There is much talk in the self-help industry about the Law of Attraction. According to this Law of Attraction all you have to do is think about what you want in a positive manner, using positive thinking, and it will come.

Unfortunately many are becoming disappointed with this, as it doesn't quite seem to work. There are many reasons for this, one of them being that our lives and our surroundings are already full. So no matter how much we think about what we want, there is simply no room.

I don't know many people, who don't want more. What most of us don't realize is that in order to have more, there are certain measures to be taken.

What can that more be? Better work (better is more) - money (most of want
that one) - new relationship, a new boss, different car. It can be anything.

Have you ever wondered why the new things that you want don't come. You have heard of the Law of Attraction, you work with the Law of Attraction and
any of the other tools available ... You take action, and still ... it's alluding you.

Or that new relationship ... you do get it, you do find that wonderful man or woman, but soon it feels like the old one just with a new, different face.

What I will be telling you is not new. In fact the underlying concept has been around for a very long time, except that to follow it can at times be a little painful (emotionally, not physically).

The ancient Chinese philosophy of Feng Shui talks about getting rid of old
things on order to allow for new things to come in. In Feng Shui you are
taught that when you clear out a physical space you allow room for something
new.

Personal Experience

Soon after learning this I took action. I cleaned my service porch from all
the cobwebs and dustballs. But more important - I got rid of all those
things I kept there - just in case; things I had long forgotten that I had,
but that I had kept - just in case.

Results: much nicer to use the service porch, but also things, people began
coming into my life that I had wanted for a long time.

We have an unrecognized emotional attachment to all those things lying
around, even if we have forgotten that we have them. As long as they are in our possession, the attachment is there.

Only by getting rid of them - by letting go - to we empty out space within ourselves thereby opening ourselves up to receiving new.

Some of those old things I will call "weewils", and often we cling on to for grim life. After all they have been with us for so long that we are extremely comfortable and even fond of them, even if they are weevils.

Now what if I were to invite you to the most beautiful banquet table of life, a table that has everything you desire in the most beautiful colors, smells, tastes. It's all there. Nothing has been left out.
I invite you, but as you are 10 feet away, I stop you and say: "This is as far as you can come to the banquet table of life. In order to come closer you must get rid of the weevils."

What will be your reaction? Honestly. Remember these weevil have become
second nature to you.

Do any of these sentences ring a bell for you?
"I will be lost with this"
"My life will not be the same without this" (wanting more is wanting something different)
"I can't get rid of that! This is my favorite childhood blanket!"

You can also look at yourself a a glass of water filled to the brim with water. How are you going to put more water in, when it is already full?

This attitude of being full is common. It is very hard for us to say that we are lacking, except that we keep wanting more, and that is lacking.

So how can we empty out? How can we allow room for more and new to come.
Since it is oftentimes easier to clean physically than emotionally and since there is an emotional attachment to everything we have, the easiest is to clean physically.

Here are some places you could look into deeply and empty out:

*    Closests and cupboards
(oh yes, I know it's hard to get rid of that dress you only wore once for your son's wedding - 10 years ago)

*    Kitchen cupboards
(how many chipped plates or cups that are not being used because they are
chipped)

*   Service porch, garage, attic, basement
(These are really tough places)

*    Bookshelves
(When did you last read those books, or anyone else in the family?)

*    Workspace, desk, shelves, desk drawers
(you will be very surprised what you will find there)

*    Computer: desktop, files and folders, favorites, bookmarks

This is not something that can be undertaken in one day. The important
thing is to start. From personal experience I know this works.

There are many advantages here. Not only are you allowing more to come in,
you will also be living and working in a more orderly space.

As you do this, you will find that it becomes easier and easier, and that you eventually will be able to free yourself of emotional attachment to things you no longer need, even without the physical action.

Is this all that needs to be done to allow for more? No, but it's an incredible powerful first step. You still also need to take action toward that which you want in your life.

Self-help, personal growth has been a passion for many years.
For more articles on these issues you are welcome to take a peak at my blog
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I have more detailed information on cleaning out as well as what else we need to do to attract what we really want.