The Law of Attraction in Daily Life
65The Power of Your Thoughts
Yesterday I had the strangest day ...
It started at around midnight (Friday night) when a thought just popped into my head. I knew that I wouldn't be able to sleep unless I wrote down this thought, so I got out of bed, found a pen and paper, and jotted it down.
Little did I know at the time, it was the beginning of a chain of events in a remarkable day for me.
When I was out of bed later yesterday morning, I sat down at my computer with my notes and started typing. What I ended up with was a hub that I'm particularly proud of. You can read it for yourself if you like. It is called "Wear Your Special Perfume".
Within a short time of publishing that hub, I received an email from a friend. When I saw the subject line, I didn't think anything in particular (other than I'll open this and read it!).
So I did just that, but as I started to read, I got goosebumps ...
The more I read, the more goosebumps I got, and then I started shaking!
You see, this particular email was eerily close to what I'd written about in my hub earlier! I rang my friend immediately and read my hub "Wear Your Special Perfume" to her. She was stunned - just like me!
Now when I say the email was close to what I'd written, I don't mean word for word (although there are a few sentences in it that particularly "freaked me out" - very close). The email was all about living your life now and not saving things for a special occasion ... I'm getting goosebumps again just thinking about it!
Of all the emails that she could possibly have sent me YESTERDAY, what are the chances of being sent THAT email?!
Hmm ... coincidence? Maybe, but what happened later in the day, made me wonder even more...
In between writing hubs, checking emails, and attending to my three children (us mums are very good at multi-tasking, you know!), I was chatting with a friend. Just general chit chat at first, but then the conversation went a particular direction and I found myself bemoaning the fact that I feel very unappreciated (and sometimes unloved) by my husband.
I'm sure many stay-at-home mothers feel like this at times. Running a household and looking after children is something that I love doing (most of the time!), but there are certainly days when I feel like my brain is slowly turning to mush. Thank goodness for the telephone and internet!
Anyway, my husband had gone to a football match two hours from where we live. He had no idea that I was talking about him (unless he's secretly bugged the room! - hehe).
My day continued much the same as before, until my husband arrived home ...
When he came in, he did the usual (put down his bag, said hello to us, changed the television station from what the kids were watching onto the footy! - grrr). At this point he would usually sit down in his chair and settle in to watch the footy on the telly.
But instead of doing that, he came over to me in the kitchen. I didn't think anything of it until I noticed he was still holding onto his coat that he'd taken with him ... huh?
I asked him what he was hiding (as he grinned at me!), then lo' and behold! - out comes a gorgeous bunch of flowers!
Now I know you're probably thinking, "So what? Plenty of husbands bring their wives flowers". That may be - lucky them! - but not this little black duck! MY husband has given me flowers so few times in nearly 22 years, that I take photos of them each time!
Given the rarity of my husband bringing me flowers, the only thing I can conclude from it is that I'd "put it out there" and he'd somehow got the message!
For the record, we hadn't had a fight or anything either, so there was no reason whatsoever that he would be bringing me flowers.
As far as I'm concerned, what happened to me yesterday was the Law of Attraction at work.
Never underestimate the power of your thoughts. Regardless of what you believe, it is real, whether you realise it or not.
If you choose to focus on and attract the positive, good things will happen - and vice versa. What you think about you get - thoughts become things.
It is a cliché, but if you change your thinking you really can change your life! I truly believe that.
If you haven't watched "The Secret" yet, then I highly recommend it.
To be honest, the first time I watched it I thought "what on earth is this?! - dramatic music, almost "spooky" feeling - I thought it was a load of nonsense! Then I thought that I might as well watch it all and make my mind up after that. Well, I'm just glad I watched it all, that's for sure!
Call it what you like, but think about this: How often do you find yourself thinking about someone you haven't seen or heard from/about for a long time, then "suddenly" you bump into them down the street, or they ring you?
It actually happens to me so often now that I'm usually not surprised anymore.
So to conclude my story here about my strange day, I've written a little poem that I'd like to share with you. I love writing poems and I hope you enjoy it!
My husband brought me flowers,
I'm really not sure why,
He doesn't do those sorts of things,
He's really rather shy.
My husband brought me flowers,
I'm feeling rather sus',
What has he been up to?
Should I be worried about us?
