The Law of Deliberate creation affirms that what we think about and put our energy into is what grows in our life. In order to succeed, we must focus on what we want and release all negative chatter from our minds. Remember, the subconscious is always “listening,” and it is ever-ready to deliver the goods. Prentice Mulford illuminated this concept in his book Thoughts Are Things:

                             We need to be careful of what we think and talk. Because thought runs

                              in currents as real as those of air and water.

                             Of what we think and talk, we attract to us a like current of thought.

                             This acts on our body for good or ill.”2 (SIC)

What you focus on is what you attract, so think about what you want in life and avoid thinking about what you don’t want. You invite something into your life by giving it energy through your thoughts. You will never attract prosperity while constantly thinking, I never have enough money, or, I can’t make ends meet. Those statements just reaffirm a state of lack, perpetuating more poverty. On the other hand, dwelling on abundance by affirming, “I have more than enough, and I pay my bills with ease,” perpetuates prosperity. Attention to what is only creates more of what is. What you repeatedly think about is reinforced and takes form since you are in perfect alignment with your desires.

If you think you can, then you can, and if you think you can’t, then you can’t. So, wouldn’t it be wise to make a lifelong habit of thinking positively? When you throw a pebble onto the surface of a pond, it causes a ripple effect. The same thing happens with our thoughts. One thought leads to another and another. If these thoughts are out of tune with our goals and dreams, then, like the magnets we are, we attract the unwanted. Cultivating focused, positive thoughts attracts those goals and dreams we really do want to manifest.

“What we think , we become.” — Buddha