spirituality: I'll Have a Law of Attraction with Fries Please!
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The Universe Says "Boolyah"?
Several months ago, I received an email from a friend which featured a link to a website for best-selling author Mike Dooley's Notes from the Universe. The pitch was that if you visited Mike's site you could get free daily advice from the Universe sent directly into your very own e-mail box.
Wow.
How could I pass that up? I mean, we're talking the Universe here, which is almost the same thing as God, sort of, in a way, if you don't think about it too hard (and the Universe would really prefer you not think about it too hard). What's more, the Universe, it seemed, really wanted to speak directly to me, Pam Grundy, (through author Mike Dooley of course), and It had something really fabulous to say to me that I needed to hear ASAP. Naturally, I wanted to know what that something was. So I signed up, pronto.
I will tell you right now that it didn't take long for me to become suspicious of the Universe, not the least of my reasons being that it turns out the Universe says things like "Boolyah!" and "Cause that's how I roll!" and "Woot woot!" and other corporate-speak gibber-gabber that is always followed by an exclamation point or several (!!!!) In other words, the Universe is kind of an a**hole, apparently, but without dwelling on the obnoxious personality of the Universe for too long, what It especially wanted me to know is this:
I create my own reality simply by asking for what I want.
It turns out that even if I don't think I'm asking for what I'm actually getting, the Universe wants me to understand that the reason I am getting what I don't want is that I am not asking for what I do want, or perhaps, I am not asking for it sincerely enough, or I am not asking for it in the correct way, or I am not asking for what the Universe needs for me to have before I get the thing that I really want, and so on and so forth.
In other words, whatever I perceive as annoying or difficult in my life all comes down to me and my Universal asking skills, so it's really important I learn how to phrase my requests. The Universe, after all, only wants me to be wealthy and joyous and carefree. That's all the Universe ever wants for anybody. But darn it if people just don't know how to ask. That's the problem right there.
If we were asking the Universe nicely, we'd all be rich and happy.
This was my first, but by no means last, exposure to the now wildly popular spiritual theory officiously dubbed "The Law of Attraction." (In physics,it's now right up there with Gravity and Thermodynamics.) The Law of Attraction, or LOA, is the driving force behind blockbuster bestsellers like The Secret and Notes from the Universe, and now has spawned not only its own literary genre (make sure your ! key works if you decide to write for it), but also its own rabid, almost cultish devotees.
In addition to books, tapes, tours, and more, Dooley has become an industry unto himself, and runs private, spa-like seminars (at great cost to the participants, who can of course later recoup those fees from the Universe by just asking for more money) which have become wildly popular among his followers. Professed Dooley-ites refer to themselves as "TUT adventurers" (TUT stands for Totally Unique Thoughts), and live by the TUT Slogan:
"Thoughts Become Things."
Sure they do. That's why George Bush is lying out in my driveway right this minute with 1991 Ford F250 tire tracks all over his face.
The But... Club
Before I wallow in any more sarcasm about Dooley et al, I want to make it clear that I know that 1) goal setting can be a very effective tool, and 2) visualization and ritual are underused forms of goal-setting. So I'm not about to tell you that the whole idea, thoughts become things, is hogwash. Positive thinking is, well, a positive sort of thing. And by implication, negative thinking can indeed become a self-fulfilling prophecy. We all know this. it isn't news.
What is new is the effort by LOA adherents to take a few simple truths about achievement and run with them until they morph into a corporately-spawned metaphysical monster; a Chimera both absolute and insatiable in its implications. To take the notion of setting goals and thinking positively into the territory of spirituality and magic might seem on the surface to be a little bit looney. But when you consider what the theory implies about the material conditions the vast majority of us losers endure daily, it's pure genius.
For example, maybe you would protest, "But... what about people who are starving in the third world? Surely they did not wish to be hungry?"
Loser.
Of course they did! People in the third world are afflicted with 'poverty thinking' because they don't know any other way. They are awaiting the arrival of the corporate cognascenti to teach them the ways of LOA. Perhaps you would like to make a contribution to the fund to print The Secret in Urdu? We take VISA.
You might press on, "But... I asked for a million dollars and a Ferrari a year ago and I'm still driving to my job at SubWay in my 1987 Ford Fiesta. What's up with that?"
Loser.
