Our friend Preeti from Vancouver, who finds this book a real inspiration and has become an evangelist for the principles described in the book, sent us the below summary of the key messages.

1. The great secret of life is the law of attraction. The law of
attraction says “like attracts like”, so when you think a thought, you
are also attracting like thoughts to you. Thoughts are magnetic, and
thoughts have a frequency. As you think thoughts, they are sent out
into the Universe, and they magnetically attract all like things that
are on the same frequency. Everything sent out returns to the source – you.

2. You are like a human transmission tower, transmitting a frequency
with your thoughts. If you want to change anything in your life,
change the frequency by changing your thoughts. Your current thoughts are creating your future life. What you think about the most or focus on the most will appear as your life.

3. Your thoughts become things!!

4. The law of attraction is a law of nature. It is as impartial as the
law of gravity. Nothing can come into your experience unless you
summon it through persistent thoughts.

5. To know what you’re thinking, ask yourself how you are feeling.
Emotions are valuable tools that instantly tell us what we are
thinking. It is impossible to feel bad and at the same time have good
thoughts.

6. Your thoughts determine your frequency, and your feelings tell you
immediately what frequency you are on. When you feel bad, you are on he frequency of drawing more bad things. When you feel good, you are owerfully attracting more good things to you.

7. The feeling of love is the highest frequency you can emit. The
greater the love you feel and emit, the greater the power you are
harnessing.

8. Like Aladdin’s Genie, the law of attraction grants our every
command. The Creative Process helps you create what you want in 3
simple steps: ask, believe, and receive. Asking the universe for what
you want is your opportunity to get clear about what you want. As you gt clear in your mind, you have asked. Believing involves acting,
speaking, and thinking as though you have already received what you’ve aked for. When you emit the frequency of having received it, the law of attraction moves people, events, and circumstances for you to receive. Receiving involves feeling the way you will feel once your desire has manifested. Feeling good now puts you on the frequency of what you want. Example, to lose weight, don’t focus on “losing weight”, instead focus on your perfect weight. Feel the feelings of your perfect weight, and you will summon it to you. It takes no time for the Universe to manifest what you want. It is as easy to manifest one dollar as it is to manifest one million dollars.

9. Starting with something small, like a cup of coffee or parking
spaces, is an easy way to experience the law of attraction in action.
Powerfully intend to attract something small. As you experience the
power you have to attract, you will move on to creating much bigger
things.

10. Create your day in advance by thinking the way you want it to go,
and you will create your life intentionally.

A brief summary of the key thoughts from the book, contributed by a positive and happy-go-lucky young lady named Preeti from Vancouver, British Columbia.

1. The principle of Thought: Every negative (and positive) feeling is a direct result of thought. We are the producers of our own thinking. It is our thinking, not our circumstances, that determine how we feel. Thoughts are only thoughts and do not represent reality. If something comes to mind, recognize if for what it is, a passing thought.

Understand everyone has a unique, individualized thought system. Thought systems are what we see the world through, our own concepts, beliefs, expectations, and opinions that we know of from our past
experiences. Every negative feeling is a direct result of thought.

2. The principle of Moods: Our moods are always changing, moods are part of the human condition: you will always see life and the events in it differently, in different moods. When you are in a low mood, learn to pass it off as simply that, an unavoidable human condition that will pass with time, if you leave it alone and avoid giving it too much attention. Your moods change, not your life. Don’t take low
moods too seriously. Don’t try to solve your problems in a low mood. Solve your problems in a high mood when we have full access to our wisdom.

3. The principle of Separate Realities: It is impossible for 2 human beings to see things precisely alike. There are no exceptions to this rule. Each thought system is unique to itself. It is futile to try to change others. Understand the fact of separate realities, there is no logical reason to take personally what others say and do. All we need to do is accept it as a given that each of us sees life from our own
separate reality, our own interpretation of life, our own frame of reference. Once you understand separate realities is a fact of life, defenses will drop & hearts will open, growth & compromise become possible.

4. The principle of Feelings: Recognize the powerful connection between our thinking and our experience of life. Our natural state of mind is to feel positive, it consists of contentment, love & gratitude. This is a state in which we see life clearly. This is the state of mind from which new & creative ideas evolve, and where solutions to problems seem obvious. Our negative feelings are the biggest indicator that we are off track & seeing life in a distorted manner. We need to clear our heads and stop what we are thinking. Distrust your feelings in a low mood.

5. The principle of Present Moment: The only way to experience genuine & lasting contentment, satisfaction, and happiness is to learn to live your life in the present moment. Regardless of your past experiences, the specifics of your current circumstances, how much you analyze your past or speculate about your future, you will never be happy until you learn to live in the present moment. A mind that is “out of the moment” is fertile ground for worry, anxiety, regret, and guilt. This doesn’t mean that every moment of your life should (or ever will) be spent focused in this moment, only that it is important that this occurs more often than not.

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