No Foolin' Big U

"I'd like to believe it does, but this law of attraction (LOA) stuff just doesn't work," said someone who was selling LOA products and services online. 

She said she'd done everything she was supposed to: expecting the best, redirecting worrisome thoughts, acting as if, etc. etc.  But in seven months she had no signs of success, and decided to throw in the towel on LOA altogether.
 
Earlier this year another colleague said to me she felt like believing in LOA was like "drinking the Kool Aid," meaning deliberate creation was a fantasy distraction that would keep her from doing the real work required to create success.
 
I share these examples because there's something for us to learn from them.  I've got my own example, too: 
 
Yesterday afternoon when the two ducks who've been nesting in neighborhood flew in after a two day absence, I smiled a friendly hello and said out loud how nice it was to see them again. 
 
Contrast that to a year ago, when a two day absence on their part inspired some pretty wild negative fantasies about what harm could have befallen them and I would try not to picture that and instead imagine that all was well.  When they finally DID show up I felt a flood of relief that they were still in one piece. 
 
Last year I certainly believed I was doing the work to manage my vibration.  I believed I was focusing my attention and sending supportive energy their way.

This year I notice there's not much relief present when they show up (although lots more joy).  There's less relief because I wasn't (nearly as) worried about them.  The difference in my response shows me the difference in my vibe.  It tells me that last year I wasn't flowing nearly what I thought I was.
 
What I'm saying is this stuff can be easy to fool ourselves about.

• To think we're dialed in on abundance, when we're still losing sleep about overdue bills;
• To believe we're practicing self-love when the majority of our self-talk is still beating ourselves up;
• To feel like we're focused on dream come true romance when the vibration of loneliness can be sensed by a stranger reading our facebook updates!

It's easy to think we're vibrationally aligned, thinking the good thoughts, seeing the happy results, and yet actually be flowing a counter-vibe all the while.
 
There's an easy way to tell if this is happening to you.
 
Are you getting what you want?  If so, congratulate yourself!  If not, know that it's not a quirk in the universal laws - it's because you might not be vibrating what you think you are. 
 
If you can acknowledge that, kudos to you!  You're already ahead of the game with that! 
 
It's the lack of awareness that does in a lot of potential manifesters. 
 
If you think you're lined up and still aren't getting what you want - and it's been a while since you've seen signs it's coming - it may be time to reevaluate what you're dialed in on.
 
Law of attraction isn't sporadic or unreliable; we can count on it all the time.  If there's a missing link, it's not the Universal law gone wonky.  It's our vibe.
 
And you know what to do with that!  That's what each of these newsletters are dedicated to accomplish - helping you manage your vibe.  Kool-Aid not included.  :)

Jeannette Maw is the Good Vibe Coach and founder of Good Vibe University.  Find more of her manifesting inspiration at Good Vibe Blog.