{"id":2601,"date":"2015-03-31T06:01:45","date_gmt":"2015-03-31T10:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.livelifemadetoorder.com\/blog\/blog\/?p=2601"},"modified":"2021-07-31T08:14:44","modified_gmt":"2021-07-31T08:14:44","slug":"law-of-attraction-doing-nothing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.livelifemadetoorder.com\/blog\/law-of-attraction-doing-nothing\/","title":{"rendered":"Law of Attraction: Insights from My 10 Days of Doing (Almost) Nothing"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, as some of you may know from my list email or the post I put up last week, I took a bit of a break from blogging because I had a good friend visiting me from New Jersey. My usual routine was shook up, in a good way, and I felt it best to just pull back.<\/span><\/p>\n

I’ll admit, even though my intuition was telling me that it was the right move, and it felt right, my good old mind was still putting in its two cents, as it’s wont to do with pretty much everything.<\/span><\/p>\n

Though as you can see from the title of the post, I didn’t totally stop doing everything. I responded to comments, checked email, did some writing work for clients and a few other things. But, I was out and about much more, and did a heck of a lot less than I normally do.<\/span><\/p>\n

To be honest, I am not usually in any sort of ass-busting mode, but there are a variety of activities I typically occupy myself with.<\/span><\/p>\n

We went away for a couple of days to another part of the island, and I didn’t even bring my computer. That was big for me. I was really proud of myself.<\/span><\/p>\n

The core of attraction is how we feel, and not the actions we are taking. But the need to take action and control things is pretty deeply ingrained, and this is one aspect of the process we can really struggle with, myself included.<\/span><\/p>\n

Over time, I have gotten a lot more comfortable with doing less, but as I keep moving forward, new things pop up that have to be dealt with. Anytime we set our sights on a particular desire, there will be that urge to take certain actions. We may believe we have to do certain things to achieve these goals.<\/span><\/p>\n

And then we have to engage in a bit of ‘retraining.’ It doesn’t mean you have regressed, it is just part of the process, a process that really doesn’t have an end point.<\/span><\/p>\n

From the time my last post was published to the day I planned on publishing this one, it would be about two weeks. Considering I post three days a week for the most part, that seemed like a long time to not publish anything, and a lot of content not being written.<\/span><\/p>\n

New, fresh content is what keeps people coming back right? What if I didn’t get any new readers to my blog because no new posts were being sent to my list or being promoted through the various channels I use?<\/span><\/p>\n

What if I got lazy, and then had a hard time going back to writing?<\/span><\/p>\n

Considering the amount of time I took off, these sorts of questions might seem silly, but as we all know, most of our ‘stuff’ is not rational. It often seems silly, but that doesn’t change the fact these concerns are very real, and we must examine them.<\/span><\/p>\n

I have had enough experience in my personal and professional life to know there really is something to being able to get more by doing less, that it really is about how we feel and not what we are doing.<\/span><\/p>\n

I highly recommend it, but it isn’t always easy.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are a few thoughts I want to share about this aspect of the attraction process and I hope you find it helpful for your own manifesting journey.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pulling Back from Action is Best in Degrees<\/span><\/h2>\n

We are very ingrained to take lots of action to get the things we want. We always hear about all the things people did to get the things they wanted, all the hard work, all the strategies employed.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, a concept like law of attraction, which states we actually can get the things we want by becoming an energetic match to them, without really needing to take any sort of action, sounds nice. But going all in is probably not going to happen.<\/span><\/p>\n

The paradigm of no pain, no gain is pretty entrenched.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our mind sees doing nothing as being lazy.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, taking less action is something we usually need to do in degrees to get any real benefit.<\/span><\/p>\n

The process of stepping fully into an LOA-friendly mindset is just that..a process. It is incremental. And like I always make sure to remind you\u2014incremental does not mean slow.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, when it comes to pulling back from action, most of us probably won’t be able to go from control freaks and workaholics, to easy breezy manifestors who just let everything they want flow to them, while in a complete state of trust.<\/span><\/p>\n