Of course you are! You clearly are not ready. The Universe only gives you what you want when you are fully ready to accept it, and not a second sooner. Perhaps you would benefit from this summer's seminar in Antigua. We'll be parasailing and drinking Mojitos on white sands and asking our little booties off. Oh, and we take American Express.
Undaunted you may get surly, "But... look here! Not everyone can afford this sort of thing! Are you blaming poor people for their own poverty?"
Loser.
Of course not! Notes from the Universe is now available in paperback at a price anyone can afford! We do accept MasterCard.
If you are the sort of already wealthy person who finds that comfort and additional wealth seems to fall in your lap every time you wish for it, you probably should join the TUT Club and do it yesterday. If, on the other hand, you are an ordinary working stiff like me who is having trouble paying for gasoline, welcome to The But..Club.
Glad to have you on board!
Loser.
And the Poor Get Children
In the history of the Universe, or at least the world, it does seems as though it has always been the same: The rich get richer and, as the song reminds us, the poor get children. Thanks to Jonathan Swift's brilliant essay "A Modest Proposal," we already know what to do about that. No more world hunger.
Problem solved.
What is somewhat more pressing, and until recently unsolved, is the problem of how to justify the obscene wealth that has floated into the hands of a very few people on the planet while most of the world suffers. That's a problem, especially if you are an upbeat corporate type who, after making wads and wads of money being upbeat and shouting "Boolyah!" at inappropriate moments, would very much like to kick back and enjoy what you have accumulated without feeling nasty guilt pangs.
Isn't it great that now, you can have that peace of mind just by asking the Universe to give it to you? (Ask the Universe for this at Amazon.com, and then fork over only $14.37 plus shipping and handling and the solution will magically appear at your doorstep in about three days.)
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Hi theomzone! I take your points, and if something is working out for you there is no reason to fix it. I personally find the whole thing to be very artificial and i think it encourages a lack of social responsibility. That's my opinion only, and I am an admitted pinko, so you have to factor that in.
I also find the people who I have thus far read on the topic (like Dooley) to be such stereotypical corporate rah-rahs that it negatively colors my opinion of the whole thing right off the bat. Thanks for taking the time to share your own experience and feeling about it. All the best to you.
Yes, Pam, someone got me having daily thoughts from the universe too and after a few days I had had enough and said no more, please! I also had seven free lessons about the LOA but I clearly still haven't learned how to be grateful or how to ask properly!
I did manage to get given a very yummy but fattening iced lemon cake though when I was thinking about doing a hub about The Cake girl group, and CJ can bear witness to that! The Cake was lovely and I wrote the hub and included a photo of it as proof! lol
I suppose the "delusional" line is where I also belong. Positive thinking and the concept of the law of attraction has improved my life in more ways then I can explain in a comment box. There is definitely lessons that we are required to learn while here on earth, but we certainly have a hand in "managing" our share.
Wow, I would never, ever look an iced lemon cake in the mouth! Now I will have to rethink this! Seriously, Steve, I think there is obviously something to the idea that where you put your attention whether conscious or unconscious, can have amazing effects, some of them unexplainable. But beyond that, it does get a bit annoying, all the Boolyah!s and Woot woots! and so forth. Sometimes life is just hard and you put one foot in front of the other until it's less hard, and then it gets hard again, and so on. Now I'm off to check out your cake hub! Thanks for your comments!
Hi Pam, well I can certainly bear witness to the lemon cake. I saw it. But it's also true that Steve would like to see world peace, an end to poverty and maybe an attractive woman in his life, and the universe has been less forthcoming with those things. I think the other thing that gets to me is that, if the LOA is genuinely true, that must mean the stupid Iraqis must have asked for that war, like. They must have asked to be invaded. They must have asked for brothers and sisters and aunts and uncles and sons and daughters and mothers and fathers all get blown to pieces so corporate America can get more of that Universally granted oil out there. Anyway, it's always been my view that a little bit of negativity never hurt anyone, you know. Sometimes knowing how to say no is very important too.
Ok, it's time to make my confession as well. I can't agree here, Pam. I have truly, sincerely and gratefully asked for a humorous hub about the Law of Attraction and the Universe has granted me this. All you have to do is believe in it *lol*
Thanks for your thoughts Summer, and thank you for reading my hub. I appreciate your time and comments.
