The Science Behind the Law of Attraction Magazine October Magazine, 2017 | Page 46
The best approach to personal development is understanding that we are already personally developed.
Evolution is natural. It doesn?t require our figuring things out, it just happens. In fact a constant focus on
what is evolving, but hasn?t happened yet, leaves us in a state of dissatisfaction. And our evolution is slow
to come.
You have to feel whole, complete and fulfilled in
order to move into more of that state. The other
approach of this endless "manifesting what you want,"
just creates the feeling of longing and it brings more
of the same, more neediness. It doesn?t work.
Just as thinking about dessert through the main meal
causes you to miss out on the enjoyment of the main
meal, when we get too fixated on tomorrow we miss
our today. We miss our now moment and even our
lives, all for the sake of manifesting a better life. What
if our lives are good enough as is?
When I look back I realize how much of my life I spent
wanting to be somewhere else or to have qualities I
saw in others that I didn?t felt I had. When I look back, (and this is perhaps one of the greatest ironies of life)
I realized I was already what I wanted to be. I was already enough. It was my fixation of wanting to be
elsewhere or someone other than who I am that caused me to trash the moment.
The solution to what I?m saying is to begin making peace with your now; to begin appreciating the life you
have. When you begin to look for the good in your life, it?s amazing how quickly you realize that you are a
lot closer to your dreams than you think. They?re just a perception-shift away.
Michael James is an author, lecturer and teacher who has
pioneered new ways of personal development, and helps
people from all walks of life connect with their own inner truth
and live their best life. Teaching through workshops,
seminars and one-to-one sessions, he has developed a
tried-and-tested method which inspires others to fully enjoy
and heal their lives.
Michael has studied many different approaches and his
background training includes
Integrative Counselling
(Cognitive-Behavioural,
Psychoanalytical and Humanistic). He
writes articles which have
been featured in leading
publications (including The
Huffington Post, Tiny Buddha and Elephant Journal) and he regularly facilitates
events across the country, invited by organisations as diverse as the Yes! Group,
Brixton Prison, London?s iconic Mind Body Spirit Festival and The Healing Trust.
Michael continues to research new paradigms in personal development, stress
management and mind-body-spirit medicine. For more information About
Michael, please visit http://www.michaeljames.be or visit him at
www.lawofattractioncentre.com/
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