Is Taking Action Part of the Law of Attraction Formula?
There has been so much feedback about the movie "The Secret" implying that you can wish your way into having something you want without taking action. For me, the message of taking action is clear throughout the entire movie. This is an important distinction to understand, especially when sharing the Law of Attraction with our kids and teens.
Most high-profile spiritual leaders (Dr. Joe Vitale, T. Harv Eker, Dr. John DeMartini, Mike Dooley, for instance) will tell you that you cannot expect to achieve your goals if you are unwilling to take action. If you want to start a business, for instance, you have to take the necessary steps.
The Law of Attraction does not mean that you simply picture something in your mind and you will create it. Perhaps that happens for some and if you know anyone who has reached that level of spiritual enlightenment, I"d love to interview them. I know these beings exist! But for the rest of us, we need to take the appropriate actions in the direction of our dreams.
You Don"t Have to Figure Out the "How"
The Universe will figure out the rest. Follow your guidance. Mediate every day so you can get in touch with your Source. If your teenager is starting an Internet business, for instance, she would need to decide what the product or service is going to be, do some research, get the hosting set up, choose a domain name, get the website designed and then market the website. However, like any entrepreneur, she will not have everything figured out. Perhaps she has no idea where she is going to get the money to hire a website designer. What is her ultimate goal?
• Make enough money to buy a new car
• Travel throughout Europe this summer
• Start investing in stocks and live a luxurious lifestyle
• Buy my parents a nice gift for their anniversary
• Travel to Africa with youth group to feed hungry children
Help your child or teen identify his or her End Result, take the appropriate actions and not worry about how it's all going to come together. Let the Universe work its magic!
Say your son wants to get into a certain college but his grades are low. Should he just close his eyes and visualize better grades? Yes, it will be most helpful for him to visualize, but there are also other logical, appropriate actions he needs to take. Or perhaps your three-year old wants a new "talking" doll. If you wanted to take this opportunity to teach her how to attract what she wants, you could say something like this: "What actions can we take to get the new doll? You could practice picturing what you want in your mind and then you could take some actions too. You could save up money in your piggy bank or ask Grandma to buy it for your birthday. If I think back on how certain things have happened for me, I could not have orchestrated it better if I tried. Let's fact it. The point is for us to check with Spirit and ask "What's next? What actions should I take?" Teach your children how to check in with spirit.
What's the Best Way to Teach Kids The Law of Attraction?
If you want to share The Law of Attraction with your children, make your own spiritual growth your first priority. In fact, that is the most precious gift you can give to your children: a parent who is nurturing his or her own spirit.
Kids and Teens - Four Ways to Show Your Kid Respect
1) In teaching 2-3-4 year old kids, parents are very discipline in teaching their toddlers to say "thank you" and "please". It is an important lesson to be taught and an important lesson to be learned. However, that all seems to drop somewhere in grade school. Parents are saying "do it because I am your parent and I say so" - not many say "will you please do this for me?" The "thank you" seems to disappear as well. So...parents...throw your kids a curve by saying "thank you" and "please" when they deserve it...it may confuse them and wouldn't that be fun? Being nice to each other in a family is just another way of showing respect.
2) Most kids love to talk and they love to have someone listen to them. Never ask your kid "how was your day today?" They will always say "fine"...particularly Tweens (ages 8-12). Try your best NOT to "dish" out punishment at the dinner table. Any punishment connected with food and dining together may bring negative responses in the future for your kids.
The family dining table experiences should be fun, warm and loving. It is a sign of respect.
3) When you have to discipline your kid they want to know and understand what they are doing wrong that caused them to be punished. Most kids have short-term memory and most of the times do not even remember what they did to get your negative reaction because at that point it is usually all emotional. A yelling match and a spanking on the bottom without a "lesson to be learned" is nothing more than abuse. The kids think it is the parent's responsibility to explain to the kid why they are being disciplined. I'm not stupid I am sure the kids will argue that your explanation is stupid and they should not have been punished. However, if you ask the kids (when they are calm and detached from punishment) they will also tell you they want to know why their parents react the way they did by punishing them. Kids said they don't mind being disciplined as long as they know the "why". It just shows respect.
4) We talk to our friends and relatives about our kids. Show your kids respect by NOT talking about them when they can hear you talking about them; this incudes conversations over the telephone. Kids have big ears when they want to have big ears. It feels to a kid like it feels to an adult: when we hear other people talking behind our backs about us, it does not feel good.
We need to talk to other adults about our kids to our family and friends because it helps. However, make sure your kids are out of "ear-shot". Show a little respect.
