I shall certainly be applying your 5 points as I move forward in 2010.

We needed a new car. Ours had given up. I was looking for a used Toyota, but I couldn’t get the financing for it. I had $4,000 for a down payment, but I couldn’t get the financing for the rest, because my husband and I both worked temporary full time project jobs.

An online friend, who had been talking about the law of attraction, saw a post of mine about trying to buy a used Toyota. She said, “Why not look for a new one? Act as if you already have it. Smell the new car smell. Feel the sun coming in the window.” So, I did that.

My son called me a couple of days later. He found a new Toyota, in the color I wanted, at a dealer in my hometown. (I live 700 miles away now.) He said the dealer was willing to work with me. I couldn’t get a bank loan, but the Toyota financial department was willing to loan me the balance, because my credit was good! Thank you, Toyota! Thank you to my son, too! He and his family brought the car to us, and I gave him our old Trooper. I got an extra visit with him and his family, and that meant more than anything.

It didn’t fall into my lap. I didn’t get it free. (I didn’t expect that.) However, I was offered to opportunity! We haven’t missed a payment. I am grateful!

I always find it fascinating to hear how others are improving their lives and what works for them. Thanks for sharing your experiences. I appreciate it!

I’ve wavered back and forth on my beliefs about the law of attraction and getting everything you want. But, after committing myself to all of the things I want, taking action and really working towards it I do believe that the law of attraction is at work. I think that you can’t just sit around and think about things and expect them to show up which is what I did for a long time. But, when I started to think about things and follow inspired actions I’ve started seeing the law of attraction actually starting to work. There is no doubt that the law of attraction has many holes that need to be filled and I think you are doing the world a service by starting to fill those holes.

Thank you so much for commenting, Erin!

I have had work and times in my life where everything was easy and it usually involved work that helped a larger cause. I felt like I soared on eagles wings, and accomplished great things without fatigue.

Then, I have also had work for greedy difficult people and nothing goes right. The stress level around greed and single win situations makes everything difficult to the tenth power.

Nice work here.

I do love the south of Spain. The people, the food, the wine, the olives and the Mediterranean sea are captivating.

The answer for your question is “I don’t know”, all I know is that the Law of Attraction works for me and that is all I need to know. For me, the Law of Attraction basically boils down to your thoughts, focus and taking action. Every thought you put out has an impact on what happens.

Often when people want to challenge the Law of Attraction they are already using it in their own way, but it is the mystical aspect that bothers them. Do what works for you and discard the rest, as long as you get the results you want.

However, by focusing your mind on what you want and actually removing yourself from the outcome, you always do better. That way, what you want comes to you easily.

You removed outcome dependence by being gracious. You changed your focus to focusing on your path by being committed and being courageous.

Here’s the question I’d really like to see answered: what if you worked hard, saved up money, and bought the BMW (because we all know that if you were dedicated enough you’d be able to save up the money)? Would you say the Law of Attraction worked? And, if it did, wouldn’t that prove the Law of Attraction as fallible because you didn’t want the BMW in the first place?

Seems like ex-post facto reasoning to me.