Lesson 2: From Thinking to Becoming

In this lesson I want to continue the process of stepping back from the physical world to focus more clearly on the energetic one.

I want you to think of The Law of Attraction as a law of momentum and corresponding energy.

This is where a lot of people go wrong when they first start to apply these concepts. They focus almost entirely on the physical, believing that if they think thoughts about the physical item they want, that the object will magically appear before them. I want to get you out of that mindset, and into the mindset of focusing on energy.

The Law of Attraction only works to the extent that you can become the energy of the thought that you think. SImply thinking something will not help if you hold a more fundamental belief that it isn’t possible. The Law of Attraction becomes powerful when you can learn how to step into the feeling of energy, the emotional state, that is the essence of your desire, that is the essence your physical object symbolizes. We’ve already talked about this in the module on desires, so now it’s time to learn to apply it to things that are important to you.

Thinking, Feeling, and Becoming

In order to make this point a little more clear, I want to draw your attention to the distinction between thinking, feeling, and becoming the energy of an idea or desire.

The first step is always to think the thought you want. This is where most people stop when learning to work with The law of Attraction. They think about their desire and begin to focus their attention more consistently on it. This is an excellent first step and I do not mean to disparage it any way. It’s absolutely fundamental, but it is only the first step.

The next step is to actually feel into the desire. Start to feel the emotion, the passion, the excitement, behind the desire. This si what we talked about when we talked about recognizing the fact that physicality is a symbol and the fact that every desire has energy behind it. You need to tap into that energy, and tap into that emotion, in order to have it start to manifest for you.

But, it’s really the third step where things start to take off, as you become that energy more consistently. You step into that feeling all day, every day. You allow yourself to become the idea you want to uphold, to become the energy of the thing that you want. That’s when you gain control over your physical reality.

Become Consistently The Energy You Want

As you’re beginning to gain control over this process, there are two points that can really help you to put these ideas into practice.

The first is that thoughts have their own momentum. This is what I mean when I say that The Law of Attraction is a law of momentum. Every thought tends to bring forth more similar, closely related thoughts. This applies to both good and bad thoughts.

The first time that you think something, it seem whimsical, or crazy, or radically out there, but as you continue to focus on that thought it gradually starts to seem more realistic and gradually becomes more and more a part of you.

This is the process of moving from thinking to feeling to becoming, as you continue to repeat those thoughts and feel into the energy of them.

The second point is to realize that in order for The Law of Attraction to work, you need to become the energy of your desire more consistently than you are the energy of the lack of your desire.

This can feel challenging, because the very fact that you have the desire often means you’re starting off from a position of lack. You need to train yourself to be able to feel into that energy. You can do this through affirmations and creating beliefs about the thing you want, but I want to point out that the realize some people have success with this process and others fail has to do with connecting their thoughts and words with their energy and their emotions.

Two people can use the exact same affirmation and it might appear to work for one and not for the other. For example, if you say, “I am abundant,” it will only work for you if you already believe you’re abundant. When you say that phrase it will trigger abundant thoughts. If you don’t fundamentally believe that, saying the affirmation is just paying lip-service, and could make you have the energy of not being abundant. It will trigger fears and thoughts of lack that you already hold.

As you’re working with this process, it’s important that you find statements you believe. Find statements you can feel the energy, not statements that seem like they “sound correct.”

Meditation

Exercise: Practicing Becoming a Thought

For today’s exercise, I want you to practice becoming the energy of your desire more consistently. This is easier than it sounds, and we’ve already been leading up to it with the 30-second breath exercises you bring with you throughout the day.

Start with your breath. Take the time to step back consistently, at least once an hour, but better two or three times an hour. Take the time to breathe, relax, and destress from whatever circumstance is in front of you.

Then, take an additional 20-30 seconds to feel into your desire. Feel into the excitement of it, the passion of it, and why you want it in the first place. If this is difficult for you, play with using the meditation included in this lesson or one of the rampages we’ve already seen.

When you’re first getting started with this practice, it might take you a couple of minutes in order to relax enough to feel into your desire. But, as you feel into it more consistently, it will become more approachable and accessible, and you’ll be able to tap into that energy in just a few seconds.

Consistently, throughout the day, take the time to do this. Step back, and feel into the emotion of your desire. If you can’t feel into the idea of “success” with whatever desire you hold, feel into the idea of “motion towards,” of rapidly progressing along the path of your desire.