Prosperity and Abundance

- My thoughts can attract abundance effortlessly.

- I am willing to receive more abundance starting now.

- I know I can be as successful as I want to be.

- I like to think am talented and resourceful.

- I can create a better life one positive thought at a time.

- I like the thought of being wealthy.

- I can imagine how great it would be to have tons of money.

- I would love it if money flowed easily to me.

- I love the thought of having true financial ease!

- There are endless reasons why I deserve abundance.

- The universe WANTS me to be abundant!

- All I have to do is allow it in.

- I am allowing more abundance right now.

- I am willing to allow more money into my life.

- I am willing to receive money easily and frequently.

Is it really possible to win the lottery using the Law of Attraction? I've seen plenty of "experts" say no - that it's a "selfish" goal, that you're trying to "get something for nothing" which the universe won't support, and other reasons that seem plausible at first glance.

However, I happen to disagree with all of these reasons simply because I have proven to myself that the Law of Attraction can be used for anything - including winning the lottery. How do I know for sure?

Because I've done it.

No, I haven't won millions of dollars or anything so grand - but I did manage to transform myself from a person who almost NEVER won the lottery, to a person who wins something almost every time she buys tickets, including some really decent prize amounts - and they keep getting bigger the more I work on it. To me that's pretty impressive proof!

The thing about all of the so-called reasons why we can't win the lottery with the Law of Attraction is that they are simply BELIEFS. Anyone who believes them cannot experience anything that conflicts with those beliefs. They believe it's impossible, so it's impossible (for them). I always believed it was possible to start winning more often, so it has been possible for me.

Here's another important point: the universe sees NO DIFFERENCE between you asking for a lottery win, a better job, a new car, a loving relationship or anything else you would ask for! Do you think any of these things are "too much" for the universe to handle? Of course not. It's only our own perceptions that make things seem too big or too small.

How to Win the Lottery With the Law of Attraction

To attract lottery wins, you need to do the same thing you would to attract anything else: start visualizing it daily! The more consistent you are, the more consistently you'll start to see positive results.

However, there ARE some common mistakes that people make when attempting to do this, and these mistakes are often enough to throw up huge blockages in their "energy signal", which prevents them from getting results.

Below I've highlighted seven of the most common mistakes:

1) Trying to win too much, too fast.

It would be great to win a huge jackpot, and it's not impossible to do - but it is extremely unlikely that you'll go from chronic lack to being an instant millionaire. Instead, it's much more likely that you will start winning smaller amounts first - which then keep getting bigger and more frequent - which will eventually lead to the bigger win. Unfortunately, most people don't know this and they think it's not working, and they make this next mistake:

2) Getting angry when you don't win (or win small amounts).

What kind of message are you sending to the universe when you get mad that you don't win (or win smaller amounts)?? Yikes! As hard as it may be, you need to start celebrating EVERY WIN. Even if it's just a dollar. And when you don't win at all? Just shrug your shoulders and say, "That's okay, I'll win next time. I always win!" You may not believe it at first, but the more you keep emphasizing it, the more it will become true for you.

3) Buying too many tickets.

Please do yourself a favor and keep your lottery spending in moderation. Buying more tickets will NOT help you win faster! If you're not in alignment with winning, you simply won't win no matter how many tickets you buy.

4) Dismissing intuition.

Have you ever had a hunch that you should play a certain number in the lottery, or buy a certain instant scratch ticket? Pay attention to those nudges! The last time I listened to one of them, I ended up being $500 richer.

5) Focusing on lack between visualizations.

Another common mistake people make is spending 15 minutes visualizing themselves winning the lottery, and the rest of the day complaining and feeling angry about not having enough money! Visualizing yourself winning is not enough to transform your entire financial life. You also need to get into alignment with abundance by thinking positively about money and all forms of abundance.

6) Expecting the lottery to solve your financial problems.

This seems to make sense - because after all, winning the lottery would take care of a lot of financial concerns, right? But the catch is that you CAN'T win the lottery from a mindset of having financial problems - you can only win from an abundant mindset! That means you need to resolve your mental focus on lack before you can allow the lottery win into your life. I know, it sounds like a horrible "catch-22" but it's true.

7) Being "attached" to winning the lottery.

Another of those annoying "catch-22" situations is that you cannot win the lottery if you desperately NEED to win. The more you feel needy and desperate to have that money, the farther out of your reach the money will move. The reason is obvious; by feeling needy and desperate you can only experience situations in which you continue to feel needy and desperate. Winning the lottery won't be one of them! To win the lottery, you need to ALREADY feel abundant - just as you will when you do win.

It's not only possible but EASY to win money in the lottery by using the Law of Attraction.

