The Law of Attraction works all the time whether we believe it does or not. It’s been a little while since my last post due to a traumatic experience I recently had to go through. When I started this blog it was to share my spiritual journey with others in hopes of improving their lives. In keeping with that, I feel that it is only right to share the bad along with the good. Today I’m going to share a personal story with you that illustrates exactly how powerful the Law of Attraction is. Please bear with me as writing this and sharing it with the world is very emotional for me.
I have a son who was diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome when he was 13 years old. Throughout the years, it has been a challenge raising him, but even more so for him, I’m sure, as the one actually having to view life with the lenses he had been given. Aspergers was only truly discovered approximately 50 or so years ago, so treatment for it is still in development. It was discovered that it is on the Autism spectrum, but just in a milder version. In the recent years my son my son’s life became increasing difficult as more socialization was the norm for his age group. He struggled in public school and I had him placed in a private day school where he felt even more out of place. After a year and out of what I’m sure was his desperation to get out of there, he told me he wanted to attend a military school. I quickly obliged because I thought it would be good for him. All started out well. Our family and friends wrote to him daily and he seemed to have made it through the hardest part and was adjusting well. Four months into the program, he became antsy and wanted to come home and visit. He had already been home on the two scheduled passes and taking him out without a valid reason was prohibited. So I encouraged him to hang in there and soon it would be all over. He came home on pass for three days and then returned back to the Academy. A few days later he called home stating he wanted to take a break. I told him that wasn’t possible and he needed to hang in there.
The very next day after that phone call would prove to be one of the worst emotional times that I’ve ever experienced in my life. On Wednesday, April 22 at 8:30 P.M. I received a called from the Academy notifying me that my son went AWOL and had been missing since 3 p.m. that day. I stood there in shock not knowing how to respond. After a few seconds I composed myself enough to start asking questions. They assured me that they were doing everything to find my son and that kids who went AWOL are usually found pretty quickly. There was hope, but there was also a feeling of hopelessness inside of me. I had protected him his whole life and there I stood in my kitchen unable to do anything and he was three hours away in a strange place.
Very shortly after, I was contacted by a detective who asked me to email him recent pictures of my son so they could run it on the local news that night. He also informed me that they had helicopters searching for him. I quickly complied. I don’t think there are any words that can describe the feelings I was experiencing and would continue to feel throughout the night. I was mortified, scared, helpless, guilty. I didn’t sleep a wink that night. Throughout the night I cried and imagined all sorts of horror that could have taken place. This story does have a happy ending though. My son was found at 8:30 am the following morning and brought back to the Academy. He is now safe and sound at home and is doing well. He told me that he spent most of the night in the woods in 30 degree weather. When he saw animals he became frightened and climbed the fence of the compound and went into town where he was identified and picked up by the local police. His body temperature was very low. He could have easily suffered from hypothermia, but I believe that Angels were watching over my little aspie boy. In the days that followed, I remained in a somewhat catatonic state emotionally. I still have not fully recovered from this experience, but I’m working my way back.
So what does any of this have to do with the Law of Attraction you ask? I will tell you exactly how “I” manifested this experience into my life. Just last week I watched an episode of Oprah dealing with missing and exploited children. While watching the show as a mother, I was completely identified with the feelings the parents of those children were going through. I imagined how they felt and how I would feel if that was me. I felt their pain literally. Remember in my past posts I have said, the way you feel is your point of attraction. That’s why it is so important to make sure we are in alignment and feeling good about life no matter what. After watching the show, I felt that I should do something. So presented with the opportunity from the Oprah website, I made a post, “Be the Change You Want to See in the World”. This post was made as a call to action to support the funding of a Bill for missing and exploited children. A few days after viewing this show I watched the Natalie Holloway story, the story of a young girl on vacation in Aruba who went missing and was never found. Again, the movie had a tremendous emotional impact on me. I was literally living in alignment with these negative situations.
