Sometimes we get inspired from stories that seem to prove what we are learning. Here are a couple of mine that seem to prove to me this ‘get-yourself-to-feeling-good’ stuff really works (aka, The Law of Attraction, or The Law of Like Begets Like, or The Law Of Sowing And Reaping).

I’m in an industry that has been hard hit by the mortgage meltdown. A few months ago, many of us were up for our annual raise, something that has occurred for years without a hitch. But due to the times, our manager had a special meeting with us. It came from the 'higher ups.' He announced that all raises were off. No one was going to get a raise. It simply was out of the question, due to conditions being what they were.

My reaction? I didn’t feel bothered in the slightest. Why? Because everything I’d been learning has been teaching me that circumstances or conditions have absolutely NO POWER in determining the quality of my life; only ** I ** do. I just silently told myself, I will always be fine, no matter what. I checked in with myself to see how I was feeling, and I felt fine.

So, guess what happened? It was about a month or so later, my boss quietly takes me aside. He tells me he’s gotten me the largest raise an hourly person can get. But it wasn’t really a raise. (All raises were off. Remember?) He tells me he couldn’t give me a ‘raise’ per se, so what he did was, he got me a Job Title change, with a higher base pay, because he really felt I deserved it. He was so delighted, like a kid who figured out how to break into a candy jar.

For me, it's just like this Abraham-Hicks quotes says it will be:

“All you have to do is get into vibrational harmony with your desire, and your desire must be given to you - and the Universe will find endless ways of bringing it to you.”

What else can I attribute this to, besides me ‘working’ the ‘feeling good’ aspect of aligning positively with The Law Of Attraction, etc?

“If you had one goal, and that was to feel good, you would never again need to hear another word from anyone. You would live successfully and happily and in a way of fulfilling your life's purpose ever after.” Abraham-Hicks

Another one. There is a lady I routinely have dealings with. She has routinely treated me unkindly. I think I know why. I think she’s had a judgmental way about people. I’ve heard her often say judgmental things about people. I think she thinks people should fit the way she sees as right and good, and I don’t fit this idea all the time. So, I think she feels bad that she has to associate with me, and then she ‘naturally’ (and probably semi-unconsciously) says or does mean and unkind things to me on a regular basis.

My reaction – even though I’ve ‘known better’ – has been to get upset quite often, right back at her. But, more and more as I’ve been upset, I’ve gotten a firmer realization that SHE is not CAUSING me to be upset; I am, by how I evaluate or think about how she’s behaving. Just like she makes me ‘wrong’ in her mind/belief system, I’ve been reacting by making her ‘wrong’ in my belief system. So, I’ve been ending up feeling a bad feeling, and having to ‘dig’ myself out of that feeling.

Very recently I’ve discovered a way to ‘react’ towards her in ways where I feel less and less upset. Sometimes I do not get upset at all. Some of the things I do is, I remind myself that she is also a Child of God. She is also deserving and worthy of every good thing. She is, fundamentally, better than her behaviors towards me. She is fundamentally loving, kind, good willed, and wanting to be happy and feel good, just like everyone else.

I’ve been reminding myself that it is ME causing me to get myself upset. Therefore, it is MY problem, not hers. I’ve been finding how it is MY judgmental belief (e.g., “She shouldn’t treat me like this. She’s wrong. Etc.) that's causing me to be upset. I’ve been reminding myself that it is ME who has inner work to do. I’ve been reminding myself that it is always only ME that is causing me to feel however I do. And so, I’ve been staying empowered to get myself to a good feeling, instead of continually making her responsible; blaming her for how I felt.

The way I’ve recently been seeing it is, the only ‘problem’ we’re having is, we’re knocking ourselves around with our judgmental false beliefs about each other.

So, what’s happened? I’ve gotten pretty good at feeling good, no matter what she says or does. I’ve been mentally sending love back to her. I've been gently doing 'inner work' with myself.

And so, guess what’s happened? She’s starting to treat me considerately and kindly. Her tone of voice and mannerisms are definitely more kind towards me. She is definitely speaking to me, making suggestions to me, with more humility and grace.

Now, please note this: I haven’t told her to do anything different. I haven’t confronted her and told her she’s been wrong to be judgmental of me. (I tried a bit of that a long time ago, and it didn't go over too well.) I’ve just gotten myself to stay in some good feeling, no matter what she has been saying or doing.

This, to me, is another great piece of evidence of working with the Law Of Attraction, by doing whatever it takes to get better at feeling good, no matter what.

