Does The Law Of Attraction Really Work? Why You Might Not Be Getting What You Want

Does the law of attraction really work? Sometimes it seems like the Law of Attraction just isn’t working! You’ve tried visualizing, you’ve tried affirmations, you’ve tried acting “as if” and you feel like this great Universal Law is screwing with you by NOT giving you what you are asking for.

The big question isn’t “does the Law of Attraction really work?” Yes, it does, it is a Universal Law just like the Law of Gravity which never fails to exist. The real question is “why are you getting different results than what you think you should be getting?”

Does the Law of Attraction Really Work? Why the Law of Attraction Might Not Be Working for You

1. You are Thinking but Not Feeling

You need both thinking and feeling when creating something with the Law of Attraction. You can’t just think and not feel. If you think “I have a beautiful new home” and say it over and over in your mind without actually feeling like it is true, then it won’t happen.

Thinking is the first step and feeling is the second. But feeling is really the important thing because the Universe doesn’t care which words you use. The Universe only cares about how you feel about those things you say.

2. You are Focused Too Much on What Is Happening in the Present

If you keep looking at what is and it isn’t what you want, then you will get more of it. It is good to be in the present but also try to have times in the day where you can shift your reality to what you want. Try thinking about what you want as if it is in the present instead of looking at the present and getting upset.

You won’t see 99% of your manifestations until they get to you. So, at any given moment your manifestations could pop into your life. Don’t worry exactly about what is happening because it could all change in the next moment of time. 

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3. You Keep Checking to See Where Your Manifestations Are

By constantly checking to see where your manifestations are, you send out a vibration into the Universe of “where are they?” This essentially practices the vibration of not having what you want instead of having what you want. You need to send out the vibration of having what you want or at least a high certainty that it will come.

But checking and therefore doubting the process it will hinder your results and the Law of Attraction will be slower to deliver.

4. You Are Trying Too Hard

When you try really hard to make something happen you actually push against it. You have to let it flow without resistance. You might be envisioning and saying positive affirmations all day long and not getting what you want because you are trying too hard to make them happen!

5. It is Easier to Think by Default than Focus on What You Want

It is not easy to change your entire way of thinking. Your default might be going to the negative thoughts of ‘what is’ instead of the positive thoughts of ‘what you want’. It takes work to manifest and change your thoughts.

You might think you have changed your thoughts in your head, but it might not be enough to make an impact on your manifestations. It takes practice and patience to work with your mind and feelings to bring about the things that you want.

6. You Keep Asking What You Are Doing Wrong

Manifestations usually take time to come to fruition. Let’s say you try to create something and it doesn’t happen after a week. You might be thinking “what am I doing wrong” and “how come I am not good at creating with the Law of Attraction like everyone else?”

Here on earth, we have a time buffer, so things don’t happen instantly. You might not be doing anything wrong. Right before you give up is maybe when your manifestation was about to show up. It may appear that someone else is really good at creating and they might be, but you might not see the whole story. They may have also wanted some things for a really long time and after finally lining up their energy they receive them. You don’t know the whole story and what is going on in their vibration.

7. You Are Too Specific

It is great to be specific IF that is truly what you want. But the part where it gets tricky is if you are specific without knowing all the facts.

Let’s say you want to date a certain person that you have admired from afar for a while now. They are handsome, funny, and seem like the perfect catch. You want someone who you connect with and who seems to be all the things that they are. So, you focus on them specifically.

You focus for a while until you attract them to you. You start dating them only to realize that they are a complete slob who also has anger issues. They seemed like the perfect person so how could this happen? Well, the Universe knows what you want and you do not always have all the facts. 

If you had focused on their good qualities and all the things, you want in a partner but had no specific person in mind then the Universe would have delivered that actual perfect person that you wanted. You were too specific without having all the facts.

So, it is good to be specific but be careful exactly what you are being specific about. Sometimes the Universe knows better than you what to deliver if you are open to the manifestation not looking exactly how you pictured it in your head.

8. You Don’t Really Believe That You Create Your Reality

Belief is a powerful part of manifesting. You don’t have to 100% believe in order to get something, but you do have to believe that it is possible. If you think something is impossible then it will be impossible for you to get it.

Maybe you want to believe that you create your reality, but you don’t think you are that powerful then you will keep getting more of that. Hence the Law of Attraction is working to show you your belief.

9. You Are Trying to Attract Money with the Law of Attraction Instead of What Money Can Buy You

How exciting do you think it is to sit and envision $10,000? You are basically envisioning a piece of paper or a number in your bank account which is not exciting at all! But if you envision the things that $10,000 can buy you can really attract those manifestations to you.

It is much easier to envision a vacation to Hawaii than a $100 bill. I think this is where some people get confused with the Law of Attraction. Things can come to you in many ways and money is just ONE avenue. It is not the end all be all of how to get things. Here are a few ways you get a vacation without spending any physical money:

• You could win a vacation.
• Your boyfriend might decide to take you on vacation.
• You could trade your car in for a vacation.
• You could talk to a travel agent and ask if they will give you a free vacation. They might just do it.
• You could use your Air Miles points to get a free vacation.
• Someone might not be able to go on their vacation and give it to you, so it doesn’t go to waste.

There are tons of ways to get what you want with the Law of Attraction and without physical money. So, sitting there thinking just about money will only hinder your progress in manifesting. It will also be super boring which makes it difficult to attract it to you. So, envision what you want with the money, not just attracting a ton of money.  

10. You Aren’t That Passionate About What You Are Asking For

If you sort of want something it is hard to draw up enough passion to attract it to you with the Law of Attraction. But if you really, really want something then you will have a ton of passion for it and it will be easy to get excited about.

Let’s say you have tried an experiment to attract something into your life that seemed to not work. So now you think that the Law of Attraction doesn’t work. It still does work. However, if you aren’t passionate about something and you aren’t able to focus on it in an exciting way then it may not come to you. You need to be excited about what you are trying to manifest.

I have tried attracting many different things with the Law of Attraction and I am always able to manifest the things that I am really excited about. The things I am excited about are easy to envision and I can envision for hours. But if I try to attract something that I want but I am not super excited about, it doesn’t happen. I have a harder time trying to focus and I can only think of it for a short amount of time before I get distracted. But the passionate things I can think about for hours and therefore attract to me.

Does the Law of Attraction Really Work? Yes, the Law of Attraction Works!

The Law of Attraction is real and it is always responding to you. But if you aren’t getting what you want, take a look at the reasons above to see if one or more of them might be contributing to you not getting what you want.

I know the Law of Attraction can be frustrating at times, trust me I know!! It isn’t easy to try and use it especially if you grew up your whole life thinking another way. It requires a lot of conscious awareness of what you are thinking and feeling. The more you practice and learn how to tweak it, the easier it will be.

Keep working with the Law of Attraction. If something doesn’t work, then try tweaking it again until you get it right. Everyone is different so one thing won’t work for everybody. You need to play around with it and figure out what works best for YOU.

~Meghan