My husband brought me flowers,
They're really rather nice,
In fact, they're really beautiful,
I pinched myself just twice!
My husband brought me flowers,
With no "sinister" intent,
He made my day and made me smile,
It was money well spent!
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Hey Kylie exactly what you deserve. Seek and you will find,ask and it is given. Put it out there and the sky is the limit. The flowers are very beautiful and special maybe they are a marker in your life of the many wonderful special events that are about to bloom in your life. Blessed Be.
Seeing the picture of the flowers made my eyes wet. :) I felt your love, gratitude for all these fun manifestations. I find that when one pays attention to how we are creating on a daily basis, we somehow become more attuned and attract things faster.
Enjoyed reading your hub!
Thank you DreamOn for your encouraging comments. I sincerely appreciate them :)
Stay tuned for the next instalment ...
Thank you VioletSun for your lovely comments. I sincerely appreciate them too :)
Yes, I love the flowers that hubby gave me, but do you know what? It wasn't the fact that he gave me THOSE particular flowers, it is that he gave me flowers full stop :) I would have loved anything else that he'd chosen. The fact that he'd thought to get me anything and then actually acted on that, was what "blew me away".
That seemingly simple act from him made my heart soar, my face smile and put a spring in my step! Simple things really are the best, I think :)
Yesterday, I read him the poem that I'd written. His initial body language reaction was "what a silly thing to do!", but by the time I'd finished reading it to him, he was smiling! I could see that it made him feel good that not only had I taken a photo of the flowers (he knew I would do that! hehe), but that I'd written a poem about them too!
Stay tuned for the next instalment ... :)
Yes, there is power in our thoughts. Thank you for sharing this hopeful Hub. However, for some of us, it is hard to stay positive. Please see how I try to help others in new ways. Sincerely: Gary Eby, author and therapist.
I think the power is the fuel our thoughts give to our actions. And then, to every action, there is a re-action, so the motion and momentum begins.
Think good things, good things happen. I read a book many years ago about how we bring the disease we fear the most into our life. Subconsciously, we do things and eat things that bring us closer to that disease which we fear. Anyway, it was "food" for thought.
Enough to convince me that positive thoughts are better than negative. Fear not; and if you pray, move your feet!! =)) thanks, interesting hub!!
Thank you qlcoach (Gary) for your comments :)
Don't for one moment think that I don't find it hard to stay positive - I certainly do at times (more than I'm prepared to share just here right now).
Like anything though, the more you practice something, the better you get at it. The more you focus on the positive, the easier it is to find the positive in things.
The flip side of that is that the more you focus on the negative things in your life, and the world, the most negativity you find, which in turn "confirms" in your mind that the world is a negative place - I'm sure you get what I'm trying to say here.
My Mum has often told me (when I've been in despair at something), that no matter how bad something seems/is, there is ALWAYS a positive to come from a negative situation. It may not be apparent at the time, and in a state of despair, or depression, or any other negative emotion, of course it is terribly difficult to think of anything positive.
But you know what? For every single "bad" or negative thing that has happened in my life that I can think of (even those things that do not seem to have a "good enough" reason for happening), there actually HAS been a positive to come from it. It just hasn't been apparent at the time.
I may share some of these things at another time.
The other piece of advice that Mum has given me, is that "there is always someone worse off than yourself". That doesn't for one moment discredit how a person is feeling about something. We all feel how we feel, and another person cannot tell us how to feel/think/react to something - it's ludicrous to think that they could.
My point is, that even in a bad/negative situation, if you look hard enough (and it usually is VERY hard to find), you will find that things actually COULD be worse.
I love my Mum! - just wanted to share that :)
I'll head to your hubpages shortly and read your articles :)
Thank you for taking the time to read my hub :)
I like this hub. No matter what happens in my life, I always strive to stay positive and attract positivity to me. This is the main reason I believe I'm able to smile and others aren't able to do it as easily. When every thought is focused on doom and gloom, that's exactly what you get out of life. Thanks for sharing your story.
Thank you marisuewrites for your comments.
I totally agree with everything you said! Just one example of doing something that ultimately leads to what we don't want is overeating when on a diet!
For many years, I was utterly miserable at being overweight. I'd convince myself that I was going to lose weight, get fit, become healthier etc, only to find myself sabotaging my own efforts once I actually started losing weight! What the?
