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A Lesson in Receiving

"Ask, Believe, Receive" is one of the simplest ways to activate the Law of Attraction as outlined in the movie The Secret. Now if you are like me you will probably find the first and second steps easy to understand and implement, however what does to receive really mean?

I was pondering this and remembered a story I once heard which sums up the idea of being open and ready to receive what you are asking.

It’s a story about a small community of mid-west farmers who had suffered a drought for what seems to be like an eternity. Without the rain their crops would fail and the townspeople’s livelihood would be threatened.

With no sign of rain, the local church was asked if a prayer meeting could be held in order to ask for rain.

As the people arrived in droves to 'ask', they ‘believed’ that it was possible to pray for rain, however as the pastor began to ask for quiet his eyes scanned the crowd… he took note of an eleven year old girl sitting in the front row, beaming with excitement and next to her was a bright red umbrella.

They had all come to pray for rain, yet only the little girl was really ready to receive what she was asking for. She acted in such a way as if it was an absolute certainty that she would receive what she asked for.

Wallace D. Wattles author of The Science of Getting Rich (the book that inspired The Secret) made a strong point that riches come to people not by doing certain things, but by doing things in a certain way, and this story really shows us that this acting in a certain way means to live and act now as if you already had that which you are asking for!

Here are a few examples of how to receive what we are asking for, and really speed up what we are attracting.

If you want a brand new car, visit the showroom, test drive it, get your parking space or garage space organized, and purchase some accessories for your new car.

If you want a particular house or apartment, assume you will be moving in soon and begin to browse for furniture and all the fittings you would like for it. Take action as if you actually could go to the new house right now and begin furnishing and decorating it.

If you want to meet a perfect partner, present yourself daily in the way you would wish to be perceived by this person, as if you had that date tonight. Ask yourself how do I want to feel around my perfect partner and you will begin to create those feelings in the present.

If you want to attract more money, carry more cash in your wallet or purse! So whenever you see something you want, you have the choice to buy it or refuse it. Of course, the aim is to attract more money so for now you may have to have the self-discipline to resist the purchase however your internal dialog becomes I WON'T buy it rather than I CAN'T buy it. This is a powerful mindset shift from lack of money to having enough money.

And remember… always bring your umbrella.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Martin Cooke is an entrepreneur from Dublin, Ireland and is a Secret Seminar Promotions Manager for The Official Secret Seminar, this is the next step for people inspired by the movie 'The Secret' and who wish to transform their lives.
Martin runs a Law of Attraction blog at http://www.lifesecretblog.com

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