Law of Attraction – For Relationships

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Relationships are one of the most important things in our life. We are all looking for that special someone to share our world. Sometimes it feels like we will never meet the right person, but we can turn our love lives around quickly by using the law of attraction for relationships. If we really want to have a wonderful and fulfilling love-match, we have to let go of our fears and desperation and start putting positive energy out there to attract the right person. This means letting go of loneliness and showing the world how strong and confident we are.

The problem with loneliness is that it quickly becomes a cycle of desperation and unhappiness. We have to let it go, otherwise, we will always be lonely. The law of attraction says we attract, or create more of, whatever we settle our attention on. When we give our sad and lonely thoughts all of our focus, we only ensure that these feelings will never end for us. That they will be perpetuated in cycles that never end as we meet and attract the wrong person, are happy for a moment, and then find ourselves alone again, or, simply never seem to find anyone to share with. Along with our sad, solitary thoughts, we have to relinquish desperation. This is a very unattractive energy, and if we feel as though we would do anything to find someone and keep them in our lives, or willing to betray ourselves or our friends, this definitely needs to be checked. The thing about desperation is that it is repellent to healthy, happy people, and attractive to dangerous, unhealthy, and manipulative people. At best, this sentiment will attract someone just as desperate and lonely, and, at worst, it will attract someone with more sinister motivations.

Finally, we have to dispel any thoughts of low self-esteem, doubted self-worth, or undeservedness. If we don’t feel like we deserve to be loved, celebrated, and treated wonderfully, we just never will be. The truth is, everyone deserves love and happiness. The only way we can compromise this is to feel as though it is something we can never have, or something we have to take by force. Inherently, everyone is loved and worthy of love, and love is readily available all the time, in many, many forms. Now that we have discussed the ideas and thoughts which may be keeping us confined and unhappy, let’s discuss what kind of thoughts can help us expand and find the one we have been waiting for. The key to really having all we want is to think and act as though we already have it. One simple exercise is just to close your eyes, right now, and picture yourself with the person of your dreams. Imagine you are smiling, laughing and feeling everything you would be if that person were with you. Notice how you actually feel these emotions and this happiness. Let yourself smile. Then, open your eyes and keep that feeling with you. Be grateful for it, and take it out into the world.

Now that we have discussed the ideas and thoughts which may be keeping us confined and unhappy, let’s discuss what kind of thoughts can help us expand and find the one we have been waiting for. The key to really having all we want is to think and act as though we already have it. One simple exercise is just to close your eyes, right now, and picture yourself with the person of your dreams. Imagine you are smiling, laughing and feeling everything you would be if that person were with you. Notice how you actually feel these emotions and this happiness. Let yourself smile. Then, open your eyes and keep that feeling with you. Be grateful for it, and take it out into the world. Daily, we can use positive affirmations to get rid of our negative thoughts. This requires watchiing ourselves to catch when we have negative thoughts, such as, I want to find someone, I need a boyfriend/girlfriend or I am so alone. None of these thoughts, should we say them and believe them, will do us any good at all. All they do is keep us miserable and searching. Instead, we can say something like, I attract love to me, I deserve someone great! or, I let go of any desperation when it comes to relationships or my love life. These positive thoughts immediately change our emotional landscape and help us project and be happiness. As we all know, happy, confident people are wonderful to be around and very attractive to other healthy, happy people.

While we can’t help but wish for someone special to come into our lives right away, we can change what we tell ourselves about our current circumstances. Not only will this make us feel better, it will tell the universe that we are ready for good things and happiness to come and find us. Instead of communicating loneliness, desperation, and need, we communicate joy, confidence, and radiant love. The end result is, we get joy, confidence, and radiant love returned to us. We find that we can attract someone who also has these treasures to share, and want to share them with us.


The History of Engagements

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With 2012 being a Leap Year, there is much talk this month of weddings and engagements but where did it all start?

