Daily Soul Retreat at SoulfulLiving.com - Issue 447: We Attract Who We Are by Judith Orloff, MD

The Law of Making Positive Connections: We Attract Who We Are
by Judith Orloff, M.D.

A basic dynamic of energy is that we attract who we are--the more positive energy we give off, the more positive connections we’ll magnetize to us. Ditto for negativity. It works like this: Love attracts love. Grumpiness attracts grumpiness. Passion attracts passion. Rage attracts rage. The explanation? This human form of ours is a subtle energy transmitter. We’re constantly sending out signals which others on similar frequencies pick up on, and gravitate towards--an instinctual call we may not be aware of. Why opportunities do or don’t show up in our lives is a function of this.

A striking phenomenon known by many a therapist is that we often attract waves of patients who mirror our current struggles and joys. It’s as if a communiqué is issued to the universe saying, “I’m here. This is what I’m going through. Come to me." For example, soon after I sold my first book Second Sight, a series of patients also had beloved projects that came through for them. A few years before, as I helplessly watched my father losing control of mind and body from Parkinson’s Disease, I received a burst of anguished calls from new patients whose parents with Parkinson’s were suffering the same harrowing decline. On a lighter note, when the daughter of psychologist-friend got pregnant, my friend’s practice suddenly became a parade of expectant parents.

How can we harness this intriguing alchemy to bring yearned-for positive connections to us? The crux is to strive to energetically embody what we want to attract. For starters, take a look at where you’re at now. This entails nailing down parameters for what being positive does and doesn’t mean in terms of attitude and behavior. Once you’re definitive about this, you can strengthen these traits in yourself, and attract the same. Don’t worry if you’re far from a positive place now. The point of this program is to get you there.

It’s an evolution. Give thought to what you value most in yourself or others. Keep a running list in your journal...

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© Copyright Judith Orloff, MD. This article was originally
published at our website, SoulfulLiving.com, in Summer 2007, as part of Soulful Living's "Connections" Issue.

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