{"id":2431,"date":"2015-02-11T04:44:06","date_gmt":"2015-02-11T09:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.livelifemadetoorder.com\/blog\/blog\/?p=2431"},"modified":"2021-07-31T10:59:08","modified_gmt":"2021-07-31T10:59:08","slug":"law-attraction-3-common-anxieties-slow-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.livelifemadetoorder.com\/blog\/law-attraction-3-common-anxieties-slow-progress\/","title":{"rendered":"Law of Attraction: 3 Common Anxieties that Slow Your Progress"},"content":{"rendered":"

You know one of the reasons I love writing about law of attraction so much? Because just like anyone reading this, I have conditioning that I am working on stripping away, and much of what I write is a nice reminder for myself.<\/span><\/p>\n

While I feel like I have a pretty good grasp on the concept, and have manifested many awesome things, I still run into resistance. It is certainly more subtle than it used to be, but still there at times.<\/span><\/p>\n

I have set my sights on bigger and bolder things, and when we do that, new layers of ‘stuff’ get triggered that may have been laying dormant with previous manifesting efforts. I uncover beliefs that I never really knew I had, and then I work on shifting them. It really is a process, and if we can make peace with that, we are golden.<\/span><\/p>\n

Anyway, once we start working consciously with our energy, and giving more mind to law of attraction, it is common for various sorts of discomfort to pop up. Being more aware of our role in shaping our reality, as well as what we are truly feeling and thinking, can make us a bit anxious. And this anxiety can certainly get in the way of manifesting with greater ease. Here are three of the more common anxieties that surface for many, and some insight on getting past them.<\/span><\/p>\n

Feeling Like You Have to Figure Out Your Ultimate End Result Now<\/span><\/h2>\n

So, now you know you can create whatever reality you desire. Nothing is off limits, and there is no more lamenting you can’t have what you want. You are in the driver’s seat. Ask and it is given. Awesome, awesome, awesome.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now all you have to do is set some intentions, gain some clarity and start building some momentum behind that more positive energy. You have to work on focusing on what you want instead of what you don’t. Simple enough.<\/span><\/p>\n

But, then a bit of anxiety may creep in. You may not be exactly sure what it is you want, or you have a pretty clear idea but it seems like such a giant leap from where you are now, you can’t possibly see how you would manifest it.<\/span><\/p>\n

You may feel some pressure to figure out how you want to live out the rest of your days on earth right in this moment. There are some ideas floating around, but nothing too concrete. It may make you reluctant to take any sort of action for fear of making the ‘wrong’ decision. You may feel a bit stuck and unsure of what to do. This can be really frustrating.<\/span><\/p>\n

It’s okay if you are not fully sure of your vision. You don’t have to figure out how you want every aspect of your life to look. You don’t need to make any bold decisions that carry implications for the next two decades. You don’t need every piece of the puzzle to get moving.<\/span><\/p>\n

Like I have said a million times before, you are after feelings, and nothing more. Everything we want is because we think it will make us feel good in some way. We want the peace, happiness, fulfillment, freedom and anything else that makes us feel all is right with the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, when in doubt, follow your feelings. Figure out how you want to feel, and if something pops up that allows you to feel that way, go for it. You may keep going down that road or you may shift course and go down another one. Remember you are always moving towards what you want, and no matter what choices you make, they are going to serve you in some way. It’s all good..you can’t make any mistakes, you can’t be ‘wrong.’<\/span><\/p>\n

So, pursue that different line of work if it feels right, even if you are not sure how it will work out. Sign up for that random class at the community college even if you are not sure right now if you would end up going back to school officially.<\/span><\/p>\n

Remember we attract based on what we feel, and not our exact actions. So, if you pursue avenues that allow you to feel good now, you will attract more stuff that feels like that. You will become a better match to all sorts of ideas, opportunities, people and solutions that will keep you moving in the right direction, even if you aren’t quite sure where you will end up.<\/span><\/p>\n

Being Convinced Certain Outside Elements Must Change First, Particularly Other People<\/span><\/h2>\n

Getting LOA in theory and actually believing it to the core are two different things. It can take awhile to really buy into certain concepts. Over time, we see how things change when we work with our energy, and the trust builds. The knowing deepens.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, after learning a bit about law of attraction, you come to realize nothing can impact your reality in any real way besides your own energy. This means the bad economy can’t keep your business from succeeding. It means that no matter your race, religion, gender or sexual orientation, you can reach your fullest potential and no one can keep you down.<\/span><\/p>\n

But, being we are so used to living reactively, and believing things outside of us, particularly other people, play a large role in the outcomes of our own lives, this is not something you will just release immediately.<\/span><\/p>\n

You may have set your sights on certain things you want, but immediately put together a mental catalog of all the outside circumstances that would need to change to make your manifestation possible, or at least, make getting it a hell of a lot easier.<\/span><\/p>\n

I get how challenging this can be. Based on the usual way of thinking, it is very easy to make a case that certain things can’t happen for you unless particular elements outside of you change.<\/span><\/p>\n

Would it make for an easier journey if the things that were standing in your way somehow transformed more to your liking? Absolutely.<\/span><\/p>\n

Should you focus your energy on trying to control things you can’t control, or pushing against what is and wishing it was different, rather than your own focus, which is where the magic really happens? Absolutely not.<\/span><\/p>\n

You can take control, and it doesn’t matter what is happening outside of you, or what other people are or aren’t doing. Your reality is a mirror of what is happening inside of you, which means that all that is required to change said reality is shifting your thoughts, beliefs and feelings. That is pretty great if you ask me.<\/span><\/p>\n