Are you seeing where I’m going with this? I attracted this experience with my son into my life within a week of viewing those shows. I am not saying that you shouldn’t watch television. But I am making a correlation to how we can attract unwanted circumstances into our lives by identifying with them to the point where we become emotionally moved by them. I believe, without a doubt, that this is exactly what happened in my case. Five years ago, I would’ve never made such a connection. But today I live in a more awakened and aware state of being. There is always so much going on in the world around us that we don’t necessarily want to be a part of our experience. We have to filter those things out. Or at the very minimum, manage our emotions towards those things. I’m usually very good at managing and filtering, but in this case I was too connected as I have a deep love for all children.
I wanted to share this story today for two reasons. To assist me in my healing and to help others see how we can unwittingly attract unwanted experiences into our lives. I’m very grateful that I have the knowledge that I do because it greatly contributes to a better quality of life for me. I rarely watch the news because it is filled with nothing but lots of negative energy. Watching the news makes me sad, angry and disappointed in our society. So I opt out. I figure, if it’s big enough news, someone will tell me about it. ? I choose instead to consciously create a world that is loving, caring and provides for all of my needs an desires. Living this way not only benefits me tremendously, it benefits all those I come in contact with as I get to add love, light and positivity to others’ life. I hope that the story that I shared today will help others see how they may be attracting unwanted experiences into their lives. It’s very easy to do. But the opposite is true as well. It is very easy to attract all of the good things that you are wanting in life. You simply have to see it, visualize it, become one with it and most of all feel it. Happy attracting to all.
In Light and Love,
April 29th, 2009 at 9:59 pm
Lisa…your belief in attraction is astounding yet real. I feel you are loving and compassionate and all that you are was tested. I feel it was your Love that had your angels protecting and watching over your son. Darkness hates Light and you are a beacon of light for others. I feel you are light and you attract light. Light does not attract darkness. Yet darkness will approach light. Shine on, my friend, no evil thought shall prosper even though it can be manifested. As I thought upon your ordeal it brought tears from my eyes. Yet it is over, PTL. I personally think you for sharing this. Know that you are never alone. It is always about Love. I told you I saw your radiance.
April 30th, 2009 at 12:28 am
Lisa, thank you for sharing this experience with us. I know it must have been very difficult for you. Through this post you have shown me I must become even more aware of my thoughts and emotions as I respond to events around me.
Thank you.
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April 30th, 2009 at 8:04 pm
Lisa, I am really glad that your story had a happy ending and that your son is safe now. The clarity of how you connected the pieces together about the point of attraction, will be of great help to many.
Empathy can be very tricky, because it works from the emotional point. The good part, is that we can only manifest into our own life, not in the life of another person. At most, we can only influence them when they are emotionally vulnerable. Your son was your teacher, co-creating this experience with you, and for you, for the benefit of your spiritual path.
Sending you love vibrations, to help in your healing…
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April 30th, 2009 at 8:33 pm
Rodney, your words are very inspiring and thoughtful. Thank you so much for sharing them and taking the time to add some light to my life.
April 30th, 2009 at 8:34 pm
Duni thank you for your encouragement. I really appreciate you and the kind words you are always offering.
April 30th, 2009 at 8:36 pm
Palma, as usual, your words are very insightful. You are absolutley right in stating that we cannot create in another’s experience. However we can co-create with others. And to do so, you must be in alignment with that person. You just gave me an idea for a new post.
Thank you for your words of encouragement. I always appreciate your thoughts and insights. 
May 1st, 2009 at 2:57 am
Most of us have compassion enough to sympathize with the fears and tragedies of others, but there is nothing that touches first-hand experience to go from sympathetic to empathetic. That is what attracts to acting on something which deeply moves us.
I am happy for your family that your son was found : )
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May 1st, 2009 at 4:25 am
Hi Lisa,
I can so relate to what you had experienced. I did just that with my own 1yr old baby. She was hospitalized for 3days 2weeks ago. When I think back, I realized I had actually played in my mind about it. The reason why I did that was just to scare my older girl, 8yr, from not being nice to her baby sister sometimes.
I told her that if she keep screaming at her baby sis, the latter might fall ill and will have to stay in the hospital. It was, like I said, just to scare her when she sometimes yell at her little sis. And then at night I will think about it and sort of imagine what and how it will be like if it does happen.
