Can We Really Attract What We Want?
Whether you believe in it or not, the Law of Attraction is already at work in your life. It’s not something you turn on or off, it’s a reflection of your inner world playing out in your outer experience.
At its simplest, the Law of Attraction says that you attract whatever you think about. Your thoughts, emotions, and beliefs create a vibration that shapes what you notice, how you feel, and ultimately what you draw into your experience.
It can sound idealistic at first. After all, life feels far more complex than a single thought shaping our entire reality. But when you start paying closer attention, something shifts. You begin to notice patterns, coincidences, synchronicities that seem to mirror what has been alive in your mind and heart.
If you have ever woken up in a bad mood and watched the rest of your day unfold in the same energy, you have already experienced how powerful your focus can be. The opposite is also true. When you start your day feeling grounded and grateful, everything seems to flow more smoothly.
The Law of Attraction is not about wishful thinking. It’s about becoming aware of the energy you carry and the stories you tell yourself about what is possible.
The Power of Focus and Awareness
Our attention is creative energy. Whatever we feed it grows.
When you dwell on what’s wrong or missing, your world starts reflecting that sense of lack. When you focus on what feels aligned, inspired, and true, you begin to attract experiences that echo that feeling.
This doesn’t mean you must ignore reality or pretend that everything is perfect. It means you choose where to place your focus, knowing that your awareness is a creative tool.
Start noticing the quiet connections between your inner state and your outer experience. The people you meet, the conversations that arise, the opportunities that seem to appear at the right time. These are reflections, reminders that you are not separate from the world around you. You are part of a living conversation between energy, emotion, and intention.
If You’re Still Sceptical
It’s completely normal to question it. Many people do.
You don’t have to fully believe in the Law of Attraction to explore it. Think of it as an experiment in awareness rather than a philosophy to adopt. You can test it gently in your own life.
For a few days, focus on one simple, specific intention. Something small but meaningful, like feeling more peaceful, noticing a certain colour, or receiving an unexpected compliment. Then observe how the world responds.
Pam Grout’s book E-Squared offers a series of playful experiments designed to help you experience this principle directly. You might be surprised by how much your perception influences your experience once you start looking for evidence of it.
The Question Beneath It All
What do you truly want to experience?
Not what you think you should want, but what your heart quietly longs for.
When you strip away the noise and expectation, what remains?
What kind of life feels like home to you?
These are not just idle questions. They are invitations to connect with your inner truth. The clearer you become on what you want, the easier it is for life to meet you halfway.
Your role is not to control every outcome, but to align your thoughts, emotions, and actions with what feels true to you. From there, you begin to co-create rather than chase. You begin to attract experiences that resonate with your deeper self.
The Bridge Between Belief and Creation
Belief is the bridge between imagination and manifestation.
When you believe something is possible, you begin to act in ways that support it. You make different choices, notice new opportunities, and open yourself to outcomes that once felt out of reach.
This is why self-trust is so deeply tied to the Law of Attraction. Without trust, even the most inspired vision becomes tangled in fear and doubt. But when you trust yourself, you begin to allow life to unfold through you rather than trying to force it into place.
This is what it means to co-create.
To allow your inner guidance to shape your reality through alignment, presence, and intention.
A Creative Perspective
As a creative, you already live this truth. Every time you imagine something that doesn’t yet exist and bring it to life — through paint, words, movement, or ideas — you are practising the Law of Attraction in its most tangible form.
Your imagination is the starting point. Your emotions are the fuel.
The canvas, the words, the music, are simply the mediums through which energy becomes visible.
The same is true for your life. You are both the artist and the art.
And like any creative process, it requires patience, faith, and willingness to stay open to the mystery of how it unfolds.
When Doubt Creeps In
Doubt doesn’t mean you’ve failed. It means you’re human.
Every creator knows what it’s like to lose sight of the vision in the middle of the process. The same applies to manifesting change in your life. You might feel resistance, impatience, or frustration. Those feelings are natural — they simply show you where your beliefs and your desires are not yet aligned.
Instead of pushing them away, get curious.
Ask what they’re trying to tell you.
Very often, beneath doubt lies a deeper invitation to trust yourself more deeply.
Final Thoughts
The Law of Attraction is not a quick fix or a spiritual trick. It’s a mirror, reflecting the state of your mind and heart.
You attract what you think about because your thoughts are part of the energy you send into the world. You may not control every event or outcome, but you do shape how life feels and how you respond to it.
So take a moment today to ask yourself:
What am I focusing on?
Is it what I want to see more of, or what I fear?
Start there.
Shift your attention gently toward what feels expansive, alive, and true.
Because whether you call it energy, alignment, or divine timing, the truth remains:
You are always creating.
And when you begin to trust that, life starts to reflect that trust right back to you.
With much love,
Maria
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