The Power Of Your Thoughts

The law of attraction has become a very popular practice over the years. Many have benefited from its practices in their own lives. Whether it’s in their relationships, careers, hobbies or health, the law of attraction dictates the results and outcome in their lives. I was exposed to the law of attraction at the beginning of my senior year in high school. I remembered seeing the trailer of the movie that was based on The Secret book.  I remember feeling captivated, even convinced about this concept. So, I began to read about it and applying it to my life.

My life changed instantly. I was feeling happier in my relationship, my friendships, the classroom, the volleyball court and everything in my life. Every day was another opportunity to benefit positively from the law of attraction. My largest manifestation that year was accepting a scholarship to play Division 1 volleyball in the United States. I remember mentioning that I was interested in playing post-secondary volleyball at the highest competitive level I could play while attending a good academic institution. I began to attract different programs from both Canadian and American universities. I wasn’t the best in the classroom or on the court, but I had a goal and I knew it would happen. I trained hard on and off the court and in the classroom, and I continued to believe I could and would play at that level. I would even visualize shaking the coach’s hand on a recruiting trip or receiving information from different universities. And it happened. I was seeing how much the law of attraction was working for me. By graduation, I was accepting a full-scholarship to play Division 1 Volleyball in the NCAA in the United States. I was in awe.

While I saw how the law of attraction could manifest in positive ways in my life, I have also lived moments where it made my concerns and fears turn into failure and obstacles. The law of attraction doesn’t only filter good thoughts; it can also manifest your negative thoughts into undesirable outcomes. I remember my second year in university and how miserable I was. I had lost 30 pounds from August to December, we had an unsuccessful season as a team and no one was enjoying being on the team. I remember thinking that whole semester how miserable I was and how terrible the season was going. Many of teammates felt the same way about the season. And as our negative thoughts worked together, we had found our outcome. We had talent, we worked hard but we lost to easy teams, didn’t play or act as a team and the season reflected our unhappiness. I remember how much we worked that spring season to change that mentality. Personally, I remember telling myself that I would never live a season as I did my second year. I began to be faster, stronger and happier.  I was enjoying the training, the bonding, the classroom, the weight room and everything that was in my student-athlete life. I saw how my thoughts began to change my circumstances from unfavorable to favorable. I also saw how the team had changed its mentality as well. Our success grew little by little every day, and by our season year, we had built a foundation for years to follow.

The power of your thoughts and the energy you put into them will create your life. Sometimes people tell me that this type of thought process is not for them. I always told myself, those were the people who didn’t understand it. Just because you don’t understand something doesn’t mean you have to reject it. The law of attraction controls our lives. I have had people tell me that this way of thinking is unrealistic, and that we cannot control the environment or the outcomes in our lives. I believe this to be 99.99% false. We create our social constructions, our feelings and emotions, which transform into actions and reality. Whether you are creating positive or negative thoughts, your outcome will come from them. Monitoring your thoughts all the time can be quite tasking but by being aware of the thoughts, you can begin to control the thoughts that go through your mind. When you have a negative thought, you can make yourself aware of it and change it. You have to live a very conscious and thoughtful life. When you do this, your life benefits from your ability to cultivate good thoughts even out of the bad ones. Nevertheless, you must try the law of attraction to ever understand it and reap the benefits of it.