Remember, the universe doesn't see things as "easy or difficult" - it just gives you what you ASK for! What are you asking for? :-)

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Several years ago, I developed an irrational fear of my mailbox. At the time I was struggling through severe financial difficulties, and it seemed like each day's mail delivery brought new "horrors" in the form of mounting bills, late notices, shut-off notices, and general bad news.

Eventually I learned how to turn that trend around and begin attracting greater prosperity into my life, but I was surprised to discover one day that I still clenched up in fear and anxiety every time I went to check the mail - or even walked past my mailbox!

By this time I was well-versed in the power of the Law of Attraction when it comes to abundance and prosperity, so I knew that my waves of mail-related anxiety weren't serving me - in fact, they threatened to send me right back to the Land of Lack!

I decided it was time to have a "love affair" with my mailbox.

Each morning when I awoke, I'd visualize my mailbox bursting with checks, gifts, and good news. I'd imagine myself feeling lighthearted and happy as I went to check the mail, and jumping excitedly up and down as I received my abundance each day.

Before I went to check the mail each day, I'd be sure to get myself into a state of joy and enthusiasm for the "goodies" that would be delivered that day - even if I wasn't sure what the day's mail would hold. I made sure NEVER to check the mail when I was feeling tired, irritable or lack-focused in any way.

The result? It was like a tidal wave of goodness came crashing into my mailbox!

I started receiving unexpected checks, rebates, free gifts from companies I had purchased from before, and so on. I even received an unexpected refund from my insurance because I had overpaid without knowing it!

All of this great stuff just came rushing forth because I altered the energy I was emitting regarding my mailbox. Rather than attracting negative things, I began attracting more positive things - even things I couldn't possibly have imagined!

Has your mailbox developed an ominous aura too? Do you cringe when you reach for your mail, worrying about the latest "horrors" that await you?

It's time to turn the tides of lack into a tidal wave of prosperity and abundance!

Here's how to do it:

1) First, as described above, begin visualizing your mailbox holding only GREAT stuff! Imagine receiving unexpected checks and gifts in the mail, and feeling calm and confident about any bills you receive. Know that you always have enough money to pay them. Create a warm glow of peacefulness and joy when it comes to your mailbox. Do this every day until you no longer feel anxious or fearful about what the mail will bring.

2) Before you go check the mail each day, be sure to get yourself into a state of high, strong, positive emotion. Generate feelings of excitement, joy, happiness, and love. Allow yourself to feel calm, peaceful and confident that the mail will hold only good things each day.

3) If you do happen to receive something negative (like a collection notice or a bill you can't pay yet), be SURE to stay CALM about it. Simply affirm that it will all work out for the best, you will have the money to pay your bills on time, and so on. Avoid investing any negative emotional energy to what you don't want (more lack)! Stay with your positive emotions, no matter how much willpower it might require at the beginning.

4) It's also helpful to open "gateways" through which prosperity can enter your life, if possible. As I described above, the universe can find plenty of ways to deliver greater prosperity into your life, both expected and unexpected! However, your results may be quicker if you take action to help the process along. Possible gateways might include: buying a lottery ticket, applying for a better job, entering contests, sending in rebate requests for recent purchases, and so on.

5) Give it time to work. Remember that you're constantly experiencing a residual effect of your previous thoughts, emotions, and expectations so don't be surprised if this process takes a few days to turn around. However, know that it CAN turn around immediately too! It all depends on the intensity of positive energy and belief you devote to it.

Remember, what you focus on EXPANDS! The more positive thoughts and emotions you can direct toward your mailbox - or any area of your life - the more positive results you're going to see there.

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Attracting money with the Law of Attraction seems like it should be a piece of cake, but many people still struggle with it. Most often the reason is because they are forgetting just one small part of the process. Today I'm going to share a simple formula that is easy to remember because you can refer to it as the "A-B-C of Abundance".

A is for ATTENTION

The very first step in attracting more money into your life is to be sure you are focusing on abundance - always! Most of us do the opposite; we focus on everything that is going wrong in our lives. Unfortunately, all that does is attract more of the same.

How do you focus on abundance every day? Be *very deliberate* about where you place your attention and make it a daily habit to purposely focus on abundance. You can do this by thinking happily about the abundance you already have, or you can visualize the abundance you know is coming to you soon. You can focus on feeling grateful for everything in your life, and listing dozens of reasons why you are so glad to have them. Believe it or not, you can focus on ANYTHING that makes you feel happy and abundant and you will be moving yourself into an abundance mind-set.

If you do happen to catch yourself focusing on problems or financial lack, worrying or stressing about anything, immediately switch your focus back to abundance again.

This definitely takes practice; remember that your thoughts may habitually keep returning to lack, scarcity and negativity for awhile. Don't get upset about it; simply notice when you do it and then firmly shift your focus back to some expression of abundance. The more you do this, the better you're going to get at controlling those scattered thoughts, and eventually your habit will be to focus on abundance instead of lack.

