Happy Friday everyone! Let’s get things started with item #1 on my “ToDo List”:
- Morning affirmation (immediately upon rising): “I am extremely deserving of the things that I am manifesting because I have and always have had a good heart. I want the best for others and want for things to work out well for everyone. Even when people were horrible to me, I tried to look beyond this and resolve issues so that all could live in peace. I don’t have a great desire for wealth, other than getting a nice home and traveling, and will use the rest of the money to benefit and help others. So, taking this into account, if ANYONE is deserving of these things I am manifesting, it is ME“! 1:29 pm.
- Ask Bard (or ChatGPT) the question of the day and implement the response. What was the original book on the “Law of Attraction”? (see response below).
- Create my “10 Morning Blessings / Gratitude List”:
- #1) I am so happy and grateful for honey servers. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
- #2) I am so happy and grateful for silkworms, a domesticated insect. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
- #3) I am so happy and grateful for concerts on TV. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
- #4) I am so happy and grateful for Xerox copiers. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
- #5) I am so happy and grateful for soapbox derby racing. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
- #6) I am so happy and grateful for wave-splashed beaches. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
- #7) I am so happy and grateful for a recurring good dream. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
- #8) I am so happy and grateful for enormous bundles of Sunday newspapers on street corners. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
- #9) I am so happy and grateful for drivers who use their turn signals. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
- #10) I am so happy and grateful for checking the lotto numbers. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
- And thank you for good news that is coming to me today!
- Bless Food (Before Eating): Nope.
- Positive Dieting Thoughts for the Day: I am losing weight through (a) Intermittent Fasting, (b) Non-Fat Foods, (c) <2000 Calories, (d) Daily Exercises: This is the first time that I had nothing but coffee before 4 pm in over a month!
- Take Resveratrol: This afternoon.
- Put On Shin Cream: This afternoon.
- Daily Mediations (3 total) (with my “air conditioner” background video if possible). (a) Ask “Source” for Next Step, (b) “Dream Home” in Courtenay, and (c) “KWF Coin”. I’m being “joyful”, and “found” an unclaimed quarter in a shopping cart at Aldi. You can read about it below.
- Update “Dream List” (Add/Remove/Update). Nope.
- Update “Vision Board” (Add/Remove/Update). Nope.
- This evening do or record my “Act of Kindness”: I wished the cashier at Aldi a Merry Christmas.
- Before going to bed, clutch my “Gratitude Rock” and record my “Main Blessing” for today: I’m glad that I got my earbuds working!
Ask Bard: What was the original book on the “Law of Attraction”?
Bard’s Response: Determining the “original book” on the Law of Attraction is a bit nuanced, as the concept has evolved and been interpreted by various authors and teachers over time. However, there are two key contenders for the title:
1. “Thinking Vibration: or the Law of Attraction in the Thought World” by William Walker Atkinson (1907): This book is often considered the first to explicitly introduce the Law of Attraction to a modern audience. Atkinson, a prolific writer on New Thought and occult topics, presented the Law as a mental principle where our thoughts and beliefs influence our external reality.
2. “The Secret” by Rhonda Byrne (2006): This book, while not the first to discuss the Law of Attraction, popularized the concept for a wider audience. Byrne compiled teachings from various sources, including Atkinson’s work, and presented it in a more accessible and contemporary format. “The Secret” became a global phenomenon, sparking renewed interest in the Law of Attraction and its application.
Therefore, depending on how you define “original,” both “Thinking Vibration” and “The Secret” could be considered influential texts in the Law of Attraction discourse.
Here’s a breakdown of their contributions:
- Thinking Vibration: Established the core principles of the Law of Attraction, focusing on the power of thought and its impact on reality.
- The Secret: Popularized and democratized the Law of Attraction, making it accessible to a broader audience and sparking a wave of interest in the concept.
Ultimately, both books played significant roles in shaping the understanding and application of the Law of Attraction, leaving a lasting impact on the field of personal development and self-improvement.
I hope this information helps! If you’d like to know more about specific aspects of the Law of Attraction or its history, please feel free to ask.
I was really tired this morning, so instead of going to Panera Bread for a coffee, or doing anything for that matter, I went back to bed. I got up just before noon.
I spent the early afternoon “re-learning” how to sync my earbuds with my iPhone and Kindle via Bluetooth. If you will recall, I did this about a month ago, and then got sick. I had to learn how to do it all over again.
I downloaded the interview that Oprah had with Esther Hicks onto my iPhone. I plan to listen to this when I am out running errands this afternoon.
Later this afternoon I went to Panera Bread and picked up a coffee, and then to Aldi for groceries. While I was driving around town, I listened to the Oprah interview with Esther Hicks I downloaded to my iPhone.
Low and behold, there was a shopping cart there with the quarter still in it (see photo to the right). I had hoped that it would be the “KWF” quarter I had been searching for, but no such luck (see photo to the left).
In the Oprah interview I was listening to on my iPhone this afternoon, Esther mentioned that her husband Jerry came across the “Seth” books by Jane Roberts in the library one day. This set him off on his study of the “Law of Attraction”. The photo on the back of one of these books used to freak Esther out, so I spent some time this evening searching Google and even old copies of the book on eBay to see if I could get a picture of this image.
