Back in January, I made the New Year’s Resolution to work on myself whenever I had the opportunity. Whether it be through fitness, mental health, being open to new people and experiences, or even learning something new, I was determined to improve my person, even if it meant going outside of my comfort zone. In order to do this, I recently became fascinated by the Law of Attraction.  For anyone needing some inspiration or motivation to learn about some self-improvement, I’ll briefly explain what I’ve gathered from my Law of Attraction fact-finding missions and exercises.

Let’s dive into what the Law of Attraction even is. For this, I went to the actual, official website for the Law of Attraction. A good phrase that I wrote down was that “like attracts like.” By this, it is meant that we, as individuals, are solely responsible for bringing both positive and negative influences into our lives. It is up to us to choose what we want to manifest. Another concept that completely changed my way of thinking was the power of placing our focus. Unbeknownst to me, where I place my focus in my life has a palpable impact on what happens in my life. According to the website, “the Law of Attraction encourages you to see that you have the freedom to take control of how your future develops, shaping it in the way you choose.” Although a lot of these things may seem intuitive and obvious, the power of this thinking holds a multitude of possibilities for living a better and more fulfilling life.

There are many ways to implement this practice into your everyday life. Becoming more mindful of your thoughts and actions is one way to do this. Instead of dwelling on negative and condescending thoughts, try to begin replacing them with new, positive ones. This was hard for me at first, as I have been very self-critical for my entire life. However, through internalizing this idea and vowing to stick to it, I have been able to realize when those negative thoughts begin to creep into my mind, and I have become much better at stopping them immediately. Through this, I have begun to learn that those kinds of thoughts are not motivational, but harmful to my future success and mental health. Instead, I choose to inspire and motivate myself positively, filling my brain with encouraging beliefs and affirmative visions of how/what I aspire to be.

In terms of exercising the Law of Attraction, I spend 10 minutes once a week manifesting what I want in my future and how I aspire to become a better individual. For me, the best way to do this is through 10 minutes of writing in a journal. This way, I’m not only putting my thoughts into the universe in a tangible way, but I’m also giving myself the time to discern my thoughts about what I want from my future properly before articulating them on a page. That way, I know what I’m writing is in alignment with what I truly desire.

So far, I’ve learned a lot from implementing the Law of Attraction into my daily pattern of thinking. It requires a lot of patience, as nothing you really crave for the future is going to happen within 10-15 minutes of you thinking about it. It’s a process, and, to quote my man Joel Embiid, you have to trust that process. In this day and age of people being caught up in achieving instant gratification, I really enjoy knowing that I’m learning to practice patience, positivity, and perspective.

If any of you are interested in learning more about the Law of Attraction and how you can implement it in your life, the website link is down below!

http://www.thelawofattraction.com/what-is-the-law-of-attraction/