Planning for Good or Bad

Ask and It Is Given : Learning to Manifest Your Desires
by Esther and Jerry Hicks

Every thought vibrates, every thought radiates a signal, and every thought attracts a matching signal back. We call that process the Law of Attraction. The Law of Attraction says: That which is like unto itself is drawn. …
By the powerful Universal Law of Attraction, you draw to you the essence of whatever you are predominantly thinking about. So if you are predominantly thinking about the things that you desire, your life experience reflects those things. And, in the same way, if you are predominantly thinking about what you do not want, your life experience reflects those things.
Whatever you are thinking about is like planning a future event. When you are appreciating you are planning. When you are worrying you are planning. (Worrying is using your imagination to create something you do not want.) ...
That which is like unto itself is drawn, so the vibration of your Being must match the vibration of your desire in order for the desire to be fully received by you.
You cannot desire something, predominantly focus on the absence of it, and then expect to receive it, because the vibrational frequency of its absence and the vibrational frequency of its presence are very different frequencies.
Another way of saying that is: Your desires and your beliefs must be a vibrational match in order for you to receive that which you desire.

Each thought that we have is put out into the world has power. That thought brings back to us similar experience. The universal law has been stated many, many ways. For every action there is an opposite and equal reaction. That which you put out shall return unto you again. Karma. As we think, we are creating our world.

Power exists in presence not in absence. You cannot take darkness out of room. You have to put light into the room and darkness can no longer reside. Our minds do not hear words of negation like “no", "not", or "don’t.” When we focus on what we do not want there is no power in the negative. When you think and desire to not be sick you are thinking about being sick. But if you focus on the desire to feel energized, breathe freely, feel strength in your core and feel at peace you create that in your life.

How do we know whether we are focusing on what we don’t want versus thinking about what we do want? Our emotions in this instance can be a powerful guide. Does that thought bring you joy? Does the thought cause distress? Are you thinking about the old junker car saying you want to replace it? How does that make you feel? Tired? Exasperated with all the times you have had to repair it?

Do you think about the new car and all the new features and qualities it has? Are you excited to hear the engine purr underneath you?

Our minds will create in our world what we dwell upon. Fortunately the positive thoughts have more power than the negative (as we discussed last time). As we dwell on our desires as though we already have them, they create in our reality the desires and wishes of our hearts.