And well, very shortly after that my little one had a fever. Although she was still dancing and jumping and climbing like her usual self, her temperature was 39.8degC (104degF) and the doctor said she had to be admitted.
I will be posting this story of mine in my blog http://hypnoticvisualization.blogspot.com/ when I have the time. To make the point further, I wish to link it to this post of yours. When I get around to it, I will update you.
Love,
Mona
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May 1st, 2009 at 8:01 pm
Lisa,
Sorry to hear all the things you have been going through. Sometimes we get so busy and wrapped up into our own problems that we don’t realize that out friends are in need too. I am glad your son is home. He is blessed to have a mother who will never give up on him.
May 2nd, 2009 at 2:10 pm
I’m facing the same kind of situations. I’m so close to alignment that anything can manifest quickly. I do my best to keep positive thoughts, but people around create circumstances that lead me to have ‘inappropriate’ thoughts. I haven’t found how to be safe all the time. I think this is my next assignment.
I believe here is something I need to find to be free of ‘inappropriate’ thoughts and unwanted manifestation.
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May 2nd, 2009 at 9:07 pm
Angelwaya,
I totally agree with you.
I am in alignment most of the time, and am able to manifest what I have in mind pretty easily, which is good.
There are times however, like you said, when certain people or circumstances in your life just leads you to what you called “inappropriate thoughts”. In fact, this particular person just did that to me 2 days ago and she is a close relative I just couldn’t avoid in my life, so that made it a little tough.
What I do is to write it down somewhere, express my feelings, just let it all pour out. A lot of times this writing alone gives me certain insights into things that is helpful for me. And I decide there and then that to keep thinking about the person is just not worth my time and energy and I quickly focus on things or people I love instead, like how wonderful my children are, etc.
Hope this helps.
Mona
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May 3rd, 2009 at 8:26 pm
Thanks for sharing your stories and perspectives. It really helps to read about others’ perspective and I’m sure there are other reading that you are also helping by sharing your experience. You all are awesome.
May 3rd, 2009 at 9:39 pm
Hi, interesting post. I have been wondering about this topic,so thanks for sharing. I’ll definitely be coming back to your blog.
May 4th, 2009 at 8:28 pm
Lisa,
I was so touched by your story and so happy that your son is safe.
We are taught that thoughts are things, so we have to be so ever watchful what we think.
When things go wrong it is so hard sometimes not to let the negatives in, but we have to really concentrate on being positive at all times.
Vision boards are helpful and I use my mind movie to help keep me on track and keep those doubts from creeping in.
Many blessings and love
Holly
June 4th, 2009 at 9:22 pm
Thank you for the very inspiring article. I’ve written a similar one on my own personal blog, but I love seeing how it affects others too.
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September 2nd, 2009 at 6:14 pm
Watching TV and bad movies is not good not even for the soul, by nature humans we feel what we see.
Greetings!
February 10th, 2010 at 10:33 pm
The law of attraction is funny thing. Our thoughts create our lives. But I have heard that one good thought will replace ten bad ones. I think being grateful helps a lot. Also sometimes things I have thought that had happened to me were the worst at the time, have turned out being the best things for me. Pure thinking, oh yes I am still working on that. Cheers
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February 20th, 2010 at 3:40 pm
Shortly after my first daughter was born I developed post-partum depression. I became terrified of watching the news or reading the papers because every time I heard about the violence in the world my mind applied to my and my daughter. I thought “that victim had a mother. That victim was a baby once.” I was overwhelmed and did everything I could to hold dwelling on these realities at bay. It was so hard.
Then the whole story about Andrea Yates came out. I felt I couldn’t tune into the world at all, I was so afraid of these realities becoming my reality.
10 Years later I can still hardly pay attention to current events and never watch violent tv or movies. I don’t understand how people can call this entertainment. The way I see it, the more we spend desensitizing ourselves to violence like this, the more we are manifesting it in the world.
Thanks for sharing your story. So important.
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