We won’t go from hard work, forcing and manipulating to solely actions that are fully inspired, and feel light and effortless, and never anything less.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, when committing to taking less action, and working more on aligning with what you want on a level of feeling, and building trust, don’t step too far outside your comfort zone.<\/span><\/p>\n

For example, if you are spending 8 stress-fueled hours a day trying to build your online business, all of a sudden spending one hour a day online will probably be way too big a leap, and will feel way too uncomfortable. Feeling genuinely good about that will probably not happen, and you won’t bank too much positive momentum.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, you might experiment with cutting it down at first, or be willing to pull back from activities that don’t make you feel as good but you think you have to do, and spend more time doing the things you actually enjoy doing, and feel easier.<\/span><\/p>\n

For example, maybe you love networking and commenting on other people’s blogs, but are not loving publishing a post five times a week. Experiment with doing more of the former, and changing up the latter.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you commit to pulling back in a certain way, but you fall off the wagon, don’t get too hard on yourself. Congratulate yourself on the effort and know it can take a bit.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sometimes the urge to act will just feel too strong. You KNOW you shouldn’t be acting from this space, but you just can’t resist. Things aren’t happening and your mind will convince you that you must get back in the driver’s seat and make shit happen.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is what it is.<\/span><\/p>\n

Again, it’s a process and you just have to work on moving forward step by step, not becoming perfect.<\/span><\/p>\n

Don’t Just Look for Outer Manifestations<\/span><\/h2>\n

And now we come to one of the biggest issues we face when working consciously with law of attraction\u2014not looking to the outside for ‘proof’ what we are doing is working.<\/span><\/p>\n

This tendency of ours is completely understandable. We got into this whole manifesting thing to create certain things in our reality, so naturally we are waiting on said things to show up.<\/span><\/p>\n

Manifestations that show us we are on the right track can really boost our trust, and help us ‘keep it up’ energetically speaking.<\/span><\/p>\n

But, we all know what can result when we look at our current experience, and things still aren’t to our liking.<\/span><\/p>\n

Because we have our doubts about this whole reduced action part of the equation, we may be doubly on the lookout for outside manifestations. We are looking for the Universe to ‘prove’ to us this is how it actually works.<\/span><\/p>\n

I definitely had some great manifestations happen over this period, and I definitely think my relaxed attitude towards ‘doing stuff’ played a big role.<\/span><\/p>\n

But, I certainly wasn’t being bombarded with one awesome thing after another to the point I couldn’t catch my breath.<\/span><\/p>\n

I realize there were certain things I was hoping would happen but didn’t\u2014good old attachment and expectations at play. I am not immune to this.<\/span><\/p>\n

But, I also realized that a lot more happened than I was noticing. I manifested lots of things that really gave me clarity and lots of other goodies on a level of energy, thought and feeling.<\/span><\/p>\n

During this time, I found it easier to remain in a positive line of thinking, and had less ‘negative’ chatter. I felt more trust. Not taking action in certain areas felt a lot more comfortable. I just felt a greater sense of everything being taken care of and the Universe having my back. I was more relaxed.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is easy to forget that feeling better on a more consistent basis, and getting a better handle on effectively working with attraction, is a manifestation just like anything else. All of this is a reflection of our energy raising, and the ‘muck’ loosening its grip.<\/span><\/p>\n

And that is where all the magic happens. We are making big ass shifts here in this work and these are victories to be celebrated.<\/span><\/p>\n

Don’t ever discount your changing mindset ,and overall belief system, as insignificant because your ‘stuff’ still isn’t here.<\/span><\/p>\n

Discomfort Will Pop Up, But If You Stick with It, You’ll Do Lots of Clearing<\/span><\/h2>\n

Nothing will bring up your blocks, fears, lack of trust and the old way of thinking like deliberately pulling back from action, and not doing things you are convinced you ‘must’ or ‘should’ do to bring about a certain manifestation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Doing a lot less felt pretty good overall, but there were certainly uncomfortable moments that popped up here and there.<\/span><\/p>\n