CJ--It's too bad there wasn't a nice girl inside that lemon cake for Steve! I would like to see people think more critically instead of believing what feels good for the moment. I used to read palms. I would take the person's hand and say the first thing that came into my head. None of it had anything to do with what was on the person's hand. Almost no one was skeptical--even hard types were consistently 'amazed' at my profound insights--but these were things anyone could have told told them about themselves, some general and easy to take personally. some personal because I could just see that about the person, some lucky hits. It strikes me LOA is a transparently self-serving philosophy that relieves rich people of guilt and a sense of social responsibility. It also strikes me that a truly spiritual life can be very hard and takes great courage, sometimes necessitating real sacrifice and suffering for the sake of others. I see none of that in LOA. I guess the Kabul kids in the photo asked to live in a sh*thole. Thanks for your comments CJ and for taking the time to read the hub.
Ananta65, OMG it must be true! A miracle! You've persuaded me now, I must rethink everything! LOL!
Seriously, I think there's a core of truth in the theory. You will reap what you have sown. But money-driven, self-appointed guru's have taken the entire concept completely out of proportion and built it into a new religion. "Jesus knows me" by the band Genesis can be applied to LOA as easily as it can be applied to christian television vicars. Personally I don't gace much with beliefs that pretend to have the answers to everything and encourage stopping to think for yourself.
Great Hub...as usual for you...can't express my sentiments any better than CJStone and Ananta65 have already done. Thanks, guys...you put just the right words on this comment page for me...uh...maybe I asked for your comments from the Universe without even knowing! Again, thought provoking hub. Amazing how many trends, fads, passions, movements, we go through...Since EST back in the early '70s, I'm guessing this is, oh, my ...lets just say baker's dozen. At least I'll say this for my fellow Americans...we are always looking, searching, wanting ... even if at times it means we're gullible. Best to you!
Excellent. It's another example of what GK Chesterton said - when people stop believing in god, they won't believe in nothing - they'll believe in anything. Of course Chesterton's personal answer to this was to join the RC church, but we can't get everything right all the time. The better answer is to try to dispense with 'belief' altogether - break the psychological need to latch on to things unknowable, and apply some judgment. But this is almost a lost cause in a dumbed down sound-bite society.
Wow, great hub! But I'm confused. I mean, I live here in California and I can't for the life of me figure out why SO many people would ask the UNIVERSE to foreclose on their houses! And I've searched and searched my memory banks but I don't remember asking the UNIVERSE for identical twin girls either, but there they are!
I do see how positive thinking will allow you to better focus on the "good" in your life, but to claim the universe owes it to you because you asked it in the right way? What a load of self-serving BS! I guess the universe either doesn't hear or just doesn't respond well to little children in third world countries who scream for their parents as they lay dead, burning from a car bomb explosion. And on that note, the people in the Congo must exist in a different universe entirely. All hail the indifference of the self-righteous! I guess even the UNIVERSE has mood swings...
I think the majority of the people has always needed guidance to 'understand' (or be able to deal with) life's questions. Whether it is a multi god sysem, druids, oracles, church or LOA. This has much less to do with today's fast food consumer society than it has with our psychological need for security.
This is terrific. You know, I'd always wondered about the nature of the Universe. When the astrophysicists eventually start hearing cosmic radio transmissions like, "Woot woot!" - the academic and scientific communities will have no choice but to Think Outside The Box. In more extreme versions of this scenario, there may or may not also be some envelope pushing involved as well.
It certainly is reassuring to know, though, that the problems in the world are due to everyone not asking correctly. This is substantiated by self-evident cases in which abominably corrupt politicians remain in political offices because entire countries of people still, to this day, have not managed to learn how to whine correctly. Perhaps I could be the guiding force in this sad world, and write a book showing people how to whine effectively to satisfy their desires. It would be just a little humanitarian service I could provide for my fellow beings and, let's face it, someone has to do it.
You're so right, the fundamental tenets of much of pop spirituality have been purse-snatched from some very ancient and venerable religious and metaphysical traditions. While it is, admittedly, acutely painful to see those underlying valid tenets bastardized and marketed like cola, perhaps it's ultimately for the best since it allows them to propagate these potent concepts to a whole new audience and civilization in today's world. I've been contemplating building on this approach by applying it to other fields - possibly writing books for a modern audience that repopularize the basics of ancient Etruscan fortune telling by the reading of entrails from sacrificed animals, or the Liberian practice of eating the hearts of children (http://www.qurl.com/gbypt). In today's competitive business environment, you know a trend like that would catch on quickly among the CEOs and bankers of the world. I'm always on the lookout for win-win opportunities like that - and when they don't manifest immediately, I know I can always rest confidently in my mastery of the ability to whine correctly.
