The Art of Asking and Receiving 

Written by @deasoelistyo

We often say or hear the phrase “speech is prayer” or “The Power of Your Mind.” Is it true that what we think and say can become a prayer for it to actually occur in our lives? To understand this expression, we must understand one of the laws of nature, The Law of Attraction, and at the same time practice it to so that what we think and say can really happen.

Simply stated, The Law of Attraction (LoA) is where whatever we feel and focus on in the mind, is what will be attracted and present in our life – consciously or unconsciously, positively or negatively, desired or undesirable. The Law of Attraction works. This Law uses us. Eventually, we can realize that we attract not what we want but attract what we believe will be realized.

We attract not what we want but  attract what we believe will be realized.

If we want to understand how one this natural law works and practice using it with awareness and intention, we will get valuable benefits, including:

• Being more knowledgeable about what you really want in life, for personal, relationship, financial, work and spiritual aspects.
• Helping you know yourself more deeply because by practicing you will explore your environment, habits and belief systems that can sometimes hinder you in getting what is really desired.
• Learning to be more appreciative and grateful to all things in life. Starting with yourself, all the people who are present in your life, the stories that are present in your life, and of course to the Supreme Source.
• Being more and more careful in thinking, feeling, saying and acting.

The life we lead causes us to ask the Supreme Source. To practice LoA with awareness, present yourself in a calm and peaceful state. Then slowly bring a happy feeling, for example the feeling while on vacation. For a moment then we think about the desires that we want to realize. This desire can also be written down in detail. It can also be divided per category for example the desire for spiritual self-development, for relationships, careers, and so on. The important thing is we have to know what we really want. Because sometimes, maybe we don’t know what we want. When you already know what you really want, try to think about it as if the desire is realized. If desire is material, imagine its form and simulate the feeling that arises when you get it. Then grow belief. Believe that our desires must be realized by the Almighty source.

The life we lead causes us to look to the Supreme Source.

However, this can be a challenge for many people because usually, people must first see the results of their manifestations before they can trust it. For the Law of Attraction, we are taught to believe first and then it will be realized. Believing is seeing. This is where the practice process is needed, which can be started from simple things, for example, being able to park, easily getting a taxi, etc.

After reaching a point that “it feels like it’s been realized,” then surrender, let it go to the Almighty Source. And this too is often a challenge. Basically humans have a tendency to control things. To act and try as hard as possible to make things happen with a focus on how to receive and realize. Taking action is indeed necessary to achieve our desires, and for The Law of Attraction, the action taken is inspired action.

When surrendering and trusting our desires will come true, we will feel a sense of confidence and calm. In this stage, ideas and imagination will emerge in the process of achieving our desires. Ideas and imagination are the beginning of manifestation. From the ideas based on that feeling then we will take inspired action.

When surrendering and trusting our desires will come true, we will feel a sense of confidence and calm. In this stage, ideas and imagination will emerge in the process of achieving our desires.

If we want to practice LoA with awareness and intentions, later we will begin to realize that this law can give us the ability to appreciate and be grateful for all the events and ups and downs that are present in life though.

Such is the case in this challenging pandemic. Understanding how the law of attraction works can train us to be thankful for whatever happens because whatever is present in life must have a purpose. Contrast is present in our lives so that we can accept ourselves and our life, so that we increasingly know what is truly desired. We cannot control anything that is present in our lives, but we can control the way we respond to things that we cannot control.

Understanding how the law of attraction works can train us to be thankful for whatever happens because whatever is present in life must have a purpose.

Instead of blaming the situation, we can remind ourselves and be grateful for what we already have, and also make this moment a reflection and self-evaluation. Asking again whether our wishes have been appropriate or need to be reconsidered. To get the answer we also need to practice living The Art of Allowing or the art of accepting circumstances. Thus we can learn to let go of wanting to control the situation, be more patient with the desires that we believe will be present in life. And in the end, we can live, fully present in the present. Enjoying every moment that comes. Because we are human being, not human doing.

To get the answer we also need to practice The Art of Allowing or the art of accepting circumstances. Thus we can learn to let go of wanting to control the situation, be more patient with the desires that we believe will be present in life.

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