Want more? I’ve read that our bodies will conform to whatever idea we have about them. “Hmm, really?” I asked myself. So, I thought, well, I’d really like to be really fit, really healthy, and have women find me attractive. So, I’ve been practicing thoughts like this, and doing my best to feel what I think it feels like to be fit, healthy and attractive.

Recently I’ve gotten compliments about my level of fitness and appearance. One of my woman bosses – who I’ve never heard compliment in this way – offhandedly (more rhetorically, than expecting me to answer, I suspect) asked me, “Why are you in such good shape?”

Another attractive lady where I work (and we’re really told to ‘refrain’ from this kind of behavior) asked me, “Do you think I’m beautiful?” And, on another occasion she and others seemed to make a point of being flirty with me.

Coincidences? Well, I don’t think so.

I can go on. My schedule at work was rearranged so that I like it better. (I didn’t ask for it. It just ‘happened’ to work out like this.)

I’m living in a place I like more than the one I was previously living in, and I’m paying less than I was paying.

I have more things I’ve wanted, and more money than I did last year.

Do you know what I think nowdays? It’s ‘whatever you want.’ We can have whatever we want.

And, PLEASE remember, I am not here trying to brag. (I imagine for some people, this is really ‘small potatoes’ anyways. But for me, they were pretty great happenings.) I’m telling this stuff because I think they’re evidence that this ‘stuff’ we’re learning works. And,.. it seems there are no limits to how you can make it work.

“We are really advocates of just getting as happy as you can be which takes care of everything. Even if you don't have reason to be happy make it up. Fantasize it. Make a decision that you're going to be happy one way or another no matter what. "No matter what, I'm going to be happy! If I have to ignore everybody; if I have to never watch television again; if I have to never pick up a newspaper again, I'm going to be happy. If I never have to see that person's face again, I'm going to be happy. If I have to see that person's face, I'm going to find something to see in that person's face that makes me happy. I'm going to be happy. I'm going to be happy. I'm going to be happy.” Abraham-Hicks

“In the mental realm, enter at once into full enjoyment of the things you want.” “See the things you want as if they were actually around you all the time. See yourself as owning and using them. Make use of them in your imagination just as you will use them when they are your tangible possession.” Wallace Wattles, in Chapter 8 of the Science of Getting Rich

"Enter into the joy of the answered prayer and your wish, idea or desire will become God's will, which is the consciousness of having or being what you long to be or possess. This is the consciousness of conviction, which manifests itself in your world as a condition, experience or event." - Joseph Murphy in ‘Traveling With God’1956

Phil

Phil

Great post thanks. It is inspiring to read your experience.

Rohan

Another fantastic post. I like stories

Thanks Phil.

Phil, thanks so much for posting this, it was just what I needed. Sometimes, even though things start to manifest for me, I tend to minimize them because the changes are so subtle,(the old low self-esteem/self worth programming kicks in sometimes) but when I read your post, I thought, "NO, not small potatoes at all, but HUGE in fact."

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I’m in an industry that has been hard hit by the mortgage meltdown. A few months ago, many of us were up for our annual raise, something that has occurred for years without a hitch. But due to the times, our manager had a special meeting with us. It came from the 'higher ups.' He announced that all raises were off. No one was going to get a raise. It simply was out of the question, due to conditions being what they were.

My reaction? I didn’t feel bothered in the slightest. Why? Because everything I’d been learning has been teaching me that circumstances or conditions have absolutely NO POWER in determining the quality of my life; only ** I ** do. I just silently told myself, I will always be fine, no matter what. I checked in with myself to see how I was feeling, and I felt fine.

I LOVE that. And I'm an artist,(we're all supposed to be starving-LOL ) and business is great! I do the same thing as you-I don't pay any attention to the gloom and doom.

And I LOVE your story about the lady at your job. I did the same thing and went through the exact same process last year as you when I spent 5 weeks in the hospital with Dino. Our roommate was JUST LIKE that lady! And in the end, she was going OUT of her WAY to be nice to me! It was SOO COOL! Just goes to show that all that people like her need is more love.

You ROCK Phil!
Love and Light,
Julia

Great thread! Thanks for sharing all the great insights and experiences, everyone.


Kate

Thanks for sharing, that's great!

I want to add another story of how I seem to experience the reality of ‘everything’s working out’ when I choose to FEEL it as such.

I recently had an experience of needing work done on my car. The whole thing started with what seemed an odd incident, and it made me wonder – in light of all this metaphysical stuff – why it was happening.