Ananta65 said:
"Personally I don't gace much with beliefs that pretend to have the answers to everything and encourage stopping to think for yourself."
And that makes me recall what a follower of The Secret once told me when I asked a load of awkward questions about victims of war, the millions of people in the past in America and Africa that were murdered or enslaved etc, and I said surely all these people didn't ask for this and she said I don't need to think about these things but to focus on the good things that I can be grateful for and what would make me happy in life. In other words blot out reality, don't think and selfishly think about what you can get for yourself!
Doesn't that make life a lot easier for you, Bard of Ely? Don't worry about all the negative in the world. Confess to a priest and your sins are forgiven, ask the universe and your wishes come true. As a matter of fact, why don't you just stop thinking and asking questions at all? Period. Life can be as simple as that. For some.
Ananta65, it doesn't work for me so I agree with you! But I see that very many people do this - they blot out reality and take no responsibility for it. LOA encourages this. It's a form of denial but involves mentally deleting bad stuff from your view of the world! People don't want to look at or hear about the terrible stuff going on in the world. It still goes on whether they want to know about it or not. In fact it can be argued that a lot of it carries on and grows stronger because people ignore or deny its existence!
Hi everyone, thank you for your comments!
Desert Blondie--EST was a trip, wasn't it? No going to the bathroom during seminars? God, I'd profess to belief in just about anything if I wasn't allowed to go to the bathroom until I did! I wonder whatever happened to Werner? Is he doing infomercials for thigh exercisers or something? Too funny.
Paraglider and Paradigm shift, thanks for posting your reactions. It does seem sometimes that much more bad comes of religion than good. Ideas always seems to break down when it comes to application.
Satori, I think you are onto something, and I KNOW you will make money marketing it--just please don't take it to the bank where I work. There's a few of us who still have hearts there and I know they'll come for those as soon as your plan comes out. They'll set it up as a training seminar or something and teach us to cut out our own before practicing on bank customers.
Ananta & Bard, I can't stop thinking about lemon cake now. (I'm still on that WW diet--almost 10 pounds gone so far!) My grandmother used to make this lemon cake that was just a yellow cake mix made with a box of lemon jello, and then you poured lemon juice beaten with powdered sugar over it all after punching holes all over the top. God it was so good. Does anyone remember that cake?
I'm going to find the recipe online if I can and come back and post it.
I can't believe that all the good or all the bad that happens to us is our fault or to our credit. While it stands to reason, and I can see it in my own life, that some of my good and bad, I brought, some of it just landed on me with no encouragement from me. I do think positive attitude helps all of us but it is by no means the single path to success and happiness. Sadness and @#$#$#$ is just part of this existence. Innocent people die and greed abounds -- I just try to dodge as much "crap" (scuse me) that comes my way as possible.
Some day's you're the bug and some days you're the windshield the bug hits. either way it's the s...ts.
I dooo remember that cake and if you find the recipe, i'd love it. Now I'm going to run over and get the lemon cake recipe, I've had too many lemons lately and could stand some sweetness!!!
Still, ever the optimist, I think we have to look for the something to smile about...i seek it because there is only so much gloom and doom I can stand, and it "ain't" much.
In the meantime, DELIVER me from LOA devotees. A little goes a long way! Pass the Ketchup.
I found the Lemon Cake recipe. Here it is:
INGREDIENTS (Nutrition) 1 (18.25 ounce) package lemon cake mix 1 (3 ounce) package lemon flavored gelatin mix 3/4 cup vegetable oil 1/2 cup water 4 eggs 1/3 cup lemon juice 2 cups confectioners' sugar 2 tablespoons butter, melted 1 tablespoon water Add to Recipe Box My folders: Add to Shopping List Add a Personal Note DIRECTIONS Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan. In a large bowl, stir together cake mix and gelatin mix. Make a well in the center and pour in oil, 1/2 cup water and eggs. Beat on low speed until blended. Scrape bowl, and beat 4 minutes on medium speed. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool. To make the Glaze: In a medium bowl, combine lemon juice and confectioners' sugar. Beat in the melted butter and 1 tablespoon water. Poke holes in the top of the cake and pour glaze over.