B is for BELIEF

Beyond focusing more intently on abundance you also need to use the power of your belief to attract money into your life, and you do this by affirming over and over again that more abundance is coming to you.

Have you ever noticed that most people use the power of belief in the other way? They affirm bitterly that things will never get better for them; that things always go wrong for them; that they are "cursed" to live a life of struggle.

If you have ever done this, begin turning it around right now! Here are some things you can say to start building a stronger belief in abundance:

"I know that somehow the universe will help me be more abundant."
"I believe that I deserve more abundance."
"I trust the universe to provide everything I need."
"I know that great things are coming to me now."
"I attract money easily and allow it into my life now."

It may take time to build your belief, but once it reaches a certain level you should notice outer changes happening too.

C is for CONSISTENCY

One of the most common ways people fail to attract money is by giving up too soon! They work at it for a few days, maybe a few weeks, and when results don't come immediately they conclude it didn't work.

If they only knew that they were probably *this close* to seeing results!

Do yourself the biggest favor of your life and commit to working at it for at LEAST 30 days - even if it doesn't seem to work right away. The more consistent and persistent you are, the bigger and more frequent your results should be too.

BOTTOM LINE: There are TWO crucial things you must do to attract money. Most people get the first one but completely forget the second. Are you doing the same thing? Visit http://www.opentoprosperity.com to get the full story on how to attract money quickly and easily.

Love is one of the highest emotional states you can experience. It stands to reason then, that feeling and expressing love can attract circumstances that correspond with higher vibrations - including prosperity!

There are different kinds of love, but all of them have the ability to lift your mood and heighten your ability to attract the things you want. It doesn't matter whether you are experiencing the heady rush of brand new romantic love, the tender and protective love of a parent for his or her child, or the warm connection you feel with friends - love is love!

The problem is that most of us don't CHOOSE to feel and express love most of the time - except on rare occasions. Most of the time we're focused on other things: we've got responsibilities and obligations, duties to attend to, errands to run, and more. Who has time to focus on love?

The good news is that it won't take a bit of extra time for you focus on love throughout the normal course of your daily activities! Remember that love is simply an emotional state; you can focus on it as easily as you focus on boredom or stress. The trick is to keep choosing it over and over again, as often as you can.

Here are some simple ideas for doing so:

- Love everything you do.

Instead of feeling aggravated about chores, work duties or other obligations, try flowing a feeling of love toward them. Think about the reasons why they should be done and what the finished outcome will contribute to your life. For example, if you're doing work around the house, imagine the ways these chores contribute to the health and happiness of your family. If you're attending to work responsibilities, think about the professional satisfaction you get from a job well done. This mental shift may take practice if you're used to feeling angry or resentful about these activities, but keep at it and eventually you'll feel a shift.

- Love everyone around you.

This also may take some practice, especially with people who get on your nerves. However, make an effort to feel loving toward the people you encounter each day. If you have to, engage in some self-talk to make the process easier. Say things like, "He's really not so bad," or "I'm sure she doesn't mean to be overbearing." Eventually you'll be able to trigger feelings of love simply by choosing to.

- Love your financial situation.

Most important of all - love the money you do have and everything about your financial situation! If your financial situation is in dire condition, you may need to take firm steps to turn it around before you can truly love it. You may need to consolidate your debt, reduce unnecessary spending, set a budget, and eliminate financial drains. Do whatever you have to do to ease the resentment or frustration you have about your finances - and replace it with love.

If you struggle to call up loving feelings, try starting with simple appreciation. Think about the reasons why you appreciate the activities, people and situations in your life. You may have to work at it to come up with some believable things to appreciate, but once you do your feelings of love will flow much more easily.

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I open to the flow of great abundance in all areas of my life.

I always have more than enough of everything I need.

Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!

Today I expand my awareness of the abundance all around me.

I allow the universe to bless me in surprising and joyful ways.

My grateful heart is a magnet that attracts more of everything I desire.

Prosperity surrounds me, prosperity fills me, prosperity flows to me and through me.

I exude passion, purpose and prosperity.

I am always led to the people who need what I have to offer.

As my commitment to help others grows, so does my wealth.

My day is filled with limitless potential in joy, abundance and love.

I am wealthy in every possible way.

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Financial lack can be such a heavy burden, in so many ways. Besides the inevitable material issues (late fees, bill collectors, foreclosure, bankruptcy, etc.) there's also a heavy sense of emotional defeat, mental and physical fatigue, -- and perhaps worst of all, loss of hope that things will ever get better.

If that describes your financial situation (or if you just want to learn how to naturally attract more money into your life), you'll want to download my free guide, Quick Prosperity Strategies.

I share some simple, quick ways to feel better about money and begin attracting more of it.