Awhile back (over a year ago) the inside door handle of the driver’s side door broke. I didn’t fix it because I thought it wouldn’t be worth whatever it might cost, as this is an older car. Jump forward now to the incident that made me decide to get work done on my car.

I was out and about using my car. Then, as I was getting in my car after shopping a bit, the driver’s side door lock jammed. I couldn’t get it to unlock. I had to get in through the passenger’s side door.

Now, I frame every experience through all that I’m learning about how life really works. This means, I believe everything that happens is good somehow. So, I wondered, “What’s good about this?” I couldn’t find a good answer, but I still assumed it was good somehow. This line of thinking allowed me to maintain a good feeling in myself, even while going through the inconvenience of having to slide across from the passenger side of the car in order to get into the driver’s seat, etc. But still I wondered, “What’s the good in this?”

As soon as I could (in a couple days) I decided to go to a dealer to find out what would be needed to fix the problem. They played with the lock and couldn’t get it unjammed. So, they said I needed to replace the lock, and I showed them the broken inside door handle, we all agreed I should have that fixed too. So, I ordered and paid for the inside lock and door lock. Since the car is older, they had to special order the parts. They told me I’d get them in a day and I could have the work done the same day.

They called the next day and had the parts. I went in and paid for the parts but there was a long line of cars ahead of me. Again, because of all I’m learning, I wondered, “Now it looks like I have a long wait. What’s the good in this?” But still, because I thought it MUST be good somehow, I stayed in a good mood.

Then, after a short few minutes, I remembered a locksmith that had done some work for me. I thought I might as well go see him, since there were many cars ahead of me. I had nothing to lose. I could always come back some other day.

So, I went to my locksmith. Guess what he told me? I didn’t need the door lock. He showed me how the key could still turn in one direction. This meant that the lock was still good. It was probably something else, like a loose piece of linkage, that was jamming the lock. But he said he no longer did this kind of work. I thanked him, and still wondered, “What’s good about all this?” Well, for one thing, now I knew the problem was not the lock.

I thought again, and it occurred to me to take it to my regular mechanic. I did, and he agreed the door lock wasn’t broken. He said he could fix it, and the inside door handle, for what ended up being $70 less than the dealer’s price. But he said, when I try to return the door lock they will charge me a ‘restocking fee’.

OK, I thought, but at least I’ll get some of my money back for the door lock. I had some misgivings about that (some potentially ‘bad feeling’ thoughts) but decided – because of all that we’re learning – not to ‘go there’.

Somehow, I thought, “What if I just go in and tell them I got the door fixed and don’t need the lock? Would they give me a full refund?” I decided to go this route. (I also had my mechanic write me a receipt, just in case the dealer wanted proof I got the problem fixed and didn’t need the door lock.) Guess what happened? I went in, told them I didn’t need the lock, and why. The man thought on it for about 5 seconds and said,”OK,” and wrote up my full refund.

So, now I know why me having the car problem was good. The whole affair gave me a practical experience of how to use my mind to always feel good, no matter how things might appear to be ‘going wrong’. AND, I got my inside door handle fixed. And the whole thing cost me very little. And here’s the interesting thing to me: If things had not have seemingly ‘gone wrong’ like they did (the door lock jammed, but wasn’t broken, the dealer was busy so couldn’t do the work when I wanted it done, the locksmith couldn’t do the work, but he properly analyzed that the lock was not the problem, etc.) I would not have gotten the result I did.

According to the dealer, the whole thing should have cost me about $260. It ended up costing me less than $100. Am I pleased? Yes, very much so.

And also, interesting to me, I could EASILY afford this. This problem has come to me at a time when I can easily afford it.

I don’t know if I’ve conveyed it entirely, but my point is, when something “seems” to be going wrong, it really isn’t. SOMEHOW, it’s a part of things getting better. BUT you won’t experience it this way if you don’t keep yourself ALIGNED, by maintaining good feelings or a good attitude throughout.

I realized, at the time and after, how in the past I have gone the ‘fear’ route, and gotten upset, etc., etc.

Everything worked out wonderfully. I am even glad to have put some more money into my mechanic’s pocket, since he’s a pretty darn good fellow. I really believe it all happened as it did because I did my best to stay in a good mood and therefore kept myself aligned to good results.

Hope this helps someone somehow.

I can't explain it except to say it follows like these quotes say:

"Things will constantly change to match the feeling you have inside."

“The way you are responding emotionally to what you’re living right NOW, is what equals your future attraction, creation, and allowing.” Abraham-Hicks

Phil

Wonderfully feel-good examples. Thanks!