Hi mariesue! Now I'm going to have to make that cake, I can't help myself. I'm going to Indiana to see my kids this weekend, so I'll make it for them, that way I won't eat it all up myself!
pgrundy,
I dare not even add a witty comment here, you have done a miraculous job of describing the LOA movement. If it wasn't so true it would be humorous to me. Thanks.
Well, Sean Connery hasn't shown up at my door yet, with or without a Luscious Lemon Cake, so guess I'll have to revise how I ask. On the other hand, "call ahead parking"...a spot close to a store's door...consistently works 99.5% of the time, so I must have that one down. One out of two isn't bad. Glass half full and all that.
Another great hub, Pam, but can't stop chuckling over the image of Dubya in your driveway with F250 tire tracks. That's one group request we could all work on!
Got a message from the universe today offering me the opportunity of a lifetime to run my own universe, learn to teach others about their universe, and enjoy the fruits of all the universes combined; for a small fee of course. --- Same dribble, different clothes. Nice work as usual.
Thanks for dropping in In the Doghouse, JamaGenee and Rob!
Sean Connery apparently has a nasty temper so maybe you are lucky he hasn't shown up. Probably the Universe is looking out for you!
Rob, the Universe keeps offering me that same deal!! Wow! What a coincidence! Must be magic, huh?
thanks for the cake recipe pam!! there go my hips. who cares. eat my way to hell, or heaven as the case may be. haha
You're welcome marisue! With this recipe, it's definitely eat your way to heaven!
Today's reading is taken from 1st Confections, 13:13 ...
... And lo, I sitteth in my cubicle, sorely hungering for sweet, fruity baked things. And behold, a recipe for lemon cake, even one as was made of old, appeareth in the phosphors. And it will be good, yea, even unto scrumptiosity. For verily wilt the Law of Attraction provide all yumminess...
Unfortunately, if LOA is taken too seriously, side effects may include blindness to reality and catastrophic risk (personal and global). I've been seeing this sort of stuff since the 70s, and it goes back way farther than that.
That cake, however, is Pure Sweet Truth.
Great hub, pgrundy!
Thanks Marian! This cake will never steer you wrong--I remember it so fondly, I can hardly wait to resurrect it this weekend. You're right about this nonsense being around since the 70s. Me, I believe in cake!
Extra icing for me, please. I wonder what vanilla bean ice cream would lend to this? mmm Now THAT'S a law of attraction.
I keep telling my friends that I prefer to surround myself with people who are smarter than me. Marian Swift's comment there takes the cake! Love it!
Pam, I am thinking about your many valid points and wonder why you aren't syndicated! I am visualizing tenants for my home in Wickenburg. Any takers?
Very interesting hub and comments. Those of you who know me and have read my hubs will see that I am a little like the toys we used to have as kids, you knock 'em over and they roll back upright again. So basically we take what life dishes out and handle it. Helen Keller was born deaf dumb and blind but overcame all of her defiiencies to rise above a living dead existance to become a geat person and thought leader. Ghandi and Mandela rose up from poverty and oppresion in one case and a lifetime of unjust imprisonment in another case to become great. The human spirit is what sets us apart. But we don't need people trying to bottle this and sell it to us as a formula. On the other hand, cheerful people are great but can be so irritating sometimes, especially when we want to be miserable. I guess you can focus on the bad (evil - the devil) or the good (angels & miracles) and sway back and forth between the two. Some of us need help in running our lives and the "quick buck" merchants find a way to capitalise. As I always say, everything is about balance, extremes are bad. Positive thought and actions tend to focus on positive outcomes and blot out the bad along the way. Negative thoughts and actions do exactly the opposite. Even in this case Shamans or (in our country) witch doctors will help you get rid of bad luck, for a fee of course. They also claim to be "one with the universe" and have divine intervention helping them.
