The Art of Allowing
The Art of Allowing
Last week I touched on two Universal Laws: the Law of Attraction & the Science of Deliberate Creation. Now I would like to talk about the third Law, the Art of Allowing, which personally I find to be the most important Law.
The Art of Allowing means: I am that which I am, and I am willing to allow all others to be that which they are.
In the book The Law of Attraction - The Basics of the Teachings of Abraham, Jerry asks Abraham if ignoring the unwanted allows the wanted. He gave the example of tuning out from the outside world for almost a decade. He didn't turn on his tv, radio or even read a newspaper during this period. The result was Jerry gaining meaningful relationships, improved physical health & improved financial resources. Even though he was the happiest he had ever been he feared that shutting out negative input in this manner was just sticking his head in the sand vs allowing.
I can relate, as I'm sure many of you can as well, to this so much. I have always loved watching the news. The first time I shut out the media was post 9/11. This horrible event happened and there was no escaping it. It was day in and day out around the clock on every single TV station. News reports, video footage played over and over again, ground zero search parties, constant interviews. It was very overwhelming. It got to the point where I just had to stop watching for a while. I would eventually come back to it before having to set another media boundary.
Which brings me to media block #2 when c*vid hit. Once the main focus of everything was on this virus it got hard to watch all day everyday. It was a downward spiral that turned my fear and sadness into a bout of depression. I had to turn it off. And not only the media on tv but social media too. The anger, fear & divide of all this really got to me so I had to hit pause for a while. It actually turned out to be the most transformational time of my life. My focus and daily intentions were redirected from sadness and fear to my loving family & spiritual journey. The kids were strictly virtual learning which was hard at first but eventually we got into a groove and had so much fun when we weren't "in class". I delved into my spiritual journey as a healer and eventually started this blog. Even though the world seemed scary & uncertain I remained optimistic. I showed gratitude daily by repeating my mantra of being happy, healthy & wealthy. Even though I had lost my job fairly quickly in 2020, my husband's job was luckily labeled as an essential worker. I am still so thankful for that because I know the struggle others had and continue to go through financially.
Now that I find myself going into year 2 of very limited media exposure I find myself having the same question as Jerry. Am I just burying my head in the sand? Here is what Abraham had to say:
"You were giving your attention to what was important to you, therefore attracting more of that, which made watching television not interesting and reading newspapers not important. It was not that you were depriving yourself of something that you wanted; instead, by the Law of Attraction, you were drawn more to what you most wanted. As you observe things on the television or in the newspaper that, because you do not want them, make you feel negative emotion-you hinder your allowance of what you do want."
I found this response so reassuring. For a while I was afraid I was finding my bliss in ignorance. I think we all worry if we are handling situations we can't control correctly. It's important to know the difference between when we are tolerating or Allowing. When we tolerate, negative emotion is usually attached. When we Allow we are free of negative emotions and that is when we are truly free.
By being conscious of the Law of Attraction & the Deliberate Creation Process we automatically see ourselves moving into the state of Allowing. Being an Allower doesn't mean the world or the people in it will be perfectly the way you want them to be. It is all about feeling positive emotion and controlling what you are giving your attention to. "It means you are able to see, and therefore solicit forth, from the Universe, from your world, and from your friends, that which is in harmony with you, while you let the other parts go unnoticed by you-therefore unattracted by you, and therefore not invited by you. That is Allowing."