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They called the next day and had the parts. I went in and paid for the parts but there was a long line of cars ahead of me. Again, because of all I’m learning, I wondered, “Now it looks like I have a long wait. What’s the good in this?” But still, because I thought it MUST be good somehow, I stayed in a good mood.

Then, after a short few minutes, I remembered a locksmith that had done some work for me. I thought I might as well go see him, since there were many cars ahead of me. I had nothing to lose. I could always come back some other day

Hi Phil,
And staying in a good mood is how you received the inspired thoughtto go see your locksmith friend. Staying in a good mood is what then allowed you to seek out your mechanic and get the whole thing fixed for a fraction of the cost.

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I don’t know if I’ve conveyed it entirely, but my point is, when something “seems” to be going wrong, it really isn’t. SOMEHOW, it’s a part of things getting better. BUT you won’t experience it this way if you don’t keep yourself ALIGNED, by maintaining good feelings or a good attitude throughout

You sure did! What a great example of "truth despite appearances".

I'm going through a similar experience where I ordered legs for my woodstove because they were missing. My son found them AND all the handles,PLUS parts that we didn't even know were missing, but are necessary, and I will need to pay a restocking fee for the legs I ordered. I KNOW that it is ALL GOOD-I just don't the whole picture yet, but I'm in a good mood anyways, because I trust the Universe in its wisdom. It's ALL about FEELING GOOD!

Thanks so much for the lift today Phil, I needed that!

Love and Light,
Julia

This thread is wonderful. Phil, I really appreciate the story about the car. I am in real estate, which has been filled with "opportunity" this year. I was not in an SOGR space at the first of the year, and my circumstances really reflected it. Recently, however, I have been continuing to grow more and more positive, asking myself what is the good, being grateful that all these things are in divine order. Even today, I learned a closing I had for tomorrow has a title issue and is being delayed indefinitely. Rather than becoming upset, I immediately remembered your story, and just went into acceptance and gratitude. It sure feels better than ranting, right?

Another bit of great evidence is that I have been tapped by one of my associates to partner in working with an investor who intends to purchase one property A WEEK!!! So, as I trust the universe to provide the means to keep my lights on right now, I am heading for real abundance showing up in my life very soon!!!

Blessings,
Teresa

Another story.

I have a friend who’s a cosmetologist. We talk about this stuff at least about once a week.

He told me recently how he went to work and all the other cosmetologists were bummed because there were no appointments and no one coming in. My friend remembered to re-frame it and decided to use the time to think of things that made him feel good. So, what happened,…

He got 4 ‘walk ins’ and they all asked for him personally, and they were all spread out over a period of time so that he could handle them all. And,… they all left him big tips.

Coincidence? Luck? That’s what most people would think.

I don’t think so.

Phil

Phil, thank you so much for all your contributions, your wisdom and perspective are so inspiring. You are a wonderful example of SOGR and LOA in action. Your energy absolutely flows off the computer into the world of our minds and hearts. I am so grateful to be a part of this forum. I had something that I viewed as "bad" or unfortunate happen with my son today, I will now go find the good. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Namaste

Thank You Phil for these great inspirational stories that I and others can learn from. There is no doubt that what we think can drag us down to attract more of the negative on the flip side thinking happy happy thoughts will attract positive things to us. Thank You again!

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Originally posted by Phil:
Now, I frame every experience through all that I’m learning about how life really works. This means, I believe everything that happens is good somehow. So, I wondered, “What’s good about this?” I couldn’t find a good answer, but I still assumed it was good somehow. This line of thinking allowed me to maintain a good feeling in myself, even while going through the inconvenience of ...

Phil, I've loved this thread and this insight you have written here. Thanks so much for your clarity and kindness in sharing your experiences and learnings. I'm very grateful to have read this thread. I always find your posts fascinating!

Carolyn

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Originally posted by Teresa: I trust the universe to provide the means to keep my lights on right now, I am heading for real abundance showing up in my life very soon!!!

Teresa,

I love what you said. I had a striking awareness of this kind of feeling, the feeling like great things are ‘around the corner.’

A recent new friend I’ve made and I were discussing life in general, and it came up how most people feel ok and are doing ok, even in these times. And it occurred to me I’m no longer comfortable with feeling ok. I used to be very comfortable with feeling OK, but now, feeling ok, just doesn’t feel,… ok. (Hope that makes sense.) Now, I told him, I’ve got to feel like (and I couldn’t readily think of the feeling, and what came out was) “I’m on to something.” In other words, I only feel ok now, when I feel a little excited or eagerness about what’s to come. When I don’t feel that bit of excitement, I feel like ‘something’s missing.’ (And, like I said, I didn’t use to feel this way. I think maybe I’m beginning to really ‘get it.’)