Great Hub.
mariesue--I say vanilla bean ice cream never hurt anything or anybody. Good idea!
sixtyorso--Good point. It seems like here in the US we are always overdoing a good thing. The middle way is a lot more rational for sure. Thank you for your thoughts.
wannabewestern--Thank you for the kind words. Syndicated? Wow, I can't make a buck no way no how this month! Haven't won a paid writing gig in weeks, my sales are terrible at work so no $$$ there on my next paycheck. It's hot and the money seems to have dried up in these parts. Time to work on the novel I guess. Good luck on renting your house. We just found a tenant a couple of months ago after over a year on the market and no offers. I was nervous having the house sit there with no one in it. Finding a tenant was only slightly easier than finding a buyer, but we did find one and it seems to be working out so far, knock on wood. I'm off now to visualize piles of money...
Just goes to show what a fast talking, charismatic carpetbagger can sell. The ostensible truth being that failure on the part of the follower can be explained by not properly practicing the "asking" ritual. L. Ron Hubbard needed competition anyway as there just aren't enough religions spawning this last hundred years.
Oh, and, PGrundy, seriously, ROFL at:
"It turns out that even if I don't think I'm asking for what I'm actually getting, the Universe wants me to understand that the reason I am getting what I don't want is that I am not asking for what I do want, or perhaps, I am not asking for it sincerely enough, or I am not asking for it in the correct way, or I am not asking for what the Universe needs for me to have before I get the thing that I really want, and so on and so forth."
That's just freaking brilliant and hilarious.
Thanks Shadesbreath! I wish I could think up a religion that would make me lots of money. I'm going to have to get crackin' on that. I can see I'm in the wrong business entirely.
By the way, speaking of Hubard, there was a big flap here not too long ago when some guys wearing masked camped out in front of the Scientology office in a city near us with placards accusing them of defrauding people of their money. Apparently there's some kind of online group that has made it their personal mission to make Scientology offices miserable, and the got into fisticuffs and everything, right in front of God and everybody. The news interviewed the guys (while still in their masks) but the Scientology people wouldn't be interviewed.
So cool.
Then last week, in a theatre just south of us, a kid dressed up like the Joker busted into the theatre showing the new Batman movie, ripped the poster of the lobby wall, then fled. He was apprehended by local cops almost immediately.
I love Michigan.
Technically, Pgrundy, I believe the fisticuffs were right in front of the aliens and everybody. But I hear ya.
Oops! Hopefully the Thetans will not notice my gaffe. I hear they can be scary even without masks.
That's why I leave mine on.
Great Hub! The part about free daily advice from the Universe in your email inbox reminded me of how if you become a crap merchant at Shadesbreath's Excrement, Inc.(http://hubpages.com/hub/Make-Money-NOW-at-Excremen ) you can even receive personal emails from God :)
Hi Pete!
Whaddya mean 'if'? You're signed up at Excrement, Inc, aren't you? If not, PLEASE, let me sponsor you! You'll be knee deep in it in no time! (And yes, Notes From the Universe goes great with that program!)
Thanks for stopping by.
Wouldn't that be Notes From the Uriniverse?
LOL! Right you are, Ananta! I'm not awake yet...
How dare you pack of unbelievers poke fun at the Law of Attraction.
Everyone should believe in something.
I believe I'll have another glass of Red!
O, but I believe, Eric, I believe!
I kneel down five times a day, facing Mekka and then I pray to god that he will make the universe listen.
Cheers, mate :)
Hey Eric, I took your advice and bought a web domain with my own name in it at namecheap. So now I have to make a website I guess. Or, I guess I could just ask the Universe for one.
Well done Pam.
Why not redirect it temporarily to one of your "hangouts" - ie hubpages, blogger, or wherever. PM me if you 'd like me to set it up for you.
See, the universe HAS provided :-)
I tried to contact the universe just a few days ago. Apparently it had just stepped out for a smoke. I'm still awaiting a call back. It would seem the universe is a very busy entity lately, what with all the expanding and propagation of gravity and whatnot.
Eric that's a great idea. I just did it this morning, so I it isn't even ready yet (I think they said 6-12 hours). Man, I've got a lot of stuff to learn, but I'm looking forward to it. You snooze you lose and all like that.
B. T. Evilpants, don't let the Universe blow you off so easily. I'll bet you anything the Universe is right this minute playing Grand Theft Auto or some BS like that. If I were you I do the call 100 times in a row real quick thing until the Universe picks up and swears at you. You can't let yourself be pushed around like this.