Like anyone else, my mind can mess with me, and I realized there were lots of attachments, expectations, judgments and what have you that I either didn’t really know I had, or that were still a lot stronger than I thought.<\/span><\/p>\n

We all have our triggers.<\/span><\/p>\n

That’s the thing about doing this work..you are really never ‘done.’ As your understanding deepens, your trust builds, and you move further down the path, stuff is going to pop up as you keep going for more and more.<\/span><\/p>\n

You may have done lots of clearing in one area of your life, but when you set your sights on a manifestation in a different area , you may find yourself dealing with some of those same beliefs, but with a different angle.<\/span><\/p>\n

Or you will discover a whole new set of limiting beliefs that weren’t being triggered with other desires.<\/span><\/p>\n

Or, as you reach for bigger and bolder things, you will have to do some more clearing to become a better match to these grander aspirations, things you probably never thought possible for you before.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you can withstand the discomfort, and not just run right back to action, no matter how badly or ineffective it feels, because it will quell the discomfort and make you feel more in control, oh the insights to be gained, and the clearing to be done.<\/span><\/p>\n

You will be given an opportunity to really see what has been blocking what you want, and formulate a ‘plan of attack’ to deal with it.<\/span><\/p>\n

You will get a clearer idea of what you really want, and it may not be what you have been thinking this whole time, and that can be a game-changer as for how you move about your day, where you focus your energy, and what specific manifestations you set your sights on.<\/span><\/p>\n

Make Sure You Have Some Feel-Good Stuff to Keep You Occupied<\/span><\/h2>\n

Like I mentioned earlier, the reason I pulled back a lot and was not doing much of anything was because I had a friend visiting me. So, everyday I was out and about, showing her the sights, and getting back in touch with why I love it here so much. Sometimes I am guilty of forgetting how awesome what I am doing is.<\/span><\/p>\n

I had plenty of feel-good stuff to keep me busy. This particular friend and I have really good conversations and can talk about anything and everything for hours on end.<\/span><\/p>\n

I was in a really high-vibe much of the time. I was having lots of fun.<\/span><\/p>\n

I wasn’t just sitting around twiddling my thumbs, and looking for a way to fill my time.<\/span><\/p>\n

Technically we don’t have to find any way to fill our time. We could just sit around basking in the glow of knowing the good old Universe will take care of us.<\/span><\/p>\n

But, with that monkey mind of ours, and our lack of complete trust in the process, it would behoove us to have some ideas on hand as far as things to do that make us feel good.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is a very individual thing. Do whatever works for you. It can be any activity, whether walking in the park or binge watching a TV series on Netflix. If it makes you feel happy, less stressed, relaxed, joyful or any other warm fuzzy, it’s a go.<\/span><\/p>\n

In Closing…<\/span><\/h2>\n

This period of reduced activity was very interesting. I manifested some cool stuff, and I learned a lot. I felt like I reached a new level of trust and made some interesting and extremely helpful realizations.<\/span><\/p>\n

I got lots of inspirations and intuitive nudges, and I look forward to implementing them.<\/span><\/p>\n

I know a lot of people may be afraid that if they pull back and stop doing as much, they will eventually stop doing anything, and what they want won’t come. But, the Universe knows what we want..it is written all over our vibrations.<\/span><\/p>\n

And, you will probably end up taking all sorts of actions, but they will be coming from a different space. They will feel good and right. They won’t feel hard and like you are swimming upstream.<\/span><\/p>\n

You will get more accomplished while doing less. You will attract all sorts of things without the manifestation having any direct correlation to a specific action.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you have been acting from a space of doubt, fear, force, control or manipulation, be willing to work on pulling back.<\/span><\/p>\n

When you feel compelled to take certain actions, examine the motivating force before proceeding.<\/span><\/p>\n

Set an intention that you will start to trust more, and inspired action will come,.<\/span><\/p>\n

Your Turn…<\/span><\/h2>\n

What did you think of the post? Did anything in particular resonate with you? What drives your uninspired actions? Do you have any tips for navigating this aspect of attraction? What are your favorite actions for getting into a better feeling space?<\/span><\/p>\n

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