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The Power of Focus: Why What You Notice Is What You Choose
In the realm of personal development and mindset, we often talk about “making choices.” We think of choosing as a deliberate action—signing a contract, picking a meal from a menu, or saying “yes” to a new opportunity. However, according to the teachings of the Law of Attraction, specifically as discussed in The Vortex by Esther and Jerry Hicks, our true power of choice lies much deeper than our verbal agreements. It resides in our attention.
Understanding that your attention is your primary currency can transform how you experience the world. If you’ve ever felt like you keep running into the same problems despite wanting something better, the answer may lie in where you are placing your focus.
The Mechanics of Choice: Attention vs. Verbalization
Most people believe that to reject something, they must look at it and say, “No, I don’t want that.” In a traditional sense, this feels logical. However, the Universe operates on the principle of attraction rather than exclusion. When you look at an “unwanted thing”—whether it is a difficult financial situation, a strained relationship, or a global news event that causes distress—you are giving that thing your attention.
The Law of Attraction suggests that the Universe does not hear the word “no.” It simply perceives the activation of a vibration within you. By focusing on the problem, you are mentally and emotionally engaging with it. This engagement creates a “vibrational match,” essentially telling the Universe to bring you more experiences that feel exactly like the thing you are complaining about.
The Activation of Vibration
The excerpt from The Vortex highlights a crucial point: your attention causes an activation of vibration. Think of your mind like a radio tuner. When you focus on a specific topic, you are tuning your internal frequency to that station. If you spend your morning worrying about a conflict, you have tuned yourself to the frequency of “conflict.”
Once that vibration is active, the Law of Attraction begins to gather “cooperative components.” This means you start to notice more things that irritate you, you encounter more people who are in a bad mood, and you find more reasons to be frustrated. You didn’t “choose” these new problems with your words, but you chose them with your focus.
Why “Don’t Look” is Powerful Advice
The hardest part of this philosophy is learning to look away from things that are currently happening. If a situation is unpleasant, our instinct is to analyze it, talk about it, and fix it. While action is sometimes necessary, the vibration behind the action is what matters most.
If you try to fix a problem while your attention is firmly fixed on the “unwantedness” of it, you are working against the wind. To truly choose something different, you must find a way to shift your attention toward the “wanted” version of the scenario. This isn’t about ignoring reality; it’s about choosing which reality you want to feed with your energy.
Final Thoughts
Your life is a reflection of where your attention has been lingering. By understanding that your focus is your ultimate vote, you gain the power to redesign your experience from the inside out. You don’t have to shout “Yes!” to the things you want; you simply have to look at them, think about them, and give them the gift of your attention.
As you move through your day, remember: you are not just an observer of your life; you are the focus-driven creator of it. Choose what you look at wisely.
[Reference]:
By My Attention to Things, I Am Making Choices… What people do not understand is that you do not choose something by looking at it and shouting “Yes, I would like some of that!” You make your choices by your attention to things. In this Universe that is based on attraction, when you look at an unwanted thing, your attention to it causes an activation of the Vibration within you, and then the Law of Attraction brings more like it into your experience.
Excerpted from The Vortex: Where the Law of Attraction Assembles All Cooperative Relationships
Our Love,
Esther
(and Abraham and Jerry)
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