That’s the feeling I seem to be gravitating to now days. I feel like “I’m on to something.” Like, I’ve discovered a treasure map, or some kind of hidden secret. And, it seems, of course, that I have discovered sort of a treasure map or hidden secret to how life really works. Here’s a couple more pertinent Abraham-Hicks quotes:

"Anything that you are wanting: don't stand in the lack of it and lament that it isn't there and expect it to come to you. It cannot. Find a little piece of it, a little string of it, a little trail of it, a little clue of it - look for something about it, and focus upon that little piece, and by Law of Attraction, watch it grow!"

"So, as you begin to play with your emotions, or be aware of the way you feel, when you pay attention to the way that you feel, what you are going to notice is, your emotions let you know, your emotions are your guidance system, that let you know how you are vibrating. And it is so important to understand that, because when you know how you are vibrating, then you understand everything that is coming to you."

Just thought I’d mention this little ‘aha’ I had, in case it’s helpful to you or someone.

Phil

Wow Phil. You really know how to 'set the scene' with your words. I was there with ya buddy. I got ALOT out of all that. Thank you sooo much. Got anymore?

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(I imagine for some people, this is really ‘small potatoes’ anyways. But for me, they were pretty great happenings.) I’m telling this stuff because I think they’re evidence that this ‘stuff’ we’re learning works. And,.. it seems there are no limits to how you can make it work.

That's how it all gets going anyway. It's starts with these smaller things. You see the results of your thinking in day-to-day transactions and relationships. I think many people get caught up in waiting for BIG things. Really, it's all about what you have going on now and you use that to create your next "now" and so on.

Thanks for sharing!I think they were great happenings too.

Phil, you're an extraordinary individual, thankyou for everything you bring to this forum.

I had an "aha moment" recently when I realised that the power that it takes to have the things I don't want in life to show up is the same power that it takes to have the things I do want. It's just that I've been pre-conditioned in a "certain way" that makes manifesting struggle and scarcity easy and that's my autopilot mode.

To change this pre-conditioning requires a decision to watch what I'm feeling and then "choose" to feel good. I think the change happens slowly as we learn to create a new way of being, but with practice and desire, change happens.

I find that interactions with my mum probably the toughest at the moment (my father died about a year ago and my mum's negativity has increased considerably). Sometimes I feel she is toxic and she pushes every button in me until I burst. I know that ultimately she is a blessing as I learn to free myself from that old pre-conditioned way of being, it just doesn't show up as something easy.

So Phil, your words help me to come back to feeling good now and that's where my power is.

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I find that interactions with my mum probably the toughest at the moment.... Sometimes I feel she is toxic and she pushes every button in me until I burst.

I know exactly what you mean Angelo. In my case it's my Father. We speak on the phone every 2 or 3 weeks and haven't seen each other for about 6 months. (Dad lives a 45 minute drive away)

Have you seen the Celestine Prophecy? Every time I am around Dad, it feels like he is sucking all the energy out of me. To me, he is a very intimidating and manipulative person. Don't get me wrong, I love my Dad - I just don't like being around him very much. I choose to keep away from him in order to not be 'dragged down.'

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I know that ultimately she is a blessing as I learn to free myself from that old pre-conditioned way of being, it just doesn't show up as something easy.

I try to see dad like this but, up 'til now, have found it very difficult. Can you please shed some light with a suggestion as to how I could 'see' my Dad from a different perspective?

I look forward to any input.

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I try to see dad like this but, up 'til now, have found it very difficult. Can you please shed some light with a suggestion as to how I could 'see' my Dad from a different perspective?

I look forward to any input.

Your dad is just a MIRROR for you. Can you see that? Really. Think about it. Can you see it?

If you did not have in YOU (the small you, not the Real You) the very same traits that you see in him that push all your buttons, guess what? You wouldn't even be able to see them.

He IS a gift. The button-pushing is a gift. When your buttons get pushed, when something gets triggered in you (seemingly by someone else), it just brings that stuff up to be released and healed.

Start here: Everything ANYONE does -- including you, including me, including "them" -- is either an expression of love or a CALL for love. No exceptions. Does that help you see any of this differently? To see what your dad does in a new light? To see YOUR reaction to what your dad does in a new way?

Just play with these ideas and see what comes up for you.