The Power (26 page)

I could see that the people who had money not only attracted it to themselves, but they also made money stick to themselves. If you took all the money in the world and you distributed it equally to every person, within a short time all the money would be back in the hands of the few percent, because the law of attraction must follow love, and so the few percent who feel good about money would magnetize it back to them. The force of love moves all the money and riches in the world, and it moves it according to law.

“This is an eternal and fundamental principle, inherent in all things, in every system of philosophy, in every religion, and in every science. There is no getting away from the law of love.”

Charles Haanel
(1866-1949)
NEW THOUGHT AUTHOR

You can see the law of attraction working when people win the lottery. They imagined and felt with all their heart that they would win the lottery. They spoke about
when
they win the lottery, not
if
they win the lottery, and they planned and imagined what they would do
when
they won. And they won! But the statistics on lottery winners show the real evidence of money sticking or not. Within a few years of winning the lottery, the majority of people have lost the money and are in more debt than before they won the lottery.

This happens because they used the law of attraction to win the lottery, but even when they received money, they didn’t change how they really felt about money, and they lost it all. The money didn’t stick to them!

When you don’t feel good about money, you repel it. It will never stick to you. Even when you get some extra money you hadn’t figured on receiving, in no time at all you will find that it has slipped through your fingers. Bigger bills come in, things break down, and unforeseen circumstances of every kind occur, all of which drains you of money and takes it right out of your hands.

So what is it that makes money stick? Love! Love is the attracting force that brings money, and love is also the power that makes money stick! It has nothing to do with whether you are a good person or not. That aspect of you is beyond any question whatsoever, because you are far more magnificent than you realize.

You have to give love and feel good about money to bring it to you and make it stick! Right now if you lack money, and your credit card debt is increasing, you have no sticking power and you are repelling money.

It doesn’t matter what financial state you are in now. It doesn’t matter what financial state your business, your country, or the world is in. There is no such thing as a hopeless situation. There are people who lived during the Great Depression who thrived because they knew the law of love and attraction. They lived the law by imagining and feeling everything they wanted, and they defied the circumstances that surrounded them.

“Let our lives be good, and the times are good. We make our times; such as we are, such are the times.”

Saint Augustine of Hippo
(354-430)
THEOLOGIAN AND BISHOP

The force of love can break through every single obstacle or situation. World problems are no obstacle for the force of love. The law of attraction operates with the same power whether the times are up or down.

How to Change the Way You Feel About Money

When you change the way you feel about money, the amount of money in your life will change. The better you feel about money, the more money you magnetize to yourself.

If you don’t have much money, then receiving bills won’t make you feel good. But the moment you react negatively to a big bill, you give bad feelings, and most surely you will receive bigger bills. Whatever you give, you receive back. The most important thing is that when you pay your bills, you find a way, any way, to make yourself feel good. Never pay your bills when you don’t feel good, because you will just bring bigger bills to you.

To change what you’re feeling, you need to use your imagination to turn your bills into something that makes you feel better. You can imagine they’re not really bills at all but instead you’ve decided to donate money to each company or person out of the goodness of your heart, because of the wonderful service they provide.

Imagine your bills are checks you’re receiving. Or use gratitude and give thanks to the company who sent you the bill, by thinking about how you’ve benefited from their service – for electricity or being able to live in a home. You can write across the front of a bill when you pay it, “Thank you – paid.” If you don’t have the money to pay the bill right away, write across the front of it, “Thank you for the money.” The law of attraction doesn’t question whether what you imagine and feel is real or not. It responds to what you give, period.

“You are rewarded not according to your work or your time but according to the measure of your love.”

Saint Catherine of Siena
(1347-1380)
PHILOSOPHER AND DOCTOR OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

When you receive your salary, be grateful for it so it multiplies! Most people don’t even feel good when they are paid, because they’re so worried about how to make their salary last. They miss an incredible opportunity to give love every time they’re paid. When some money comes into your hands, no matter how little it is, be grateful! Remember, whatever you’re grateful for multiplies. Gratitude is the great multiplier!