The Science Behind the Law of Attraction Magazine July, 2018 | Page 6

THE ?W.I.M.P.E.R.? FACTOR A Missing Piece of t he Law of At t r act ion How an Ar r ogant At t or ney ?WIMPER?ed her dr eams int o exist ence! By Paula Kidd Casey I admit it. I am a recovering, obnoxious, demanding attorney. Everything you have every heard about the profession is probably true? we are competitive, forceful and logical word-smiths. So how, pray tell, can someone with close to 40 years of practicing this craft, decide to change her ?stripes? and ?Wimpir? instead of shrieking demands to get what was wanted? To understand this phenomenon, as well as to understand what WIMPIR means and how it changed my life, it?s helpful to learn how I came upon this magical concept. At the age of 53, I was pretty much at the end of my rope. As a successful attorney, I was very busy. I made lots of money that immediately got sucked out to pay huge mortgages (because a successful attorney obviously must have not one, but two big houses). My mind was constantly arguing: cases, where to get dinner reservations and shopping lists. It never stopped. I was totally stressed out and on overload. I saw no way off this ?merry go round? from hell. Until one day I thought I was having a heart attack? horrible pain in my chest, a racing heart, not being able to breath and the fear of imminent death. After six months of medical tests, I was told the news? there was nothing physically wrong with me, it was all in my head! They were anxiety attacks brought on by emotional stress. This did not sit well with me as I was strong, bossy and in control of everything. How could I not be in control of my own mind? Little did I know that was the answer to all my problems: to learn to control my thoughts, my feelings, my responses and my actions, but in a totally different way than I had ever been taught before. I needed to become aware of the WIMPIR factors. Traditional treatment didn?t seem to work well, but the cognitive behavioral therapy that was recommended did remind me of books I had read in the 90?s. Books like ?The Celestine Prophecy?, and Page 6 - Ju ly 2018