Why Haven't I Gotten What I Want

So you are clear on what it is you want. Awesome.

How come it isn't here yet?

Imagine a teeter-totter, like in the school yard.

The center point (the fulcrum if you want the technical term) is what we say we want. It doesn't matter what that is--more money, a great relationship, a better job, improved health....

On one side sits all our thoughts and feelings about having the object of our desire.

On the other side sits all our thoughts and feelings about the lack of the object of our desire (the not having it.)

Take a look at your teeter-totter. Which side has the bigger stack? For many of us, the side that is stacked higher is filled with thoughts and feelings about not having.

The side with the bigger stack has more energy and we attract more of that. This is the basic principle of the Law of Attraction.

I'll use money as an example because pretty much everyone can relate. Even if you don't want more money now, there probably was a time when you could use a little more.

When we give more energy or weight to the lack of money (our debt, the bills, how will I pay for the kids' braces, I can't afford that, etc) than to the having money we will actually attract more of the lack of money.

That is why great teachers encourage you to do what you can to get the feelings of having that object you desire. By generating those feelings of abundance you are stacking the teeter-totter in your favor!

Once you start to tip it in your favor, the Universe will start to bring you what you want instead of what you don't want.