The history of engagement prior to marriage comes from Jewish law, first demonstrated by Abraham, with two ceremonies a betrothal ceremony and the marriage itself. They used to be a year apart but since the Middle Ages, traditions have evolved and the two ceremonies in a Jewish wedding have taken place on the same day. (A betrothal is separate from an engagement in this custom and is more formal as a violation of betrothal is considered adultery).

From Momentville.com

In some historical cultures, including colonial North America, the betrothal was considered a trial marriage in which the groom would build a house, start a business or otherwise prove his readiness to enter adult society.

The ring is a modern symbol of the traditional dowry in European culture. The tradition of giving a ring also originated in Judaism with a golden nose ring.

Romans believed the circle was a bond between the two people who were to be married and signified eternity and first wore it on the fourth finger as they believed this was the beginning of the vein of love with a direct connection to the heart.

The modern Western practice of giving engagement rings is traditionally thought to have begun in 1477 when Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, gave Mary of Burgundy a diamond ring as an engagement present.

So today’s weddings, with wedding planners, massive budgets et al, have a lot to thank for the origins that go as far back as the Romans!


The New Hobby That Improves Our Relationship and Saves Us Money

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My wife and I started a new hobby about 3 months ago that has actually ended up saving us money. How much? Almost $250 since we got started. Its also fueled a competitive streak in my wife that was very unexpected and sparked a savings goal for us to shoot for as a couple in 2012.

But our fun pass time of couponing is probably a lot closer to an obsession for contestants on the Extreme Couponing television show broadcast on the cable network TLC. In this program, people go to extremes to save money on every day items by organizing their coupons in folders similar to baseball card collectors, monitor the internet for special deals from manufacturers, and hoard mailings that are sent out by local grocers. It was through this television program that my wife and I were introduced to our new hobby.

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If youve never seen the program before, heres the gist of it of the show: A contestant that is very into couponing is interviewed. Typically, this person has a stash of free items hoarded in their garaged or basement that theyve acquired at steep discounts throughout the years. Usually theyve got dozens or hundreds of similar products: 100 bottles of mustard, 50 rolls of toilet paper, large quantities of diapers, and other household products that dont have short expiration dates. Then the contestant explains how they save so much money with coupons and finally go out and make a large purchase at a grocery store. Often times the contestant will fill up a two grocery carts worth hundreds of dollars at retail and only end up paying pocket change after the savings.

How My Wife and I Got Started

Although, my wife and I have gotten hooked on Extreme Couponing the tv show, the contestants on this program are a little bit more invested in their couponing than we would like to be. Many contestants spend 20 hours or more per week trying to find the best coupons on the internet, newspapers and magazines. Since my wife and I both have fulltime jobs selling adult sized reusable cloth diapers this type of time commitment just isnt realistic for us. Still, weve come up with our own coupon clipping regimen that works better for us. If youre looking for an easy hobby that can also save you some money, these tips could be for you.

Organizing Coupons

About an hour every week, my wife and I take out our clippers and convene at the dinner table to clip and organize coupons that weve received in the mail or through our newspaper subscription. We get bi-weekly mailings from the local grocery stores, which are our prime savings targets and place them into a scrap book that helps us organize the coupons. In addition to helping us save money, this also gives us the opportunity to chat during the week. Clipping coupons does take time, but it doesnt take a whole lot of mental effort. We take the time to catch up, drink some coffee, while saving a few bucks in the process.

In addition to traditional coupon clipping, weve also taken our hobby into the 21st century by getting to know some of the discount websites available online. My wife and I were very surprised to find out that there were literally hundreds, if not thousands, of websites online that track the best coupons for you. Do a search within Google for coupon websites or grocery coupon websites and youll quickly discover hundreds of ways to save. One of our favorites is CouponMom.com.

Our personal goal for 2012 is to save over $600 on necessities during the calendar year. Considering we saved almost $250 in the first three months of our little experiment I believe this goal is very attainable. You might never see us on an episode of Extreme Couponing, but my wife and I really enjoy this new hobby that we can share together. But the savings is just the icing on the cake as what we enjoy the most is just getting a block time that we always spend together during the week.