LOA & my sister

Hi folks,

I hope you enjoyed the "Power of Attraction" article ... I know I did! I am a strong believer in the Law of Attraction, and am always looking for new things to read & listen to. I discovered LOA back in 6/2007, when I got "The Secret" on CD. Those CDs played in virtually a continuous loop in my car for about 3 months. After a while, I started to realize that "The Secret" was a great starter course, but didn't provide much concrete information. I spent a lot of time online looking deeper into LOA and checking out website. I came across Abraham-Hicks, but at that time I wasn't ready for them. "Channeled?" I thought, "Yeah right!" It took another 5 months or so, during which time I had vacillated between watching my thoughts & all-out reaction to the things around me. I found Abraham again last January, and the new beliefs that I have in LOA have 100% changed my life. The financial circumstances around us are starting to change, but my mental set-point is so much closer to Source, so much more of the time.

I always used to wonder why my life was so much better than my sister's. We grew up together under the same roof, and are good friends, but our lives have taken us in 2 very different directions. I'm happily married, have been stably employed or self-employed, am financially stable, have a great group of friends, and have lived in the same house the last 4 years. She moves in with a new boyfriend every 18 months (and moves home with our parents imbetween), constantly hits new financial lows, doesn't have many friends where she is living now, feels like she was left behind when other girls her age are getting married & having kids, and a few other things that I don't feel right discussing, even in the anonymity of the internet.

As I was saying, I used to wonder why our lives are so different. But I don't wonder anymore, I know why our lives are different: expectations. I expect things to always turn out well for me, and I turn my thoughts to positive things. I think my sister is always waiting for the 'other shoe' to drop, and even when she starts to get stable, things fall back apart for her. A few years ago, when she was in a particularly bad spot, I sent her "The Secret" CDs. (Not my copy, of course... I ordered her a new set from Amazon.) We were talking a few nights ago, and she was telling me about some new drama in her life. I asked her if she still had the CDs I'd sent her, and the response was less than positive, to say the least. "I'm not listening to that 'power of positive thinking' junk," she said, "I tried to win the lottery once and didn't ... it doesn't work."

What could I say to that? It works for me, but manifestations are not instant. I used to try to "will" my lottery numbers to be drawn, but I realize now that it doesn't work that way. I'm starting to see things "pop" in my life. As Abraham says, 99.9% of all manifestations are done before we see any evidence. Little things are happening that let me know that I'm closing in on my vibrational escrow. It's so close, I could reach out & touch it ;-)

Until next time, stay fabulous!