There has been so much feedback about the movie "The Secret" implying that you can wish your way into having something you want without taking action. For me, the message of taking action is clear throughout the entire movie. This is an important distinction to understand, especially when sharing the Law of Attraction with our kids and teens.
Most high-profile spiritual leaders (Dr. Joe Vitale, T. Harv Eker, Dr. John DeMartini, Mike Dooley, for instance) will tell you that you cannot expect to achieve your goals if you are unwilling to take action. If you want to start a business, for instance, you have to take the necessary steps.
The Law of Attraction does not mean that you simply picture something in your mind and you will create it. Perhaps that happens for some and if you know anyone who has reached that level of spiritual enlightenment, I"d love to interview them. I know these beings exist! But for the rest of us, we need to take the appropriate actions in the direction of our dreams.
You Don"t Have to Figure Out the "How"
The Universe will figure out the rest. Follow your guidance. Mediate every day so you can get in touch with your Source. If your teenager is starting an Internet business, for instance, she would need to decide what the product or service is going to be, do some research, get the hosting set up, choose a domain name, get the website designed and then market the website. However, like any entrepreneur, she will not have everything figured out. Perhaps she has no idea where she is going to get the money to hire a website designer. What is her ultimate goal?
• Make enough money to buy a new car
• Travel throughout Europe this summer
• Start investing in stocks and live a luxurious lifestyle
• Buy my parents a nice gift for their anniversary
• Travel to Africa with youth group to feed hungry children
Help your child or teen identify his or her End Result, take the appropriate actions and not worry about how it's all going to come together. Let the Universe work its magic!
Say your son wants to get into a certain college but his grades are low. Should he just close his eyes and visualize better grades? Yes, it will be most helpful for him to visualize, but there are also other logical, appropriate actions he needs to take. Or perhaps your three-year old wants a new "talking" doll. If you wanted to take this opportunity to teach her how to attract what she wants, you could say something like this: "What actions can we take to get the new doll? You could practice picturing what you want in your mind and then you could take some actions too. You could save up money in your piggy bank or ask Grandma to buy it for your birthday. If I think back on how certain things have happened for me, I could not have orchestrated it better if I tried. Let's fact it. The point is for us to check with Spirit and ask "What's next? What actions should I take?" Teach your children how to check in with spirit.
What's the Best Way to Teach Kids The Law of Attraction?
If you want to share The Law of Attraction with your children, make your own spiritual growth your first priority. In fact, that is the most precious gift you can give to your children: a parent who is nurturing his or her own spirit.
Kids and Teens - Four Ways to Show Your Kid Respect
1) In teaching 2-3-4 year old kids, parents are very discipline in teaching their toddlers to say "thank you" and "please". It is an important lesson to be taught and an important lesson to be learned. However, that all seems to drop somewhere in grade school. Parents are saying "do it because I am your parent and I say so" - not many say "will you please do this for me?" The "thank you" seems to disappear as well. So...parents...throw your kids a curve by saying "thank you" and "please" when they deserve it...it may confuse them and wouldn't that be fun? Being nice to each other in a family is just another way of showing respect.
2) Most kids love to talk and they love to have someone listen to them. Never ask your kid "how was your day today?" They will always say "fine"...particularly Tweens (ages 8-12). Try your best NOT to "dish" out punishment at the dinner table. Any punishment connected with food and dining together may bring negative responses in the future for your kids.
The family dining table experiences should be fun, warm and loving. It is a sign of respect.
3) When you have to discipline your kid they want to know and understand what they are doing wrong that caused them to be punished. Most kids have short-term memory and most of the times do not even remember what they did to get your negative reaction because at that point it is usually all emotional. A yelling match and a spanking on the bottom without a "lesson to be learned" is nothing more than abuse. The kids think it is the parent's responsibility to explain to the kid why they are being disciplined. I'm not stupid I am sure the kids will argue that your explanation is stupid and they should not have been punished. However, if you ask the kids (when they are calm and detached from punishment) they will also tell you they want to know why their parents react the way they did by punishing them. Kids said they don't mind being disciplined as long as they know the "why". It just shows respect.
4) We talk to our friends and relatives about our kids. Show your kids respect by NOT talking about them when they can hear you talking about them; this incudes conversations over the telephone. Kids have big ears when they want to have big ears. It feels to a kid like it feels to an adult: when we hear other people talking behind our backs about us, it does not feel good.
We need to talk to other adults about our kids to our family and friends because it helps. However, make sure your kids are out of "ear-shot". Show a little respect.
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