You may think you can’t possibly start feeling better about your job as long as your boss continues to be the giant dick face he has always been. You may be convinced you can’t change your financial situation so long as your spouse is anxiety-ridden about money. You blame your negative mother for always bringing you down and zapping you of your budding positivity. But, no one can create in your reality. Other people can only affect you in so far as you let them.<\/span><\/p>\n

Their beliefs can only impact your manifestations to the degree you also believe these things as well. That is where that discomfort comes from\u2014the part of you that still believes those things is being triggered. Their actions can only affect you if you decide they will.<\/span><\/p>\n

Again, I get it. This way of being is really new and this version of us is fragile and fledgling. It is easier to feel good (or better) when we have fewer things challenging us, when things are more to our liking, when other people are not triggering us and throwing us out of whack energetically.<\/span><\/p>\n

But, to really get your manifesting on, you have to take ownership of your feelings and what manifestations come into your life. You have to start building some momentum behind the belief that no one is calling the shots but you. This won’t happen overnight, but you would be surprised how quickly you can progress with some deliberate effort to focus on this truth.<\/span><\/p>\n

Being Scared Feeling Better Now Will Keep Things as They Are Now<\/span><\/h2>\n

You want what you want, and the idea of feeling better even if you don’t have it,throws your mind into a bit of a tizzy. It likens it to deciding you actually don’t want this thing, and it doesn’t like this one bit. You really don’t like how things are now, and the idea of them staying this way,fills you with a sense of dread.<\/span><\/p>\n

We get very attached to the things we want; the feeling of wanting something is very powerful, and just releasing on that can feel uncomfortable, even though the feeling of wanting something that we don’t have, kind of sucks actually.<\/span><\/p>\n

We believe that feeling of want is necessary to bring this thing into our experience. If we stop wanting, won’t it cancel the order? Will the Universe decide we don’t want this thing anymore, and undo all the machinations it had been engaging in to get it to us?<\/span><\/p>\n

The thing is, though, the Universe can only deliver that to which we are a match; it can’t just give us what we want simply because we want it, and we are a good person who is trying oh so hard. It can’t defy our vibration. It is a neutral force\u2014input and output.<\/span><\/p>\n

You have to remember the feeling of want is actually not conducive to getting whatever it is you intend to manifest because that feeling is one of lack, of it isn’t here. And that isn’t how you would feel if you had this thing already is it now? No, no it isn’t.<\/span><\/p>\n

We have certain predominant feelings, and we attract experiences that feel just like these feelings. So, this means you want to do your best to feel now like you would if you already had this thing. When you think about your desire, there is a predominant feeling that it is coming, that it is already yours.<\/span><\/p>\n

This does not mean giving up on what you want, it simply means removing that feeling of ‘need.’ It means not refusing to feel better until you have what you want. It means stepping into the feelings that lie behind what you want now\u2014again, at the risk of sounding like a broken record, you are always after a feeling. You can create feelings at any time,<\/b><\/i> whether through doing certain activities, or simply daydreaming.<\/span><\/p>\n

One of the reasons this can bother people so much is the false belief feeling good about how things are now means all of a sudden, having to like things you don’t like, and then staying stuck with what you don’t want.<\/span><\/p>\n

But, you don’t have to do that. You don’t have to start loving things you hate. It’s okay to have preferences, and want bigger and better things. We never want to settle for just good enough, or think as long as we don’t totally hate something, we should find a way to be okay with it.<\/span><\/p>\n

What you do want is to focus in on the things in your life now that can actually evoke some positive emotion in you, and make you feel more hopeful and optimistic. Turn your attention towards the good things in your life as it is right in this moment<\/span><\/p>\n

You want to celebrate the smaller manifestations that will start to pop up once you start aligning more closely with what you want. You want to cultivate the trust what you want can materialize.You want to really feel that the sense of relief that comes with knowing your current discontent is not permanent, and things will start changing as you start changing.<\/span><\/p>\n

What we focus on expands, and the more you feel good, the more things that will come into your experience that feel good. That is just how it works. It’s the law.<\/span><\/p>\n

Don’t get so attached to your specific desires manifesting as the only way you can feel happy\u2014I know that is what your mind is telling you. Don’t worry, you’ll get what you want. It may not look exactly the same, or it may not come in the exact way you picture it, but whatever it is, it will be all good. Whatever it is you want now is just the tip of the iceberg, and when you are open to just feeling good without a sense of attachment to how things have to look, you can let in so much more.<\/span><\/p>\n

In Closing…<\/span><\/h2>\n

Now that you have opened yourself up to new possibilities and living more consciously, the fear that things won’t work out can be strong. It was one thing to not like your life and think you really couldn’t do much, and another to realize you can do quite a bit, but then struggle to see your desired results.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Don’t put too much pressure on yourself. Be willing to take things one step at a time, rather than making huge leaps that you really can’t buy into fully on an energetic level. Just trust things will come together as best you can, and follow your intuition. Be in the moment, and work on making each day great. When you’re not feeling good, it’s okay. Don’t push against it, or it will just intensify and drag on longer. Don’t forget to look for the good you have already created.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Your Turn…<\/span><\/h2>\n

What did you think of the post? Can you relate to any of these anxieties? Did any piece of advice particularly resonate with you? Has your work with LOA triggered any other anxieties you might add to this list? What tips do you have for dealing with the discomfort that pops up as you shift your energy? Looking forward to your awesome comments as always!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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