Thanks for the tip, I finally got through. Apparently the universe thought I was a bill collector, but I received the following message: "Thank you for contacting the Universe! Your call is very important to us. Due to a recent increase in call volume, we have appointed Mike Dooley to handle our overflow. All inquiries should be made through Mr Dooley. Please allow 4-6 millenia for delivery. Have a nice day. And BOOLYA!!!"
I phoned he Universe and got the following message:
"Due to the number and nature of calls received lately, the universe will go into a temporary recession for a few millenia and after handling pending litigation, will file a chapter 13 suite. Finally we trust you will understand that when we close the universe by implosion a few millenia after that, it is an action forced upon us by our own success. Therefore, it is with regret,we inform you that the universe can no longer offer the LOA service. However we should, respectfully, further advise you that Excrement Inc. has expanded so much it is becoming a universe in its own right. You may wish to direct your universe enquiries there for now.
Thanks for your call as we value every potential client. Take care, have a nice day and the rest of you life served up as it comes".
Hey B.T. and sixtyorso,
Thanks for passing on the Universe's phone tree messages, thereby saving me from sitting on hold listening to 80s rock tunes waiting for a Universe service representative.
There's really only one thing I can say at this point that hasn't already been said:
Woot woot!
Or Yowzah, YowZAH, YOWZAH !!!!!
Hey, Pam, you know you are one of my favorite hubbers, but I do believe in the LOA, I do, do, do. :) I believe what we focus on we generally attract, well most of the time... Phil and I have played with manifestation, and its fun to watch how sometimes we focus on a rubber ducky as an example, and they show up everywhere. I agree, the LOA is over commercialized, but at least it helps some people psychologically to shift from negative attitudes to more positive ones.
Whether I agree with ya or not, I still enjoyed reading your hub and thumbs up!
Hi VioletSun!I think if it's working for you, don't stop! I do think visualization is a powerful technique for focusing attention, and where you put your attention, that's where you experience your life. I would never argue about techniques like this that work for people--I've used visualization myself to get things. What bothers me about some of the LOA writers like Dooley is how far they take it and how they've hyped it up like a giant corporate motivaltional seminar. That's their background and they just seem like such hucksters to me. Glad you weren't offended, you have my utmost respect. You go girl! Make those duckies!
What bothers me about some of the LOA writers like Dooley is how far they take it and how they've hyped it up like a giant corporate motivaltional seminar. >>>
You have a valid point and I agree! Its like taking workshops in learning how to "pray"... :::big eye roll here:::::
Sartori, there is NO civilization in todays world, nor to the best of my knowledge has there ever been one. It is remotely possible that the Neanderthal may have qualified. Evidence is still forthcoming.
Well Pam, you certainly have a knack for picking a topic.
That force which accounts for the existence of everything is real but is neither benevolent nor malicious. It doesn’t judge, punish or reward. It just is. Whatever this nonsense is we’re talking about here it has nothing to do with the universe and everything to do with the individual. It’s simply a state of mind. In the case of laws of attraction that state would be delusional.
My father always used to say, “you get out of life what you put into it”. He was right. I put in many years of very hard work for which I received very little compensation. I was never really averse to the hard work. The lack of compensation has left a rather bitter taste however.
Thanks ColdWarBaby--I'm just on an anti-corporate tear lately. We are under such terrible pressure at work to sell bank products to people with no money, and I've heard all their BS every way they can dish it up and I've grown bitter and humorless about it. I just hate the greedy bastards, I really do. I know I need to mellow out for the long haul but I sailed past my breaking point about November of last year and now I'm just operating on fumes or something.
theomzone says:
16 months ago
I am hoping that Law of Attraction is not just a fad or a passing or crazy trend, because it's working well for me.
Yes, I think it's been over-commercialized. Yes, I think it's been both over-simplified and over-complicated all at the same time. However, there is science that supports the theory and I have seen spooky evidence of it's validity in my life.
All I know is that the "Universe" does respond to my predominant emotional state and my life sort of trends accordingly. Can I explain why bad things happen to good peopl? NO. Can I explain global violence and suffering children? NO. However, I don't think traditional Christianity offers up very good explainations for those things either.
So, at the end of the day, even if I'm delusional, I'm always looking to orient myself with what makes me happy and for the most part it is working out well. So, I have no current issues or exceptions with the Universe.