The Law of Attraction goes something like this: Like attracts like; so if you want money, you think about abundance, wealth, affirm that you have prosperity. By thinking these things, wealth will be attracted to you. Similarly for health, relationships, whatever it is that you want. Affirm that you already have these things, and they will be attracted to you – and then you will actually have them.
Looks good on paper, but sadly it doesn’t work. As usual, it is always possible for someone to claim that if it didn’t work for you, you didn’t do it right, or you didn’t try hard enough. There’s always a way to explain away negative results.
There are a couple of problems with the Law of Attraction. For one thing, in the physical world, likes do not attract. They repel. Two positive electrical charges, or two similar magnetic poles, push apart. Opposites attract in the physical world.
Although the Law of Attraction is supposed to be a spiritual law, its effects are expected to manifest in the physical world.
It makes more sense that prosperity or health would be attracted by someone expressing a need for the blessing. Wouldn’t it make more sense that blessings would flow to those who acknowledge a shortage of money or health or something else? Possibly I’m mistaken, but that seems more reasonable to me.
But consider this, then: the Universe listens to all your words, not just what you affirm for a few moments each day. You can spend a few minutes – even a few hours – affirming prosperity, but what about the rest of your time? What are you saying – affirming – throughout each day?
It is common for people to tell what we sometimes call “little white lies,” falsehoods that make things more comfortable or more convenient. I’m not talking about outright fraud where you’re trying to steal or cheat someone. I’m talking about those times when we may tell someone, “I’ll call you,” when we know we really won’t; or we claim to have no money when a homeless person asks for change. It’s just easier to tell them “Sorry, I don’t have any change…” But of course, that’s an affirmation of poverty. It negates your affirmations of prosperity.
If your words are not consistently true, then the Universe isn’t going to automatically accept what you affirm. Sometimes you say you’re wealthy, sometimes you say you’re not; your statements are unreliable.
You are making affirmations every moment of every day, whether you intend to or not. Your unintentional affirmations are just as important as your intentional ones; possibly even more important, since those are the ones you really believe.