I was terribly unhappy at the weight I was, but here I was sabotaging my efforts! Nobody else did it to me - I did!
I'm pleased to say though, that not only have I lost a lot of weight, but I've managed to keep it off - but that's another story for another time!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts :)
Great hub! and wow, you're a good manifestor Kylie! Thumbs up from me too!
Thanks talented_ink for your comments :) It is greatly appreciated.
Like attracts like, don't they say?
I just had a quick look at your hubpages and I love what I've seen already! I'll be back to read some more :)
Thank you too Lifebydesign for your comments.
I just had a quick look at your hubpages too, and I love what I see there too! I'll be back to read more too.
Thank you :)
Lovely hub Kylie!
If you expect the best you'll get the best!
That is the secret of success!
When you expect it you create it:-)
Thanks Eliza! I really appreciate your comments :)
Kylie,
Your beautiful flowers caught my attention first, then I was drawn all the way into your lovely story.
Thanks for the inspiration. In our home there is pain. Our 24 year old with Mental Health issues told his Dad this morning he didn't want to go for prayer again and be disappointed.
We work hard at staying positive, at attracting good days for him. We do have much to be grateful for in the gains over 4 years...but it's work.
Hi Web Market Guide. Thank you for your comments :) They are greatly appreciated.
I've sent you an email (privately) as I would love to talk with you.
My skype id is kylie.doak.
Kylie,
I've just been reading about the Law of Attraction -- how providential that I stumbled onto your hub! My special interest is allergy elimination with acupressure. In studying that, I learned how to identify allergies through muscle response testing. And you know what else I discovered, that really surprised me? Our subconscious minds can respond to a THOUGHT from another person. I can ask you a question by simply THINKING it, and your subconscious will respond with a YES or NO answer, easily identified by muscle response testing. That proves that we communicate subconsciously all the time, whether we know it or not. That is part of why the Law of Attraction works!
I believe your husband knew subconsciously what you were thinking, and responded with the flowers. That is so cool! I've seen many doors open in my life since I've been consciously focusing with positive intent on the things I want. I'm glad it's working for you, too.
I love poetry, also, and enjoyed your little poem.
Hi Deeahn - it was meant to be, evidently!
Yes, it was a very interesting day for me to say in the least! I've believed in the Law of Attraction for a long time, but the more "coincidences" that happen, the more strongly I believe in the LOA.
Thank you for your lovely comments. I love writing poetry and I'm glad to hear that someone enjoyed reading what I've written. It makes it all the more worthwhile :)
I've actually just finished another hub which I'm going to publish shortly, and I've included another poem! I invite you to read it and see what you think.
Regards,
Kylie Doak
Kylie,
Well, here I am right back to another hub from my friend Kylie.
Beautiful thoughts and beautiful flowers. I bought so many flowers for Barbie that she insisted I stop before we went broke and have to eat flowers.
If I may say, the power of thoughts is pointed out in God’s Word in many places including Phil 4:8
Is it OK if I point out my example?
One morning I got in my car to go somewhere and bowed my head to pray. A vision of my former landlady was in front of me just as clear as if she was personally there. (I don’t normally have visions).
I started the car drove around the block, stopped at her house and rang the door bell. When she answered the door and saw me she said, “Eddie, I was just praying that God would send someone by to see me”. Talk about making one stop to think. Wow!
Sorry for getting off track.
Thanks again. Kylie. ~ eddie
Hi Eddie.
Thanks again for your comments, and no, I don't mind you adding your example. That's fine by me :)
Last night, my husband and I went out (family member's engagement party) and one of my friends who I haven't spoken to for quite a while lives in one of the towns that we had to drive through on our way to the party.
As we drove last night, I thought to myself "Gosh, I must ring Joan. Haven't spoken to her for ages - what slackers we are! lol".
Guess who rang me today?! Joan!
I have caller id on my phone and was laughing when I answered it. When I told her where we went last night and what I'd thought, she couldn't believe it! (and neither could I, actually!). Talk about "putting it our there".
There are examples of this everywhere! The power of thought is utterly amazing - don't doubt it for a moment!
Regards ~ Kylie
Kylie Doak says:
2 years ago
Thank you, Igor. I appreciate your comments :)